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October 31, 2006
"Up, up, and aw-- oh, nevermind."
Following up on my "ode to Richard Donner" I thought I'd point out how Marvel will willingly bend over and take one up the @$$, all in the name of 'cross-promotion.' They have worked with long-running soap "Guiding Light" to create a soap-opera super-hero.
At long last, the chasm between soap opera fans and comic book fans has been bridged. Our long national nightmare is over.
This is, simply, one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Doesn't anyone remember the era of "General Hospital" in the late '80s when they had an alien on the show? Or, what about "Days of Our Lives"'s use of demonic possession? The best part about the former was that it got the producer canned; the best part of the latter was that Marlena Black, the character who was possessed by Satan spent her time crushing Christmas oranaments--now that's evil! Please, don't ask me how I know any of this. Brain cells have died bringing you this information.
Best line from the NYTimes article:
Ellen Wheeler, the executive producer of “Guiding Light,” said the idea for a collaboration came from another Marvel comic book milestone: the July wedding of the Black Panther and Storm, an X-Men character, whose dress was conceived by Shawn Dudley, the costume designer for “Guiding Light.” After that, it was simple: “Let’s call them to see if there’s anything to talk about,” Ms. Wheeler said.
It's really exciting when the high-powered producers of entertainment put their heads together. It's something else when it's your costumer.
Posted by sferrell at October 31, 2006 11:16 AM
