[dungeoncrawl] Re: Starman tv show?
- From: Johnathan Detrick <jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2002 12:01:07 -0500
I'm curious how it will come out. They're bound to tweak things a
little bit, which isn't always a problem. But I'd like to see them hew
as closely to the character James Robinson created as possible.
jimkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Cool! I hope it makes it, and that
> they do it justice. I wonder if
> they'll let the character smoke in this
> day and age?
>
> >
> > Yes, it's true, Jack Knight may
> soon be a TV star. Read below.
> >
> > Starman On The TV
> > Screen!
> > Posted by: KryptonSite
> > The Hollywood Reporter has
> revealed that the ABC television network
> > has given a script commitment to
> Starman, which they describe as "a
> > drama based on the comics that will
> center on a 25-year-old former
> > slacker who is forced to become a
> superhero after his brother, the
> > former Starman, is mysteriously
> killed."
> > Starman, which was popularized by
> James Robinson and Tony Harris in
> > the 1994-2001 comic, is the next
> project to come from Tollin-Robbins
> > Productions, the "brains" behind
> Smallville and Birds of Prey. John
> > Gatins ("Hardball") is writing the
> script, and Tollin-Robbins' Joe
> > Davola, Brian Robbins, and Mike
> Tollin will be executive producing.
> > While there was a movie and a
> well-liked television series bearing
> > the name, this is the first time a
> live-action series has been made
> > incorporating the character.
> >
> > Sounds cool! For those unaware,
> the Smallville tv show (focusing on
> > Superman as a young boy) has been
> doing quite well for the WB (and is a
> > very well done show). The Birds of
> Prey show (focusing on the
> > illegitimate daughter of Batman and
> Catwoman, who has teamed up with the
> > former Batgirl, now paralyzed and
> called Oracle) has also been doing
> > well, and I've heard good things
> (although I have yet to see an
> > episode). If the Starman show is as
> good as those, it should be quite
> > cool.
> >
> >
> >
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