Now, for those of you a bit out of the loop, there's been a lot of buzz lately about DC and its live-action adaptations -- the ones for the small screen, not the big one.
Arrow is enjoying a good run on the CW and I hear it's been getting a lot better lately. The general consensus is that, if nothing else, they're doing better on cable than Marvel is with
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which most people haven't had the best reactions to.
Lately, rumors have been circulating about the Flash showing up in
Arrow and spinning off into his own television series. The latest bit of news about DC's TV shows is a bit more surprising, though. Apparently, there's a possibility that we may be getting a show about Rex Tyler, (slightly) better known as Hourman.
If you just said "Who?", you're not alone. The character is certainly a niche one, even among comic book fans. Despite being around since 1940, he hasn't really enjoyed much in the way of popularity, though he's probably best known as a founding member of the Justice Society of America, the first superhero team and the precursor of the modern Justice League of America. His shtick is that he gets superpowers for one hour by taking a drug he developed himself called "Miraclo". Miraclo, however, turns out to be additive. In the meantime, he essentially forgets about his wife and son in preference of being a superhero. Most of that seems to be mentioned in the plot outline you can find
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Hourman centers on a brilliant-yet-troubled pharmaceutical analyst who discovers that the visions that have plagued him since childhood are actually glimpses of tragic events occurring one hour in the future. Determined to win back his ex-wife and son, he heroically prevents these tragedies from unfolding, finding both purpose and redemption along the way.
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Personally, I'm all for it, but I don't think it's going to work out. We've had rumors circulating here and there about TV shows for every DC character from Booster Gold to Starman. Superman and the Green Arrow are the only ones it's actually worked out for, though. That said, Hourman has some obvious advantages over a lot of good TV show candidates: he's cheap. His powers aren't particularly showy, so the special effects wouldn't be expensive. He also has enough depth and uniqueness as a character that he wouldn't feel stale or like more of the same.
Thoughts anyone?