Obscure is good. When the source material is too popular and recent, like the Walking Dead, there is too much discussion on whether or not the storyline is faithful to the comics. This way, most people will see Preacher with fresh eyes.
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No, because Big Denim can just buy ads publicly. they don’t have to hide their connections. :rolleyes:
“The Walking Dead” (and by association “Fear the Walking Dead”) and there’s the recurring rumor that they are really trying to push “Y: The Last Man” to the small screen.
And hell, look at the glut of comic book tv shows that have come out as of recent. And they aren’t all “shiny, happy, sanitized” versions either. (I’m looking at you, “Arrow” season 1.)
But, keep sticking to your guns. You’re obviously convincing a lot of people how right you are.
Take basically any list of greatest graphic novels, like this one; you’re pretty much guaranteed to find it on there—in this case, on number 15, above the likes of Batman: The Killing Joke, The Walking Dead (as seen on TV), and 300 (you might have heard about a little film they did based on that one). Not really all that minor and obscure.
Besides, I’m starting to think that it’s in fact you that’s being sponsored by Big Tobacco in some sort of viral reverse-psychology marketing scheme; certainly, few things have made me want to light up more in recent years than your conspiracy mongering.
Can I play? Walking Dead, Jessica Jones, Daredevil.
What do I win?
And here’s a list of confirmed, rumored and tv shows that are currently in development, all based off of comics.
Thank goodness for Big Tobacco’s Big Pockets (as part of their ultra-secret alliance with Big Denim), because that’s a lot of funding.
I actually just read the entire series last week in anticipation of the tv show. I remember it well from the 90’s and it just looked far too needlessly violent to me then. My view hasn’t changed in the 20 years.
Some really good ideas in the comic book but the constant rape, sodomy (obsession with sodomy) and the fact that the bad guys all suffered from Stormtrooper can’t hit a thing syndrome took me out of it.
This.
Spare me from talk about “Big Tobacco”. “Big Tobacco” owns Kraft, which makes a ranch dressing I like. The same company that sells marlboros also sells you shredded chedder cheese. That’s Phillip Morris. They make far more money in foodstuffs than they do tobacco. And then there’s RJR/Nabisco, which does the same thing.
The companies that semi-conspiracy theorists mean when they are talking about “Big Tobacco” don’t actually make all that much money from tobacco. Sure, it’s a big chunk, so don’t throw numbers at me, but they have known the writing is on the wall for decades. That’s why they got into food.
Anyway, it’s not crooked money. I just watched the first episode of the show we should be talking about, and I want more. I don’t really care if the makers of velveeta or nilla wafers chipped in to make it happen.
That’s one. “AMC realized that they were having great success with adaptations of edgy / adult comics & graphic novels” Bolding mine.
Only one of those on AMC. You lose.
What does that list have to do with anything? How many of those have main characters known for their iconic smoking?
Of course Comic books shows are hot now. But there’s dozens and dozens (as in that list) which are better known than The Preacher.
Rats. I took the “they” to mean the Television industry as a whole. :mad:
Oh well, I’ll get em next time. 
Back on topic, after sitting with it for a while I like the interpretation of the show. I like that they aren’t just going for a shot for shot translation of the comic storyline, but are sort of doing a deeper dive into the back story and streamlining things a bit, and keeping things in a single location for a while is probably a smart move. At the end of the day it’s a character study. It looks like it’s going to be fun.
The bar fight showed Jesse to be every bit the badass that he should be too.
Phillip Morris, aka Altria hasnt owned Kraft since 2007. RJR Nabisco stopped operating as a single entity in 1999.
Amen. And the demon coming out of the bathroom and casually kicking the chair guard Jesse’s back hints there’s some seriously badass shit coming.
Not to mention “arts and crafts”.
50th out of 300 titles. It was in the top 20% of comics for the month. I am as impressed with your math as with your “Well, prove my screwball conspiracy theory isn’t true” logic.
Maybe some properties better known than “The Preacher,” but not as well known as “Preacher.”
What do you know? I can be pedantic, too!
And with each “elaboration,” you weaken your position. “All these other shows are being made, too, but the evidence that there is one that features a smoker somehow proves there’s a vast conspiracy to have Big Tobacco fund massive quantities of television programming to promote their Agenda.” (I went ahead and took the liberty of assuming you’d capitalize that last word as well.)
Yeah, I think I like this version of Tulip better than the original already. “This is how you make a bazooka”
Let’s move the conversation about smoking over to where it belongs: The Pit.
DrDeth
It’s time for this “big tobacco” hijack to stop.
It absolutely does not belong in this, or any, thread about a show. Start a thread on it if you’d like, but keep it out of the TV series episode shows.
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