On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Do we thank *Spider-Man* in all its various forms for this mindset? -- >> BOB >> >> All of the recent franchises that insist on starting over are to > thank/blame. I concede, as a writer it is difficult to write for an > invulnerable character, but the trick is to have compelling supporting > characters who can advance a storyline. The Bond and Batman franchises > learned quickly to make it about the villains and the love interests, but I > don't think any version of Superman has ever quite nailed that idea (though > Lois and Clark probably came closest of all the on screen adaptations). > I don't really agree with you Kevin here in general, and in particular I disagree about Bond - at least in its latest (and, with all due respect to Sir Sean, the best) incarnation, there has been quite a bit of focus on Bond and his backstory, to wonderful effect. In Skyfall there is also quite a bit of attention paid to the villan's backstory, and they have been quite transparent about trying to make his villainy interior, not exterior. I know a lot of folks on this list are real comic book guys; I am not (when I was 10 I walked to the corner liquor store and bought 5 comic books with my saved up allowance; my mom threw a fit and forbade me from ever reading them. Unlike lots of kids I guess, I listened to my mother). I only ever got interested in superheros when they started paying attention to the backstory and the psychology (though my understanding is that there is a lot of that in both the Batman and Spiderman comics anyway?). -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
