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Showtime Developing Vertigo's
EXTERMINATORS Comic Book
Into A Television Series!!

Noooo... by argonaught	Jul 9th, 2008 12:49:47 AM

Really? First? by argonaught	Jul 9th, 2008 12:50:06 AM

where's my Preacher series? by oisin5199	Jul 9th, 2008 12:55:55 AM
Seriously. Waddup, HBO?
Ironically The Exterminators was recently cancelled too... by Sledge Hammer	Jul 9th, 2008 01:36:38 AM
In fact I think the last issue, #30, comes out this month. It had been planned as a 50 issue series, but low sales killed that idea in the ass. Will this lead to a lifeboat save for the comic series? Or will the TV series, if successful, simply go in the direction the comic had originally planned for, before being cut short? Interesting to see what pans out on this one...
what the fuck happened to preacher??? by bacci40	Jul 9th, 2008 01:54:08 AM
is it officially in development limbo?
On Preacher... by Sledge Hammer	Jul 9th, 2008 02:10:58 AM
...it was being developed by the man you gave the world the Daredevil and Ghost Rider movies. Are you really that surprised it all fell apart? In fact we probably should be grateful, maybe someone with an ounce of talent will be able to pick up the pieces instead. I mean who really wants to see Mark Steven Johnson's Preacher? Really? I mean what are the chances of that ever turning out well?
Where the fuck is "Preacher"? by Holeman	Jul 9th, 2008 02:16:12 AM
Does anyone know what happened to this show? Is it still in development? What? I love "The Exterminators" and I hope this goes to series. It's gloriously weird and fucked up and will fit right in with "Dexter" and "The Brotherhood".
Liked the comic by spud mcspud	Jul 9th, 2008 03:19:53 AM
This could be some fucked up subversive shit. Loving the comic, BTW. Fine family fun!
Sledge Hammer...they can easily get a new show runner by bacci40	Jul 9th, 2008 03:41:48 AM
the project is made for hbo...it can be what carnivale was not allowed to become...and i thought mark steven johnson lost his comic book cred after ghost rider, and was no longer allowed to go anywhere near a comic related movie...and i hope im not alone in this, but is anyone else just a tad nervous over hollywood's new love for the comic? you just know the entire relationship is gonna go sour...which might be a good thing, as then i can return to going to comic-con...me and just a few of my friends, while the rest of the wanabees stay home....make it so
Two words come to mind...HOLY CRAP!! * Sigh* it wil never happen by TallScott	Jul 9th, 2008 04:02:26 AM
Anything in comics thats as good as the EXTERMINATORS will never be made into a show as far as ive seen. Sure id love to see Slim, AJ, the rest of Bug-Be-Gone and some of the most fucked up shit ive seen in comics in a long while in the small screen. But my hopes are not up due to HBO and cable dropping the ball on so many great comics that would have made aawesome series ( 100 Bullets, Y the last man, Preacher to name a few )Ill belive it when I see it. Anyone wants to get turned on to the most gory horror and eww factor bugs should check the series out. The first 4 are collected on TB
New Pilots on BT yo by ls420	Jul 9th, 2008 04:04:08 AM
HBO's "East Bound And Down" with Danny McBride and "The Mentalist".
btw, simon originally pitched this to multiple networks by bacci40	Jul 9th, 2008 05:21:33 AM
before it became a comic...funny how they wouldnt bite when it was just a script idea, but once its published, they want to develop it
Now official: Showtime cooler than HBO! by ev1ldead	Jul 9th, 2008 05:48:56 AM
at least as long the HBO-cocksuckers continue canceling great stuff like Deadwood, Carnivale or Rome and replacing it with mediocre and interchangeable dramas like In Treatment or Tell Me instead of giving the greenlight for Preacher and Song of Ice and Fire. Now and then an event like Generation Kill isn't enough to fill that gap. San Francisco-Cocksuckers...SWEGEN !
I dream of a world by Series7	Jul 9th, 2008 07:13:11 AM
where all tv shows and movies are based off of comic books.
I'm waiting for a Punisher TV series. by fanboy71	Jul 9th, 2008 07:24:56 AM
Think The Shield, but with The Punisher instead of cops. Not a big budget. Just set up the scumbag of the week who has escaped justice after committing some heinous act, and then have the Punisher hunting and killing said scumbags. Simple. Effective. Maybe even throw in a Punisher task force if you must.
WOW Jaguar is advertizing on this site???? by Series7	Jul 9th, 2008 07:33:19 AM
Ummmmm I'm pretty sure anyone rich enough to be buying brand new Jaguar's has no idea what this site is, or doesn't have time to dick around on this site. That or they are so close to death that they fergot to do something cool in there life so they feel like buying a nice car will make up for a lifetime of being a loser. I hate old people.
fanboy71 by Series7	Jul 9th, 2008 07:42:23 AM
Wait that new Punisher trailer wasn't for a TV show? There is no way that could be considered good enough for a big screen?
They should cancel Weeds for this. by scudd	Jul 9th, 2008 07:45:19 AM
This season is even worst than the last one so far, and the last one was pretty damned bad.
No Boris the Bear series? by EvilWizardGlick	Jul 9th, 2008 07:48:24 AM
Someone must have read Boris.
No Bill the Bull? by EvilWizardGlick	Jul 9th, 2008 07:48:58 AM
Another classic
Aurellia warrior Nun well overdue by EvilWizardGlick	Jul 9th, 2008 07:49:27 AM
Yep.
Archies on Showtime by EvilWizardGlick	Jul 9th, 2008 07:50:06 AM
Y'all wanna see Mrs. Grundy in a thong right?
Dope Rider needs to be made NOW! by EvilWizardGlick	Jul 9th, 2008 07:50:45 AM
Kind of obscure but what the hell.
How bout a Planetary series? by beefywhore	Jul 9th, 2008 07:59:26 AM
that'd be Rad.
HBO has been dropping the ball lately by TVguy4566	Jul 9th, 2008 09:05:16 AM
Forget Preacher. How about Alan Ball's True Blood? Season 1 went into production over a year ago and they are supposably finally going to air it this fall. They can't have a Sopranos type of shooting schedule with a series about vampires. There will be some continuity problems if a decade passes between they start shooting season 1 and season 4.
Exterminators is OK, but Preacher... MAN. by Squashua	Jul 9th, 2008 09:16:17 AM
Boris the Bear would be good too. Wow, that's really an out-of-left-field request, all things considered.
True Blood. by fiester	Jul 9th, 2008 09:41:44 AM
I had hopes for it, but I read a script review and it sounds terrible. Vampires are "out" now--yes, yes, they are a metaphor for gays--thanks to a synthetic blood called True. So they are basically marginalized and have to combat prejudice. Also, vampire blood makes humans really, really high. Oh and a human who has sex with a vampire is called a "fanglover". I shit you now.
This is really cool by Charlie Murphy	Jul 9th, 2008 10:30:38 AM
Unexpected, but awesome. Of all the Vertigo series, I think Exterminators would be one of the easier ones to adapt. Obviously Preacher, Y, and Fables all would work best as a tv series, I doubt we'll see any of those on the small screen. (well, hopefully Preacher)
WHERE'S TRANSMETROPOLITAN!!!! by irrelevntelefant	Jul 9th, 2008 10:58:20 AM

