9 Signs That Marvel Television Was Dead
Find out all the signs that Marvel Television was going under. Marvel Television is gone, but its death has been a long time coming. Recently news broke that Marvel Television is closing down and the projects folded into Marvel Studios. For many, it was a shock. But the signs have been there all along. What is Marvel Television? Once upon a time, someone decided to create TV shows based on Marvel comic book characters. Marvel licensed a few characters out to different networks under the Marvel Entertainment Group (MEG). Starting way back in the 70s the shows had varying levels of success. The animated shows did better than the live-action ones. The Incredible Hulk ran for five seasons and spawned several made-for-tv movies. Others like Spike TV's live-action Blade starring rapper Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones sputtered and died after a single season in 2006. The Walt Disney Company purchased Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The next year Marvel Entertainment launched Marvel T...