X-Men live action TV show!

Mercurius

Legend

• Aug 12, 2015

• #1

So it sounds like this is actually going to happen, someday at least. Screenrant's Podcast has some interesting speculation starting around the 12 minute mark. Basically they are a bit leery of it, saying they don't want to see the same kind of B-grade version of X-Men that we see with MCU and Agents of Shield, or Batman and the show Gotham (which I haven't seen). It does seem unlikely that we'll see TV version of the main X-Men characters, at least the headliners.

They speculate the show could focus on X-Factor or New Mutants. I could also see the show focusing on the School for Gifted Youngsters - thus New Mutants. They'd still probably need a Professor X, though.

Any thoughts on this? What would you like from an X-Men live action TV show?

 

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Kramodlog

Naked and living in a barrel

• Aug 12, 2015

• #2

Dangers: low budget, too many characters, filler episodes.

Solution: 10 episodes.

Why: because it is the same money has 24 episodes, but spread over 10. Less air time, means they have to make the characters count, so less of them. No need for fillers! It worked well for Daredevil who had 13 episodes.

Will it happen? Hahaha, of course not. It will last three seasons and the last one will have a cliff hanger that will never be resolved.

 

Umbran

Mod Squad

Staff member

Supporter

• Aug 12, 2015

• #3

The half-season format does have its advantages. Though, I think "give me the same money as I'd spend on 24 episodes, but I'll make 10 or 13" is a very hard sell. The backers would expect each episode to give twice the return to make up for it, and I don't think tightening up the show will do that.

I think the budget constraints for special effects will be telling.

 

megamania

Hero

• Aug 12, 2015

• #4

I figure it will be New Mutants so as to encourage teenagers to watch. You get your teen angst and relationships.... soap operas. Hopefully not on a Smallville level.

 

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Aug 12, 2015

• #5

Let's hope it's more Daredevil than Agents of Shield.

 

Legatus Legionis

< BWAH HA Ha ha >

• Aug 12, 2015

• #6

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Crothian

First Post

• Aug 12, 2015

• #7

megamania said:

I figure it will be New Mutants so as to encourage teenagers to watch. You get your teen angst and relationships.... soap operas. Hopefully not on a Smallville level.

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Despite the hate Smallville went an impressive 10 seasons. I'll be surprised if any super hero TV show lasts that long again.

 

Ryujin

Legend

• Aug 12, 2015

• #8

Morrus said:

Let's hope it's more Daredevil than Agents of Shield.

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I'd be quite happy if it went either way.

 

Umbran

Mod Squad

Staff member

Supporter

• Aug 12, 2015

• #9

Morrus said:

Let's hope it's more Daredevil than Agents of Shield.

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I'm not sure what you mean by that. If nothing else, the X-Men are more ensemble than Daredevil, so in that sense they'll be more Agents of Shield.

 

Kramodlog

Naked and living in a barrel

• Aug 12, 2015

• #10

I think he ment the quality of AoS is weak.