The Hollywood Reporter said:
The Hollywood Reporter| The CW Developing Drama Based on DC Comics Hero 'Hourman'
Well, didn't see this one coming. Got potential, though.
After Arrow and The Flash, the next DC Hero to go CW: Hourman!
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The Hollywood Reporter| The CW Developing Drama Based on DC Comics Hero 'Hourman'
Well, didn't see this one coming. Got potential, though.
If that's not a joke, that sounds really cool. If it happened, I hope they'd take it in a superhero direction. I could see it being done as kind of an action thing without any costumes or villains. But, if they're going to the trouble of using DC's character, hopefully the main character would become a superhero/crimefighter.
Doesn't sound very exciting.
Lame.
Where is the "girl power"? Another male DC character. They are still mulling over Wonder Woman/Amazon...my idea? Stargirl/Courtney Whitmore.
Where is the "girl power"? Another male DC character. They are still mulling over Wonder Woman/Amazon...my idea? Stargirl/Courtney Whitmore.
The second Hourman did have the "Miraclo" pills as his main gimmick as did the first, but at some point he also gained some kind of tachyon-based hourglass that gave him visions of events an hour in the future.
^ Ooh, I loved that show.
I would never have guessed this, but I'm down for it if they do it well. It sounds like they're doing a mix of Rex and Rick from JSA, which I loved.
I'd be happy for Court again, they did her on Smallville (the very few late-season episodes I watched) and except for the mask I enjoyed what they did with her. Although the staff especially was a little bit... um let's say low-key.
Miraclo yeah, though I thought they were yellow tablets? The "can see terrible things an hour before they happen" thing was introduced in the 90s/00s Justice Society as a secondary power. The article mentions him being a pharmaceutical analyst, so I can see them bringing the Miraclo in at some point.
I would never have guessed this, but I'm down for it if they do it well. It sounds like they're doing a mix of Rex and Rick from JSA, which I loved.
I'd be happy for Court again, they did her on Smallville (the very few late-season episodes I watched) and except for the mask I enjoyed what they did with her. Although the staff especially was a little bit... um let's say low-key.
Miraclo yeah, though I thought they were yellow tablets? The "can see terrible things an hour before they happen" thing was introduced in the 90s/00s Justice Society as a secondary power. The article mentions him being a pharmaceutical analyst, so I can see them bringing the Miraclo in at some point.
My first thought was "who?," but after reading the description, I think it could work. The plot's been done a number of times with non-superhero characters, so they might struggle to differentiate it. Perhaps playing up the superhero aspects would help in that regard.
Little blue pills = Viagra.
I don't see them starting with it, but Miraclo is too good to leave out. They could stretch out an entire season of stories concerning addiction and side effects - it would essentially be a grab at the Bradley Cooper Limitless audience .
All in all, I think CW is onto a good one with Hourman. It's a concept with a lot of potential but yet not a budget buster.
All in all, I think CW is onto a good one with Hourman. It's a concept with a lot of potential but yet not a budget buster.
Well, it does say he's wanting to win back back his wife and son, so, they can't go too young
Given that most of the characters in Arrow, with only two exceptions, range from their upper 20s to their early 50s, I really wish people would get over the myth that all CW shows are about teenagers.
I thought it was Tru Calling,
^It's allowed to do more than one show about a given premise.
Besides, the one-hour deadline would give this one more urgency than those other two, where they had a full day to avert the crisis. It would pretty much have to play out quite differently.
Besides, the one-hour deadline would give this one more urgency than those other two, where they had a full day to avert the crisis. It would pretty much have to play out quite differently.