Comments on: Human Target Debuts Tomorrow

By: The West Coast Era of Comics » Comics Worth Reading

The West Coast Era of Comics » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:54:41 +0000

[...] TV adaptations run the gamut from my beloved, departed Middleman to the wearing-out-its-welcome Human Target to the now-casting Walking Dead zombie thriller. Then there are shows that are just like comics. [...]

By: Chris Gumprich

Chris Gumprich — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:05:13 +0000

For once, Canadians got a bonus and saw the pilot last Friday. No spoilers, but I enjoyed it. It’s nice to have an episodic action series that doesn’t worry about long, detailed storylines.

(I was also a fan of the 1992 series, and still have six of the seven episodes on deteriorating VHS)

By: Johanna

Johanna — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:31:18 +0000

I find I run into that problem — having too much information ahead of time, creating too many expectations — more and more often as the volume on everything has increased. Yet if they don’t do it, it gets lost in the crush.

By: Jay Faerber

Jay Faerber — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:09:41 +0000

I thought the previous Human Target TV show was pretty good, all things considered. It was by the same guys who did the short-lived Flash series, and they managed to keep the “master of disguise” element, while still giving Chance a lot of face time.

I was initially turned off by this new version, simply because they ditched the one thing that made it so unique — the impersonation angle. I mean, why spend the money to option a property that most people have never heard of if you’re going to completely ditch its most distinctive trait? But I really like Mark Valley, and over the last few months I’ve started actually looking forward to this one. In fact, I’m a little concerned that I’ve raised my expectations a bit too high. Hopefully I haven’t.

James: I find it funny that you get Mark Valley and Colin Ferguson confused, because I feel that way about Mark Valley and Joel Gretsch (of The 4400 and the V remake). I enjoy both actors, but they sometimes feel interchangeable to me.

By: James Schee

James Schee — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:00:02 +0000

I’m looking forward to this too, as it looks exciting but fun too.

Am I the only one that gets Mark Valley and Colin Ferguson (star of Eureka) confused? They have such similar physical traits.