You probably missed Push, the superhero-in-civvies movie starring Dakota Fanning and Chris Evans. Until now I thought Push would go down in history as the movie that made Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire change its name, but it looks like the film is getting a second lease on life… on TV.
David Hayter will be writing the pilot for a new series based on the film. Back when the movie came out my review said that I would have liked it better if it had been a pilot for a TV series, as it has some interesting (if hackneyed) mythology. Well, my random thought has become a reality.
In the world of Push there’s a hierarchy to the super powers – telekinetics are movers, oracles are watchers, mind controllers are pushers – and there’s the Division, who is trying to make all of these psychics into weapons. There’s nothing all that new here for comic fans, but it has more promise than the boring rip-off bullshit of Heroes.
The press release says that the show will be an extension of the film, so I imagine it’ll take place after the events of the movie. This is probably as good a reason as any to finally get around to seeing Push, which actually boasts some nice Hong Kong locations.
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Push was awful, some cool ideas and I do enjoy Chris Evans from time to time, but overall the execution was just disappointing, and the third act was just shit.
I would love to see some more superhero tv, so hopefully they don't fuck this up like the unwatchable Heroes.
Devin, I've always wondered what you thought of Heroes. Glad you used the word bullshit when describing it.
I tried to watch Heroes and couldn't help but think it was a store brand no-budget X-Men rip off.
Devin has always been ahead of his time with his opinion on Heroes. IIRC he's always thought of Heroes as a POS show. If the rest of us only knew what it would turn out to be… 🙁
Back when I was feverishly telling most of my friends that, No Lost had not jumped the shark, just wait (see, I was right, wasn't I) everyone seemed to be jumping on the Heroes boat. Because of this I stubbornly refused to watch it for the first year. Then, finally when the 1st season came out on disc my wife and I gave it a try – and found THAT IT SUCKED. People kept saying 'give it to episode 5' but I just couldn't get over several things. First the, as sankofa so perfectly put it, 'store-brand no-budget x-men' and secondly the gross digital sheen that made it look so much like a tv show, whereas something like Lost looks like a film.
Push just looked like shit from the get go; maybe it can have an 'Amalgam' spinoff and cross over shitty stolen storylines with heroes.
Yeah, PUSH is a mythology in search of a medium. The cinema verite style was interesting but missed crucial dramatic beats and build-ups while skipping all over the place – but without it we could just be suffering through another Heroes.
Has anyone here seen Misfits? It's a brilliantly executed British tv show about teens who get powers. The 1st season just finished up a month or so back, well worth watching as pretty much everything is spot on.
How can you reference your review of the film…. and then at the end say you've never gotten around to watching it??
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