MARVEL's New Warriors--- A Freeform (ABC Family) Original Half Hour Comedy

She's most well known for AT&T commercials(and I think has been in some like Funny or Die skits and the like as well), but most recently she's been a relatively prominent character on This Is Us.

I remember her way back from Let's talk about Something More Interesting, a Youtube skit she did with Stevie something or other.

I suppose the term for its style of comedy would be 'cringe.' But like, in a good way.

She also cofounded a website and social movement to help with the European immigrant crisis.

She was also great as Tina in Other Space.

I fear that this show will be just as horrid as Spider-Man: Homecoming...

Do you have any basis for this fear?

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?

I think you might be asking the wrong question because the contention that Homecoming is horrid is very much a minority opinion.

You mean, in the sense that it wasn't at all horrid and actually delightful and hilarious? Cool. This show should be awesome.

Here, have some more Milana:

edited 12th Jul '17 9:37:53 PM by alliterator

Yeah everyone I've heard talk about Homecoming has said that it's one of the best Spiderman films, if not the best one. I haven't seen that but if this is anywhere near that level of good than it should be great.

edited 13th Jul '17 6:40:18 PM by Chariot

Microbe Boy will be a little jarring for me, because my only previous experience with the actor is in Two Broke Girls, and I imagine the two characters will be radically different.

Which is fine-Two Broke Girls wasn't bad, per se, but it was very broad, and from what I imagine, New Warriors will be much more niche.

Well, this is surprising. Freeform has opted not to air New Warriors during the Spring 2018 television season.

At the moment, the 10-episode series is being shopped around to other outlets. Disney does have an upcoming streaming service in the works, but the execs aren't confirming its relocation there as a possibility.

Yeah and from what I read, it doesn't look like the streaming service will be up until 2019 anyway. Probably won't be able to hold the cast in their contracts if they don't have this filmed for 2018.

Hmm, feeling mixed on this. I hope they're able to get it on something like Hulu, but that's good to hear the pilot tested well.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?

So either they didn't like what they saw or they got spooked because of Inhumans...my money is on the latter, but who knows.

No, the pilot explicitly tested well. I mean I don't see why it wouldn't test well when the writers are pretty damn talented people. Apparently Freeform just couldn't fit it on their schedule or some shit.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?

Yeah, nonsense, this is a ten episode series, it shouldn't be an issue to find a slot for it.

Hopefully Hulu grabs it. Runaways tested very well from what I heard and if this did to, it probably looks better than being next to Cloak and Dagger.

edited 2nd Nov '17 4:54:15 PM by Beatman1

The impression I got was that because it tested well, Disney actually wanted to give it a bigger exposure. So maybe they're fighting with ABC over giving Marvel yet another chance to in a primetime network slot.

Seems like an odd thing to stop a sure thing in the hopes of finding another network for this. I wouldn't make that call unless I knew I could get it somewhere else or I'd already secured it.

Well, Disney owns both ABC and by extension Freeform, so I don't think they'll have trouble if it comes right down to it. But given the kind of show New Warriors is, I think that they think they still might find an even better deal outside of either network.

edited 2nd Nov '17 7:49:01 PM by Unsung

Disney/ABC also own 30% percent of Hulu as well, so that site sounds like a better deal compared to risking it on network television. Besides the lukewarm reception and ratings of The Inhumans, NBC's Powerless (a DC-centered office comedy) didn't last too long and got pulled before finishing its run.

edited 3rd Nov '17 10:58:31 AM by XMenMutant22

To be fair, Powerless was panned by everyone.

Powerless didn't have a positive resonance though....the first attempt was downright rejected, and even after they retooled it, it was just...bad. Even worse than Inhumans, which I consider Marvel's first true misstep. But I guess that happens if you allow Perlmutter to get his will.

New Warriors on the other hand has so far resonated well. Granted, it is entirely possible that this is about having something new for the launch of the Disney streaming service...which makes me wonder though: What about the international market? So far Netflix is the only streaming service which operates international.

edited 3rd Nov '17 2:12:50 PM by Swanpride

Hulu has a Japanese equivalent, but that's pretty much it.

I'm aware of Powerless' reception too, but I'm getting more cautious about network television regarding a show's stability. The fanbase and press for a show may be good, but if you're not a Nielson-owning viewer, then the show may suffer due to the network TV's overreliance on the increasingly short-sighted system.

Dude, every post you've made here has been to criticize the show for no reason. Knock it off.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?