5 Marvel Comics That Should Be TV Shows

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June 18th, 2009 - (969 days ago)

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Here's some out-of-the-box thinking for ya':  A superhero television show that doesn't actually feature superheroes.  What if we did a television show that focused on the normal, every-day people that live in the Marvel Universe?  What would that be like?  What's it like to miss a job interview because Spider-Man's accidentally caused a traffic jam?  What it's like to stand on your rooftop and watch these demigods zip through the air, while you're permanently grounded?  I say The Daily Bugle is perfect for that because it could feature some really fantastic journalistic drama.  What if All The President's Men took place in the Marvel Universe and wasn't about Watergate, but about two reporters stumbling onto evidence that the entire world had been brainwashed (by a superhero no less) to believe . . . you get the idea.  Mystery, intrigue, and lots of thriller-based action.  Perhaps from this perspective, J Jonah Jameson is a hero.  In the comics, The Daily Bugle is already populated by a cast of fascinating characters.  Create a few new ones, perhaps some new young fresh-out-of-college kid who's just got his/her first job in the Big Apple . . . and you'd have a show that I would watch on a weekly basis.

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  1. Jo Mama says:

    HAHA sounds gay. No, it doesn't. I like Runaways and the Xmen ideas.

  2. Jo Mama says:

    HAHA sounds gay. No, it doesn’t. I like Runaways and the Xmen ideas.

  3. Eli says:

    Well, since Marvel's optioned Runaways for a movie (with BKV doing the script), I really doubt that would get turned into a TV show. Down the line, maybe yes, but I think that would depend on how well the movie did, and it would probably be animated, not live action (the TV show, I mean).

  4. Eli says:

    Well, since Marvel’s optioned Runaways for a movie (with BKV doing the script), I really doubt that would get turned into a TV show. Down the line, maybe yes, but I think that would depend on how well the movie did, and it would probably be animated, not live action (the TV show, I mean).

  5. Scott says:

    I didn't know Runaways had been optioned for a movie. That's fantastic!

  6. Scott says:

    I didn’t know Runaways had been optioned for a movie. That’s fantastic!

  7. Crann says:

    I think that Deadpool would also make a good choice for serialization as a television show. It could follow a format similar to 24 (as was suggested for the Punisher), or it could follow in the footsteps of Showtime's Dexter with a single major villain every season and each individual episode focusing primarily on Deadpool's day-to-day routine/profession.

    Another format that could be used by Marvel for one of their lesser known group-comics (such as Runaways) could be the LOST format. Throw together a group of individuals, set them in a strange situation, and throw us a bit of history on each individual over the course of each season. We may catch only glimpses of each character's earlier life, but it could make for a very good serial drama.

  8. Crann says:

    I think that Deadpool would also make a good choice for serialization as a television show. It could follow a format similar to 24 (as was suggested for the Punisher), or it could follow in the footsteps of Showtime’s Dexter with a single major villain every season and each individual episode focusing primarily on Deadpool’s day-to-day routine/profession.

    Another format that could be used by Marvel for one of their lesser known group-comics (such as Runaways) could be the LOST format. Throw together a group of individuals, set them in a strange situation, and throw us a bit of history on each individual over the course of each season. We may catch only glimpses of each character’s earlier life, but it could make for a very good serial drama.

  9. Jacob says:

    Runaways would be sooooooooooooooo great! I would watch dat like krazy!!

  10. Jacob says:

    Runaways would be sooooooooooooooo great! I would watch dat like krazy!!

  11. Jacob says:

    Uhhh Punisher is sooo done! But daily bugle…dats a good idea…

    • Josh says:

      The Punisher hasn't been done enough…well, not in the right way. A TV show would be perfect for the franchise. And I agree, a daily bugle show would be awesome.

  12. Jacob says:

    Uhhh Punisher is sooo done! But daily bugle…dats a good idea…

    • Josh says:

      The Punisher hasn’t been done enough…well, not in the right way. A TV show would be perfect for the franchise. And I agree, a daily bugle show would be awesome.

  13. Scott says:

    The LOST format could really well for a book like Exiles.

  14. Scott says:

    The LOST format could really well for a book like Exiles.

  15. LOSTeph says:

    I'd like Runaways to make it.

    I'm a fan of Marvel Com anyway

    good post doc

  16. LOSTeph says:

    I’d like Runaways to make it.

    I’m a fan of Marvel Com anyway

    good post doc

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