David E. Kelley, who dabbled in sci-fi with "Life on Mars," is developing a series adaptation of comic book icon "Wonder Woman," while David Eick is involved in a series adaptation of "The Hulk" for ABC and Marvel. But can genre movies' box-office success be replicated on mainstream TV? For the most part, the answer seems to be no. The closest to a genre hit on the big broadcast networks these days is CBS' hit comedy "The Big Bang Theory," which has geek overtones but is broad enough to attract wide audiences. But CBS' vampire drama "Moonlight" and horror drama "Harper's Island" lasted a season each.
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