You Tell Us: What Shows Should Marvel TV Be Making?

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You Tell Us: What Shows Should Marvel TV Be Making?  

This week’s poll-that-isn’t-always-a-poll is a no-brainer: With Marvel announcing Jeph Loeb as their head of TV and talking about live-action programming for both ABC and ABC Family, what characters and/or stories would you want to see translated into television shows?

I’ll start: I’d love to see a Luke Cage/Danny Rand Heroes For Hire show, especially one that has the comedy of the classic Jo Duffy/Kerry Gammill run. You don’t even need to put them in costume; just give me the character interaction and I’d be happy. Now, your turn (Casting suggestions, of course, are more than welcome).

  • Phreak711

    You could do an action drama based on “Dakota North” or “Taskmaster”.

  • Andymanns

    1st Iron Fist (the new immortal weapon version)
    2nd Hellstorm (Warren Ellis version)
    3rd Master of Kung Fu
    4th Strange tales (hourly anthology- first half Doctor Strange, second half different every week e.g. Man Thing. Should be quite experimental)
    5th Cap Britan & MI:13
    6th Hercules (probably too big a budget but worth a try).

  • Kaz

    Werewolf by Night. This could be a really fun ongoing and tap into Marvel's horror characters with or without getting too gory/too scary. Using the 70s stories as a template for Jack Russell looking to cure his curse.

    If Disney wanted to push the horror elements (i.e. get onto a cable channel – not likely I know), then using the late 90s mini-series and the even more graphic 2008 mini In the Blood would be just fine.

    But Jack and co. could be done to appease all the long time fans and new ones. Jack could be a win-win for Disney for horror/monster fans of all ages.

    Put me down for Marvel Comics Presents too… like that idea. Brother Nature and Aquarian anyone (not the Wundarr version please).

    As far as Moon Knight, oh I wish, but I'd love to see this as hard core violent, dark etc. on HBO, etc. following some of the original run and then moving onto Huston/Finch's reboot. I know that won't happen, but I have to say the one poster comparing MK to Burn Notice is pretty funny.

  • Sage Ashford

    Yeah. I'm not sure how hard it would be to pull this off, but an Immortal Iron Fist series, done Brubaker/Fraction/Aja-style? Excellence.

  • Sage Ashford

    A Union Jack series could be great, actually. Cross MI-5 with Buffy (not, so much the characters as the effects) and you have something we might actually see on television.

  • Sage Ashford

    No more live-action superhero series without costumes, please. Without the costumes…why am I watching?

  • Sage Ashford

    X-Factor Investigations. That comic could actually work in live-action. Plus its low on costumes, so you'd have fewer people yelling at you about characters not wearing their proper outfits.

  • drone

    ridiculous looking costumes don't succeed in making them “super” nor do them make them “heroes”. All they really do is make the actors look like tools. The fact that the character is lifting up a truck and throwing down the street at a bad guy is what makes him cool… not the tight lycra outfit or the silly looking padded leather body suit. If they need to get dressed up then they should wear actual tactical gear.

  • Tigermoon79

    Marvel have to bring back the Space Knight : ROM!

    Nuff Said!

  • Dominicg_78

    New Mutants Animated series would be so cool! Or a Magik live action…

  • nickmarino

    Daughters of the Dragon!!!

  • Dan S

    I thought Marvel was planning to revamp it once the rights reverted back, though. Not Fox.

  • Victor

    I'd love to see She-Hulk, with Kristen Bell as Jennifer Walters and Brooke Hogan as the She-Hulk.

  • Jason D

    Both of these suggestions pretty much utterly ignore most of the last 20 years of crappy continuity and just go back to early/core visions of the characters.

    Machine Man – based on the Wolfman/Ditko run, where he's Aaron Stack, an insurance agent trying to pass for human. This gives him a civilian identity, a recurring cast of characters, and a regular motif. Also, his “costume” can be more easily explained and his powers could, for the most part, work well on television.

    Cloak and Dagger – the pairing apparently works, if a thousand dance films can be believed, and their powers/costumes would film well on a TV budget. Give her something less of a superhero unitard and make his outfit less of a giant cloak and more of a big trench-coat, and they're good to go. Add members of their families, social workers, other street kids, and some urban criminals (drug dealers/manufacturers, etc.) and you've got an ensemble cast.

