On episode 2 of Mike vs. the World, we talked about Netflix’s Daredevil and the amazing job they did with the show. It got me thinking about some other Marvel characters that I’d love to see get a 12-episode or so treatment on Netflix. I don’t think I could come up with a convincing ten, but I think a top five list will suffice here.
5. GHOST RIDER
I’m putting Johnny Blaze at number 5 because he's the most unlikely character on my list to get a show, due to the whole flaming head thing. I’m sure they could come up with SOME way to do it, but it might be tough on a budget. I think he could easily fit into the more-focused streets of New York setting that has already been established in Daredevil, and could fight the obscure villains in the Marvel universe without being outmatched. They may just need to take a few powers away from him as he is WAY overpowered for normal criminals.
4. LONGSHOT
Longshot may be owned by FOX, but they could always just make him an inhuman, or the like, to skirt that issue. A season of Longshot would be a season of action comedy, as he has the ability to change probabilities, has superhuman agility, and a healing factor. That means he could get into absolutely crazy situations, but would somehow find a way out of it. The only issue is that he is an artificial being created by aliens, but they could totally retcon that and just make him an "enhanced" being from Earth.
3. BLACK CAT
A Black Cat season would be the perfect way to continue ease Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, the season would work best if Peter Parker could make a cameo once in awhile, but Felicia Hardy’s underground life as a cat burglar would be solid without him. In order to make her not a complete villain, some creative license would have to be taken with her motivations for stealing, but it should be easy enough to come up with a compelling storyline.
2. BLADE
I’m one of the rare people who loved all of the Blade movies, even the third one. However, even I can’t deny that the character rebooted as a Netflix series would be absolutely sweet. Being part of a culture that loves vampires and other supernatural beings, having a bad-ass, half-breed vampire hero who kills other vampires would be an amazing thing to experience for a season on Netflix.
1. THE PUNISHER
Frank Castle’s story of vengeance is absolutely perfect for a Netflix season. He’s dark, morally grey, and his anger for those who killed his family burns white hot. The best thing about the Punisher is that he’s such a wildcard with his tactics, that it opens the doors for other “heroes” to step in to take him down if he goes a little off the rails … which he will.
Also, Make sure to check out Episode 2 of Mike vs. The World
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