UPDATE: A Jessica Jones Season Breakdown Submitted for Netflix (SPOILERS, NSFW)

UPDATE: A Jessica Jones Season Breakdown Submitted for Netflix (SPOILERS, NSFW)

Last year, I was up for a job on AKA Jessica Jones. I wrote a full season outline to better my chances, which was well received. In light of the new episode titles revealed recently, I figured I’d share my take...

Editorial Opinion
By CReid - Aug 31, 2015 03:08 AM EST
Filed Under: Jessica Jones
In very early 2014, when Drew Goddard was still show-runner on Daredevil, in fact, I (rather aggressively) pursued a job on Jessica Jones.  I was fortunate enough to take a meeting, which was a phenomenal experience, and though I had some folks in my corner, I lost out on the gig.  I wrote an original superhero-themed pilot and a full breakdown of a potential season to show my stuff, and though things didn’t pan out—the effort really kept me in the running for a while.  Here’s what I came up with at the time.  Remember, this was January of 2014…so one or two changes may have taken place in the MCU since then.
 
https://carlreid00.wordpress.com/2015/08/19/jessica-jones-season-1-outline-submitted-for-nexflix/
 
UPDATE: Here's what proof I'm comfortable providing for those who asked.  Below are some pics (back and front) of the business card I was given at the end of the meeting, obviously, personal information redacted. This likely won't satsify everyone, but it's what I can offer:

http://imgur.com/a/fpcZ5#FyAs04x

It was the early days, before the writers’ room was even assembled, obviously, but I did learn a few things about the direction of the show.  I can’t divulge anything specific, and much certainly may have changed since then, but generally, here are a few things I gathered will stay the same and some others that will change.  
 
Keepers:

1.  Jessica will be a victim of severe trauma

 
Anyone who’s read Alias knows that one of the most crucial aspects of the Jessica Jones character is her strength psychologically, which far eclipses any of her physical abilities.  A victim of a horrific, mental mind-game at the hands of the Purple Man, Jessica struggles daily with triggered memories and flashbacks that force her to relieve that unspeakable crime over and over again. 
 
Whether they will take it as far as the comics did remains to be seen, as it seems Tenant’s Killgrave has had a few shades (sorry) of sympathy added to his character, following the model set by D’onofrio’s Kingpin.  Either way, though, this indispensable dramatic beat will play throughout the course of the season, teased out in flashback.
 
2. Tone

 
As a MAX title, Alias was a refreshingly adult series that didn’t pull any punches with its mature subject matter.  As with Daredevil before it, a solid MA rating is expected, given the dark humor the series employs, along with Jessica’s frequent potty mouth.  From what I heard about a particular neighbor character, I’m expecting the series to take the mature comedic tone much further than the comics ever did.  My sense is that Krysten Ritter’s Jess will be more sarcastically quippy and generally comedic than the awkward, introverted character of the books, but overall, it seems the series will stay true to the acerbic notion of what a complete and utter mess having super-powers would create for a real, live human being.  Though perhaps not quite as noir-tinged, Jessica will also be taking up strange (again, often darkly humorous) cases to make ends meet.
 
3. Luke for Scott Lang

 
Due to the traumatic event experienced when she first attempted to don a cape, Jessica enjoys a very complicated and fearful relationship with her powers.  In short, she rather hates them and really sucks at using them.  This makes her initially pretty hesitant to get involved with another powered person, who, in the original series, for most of its run, is Scott Lang.  But his persistence wears her down, and eventually, she opens up to him (and the reader) in ways that help her to grow. 
 
She also hooks up with Luke in the midst of all this, and they get together again when Jess discovers she’s pregnant…but it seems given that Luke will be a much greater presence from the beginning of the show than he was in the series.  I’d bet Jessica remains equally apprehensive at first about the relationship (which, again, will likely begin as a super-powered hook up) as she was with Scott in the books, but over-time, their attraction and commitment will deepen as Jessica begins to break down her defensive walls.
 
