ABC takes on Poe - yeah, it's gonna suck. Gonna fire up the Kindle, read some real Poe

[The Straight Story]

So is Poe pretty much what it sounds like from the logline?

PATMORE-GIBBS: It has an element of Guy Ritchie’s version of Sherlock Holmes, an element of steampunk and a real sense of fun. This is before Poe’s darkest days. He has a sense of humor; he’s a believer surrounded by skeptics. The show in some ways bears a resemblance to Castle. One supporting character is a female who works at a newspaper, another, one of the first African-American doctors . They’re people who are always being underestimated in society.

Poe wasn’t the most attractive guy. Will ABC have a sexy Poe?
Certainly it will be someone with a larger than life personality… hopefully charismatic … and attractive … we’re literal about his work, but not about his looks.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/02/11/abc-order-hulk/


ABC casts a sexy Edgar Allan Poe

ABC promised the casting of Edgar Allan Poe in its fall drama pilot would be a physically nontraditional choice for the role, and it sure is.

One of the most intriguing projects of the fall, Poe re-imagines the nebbish-looking, cousin-marrying opium enthusiast as a crime fighter in 1840s Boston.

And the young actor who will play Poe is…

Christopher-EganImage Credit: Billy Ingram/WireImage.com Kings and Home and Away hottie Christopher Egan!

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/04/poe-chris-egan/

[Dappleganger]

1. Christopher Egan?

Ok, I lol'd!

:rofl:

[The Straight Story]

2. Next up - Justin Beiber as HP Lovecraft, riding a unicorn

:rofl:

[Dappleganger]

4. Oh shit...

please, take me now!

[ceile]

3. ooookaaay

A blonde, pretty boy? Really?
Sounds like an interesting show though.

[Generic Other]

5. Poe was actually quite popular with rich women

He probably did have a charming side.

[Motown_Johnny]

6. Hmmm.... Fiction. I wonder if Poe would have grasp the concept

Ya know, I think maybe he would.

I don't have a problem with the creator of the detective story having his name used for a completely fictitious detective. I would even go so far as to say it could be viewed as an homage to the man.



Also, Castle is one of the few TV shows I enjoy. I will make a point of watching Poe and hope it is as entertaining.

[NBachers]

7. Oh, shit- I was hoping for The Rock Dwayne Johnson with bombastic special effects by McG

Couldn't they have hired the guys who did the Wild Wild West movie?