Fantastic Four to be tv series in 2006 (1 Viewer)

[Kenneth]

Saw this on CNN:

fantastic four

Looks like the Marvel multimedia universe just keeps expanding.

Kenneth

 

[Chris Lockwood]

Interesting. I assume it will be on in prime time- the story doesn't say.

 

[Jason_V]

With the new movie coming out next year, and if it does well sequels...won't the TV show impede and on the movie and vice versa? Plus, I'm not sure a TV show can generate the action, effects and stunts that will be required to bring in the movie audience. The show might be good, but it can only have a max of $2 million budget per show, as opposed to the movie having several, several times that.

 

[Jonathan Carter]

Problem #2 is the fact that the show is only supposed to be 30 min. instead of an hour. That's not nearly enough time to tell a good story in.

 

[Chris Lockwood]

> I'm not sure a TV show can generate the action, effects and stunts that will be required to bring in the movie audience

It's animated. I understand the Cartoon Stunt Performers Guild works cheap.

 

[Jonathan Carter]

I missed the line about it being animated. Must have been hiding from me since it was in bold print at the top of the article.

 

[JustinCleveland]

Well, MTV did an animated Spider-Man that served as a stop-gap between the movies, this might be the same concept. I never got around to watching that show, though.

 

[Jeff Jacobson]

According to one of the Family Guy commentary tracks, each episode of FG cost about $1 million.

 

[Chris Lockwood]

> According to one of the Family Guy commentary tracks, each episode of FG cost about $1 million.

Much cheaper than Friends.