OMG YES PLEASE.
Sep. 7th, 2011 11:30 amSo TWoP has a list of six superhero TV shows that should be rebooted. And while of the list made me want to write out a list of arguments against their reboots, there was this:
3. My Secret Identity
(Syndicated, 1988-1991)
Previous Incarnation: After accidentally stumbling into the path of an errant photon beam, teenager Andrew Clements (Jerry O'Connell) goes to bed and wakes up literally floating in the air. Now gifted with the power of flight (aided by aerosol cans), invulnerability (which would later be swapped out for super strength) and super-speed, he comes up with a super-hero name only a 14-year-old would dream up: Ultraman.
Reboot Suggestions: First off, why let another guy have the fun of falling ass-backwards into superpowers? Let's mix it up by doing a gender-switch and directing the photon beam at a girl. Ditch the high-school setting too; we see her as a twentysomething college grad trying to figure out what the heck to do with her life when a literally super career opportunity presents itself.
Casting Call: You know who would make a kick-ass Ultrawoman? Freema Agyeman. You're welcome, TV industry.
Oh, my fucking GOD. I would watch the HELL out of that.
3. My Secret Identity
(Syndicated, 1988-1991)
Previous Incarnation: After accidentally stumbling into the path of an errant photon beam, teenager Andrew Clements (Jerry O'Connell) goes to bed and wakes up literally floating in the air. Now gifted with the power of flight (aided by aerosol cans), invulnerability (which would later be swapped out for super strength) and super-speed, he comes up with a super-hero name only a 14-year-old would dream up: Ultraman.
Reboot Suggestions: First off, why let another guy have the fun of falling ass-backwards into superpowers? Let's mix it up by doing a gender-switch and directing the photon beam at a girl. Ditch the high-school setting too; we see her as a twentysomething college grad trying to figure out what the heck to do with her life when a literally super career opportunity presents itself.
Casting Call: You know who would make a kick-ass Ultrawoman? Freema Agyeman. You're welcome, TV industry.
Oh, my fucking GOD. I would watch the HELL out of that.