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[Johnny Henning]

Looks like the POWERS series might not make it to television - http://io9.com/58767...w-powers-hit-tv

[Christian U]

Hm. Can't say I'm all that surprised. It was always going to be a tough show to get right.

[David Meadows]

Hm. Can't say I'm all that surprised. It was always going to be a tough show to get right.

You mean because every episode would have been 42 minutes of talking heads followed by one very minor plot advancement, with every character having exactly the same personality and mode of speech?

(Disclaimer: I have never read Powers. I just don't have high expecations from the man who turned me off The Avengers after 30 years of faithful reading.)

[Will Carper]

Powers, Daredevil, and Alias are not like Avengers. Haven't read his stuff prior to Marvel or Image, like Jinx or Goldfish. But those books, while they definitely are dialogue heavy, have distinct characterization and evolution.

[garjones]

Hm. Can't say I'm all that surprised. It was always going to be a tough show to get right.

Yes my thoughts too.

Let's be honest there's hardly a great pedigree of superhero shows on TV anyway. I think of those made that aren't cartoons only Misfits has been good.

[David Meadows]

Let's be honest there's hardly a great pedigree of superhero shows on TV anyway. I think of those made that aren't cartoons only Misfits has been good.

I disagree. Heroes had one unbelieveably good season. No Ordinary Family was fun, if a bit lightweight. Alphas became my favourite show on TV for a brief while last year.

I shall gloss over The Cape...

[garjones]

I disagree. Heroes had one unbelieveably good season. No Ordinary Family was fun, if a bit lightweight. Alphas became my favourite show on TV for a brief while last year.

I shall gloss over The Cape...

Heroes has some great episodes in that first series but it did end on a damp squib, after that is complete nonsense. The others I haven't seen but didn't hear much of note about them. So I'll stick to my statement of only Misfits being good, on balance Heroes was average, it could have been good if they hadn't screwed it up.

Was "No Ordinary Family' as good as "My Hero"?

[David Meadows]

Was "No Ordinary Family' as good as "My Hero"?

It had Michael Chilkis and Darla from Buffy in it. that's all you need to know

[Steve Sensible]

Karen Gillan stars in We'll Take Manhattan on BBC4 on Thursday 26th Jan at 9pm.

We’ll Take Manhattan explores the explosive love affair between Sixties supermodel, Jean Shrimpton, and photographer, David Bailey.

Focusing on a wild and unpredictable 1962 Vogue photo shoot in New York, the drama brings to life the story of two young people falling in love, misbehaving and inadvertently defining the style of the Sixties along the way.

Set predominantly in 1962 but also exploring the story of how Bailey and Shrimpton first met, this one-off drama reveals how a young, visionary photographer refused to conform. He insisted on using the unconventional model Jean Shrimpton on an important photo shoot for British Vogue and, over the course of a freezing week in Manhattan, went against the wishes of fashion editor, Lady Clare Rendlesham, and made startling, original photographs.

We’ll Take Manhattan is the story of that wild week, of Bailey and Jean’s love affair, and of how two young people accidentally changed the world for ever.

(click the pics to embiggen)

[Ogul]

The reason superhero shows don't tend to work is that they tend to cost more money to make (well) than standard shows like cop dramas or medical dramas, and yet they don't tend to draw a wider audience. In terms of pure ratings they may do fine enough, but not enough to justify the cost of production.

[jleal]

NBC Developing "Office" spin-off, featuring Dwight....

NO.


http://insidetv.ew.c...r-rainn-wilson/

[Chris D]

NBC Developing "Office" spin-off, featuring Dwight....

NO.


http://insidetv.ew.c...r-rainn-wilson/

Yep, no thanks. That show only really worked because of the entire ensamble. And Dwight definitely only worked because of the way he interacted with all the other characters on that show (namely Michael, Jim, and Andy). It's time to just let the Office go, NBC. It had a great run, but it's time to move on.

[steveuk]

They could give him a radio show and a pretentious brother?

[Paul F]

Dwight's been far too much of a cartoon for the last few years. I don't know how you could build a show around him on his farm that's in any way relatable.

[Sanjay]

Dwight's been far too much of a cartoon for the last few years. I don't know how you could build a show around him on his farm that's in any way relatable.

Maybe leave the office enviroment entirely - set it on his farm, along with that yokel cousin of his, include a relatable couple of characters (a 'will they/won't they' couple) along with a bad guy that makes Dwight more relatable - that's about the way these things usual go.

Or just go the Eastbound & Down route where the main character is a massive asshole but he's compeling enough to watch.

[Paul F]

Maybe leave the office enviroment entirely - set it on his farm, along with that yokel cousin of his, include a relatable couple of characters (a 'will they/won't they' couple) along with a bad guy that makes Dwight more relatable - that's about the way these things usual go.

Or just go the Eastbound & Down route where the main character is a massive asshole but he's compeling enough to watch.

Cousin Mose is played by Mike Schur, the head writer on Parks and Recreation, so there's no chance of getting him.

I don't think something like Eastbound & Down would work on network TV.

[Todd Gross]

Yes my thoughts too.

Let's be honest there's hardly a great pedigree of superhero shows on TV anyway. I think of those made that aren't cartoons only Misfits has been good.

The Incredible Hulk ran for 5 years.

[Steve Sensible]

The Incredible Hulk ran for 5 years.

I wouldn't really call that a superhero show though.

[Ogul]

They could give him a radio show and a pretentious brother? ../../..//public/style_emoticons/default/wink.png

How about have him move to Hollywood to become an actor.

[Sanjay]

Heh, we know how well that idea worked, Tim.

I wouldn't really call that a superhero show though.

Yeah, it was more the dramatic adventures of a hitchhiker.

Cousin Mose is played by Mike Schur, the head writer on Parks and Recreation, so there's no chance of getting him.

Ah, multi-talented chap (I'm guessing - I've only seen one ep of P&R)