Danger Girl? -- I'm guessing UPN didn't learn anything from WB?
11-22-02, 11:28 PM
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Danger Girl? -- I'm guessing UPN didn't learn anything from WB?
From http://www.comiccontinuum.com/
Producer Adrian Askarieh told The Continuum that UPN's live-action Danger Girl television series will be faithful to the source material.
"It's very true to the spirit of the comic book," Askarieh told The Continuum on Thursday. "The first episode we're creating is as faithful to the comic as any show I can remember."
Askarieh, president of Prime Universe Productions, and producer Chuck Gordon struck a deal with UPN and Paramount for a one-hour drama based on the Danger Girl comic book by J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell.
The series is being looked at as either a companion show to the network's Buffy the Vampire Slayer or even a possible replacement if this season will be Buffy's last. UPN is also developing a Night Thrasher series based on the Marvel Comics character.
Analisa LaBianco is writing the pilot and will serve as co-executive producer. "She's a Danger Girl herself," Askarieh said, laughing. "She gets all the characters."
This isn't the first time that Danger Girl has been attempted in live-action. The property was optioned to New Line Cinema as a feature film in 1998 but was never realized. Hartnell, who worked on the movie screenplay, and Campbell will be co-executive producers on the TV show.
"They're both very involved in every aspect," Askarieh said. "And they're both excited as hell."
Askarieh - who is also producing a feature film based on Herobear & the Kid -- couldn't reveal too many details about the pilot, but told The Continuum it will center on Abbey Chase, an "outlaw archaeologist" based out of San Francisco.
"It's Abbey Chase's story and the audience experiences things through her point of view," said Askarieh, who described the series as "Buffy meets Indiana Jones" and said that Danger Girl vs. Hammer Syndicate will be a focal issue of the show.
Askarieh said that many familiar characters will be in the show, including Deuce, Sydney Savage, Natalia Kassle and Johnny Barracuda.
There will also be a new character. "Abbey will have a mom," Askarieh revealed to The Continuum. "She will be an important character."
Like most pilots, Danger Girl will likely be filmed early next year and could go to series as early as October.
Producer Adrian Askarieh told The Continuum that UPN's live-action Danger Girl television series will be faithful to the source material.
"It's very true to the spirit of the comic book," Askarieh told The Continuum on Thursday. "The first episode we're creating is as faithful to the comic as any show I can remember."
Askarieh, president of Prime Universe Productions, and producer Chuck Gordon struck a deal with UPN and Paramount for a one-hour drama based on the Danger Girl comic book by J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell.
The series is being looked at as either a companion show to the network's Buffy the Vampire Slayer or even a possible replacement if this season will be Buffy's last. UPN is also developing a Night Thrasher series based on the Marvel Comics character.
Analisa LaBianco is writing the pilot and will serve as co-executive producer. "She's a Danger Girl herself," Askarieh said, laughing. "She gets all the characters."
This isn't the first time that Danger Girl has been attempted in live-action. The property was optioned to New Line Cinema as a feature film in 1998 but was never realized. Hartnell, who worked on the movie screenplay, and Campbell will be co-executive producers on the TV show.
"They're both very involved in every aspect," Askarieh said. "And they're both excited as hell."
Askarieh - who is also producing a feature film based on Herobear & the Kid -- couldn't reveal too many details about the pilot, but told The Continuum it will center on Abbey Chase, an "outlaw archaeologist" based out of San Francisco.
"It's Abbey Chase's story and the audience experiences things through her point of view," said Askarieh, who described the series as "Buffy meets Indiana Jones" and said that Danger Girl vs. Hammer Syndicate will be a focal issue of the show.
Askarieh said that many familiar characters will be in the show, including Deuce, Sydney Savage, Natalia Kassle and Johnny Barracuda.
There will also be a new character. "Abbey will have a mom," Askarieh revealed to The Continuum. "She will be an important character."
Like most pilots, Danger Girl will likely be filmed early next year and could go to series as early as October.
11-23-02, 02:56 AM
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You know, I actually really really liked J. Scott Campbell's work. but you know, after him and the rest of the folks at cliffhanger comics stopped making there comics for some time it was really lame.
Eh. how much can the guy sell the property for to live off of?
Eh. how much can the guy sell the property for to live off of?
11-23-02, 08:21 AM
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J. Scott sold about $20 grand worth of his original art at the San Diego Comic Con (at about $1000 a piece). Not bad for a weekend.... Covers for comics usually bring in about a grand for the work, so he could make about $2000 every few days... I don't think he needs to sell property to live.
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UPN is also developing a Night Thrasher series based on the Marvel Comics character.
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11-23-02, 07:40 PM
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Originally posted by dgmayor
Well if it's anything like the comic was when I read it (first 6 issues) they'll have an episode over 4-6 months
Well if it's anything like the comic was when I read it (first 6 issues) they'll have an episode over 4-6 months
Or as they said at Wizard, each issue is it's own annual.
11-24-02, 12:28 AM
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Hey, Birds of Prey had the POTENTIAL to be far better than it was. The idea was good, the execution had a lot of flaws, so I won't discount it until I see it.
11-24-02, 10:45 AM
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When Danger Girl first appeared there was no Charlie's Angels movie or She Spies TV show. With the show coming out this late in the game it'll seem like a cash-in on those successes, and it'll be just as bad as them. Abbey Chase with a mom?
11-25-02, 06:42 PM
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Why do I think that this show is just gonna be like Spy Girls or whatever that show with Natasha Henstridge was called?
As for the Night Thrasher show, it seems like they're just looking for ethnic heroes, especially with all that interest in the Black Panther movie a while back and the Blade movies.
As for the Night Thrasher show, it seems like they're just looking for ethnic heroes, especially with all that interest in the Black Panther movie a while back and the Blade movies.
11-26-02, 11:14 AM
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Well, Birds of Prey had a huge audience for the first episode, but I have to believe the overall lack of quality made viewers drop it. I'm sure a Danger Girl adaptation would do fine if the quality was high.
Of course ever since the popularity of Hercules, action/adventure shows are almost exclusively Saturday syndicated shows, so a primetime network show would have to do a lot to stand out. Birds of Prey, for example, reminded me too much of Mutant X.
Of course ever since the popularity of Hercules, action/adventure shows are almost exclusively Saturday syndicated shows, so a primetime network show would have to do a lot to stand out. Birds of Prey, for example, reminded me too much of Mutant X.
11-26-02, 12:04 PM
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Originally posted by tofu
As for the Night Thrasher show, it seems like they're just looking for ethnic heroes, especially with all that interest in the Black Panther movie a while back and the Blade movies.
As for the Night Thrasher show, it seems like they're just looking for ethnic heroes, especially with all that interest in the Black Panther movie a while back and the Blade movies.
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11-26-02, 01:17 PM
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Originally posted by tofu
As for the Night Thrasher show, it seems like they're just looking for ethnic heroes, especially with all that interest in the Black Panther movie a while back and the Blade movies.
As for the Night Thrasher show, it seems like they're just looking for ethnic heroes, especially with all that interest in the Black Panther movie a while back and the Blade movies.
Did I mention he uses a skateboard?
Bah.
11-26-02, 09:20 PM
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I'd like to see HBO do a twelve-hour miniseries based on WATCHMEN.
DANGER GIRL could make a decent series, if they can get it right.
DANGER GIRL could make a decent series, if they can get it right.
