"bklyntv@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" (bklyntv@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) writes:
> videonovels@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> Josh Hutcherson wrote:
>> >
>> > PEOPLE??!! CAN'T YOU SEE THEY'RE MESSING W/ THE FORMULA HERE??!!
>> > I don't even LIKE Superman and I know enough that Clark
>> > went to NYC-Lite from a small town (didn't know it was called
>> > "Smallville") having met Lois and Jimmy for the first time.
>>
>> .
>>
>> The series Smallville is BASED ON the comics, not a perfect rendition.
>> Besides, with falling ratings the show needs to try new things.....
>> we're watching the final desperate attempts to save the series from
>> cancelation.
>>
>> Next year we'll probably see a visit from Batman or Spiderman or some
>> other "star" during the February sweeps.
>
> Well, Aquaman & the Flash have appeared, so Batman seems inevitable
> (wouldn't young millionaire Lex likely run in the same circles as young
> millionaire Bruce Wayne anyway).
>
> Spider-man's exteremely unlikely since the charactor's owned by Marvel
> comics not DC/Warner Bros. They're unlikely to allow his use to save a
> competitor's show.
>
It's not likely, but there is a precedent.
About forty years ago, there was "Captain Action" that was about GI Joe
size, and the premise was that you could buy costumes to make him into
other superheroes, such as Batman and Spiderman, and characters from
syndicated comic strips.
"Captain Action" himself was some sort of superhero, albeit made
up for the sake of the toy. I remember wanting one, but somehow I
never got one. On the other hand, I did buy and read one of
the comic books that featured him. Man, there's nothing like remembering
comic books that were so obscure that you'll never see them again, and
likely most people don't know about them. If only I could figure out
what superhero it was in that first comic book I bought.
Michael
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