Changes:

1. No deconstruction of superhero tropes


The thing that entertained me most about Alias when it was initially published, other than Jessica herself, was Bendis’s skewed take on the superhero world.  I remember my pitch at the meeting regarding what the series was ultimately going for was: what if Stan Lee had said, “Sure, a radioactive spider bite gave this teenager superpowers…but it also gave him terminal cancer”?  That was the revaluation of the glossy, idealized panels that Bendis was after and nailed so effectively. 
 
How would the world really be if narcissists and psychopaths in pajamas were constantly detonating Midtown?  How would the average person feel in a reality dominated by that level of violence and mayhem, where they had zero sense of control?  Maybe MGH would the country’s biggest club drug, functioning as an escape—allowing mortals to feel what it’s like to have power over their lives again.  Maybe rampant prejudice against non-humans might drive a teen girl to run away.  Maybe if you’re a fifteen-year old armed in spandex, things might not go so swimmingly for you the very first time you go up against a hyper-powered, career criminal and convicted, serial murder.  …You might damage something significantly more in the fight than your costume. 
 
But the current MCU is still too grounded, in order to appeal to general audiences, for the show to really riff on too many archetypes, beyond Jessica vs. the average hero.  It seems that she, Luke, and Killgrave will be standout entities in an otherwise more normal world.

2. Limited guest stars

 Similarly, don’t expect too many MCU incarnations of 616 characters to be popping up in the series.  Daredevil was jam-packed with cameos and reinventions, but Jessica inhabits an even more grounded side of NYC, it would seem.  While this is a bit disheartening, it makes sense as the show attempts to seek out a different demographic with its material, as well as distinguish itself as an independent and unique entity from the Daredevil series.  Of all the Marvel properties, Jessica Jones seeks to be the one crossover audiences with no special fondness for superheroes can connect to the most.  I was directly told as much.  Sadly, that means no Rick Jones episode.  And it is super unfortunate that given Peter Parker’s current MCU age, we won’t get a Midtown High flashback of Jess’s first love…even though it is now actually possible following the Marvel/Sony deal.
 
3. Killgrave
 

The full details of Jessica’s past will be teased through the season before a full revelation, but rather than save Killgrave for the grand finale, he will be a series regular, harassing Jessica throughout the show.  But instead of portraying him as the complete monster of Jessica’s endlessly recurring nightmares, it seems the relationship between the two will be quite complicated, and the villain will be given moments where the audience understands the origins and potential skewed reasoning behind his evil.  How this plays out exactly will be interesting to see, as it’s quite a departure from the completely skin-crawling, sociopathic, libertine sadist Bendis reappropriated for his series in one of the most twisted retcons ever written.  It’s also possible he may not, actually, be purple…but I’m hoping his true colors will be digitally added at some point when he uses his powers.  
 
So, there you have it.  I’m not privy to too much more, but that’s as much as I can say.  I hope you enjoy my outline, should you check it out.  Let me know what you’re most looking forward to in the upcoming Jessica Jones in the comments!

 

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Gutspinner
Gutspinner - 8/31/2015, 6:41 AM
Interesting stuff
homodrome
homodrome - 8/31/2015, 10:13 AM
so we are supposed to believe that they took a meeting with you and let you pitch even though they have had a showrunner for the show in place since well before it was even with Netflix?

STFU dude.
nibs
nibs - 8/31/2015, 11:17 AM
So you didn't get the job, but they let you in on some of the story?
And your breaking your NDA to write this mediocre CBM article?

What are even the spoilers here? Cage instead of Laing, Jones less introverted and funnier, Purple Man more fleshed out, and no full MCU like Peter Parker or Rick Jones. Seems like things anybody with access to Wikipedia could have guessed.

