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Marvel fans prepare to cringe... Fox looking to bring 'The Punisher' to television
10/20/2011 10:23:15 PM
Color me pessimistic...
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/10/20/punisher-fox-comic-book-adaptation/?iid=blogTV-1H-LN-Fox%20looking%20to%20bring%20Marvel's%20'The%20Punisher'%20to%20the%20small%20screen
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Prime time might want to brace itself for another Castle.
Fox is aiming to make a TV series featuring Marvel comic book character The Punisher. The procedural drama would center on New York City detective Frank Castle, who seeks justice on the side as a merciless vigilante named The Punisher.
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Fox is aiming to make a TV series featuring Marvel comic book character The Punisher. The procedural drama would center on New York City detective Frank Castle, who seeks justice on the side as a merciless vigilante named The Punisher.
The project — which has been given a pilot commitment with a penalty if it doesn’t air – is being exec produced by Ed Benero (Third Watch, Criminal Minds), who is also developing a sci-fi western titled The Eye at ABC...
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And a "sci-fi western"?!?!?!? What a NOVEL idea!
(No power in the 'verse will make forget or forgive, FOX!)
10/20/2011 10:31:05 PM
So in TV world the Punisher has a dual identity nice. Why not just follw the friggin story rather than make shit up.
10/20/2011 11:18:37 PM
Wonder how much "punishing" will be delivered at Prime time? 
10/21/2011 1:44:22 AM
I was actually thinking the other day that The Punisher would work out great as a TV series but it would need to be done on HBO or some network like FX.
10/21/2011 1:48:46 AM
I predict.....FAIL.
Probably the biggest disappointment was BOTH Punisher movie attempts.
Probably the biggest disappointment was BOTH Punisher movie attempts.
10/21/2011 3:35:38 AM
Originally Posted By Blackwind:
I predict.....FAIL.
Probably the biggest disappointment was BOTH all three Punisher movie attempts.
I predict.....FAIL.
Probably the biggest disappointment was BOTH all three Punisher movie attempts.
Punisher in film
I also predict massive fail, unless it makes it to FX...then it might have a chance.
10/21/2011 3:51:54 AM
Originally Posted By Blackwind:
Probably the biggest disappointment was BOTH Punisher movie attempts.
Probably the biggest disappointment was BOTH Punisher movie attempts.
Heh. I remember Marvel hyping the first movie every month –– then in a little blurb in the back of the comic, in response to a letter "Hey, where's the movie?" was Ed's response: "It's so great we're taking it straight to video!"
:-/
10/21/2011 7:52:06 PM
See? THAT'S how much fail the Punisher movies have been! I forgot there were THREE!!
10/21/2011 9:23:56 PM
The only hope for this being any good is FX or a subscription network.
10/21/2011 9:32:59 PM
Originally Posted By freddd:
The only hope for this being any good is FX or a subscription network.
The only hope for this being any good is FX or a subscription network.
Disney owns Marvel now... it's likely ABC or not at all.
10/22/2011 6:03:08 PM
Won't see the light of day add this to the long list of canceled FOX shows.
If I were a producer making a show, Fox would be one company Id avoid doing business with.
10/22/2011 6:53:29 PM
The reason I enjoyed the Punisher Comic books was due to the cool guns (Punisher Armory was great) and frankly, because Frank Castle was over-the-top brutal. I mean Punisher was basically just a continuous blood bath and there was nothing comical or cute about it. He didn't have a love interest and he didn't have a comic relief.
Where they go wrong in the films is that they try to give Punisher friends or a love interest. Punisher is a lone wolf driven by a singular motive and that's to Punish.
Where they go wrong in the films is that they try to give Punisher friends or a love interest. Punisher is a lone wolf driven by a singular motive and that's to Punish.
10/22/2011 7:58:39 PM
Originally Posted By SilentType:
The reason I enjoyed the Punisher Comic books was due to the cool guns (Punisher Armory was great) and frankly, because Frank Castle was over-the-top brutal. I mean Punisher was basically just a continuous blood bath and there was nothing comical or cute about it. He didn't have a love interest and he didn't have a comic relief.
Where they go wrong in the films is that they try to give Punisher friends or a love interest. Punisher is a lone wolf driven by a singular motive and that's to Punish.
The reason I enjoyed the Punisher Comic books was due to the cool guns (Punisher Armory was great) and frankly, because Frank Castle was over-the-top brutal. I mean Punisher was basically just a continuous blood bath and there was nothing comical or cute about it. He didn't have a love interest and he didn't have a comic relief.
Where they go wrong in the films is that they try to give Punisher friends or a love interest. Punisher is a lone wolf driven by a singular motive and that's to Punish.
