Comic book-based movies are all over Hollywood in recent years ("Guardians of the Galaxy," anyone?). But this season, TV is following suit in a big way. The 2005 Keanu Reeves movie "Constantine" didn't exactly launch a franchise, so NBC is giving it a go with a new version of the comic book antihero, played by Matt Ryan (second from left with Harold Perrineau, Angelica Celaya and Charlie Halford).
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Comic book-based movies are all over Hollywood in recent years ("Guardians of the Galaxy," anyone?). But this season, TV is following suit in a big way. The 2005 Keanu Reeves movie "Constantine" didn't exactly launch a franchise, so NBC is giving it a go with a new version of the comic book antihero, played by Matt Ryan (second from left with Harold Perrineau, Angelica Celaya and Charlie Halford).
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AMC's "The Walking Dead" got the comics-on-TV trend going in 2010, and it's now <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tvguide.com%2Fnews%2Fmost-watched-shows-2013-2014-1082628.aspx" target="_blank" target="_blank">one of the top five most-watched shows on TV.</a> It recently kicked off its fifth season.
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AMC's "The Walking Dead" got the comics-on-TV trend going in 2010, and it's now one of the top five most-watched shows on TV. It recently kicked off its fifth season.
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The CW has a popular new series this season with "The Flash." Critics are praising Grant Gustin's performance as the "fastest man alive."
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The CW has a popular new series this season with "The Flash." Critics are praising Grant Gustin's performance as the "fastest man alive."
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One of the hottest new series is Fox's "Gotham," which examines Batman's city many years before Batman began.
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One of the hottest new series is Fox's "Gotham," which examines Batman's city many years before Batman began.
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The fan base for "Arrow" has grown over the past two seasons. This new take on Green Arrow is a guaranteed action extravaganza each week.
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The fan base for "Arrow" has grown over the past two seasons. This new take on Green Arrow is a guaranteed action extravaganza each week.
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Fans enjoyed last season's finale of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," which took a nod from the events of "Captain America: Winter Soldier." The Marvel TV and movie universes are sure to collide again this season on the ABC series.
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Fans enjoyed last season's finale of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.," which took a nod from the events of "Captain America: Winter Soldier." The Marvel TV and movie universes are sure to collide again this season on the ABC series.
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"Marvel's Agent Carter" will debut in early 2015 while "S.H.I.E.L.D." takes a break. This series chronicles the beginnings of S.H.I.E.L.D. as co-founded by Captain America's World War II-era girlfriend, Peggy Carter.
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"Marvel's Agent Carter" will debut in early 2015 while "S.H.I.E.L.D." takes a break. This series chronicles the beginnings of S.H.I.E.L.D. as co-founded by Captain America's World War II-era girlfriend, Peggy Carter.
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Rabid fans of Guillermo del Toro's vampire comic book series "The Strain" have praised the FX adaptation.
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Rabid fans of Guillermo del Toro's vampire comic book series "The Strain" have praised the FX adaptation.
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Rob Thomas of "Veronica Mars" fame is loosely adapting the cult comic book favorite "iZombie" for the CW in 2015. Rose McIver ("Masters of Sex," "Once Upon a Time") stars as a zombified woman who tries to live a normal afterlife ... when not snacking on brains.
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Rob Thomas of "Veronica Mars" fame is loosely adapting the cult comic book favorite "iZombie" for the CW in 2015. Rose McIver ("Masters of Sex," "Once Upon a Time") stars as a zombified woman who tries to live a normal afterlife ... when not snacking on brains.
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Following right on the heels of the big comic book TV season is "Riverdale," based on Archie Comics, which aims to premiere next fall on Fox.
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Following right on the heels of the big comic book TV season is "Riverdale," based on Archie Comics, which aims to premiere next fall on Fox.
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Marvel is giving "Daredevil" a shot on Netflix in 2015, and we can already tell this won't be like the 2003 Ben Affleck movie. Charlie Cox will play the "Man Without Fear."
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Marvel is giving "Daredevil" a shot on Netflix in 2015, and we can already tell this won't be like the 2003 Ben Affleck movie. Charlie Cox will play the "Man Without Fear."
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Warner Bros. recently announced a live-action online series based on the DC Comics hero Static Shock, previously adapted for Saturday morning TV.
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Warner Bros. recently announced a live-action online series based on the DC Comics hero Static Shock, previously adapted for Saturday morning TV.
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