...I mean, great article.
CReid
CReid - 8/31/2015, 11:50 AM
Ha, I was mostly just writing the article to share the pitch I did for them for how one might adapt Alias. To answer some questions. First, the project was at Neflix already and they were hiring writers and writers' assistants for the show. I meet in Mrs. Rosenberg's production company, Tall Girls, at Disney's Burbank Studios, when only a pilot (written for ABC) had been completed. This was a few months after the initial announcement of the new Netflix shows. I was given vague ideas of the things mentioned above (no NDA, as they show hadn't actually started production), and they read my pitch and a pilot (you need to show samples to get hired on a show) to evaluate whether I'd be a good fit for the series. I was actually nervous it would come off as a little arrogant to write up a version of the season, but I really wanted to show I knew the character and world, and that I could be an asset on the show. I was in the hunt for a bit, but didn't make the cut. The spoilers are in regards to the comic, for those who haven't read it.
ForMeToPoopOn
ForMeToPoopOn - 8/31/2015, 2:46 PM
CReid
CReid - 8/31/2015, 3:16 PM
Haha, fair enough to the skeptics. This is the Internet, after all, I suppose. I will say, though, that these kinds of meetings are fairly routine for anyone pursuing writing out here (Los Angeles). I'm sure there are a ton of writers who also interviewed, given that it's a Marvel AND Netflix show, which so many people in my age-range would die to work on. Other than taking a photo of the business card I was given or sharing production emails, which I don't think would be too smart, I can say that the Tall Girls office is in the Old Animation Building on the second floor (if I recall correctly), right next to Stan Lee's Pow Entertainment office--which I thought was pretty cool, seeing a door that said actually said, "Stan Lee's Office." I sort of doubt that he's ever even been in it, though. It's a cool building, because it has animation stills from hundreds of older Disney movies along the walls. They've retrofitted it into an office space now, though. But, again, I guess I understand one's skepticism as the Internet is a breeding ground for BS. Feel free to believe what you'd like.
Utopian8418
Utopian8418 - 8/31/2015, 9:41 PM
@CReid This is awesome man. Like Gusto said, this is not far-fetched at all. Thanks a lot for sharing. I wanted Purple Man to be purple. And I reeally hope they dont take it as far as the comics did with that "severe trauma" thing. Maybe Purple Man should make her kill someone or something like that?
UltimateTypeface
UltimateTypeface - 9/1/2015, 12:48 AM
Hard to call bullshit on this as CReid is so chilled about being called out.

I dont see why this cant be true ...but why would you be slumming it with the fanboys and trolls if you are getting meetings with Netflix/Marvel?

Better luck to you next time methinks.
CReid
CReid - 9/1/2015, 3:00 AM
Thanks, guys! And thanks for reading! I was lucky that my representation had an in on this one, and the outline raised some eyebrows, so I got a foot in the door. I won't lie--I was pretty bummed for a while that I didn't get to work on the show, but I was also happy to have been even considered.

Trying to make it as a writer (in truth, I'm much more of a film guy, where I've worked, primarily) involves so many false starts and meetings and pitches like these that don't pan out, or projects that you spend months writing that never see production, that it becomes pretty easy to just see them as failures, looking back. But the funny thing about today was that it gave me some valuable perspective...that even though I didn't make it, I still did something that people consider utterly impossible to believe. You kind of forget that sometimes, when you're not quite where you want to be yet--so the hate actually kind of made my day, ha!

I get work on a lot of smaller things, but what I really want to do, one day, is tell these amazing stories about extraordinary people fighting to make the world a better place--and this is a place where others have the exact same passion and lifelong connection to these characters as I do. Funny thing about Hollywood is that for all the people making money from (and often writing for) superheroes, so few of them are actually fans.

I'll give a quick example...that I feel a little bad sharing, but it's funny, and I'll leave out names: there's a woman I share an agent with, who now writes on The Flash (she moved there after another CW show she was on got cancelled). She was going in for an interview with Geoff Johns (who she had never heard of, and who my agent had NO CLUE was also a comic book writer...seriously), and she needed someone to explain to her who The Flash was and why he mattered. ...She asked me if Barry was ever on The Avengers. True story.

