Theatrical Review of Punisher: War Zone

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Published Dec 8, 2008 Frank Castle is back. Again. Is the third time the charm for Marvel's most lovable mass murderer?

hoodaguy

Dec 9, 2008 - CST 9:24 AM

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I love the Punisher's three favorite pasttimes. Awesome.

I wonder why they don't try and make the Punisher into a TV series on HBO or something. I think it would be pretty easy, if they had the right writer and of course the right cast. Oh well.

JJ79

Dec 9, 2008 - CST 9:47 AM

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I wonder why they don't try and make the Punisher into a TV series on HBO or something. I think it would be pretty easy, if they had the right writer and of course the right cast.

That may be a very good idea on paper, but Marvel doesn't have a good track record in live action television fare. Their Blade: The Series got cancelled on Spike after one season. The remake of Flash Gordon (while not Marvel, but comics-based), got yanked after one miserable, horrible season on Sci Fi. Painkiller Jane suffered the same fate.

For those to work, the writers need to be allowed to be as dark as they want to. I don't think any network will let it happen. Why? Because even in Sopranos or The Wire or Deadwood, there was some element of levity...can Punisher be a sympathetic character while being a vigilante.

(Not to mention Marvel is financing all their own productions now and I'm sure HBO would want it all to themselves...)

Jason