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Ahh, the ’70s. A time of Afros, bell-bottoms, and oddly enough, in the case of CBS television, attempts at superhero TV shows. Today, the most well-know of these shows are Wonder Woman starring Lynda Carter, The Amazing Spider-Man with Nicholas Hammond, and of course The Incredible Hulk starring Bill Bixby and (the eternal con-man) Lou Ferrigno. What many casual viewers today don’t know is that CBS also had the adaptation rights to many more of Marvel’s intellectual properties. Many of these characters were held onto until the mid-1980’s, where they were used as a way to revitalize the older Hulk franchise (see TV movies “The Incredible Hulk Returns” with a version of Thor and “The Trial of The Incredible Hulk” featuring Daredevil and the Kingpin), but some had the distinction of having test pilots made during the heyday of 70’s live-action comic shows. For this week’s “From the Vault” segment, we’re going to take a look at one of these pilots, loosely based on WWII hero Captain America. So grab your clear Cap shield and motorcycle helmet and read on!
What are superheroes like when they take off their masks and drop their “heroic” persona? It is a common theme found in many comic books today. In fact, some books are based solely around this question, and they all have varying degrees of success. One of the more noteworthy examples of this is the 1987 run of Justice League (International), created by the living legend Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis. In it, the comic showed the reader the politics, the in-fighting, and ultimately the humor that is unleashed behind closed JL headquarters’ doors. Sounds like a great sitcom, right?
That’s exactly what CBS thought.
We’ve reported about the third Ghostbusters movie, and the news that Venkman would die in the film. If you missed Late Night with David Letterman this week, you missed Murray confirming the story. If you listen closely, you’ll hear him almost dismiss the possibility of the movie getting made.
If you’re having Grace Park withdrawal after the end of Battlestar Galactica, you’ll be able to see the actress again real soon on CBS’ remake of Hawaii Five-O.
The updated take on the original series centers on an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police headed by Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin). Park will play Kona Kalakaua, the niece of squad member Chin Ho Kelly.
I already planned on watching the series, but now I have a reason to schedule it into my TiVo.
It’s this one. Why? Because it’s funny.
The only thing that would have made it better is if they could have arranged for Conan to be in it.
Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, the brains behind Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, are planning on rebooting the Hawaii Five-O franchise for CBS Television. While there probably won’t be any transforming robots, visitors from the stars, or X-Files type conspiracies, one would hope the famous “Book ‘em Dano” will survive intact as Steve McGarrett takes on the state’s toughest crimes, and investigates the mob.
From CBS the other night during some award ceremony or some such thing.
Did anyone pay really close attention to the set during last night’s “Big Bang Theory” of scenes set in the comic book shop? Obviously a lot of DC stuff is going to be around (CBS and Time/Warner have a lot of deals together), but last night there were a plethora of Dark Horse and Image comic properties around the set. What about Marvel? From what I could tell, there was nary a scrap. Is there a conspiracy afoot? Is someone not playing ball? Did someone fail to slip the money under the table?
Discuss.
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