And that's not to say that the uninitiated can't write amazing episodes from a novel perspective, even (she co-wrote a huge fan favorite episode about a character she thought I made up when I first told her about its existence)-- but in this town, it's hard to find people who really care about these stories in the same way and talk about them with the same kind of understanding. So, truth be told, it's pretty nice to have a place like this, where people just get it, you know? Even if we don't all or very often agree (haha)...we're all coming from the same place, and that's really refreshing.
Utopian8418
Utopian8418 - 9/1/2015, 7:20 AM
@CReid It always bugged me why there are no people actually involved with the movie industry in CBM. I mean this site is juat really fun for comicbook fans. I wonder if Geoff Johns for example isnt interested on early previews of Civil War or BvS. I always think that there has to be some famous people who casually check out the site.
It is also true that there are really shitty writers writing for Marvel and DC. And i know i am really pretentious but i think that i could probably pitch better story outlines than many.
I dont know much about the industry but i belive you man and hope that you make it.
CReid
CReid - 9/1/2015, 7:59 AM
@BruceWillis Thanks again! You'd be surprised, man. Jeremy Latcham, for instance, used to be my agent's boss's assistant at WME just a few years ago, doing script coverage and answering phones on a desk...now he's Feige's right-hand man. Everybody's gotta start somewhere. If you believe in your ability to tell a good story, go for it--make something, get your stuff out there, get representation, and who knows what could happen. All you've really gotta do is believe in your work and never give up--but even if it doesn't work out (and there are some slow years if you're not staffed on something, particularly on the film side), I always say I'm glad I moved out here and gave it a shot instead of sitting at home always wondering what could have been. Do what makes you happy.
Utopian8418
Utopian8418 - 9/1/2015, 8:27 AM
@CReid Well on another life, i would love to dedicate my life to write fiction. I spend most of the day just imagining these stories for books and movies. I try not to because it is distracting but cant help it. The truth is that i also really want to get into politics. But i still do want to write when im older, just not fiction.
CReid
CReid - 9/1/2015, 8:56 AM
@BruceWillis Good stuff. I'm actually from DC, and I've worked on a number of campaigns (national ones in 2008 and 2010), so I understand the political bug. Nothing stopping you from doing both...sounds like you've got your whole life ahead of you. Wish I had a few years back, ha! California is great in terms of the amount of impact an individual can have through the ballot, so I was happy when I first came here that I could satisfy my civic ambitions part-time, working on Proposition efforts, and still devote time to furthering my writing career. In many ways, the impact can be one in the same. The best stories can shine a light on a social or philosophical problems most of the world may have overlooked and inspire a lot of people to action. The superhero genre is rife with opportunity to comment on abuse of power, civil liberties, social responsibility, definitions of justice, moral relativism, and approaches to combating social ills--like crime and poverty. Those are the kinds of stories I'd really love to tell, and as the genre grows more nuanced and sophisticated on screen, I think we're getting there.
Utopian8418
Utopian8418 - 9/1/2015, 10:10 AM
@CReid Thats awesome man! Always nice to meet other fools like me who want tp change the world. I'm actually 19 and from Argentina. I do have my life ahead of me but hey, being young is just a state of mind. I have thought a lot about writing fiction and social commentary. The thing is, in my country there is just too many people having a hard time, a lot more than over there in the US, so i feel like i have to give all my time to that. So, in a way, i am the guy for whom you write to, and inspire me to jump into action.
CReid
CReid - 9/1/2015, 11:37 AM
@BruceWillis Completely understandable and admirable that you want to do your all to help your people. I think I've read a few books with pictures about people like that, haha. Sounds like you'll make a big difference, and hey, the more people out there to help in your society, the bigger an impact you can potentially make, right? But definitely keep it up! You don't have to wait till your older to use your writing as a tool to affect change. You can get your ideas out to the masses and inspire, yourself, with your thoughts and words, instantly. That's one great thing about the world we live in today. You can put something down, and suddenly, it's all around the world in seconds...and the impact can grow into something bigger than you ever imagined. The future is all yours and whatever you choose to make of it.
Utopian8418
Utopian8418 - 9/1/2015, 4:18 PM
@CReid Thanks man, you are great. I do have a few ideas that I really want to share. Have you thought about writing books?
CReid
CReid - 9/1/2015, 4:52 PM
@BruceWillis Yeah, definitely. It's a much more intensive writing process, as screenplays have made me lazy and over-reliant on dialogue. I'm about halfway through a novel, but I got sidetracked by film, my first love, again when some opportunities came about. I hope to direct my first (low-budget) feature next year...if the financiers let me take the reins with my script. But I still hold out the irrational hope of finishing the novel by the end of the year (it's social and religious commentary, Paradise Lost from Lucifer's POV, an examination of what it means to be human: the good and the bad), and before I check out, there's sort of treatise on morality I hope to complete that maybe some folks will get something out of...but that's quite a ways down the line. Ha, I wish I could pull a Jamie Madrox and let my dupes work on different projects concurrently!

