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"Moon Knight" tapped for TV
Marvel has teamed up with No Equal Entertainment to produce a TV skein based on "Moon Knight." Skein will be produced by Larry Sugar, a TV veteran of more than 35 years.
Moon Knight has been hanging around the Marvel Universe since 1975's Werewolf by Night #32. Character's alter ego is Marc Spector, a soldier of fortune who has a run-in with some Egyptian dieties and takes on the mantle of Moon Knight. Character has more than a passing resemblance to Batman and starred in a memorable run from the early 1980s that saw the breakout of artist Bill Sienkiewicz. Character has appeared in a number of series since then, and currently has a series penned by crime writer Charlie Huston.
Marvel seems determined to keep trying in TV after the demise of its "Blade" series after a single season. Superheroes have had a hard time on TV of late, with WB's attempts to launch an Aquaman skein foundering. Success of NBC's "Heroes" shows the potential for superhero TV if it's done well and with trappings that the mainstream audiences will accept. "Heroes" is more like "Lost" than "Blade" or even the successful "Smallville," which itself eschews capes and tights for teenage angst.
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"Heroes" is nothing like "Lost".."Blade" failed because the characters were not developed enough."Heroes" invests characters with emotions
and it is well written...and it takes itself as if it is in this reality..it has no capes..no tights but that is nothing new...many super heroes in the 30's and 40's wore regular clothes or a suit..and people liked them too...Too bad most peoples first exposure to super heroes was TV who portrayed them as laughable dolts and clowns..."Heroes" respects them and as long as the series does..it will be a success...
Posted by: Bruce Joyner | October 26, 2006 at 06:42 PM
I think "Heroes" is like "Lost" in the way it has created an ongoing storyline that will unfold over many episodes.
I agree "Heroes" respects its characters. They're also characters created for a TV show, which is not the same thing as trying to adapt a character who has worked in comic books to a television series.
Posted by: Tom McLean | October 27, 2006 at 12:52 PM