MARVEL PHASE 3: What Didn't Make The Cut...

Today, to much fanfare and buzz, Marvel announced their Phase 3 development slate, promising 9 new movies over the next 5 years. With all the frenzied excitement one has to ask: What got left behind in development?

the Daily Bugle

If you're the kind of person who loves hard hitting news stories about current political and social events but HATES all that Spiderman bullshit, than this this would have been the show for you. Aaron Sorkin returns to the sordid world of hard-hitting, fact-checked news in HBO's "The Daily Bugle." Finally, a Marvel Universe property that would have asked "What really did happen in Benghazi?"

Nick Fury's Barbershop

Marvel narrowly passed on this amusing look at how Nick Fury keeps that impeccably smooth dome. Don't rule out a cameo in "Black Panther."

Alpha Flight

No one cares about a Canadian super-hero team. It would just be heroes apologizing all the time and fighting villains like - the Mooseman and Disorganized Bus Driver. Marvel wisely realized that no Canadian character will ever outshine Rob Ford and shelved Alpha Flight forever. So sorry, eh?

the oscorp

It's the Office but set in the wacky world of Norman and Harry Osborn. What kind of wacky situations will father and son find themselves in? Who keeps taking Norman's lunch out of the office fridge? Who keeps putting bombs in the shareholders cars? No one will ever know - unless it gets picked up by the BBC.

Everybody Loves Uncle Ben

Despite strong early buzz surrounding the lead role, Marvel's attempt at a "Gotham" style prequel fell flat when every episode ended with said lead getting killed. With great power comes great programming responsibility.

X-Men Origins: The Danger Room

Marvel's successful pattern of matching cool indie directors with their properties finally falls on it's face when they leave the origin story of the famed X-Men training facility in the hands of noted crazy-person Tommy Wiseau.