Yep, Punisher Armory were the best. Punisher did have Microchip for a good long time in the late 1980s and early 1990s. I think he would qualify as a friend to Punisher.
10/24/2011 9:22:04 AM
My favorite punisher comics were the Nam' comics from the 90's. That would make a great movie.
10/24/2011 2:03:25 PM
Some cool comic enemies, too. I'd like to see a decent movie with Bushwhacker in it with his gun arm.
10/24/2011 2:06:30 PM
WHY?
10/24/2011 2:08:05 PM
Originally Posted By WPNS462:
Some cool comic enemies, too. I'd like to see a decent movie with Bushwhacker in it with his gun arm.
Some cool comic enemies, too. I'd like to see a decent movie with Bushwhacker in it with his gun arm.
Heck, The Punisher started out as a "cool villain" himself.
(I still have a pristine copy of that issue, BTW. Amazing Spider-Man #129 IIRC.)
10/24/2011 2:11:03 PM
Originally Posted By DLaw:
WHY?
WHY?
The last one had Jigsaw....why not Bushwhacker?
He didn't have too many recurring enemies that I recall. I still have all the comics I got as a kid. I haven't bought any new issues in about 20 years.
ETA* He didn't have too many recurring original Punisher comic enemies like Jigsaw and Bushwhacher.
The Wikipedia Punisher Page lists some other comic book heroes as recurring enemies.
10/24/2011 2:12:00 PM
Originally Posted By HardShell:
Heck, The Punisher started out as a "cool villain" himself.
(I still have a pristine copy of that issue, BTW. Amazing Spider-Man #129 IIRC.)
Originally Posted By WPNS462:
Some cool comic enemies, too. I'd like to see a decent movie with Bushwhacker in it with his gun arm.
Some cool comic enemies, too. I'd like to see a decent movie with Bushwhacker in it with his gun arm.
Heck, The Punisher started out as a "cool villain" himself.
(I still have a pristine copy of that issue, BTW. Amazing Spider-Man #129 IIRC.)
You, Sir, are correct. Worth a small fortune now.
The armory issues are what got me into guns.
10/24/2011 2:12:45 PM
Originally Posted By WPNS462:
The last one had Jigsaw....why not Bushwhacker?
He didn't have too many recurring enemies that I recall. I still have all the comics I got as a kid. I haven't bought any new issues in about 20 years.
Originally Posted By DLaw:
WHY?
WHY?
The last one had Jigsaw....why not Bushwhacker?
He didn't have too many recurring enemies that I recall. I still have all the comics I got as a kid. I haven't bought any new issues in about 20 years.
I'm betting he was asking "WHY?" to the whole idea of a Punisher network TV series.
10/24/2011 2:15:57 PM
The Punisher, with the right script and director could be epic,,
10/24/2011 2:18:34 PM
Originally Posted By DLaw:
The Punisher, with the right script and director could be epic,,
The Punisher, with the right script and director could be epic,,
The 89 movie with Dolph was pretty close to being good. Shitty acting killed it.
10/24/2011 2:19:09 PM
Originally Posted By DLaw:
The Punisher, with the right script and director could be epic,,
The Punisher, with the right script and director could be epic,,
Of course it could... but very unlikely for broadcast TV.
A "pay cable" series or mini-series with the right production crew could be great, though, no argument there.
10/24/2011 2:23:01 PM
Originally Posted By RolandBozz:
I was actually thinking the other day that The Punisher would work out great as a TV series but it would need to be done on HBO or some network like FX.
I was actually thinking the other day that The Punisher would work out great as a TV series but it would need to be done on HBO or some network like FX.
Think AMC would have a decent go at it?
10/24/2011 8:22:27 PM
Call me cautiously optimistic. I liked the Terminator tv show fairly well, didn't love it but thought it was a whole lot better than T3 and TS. Budget and ratings restraints for a network show would certainly cut down on the action, but would allow for better exploration of Frank Castle's thought processes, as well as building up the actions of his antagonists. It would be very hard to do without giving him friends/sidekicks/love interests, though. A show where a total loner is the main character would be a tough sell.
10/25/2011 9:35:52 AM
Originally Posted By Doucheatron3000:
... It would be very hard to do without giving him friends/sidekicks/love interests, though. A show where a total loner is the main character would be a tough sell.
... It would be very hard to do without giving him friends/sidekicks/love interests, though. A show where a total loner is the main character would be a tough sell.
Since they will be diverging from the comics and have him maintain a dual identity (still a cop while also The Punisher), I suspect his friends, etc. will be centered around the cop identity and not The Punisher (unless they have an "assistant" a la Microchip).
Don't get me wrong from my comments above. I WANT this to work and I WANT it to be good... I'm just not counting on it working out that way.
