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TheTaffyMan t1_itv3a2q wrote

Reply to comment by MarvelsGrantMan136 in Greg Berlanti’s ‘Green Lantern’ HBO Max Series Being Redeveloped, Loses Writer by MarvelsGrantMan136

A GL show with a drastically reduced budget?

The superhero who flies around the galaxy as a space cop and powers are creating literally anything they can imagine?

Yeah I dont see any red flags here

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BillyCloneasaurus t1_itvc76h wrote

Imagining James Gunn's face on his first day at work when he opens up his DC mail inbox and sees "fyi james, we're now doing the GL show with a drastically reduced budget"

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Ozlin t1_itwwsnb wrote

"Green Lantern now mostly bikes places and fights only in darkly lit warehouses. His costume is a green shirt and sweat pants. Only he sees the green constructs of his ring. The audience does not see his POV."

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BxTart t1_itxypcn wrote

It’s a really sweet vintage Schwinn Stingray though(renting it from one of the producers eats up a lot of the budget).

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TheWholeOfTheAss t1_iu102mh wrote

“My ring is not working” is a line GL will use often in the series.

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Toidal t1_itvg3n4 wrote

It'll be like Dr. Who, a time and space traveling alien who for some reason spends a lot of time in what looks to be current day Britain

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jim-p t1_itxdilq wrote

Or Stargate SG-1, who visited many planets all over multiple galaxies that all looked a lot like places in and around Vancouver.

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Radulno t1_itzmycf wrote

If that show is even half as good as Dr Who or Stargate SG-1, it'll be a win though. Budget doesn't make the quality of a show.

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CapnSmite t1_itywhyx wrote

At least SG-1 had the decency to have a line in an early episode to somewhat explain it away. Something about how any planet that could sustain human life would end up looking similar.

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el-art-seam t1_itvx4s7 wrote

Green Lantern S1 E1 - The Ring

Sinestro takes the ring away from Green Lantern, thus he loses all his powers and has to fight crime without them in Los Angeles.

Problem solved- no more $$$$ intergalactic, superpower CG effects needed.

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matthieuC t1_itx186i wrote

Using his space cop experience, Green lantern becomes an advisor to the LAPD.

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zero5reveille t1_itzse6p wrote

“My god, this is one gifted writer.” - some CBS executive

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silvermember t1_iu00agb wrote

"Crime solving lantern, it makes sense, don't over think it."

- Lucifer

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_night_cat t1_itw3snb wrote

Lots of Terry Gilliam style animations instead of CG

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Regula96 t1_itybb8g wrote

A television series always sounded strange to be considering Green Lantern has to be one of, if not the most CGI demanding live action project possible.

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SmashedPumpkin30 t1_itye32o wrote

Yeah but it is a Berlanti production so Green Lantern will only have 2 minutes or so to use their powers after dealing with whatever crazy love triangle he is tied up in for no reason.

That should save some $.

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jessie_monster t1_itybk7f wrote

He is going to get to use his powers once a season, Legends of Tomorrow-style.

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garlicroastedpotato t1_itxqgjw wrote

I don't think it necessarily has to be bad. The Flash was a good enough show and for what was produced, had a very low budget. Word is it cost $50M to make a season of the show.

TV shows should be episodic and not just a movie split into 8 little parts. Refocusing TV shows like this allow you to reduce your casting costs because you can sit with a smaller central cast of characters. Flash was rather unique because the villain was mostly an "unknown entity thing" that rarely ever required an actual actor.

John Stewart can have some fairly cheap CGI animations compared to the others. Stewart was most known for using a green fist or green hammer. That could save a lot of money compared to Alan Scott or Hal Jordan who used a lot of.... creative constructs.

They can also save money by restricting a lot of the conflicts to Earth. Paralax comes to Earth and starts infecting super villains that Green Lantern has to stop? And then the final episode can involve his wife getting infected and having to choose between killing his wife or letting Paralax live? Sure, great show.

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Radulno t1_itzmu0s wrote

To be fair, since we didn't know the initial budget, it may not be bad news, if it was like 20M$ an episode (House of the Dragon budget), it's not worth that much (and really doesn't need that much, space stuff isn't that expensive, reminder that Star Trek, Stargate, Farscape and such managed it on pretty small budgets decades ago). It's also way too risky for a company so in debt to spend on a completely unproven property (only movie it got being a huge failure)

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