Doc Savage Origins and Anatomy Explored - Is He A Normal Human Being Or Super-Powered Individual?

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  • Опубліковано 9 гру 2024

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  • @thomasdevine5202
    @thomasdevine5202 День тому +9

    Alan Ritchson, the guy that plays Reacher on the series, I think would make a good Doc Savage

    • @DRD00M-y1m
      @DRD00M-y1m День тому

      No... A Clark Gable lookalike apparently...
      Lol wtf, glad they didn't go through with that.

    • @billyshavers7806
      @billyshavers7806 16 годин тому

      Yes me too

  • @CarlosSpears138
    @CarlosSpears138 5 днів тому +8

    Great video! Always loved this character.

  • @Jeffs40K
    @Jeffs40K День тому +3

    I believe Alan Ritchson would be a great choice for Doc Savage. He really resembles the character and his role as Reacher shows he can be strong while also having that intellectual edge, which is different from the usual tough-guy roles Dwayne plays.

  • @louisskupin7508
    @louisskupin7508 3 дні тому +9

    I think the rock would be the worst person to play Doc Savage. Dwayne Johnson only ever plays himself in his movies.
    He has a huge ego which is totally at odds with the character. Plus he's 52 now and getting a little old for the part.
    Having said that, it would be cool to see a Doc Savage movie come out.

    • @Gnomleif
      @Gnomleif День тому

      I'd propose Alan Ritchson instead of The Rock. And I would also love to see a Doc Savage movie come out.

  • @RoomAtTheTopStudio
    @RoomAtTheTopStudio День тому +3

    Ron Ely. Doc Savage and Tarzan when I was a child

  • @TheBlindDyslexic
    @TheBlindDyslexic 5 днів тому +7

    I remember seeing the Ron Ely movie at the cinemas. Forget if I was still living in Owensboro, KY or Bettendorf, IA

  • @Grundag
    @Grundag 3 дні тому +5

    Finally! The Man of Bronze! Lester Dent Lives!

  • @wynathinorum4875
    @wynathinorum4875 2 дні тому +4

    Doc Savage as far as Pulp Heroes go is 100% the G.O.A.T., The Shadow is a very strong 2nd.. As a major Pulp Heroes fan myself, I have many favorites, but Savage is for sure top dog. He's the Superman of Pulps, even has his own Fortress of Solitude! His personality totally gives me vibes of Clark Kent & Steve Rogers combined. I'm actually shocked the video narrator spoke about Doc Savage being part of a team without having also mentioned Doc's later Dynamite Comics run he together with The Avenger & The Shadow he formed Justice Inc. which was a 3 member pulp hero team. oh well, great video overall anyways!

  • @mynardomacaraig2697
    @mynardomacaraig2697 2 дні тому +3

    Wasn't it established that Doc Savage had the strength of five men? Natural or not, that certainly feels superhuman.
    The gold flecks in his eyes also allowed him to hypnotize people quite easily. Again, pretty superhuman-sounding.

  • @budo972
    @budo972 4 дні тому +4

    So basically the first batman.

  • @alexsolomon8127
    @alexsolomon8127 День тому +2

    he's basicly captain america and batman rolled into one.

  • @jasonseals1113
    @jasonseals1113 2 дні тому +6

    Chris Hemsworth would be great for this.

  • @1politicalcowboy
    @1politicalcowboy 2 дні тому +1

    James Bama drew the book cover shown at 1:38. He gifted me the #1 of 50 poster. Doc Savage was the man in my youth.

  • @CastellanSpandex
    @CastellanSpandex 4 дні тому +2

    Strange that I've always been aware of 'Doc Savage', but (until now) known nothing about him.

  • @dashwhatchamakalit
    @dashwhatchamakalit 5 днів тому +1

    ...And now I have the themesong from the film stuck in my head for the rest of the night.

  • @kylerogerspowers2935
    @kylerogerspowers2935 День тому

    Great topic. He was always a favorite of mine.
    I for sure thought Ron Ely was going to make a few more.
    That would have made a great weekly show.
    The Doc Savage Hour.

  • @jackinmyhoggoff807
    @jackinmyhoggoff807 4 дні тому +3

    I didn't forget. I have the movie. I never understood why there weren't more.

    • @Gthemaniac
      @Gthemaniac День тому

      It pretty much bombed at the time so ya no more

  • @longtimber
    @longtimber 2 дні тому +2

    Sounds like Buckaroo Bonsai barrowed a bit from the Doc.

  • @jimbrown2688
    @jimbrown2688 3 дні тому +2

    Doc Savage is not superhuman put peak human being. The pinnacle of what a human can become and continue to be and evolve.

  • @jacobsteele7138
    @jacobsteele7138 2 дні тому +1

    He created the Venture Brohers as well.

