Tag: powerless

So. Apparently ‘Powerless’ went through a major rewrite.

Powerless used to be about an insurance agency dealing with Acts of Supers in the DC Universe; now it’sabout  the wacky hi-jinks of a R&D division of WayneTech.  Oops, sorry: “Wayne Security.” Anyway, it’s got Alan Tudyk in it!  That’s good, right?

…Please tell me that that’s good.

I mean, it might not suck. And DC is better at television than it is at movies. In fact, DC is good at television.  So who knows?

DC Comics gets into the sitcom business with Powerless.

DC is doing a sitcom!  It’s called Powerless, and it honestly sounds kind of like a stand-up comedy sketch:

The single-camera workplace comedy is set at one of the worst insurance companies in America — with the twist being that it also takes place in the universe of DC Comics. The project is about the reality of working life for a normal, powerless person in a world of superheroes and villains.

…and I’ll be honest: theoretically that doesn’t sound so bad to me. It’s an interesting concept, because living in a superhero universe would be a highly surreal experience.  And ‘surreal’ is a short jump to ‘comedy.’  Of course, it’s the implementation that matters. For that matter: are we at saturation point yet when it comes to superheroes and TV?  I don’t actually have cable, remember, so I wouldn’t really know.  What’s next, though? Superhero soap operas?

…Well, maybe. After all, superhero webcomics are a thing, so the concept might transfer over.

Via @kennethhite.