NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

HBO is really eating crap recently. It's so weird that taking risks on hyper-violent properties (Sopranos, The Wire, Oz) and overtly sexual properties (Sex and the City, a lot of Six Feet Under) proved the greatest successes for HBO, and they refuse to take new risks. I'm still pissed about the back to back cancellations of Carnivale and Deadwood.

When did HBO become such a PUSSY? Why can't they recognize that we need something vastly different now that basic cable is delevering the goods they use to offer? 1st They pass on Swingtown and we get a neutered version at CBS and now this. Wake up.

The last thing we need is Mark Steven Johnson handling another comic book property. Considering that Ghost Rider was his idea of a dark comic book adaptation I wasn't exactly looking forward to it anyway. Better to take this out of his hands and wait until a more capable filmmaker comes along to handle it instead.

Take it to Showtime, they have Dexter (somewhat graphic and makes you root for a psycho), Penn & Teller (don't care about who they offend), and ran Masters for 2 seasons. I don't see why Showtime wouldn't pick up a show HBO is scared of. Maybe HBO could support a huge budget, but I think this is a show that would start slow and pick up through the seasons, like Dexter. No need to spend a ton of money at the start to get minimal ratings. Maybe HBO sees Carnivale and Deadwood in Preacher, except Preacher already has a huge fanbase before it hits greenlight.

Better off, honestly. The guy is responsible for two of the worst adapts in the history of comic books to films (Daredevil and Ghost Rider) and I don't think this would've played a good role in his hands, regardless of whether or not he stuck to the source material. Besides that point, we really don't NEED an adapt. Preacher is beyond the realm of being fantastic as it is in comic book form and doesn't need an adapt to the big screen or the little screen to justify its existence. I'd have a much more fun and entertaining (and thought provoking time) re-reading the nine books of the series, reading Ennis' masterful dialogue and seeing Dillon's phenomenal story telling skills, than I would seeing someone try to recreate or reproduce it on film. My biggest question is, really, towards filmmaking is why does it seem so much easier to adapt, recreate, or remake everything than it is to produce new works? Even some of the more reknowned filmmakers' (like Stephen Spielberg for instance) libraries of films are consisted of, primarily, adapts from other mediums. Comics, novels, music, and video games (and other mediums, I'm sure) all have original properties, yet films -- especially American films -- are comparitively dwarfed on that front.

hopefully the exterminaters makes it out the gate.

MadPowerBomber - Collectively Studios and Independent Producers release thousands of feature films a year (theatrical, festival runs and DTV titles) of which I'd guess that 90% or more are based on Original content (for an extreme example the IMDB lists over 18,000 films with a 2007 production date). Your argument is directed at the 2 dozen or so films a year that are tentpole box office releases. It would be like saying that the British film industry only does Shakespeare and Jane Austin adaptations! As for your opinions on Mark Steven Johnson I concur ..but otherwise you're way off the mark. But if you want to know why adaptations are so prevalent in the blockbuster realm it's simple a marketing issue. Better to spend millions of dollars trying to sell something that someone has heard of then something that no one knows. As for original content, we'll a lot more novels and comic books and video games are created every year than screenplays!

WHAT THE FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

Thank God! First Rachel Talalay tired to ruin this awesome comic series and Mark Steven Johnson has done nothing but prove that he would ruin it also!

Guys, guys- it is for the better. I mean Jesus, Mark Steven Johnson was going to helm it. That man is the Paul W.S. Anderson of comic-book movies. See "Ghost Rider" and "Daredevil" (even the director's cut), the guy just sucks.

I think in this case that God himself has intervened because he realized that Mark Steven Johnson is a Hollywood puppet who doesn't have what it takes to do this series properly. It's OK that HBO has gone pussy because this gives Showtime a chance to snatch it up from them (they have Dexter, Family Business, Penn and Teller, and Diary of a Call Girl - these guys don't fuck around). Bring this shit on!!!!!!!!!!I know my words are harsh, but at least I'm not bashing the Prom Night remake as much as I used to. Fuck that movie ..........

Damn all of you, damn you all who gave out Showtime line up. Showtime has alot of bad ass shows. Yeah, Showtime has Dexter, Family Business, Penn & Teller & Diary of a Call Girl, all of you guys are missing the BEST show on Showtime... WEEDS. Weeds is such an awesome show, don't you ever forget the show Weeds. Oh, yeah, Ghost Rider did in fact sucked balls too, LOL.

I'm actually happy that it's not gonna happen, honestly. I am a huge fan of the comic, it's my favorite series ever. But, seriously, who could ever play Jesse Custer? The Saint? Herr Starr? I would rather have the comic stand alone than see it butchered. Unpopular opinion, I know, but it's just how I feel.

Fuck this shit, Preacher is possibly my favorite comic series after Batman, i remember Robert Rodriguez was in talks once, how awesome would that be. Atleast Scott Pilgrim is in good hands.

Good, Good, Good, Good, Good, Not against seeing this as a series just against Mark steven johnson that guy sucks ass he destroys everything he touches except the grumpy old men films those were great. Everything else he has done though yuck!!! You know how cool ghostrider could have been? I dont buy the fact that the studios were the ones at fault for it either its 90% him he cant direct a film or write to save his life get someone in there that is not from that genre of film thats why the dark knight was awesome you put a serious director in there not some dip.

to MexicanDave; you're right - I forgot about Weeds. What's worse is that I am currently watching the new season and I still fucking forgot. I know what comes next: I'm fired......

coldblood... It's cool dude, don't worry and don't forget. Now, puff... puff... pass... man.

MexicanDave... thank you. Instead of getting fired I'm firing one up instead.