But yeah, I've known that writing, in its various forms, is something I've always had a penchant for. I love film because it's a medium that's an amalgamation of so many different types of expression (imagery, music, writing, performance) that its potentially is only limited by the depth of imagination behind it. What's great about a book, though, is that isn't a collaboration, and therefore not dependent on others--it's purely your voice, mostly unadulterated, and it doesn't take three years and a small country's GDP to get it out there. After having a lot of projects put in turnaround and being rewritten a few times, I decided that the novel was a good break from that rigmarole...until they pulled me back in, ha. I may be standing on the sidelines with Marvel, but I can't complain.
Utopian8418
Utopian8418 - 9/1/2015, 7:05 PM
@CReid

That sounds really cool! I actually have thought about writing about Paradise Lost myself! I wanted to write about why evil exists. You see, I was raised as a Catholic (now i consider myself agnostic), and wanted to explain why would God allow us to have free will and choose evil. The idea was that the possibility for evil had to exist in order for love to exist, that love has to be chosen. Otherwise, we would all be a bunch of robots without purpose. However, I do not belive in free will anymore. Ironically, i now think that we truly are just a bunch of robots.

Anyways, it is really cool what you said about the difference of books and movies. I am reading all of you other movie outlines and thus far they are awesome. Keep it up man, you need to get to write the script for a CBM.
CReid
CReid - 9/2/2015, 1:18 AM
@BruceWillis Thanks again, man! Hope so one day! I'd be very interested to hear your opinion about human nature, in regards to us all being robots
(slaves to our instincts, I suppose). The nature of Evil, why it exits, what its function is, and whether it's even a real construct are EXACTLY what my book's about, actually, ha! Exploring the darker side of our nature--the duality of man as animal or something potentially higher are the stories I like exploring the most, since it's a question I'm always philosophically grappling with. That's funny we'd both been thinking about it from the context of Milton's epic--very cool.
Utopian8418
Utopian8418 - 9/2/2015, 10:27 AM
@CReid Well, my view is just that our actions are only determined by our genes, experiences and education. I belive that if we could all understand that, we would understand that everybody has the same value. Maybe then we would all just want the best for everyone, as opposed to wanting people to suffer for their actions.
CReid
CReid - 9/2/2015, 12:07 PM
@BruceWillis Gotcha. I agree that those (and environment) are the primary factors that make us who we are. I do think we retain a conscious level of choice over our individual actions, should we think on them hard enough. I completely agree that a better understanding of the impact these fundamental forces play in our psychology would help a lot of people out there make better choices and be better human beings. I think the real problem that we face is that we're a fundamentally selfish species, like all forms of life, where the instinct to survive and thrive by providing the most comfortable life for one's self is typically most people's primary objective in all they do. But because we are a more highly evolved animal, we also have the capacity to think beyond ourselves and consider the plight and needs of others (like some of the garishly clad characters you see discussed here)-- and if we'd take just a moment to step outside our egocentric instincts and immediate need for gratification, perhaps we could learn to better care for one another and the rest of the planet as well.
Blackreverend
Blackreverend - 9/2/2015, 2:15 PM
This is all real interesting bro...

