Well, actually these tales have indeed been told, but only in-house at Marvel Studios and the now defunct FoxKids Network because the scripts all were written early in 1999, during and shortly after the first season of The Silver Surfer Saturday morning cartoon series and intended to be produced and aired during Season Two.
Except that Season Two never happened. The show was canceled for reasons that remain unclear to me even to this day.
What’s that you said? “Why won’t TV show people who aren’t rich?” It’s a good question, especially for this aging TVWriter™ minion who as a proud Gen Xer can uncategorically state, “Because was ever thus.”
Luckily for all of us, here’s an article that explains it much better:
Did you know that audio drama, aka what your great grandparents used to listen to back in the 1930s is making its move into the big time right now? That production companies, talent agencies, and – yes! – TV networks are scouting the interweb audio drama scene looking for writing talent to shine their lights on?
Well, if you don’t, then you haven’t been paying attention to what we’ve been telling you here at TVWriter™. So here’s a list of sites that are saying the same thing. Do yourselves a favor and take a good look.
Because action must be taken:
The good news: The times they are a’changing.
The not so good news: Change isn’t easy, and a lot of people (let’s face it – a lot of guys, even well-meaning ones) still don’t get it.
