Should there be another Batman Live-Action Tv show?

[tfn]

It seems like there were reports that Gotham Central had already been looked at and turned down a few years ago just like Bruce Wayne and The Graysons. The studio isn't going to let something go to television when they feel like it could cost them at the box office. We look at it like concurrent franchises help feed one another while they look at it like competing franchises dilute the brand.

 

[BlackLantern]

I could see it from that POV....why would viewers pay $$$ at the theater when they can just sit home and watch on tv

 

[SuperSoldier985]

Hmmm, they would have to pull back on a lot...It's not impossible.

They can go the Smallville route and focus on Bruce's education, his training with the League of Shadows, and him slowing becoming the Batman...

 

[Jordacar]

If done right, it could turn into a pretty expensive show. But it doesn't have to start out that way. They could ramp things up as the ratings improved, let the show really earn its budget. If they started on the same level as, say "Nikita" did, I think they could make it work. And it would make sense if they use the whole escalation angle, which would be great to see play out on TV.

 

[Lord]

That's why i think that they should use Year One and Golden age as inspiration, with very James Gordon centric episodes, and i think that not using a Super Villain of the week could be good because they would appear in less episodes, and when they did those episodes would feel like great events.

I would follow both, Batman and James Gordon's rise, the batsuits from the movies could be difficult to use since they're quite heavy, one thing that the suit should have is the possibility for the wearer to move his face and neck, then in the middle they could have some interesting story arcs like Red Hood's gang, Hugo Strange, etc

 

[SuperSoldier985]

I know this isn't a casting thread, but If they were a live action Batman TV series, I would love to see it cast like this:


Batman/Bruce Wayne: Joshua Jackson



Commissioner Jim Gordon- Bryan Cranston



Alfred Pennyworth- Anthony Stewart Head



Vicky Vale - Kristen Bell



Harvey Dent - Adrian Pasadar



Reoccurring guest stars

The Joker - Aaron Staton



The Penguin - Timothy Spall



The Scarecrow - Jason Schwartzman



The Riddler - Vincent Kartheiser



Catwoman - Eliza Dushku

The show would run out of money halfway through the season....

 

[Secret Fawful]

There's nothing in the Animated Series that couldn't be redone on a TV budget. That show made frequent use of small "sets" and studio-ish looking backdrops. Not to mention TV-sized plots, as it was a TV show. That would be a prime place to look for making a live action Batman TV show, especially as it took its inspiration partially from live action masters like Hitchcock.

 

[Lord]

There's nothing in the Animated Series that couldn't be redone on a TV budget. That show made frequent use of small "sets" and studio-ish looking backdrops. Not to mention TV-sized plots, as it was a TV show. That would be a prime place to look for making a live action Batman TV show, especially as it took its inspiration partially from live action masters like Hitchcock.

Yeah, i also had that show in mind, but remember that many episodes had things that would be too expensive for live-action, what i liked about B: TAS was that it also took elements from all the Batman stories, from the corny 60s, to the serious 90s, it had everything, and that's something they should take.

Episodes like Heart of Ice and Mad Love could be used in a live action show budget and it's story could be even expanded upon, they could do the same Smallville did and get some comic book writers or even Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, they would be ideal for Harley Quinn episodes, and if there was ever to be an Harley and Ivy episode it should be writen by them.

The show could be of quality with each episode meant to be unique, that's why i suggested a Penguin history episode based on the recent Penguin: Pain and Prejudice (that only had one issue but it's premiese is interesting for a stand alone episode).

 

[HighFivingMF]

The show would run out of money halfway through the season....

Would it? I've only heard of four of those people.

 

[Jordacar]

They'd better keep Gough and Millar far away

 

[flickchick85]

I'd approve only if it were on premium cable with a real budget. Nothing Smallville-esque.

 

[BlackLantern]

I'd approve only if it were on premium cable with a real budget. Nothing Smallville-esque.

lofty expectations eh??

 

[Call Me Darkman]

Eliza is a crummy actress. She should be 10,000,000 miles away from any project related to Batman.