10/26/2011 7:31:35 AM
Originally Posted By HardShell:
Heck, The Punisher started out as a "cool villain" himself.
(I still have a pristine copy of that issue, BTW. Amazing Spider-Man #129 IIRC.)
Originally Posted By WPNS462:
Some cool comic enemies, too. I'd like to see a decent movie with Bushwhacker in it with his gun arm.
Some cool comic enemies, too. I'd like to see a decent movie with Bushwhacker in it with his gun arm.
Heck, The Punisher started out as a "cool villain" himself.
(I still have a pristine copy of that issue, BTW. Amazing Spider-Man #129 IIRC.)
Waaaaaay back when I was still reading them I saw, (might still have), the coolest cover of Captain America. I think Frank Miller did it. It had the Punisher standing on Cap's shield, pointing a gun at Cap.
10/26/2011 1:08:59 PM
Originally Posted By dhmjr40:
Waaaaaay back when I was still reading them I saw, (might still have), the coolest cover of Captain America. I think Frank Miller did it. It had the Punisher standing on Cap's shield, pointing a gun at Cap.
Originally Posted By HardShell:
Heck, The Punisher started out as a "cool villain" himself.
(I still have a pristine copy of that issue, BTW. Amazing Spider-Man #129 IIRC.)
Originally Posted By WPNS462:
Some cool comic enemies, too. I'd like to see a decent movie with Bushwhacker in it with his gun arm.
Some cool comic enemies, too. I'd like to see a decent movie with Bushwhacker in it with his gun arm.
Heck, The Punisher started out as a "cool villain" himself.
(I still have a pristine copy of that issue, BTW. Amazing Spider-Man #129 IIRC.)
Waaaaaay back when I was still reading them I saw, (might still have), the coolest cover of Captain America. I think Frank Miller did it. It had the Punisher standing on Cap's shield, pointing a gun at Cap.
I had a 'What If' issue...what if the Venom parasite took over the Punisher instead of Spider-man. Damn, I'm gonna have to go to storage and dig them all out. HAHA
10/27/2011 2:22:17 AM
These network fuckers better keep their mits off of Mack Bolan and the rest of the Stony Man crew.
10/27/2011 10:31:59 PM
will butcher the all time best comic 
just make him a vietnam vet liek he is meant to be
just make him a vietnam vet liek he is meant to be
10/28/2011 12:21:34 AM
Originally Posted By Shawnmt6601:
will butcher the all time best comic
just make him a vietnam vet liek he is meant to be
will butcher the all time best comic
just make him a vietnam vet liek he is meant to be
Going to be tough to film it then, because it would have to be a period piece. Unless you're proposing Frank be 60 or so.
10/28/2011 12:36:48 PM
Originally Posted By Shawnmt6601:
will butcher the all time best comic
just make him a vietnam vet liek he is meant to be
will butcher the all time best comic
just make him a vietnam vet liek he is meant to be
That's what always pissed me off about the movies. No one has a clue to his past. A buddy of mine would always tell me he was a former cop, even though he never read the comics like I did.
10/29/2011 1:18:26 AM
Originally Posted By Blackwind:
See? THAT'S how much fail the Punisher movies have been! I forgot there were THREE!!
See? THAT'S how much fail the Punisher movies have been! I forgot there were THREE!!
Dolph Lundgren as the Punisher and one of the worst movies filmed for Hollywood in Australia.
10/31/2011 8:24:40 PM
Originally Posted By Doucheatron3000:
Going to be tough to film it then, because it would have to be a period piece. Unless you're proposing Frank be 60 or so.
Originally Posted By Shawnmt6601:
will butcher the all time best comic
just make him a vietnam vet liek he is meant to be
will butcher the all time best comic
just make him a vietnam vet liek he is meant to be
Going to be tough to film it then, because it would have to be a period piece. Unless you're proposing Frank be 60 or so.
he is in his 60s in the comic and it works out just fine
thats part if the fun. he is older, but still a hardass and mean, with a lot of abuse of his body behind him, it shows how driven adn insane he has become over the years
11/5/2011 10:19:24 PM
if its on fox fuck them, they will cancel after 2 shows. fox kills anything worth watching leaves junk on. dont think a tv show would do it justice unless its animated or cgi
11/8/2011 9:46:55 PM
You can't have a "legit" Punisher.. when he's owned by Disney.. just kills it..
11/8/2011 10:17:41 PM
Originally Posted By AmericanSoldier1989:
You can't have a "legit" Punisher.. when he's owned by Disney.. just kills it..
You can't have a "legit" Punisher.. when he's owned by Disney.. just kills it..
Meh... never underestimate The Mouse.