  • enrique7

    a deadpool show or daredevil. any show with a couple episodes featuring ghost rider

  • Lufio

    I just hope that he brings back Spectacular Spider-Man.
    Since they nixed the Magneto movie, it could actually be a sweet live-action series. A young Magneto who is politically involved in Israel, a hippie-esque Charles Xavier, a very young American spook named Nick Fury and possible Wolverine cameo. After all, you don't need a big FX budget to have things float or for people to focus intensely on something. Plus, it'd be back when things were made out of metal and Magneto was relevant.
    Also, not that I'm a big fan, but ABC has a thing for Stephen King, so they might be receptive to a live-action adaptation of the The Dark Tower comics based on his books.
    Whatever he decides, I have great faith Mr. Loeb to deliver at least a couple of awesome new series. Good luck!

  • TelepathicFish

    I would love to see the Battlestar Galactica team of Ronald Moore and David Eick bring the X-Men to TV. Capt. Britain and MI13 wouldn't suck either. Another cool idea would be a Marvels Project-esque series set in WWII utilizing some of Marvel's notoriously underutilized golden age characters. Whatever gets done though would have to have a Lost/BSG-sized budget to really work though. But if Marvel can pull it off, it would be an awesome way to give exposure to some of those lesser-known characters who likely couldn't carry their own movie, especially if the TV shows were included in the shared movie-verse that Marvel is building and characters from the shows could appear in the movies (ie: Power Man and Iron Fist popping up in an Avengers movie in addition to having their own show) and vice versa.

  • EDz

    Make it broad! Base it on the new Marvels Project series. Or even Alex Ross's Marvels. Shows seem to have for legs when you introduce a world, not just a character.

  • Jjfigueira

    im in! x-factor is perfect!

  • Jox_77

    black widow or x-factor or maybe a really dark daredevil

  • Bo

    Daredevil, Moon Knight, Nova, Captain Marvel, Heroes for Hire, Power Pack, Hawkeye and Mockingbird, Spider-Woman, Ms. Marvel, Heroes for Hire: Power-Man and Iron Fist, Cloak and Dagger, X-Factor ( Peter David), The Incredible Hulk.

  • Trey

    My daughter, who is 11, wants to see an animated Power Pack TV show. She'd also love to see a program showcasing the misadventures of Franklin Richards.

    As for me, I'd be happy to see a good program with the original New Warriors, or Silver Sable.

  • Scotle555

    IF X-Men could be done (I think the SFX would be waaay to pricey for TV), do it through the eyes of Kitty Pryde starting with her intro to the team back in the Byrne era.

  • http://sladewilson.wordpress.com Sladewilson

    Heroes for Hire but only if the Daughters of the Dragon are in the mix. Okay the next five:

    1) Amadeus Cho – come on – you know it would be smoking.
    2) Daredevil – Perfect for TV and has the right supporting cast.
    3) Falcon – Sam. Harlem. Various Avengers as guest stars. SCORE!
    4) Black Widow – Scarlett in the cat suit. Every Week. Nuff said.
    5) Shang-Chi – No-brainer. Fu-Manchu.

  • Daniel R

    I have a few Ideas

    First since they just lost Hanna Montana, you'd think doing a series based on Dazzler with a young girl who could sing would work pretty well for kids, and if written well adults too

    I think that a Nova or Silver Surfer series would be great for sci-fi fans

    I really would like to see them try a Sopranos type show using the Kingpin and his various henchman

    The idea of trying a Thunderbolts (the original team) series where you push the idea of villains posing as heroes to take over the world has tons of possiblities for a tv show and is my favorite

    Ms. Marvel, based on the last solo series, hell for fun why not try Wonder Man as the hero who is trying to be an actor too, that would be fun to watch

  • Kalvoid

    Daredevil with Luke Cage and Lt. Frank Castle (in the NYPD before his family is killed).

    Also, X-Men: First Class. The movie is clearly going to suck. A Smallville-like treatment would be ideal.

  • Joe Shmoe

    Devil Dinosaur Saturday morning animated cartoon.

  • Pazst

    I'll jump on the X-Factor Investigations bandwagon. With more realistic casting choices for a television show, of course.

  • Binaryan

    Hmmmm… how about a STARJAMMERS TV series? With successful shows like Firefly, Stargate, etc. I can see a live action space-faring pirate show doing really well for Marvel.

    CAST:
    Corsair – Michael Trucco (Battlestar Galactica)
    Hepzibah – Kelly Carlson (Nip/Tuck)
    Raza – Nabeen Andrews (LOST)
    Ch'Od – Ron Perlman (Hellboy)
    Lilandra – Tricia Helfer (Battlestar Galactica)
    D'Ken – Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter)
    Sikorsky – voiced by Brent Spiner
    Deathbird – Rhona Mitra
    Gladiator – Jason Momoa

  • Binaryan

    I think DISTRICT X would translate well to television with Bishop and Sage as a mutant Mulder & Scully. (Pity Marvel has ruined Bishop's potential in recent years).

