Remember how, as a young Marvel maniac, you discovered that there here once been a TV series called "The Defenders," before you were even born?
And, as a young and naive Marvel maniac, you were certain that any show with that title had to be great? And you would ponder whether or not it might include the Silver Surfer, or Nighthawk, of if it would just stick to the Big Three? And wonder if it maybe was even better than Batman '66?
And yet it remained a mystery, because in those pre-VHs, pre-Netflix days, there was no way you were ever going to get to see it. And remember how none of the adults around you seemed to remember anything about it, as nuts as that seemed?
And that just made it even better in your mind, because with no reality to compare it to, the concept of a Defenders television show kept growing brighter and more exciting in your mind. Oh, the infinite possibilities--were there episodes guest-starring the Guardians Of The Galaxy?
And then, the rapturous day came, when your mother told you that she had been at the flea market, and she had actually found some comic book versions of that very TV show you had been bugging everybody about!
And you slowly pulled them out of the bag, ready to be bedazzled by the sheer awesomeness that you knew these comics had to possess.
And...
...you discovered the crushing bitterness of disappointment, and your youthful dreams of how bright and shiny the world could be died an excruciating death.
And, as a young and naive Marvel maniac, you were certain that any show with that title had to be great? And you would ponder whether or not it might include the Silver Surfer, or Nighthawk, of if it would just stick to the Big Three? And wonder if it maybe was even better than Batman '66?
And yet it remained a mystery, because in those pre-VHs, pre-Netflix days, there was no way you were ever going to get to see it. And remember how none of the adults around you seemed to remember anything about it, as nuts as that seemed?
And that just made it even better in your mind, because with no reality to compare it to, the concept of a Defenders television show kept growing brighter and more exciting in your mind. Oh, the infinite possibilities--were there episodes guest-starring the Guardians Of The Galaxy?
And then, the rapturous day came, when your mother told you that she had been at the flea market, and she had actually found some comic book versions of that very TV show you had been bugging everybody about!
And you slowly pulled them out of the bag, ready to be bedazzled by the sheer awesomeness that you knew these comics had to possess.
And...
...you discovered the crushing bitterness of disappointment, and your youthful dreams of how bright and shiny the world could be died an excruciating death.At least, until you found out there had been a show call The Avengers...
I might have you beat: when I was a kid, there was an episode of The Incredible Hulk called "Equinox." I was positive it was going to feature the villain Equinox, from a couple issues of Marvel Team-Up. Sadly, it did not.
ReplyDeleteIf it is any consolation, William Shatner starred in the pilot of The Defenders.
ReplyDeleteBill, you just melted my brain!
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