05.13.09 NERD ALERT: FOX PICKS UP ‘HUMAN TARGET’
After the initial pilot tested well, Fox has picked up “The Human Target,” which, as any pasty-faced dork (read: me) can tell you, is one of the better comic books of the last decade. From the Hollywood Reporter:
Based on the DC Comics title, the show centers on Christopher Chance (Mark Valley), a mysterious freelancer who offers a unique form of security for hire: He assumes the identities of people in danger, becoming the “human target” on behalf of his clients.
Jackie Earle Haley [Sweet!] and Chi McBride co-star in the project written by Jon Steinberg and directed by Simon West. The two exec produced the pilot with McG [uh-oh].
Of course, this is not the first time “The Human Target” has been brought to the small screen. Think back — way back — to the summer of 1992. The nation was mired in a recession following a war in the Middle East, but there was hope stirring in the coming election, and the time was right for an action series starring RICK EFFING SPRINGFIELD as the Human Target. (Perhaps if he can adopt Jesse’s identity, he’ll finally have a chance at his girl.) Watch video from the original series below, including bonus scenes with David Carradine and R. Lee Ermey.
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…is one of the better comic books of the last decade…
Don’t you mean “graphic novel?”