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Anonymous No.149773019 >>149773183 >>149773301 >>149773437 >>149773460 >>149774252 >>149774314 >>149774345 >>149774498 >>149775256 >>149775497 >>149775832 >>149776561 >>149777479 >>149782592
The Question
Does he deserve a TV show/movie, or is he to obscure for that?
Anonymous No.149773183 >>149776162
>>149773019 (OP)
The Question is probably one of the most tv ready characters in either company.
I fully believe a show based on O'Neil's run would be a big success, provided it's actually well made.
Anonymous No.149773285 >>149775305 >>149775329 >>149782669
we're getting a new batman+question+green arrow series in black label that's a nod to the old Fables teamup
Anonymous No.149773301 >>149773332 >>149774275 >>149775233 >>149778453 >>149782318 >>149782586
>>149773019 (OP)
If he is The Question, what is The Answer?
Anonymous No.149773332
>>149773301
he is
Anonymous No.149773437 >>149774182
>>149773019 (OP)
They would fuck it up instantly.
Anonymous No.149773460 >>149773490 >>149774182
>>149773019 (OP)
you will get a renee montoya the question tv show and you will like it
Anonymous No.149773490 >>149774182
>>149773460
I assume the main villain with the most Aryan ubermensch they can find, because there's no greater evil than a white male, am I right? And Renee and her gay black poc lover will girlboss their way to victory over the evils of cis hetero patriachy.
Anonymous No.149774115 >>149774182 >>149776663 >>149776705
Do a TV series and include Vic Sage, Montoya and Charles Victor Szasz as characters all trying to figure out who is The Question and what is he trying to answer
Anonymous No.149774182 >>149775511
>>149773437
>>149773460
This is exactly what would happen. But the saddest part is that the mystery would be as badly written as Sherlock, and will focus more on shitty soap opera drama like 99% of live-action shows.

>>149773490
>gay black poc lover
I don't actually see them being dumb enough to bring her back as Batwoman, but I could be wrong.

>>149774115
That's so retarded I can't even tell if it's a joke or not.
Anonymous No.149774252
>>149773019 (OP)
Why do you ask? Why are you so curious for input on this? Do you know something we don’t anon?
Anonymous No.149774275
>>149773301
Mr. A
Anonymous No.149774314 >>149774564 >>149774760
>>149773019 (OP)
the JLA version absolutely needs a TV show, there’s so much that they could do with him.
as for the hippie comic book version who studies Hinduism or some shit? pass
Anonymous No.149774329
My dream would be a Question TV series that fairly faithfully follows the O'Neil run launching concurrently with a Gotham Central police procedural (I enjoyed Gotham for what it was but I'm still forever mad we never got CSI: Gotham which is what it was originally billed as).
Then after Question finishes do a heavily modified version of the Renee/Vic plotline from 52 and end with him passing on the mantle of Question as he passes away. Basically I want the audience to be as caught off guard as Renee is when it is revealed that Vic is dying from lung cancer and I want the Danny Boy scene in the finale to be absolutely hearbtreaking. Advertise it as a TNG/DS9 style crossover at the end of the season or whatever without revealing that it is the series finale for Vic.

If the ratings do well enough maybe continue The Question series with Renee but I don't really care about that.
Anonymous No.149774340
How about a Detective Comics anthology series?
Anonymous No.149774345 >>149774526
>>149773019 (OP)
He's more popular as a completely different version of the actual character thanks to the DCAU.
Anonymous No.149774498
>>149773019 (OP)
id love a tv show about him but it would be set in the 80s and actually take istelf seriously unlike a lot of modern television. it should be based on the O'Neill run.
Anonymous No.149774526 >>149774760 >>149775183
>>149774345
You don't actually need to change him all that much from the Ditko version to get the JLU version.
Anonymous No.149774564 >>149775720
>>149774314
Maybe an amalgam version of said portrayals?
Anonymous No.149774760 >>149774942 >>149774946
>>149774526
My point that they're different characters, and most people just know/prefer the DCAU version still stands, for example >>149774314
If you want people to care about the comics Question, he needs a good and accurate adaptation, cause no one is reading the comics man.
Anonymous No.149774942 >>149774954
>>149774760
All Along the Watchtower was good. it came out this year.
Anonymous No.149774946 >>149775235
>>149774760
Most of the difference with the DCAU version is the nutty conspiracy theory stuff. If there actually is a conspiracy in the plot, then it's not really out of character, but if it's not a part of the plot, then not having some conspiracy cork board is all that's needed. The writing can be 100% the same as the original comics and the real thing that would make people think the DCAU question is the dry, deadpan delivery of the lines.

