after recently rewatching the phantom movie from a few years back, this miniseries on syfy caught my eye. it takes the story of the phantom and brings it into today. the phantom is based on a comic book. the original story follows a family of adventurers who have taken up the mantle of the phantom, the ghost that walks, going back all the way to the time of pirates and explorers. each generation of the family takes over where the father left off, and the film version of the phantom follows the man who is behind the mask during the 1930's. this version of the phantom takes place in the 90's and follows the story of the latest generation. he was taken away from the phantom's island as a baby, so he has no idea about his important lineage. when confronted with this new found reality he must decide if he is going to take up the mantle, or walk away.
the miniseries is is pretty hoaky, but quite a bit of fun. when the main character steps into the role of phantom, he decides to update it a bit, make it more relevant than those who came before. the movie does a good job of establishing the phantom's heritage and history while opening up the opportunities for what is to come. this miniseries was designed to be a pilot for an ongoing phantom tv show, but it must not have done as well as they had hoped because the show was abandoned before it could go any further. i for one would have enjoyed seeing where this was headed and spending time watching the phantom do his adventuring thing!
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