but this show was a LITTLE deeper than the comics.
No, it isn't. How much familiarity, knowledge, do you have of the Hulk comics? Both Bruce Banner and the Hulk, in the comics, are extremely psychologically complex characters, especially since the early 80's when Bill Mantlo added the backstory that Bruce Banner was abused by his father (Brian Banner) growing up.
Bill Mantlo portrayed the Hulk as a manifestation of Bruce Banner's subconscious rage about the abuse he suffered as a child. Since Mantlo's brief run, Peter David introduced the idea that the reason why Bruce is never cured is because he doesn't want to be, subconsciously, he likes being the Hulk because it gives him a chance to release some of his hidden anger and aggression that lurks just below the surface of his personality. Later, David introduced the idea that Bruce turning into the Hulk was a manifestation of disassociative personality disorder, what is commonly known as a split personality.
None of the psychological complexity of the comics is present in the show.
Also, the narratives in the comics are far more complex. In this TV series, every story is wrapped up in 60 minutes, or, rarely, within 120 minutes. In the comics, a story can go on for months or even years.
The TV series is severely hampered by the almost total lack of serialized storytelling on the show, and the need to hit the 'reset button' at the end of every episode so that nothing that happens in an episode ever has any long term consequences.
I like this show, but the comics are far deeper and complex, there is no doubt of that.
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