ABC Family? I will never watch anything on ABC Family. Ever. If you catch me doing it you have my permission to bludgeon me with my remote-control...

"Mexican Wrestlers and evil brainiac monkeys."

I am sooo there!

I want to know whose roommate is said sexy roommate.

@Kuato:
Wasn't that the plotline of many a Powderpuff Girls episode?

Not that I'm complaining.

(puts on his Dr. Wagner mask)

@russdanger:

Guess there's no ass-monster then.

For some reason I'm seeing visions of that show 'The Chronicle', and that's never a good thing.

@Seth L: A tentacled ass monster on ABC Family would've been awesome.

... on the one hand. but on the other hand, abc family.

huh.

also, i'm kind of pleased to see heroes dressing in a plain old ike-jacket-style outfit instead of going straight to the completely doofusy outfits. i think you have to have a much more superhero laden world before people dressing up wildly works.

@PVIII:

i dunno, dude, could it be because i was one of the writer/producers of "the chronicle?"

just a wild guess.

definately loving the outfits. morales looks wicked cute in that little jacket and tie ... unfortunately, superhero stories written for normal type people are things genre fans have seen a million times over.

definately liking the outfits.
morales looks pretty cute in that little jacket and tie!

but i'm very relieved that the ward cleaver type white man is still in charge.

Please, oh please, tell me that those Evil Brainiac Monkeys, are wearing pants. If so... then count me in.

God, please listen to your little subject Velireon, and grant him his hottest hormonal wishes to have Matt Keeslar (corrected spelling, btw -- it's not Kessler)shirtless in the same sweaty muscular six-pack of a wet dream, like he was as Feyd-Rautha in the Sci-Fi Channel's Dune.
Amen.

... oh and thanks in advance that he won't be wearing PJ's with polyethylene triangles floating behind his head.
Amen.

Good grief. Pardon me for being a shallow horndog for a moment, but this Natalie Morales is freaking gorgeous. But ABC Family? That still exists?

Tentacle monsters, cute sidekicks, and ABC Family.....

Something's not right here.

Besides, I'm pretty sure there's a hentai about this somewhere...

@javiergrillomarxuach: at the time "the Chronicle" was on, I had a friend who wrote for the Weekly World News, so, great fun.
@Velireon: I wonder if the fact that it's ABC Family will mean less sweaty six-packs. (or heroine boobage, whichever one would prefer). That would be a shame.

I love the whole backstory of how The Middleman came to be. Javier Grillo-Marxuach had a great idea for a movie with secret agents, robots, aliens and talking monkeys. But had a tough time convincing his agents that it was worth pitching as a film or TV show, so he shelved it and went back to work writing for "Lost."

But then he couldn't help but tinker with it more and more and more and decided to go for it anyway. So he made it into a comic called The Middle Man and got a publisher interested. And ya know what? It got a good following and great reviews. He hired a girl to dress up as his main character and walk around Comic-Con to promote the comic. He created buzz on his blog. He put up art and kept his fans interested.

And eventually, he had a property that his agents couldn't argue with. And he just sold the comic idea for a TV show on ABC Family. So yeah, he did it on his terms, which is inspiring to the rest of us writers wanting to do something on our own.

[bonniegrrl.livejournal.com]

If this is popular and fun, it has the potential to be one of those enduring series (Doctor Who is what I'm thinking) that just keeps going. If an actor needs to leave then "oops, now YOU are the next middle man". Usually a series rises and falls on the popularity of the titular character, but it could conceivably be anyone if I understand the concept properly.

What's with the Wehrmacht uniforms?

somebody already pointed this out, but it's keeslar, not kessler. you guys need some proofreading or something - i find it really distracting when i notice so many mistakes here.