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Monday, July 16, 2012
What We Learned This Weekend
Three things overheard this weekend at Comic-Con International 2012:
1. Screenwriter Andrew Kreiseberg on the progress of the Booster Gold television show being developed by SyFy (as interviewed by IGN.com):
"[I'm] handing in the script next month. It was actually pretty cool because I got to meet Dan Jurgens who created the comic book last night, and I spent about a half an hour convincing him that I wasn't just some gun for hire, that I was actually a huge fan of Booster as a kid. I wrote a couple of episodes of the Justice League animated series and when they asked me who I wanted to write, I said 'Booster'. So I've been a life-long Booster fan."
2. DC Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns discussing the Justice League International Annual at the "DC Comics: Justice League and Green Lantern" panel (according to Newsarma.com):
"It's really a Booster Gold story."
3. DC Co-Publisher Dan DiDio elaborating on what to expect in the Justice League International Annual at the "DC Comics: Meet the Publishers" panel (according to Comicbook.com):
We wrapped up some stories, especially Booster Gold's, where we see some strange things happen to Booster, Blue Beetle, and the August General."
Thanks to MetalWoman and Russ Burlingame for the tips.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Unique Opportunity Facing SyFy's Booster Gold
L. Vincent Poupard has written an article for Yahoo TV detailing the "Unique Challenges Facing Syfy's 'Booster Gold'." Among the issues that Poupard lists are the fact that Booster is a newer, relatively unknown character with no actual super powers. It strikes me that those same factors are not liabilities but assets.
Booster Gold has been around for 35 years, which is the same age that Wonder Woman was when Lynda Carter donned her tights for television. Superman was only 2 when he got his first radio show. That allowed the shows's writers some leeway in inventing the character's adventures. This also let an inexperienced audience to grow along with the Man of Steel. Many of the elements of that show eventually found their way into Superman's comics, and have served Superman well for decades since.
Having no super powers shouldn't be a detriment to a super heroic television show, either. Fans of police shows already know that nothing adds drama like life-threatening situations for the protagonists. Without super powers, Booster is as mortal as anyone else. That eliminates the needs for plot devices like Kryptonite or complicated death traps. Better still, it makes Booster more relatable to an audience which also must deal with moral choices and physical limitations.
Yes, there are unique challenges facing a Booster Gold television show. No television budget -- on SyFy or anywhere else -- can reproduce the work of the artists that have given us alien invasions, Vanishing Point, or even flying robot sidekicks. Considering that Michael Jon Carter is both gambler and thief who is selfish and conceited, will audiences even want to see a show about a self-appointed "hero" whose moral compass doesn't always point north?
Accepting these facts allows us to prepare for the changes needed for Booster to succeed on television. As the character himself has proven, one man's liabilities can become his own opportunities. If any character can overcome his own hurdles to stardom, it would be Booster Gold.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Put Yourself in Their Shoes
There were some great suggestions for other titles in last week's comments, and this poll had a large number of voters. Clearly, we're excited about Booster Gold on TV, whatever SyFy decides to call it.
Last week's poll question: What is the best title for the currently untitled Booster Gold television show produced by the SyFy network? (50 votes)
Last week, I watched children pouring out of a matinee showing of The Avengers, most of them pretending to be one of the film's heroes. How did they chose which hero they would role play? Did they innately associate with one of the characters, or did they prefer the role that they filled on the team? There's only one way to answer this question: make it a Boosterrific Poll question!
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
There's a Name for It
A 2-to-1 margin? Wow. That "time cop" concept is pretty good, huh. Someone should probably make a television show about that.
Last week's poll question: If future stories were to focus on only one aspect of Booster Gold's multifaceted career, which would you prefer? (38 votes)
Speaking of that television show, what should they call it? Since SyFy is still referring to it as the Untitled Booster Gold Project (probably because they are still lining up a corporate sponsor), I'm shamelessly stealing an idea from Russ Burlingame's article at ComicBook.com, and putting possible titles to a vote.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Public Or Private?
Would Booster Gold fans read Booster Gold comics even if those comics were only online? The answer appears to be yes.
Last week's poll question: If Booster Gold becomes a television series, would you be willing to buy digital-only comics about the series? (41 votes)
This week's poll question was suggested by Grimmy in the forums during a discussion of the possible direction of SyFy's anticipated Booster Gold television show. I apologize in advance to Xylob, who will soon be complaining that he can only pick one option.
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