Thomas Edison crime fighter? NBC pilot in development - Page 3

sojourner · September 27 2012, 03:40 PM

^No, no, no, It's a special police taskforce that has setup in a creaky old steamboat ala Nash Bridges.

Captaindemotion · September 27 2012, 04:46 PM

Mr. Adventure wrote:

What's next? HG Wells as a time travelling female adventurer? Winston Churchill and Daleks? Mark Twain on the Enterprise? Amelia Earhart in the Delta Quadrant? Madness!

Not forgetting Elvis and (a black) JFK living in a retirement home, fighting an evil Mummy.

I agree probably a missed opportunity to use the cooler Tesla. After all, no show has ever featured him prominently.

He is prominent in the movie The Prestige, though.

Greg Cox · September 27 2012, 06:26 PM

Captaindemotion wrote:

Mr. Adventure wrote:

What's next? HG Wells as a time travelling female adventurer? Winston Churchill and Daleks? Mark Twain on the Enterprise? Amelia Earhart in the Delta Quadrant? Madness!

Not forgetting Elvis and (a black) JFK living in a retirement home, fighting an evil Mummy..

Or Sigmund Freud teaming up with Sherlock Holmes. Or H. G. Wells chasing Jack the Ripper through time.

(Nicholas Meyer probably helped kicked off this whole trend with both THE SEVEN PERCENT SOLUTION and TIME AFTER TIME.)

Owain Taggart · September 27 2012, 07:36 PM

The difference being that those were actually both good movies

But yeah, a Tesla series would be cool. Have David Bowie reprise his role from The Prestige.

Temis the Vorta · September 27 2012, 08:23 PM

Oh no, it would have to be a twentysomething Tesla!

early 30s at the oldest.

Judging from his photo, the best match in looks is...Milo Ventimiglia!

For the villainous Edison, I nominate...Matthew Fox!

The Keeper · September 27 2012, 08:45 PM

Note to NBC: Screw Edison.

Skywalker wrote:

Tesla was cooler.

THIS!

Mr. Adventure · September 27 2012, 09:55 PM

Captaindemotion wrote:

Mr. Adventure wrote:

What's next? HG Wells as a time travelling female adventurer? Winston Churchill and Daleks? Mark Twain on the Enterprise? Amelia Earhart in the Delta Quadrant? Madness!

Not forgetting Elvis and (a black) JFK living in a retirement home, fighting an evil Mummy.

I agree probably a missed opportunity to use the cooler Tesla. After all, no show has ever featured him prominently.

He is prominent in the movie The Prestige, though.

I was being facetious about Sanctuary which I only saw a few episodes but I'm pretty sure Tesla was in it.

T'Baio · September 27 2012, 11:33 PM

Skywalker wrote:

Tesla was cooler.

Oh, God, they're probably going to make Tesla a villain.

Actually, they'll make Tesla the partner in crime fighting who actually solves all the cases. Edison will just take all the credit.

Gaith · September 28 2012, 01:59 AM

sojourner wrote:

^No, no, no, It's a special police taskforce that has setup in a creaky old steamboat ala Nash Bridges.

Dammit. Did I not specify that it was a "special police taskforce" in the steamboat? I meant to type "special profiling/superscience examining/paranormal division police taskforce". Missed my morning coffee.

Locutus of Bored · September 28 2012, 02:27 AM

Warehouse 13 has had H.G. Wells (a woman whose brother posed as the author of her books) as a time traveling agent, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, M.C. Escher, and Philo Farnsworth as designers of the warehouse and/or its tech (the guns are called Teslas and the audio/video communicators Fansworths), so it would be cool to get a Steampunk prequel series in the vein of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and The Wild Wild West starring various historical figures.

Delsaber · September 28 2012, 02:32 AM

Oh! Can he be a vampire hunter, too?

Greg Cox · September 28 2012, 02:35 AM

Delsaber wrote:

Oh! Can he be a vampire hunter, too?

Isn't Tesla a vampire on Sanctuary?

September 27 2012, 03:40 PM	#31
sojourner Vice Admiral Location: I'm at WKRP	Re: Thomas Edison crime fighter? NBC pilot in development ^No, no, no, It's a special police taskforce that has setup in a creaky old steamboat ala Nash Bridges. __________________ Baby, you and me were never meant to be, just maybe think of me once in a while...

September 27 2012, 07:36 PM	#34
Owain Taggart Commodore	Re: Thomas Edison crime fighter? NBC pilot in development The difference being that those were actually both good movies But yeah, a Tesla series would be cool. Have David Bowie reprise his role from The Prestige.

September 27 2012, 08:23 PM	#35
Temis the Vorta Fleet Admiral Location: Tatoinne	Re: Thomas Edison crime fighter? NBC pilot in development Oh no, it would have to be a twentysomething Tesla! early 30s at the oldest. Judging from his photo, the best match in looks is...Milo Ventimiglia! For the villainous Edison, I nominate...Matthew Fox!

September 28 2012, 02:27 AM	#40
Locutus of Bored Backseat X-Wing Driver Location: Huntington Beach, CA	Re: Thomas Edison crime fighter? NBC pilot in development Warehouse 13 has had H.G. Wells (a woman whose brother posed as the author of her books) as a time traveling agent, Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, M.C. Escher, and Philo Farnsworth as designers of the warehouse and/or its tech (the guns are called Teslas and the audio/video communicators Fansworths), so it would be cool to get a Steampunk prequel series in the vein of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and The Wild Wild West starring various historical figures. __________________ "The fundamental cause of trouble in the world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell

September 28 2012, 02:32 AM	#41
Delsaber Commodore Location: Parts Unknown	Re: Thomas Edison crime fighter? NBC pilot in development Oh! Can he be a vampire hunter, too? __________________ • Delsaber, The Punk Rock P'takh, from Parts Unknown... • Caffeine-Fueled: jittery, occasionally-maintained geek culture blogging.

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