Will he have a flamethrower? by GrandMuffTarkin	Jul 9th, 2008 11:24:54 AM
Oh sorry, that was "The Exterminator" with Robert Ginty. That movie rocked.
AICN endorsement on the cover = shitpie by Heckles	Jul 9th, 2008 12:25:35 PM
I'd sooner buys something that said 'Tina Fey approved'.
'Tina Fey approved' by fiester	Jul 9th, 2008 01:31:46 PM
I got that stamped on my cock, yo.
Mr Sinister by gavdiggity	Jul 9th, 2008 03:44:15 PM
I couldn't agree more. I've been trying to get all of my comic nerd friends to read The Invisibles. I'd also kill to see a Transmetropolitan series, but that'll never happen.
Mouth to mouth on a rat that explodes = comedy gold by TallBoy66	Jul 9th, 2008 06:41:36 PM
Too bad they're cancelling the comic from what I vaugely remember reading, it's a great read and I get all the trades, but I'd like to see the book come to an end because you can only ramp up the man vs. bug battle until you reach a conclusion.
Oh, and the bug keeping the guy alive by peeing in his mouth by TallBoy66	Jul 9th, 2008 06:44:43 PM
That was pretty fucked up, too. This book is rad. Second raddest Veritgo book out there currently : DMZ.
If Ya Wanna Do Vertigo... by ericinwisconsin	Jul 10th, 2008 04:38:54 PM
Do Sandman! Sheesh! Will NO ONE attempt Neil Gaiman's classic?

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