    NEW WARRIORS based on the original series would make an incredible cartoon series.

    NEW X-MEN with a core cast of Anole, Rockslide, Dust, Surge, Mercury, Hellion and X-23 could be really, really cool as an animated series.

  • Gentalon

    Nova and the Guardians of the Galaxy would be quite amazing

  • trimcat

    wolverine: old man logan

    this was by far the best logan story in years since the origin storyline. throw in bruce willis as wolvy and it would be awesome, but they would have to stay as close to teh story as possible. they could omit the spidercar though

  • BlackDog07

    i think that the kevin grevioux and paco medina run on new warriors would make for an awesome tv show… also the days of future past storyline from x-men

  • Chuckamock

    I would definately vote for the Heroes For Hire featuring the Luke Cage and Iron Fist pairing. That was the first series idea I thought of when I saw the headline on this article. Would love to see Misty and Colleen included, too.

    For a kids type of show, Power Pack would seem a natural for one of the Disney kid-centric channels.

  • Chuckamock

    And if you wanna continue a yin/yang type of thing with various Marvel characters, what about a property featuring Moon Knight and Shroud together????

  • Boo

    Daughters of the Dragon comes to mind

  • oscaroonie

    tv show of daredevil using frank, smith, bendis, and brubaker storylines

  • Johnpsmith1

    Both a Avengers and Defenders cartoon. The Defenders should have: Dr. Strange, Cleo, Nighthawk, Surfer, Namor, Luke Cage '70's style, Valkyrie, Hellstrom, Gargolye, Hulk and Hellcat.
    Avengers: Cap, Thor 70's style, Ironman, Wanda, Pietro, Hawkeye, Vision, Yellowjacket, Wasp,Hercules,Swordsman and Mantis
    .

  • http://twitter.com/BrianJCrowley Brian J. Crowley

    “Heroes for Hire”
    Luke Cage played by Chad Coleman
    Jensen Ackles as Danny Rand
    Carla Gugino as Jessica Jones

  • Chris

    oh there are a few;

    1.Tomb of Dracula – can this lose with the current vampire trend. Great ensemble cast, chance for guest stars eg Blade ( get him back please!), smart storyline and a modern gothic atmosphere.

    2. Dominic Fortune -quasi super heroics / detective story coupled with Hollywood glamour from the 1930's. Period setting could prove expensive tho I guess.

    3. Moon Knight – a no brainer. Would surpass the millionaire as hero genre by playing up the former mercenary/ egyptian / multiple personality angles

  • http://www.audiocomics.wordpress.com Audiocomics

    Something that is well written with good actors. That's what I care about.

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/E7F2F3APXT2H6XM2WXP2UYAAW4 jerimiah s

    After a lot of thought here are my picks….
    Live Action:
    Cloak and Dagger
    Iron Fist/Power Man
    X-Factor (90s Team)
    Robert Drake,Certified Public Accountant
    Jubilee

    Animated:
    Power Pack
    New Mutants
    Franklin Richards
    The Misadventures of Hank McCoy
    Marvel Team-Up

  • Dopplegager

    Matt Murdock Attorney at Law

  • d.

    Stan Lee doing a call-in sex/relationship show using his Marvel stories as metaphores (reprising the character quirk from Mallrats)

  • Tigerbill

    Agree. Runaways as TV rather than movie would rock.

  • Woutthielemans

    DAREDEVIL! Combination of Lawyer show/soap opera/ street-level superheroics with mainly martial arts-based action. And many members of DD's rogues' gallery are fairly easy to translate to the screen – no need for an immense load of CGI effects.

  • Scott K

    X-Factor, Daredevil (on HBO/Showtime), and a nice looking CG animation (not just for kids) of the Marvel Cosmic stuff.

  • sheersy

    Can accents be faked well enough? Look at House or The Wire's McNulty. Or, Gawd forbid, Cheadle's cockerney travesty from Ocean's Eleven.

  • Openyourthirdeye

    Exiles on HBO – make it Brutal and made for adults. Exiles was on of the best comics ever (until about issues 75) and needs to be a show. Come On!!! It's Slider's meets Marvel whats not to love. And since it involves alternate realities, what better way to test different actors in same roles and it would have access to the most diverse portfolio in Marveldom to test various characters on audiences.

  • Skyywryter

    i think it would be great to see a Powerman and Iron Fist series as long as show a certain level of realism as well the diversity of the two characters. I would also like to see maybe an x-men series with all new characters