Max Landis Writing Superhero Police Drama Pilot "Vigilant" for Fox

[CBR News]

"Chronicle" screenwriter Max Landis is writing the script for "Vigilant," a new superhero police drama developed for Fox by "Homeland" executive producer Howard Gordon.


Full article here.

[coconutphone]

Max has said repeatedly said on twitter that it's NOT a super-hero show in any way.

Still, looks like a great idea.

[nosocialize100]

Is anyone else irritated by this Landis guy?

[jediracer]

another Powers rip-off?

[verslibre]

Called "Vigilant," the drama is described as a superhero origin story told from the unlikely perspective of "a smart 20-year-old woman who happens to be a social outcast."

Yawn.

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[Kalen O.]

Is anyone else irritated by this Landis guy?

Not sure what there is to be irritated by? His success?

And from the concept described in that article I don't see how it could remotely be considered a POWERS rip off. There's nothing to indicate there's superpowers of any kind involved, and how the police deal with actual superpowered heroes and villains is the real basis of POWERS. You know...cuz of the 'powers'.

[aNamored]

Is anyone else irritated by this Landis guy?

Raises hand. He's nothing like his father that is for sure.

Max's personality just rubs me the wrong way, and worse, everything I've seen I've been very unimpressed by.

I am a fan of his father and was pretty excited when I first heard about Max, but his material isn't my thing. And that arrogant persona doesn't help.

[Mr. Holmes]

I thought his Death of Superman video was hilarious. Chronicle was interesting, but I wasn't wowed.

[Simbob4000]

That The Death and Return of Superman video was pretty funny. Is that why some comics fans are irritated by him?