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The CW is already looking for replacements in case Smallville ends this year. Accoording with Variety.com Smallville Exc. Producers Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson, as well as "Supernatural" exec producer McG are prepping a show based on Batman sidekick Robin’s pre-hero days.
Just as "Smallville" focused on Clark Kent in the years before he became Superman, "The Graysons" will follow the world of **** "DJ" Grayson before he takes on the iconic Robin identity and aligns himself with Batman.
"The Graysons" is seen as a potential replacement for "Smallville" should that show end its run this season, which has been speculated. Should "Smallville" return next year, "The Graysons" might also make a strong companion piece.
Source: Devoted to Smallville.
CW's 'Graysons' takes flier on Robin
Net builds series around Batman's sidekick
By MICHAEL SCHNEIDER
Holy prequel, Boy Wonder, the CW is prepping a series based on Batman sidekick Robin’s pre-Caped Crusader days.
"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.
Project reps the latest DC Comics franchise to be mined for the smallscreen by sibling Warner Bros. TV. McG’s Wonderland Sound and Vision label is also attached.
Souders, Peterson, McG and Wonderland’s Peter Johnson will exec produce.
"The Graysons" is seen as a potential replacement for "Smallville" should that show end its run this season, which has been speculated. Should "Smallville" return next year, "The Graysons" might also make a strong companion piece.
CW insiders said they also see the "Graysons" development as a validating gesture by Warner Bros. that the company is still behind its 50% investment in the netlet, particularly following this fall’s strong openings for "Gossip Girl" and newbie "90210." They believe the studio wouldn’t risk bringing one of its prized franchises to CW if it believed the net was in dire straits.
In the one-hour "Graysons," which will be set in modern times, young DJ will face challenges involving first loves, young rivals and his family as he grows up. Souders and Peterson have come up with an original take on the character.
In the original Batman mythology, Grayson was a young acrobat and part of the family act called "The Flying Graysons." He was orphaned when a gangster sabotaged his parents’ trapeze equipment. Bruce Wayne took him under his wing and trained him to help fight crime.
Grayson later morphed into the character of Nightwing, as part of "The New Teen Titans," and a series of new Robin replacements were introduced.
Souders and Peterson serve as showrunners (along with Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer) on "Smallville," which has just entered its eighth season. They’ve been with the hit drama since season two, and helped successfully transition the show following the departure of longtime toppers Miles Millar and Al Gough.
In features, Peterson wrote "But I’m a Cheerleader," while Souders was behind "Tell Me."
McG’s credits also include NBC’s "Chuck" and the upcoming feature "Terminator Salvation." "The Graysons" reps McG’s second DC Comics sale this year: Wonderland is also behind the Fox project "Human Target," which Jon Steinberg is writing.
CW predecessor the WB tackled the Batman mythology with 2002’s short-lived "Birds of Prey," which followed a group of female superheroes who flew in to protect Gotham after Batman disappeared.
Burt Ward, of course, played Dick Grayson/Robin in the campy 1965-68 TV series "Batman." And several animated versions of the Batman story have appeared on the smallscreen through the years, most recently KidsWB’s "The Batman."
Source: Variety.com.
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No....just no.
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Uh why not go with the Aquaman show they dissed. It was pretty interesting from the pilot episode anyway. This Grayson thing doesn't interest me much just from the premise of it anyway.
NBC’s "Chuck is a good show by the way.
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Uh why not go with the Aquaman show they dissed. It was pretty interesting from the pilot episode anyway.
Yeah. WAY better. It also featured a former Smallville guest star, Adrianne Palicki, who now is a regular on Friday Night Lights, a show now entering it's 3rd season tonight on DirecTV. That too is a good show.
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TV as we knew it is dying and this has taken all the wind from the sails of chance-taking.
The Graysons might make an interesting made for TV movie. Aquaman probably had a series span of about six shows, max.
The definite rule of thumb now is 'go big or go home'.
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Aquaman had a lot going for it. Good stars including Smallville's Green Arrow and Lou Diamond Philips who is a very good actor. It had a great exotic type location. Something different from the usually boring locations we always get, and a Bermuda Triangle mystery. This thing would have been awesome.
To make the Graysons interesting will take a humongous amount of creativity from everyone involved.
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Aquaman--Yes!
Graysons--They gotta be kidding. No way!
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Would not "Teeny Bopper Batman" do better with viewers than Robin!!
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They already have a spin off in the wings if they chose to run with it-Green Arrow. Stretching the limits a bit, they might be able to make Supergirl work. Those are obvious and already have a built in audience. Perhaps they'd rather avoid overusing their properties though, and I'm offering this with that in mind. If they really want a replacement, here's a few suggestions for other DC properties.
Shazam would be an immense possibility for family friendly entertainment and you would get a similar vibe from the first two seasons of Smallville there. Maybe call it 'The Batsons'?
If you want to go for a slightly more mature audience, Firestorm has huge potential(as long as they don't blow the entire effects budget on his hair).
They could also go after the predominately female audience from shows like Buffy, Charmed and Dark Angel with Zatana. Just take the Batman traveling around the world format learning his basic skills and use her.
This one doesn't need much to sell it at all:
Green Lantern.
Which GL you ask? Why choose just one?
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According to the Smallville execs, this series is NOT to replace Smallville:
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Smallville Execs: Clark's Flight Will Not Be Aborted by Robin Series
Smallville by Timothy White/The CWAvowing their "every intention of letting [fans] be the first to know the reality," Smallville executive producers Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders have issued a statement addressing rampant speculation that the development of The Graysons, a new CW series chronicling the pre-Batman days of young master Dick, means that Clark Kent's own days are numbered.
"Never have we been so committed to the continuing success of Smallville as we are to seasons 8 and 9," the pair say in a note posted to KryptonSite.com. "While we are extremely excited to... create the origin story of Dick Grayson, it has never been intended as a replacement for Smallville."
Souders and Petersen, who are creating The Graysons with Supernatural executive producer McG, go on to promise Smallville fans, "[We] are all working full-steam ahead on a storyline for Clark that allows for seasons of further trials and adventures for our favorite hero." — Matt Mitovich
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This show sounds like more of a drama than an action show. I'll give it a try, but I don't think it will be any good.
DC could have done better.
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after seeing the aquaman episode a while back, i'd rather see mercy reef than "the graysons"...
justin harley was sooooo much cooler as aquaman than the guy on smallville...but that's me.
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