The only time Q was really different in the DCAU was when he decided to try to kill Luthor himself, because he snapped. And if that's all you really remember about him, then of course they seem like very different characters.
Anonymous No.149774954 >>149775084
>>149774942
Wrong Question my dude.
Anonymous No.149775084
>>149774954
i mean they are not going to adapt anything straight from the source material. they will pull from every comic.
Anonymous No.149775183 >>149775467
>>149774526
>huntress on the board, unconnected to anything
>he just added her picture because he liked her
cute
Anonymous No.149775233
>>149773301
well that's the question
Anonymous No.149775235 >>149775269 >>149775374 >>149775385
>>149774946
the whole point of his JLU character, in my opinion, is that he has a slight edge where he’s willing to do things other heroes won’t do because the other heroes are too normalfag and circumspect.
for example, trying to kill Luthor based on a hunch that a prophecy is unfolding is some tweaker shit that nobody in their right mind would be willing to do.
this NEEDS to be the character of a Question TV show, because it would drive the entire plot. the supporting characters are constantly trying to hold the Question back from acting on his schizo hunches and theories, and there would be a constant push and pull, eb and flow, between who’s right and who’s wrong in every episode.
there was a great TV show once that was called “the X-files”, and it worked exactly like this. except in a superhero universe there’s way more opportunities for the protagonist to be proven right during an investigation, and way higher stakes could develop since the Question is a vigilante acting outside the law. additionally, the world itself would be more self-consistent, rather than being an X-files anthology where the cases have no consistent pattern whatsoever. the overarching theme would be learning to trust your guts and your instincts, even when it goes against the grain. it would be a beautiful show. a true masterpiece. sit with that.
Anonymous No.149775256
>>149773019 (OP)
Considering they'd not do Vic, but Renee. No, I don't think The Question needs show.
Anonymous No.149775269 >>149775402
>>149775235
that only works in an ensemble show like JLU where moral people exist to hold him back, not a solo Question show.
Anonymous No.149775305 >>149782669
>>149773285
>climate change nonsense
Ugh. Vic gets so little, that I have to put up with this slop.
Anonymous No.149775329
>>149773285
gay
Anonymous No.149775367 >>149775383 >>149775418
Give him and tv show and interconnect him with the movies sounds the best, but i don't know if they would do that. People might think they need to watch the tv show if he's heavily involved in a movie.
Anonymous No.149775374
>>149775235
>for example, trying to kill Luthor based on a hunch that a prophecy is unfolding is some tweaker shit that nobody in their right mind would be willing to do.
Luthor doing regular Luthor shit is usually a good enough reason to kill him, even without the time travel and multiverse shit. But the status quo is God.

>this NEEDS to be the character of a Question TV show, because it would drive the entire plot.
Being willing to do things other heroes won’t do only matters in the context of a show where he's one of many heroes. A Question TV show NEEDS to be a detective show set in the DC universe and little more.

>the overarching theme would be learning to trust your guts and your instincts, even when it goes against the grain. it would be a beautiful show. a true masterpiece. sit with that.
You type like a massive faggot. I pray that you're not actually one of the writers of this hypothetical show, because you're clearly the exact kind of retard that would be writing for it.
Anonymous No.149775383 >>149775532
>>149775367
he's in the next Superman movie but only in the background of some scenes and it's never explained or acknowledged
Anonymous No.149775385 >>149775467
>>149775235
Except Mulder was right most of the time, and Scully was there to help him. Vic would have to be right most of the time, and have people like Ollie and Helena there to correct the few times he's wrong.
The Question doesn't work as a Qanon schizo, but as an actual Fox Mulder as depicted in the X-Files.
No one has the writing ability to do that anymore.
Anonymous No.149775402 >>149775432 >>149775467
>>149775269
you could give him a superpowered supporting cast. not sure who it’d would be exactly, but it’s doable. maybe it needs to be new IP
Anonymous No.149775418
>>149775367
Have capes go to Vic for info, and then fuck off. If you want to see what Vic is up to, then watch his show. Otherwise Vic should just be a detective, willing to look into things that no one else takes seriously.
Anonymous No.149775432
>>149775402
Anonymous No.149775467 >>149775541
>>149775183
I didn't even notice that.

>>149775402
>>149775385
>people like Ollie and Helena there
It's supposed to be a Question show. If you start adding too many other characters you end up with shit like Superman having the "Justice Gang" in that new movie.