I would love to hear more of your ideas and maybe get your thoughts on some of mine.

Word is Marvel's having a bit of a challenge with Iron Fist. i wish I still had time to post articles because I'm curious what folks here would think about my ideas on how to make his show work and be grounded despite the heavy Mysticism that surrounds his origin and powers.
Utopian8418
Utopian8418 - 9/2/2015, 3:41 PM
@CReid Completely agree, all we need is empathy. If you are interested check out this video

@Blackreverend I think that Iron Fist needs to come out after the Dr Strange movie. All that mysticism needs to be first established in the MCU. I also think that Iron Fist would have worked much better as a movie
CReid
CReid - 9/2/2015, 7:45 PM
@BruceWillis Cool video! I was familiar with research into mirroring neurons, and I definitely agree that we are an intrinsically social animal. It's why we're all here posting to share our thoughts with one another, after all! I do think, though, that those higher, neocortex functions are somewhat at war with our reptilian brain's instincts for self-preservation--the fear, the anger, the lust, the jealousy, the pride we all feel that tend to dominate people's actions when they don't stop to reconsider.

There are individual benefits of protection from external dangers, validation of purpose, shared resources in times of shortage, etc. to communal empathy, and I think you'd find it hard to find a truly altruistic action (besides, perhaps, an atheist's self-sacrifice) that didn't in some way benefit the individual...but I think that's totally OK. I think our conscience has something of a reward system set up to allow for our good deeds to provide us with a reciprocal sense of gratification (probably arisen from the benefits to our societies as a whole those deeds offer)--
but it's when those gestures to other require some form of deeper sacrifice of ourselves (effort, time, money, so forth) that those self-serving impulses of the lower brain are truly tested. And as of yet, I've found through my experience and observation, we're failing on a whole...despite those standout moments cited in the video that prove that we all have it within us to be so much more.

I agree that technology helps break down those barriers which naturally divide, and I hope that one day, we will see each other as connected pieces of a larger whole. But similarly, the more our current technology ravages our world and limits our resources, the more we revert to those tribal and nativist thought patterns, as we seek out the most stable, familiar, and ancient connections we can find in times of uncertainty and upheaval. The future will break one way or another, inclusion or division...and I hope, for the sake of our species, we all make the right calls.

@Blackreverend Awesome! I'd be glad to exchange ideas. I think you should definitely write an article, perhaps just a little each day till you're finished (there's no rush, after all), whenever you find the free time. You never know what interesting conversations your posts can evoke, as I've discovered.

I've heard the same things about Iron Fist, though only through the online rumor mil. I think an Iron Fist tv show can work, potentially (I sort of run through that in one of the posts in the Wordpress link above), but I'd agree that due to the requisite effects for things like K'un-Lun, Shou-Lao, and the iron fist, itself, a movie would be preferable. But, like Daredevil who I think deserves the big screen, the contracts have been signed, so Marvel Studios will have to deliver something eventually with an MCU version of Danny for Netflix. I hope they get it right!

