If the series had continued for a full fifth season, what kind of ideas for plots can you think of that weren't used?
I can see David getting mixed up in a cult of some kind, either a young girl in trouble, or perhaps even getting conned himself, if a sweet-talking cult leader (could be a woman)promised David a cure, then David struggles to break away and lead the other members out of it as well.
Any other ideas?
The episode "The Quiet Room" (S2E21) sort of reminded me of the "Doc Green" orign story with the Extrtemis virus injected into Dr. Banner's brain (by Tony Stark). That would of mean ALOT of lines for Ferrigno ...Maybe they could of used Bixby's voice. There was talk of doing a "She-Hulk" story line, but I think that there a few big problems to sovle beofre they could of done it (She- Hulk is ALWAYS green.. HTH are you going to hide that ..with body paint and a wig??) The "Shulke" idea would of been a no-go.
shareDavid getting involved with a cult would have been awesome. Cults are a pet topic of mind.
I know David was a drifter. But it would have been nice if he had a girlfriend or close friend to travel with even if it was just for a few episodes.
The Gray Hulk is a great idea . Banners takes some kind a radiation cure and it changes Him into the Gray Hulk . The Gray Hulk would talk too .
He would dare people to try to beat him up .
General Ross and the Leader in the 5 season too
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It could be interesting to see a 2nd cameo of Harold Milburn, the guy who pretended just to be Hulk to get some attention in "The Confession".
Harold saw the Hulk once again and see him reverting back to Banner. He thought of telling McGee the truth but as long he learned more and more about David he got second thoughts.
Another episode who focus on Jack McGee like "Proof Positive" did.
It would have been awesome if David got involved with a hippy commune that turned out to be something more sinister, similar to the Manson Family. I am not quite old enough to remember the '60s. But I do remember the '70s and there were plenty of hippies still running around. The '60s did not end on December 31, 1969. The Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) was active between 1973 and 1975. That group committed bank robberies, two murders and other acts of violence. The SLA became internationally notorious for kidnapping heiress Patty Hearst. The Black Liberation Army was active until at least 1981 when a Brinks truck robbery left a guard and two police officers dead.
In the "Vendetta Road" episode David got involved with a married couple blowing up gas stations. They were similar to Bonnie and Clyde. I would have liked to see him get involved with a couple or small group of gangsters that committed armed robberies. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow didn't usually work as just a duo. There were as many as seven members of their Barrow Gang. Clyde's older brother Buck and his wife Blanche were the most notable.
I've been trying to imagine David Banner/The Hulk dealing with a post-9/11 world, presuming Banner had managed to press on for all those years without discovering a cure or coming to some other ending.
I don't remember any episodes of the original series that touched on terrorism or acts of mass violence, which were probably less in the public consciousness in those years. Of course, you'd be bound to offend someone, whether David were to deal Jihadists, Islamophobes, or both. For instance, David works at a concert hall and gets involved with a medieval music ensemble that performs Andalusian/Islamic classical music. The group is targeted by Islamophobic extremists, leaving David to try to make the case for non-violent conflict resolution even as his alter ego must emerge and smash things up. There's some violence during a pre-show standoff with protesters/picketers, leading to the first hulk-out. The artists and promoters are determined to carry on with the show, but some of the extremists are plotting to carry out a shooting during the concert. In the process of trying to defuse the situation/foil the plot, the second Hulk-out occurs.
Meanwhile, much to his consternation Jack McGee has been assigned as a concert reviewer during a shakeup at the National Register, which has changed ownership a few times over and is now an online publication trying to broaden its audience. Results of McGee's assignment are predictable. In a subplot, David meets a Muslim youth and helps prevent him from becoming radicalized. At some point, David has a speech about how people should not solve their problems with violence, which only begets further violence; when someone challenges him with atrocities committed by Islamic Jihadists, he says something like "Aren't we better than that?" The kid tries to espouse propaganda that the musicians are contaminating the culture and music by Westernizing it, prompting dialogue about the virtues of sharing of ideas between cultures and people from differing backgrounds learning to appreciate each other.
Controversial, yeah, but I bet viewership would go through the roof!