Editing Dark Angel (American TV series) (section)

===Background===
[[File:James Cameron by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|alt=James Cameron, a man in his late fifties with white hair, smiling|James Cameron (pictured in 2016) co-created the series with Charles H. Eglee.]]

Following his success with the film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'', director [[James Cameron]] teamed up with [[Charles H. Eglee]] with whom he had previously worked on projects including ''[[Piranha II: The Spawning]]''.{{sfn|Garcia|2012|page=57}} The two formed a production company, Cameron/Eglee Productions, and began working on ideas for a television series. They considered several options, including a family drama, before deciding on the idea of ''Dark Angel''. Cameron said they began with the idea that Max would be a genetic construct who "looked normal on the outside but was different on the cellular, genetic level. We explore what that could mean."{{sfn|Garcia|2012|page=57}} Cameron was influenced by the [[manga]] ''[[Battle Angel Alita]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title=James Cameron Hasn't Forgotten About 'Battle Angel' |url=https://screenrant.com/james-cameron-battle-angel/ |work=[[Screen Rant]] |date=August 20, 2010}}</ref> which he was originally intending to [[Alita: Battle Angel|adapt into a film]] after completing ''Dark Angel''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Green |first=Scott |title=Live-Action "Alita: Battle Angel" Finally Shows Its Hand |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/12/08-1/live-action-alita-battle-angel-finally-shows-its-hand |work=[[Crunchyroll]] |date=December 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035527/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/12/08-1/live-action-alita-battle-angel-finally-shows-its-hand |archive-date=August 28, 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=August 27, 2018 }}</ref>

''Dark Angel'' would be the first and only work by Cameron/Eglee Productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9a093764 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161014015140/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9a093764 |archive-date=October 14, 2016 |url-status=dead |title=Cameron/Eglee Productions |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=October 14, 2016  }}</ref> Max followed a long line of strong female characters in Cameron's work, including [[Sarah Connor (Terminator)|Sarah Connor]] and [[Ellen Ripley]]. Cameron said "it's a win/win situation" as "women respond to characters who appear strong and capable" and young male audiences "want to see girls kick ass".<ref name=jay/> Later they decided to set the series in a post-social collapse world,{{sfn|Garcia|2012|page=57}} saying that the hysteria surrounding [[Year 2000 problem|Y2K]] served as inspiration; in the series, an [[electromagnetic pulse]] previously destroyed every computer in the United States.{{sfn|Wright|2010|page=164}} [[Working title]]s for the series included "Experimental Girl"{{sfn|Garcia|2012|page=57}} and "Maximum Girl".<ref name=tyner/> The project marked Cameron's television debut; he worked mainly as a writer and executive producer for the series.<ref name=jay>{{cite news |last=Bobbin |first=Jay |date=September 29, 2000 |title=James Cameron's "Dark Angel" fights the future in new Fox series |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dP9TAAAAIBAJ&pg=4288%2C3054832 |newspaper=[[Boca Raton News]] |page=23}}</ref>