4. The Other Side
Genre: Supernatural War Story
What it is: Jason Aaron and Cameron Stewarts hard hitting Vietnam series examining the war from both sides.
Why it would be great: As an examination of the horrors of war, this is a show that is needed now more than ever. Following the two main characters that couldnt be more different, yet showing how alike we all really are deep down, this series that shows war is truly the great equalizer. Private Bill Everette, a country boy from Alabama is drafted to fight in a war he doesnt believe in, and Vo Dai, a farmer who enlists to fight for his beloved country, both have to deal with the exhaustion, terror, and stink of death that surrounds them, but in very different ways. Bill just wants to survive and make it home, patriotism be damned, but it doesnt help that his rifle continuously urges him to kill himself. Vo just wants to make it back to his family and the village he left behind, but with The Strategic Trail being such a dangerous route through heavily bombed forest and mounds of the dead, he may not even make it to the actual battlefield. Through training, fighting, hallucinations, and finally their inevitable confrontation during the bloody siege of Khe Sanh, this gritty drama would be an intense addition to HBO or Showtimes programming. And really, they are the only two networks that could really do it justice, as this show needs to be as graphic and terrifying as its comic counterpart to be effective, because for our protagonists, war truly is hell.