>No one has the writing ability to do that anymore.
There are still people with that ability, but they're constantly fucked with by executive-meddling to either dumb things down for normies, or overcomplicate things with cinematic universe bullshit.
Anonymous No.149775497 >>149775703
>>149773019 (OP)
>is he to obscure for that?
The Guardians of the Galaxy got a movie trilogy. Literally no capeshit character is too obscure these days
Anonymous No.149775511
>>149774182
>That's so retarded I can't even tell if it's a joke or not.
Anonymous No.149775532 >>149775545
>>149775383
I didn’t notice this. do you remember which scenes?
Anonymous No.149775541 >>149775641
>>149775467
>It's supposed to be a Question show. If you start adding too many other characters you end up with shit like Superman having the "Justice Gang" in that new movie.
You can have other street level capes appear. In a 8 episode show(all that they make now), you could have 2 appearances of Green Arrow/Ollie and 2 appearances of Huntress/Helena. Stop being a faggot. That's not too much.
>There are still people with that ability, but they're constantly fucked with by executive-meddling to either dumb things down for normies, or overcomplicate things with cinematic universe bullshit.
No one can write Fox Mulder 1990s style anymore or Vic late 1980s/early 1990s anymore. You'd get generic police procedural now. Like what's the best detective show right now? Blue Blood probably, or whatever its spinoff is called. And that's half character drama. Every other cop show is trash.
There's no way that they'd be able to make a good detective show, that balances what makes The Question interesting.
Anonymous No.149775545
>>149775532
the NEXT Superman movie, anon
Anonymous No.149775552
i dont care what the show is like as long as he bangs that redhead from the oneill run in the show
Anonymous No.149775641
>>149775541
>You can have other street level capes appear.
Occasionally. Once a season. As a treat.

>No one can write
No one WILL write. There's a difference.

>There's no way that they'd be able to make a good detective show
We agree on something.
Anonymous No.149775677 >>149775704 >>149775709 >>149775747 >>149780062
what even is the difference between dcau question and comics question anyway
i haven't really read any comics with him but i also haven't seen the justice league show
Anonymous No.149775703
>>149775497
i'm not familiar with the guardians comics? do they even resemble the movie versions?
Anonymous No.149775704
>>149775677
Read the thread.
Anonymous No.149775709 >>149775833
>>149775677
So what context do you even have for him? Epic maymays?
Anonymous No.149775720
>>149774564
Being fair, that's the beauty of O'neil's Vic Sage, he can be a person that's naturally drawn to more violent, conspiranoic and black and white line of thinking due to this upbringing but he does try to change after learning from past experiences
Anonymous No.149775747 >>149775833
>>149775677
so why don't you do either or both of those things
Anonymous No.149775832 >>149776705
>>149773019 (OP)
Does he have special Question powers?
Anonymous No.149775833 >>149775874
>>149775709
i just know of him from second hand experience, i know he's like a detective guy, but that's not saying much in a company called detective comics
>>149775747
i figured it'd be easier to just ask
Anonymous No.149775874 >>149776640
>>149775833
and you thought "Yes, I will take the easy road, instead of taking on the arduous task of reading a comic book and/or watching a cartoon that most people seem to like."
Anonymous No.149775877 >>149775893 >>149776167
There's no version of the Question they wouldn't fuck up if made live action. Whatever version you like, be glad you got it at all.
Anonymous No.149775893
>>149775877
>Whatever version you like, be glad you got it at all.
I'm much happier not getting a live-action Question at all.
Anonymous No.149776162 >>149776256 >>149776574
>>149773183
It would have to be written much, much better than this comic.
Anonymous No.149776167 >>149776554
>>149775877
the schizo from justice league animated series would be fun
Anonymous No.149776256
>>149776162
gosh, that's a pretty high bar
Anonymous No.149776554 >>149776602
>>149776167
He's the hardest to do. There was too much sincerity and apoliticization in that portrayal to ever be done right today. Let it stay in JLU untarnished.
Anonymous No.149776561 >>149776668
>>149773019 (OP)
Why would you want to inflict a TV show/movie on a character you like?
Anonymous No.149776574
>>149776162
Well no TV show then.
Anonymous No.149776602 >>149776639
>>149776554
if a writer needs guardrails in order to make the bare-minimum effort to be an objective 3rd party, then they’re not capable of making good entertainment anyway. regardless of who the character is.
Anonymous No.149776639 >>149776660
>>149776602
Sorry but trying to stay objective and make good stories and entertainment is not the name of the game in hollywood. This is why those wishing for the monkey's paw of a live action adaptation of their favorite book, comic, or whatever are naive. If they make a live action Question, he'll be completely politicized and strawmanned into a character far removed from any version you liked .
Anonymous No.149776640
>>149775874
it sure would be faster
also you seem like anons who enjoy talking about your favorite characters
Anonymous No.149776660 >>149776699
>>149776639
i mean, even if his schizo-ness is neutral people will just interpret it however they want. you can't win.
Anonymous No.149776663
>>149774115
>Vic Sage
>Charles Victor Szasz
I was about to say they're the same character, but it occurred to me that they could just make them separate characters.
Vic as the classic comics Question, and Charles as the DCAU adaptation.
Anonymous No.149776668 >>149776719
>>149776561
i have high hopes for lanterns. james gunn superman was also solid.
Anonymous No.149776699 >>149776713
>>149776660
that’s not the problem here. we’re talking about the fact that writers ruin stories by forcing in their insincere opinions as part of a political gambit, resulting in bad storytelling. forcing a message creates bad writing because the characters become shallow to serve an agenda. it’s never good.
Anonymous No.149776705 >>149776832 >>149782181 >>149782601
>>149774115
Don't forget the cursed actually faceless Narcissus.
>>149775832
Vic Sage and Renee Montoya don't have powers as the Question, they're usually just detectives that fight good with a fancy mask.
However, when the New 52 reimagined the Question as a mystical character, he had a bunch of magic powers, like clairvoyance, mind control, shapeshifting, sublimation and teleportation.
Anonymous No.149776713 >>149776722
>>149776699
i understand what you mean, but it doesn't even matter if they avoid it. people will just interpret it in whatever way they want. it happens all the time in every form of entertainment.
Anonymous No.149776719 >>149776738
>>149776668
Why would you have high hopes for something written by Tom King?
Anonymous No.149776722
>>149776713
we’re not problematizing that at all
Anonymous No.149776738 >>149776749 >>149776776 >>149776816
>>149776719
i assume they have some quality control. they want to destroy what they have like what marvel did.
Anonymous No.149776749
>>149776738
dont*
Anonymous No.149776776
>>149776738
Anonymous No.149776816
>>149776738
>they want to destroy what they have like what marvel did.
Freudian slip
Anonymous No.149776820
Yet to be mentioned, but Vic would probably have a CGI face/mask
Anonymous No.149776832
>>149776705
Damn, starting to think Geoff was always super dumb.
Anonymous No.149777258 >>149778434 >>149778962
>Renee Montoya as The Question
I sincerely wish I could murder with my bare hands whoever come up with that. They (!) wanted to destroy a character that ((NOTICERS)) appropriated and loved by giving his identity to a dyke spic bitch. I hope DC HQ fucking burns to the crisp one day.
Anonymous No.149777312
grew up on justice league cartoon, loved the question on it. but he is def b level and at most would work in a tv show. like x files meets capeshit type of deal would be kino
Anonymous No.149777479
>>149773019 (OP)
No, he deserve more comicbooks.
Anonymous No.149778434 >>149779050
>>149777258
So, this is a troll right? It's hard to imagine someone being serious in calling themselves something so stupid, but it's a strange, strange world we find ourselves in nowadays so I guess I'd believe it.