  • @canucklehead0
    @canucklehead0 День тому

    I think Doc Savage novels were some of the first books I read as a kid, that and the Hardy Boys and later James Bond. The books were great I remember there was one about a Werewolf, The lost Oasis, Mountain Monster, Fortress of Solitude and the original Man of Bronze. I liked the character of "Monk" mostly because I have an odd build with short legs and a long torso with long "ape like" arms, much like Monk in the novels. A resurgence of Doc Savage's world would be great on the big screen, I remember the film and Ron Ely as the Man of Bronze and although I wish for a better version of the original story I don't know how I would handle Dwayne Johnson with Hair,...and I remember him as a young buck playing for the Calgary Stampeders before he went full on into wrestling.

  • @guybaker2876
    @guybaker2876 12 годин тому

    got the new books, really good. Especially the ones that include The Shadow.

  • @TruthTellert63
    @TruthTellert63 2 дні тому +2

    Ely was OK, but someone far better would have been his co-star in 'Night of the Grizzly' - Clint Walker. Some of the pulp drawings looks as if they were modeled from Walker (even though he would have only been a child when they were done). The '75 movie almost ended any commercial value the character possessed; if Johnson is shoehorned into the role, it'll finish the job for good.

    • @thomasdevine5202
      @thomasdevine5202 День тому +1

      I agree Clint would have been great. He had the physicality and from everything I've heard about him he had the moral code. And apparently made some good wine

    • @tomskell9622
      @tomskell9622 12 годин тому

      Clint Would have made the best Superman ever!

    • @TruthTellert63
      @TruthTellert63 11 годин тому

      @@thomasdevine5202 👍

  • @sergioandrade8735
    @sergioandrade8735 4 дні тому +1

    Both Marvel and DC Comics had licenced Doc Savage, I don't remember if Doc ever had crossovers with DC characters unlike Marvel where Doc interacted with their superheroes.

    • @mynardomacaraig2697
      @mynardomacaraig2697 2 дні тому +1

      DC tried to launch a pulp-style line of comics with Doc Savage, the Avenger, the Spirit, Rima the Jungle Girl and Batman. Alas, it was not successful.

    • @CedricPETIEU-hh3tk
      @CedricPETIEU-hh3tk 12 годин тому

      It was the "First Line" serie.

  • @Gthemaniac
    @Gthemaniac День тому

    Ya I read all them books growing up. I bought or aquired every book I could . Wish I still had them. The Ron Eli movie was a bit goofy suprisingly the only one made so far I think

  • @sergioandrade8735
    @sergioandrade8735 4 дні тому +1

    Read a lot of the paperbacks in the 1960's.

  • @davidparkin9017
    @davidparkin9017 2 дні тому

    Olympic diver / swimmer from Florida.

  • @jamessievert9813
    @jamessievert9813 8 годин тому

    Do yourselves a favor and pick up a copy of "Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life" by Philip Jose Farmer. You will truly believe he was a real person.If you can find a copy, of special note are Doc's family tree and the chronology of all 181 Supersagas. It's too bad about the Ron Ely movie that doesn't bear mentioning.

  • @tedstarnes2997
    @tedstarnes2997 3 дні тому +1

    I read as many of the paperbacks as I could in the early 70's and still own a few
    The 1975 movie was terrible and if there is ever another movie is made I hope they treat the character's better than the first did
    Something's left out of the video concerning his gadgets were a telephone answering machine, live and recorded video surveillance of his headquarters and clothing with chemical heating coils in the lining

    • @salvadorromero9712
      @salvadorromero9712 3 дні тому +1

      They didn't seem to know whether they were playing it straight or doing a parody, which is death for a movie.
      I think of the celebrated old pulp characters only Conan has gotten a movie that is respected. I guess if you count Sam Spade as one you have _The Maltese Falcon_ of course! One problem is that movie Conan, as great as he was, didn't seem to put as much focus on the "sophisticated intellectual" aspect of the character (and it was so iconic that it became definitive on film so unfortunately had the effect of probably killing it as a film character forever). I like that aspect that the old pulp heroes tended to have, and you can obviously see the influence of a character like Doc Savage on all sorts of subsequent characters. I like the idea of giving Savage a more muscular physique this time but I don't think Rock will bring the right energy.

  • @CedricPETIEU-hh3tk
    @CedricPETIEU-hh3tk 12 годин тому

    This character have inspired Tom Strong and Adventure Man. And Batman, of course.

  • @BeinGabriel-bf2zm
    @BeinGabriel-bf2zm 5 днів тому +1

    So, he is enhanced naturally but not entirely superhuman?

