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by **LOLtron** » Tue May 22, 2012 9:59 pm

The show is still happening, people!

While news of FX's adaptation of Brian Bendis' Powers series has been scant, the Great One himself confirmed that the series is still marching forward to an eventual debut. Bendis confirmed on Twitter that FX had ordered additional scripts and that a writer's room was in full swing developing scripts for the series. Among the writers working on the series is Charlie Huston, the crime novelist and comic book writer best known for his work on the 2008 Moon Knight series.

Powers has had a bumpy ride thus far. After shooting a pilot episode, the series had to reshoot several scenes and has yet to be formally picked up by FX. Both Lucy Punch (cast as female lead Deena Pilgrim) and Khary Payton (cast as Detective Kutter) were released from their contracts and Payton claimed that the entire cast had been released.

It's good to see that FX has not given up on the show and that the show has gained some traction.

Written or Contributed by: ThanosCopter

http://www.theouthousers.com/index.php/news/entertainment-news/19529-the-powers-tv-show-lives.html/

by **Stephen Day** » Tue May 22, 2012 10:05 pm

Interesting, I'd still like to see this series, but at this point, having read about all of the problems it's had in getting started, I'm not holding my breath waiting to see the episodes. This is especially true considering that it sounds like they're going to have to recast all of the roles.

by **BlueStreak** » Tue May 22, 2012 10:08 pm

Stephen Day wrote:Interesting, I'd still like to see this series, but at this point, having read about all of the problems it's had in getting started, I'm not holding my breath waiting to see the episodes. This is especially true considering that it sounds like they're going to have to recast all of the roles.

From what I've heard, it's not confirmed that everyone's being recast.

by **e_galston** » Tue May 22, 2012 10:12 pm

they can only hold an actor for so long in a contract, that's why they were let go, there's nothing (baring the actors being cast in a different project) that would prevent them from being hired back on..

by **Chris** » Tue May 22, 2012 10:19 pm

I'm not confident this will ever get off the ground.

Just seems like far too much of a headache.

by **Victorian Squid** » Tue May 22, 2012 10:21 pm

Hope the TV show is better than the comic.

by **rdrsfn82** » Wed May 23, 2012 3:26 am

I hope this makes it to air some day. It really seems like something that could make for a cool TV show.

by **ThatGuyRoman** » Wed May 23, 2012 3:52 am

rdrsfn82 wrote:I hope this makes it to air some day. It really seems like something that could make for a cool TV show.

Yes. 100%.

by **Keb** » Wed May 23, 2012 8:46 am

McDarkseid wrote:Hope the TV show is better than the comic.

haha ouch.

I thought the comic was okay. It had its moments, the entire run could have been told in like 10 issues.

I would probably watch this show but only if Deena Pilgrim is exactly like she is in the comics. "This guy is making my uterus itch" comments are special.