Tangent 21 - Comics to TV x 3

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Wobag

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Jan 01 2003

Comics to TV x 3

Despite the failure of Birds of Prey recently, American tv is prepping 3 shows based on comic series for the coming year...

Starman: (no relation to the film) tells the story of the slacker brother of a cosmic super hero Starman. When said Starman is killed by his arch nemesis, his brother has to don the costume (that holds the powers), and try and follow in his brothers footsteps.

Danger Girl: is about a trio of young female spies fighting supervillainy, the producers describe it as 'Buffy meets Indiana jones', but thats probably just to avoid admitting its 'Charlies Angels meets Alias'.

A Thousand Days: is a reworking of little remembered title Strikeforce Morituri. The show tells the tale of subjects inducted into a military project that givers them superhuman abilities, only problem is it also gives them a life expectancy of 1000 days... The comic had an alien invasion threat but the show will focus on earth based villains.

UPN is also looking at a pilot for Night Thrasher, which is basically a 'teen black batman' show.

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wes "Nothing is true, everything is permitted."

Ah Danger Girl if done right could be very good. The comic was'nt half bad. It could have been funnier to be honest, but if the show is as good as the Charlie's Angels movie then i'll be onboard. If it's just a excuse for T&A then i'll see myself switching off.

As for Night Thrasher, i'm unfamiliar with the comic. Don't have high hopes really, but will give it a look.

As for Strikeforce Morituri. I've know nothing about it. I think it was apart of Marvels New Universe. The concept sound interesting and i heard it was a pretty decent comic.

As for Star Man (based on the DC comic???). Only ever heard good thing about. Know little or nothing about it.

Also whats everyone think of 'Jermiah' if i remember that the show was based on a little know graphic novel released by one of the smaller press comic companys. The show is looking pretty good so far.

Posted: 22:28 Jan 01 2003

Wobag Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so...

Actually Strikeforce Morituri wasnt part of the New Universe, it just came out at the same time.

Jeremiah is based on a french or belgian graphic novel i think, but very very loosely based.

Night threasher was member of the original New Warriors book from marvel, and briefly got his own spinnoff book.

I think Starman is going to be a loose adaption too, but if its half the quality of the book itll be a good watch

Posted: 23:04 Jan 01 2003

MonSTeR No big eyes! No magic powers! No giant robots!

I've got a whole lot of Strikeforce Morituri somewhere, I think it was a limited series, if so, I think I actually got them all!!! I loved that comic

I think it'll be interesting to see how this one plays out and if any of the characters from the comic book make it to the series

Danger Girl, based purely on the artwork of the comicbooks sounds promising to me

Plot? PLOT?!?!?! We no need no steeeeenking plot

Posted: 18:58 Jan 02 2003

Wobag Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so...

According to my Overstreet comic book guide, Strikeforce Morituri ran for 31 issues from Dec 1986, this was followed by a 5 issue squarebound series called S M: Electric Undertow

Posted: 21:18 Jan 02 2003

Desire Girls don't like boys, girls like cars and money.

I think anything on TV that ISNT re-runs of old stuff should be given a chance to shine. The fact that its going along with this new trend of comic-book-turned-film fashion we're having can only be a good thing.

Keep us posted Wo

Posted: 12:05 Jan 05 2003

Intimaxctsy

I had some synchronicity happen today. I was going through some boxes of old comics in my storage for a good read, and I came across a bunch of Strikeforce Morituri issues. This comic was very well done and I highly recommend it. Wierd that also today I found out they're making a TV show out of it! I hope they do it justice. I can't wait to see it.

Posted: 04:02 Mar 06 2003

Ming I am not expendable, I am not stupid and I am not going

So, the title has been changed from Strikeforce Morituri to A Thousand Days, the threat from an alien invasion to Earth-based villains and the character lifespan from a year to 1000 days. But, apart from that, it's a faithful adaptation?

Posted: 23:27 Mar 06 2003

Hoggy This is the point of maximal change

by Wobag
Starman: (no relation to the film) tells the story of the slacker brother of a cosmic super hero Starman. When said Starman is killed by his arch nemesis, his brother has to don the costume (that holds the powers), and try and follow in his brothers footsteps.

Starman is a really good comic. Despite the bit here about following in his brother's footsteps, it's really more about father/son as Jack Knight reluctantly takes up the family "business". It was funny, smart and cool and I hope the series captures more than a bit of those qualities.

Posted: 12:30 Mar 10 2003

Sydney You can lead the whore to culture but you can't make her think!

The Danger Girl one sounds good - but having said that I have no frame of reference coz I don't do comics, so i'm kinda lost on this one

Posted: 14:01 Mar 10 2003

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