I had a feeling some new comics-TV news was on its way…
THR reports Warner Horizon Television is going work with Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions and Fringe’s Andrew Kreisberg (who will write the script) to bring the DC Comics character of Booster Gold to a one-hour drama series being proposed for the Syfy cable network.
Right now, the cable network has only ordered a pilot script.
Booster Gold is a character who was selfish and self-serving in the future, where he stole a fantastic suit and traveled back in time, hoping to be the world’s greatest hero. When he gets to the present day, he learns that there’s more to being a hero than fame and fortune.
Eric Martsolf played the role of Booster Gold in a Season 10 episode of Smallville… one of the best casting jobs of the entire series. It is likely they will go a different route with Booster and do their own thing, though I’d watch an Eric Martsolf Booster series in an instant.
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yesssssss i so hope they pick it up!! ive loved booster since i was alittle girl.. they have to keep the same actor. he was great
It would be cool to have Booster out there in the TV universe. But, they should try to keep him in the "Smallville" universe so DC can tie them all together (like Marvel's Movie & TV universe). I don't see WB abd DC doing "Avengers"-like project for awhile...SO why not do it to the TV series, add Booster, Deadman, The Spectre, and others to Smallville's timeline and add Birds of Prey to the Future Timeline of this DCTV universe...
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE BOOSTER GOLD SERIES ON SYFY. IT WILL BE INTERESTED TO SEE HOW CLOSE THE SERIES WILL BE TO THE COMICS BOOK. I HOPE THAT THEY WILL HIRE THE SAME ACTOR FROM THE SMALLVILLE EPISODE. GOOD LUCK TO THE FUTURE. YOUR TRULY CHARLES DAVID HASKELL
^ No, they should stay as far away from the SV-verse as possible. Start fresh & new and most importantly start right.
I prefer a series with the cousin of Superman, with Laura Vandervoort like main character. she has won it to him.
Ted, you are so wrong. Smallville was everything RIGHT about the Superman legend. I would love to see the same actor play Booster Gold but I know the execs in TV-land won't be that smart. Still, I'll give the show a chance because, hey, it's a super hero series. :)
I think Eric Johnson would have been good for Booster Gold but after playing Whitney on Smallville and Flash Gordon in the Syfy series, I don't see that happening.
Snurfles: Smallville was pandering, drawn out depiction that made Superman look like a whining douche. I can accept taking away some of his powers or not giving him the costume...but changing his core so much even in an origin story was a bad idea.
Eric Martsolf is the only thing I'd like to see transfering from SV to the new show. But the Booster Gold show should have it's own universe (still DC) and most importantly different writers and directors who aren't hacks.
If SyFy signs on I'm definitely watching for sure. They have to keep Eric Martsolf he was fantastic as Booster Gold on Smallville!
Hey Ted,
I agree 100%... what they didn't to CLARK on Smallville was a really disgrace! The other characters were fine... Clark's character was butchered almost to the point of be UNrecognizable as our favorite guy in the sky!!! The PTB of Smallville should NEVER, and I mean NEVER be allowed to work on a Superman project again!!! Let them ruin something else!! Save a few things the did right ;-) Like most of Season 9! :)
If they do it with Eric Martsolf then ill watch it with no second thoughts