She is the voice of Catwoman in Batman: Year One.

 

[Sith Scotti]

Od love an hbo live action show . Hell I would take an r rated animated show on hbo. To me after the Nolan trilogy ends , they should take a break from the big screen , and do a tv show

 

[DrCosmic]

I agree, a Batman-Gordon procedural show would be much better, critically and commercially, than Gotham Central, because of the context. It wouldn't be the only cop series in a sea of superheroes, it'd be the only superhero series in a sea of cop shows. And if the superhero is just supporting cast... empty promises.

If it was done, though, for budget reasons, costumed criminals and gimmicks would need to be saved for season-long big bads, with just a few episodes dedicated to their reveal and the ensuing conflict, and lots of clues dropped along the way. I really think this should should happen, because it offers a superhero procedural, and with procedurals of every shape and size coming out, including some superhero procedurals in development, this one kind of writes itself.

That said, it simply won't happen, because of the potential box office danger. No one's going to put a billion dollar franchise in jeopardy.

I could also go for a young Bruce travelling the world road show, but road shows are rarely successful, my favorites were the Pretender and the more recent Undercovers. Even shows that use a lot of international locales, like LOST and Heroes, still center around a few central locations and then travel, narratively, to other places from the island, or from New York.

Perhaps a young Bruce Wayne could be based in Gotham, or be having flashbacks from Gotham.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

She is the voice of Catwoman in Batman: Year One.

And her voice acting was forgettable in the film, which is why she should stay away from any future Bat flick or show.

 

[Dark Raven]

Batman TV series: The Dark Knight style

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[superhero]

iwould like batman tv show it i would make it like the comic books. ienjoyedthe old 60s batman.


comic liketo see on tv shows:
x-men could fearute difernt mutnat each week they made heros why not x-men
dare devil be half lawer show and half super hero show
teenange mutant ninja turltes they did come out with one it wasawful if it like the 1990 movie or the squeal more like 1980 series i would watch it .
men in black live action would work bring on wil smiit hhe would probbley do it since hes been on t v before they cold fight differnt alines each week .
i wouldn't mind seeing live aciton ghost busters

 

[Spidermatrix53]

iwould like batman tv show it i would make it like the comic books. ienjoyedthe old 60s batman.


comic liketo see on tv shows:
x-men could fearute difernt mutnat each week they made heros why not x-men
dare devil be half lawer show and half super hero show
teenange mutant ninja turltes they did come out with one it wasawful if it like the 1990 movie or the squeal more like 1980 series i would watch it .
men in black live action would work bring on wil smiit hhe would probbley do it since hes been on t v before they cold fight differnt alines each week .
i wouldn't mind seeing live aciton ghost busters

... How old are you?

 

[flickchick85]

lofty expectations eh??

Yep. I've seen enough of how the broadcast networks handle/see superheroes. Cheesy and embarrassing, even when they try to go "dark." We just dodged the latest bullet from that gun with Wonder Woman. I really feel like premium cable with a budget would be the only hope at seeing it done well.

HBO's Spawn was the last time a superhero was treated right on television (not aimed at kids), imo. And they've got a lot more money these days, just sayin'.

 

[Incrediblejeff]

Batman could definitely work as a TV series.I think it could work on a budget just look at Batman ead End a really good student film that did Batman on a budget.I think something like that could work(minus Alien and Predator of course).

 

[Jordacar]

Batman could definitely work as a TV series.I think it could work on a budget just look at Batman: Dead End a really good student film that did Batman on a budget.I think something like that could work(minus Alien and Predator of course).

Or this new one
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[Incrediblejeff]

Nah,That was pretty bad.

 

[DrCosmic]

The more that I think about it, the more a Flash TV series would do better. The Superspeed is a simple effect, and he's a CSI, so you have all that, and an actual explanation on why certain things that should take longer, can be sped up.

Batman, as cool as it would be, will never be done as long as Batman is a billion dollar film franchise.

 

[Dark Raven]

We had a Flash TV series before. That was before the CSI franchise though.