WHY SO SERIOUS ABOUT MARVEL'S FANTASTIC FOUR
**** THE GLORIOUS CORNER Story By: G. H. HARDING **** Fantastic Four SIX FEET VIRTUOSO --- Funny, as I had just watched the amazing finale of HBO’s Six Feet Under (from 2005) the other day and today comes word that the cablenet has given the greenlight to a pilot for Virtuoso, a period drama about musical prodigies from Six Feet Under/True Blood creator Alan Ball, and Elton John and David Furnish. Set in 18th century Vienna, the series follows a class of musicians from all across Europe at the prestigious Academy of Musical Excellence. The pilot teleplay is written by Ball, and Peter Macdissi (who worked on Six Feet Under and True Blood). Production on the Virtuoso pilot begins this spring in Budapest. WHY SO SERIOUS FANTASTIC FOUR --- As a fan of the first two Fantastic Four movies, yes, based on yet another Marvel-comic creation, I was surprised when plans were announced last year to re-boot the franchise. Though many criticize...