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Ok, Maybe it's because I'm not "in tune" with comic books, and I was born in the mid 1970's, but I'm sort of partial to the Incredible Hulk from the TV show. Lou Ferrigno was great in that role.
First, origin story. I don't know the comic book origin story, but I think the 1970's TV show "origin story" is just as tragic.
His wife dies in a car accident, and he starts to examine why some people have that "superhuman" moment where they can lift cars, and others (like himself) don't. He accidentally overdoses on Gamma radiation (the machines had been recalibrated unbeknownst to him, apparently). On his way home, in a thunderstorm, he gets a flat, injures himself while changing the tire, and turns into the Hulk for the first time.
Later, there's a fire at his lab, one of his colleagues dies, he turns into the Hulk and makes a rescue. Then a reporter starts to try to track him down, but David Banner (in the TV show, he's David) is "dead", so Banner must continue letting people believe he's dead, while he looks for a cure. And he basically becomes a drifter because of the reporter.
It seems like a lot of the time, at least in the TV series, his transformation seems to be brought about by anger, pain, or stress, not just "anger". But I've often wondered if, in the original series, he could turn into the Hulk "on purpose", and if he couldn't, I wonder if he knew he was changing, and knew (at least to the extent where "David" was suppressed and he was the Hulk) what was going on, and knew what happened (and what he did) afterward.
He also gains superhuman strength, yes, but he doesn't have superhuman strength (a-la the comic books or movies).
And I honestly haven't seen the movies with Hulk, but in the 1970's TV show, as hulk, he always seemed to run off before he turned back into David, except for in one clip I saw on YouTube (because I haven't seen the whole series).
And I've been wondering how much of David was "still there" when he was the Hulk. Based on the TV show, he wasn't just a completely primal, incredibly strong creature. He seemed cognizant of who was in trouble and who needed help, and who the "bad guys" were. He wasn't portrayed as a "superhero" in the traditional sense.
Also, in the TV show, David was a drifter, because he felt he couldn't stay in one place long, especially after turning into the Hulk.
I don't know how they ended the series, but I don't think he ever found a cure.
But the Hulk of the Comics and movies, based on my extremely limited knowledge, seems much more of a "superhero" (i.e. he can throw tanks around, jump super long distances, etc), whereas in the TV show, he could throw people through walls, rip doors off of hinges, etc., but he couldn't do things like he does in the movies.
Thoughts?
Ok, Maybe it's because I'm not "in tune" with comic books, and I was born in the mid 1970's, but I'm sort of partial to the Incredible Hulk from the TV show. Lou Ferrigno was great in that role.
First, origin story. I don't know the comic book origin story, but I think the 1970's TV show "origin story" is just as tragic.
His wife dies in a car accident, and he starts to examine why some people have that "superhuman" moment where they can lift cars, and others (like himself) don't. He accidentally overdoses on Gamma radiation (the machines had been recalibrated unbeknownst to him, apparently). On his way home, in a thunderstorm, he gets a flat, injures himself while changing the tire, and turns into the Hulk for the first time.
Later, there's a fire at his lab, one of his colleagues dies, he turns into the Hulk and makes a rescue. Then a reporter starts to try to track him down, but David Banner (in the TV show, he's David) is "dead", so Banner must continue letting people believe he's dead, while he looks for a cure. And he basically becomes a drifter because of the reporter.
It seems like a lot of the time, at least in the TV series, his transformation seems to be brought about by anger, pain, or stress, not just "anger". But I've often wondered if, in the original series, he could turn into the Hulk "on purpose", and if he couldn't, I wonder if he knew he was changing, and knew (at least to the extent where "David" was suppressed and he was the Hulk) what was going on, and knew what happened (and what he did) afterward.
He also gains superhuman strength, yes, but he doesn't have superhuman strength (a-la the comic books or movies).
And I honestly haven't seen the movies with Hulk, but in the 1970's TV show, as hulk, he always seemed to run off before he turned back into David, except for in one clip I saw on YouTube (because I haven't seen the whole series).
And I've been wondering how much of David was "still there" when he was the Hulk. Based on the TV show, he wasn't just a completely primal, incredibly strong creature. He seemed cognizant of who was in trouble and who needed help, and who the "bad guys" were. He wasn't portrayed as a "superhero" in the traditional sense.
Also, in the TV show, David was a drifter, because he felt he couldn't stay in one place long, especially after turning into the Hulk.
I don't know how they ended the series, but I don't think he ever found a cure.
But the Hulk of the Comics and movies, based on my extremely limited knowledge, seems much more of a "superhero" (i.e. he can throw tanks around, jump super long distances, etc), whereas in the TV show, he could throw people through walls, rip doors off of hinges, etc., but he couldn't do things like he does in the movies.
Thoughts?
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