  • @Jeffs40K
    @Jeffs40K День тому

    I really like Dwayne Johnson, aka "The Rock," but I feel like he’s pretty limited in his acting range. Most of his roles seem pretty similar-lots of muscles and fighting. It’s a far cry from the intellectual character of Doc Savage. He kind of reminds me of Jim Carrey, who also has a similar acting style. Whether he’s playing the Mask, the Riddler, the Grinch, or Dr. Eggman in Sonic, it feels like he’s just wearing different makeup but doing the same thing. Dwayne has that one style he sticks to, and I can’t really picture him as a smart character instead of just bashing heads like he usually does. That said, I’d love to see a Doc Savage movie, and if Dwayne stars in it, I hope he nails it so they consider making more. Lately, a lot of movies have been pretty disappointing, with bad casting and writing, relying too much on special effects and CGI to cover up the lack of real talent.

  • @CaesiusX
    @CaesiusX 5 днів тому

    Thanks so much for this comprehensive video. I've always been intrigued by this character since seeing the film as a kid in the 70's.

  • @fundamentalconvolution1749
    @fundamentalconvolution1749 3 дні тому +2

    There was a time that Dwayne Johnson would have been a shoe-in for the role, he does have the look to a large degree (save the hair, of course), but his issues and ego have pretty much side-lined him to a large degree. A good example of this is Black Adam.

  • @rbti99
    @rbti99 2 дні тому

    Have no fear...

  • @ricogonzalez7508
    @ricogonzalez7508 14 годин тому

    Put the guy that did Tarzan throne from true blood period

  • @Gthemaniac
    @Gthemaniac День тому

    No way dwayne johnson as doc savage.

  • @theloniousMac
    @theloniousMac День тому

    Sounds like Our Man Flint.

  • @jessmccart3937
    @jessmccart3937 4 дні тому +2

    Doc and the five are the original Super group . Without powers they're better than Batman and the Man of Bronze is far a better character than the Man of Steel.

  • @arttheclown65794
    @arttheclown65794 4 дні тому +1

    John carter inspired superman, i never heard of savage, it is my first time knowing about him

  • @patrickclawson9622
    @patrickclawson9622 3 дні тому

    I played a Doc Savage character in a hero-based role playing game, years ago. My friends hated me; my character had no super-weaknesses because he had no superpowers.
    If Dwayne Johnson plays Doc, I desperately want to see the Fab Five they'd cast. Just take my ticket money, now. :)

  • @davidparkin9017
    @davidparkin9017 2 дні тому +1

    Dwayne Johnson was also supposed to be in Johnny Quest but it never happened. Still waiting.

  • @ThePinster770
    @ThePinster770 День тому +1

    Please dear God no. Not the rock. I won't watch another movie where he plays someone who overly exaggerates his strength just to strong his ego. That's all his movie M.O has been and I'm sick of watching it.

  • @НикитаЗахаренков-н8ы

    Art and covers of a comic is more interesting than charecter itself.

  • @l.sdarkholme7559
    @l.sdarkholme7559 5 днів тому +10

    Wasn't there talk that The Rock to play this character?

    • @fallinginside3001
      @fallinginside3001 5 днів тому +12

      Man dont let him ruin the SAVAGE DOC

    • @Saintbow
      @Saintbow 5 днів тому +2

      He would turn it into a ego masturbation fest...

    • @BeinGabriel-bf2zm
      @BeinGabriel-bf2zm 5 днів тому +4

      Oh, please don't.

    • @cubanref9670
      @cubanref9670 4 дні тому +1

      Arnold as well. Back in 90s.

    • @budo972
      @budo972 4 дні тому +1

      Killan Lutz can play him.

  • @GlenRoss-ug5jm
    @GlenRoss-ug5jm 3 дні тому +1

    Perhaps an enhanced human like Batman.

  • @dan6442
    @dan6442 18 годин тому

    Doc Savage would be great but not at this time. I stopped watching "superhero" movies years ago. Superhero fatigue is real. In addition, "The Rock" isn't a good fit for Doc Savage. There has been more than too much of non-white actors playing parts originally presented as white. Call it racist, I do not care. Didn't "The Rock" do a failed Superhero movie called "Blackman"? Na, enough of The Rock playing anything other than a weightlifting, ageing actor. Find an unknown with a trained but less bulky body to play Doc Savage.

  • @CastellanSpandex
    @CastellanSpandex 4 дні тому

    Wait! WHAT?! THERE WAS A 1950s FLASH GORDON TV SERIES??!! 😮

  • @zaneelliot6963
    @zaneelliot6963 День тому

    Please dont let JJ Abrams anywhere near Doc Savage. JJ SUCKS and is a hack.

  • @maureencora1
    @maureencora1 5 днів тому +2

    Dwayne Johnson as Doc Savage is a Good Ideal.

  • @KadeStringer2.0
    @KadeStringer2.0 2 дні тому

    The character didn’t inspire Superman

  • @ricogonzalez7508
    @ricogonzalez7508 14 годин тому

    Put the guy that did Tarzan throne from true blood period