TMC
08-05-2023, 04:14 AM
https://www.batman-online.com/forum/index.php?topic=4094.0
The Incredible Hulk (1977-1982) TV series ran for five seasons before being cancelled in the early eighties. To this day the show is regarded as a classic of the genre, and much of the credit for its longevity must go to its creator Kenneth Johnson. Johnson developed a take on the material that eschewed many of the comics' more fanciful elements in favor of a grounded approach that emphasized characterization and psychological depth over effects-driven action sequences. No small feat when you consider the premise of the series involves a man transforming into a rampaging green monster.
Several years after the show's cancellation, the franchise returned for a series of TV movies that saw the Hulk teaming up with other characters from the Marvel canon. However Johnson himself was not involved with any of these, and consequently the mature psychological tone of the original program was sidelined in favor of a more cartoonish approach which fans generally regard as being inferior to the TV series.
The 1988 film The Incredible Hulk Returns saw the not-so-jolly green giant team up with Thor, while the 1990 film The Death of the Incredible Hulk gave audiences a tearjerker finale that offered closure to the entire saga. But in between these two films was a TV movie that showed the Hulk joining forces with another Marvel hero to do battle against a classic comic book villain. That film was The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989).
The Incredible Hulk (1977-1982) TV series ran for five seasons before being cancelled in the early eighties. To this day the show is regarded as a classic of the genre, and much of the credit for its longevity must go to its creator Kenneth Johnson. Johnson developed a take on the material that eschewed many of the comics' more fanciful elements in favor of a grounded approach that emphasized characterization and psychological depth over effects-driven action sequences. No small feat when you consider the premise of the series involves a man transforming into a rampaging green monster.
Several years after the show's cancellation, the franchise returned for a series of TV movies that saw the Hulk teaming up with other characters from the Marvel canon. However Johnson himself was not involved with any of these, and consequently the mature psychological tone of the original program was sidelined in favor of a more cartoonish approach which fans generally regard as being inferior to the TV series.
The 1988 film The Incredible Hulk Returns saw the not-so-jolly green giant team up with Thor, while the 1990 film The Death of the Incredible Hulk gave audiences a tearjerker finale that offered closure to the entire saga. But in between these two films was a TV movie that showed the Hulk joining forces with another Marvel hero to do battle against a classic comic book villain. That film was The Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989).