6 Worst Ever Comic Book TV Shows - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 06-04-2013, 01:48 AM

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Comic books and television have a very long relationship. Since 1952’s The Adventures of Superman, which featured George Reeves as the Man of Steel, there have been numerous attempts to bring superheroes to the small screen, both in animation and live-action. The results have been a pretty mixed bag. 1966’s Batman unfortunately set public perception of comic book superheroes being juvenile and campy, and that’s a perception that not many live-action shows sought to correct.

Animation has fared slightly better, especially since the 90s, which saw the debut of the groundbreaking Batman: The Animated Series. Not only did it bring us the most-accurate adaptation of The Dark Knight in the history of film and television, but it also showed to the general public that animation and superheroes could be serious and appealing to adults without alienating children.

With the advancement of technology and new avenues for release such as digital streaming, as well as the public hungering for more superhero action after blockbuster successes like The Dark Knight Trilogy and The Marvel Cinematic Universe, there has never been a better stage for TV shows based on comic books. The CW’s Arrow just wrapped up a very successful first season while this fall will see the debut of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC. And with Joss Whedon helming the show, the man who was responsible for not only The Avengers but hugely-popular cult TV shows like Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly, it looks like it’s going to raise the bar even higher.

Of course, this wasn’t always the case. For every Arrow or The Incredible Hulk, there are about a dozen more attempts that were just plain awful. Here we’re going to look at some of the worst of the worst. Since that’s a pretty wide net to cast, I’m going to set a few ground rules: 1) Just focus on live-action, throwing animated series into the mix would increase the available candidates by a lot. 2) No made-for-TV movies or unaired pilots, this is only for shows that were able to amass a few episodes under their belt.

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king of comedy · 06-04-2013, 07:33 AM

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I never saw Smallville and it did look good. Looks better than Lois and Clark and looking at Lois and Clark now, makes want to see Man of Steel more. Birds of Prey wasn't that bad I just wished that Batman made a guest appearance.

Mr. Television · 06-04-2013, 08:26 AM

Lois and Clark was a good show and so was Smallville. Yes Smallville JTS and I bailed on it about 2 years before it ended. But in it's prime, it was one of the best.

Torgo · 07-01-2013, 07:09 PM

I love both Smallville, and The Amazing Spider Man.

Adamantium · 07-01-2013, 08:34 PM

Let's face it, even the "worst" comic book TV shows are still good.

I actually really enjoyed "Birds of Prey" and "Lois & Clark." I've never seen "Smallville", nor do I have the desire to.

biffbronson · 07-08-2013, 05:02 AM

Smallville really progressed following the first season. I'm not saying the first season was bad -- not at all. But early on it tended to be the "freak of the week" approach.

Smallville's best characters actually tended to be ones created for the series, like Chloe Sullivan and Lionel Luthor (Lex's dad). It was a very worthwhile series.

Mr. Television · 07-08-2013, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by biffbronson

Smallville really progressed following the first season. I'm not saying the first season was bad -- not at all. But early on it tended to be the "freak of the week" approach.

Smallville's best characters actually tended to be ones created for the series, like Chloe Sullivan and Lionel Luthor (Lex's dad). It was a very worthwhile series.

I think when it really JTS was the whole Jimmy Olsen not being Jimmy Olsen storyline. I never could get past that. And once Lex left, it wasn't as good. I agree about Chloe and Lionel. They were good characters.

biffbronson · 07-08-2013, 10:43 AM

Yeah, the Jimmy Olsen thing was a strange turn.

Allison Mack (Chloe) showed very good acting ability. And I should also mention that I liked the casting of Jonathan and Martha Kent -- though both were totally unlike the comic book characters, usually depicted as an elderly couple.

angiefan · 07-08-2013, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by biffbronson

Yeah, the Jimmy Olsen thing was a strange turn.

Allison Mack (Chloe) showed very good acting ability. And I should also mention that I liked the casting of Jonathan and Martha Kent -- though both were totally unlike the comic book characters, usually depicted as an elderly couple.

i loved lois and clark,and smallville. tom welling and dean cain were both eye candy.

i never saw birds of prey or ninja turtles,the next mutation,but i think the amazing spiderman with the other eye candy nicholas hammond scared me as a child,as did the incredible hulk.on i love the 70s,a comedianne called the show,the hunk.

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Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,820	Let's face it, even the "worst" comic book TV shows are still good. I actually really enjoyed "Birds of Prey" and "Lois & Clark." I've never seen "Smallville", nor do I have the desire to.

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biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,312	Yeah, the Jimmy Olsen thing was a strange turn. Allison Mack (Chloe) showed very good acting ability. And I should also mention that I liked the casting of Jonathan and Martha Kent -- though both were totally unlike the comic book characters, usually depicted as an elderly couple.