Marvel’s Inhumans isn’t even out yet but there has been all kinds of drama surrounding the series. From fans making fun of the trailers and alleged budget problems to the show allegedly being cancelled before the first season even premiered – it hasn’t been very good. Things between Marvel and ABC apparently aren’t very good either.
A new report from Variety suggests there’s quite a bit of drama with Marvel and ABC:
The same level of enthusiasm does not, however, exist within many at ABC for “Inhumans.” Reviews thus far have been largely negative, reflecting the sentiment inside ABC. Network executives expressed concerns early on to Marvel Television, which produces the series. Subsequent work by Marvel to fine-tune the visuals did little to allay concerns at the network, where executives felt that the scripts were as problematic as the effects that had been mocked by the Marvel fan community on Twitter after a trailer was released. As Slashfilm’s Peter Sciretta wrote on Twitter when scenes from the show were screened at Comic-Con in July, “Wow #Inhumans looks worse than I ever possibly could have imagined. Badly written, horrible costumes, [cheap-looking] designs, film … school level looking visual effects, unmotivated overlit [cinematography], unnecessary slow motion shots. The crowd laughed at the footage.”
ABC also apparently wanted to cancel Agents of SHIELD at one point – but Disney overruled them on it:
“Inhumans” has not been the only source of friction between ABC and Marvel. Earlier this year, the mandate came down from Disney for ABC to renew its other Marvel drama, “Agents of SHIELD,” despite the desire by some at the network to end the series after four seasons. Having aired on Tuesdays since its inception, “SHIELD” is shifting to Friday nights this season when “Inhumans” finishes its initial eight-episode run.
It should be pointed out that Marvel Studios at Disney is ran separately from Marvel TV. Here’s hoping it gets better – though, it sounds like Inhumans might be D.O.A.