I'm mean, honestly, "((NOTICERS))?" Come on.
Anonymous No.149778453 >>149778866
>>149773301
His Crime Syndicate self
>Man covered in human faces runs around punching people while screaming about the importance of maintaining the status quo and blindly trusting authority
Anonymous No.149778866
>>149778453
A little too much reversal, the Crime Syndicate tend to be the same powersets, but twisted in morally inverted ways. Being a single faceless man should stick, but spinning it to the idea of "Faceless Authority," a man cloaked in hierarchical power who rules his territory through the use of clandestine, secretive Illuminati conspiracies and obfuscation of the truth.
Anonymous No.149778962
>>149777258
The “they” in question is almost entirely Greg Rucka
Anonymous No.149779050
>>149778434
Oh heck sister you just PWNED that heckin chud!


Back to Plebbit, tranny fucking loser.
Anonymous No.149780062
>>149775677
DCAU Question is based on Rorschach from Watchmen, but he's still very different.
Anonymous No.149781310 >>149782121
who to write it?
Anonymous No.149782121
>>149781310
me
Anonymous No.149782181
>>149776705
yeah, good times. And then New 52 Vic was a psycho under Waller.
Anonymous No.149782318
>>149773301
https://youtu.be/5VvI5h9IuUU?feature=shared&t=159
Anonymous No.149782530
Back when the Gotham TV show was airing, I thought they should have used the Question in it. His whole style is fitting for a vigilante predating the more flashy superhero era and he could be an inspiration for a young Bruce.
Anonymous No.149782586
>>149773301
Anonymous No.149782592
>>149773019 (OP)
Wasn't he in Dick Tracy???
Anonymous No.149782601
>>149776705
Weirdly enough, this Question is in the new mobile game DC Worlds Collide.
Anonymous No.149782669
>>149773285
>>149775305
I was excited to read it and then I read the solicit and now I will not be reading it.