Utopian8418
Utopian8418 - 9/2/2015, 8:35 PM
@CReid Wow, man, you have some deep stuff there. I can tell you've spent time thinking on these issues. As for me, I tend to be rather optimistic about the future. Even if it doent seem that way (because internet) we are actually living the most peaceful period of our history, inequality and poverty are decreasing, and more and more people are becoming aware that we are all equal. I just really hope that when im old I can see that future for myself.
CReid
CReid - 9/3/2015, 1:02 AM
@BruceWillis I'm totally with you. I think there's ample reason to be hopeful about our future. It's much easier today for one person to impact the entire world than every before. The steps individuals take to better their society through politics, activism, oratory, art, and yes, even telling stories about superheroes, can be shared around the world lightning quick and have an immeasurable, immediate impact on countless others.

I think these mythologies, specifically, and the values they impart, help remind us of our responsibility to one another and can even spur people to action who are inspired enough by what they see on the page or screen. I'm not sure I'd be the person I am today without many of these fictional heroes as role models growing up, when so few real world figures made the grade.

I feel these stories, and genre fiction in general, present a means of commenting on our society's most important issues in a way that makes them palatable for the masses through their entertainment value, less abrasive when making points as they take place in a fictional reality, and often quite timeless by not being constrained by burden of the very specific that non-fiction can never break free of. I guess that's why I care so much and see the enormous potential in these genres that so many allegedly "more sophisticated" people out there are so quick to dismiss as pure flight of fancy.
Blackreverend
Blackreverend - 9/3/2015, 7:41 AM
@BruceWillis - An Iron Fist movie does make a lot of sense but as @CReid mentioned the show is going to happen either way.

Personally I prefer a show because it creates a sense of continuity with the other shows and street level heroes.

@CReid - I probably will eventually write the article but in the meantime check out some of mine lol. I wrote a pretty decent series of articles a few years back on where I think the Netflix/Marvel partnership is going and my article on Marvel video games isn't too shabby either.
CReid
CReid - 9/3/2015, 9:06 AM
@Blackreverend Great stuff (though I couldn't see your artwork in your articles)! I love your Nextflix Phases. It would be nice to see the MCU branch out and become more of a heightened reality, like the books. I think James Gunn still has his sights on The Thunderbolts...and I am dying for the day that people start masking up in droves as heroes and villains in the MCU. The potential there is limitless.

I'm honestly hoping when my career is a little further along to be able to pitch a Moon Knight series, so I pray they hold off on that. Tonally, it would be more in line with the first few Huston/Finch issues--noirish with the notion of a paranoid schizophrenic superhero: is any of it real or just in his head, which personality is manifesting, does Khonshu exist and does Marc maybe actually have powers, is he really a hero or just a violent mentally ill person who needs to be taken off the streets? All interspersed with flashbacks to his days as a mercenary to show what broke or truly resurrected him. I've mapped a three season series that I think could be incredibly ground-breaking for the genre.

I'm pretty mixed on Frank. I think Bernthal could be an amazing choice if he gives it his all...but Garth Ennis is the greatest Punisher writer of all time--I think his MAX run is probably among the top five runs (in terms of quality rather than duration) of anyone on any character, and he's said time and again that you can't divorce Frank from Vietnam. I completely agree. I think there's a clever way to do it, but what I'm dying to see more than anything is a film adaptation of Born. I also think his Slavers arc could potentially be award-winning if captured correctly. And I'd top off a trilogy with a vignette movie: The Tyger, an Ennis original story, and Frank's final battle against The Kingpin as recounted by other heroes--if I had my druthers, at least, ha!

I'm guessing Strange will be brought in to cameo at least on the Defenders, whenever that actually occurs. But they really need to set up a writers' room for Iron Fist and get the ball rolling. The signs aren't good at the moment, and they've already dropped K'un Lun and Steel Serpent hints in their first series. It will be two years, at least, before we see anything from Iron Fist at this rate. I never thought I'd see Misty cast before Danny in the MCU.
Utopian8418
Utopian8418 - 9/3/2015, 7:41 PM
@CReid Yeah, its awesome to think about how popular these genre has become and how many kids are being influenced (I personally was very influenced by TDK). I can tell that you really love writing, and you seem truly great at it. Really hope you continue growing (and you write more articles).
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