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I think this could work pretty well. I have all 3 movies and they are ok-ish, but I think TV is better suited to this character.
The Punisher Heads to Television | Superhero Hype
The Punisher Heads to Television | Superhero Hype
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Just stopped by to post the same thing. Here's the story from Deadline.com-
In one of the last big drama deals this buying season, Fox has handed a put pilot commitment to The Punisher, a series based on the Marvel comic from Ed Bernero and ABC Studios. This is one of two high-profile sales for former Criminal Minds showrunner Ed Bernero. He also has high-concept Western spec The Eye set up at ABC.
The Punisher is described as an hour-long procedural with a Marvel signature and a new take on one of the comic book giant’s iconic characters, Frank Castle, a rising star detective with the New York Police Department who moonlights as the vigilante Punisher, seeking justice for those the system has failed. Bernero will executive produce along with Marvel. This marks the first sale this season and the first one ever outside of ABC for Disney-owned Marvel, which is developing TV series based on its properties through ABC Studios. Last season, the company set up Hulk with Guillermo del Toro and David Eick and AKA Jessica Jones with Melissa Rosenberg at ABC. Those projects have been moving on a slower development track at the network. This marks ABC-affiliated ABC Studios’ second high-profile sale to Fox this season, following another put pilot commitment for the Shonda Rimes-produced 1980s dramedy Wildwood. It also is part of Fox’s return to the comic book adaptation business after the recent cancellation of Human Target. In addition to The Punisher, Fox has in the works The Spectre, a drama based on the DC Comics superhero character co-created by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and Bernard Baily.
As for Bernero’s other project, The Eye at ABC, it is a Western with a paranormal twist set in 1871 Arizona and centered on a team of Pinkerton Detectives who search for answers to unexplained phenomena. After a long tenure as showrunner of Criminal Minds and its spinoff, UTA-repped Bernero has recently focused on development through his ABC Studios-based Bernero Prods run by Rob Kim. Last year, he created and executive produced the ABC/ABC Studios drama pilot Partners.WANTED - Solid-Boxed WGSH's, C.8 or better. -
Hmmmm....
The Punisher is one of them things that even if you do it comic accurate it's gonna feel like more of the same to the audience. So.... he's a tough guy who shoots crooks? That's not really new.... and if they make him a detective who's moonlighting as a hero that takes away a lot of the scant things that made him unique. (AND it makes him "The Cape.")
"The Eye" might be okay, but it already sound like "Birscoe County" with the Bruce Campbell sucked out.
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On regular TV? I see a BOMB in the making.....if he didn't have that skull on his chest he'd be the The Executioner (aka Mack Bolan) which the Punisher is a rip off of anyway.....the Punisher would work in a Daredevil movie....not on his own. All three movies were failures..... although I did like Ray Stevenson as Frank castleComment
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All three Punisher movies had elements that came close to doing justice to the character in some ways, but none of them succeeded totally. The Thomas Jane version was the worst of the three, IMHO.
I doubt a TV version, changed and tailored to fit that medium, will succeed either.PUNY HUMANS!Comment
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the cop angle is all wrong for the character,what the heck is wrong with him as is?You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie BanksComment
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The Punisher has always been a one-note character for me...I've never understood how he's been so successful with multiple series over the years...Think OUTSIDE the Box! For the BEST in Repro & Custom Packaging!Comment
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The best Punsher books are actually the ones that shift the central focus away from the Punisher himself. Garth Ennis is the one that probably realized this the best which is why he initially treated him in a darkly comedic manner and introduced Detective Soap, before shifting over to Max where the Villains he faced were much more colorful and memorable than mst. Even Punisher Born had a soldier he served with as the POV character.
Jason Aaron's run shifted the focus to the Kingpin and Bullseye, although he's uncovered the one really interesting "truth" about Punisher's origin and is milking that one character point for all that it is worth. Currently the new arc is about Elektra and Fisk's wife.
Even the new title by Ruca is enjoyable only because he's created an interesting ensemble of cops and reporters to chase him. Punisher s mostly a plot device and catalyst so far.
Never was much of a fan of Dixon's stuff which is much more hardware and procedural, but I can see how some might get into that kind of thing.Comment
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Wasn't the Guardian a cop that moonlighted as a Vigilante?You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie BanksComment
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I thought so.You must try to generate happiness within yourself. If you aren't happy in one place, chances are you won't be happy anyplace. -Ernie BanksComment
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WOW nice reference to an obscure character. Nice baxter paper book
I have to say I hope this doesn't get to air. Punisher is such an 80's character and we've seen how many gun toting vigilante films over the years - it's tired. What you'll get is a watered down version of DexterLast edited by jds1911a1; Oct 25, '11, 6:29 AM.Comment
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