FOX to produce "Punisher" pilot

[JD]

I've never read a Punisher comic or seen one of the movies, but based on what little I do know, this sounds all kinds of wrong. Unless it's what you guys are saying it might be, then maybe it could work, but I'll admit I don't have a ton of faith in the networks when it comes to live action comic book adaptations. The only one I really liked was Smallville, and almost everybody else seems to hate it.

 

[Mike Farley]

I've got this idea for a Batman series where instead of a masked vigilante Bruce becomes a private eye.

 

[theenglish]

So he would be cop during the day and vigilante during his time off from work. Besides of when is the guy is going to get some sleep..the idea sounds stupid. Wont he end up investigating himself at some point, too?
If he is a regular cop and ex-marine whos family is killed..and then turns to a vigilante, now that would be better.
But I agree with other posters here..make it well and true to the origins or do not make it all

I agree with this sentiment as well.

 

[Dream]

I've got this idea for a Batman series where instead of a masked vigilante Bruce becomes a private eye.

I've got this idea about a show about teen Clark Kent that goes on for ten seasons without him flying or putting on his Superman suit.

Your idea is just as bad as that.

 

[Captaindemotion]

It sounds like they want to have a cross between a procedural show and a superhero show. In which case, the obvious character to have used is Daredevil. Lawyer by day, superhero by night. Agewise, he's more like the Castle character in this synopsis and you wouldn't have to worry about the level of violence in a network tv show. Not to mention that Fox own or used to own the movie rights to the character (though I think they may lapse to Marvel soon if not already).

 

[trekkiebaggio]

^That would make sense but there's already another Daredevil movie in the works.

I like The Punisher and maybe this will work but perhaps they should try adapting other characters rather than trying the same ones over and over again.

 

[O'Dib]

It sounds like they want to have a cross between a procedural show and a superhero show. In which case, the obvious character to have used is Daredevil

Daredevil would need to be a lot more special effects heavy. Unless Matt only goes blind at the end of the show's ten year run, at which point the whole fearlessness while jumping off rooftops thing kicks in.

My question about a Frank Castle with a life besides that of the Punisher is .. would he be wearing glasses by day? Being both a cop and vigilante he would risk the wrath of those likely to recognize him. But I guess that could be the point.

Anyway, I've been thinking, the Punisher persona should first manifest during his tour of duty, a result of PTSD perhaps, where he would start offing soldiers guilty of war crimes.. and planting their bodies in places that implicated Iraqis that he also discovered to be up to no good during his night-time justice runs. For example, he would use the vic's radio to report a shoot-out and call in an airstrike, and have him be found to have died in said shoot-out. Fool proof!

 

[RoJoHen]

It could be done well as a prequel type idea. We could spend a season with Frank and his family; get to know them and like them while Frank dabbles in his super hero vigilante role as the media labeled "Punisher". Then at the end of the season, Frank's activities as the Punisher catch up with him and his entire family is killed. Season two focuses on vengeful, unstable Frank trying to balance his blood thirsty hunt with his job on the police force. Season three focuses on the truth coming out with Frank becomng more unstable on the run as a wanted man. Etc.

I really think this kind of thing is what the Punisher has been missing in live action and why it hasn't connected to the public. All we've been given is this sadistic asshole who has a 15 second flashback to a picnic every once in awhile; we're never given much to use in sympathizing with or understanding Frank.

I could see something like this working. Spend the first season letting the audience connect with his family and then BAM! They all die in the season 1 finale. It would be quite a shock to the audience not familiar with the Punisher.

I think this would be awesome. And having his whole family die in the end of the first season could be one hell of a cliffhanger. I would definitely come back for more.

 

[Admiral_Young]

A Punisher TV series would be pretty awesome if they stuck to what the character is and not this premise. I too wonder what the status of the threeboot or is it fourboot now film is at Marvel Studios unless this is meant to be an entirely separate project.

 

[O'Dib]

Could we also make Frank's war on crime a Jihad? Apparently he went to priest school before joining the marines, and quit 'cause he couldn't find it in himself to forgive wrongdoers. So maybe he would discover a faith more suited to his sensibilities while serving in Iraq.. He could be like a one man Muslim version of the Boondock Saints!

 

[Captaindemotion]

It sounds like they want to have a cross between a procedural show and a superhero show. In which case, the obvious character to have used is Daredevil

Daredevil would need to be a lot more special effects heavy. Unless Matt only goes blind at the end of the show's ten year run, at which point the whole fearlessness while jumping off rooftops thing kicks in.

It would need to be more SFX heavy than a Punisher show but I don't think it would be any more so than Heroes, Smallville or the like. And as I say, it wouldn't need to worry about network restrictions about violence etc as much as a Punny show would.

^That would make sense but there's already another Daredevil movie in the works.

Yeah, I thought so. But isn't Guillermo Del Toro supposed to be making a Hulk tv series, even as that character appears in The Avengers? And Superman Returns was greenlit, made and released while Smallville was on the air.

I like The Punisher and maybe this will work but perhaps they should try adapting other characters rather than trying the same ones over and over again.

Agreed.

 

[trekkiebaggio]

Tbh I'm surprised they haven't tried to get a Daredevil tv show already. Given there are SO many lawyer/cop/procedural shows it would seem to be one of the least risky properties to adapt.

 

[Captain Craig]

I like The Punisher and maybe this will work but perhaps they should try adapting other characters rather than trying the same ones over and over again.

Agreed.

Same here. Really like Punisher but if a street crime show is what you want there are other choices, as noted with Daredevil. How about Cloak & Dagger? I think the F/X of dark & light are easy enough to do at this point.
What about Night Trasher? His character has been shown to be one part Tony Stark, one part Punisher at times. Having Night Trasher would even allow, if it found success, to begin incorporating elements of New Warriors and have spin off potential more so than C&D.