The Streets Might Be Ready for the X-Men on TV

Full Disclosure: A young lord gets wary when hearing live-action, TV series, & one of the big two comic giants all in the same sentence (Marvel/DC). Historically, that premise has yielded a success rate somewhere around Kobe Bryant’s 2014-15 shooting percentage (in my humble opinion) & typically ends in some weekly series equivalent of torn rotator cuff/Achilles tendon: season-ending. But, admittedly, that side-eye has been giving way to Rock’s eyebrow as of late, intrigued with the work these comic-based shows have been executing (Arrow, Agents Of Shield, The Flash, etc.). This creates the perfect climate for my cautious excitement surrounding the chance that the gawds might go and bring a live-action X-Men to the people.

Say word??! Cue the Funkmaster Flex bomb fx, breh! Look, I’m all kinds of here for a more detailed, nuanced look at the complicated, sometimes down-right WWE-esque relationships the X-Men have among themselves, & with plenty of their villains. I’d especially love the more overlooked foes to get their due. First name that comes to mind? Mr. Sinister aka Put The ILL In Illuminati! Look, I dunno if the Age Of Apocalypse flick plans on working Dark Beast the Based Lawd into the narrative or not, but I guarantee it’ll barely scratch the surface. Dude’s been involved in the universe since the 1800s, is near immortal, and has fascinating ties to key members of the X-Men, not to mention bruh-bruh at one point put Apocalypse himself back to sleep on som…