10 TV Shows That Marvel Seriously Needs To Make

7. The Pulse

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What Is It? The Pulse was a comic series written by Brian Michael Bendis and focusing on the people who worked for a weekly section of The Daily Bugle, a section that focused entirely on superheroes. The series starred Jessica Jones, who was once a superhero herself named Jewel, as well as a private investigator. Also working on The Pulse were veteran reporter Ben Urich, who has a long association with Daredevil (he was played in the film by Joe Pantoliano) and Kat Farrell, who dislikes being forced to cover superheroes, who she refers to as €œCapes.€ The series also featured Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson and editor in chief Joe Robertson, plus Jessica€™s superhero boyfriend, Luke Cage. How To Do It Right? A series like The Pulse isn€™t likely to do as well in comics, but for TV, a series that reports on different superhero encounters could be great fun. And there€™s some groundwork laid already, with ABC having passed on A.K.A. Jessica Jones. Unused story ideas could be adapted for The Pulse, and superheroes could easily be reported on from a distance. That way, you can get away with working on a TV budget. Story elements like Jessica€™s former superhero life clashing with her new life, Kat€™s dislike of Capes, and Ben€™s connection with Daredevil could be handled in fun, small ways. Showcasing the fall-out from superhero movies would be interesting, much like the short film Item 47. But the real challenge would be The Pulse€™s connection to The Daily Bugle. As Sony owns the film rights to the Bugle as part of Spider-Man, that could pose problems. Ideally, some guest appearances from J.K. Simmons reprising his iconic performance as Jameson would be incredible, but that may just be a pipe-dream. If Marvel and Sony could come to an agreement about this, that€™d be a great opportunity to build on Marvel€™s cinematic universe.
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Percival Constantine is the author of several novels and short stories, including the Vanguard superhero series, and regularly writes and comments on movies, comics, and other pop culture. More information can be found at his website, PercivalConstantine.com