Don't call him Dick - CW preps a pre-Robin show
From Variety:
"Smallville" exec producers Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson, as well as "Supernatural" exec producer McG, are behind "The Graysons," which has landed a put pilot commitment at the netlet.
Just as "Smallville" focused on Clark Kent in the years before he became Superman, "The Graysons" will follow the world of Dick "DJ" Grayson before he takes on the iconic Robin identity and aligns himself with Batman.
That sound you hear is a million fanboys crying out in anger, then being suddenly silenced.
Why should they be silenced?
Because honestly this will have about as much impact on comics as Smallville has. Or, to put it another way, none.
The worst that could happen is that the show ends up like Birds of Prey, swiftly put out of its misery. Or, from another standpoint, runs for years like Smallville (for the record, as full of plotholes, hokey and predictable as Smallville is, I still enjoy it as dumb entertainment). After all, Souders and Peterson are showrunners on that show now, and have been with it since season two.
One thing that makes me think that maybe the show could be a little better than it sounds is McG's attachment to it. Sure, he may be a bit of a liar or, more generously, confused when it comes to Terminator Salvation - which I still think looks good - but he's also had a hand in some pretty good TV shows. The OC was great...oh, come on, it was.... Chuck's enjoyable in a dumb way -
- but more importantly, he's involved in Supernatural which is probably the best TV show you're not watching. Smart, funny, occasionally scary with great chemistry between the two leads, it gets a bad rep because the two leads are good looking guys and because it's on the CW. If it's the first that puts you off, a lot of the guest cast are good looking women and if it's the second, well...give it a try.
Anyway - back to The Graysons. The only problem I see with this is that I suspect that Dick Grayson doesn't have the same name recognition as Clark Kent, especially in his civilian identity. Oh, and having it before he becomes Robin necessitates him living with his parents in a travelling circus.
Which, now that I think about it, could actually be kind of awesome...
One thing that makes me think that maybe the show could be a little better than it sounds is McG's attachment to it. Sure, he may be a bit of a liar or, more generously, confused when it comes to Terminator Salvation - which I still think looks good - but he's also had a hand in some pretty good TV shows. The OC was great...oh, come on, it was.... Chuck's enjoyable in a dumb way -
- but more importantly, he's involved in Supernatural which is probably the best TV show you're not watching. Smart, funny, occasionally scary with great chemistry between the two leads, it gets a bad rep because the two leads are good looking guys and because it's on the CW. If it's the first that puts you off, a lot of the guest cast are good looking women and if it's the second, well...give it a try.
Anyway - back to The Graysons. The only problem I see with this is that I suspect that Dick Grayson doesn't have the same name recognition as Clark Kent, especially in his civilian identity. Oh, and having it before he becomes Robin necessitates him living with his parents in a travelling circus.
Which, now that I think about it, could actually be kind of awesome...
3 comments:
Actually, reading about this made me think of Grayson.
Anyway, the thing about this show is, if it follows the 'Ville's example, it's not just going to be about Dicky J.'s adventures in the circus. At some point you know they're going to shove in the Titans crossovers. They'll just say Young Starfire has a really deep tan.
Actually, you know who'd make for better television? Starman!
Haha, I love that we used the same picture. Chris O'Donnell in that getup really fits perfectly with how I feel about this show.
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