Definitely has almost horror elements to it and a more adult feel to it , which works really well !
The hulk looks almost demon like at times and more threatening !
I wish they had kept it this way for the series that would follow
While I like the darker look of the Hulk in the first episode, I can understand trying to make him less creepy looking in later episodes. From what I have watched of the first 2 seasons, he more often became the Hulk durring the day than at night in later episodes.
shareI just rewatched the 1977 pilot a few months back on bluray and i agree about the horror elements. They were definitely going for a Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde vibe. And it wasn't just the pilot. There were horror elements through out the show. The 2 part season 4 episode The First comes to mind. Dick Durock's Hulk terrified me as a kid.
shareYeah absolutely agree !
Bill Bixby truly was amazing in the role !
Such a crying shame the series was not allowed a proper finale !
But technically it was. There's the 3 movie sequels after the show ends. The Incredible Hulk Returns and The Trial of the Incredible Hulk were good. I like Deah of the Incredible Hulk a bit but will admit the Hulk/David Banner dying at the end was a depressing way to end the show. Then again the show had a season 2 2 episode story where Banner falls in love with a woman and marries a woman. Then she dies at the end.
shareThe movies are awful in my opinion a huge step down in quality.
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