Marvel's Most Wanted (Agents of SHIELD spin-off)

[Alidar Jarok]

Who would say it to whom? Everyone in the show is familiar with her background. It would be unrealistic exposition. She obviously has a science background because she's competently doing scientific stuff. She had that background in the comics, which they're clearly drawing from. They didn't just make it up because they needed a character to fill that role. They aren't really even having her do that work because they wanted someone to replace Simmons. They did it because they wanted to show that she's playing it safe and afraid to go out into the field.

 

[Turtletrekker]

We have a synopsis!

MARVEL’S MOST WANTED (aka Mockingbird)
STUDIO: Marvel Television
TEAM: Jeffrey Bell (w, ep), Paul Zbyszewski (w, ep), Jeph Loeb (ep), Jim Chory (ep)
LOGLINE: Centers on Bobbi Morse (a.k.a. Mockingbird) and Lance Hunter of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., two ex-spies and ex-spouses who are on the run with no friends, no S.H.I.E.L.D. and a long list of enemies looking to claim a bounty on their heads. Able to trust no one but each other, Bobbi and Hunter form an uneasy alliance with Dominic Fortune, a rogue adventurer with a wealth of resources and even more adversaries, who agrees to protect them so long as they help him with his own agenda. These two heroes will help anyone in need, all while trying to uncover the conspiracy that put their own lives in jeopardy.
CAST: Adrianne Palicki, Nick Blood, Delroy Lindo

 

[Christopher]

We have a synopsis!

Okay... That doesn't sound like a superhero show at all, or even much of a spy show.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Okay... That doesn't sound like a superhero show at all, or even much of a spy show.

Sounds like a chase show of the A-Team variety.

 

[Tosk]

Still not feelin' it, but I'll give it a chance.

 

[cylkoth]

Okay... That doesn't sound like a superhero show at all, or even much of a spy show.

Sounds like the tv version of Human Target, with a pinch of Magnum PI thrown in.

 

[Christopher]

Sounds like the tv version of Human Target, with a pinch of Magnum PI thrown in.

I guess you mean the second TV version of Human Target. I regret that the first, far more faithful version is forgotten. It was the next show Danny Bilson & Paul DeMeo developed after the 1990 The Flash, and it ran for all of seven episodes. But I quite liked it. It had interesting characterization and cutting-edge visual effects. I lost interest in the Mark Valley version after about two minutes. Beyond the title and the main character's name, it had exactly nothing to do with the thing it was based on. I wonder why they even bothered to use the name.

Speaking of names, I wonder if Bobbi will ever be called Mockingbird onscreen rather than just in promotional materials.

 

[Mr Light]

I just really can't see this working on its own. They're good to be part of an ensemble, but their own show? It's not like Agents of SHIELD is getting good ratings as it is.

 

[MarsWeeps]

Adrienne Palicki is just so marvelously tall and strong and statuesque -- she really looks the part.

Although she failed as Wonder Woman. I just found a link for the failed pilot, I'll create a new thread for it, link below.

http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/failed-wonder-woman-tv-series-pilot.279254/

 

[ATimson]

I guess you mean the second TV version of Human Target. ... I lost interest in the Mark Valley version after about two minutes. Beyond the title and the main character's name, it had exactly nothing to do with the thing it was based on. I wonder why they even bothered to use the name.

Given the WGA's penchant for keeping names on scripts the writers had nothing to do with, I'm sure there's probably some contractual reason that because it started as an adaptation of Human Target, they couldn't just change the name of the show/characters later on in the process.

That said, as someone who was unfamiliar with the comics at the time (still haven't read them, but at least I know they exist ), I thought it was a fun show the first season.

 

[JD]

That descriptionf for Most Wanted doesn't really do much for me. It sounds kind of generic, and I'm really disappointed they're apparently kicking them out of S.H.I.E.L.D. I was expecting this to be about them going after S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most wanted, not for them to be the most wanted.

 

[Christopher]

Given the WGA's penchant for keeping names on scripts the writers had nothing to do with, I'm sure there's probably some contractual reason that because it started as an adaptation of Human Target, they couldn't just change the name of the show/characters later on in the process.

That's a plausible explanation.

That said, as someone who was unfamiliar with the comics at the time (still haven't read them, but at least I know they exist ), I thought it was a fun show the first season.

I've got nothing against radically reworked adaptations in principle; I'm a big fan of the Bill Bixby Incredible Hulk, after all. But I was turned off of the 2010 Human Target by the preview clips. One of the reasons I enjoyed the '92 Human Target so much is that its version of Christopher Chance was all about preserving life; he was guilt-ridden over the things he'd done in the Vietnam War and had sworn to devote the rest of his life to saving lives rather than taking them, so he refused to use deadly force. But even the few minutes I saw of the Valley show made it appear that this version of the character revelled in using deadly force, that he was more an assassin for hire than a bodyguard, and that repelled me. (Besides, I've always found Mark Valley to be rather bland.)

Besides, they completely tossed away the core premise of the comic, which was about a man disguising himself to impersonate people whose lives were in danger -- which allows for interesting explorations of identity (as in the Vertigo Comics version written by Peter Milligan) or the psychology of a man who'd put himself in harm's way like that (as in the '92 TV series). Of course I understand the logistical difficulties and credibility issues of having the lead actor disguised as/portrayed by a different guest actor for the bulk of each episode (though the '92 series seemed to handle it okay), but they lost the central gimmick that made the premise interesting in the first place. As some wags noted, it should really have been called Human (Standing Next to the) Target. At least the Bixby Hulk kept the actual Hulk part.

 

[dahj]

I don't see this getting picked up.

Actually, I don't really quite get who this is supposed to be for?
Comic book TV fans have tons of proper comic book TV shows to choose from, and I don't think the rest of the audience is really clamoring for a comic book show that is only just barely comic-booky...

 

[DarKush]

Yeah, I could see this as movie-of-the week kind of deal, miniseries or even a special episode or arc within Agents of SHIELD, but it doesn't seem like something that should be a series. Marvel should delve into their other unused or underused properties.

 

[Christopher]

Marvel should delve into their other unused or underused properties.

That's kind of where Dominic Fortune comes in, though, isn't it? He's certainly an unused or underused property. But maybe they figured he was too obscure to carry a show on his own, so they tied him to two popular AoS characters. Plus we don't know what Marvel villains they may end up facing.

 

[Turtletrekker]

...or what heroes they might encounter.

 

[nx1701g]

I was kinda looking forward to this, but, with Agent Carter circling the drain, I find myself losing interest with it.

 

[Turtletrekker]

What does one have to do with the other?

 

[nx1701g]

I'm a little nervous about getting interested in yet another comic related series. I'm getting to the point where I think they've become over saturated with them.

Plus, I wonder if part of the plan was to replace Agent Carter with Most Wanted.

 

[DarKush]

That's kind of where Dominic Fortune comes in, though, isn't it? He's certainly an unused or underused property. But maybe they figured he was too obscure to carry a show on his own, so they tied him to two popular AoS characters. Plus we don't know what Marvel villains they may end up facing.

Touche. However they could also include Fortune on Agents of Shield. I don't think they need to dilute the brand in this fashion. I would rather see them do a Moon Knight show (Netflix) or something else more ABC friendly than the Most Wanted Show. Granted I do like Delroy Lindo. I think he would make a good Starfleet captain or admiral.