Midnight Mass, a DC Comics series about a husband and wife team or supernatural crime fighters, has been snapped up by NBC for adaptation into a live-action series. I’m by no means an expert on comic books, so I couldn’t tell you whether the comics themselves are particularly interesting, but the part of the story that caught me eye was the announcement of the writers for the show.
The adaptation is being written by Gretchen J. Berg and Aaron Harberts, both of whom were writers and producers on such short-lived TV gems as Pushing Daisies and Wonderfalls, both of which I loved; if they can bring the same level of humour and character to Midnight Mass, it could well be one to watch.
The script is currently being drafted, so I wouldn’t expect this show to pop up until perhaps Fall 2010; maybe the perfect timing to replace NBC’s current super-powered show Heroes, which has been flagging both creatively and critically in recent seasons, should the show face cancellation.