The Graysons are NOT coming to CW!

[roach]

But but, costumes are teh evil!

the Justice League in the show has costumes...honestly i think the show has painted itself in the corner.

 

[Immortalfire]

Indeed.

 

[roach]

He works at the Daily Planet, Everyone knows him without the glasses on and the just introduced Doomsday...the show is begging for him to be Superman

 

[Cmill216]

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The CW Scraps Plans For "The Graysons"
Smallville
executive producers Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders had been working with Supernatural's McG on a project taking on another DC Comics legend - Robin - in a series called "The Graysons." Unfortunately, trade paper reports confirm rumors that the series will not come to be.

Variety reveals that Warner Bros. Pictures' Jeff Rubinov was the one to pull the plug, claiming that Rubinov initially gave his blessing but changed his mind in recent days.

"The studio has opted not to go forward with the development of 'The Graysons' at this time as the concept doesn't fit the current strategy for the Batman franchise," the studio said in a statement. "Warner Bros. Television is currently working on several replacement options for the CW."

A failure to launch for The Graysons may very well improve the chances of a Smallville Season 9 - or it could hopefully mean something even better than The Graysons should come down the pipeline. Stay tuned.

 

[Gilpesh]

Hurrah!

 

[LostSon88]

YES!!!

 

[04nbod]

The Boy Wonder won't be flying into primetime after all.

The CW and Warner Bros. TV have been forced to scrap their plans for "The Graysons." Show, which had been given a put pilot commitment, was set to revolve around Batman sidekick Robin in his pre-Caped Crusader days.

Decision to yank the project came from Warner Bros. Pictures Group prexy Jeff Robinov, who initially gave his blessing but changed his mind in recent days.

"Warner Bros. TV never had 100% clearance," said one exec familiar with the project.

The CW had been counting on "The Graysons" to fill the void left by the likely series end of "Smallville." Like "Smallville," "The Graysons" is a superhero origins story. Show was developed to revolve around the world of Dick "DJ" Grayson before taking on the iconic Robin identity.

Project was to be the latest DC Comics franchise to be mined for the smallscreen by Warner Bros. TV. "Smallville" exec producers Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson were set to write and exec produce, while Wonderland Sound and Vision's McG and Peter Johnson were also aboard to exec produce.

According to studio insiders, Robinov has decreed that Warner Bros. "rethink its DC Comics strategy" and as a result didn't want to do anything big with a DC franchise at the moment -- at least when it came to "Graysons."

"The studio has opted not to go forward with the development of 'The Graysons' at this time as the concept doesn't fit the current strategy for the Batman franchise," the studio said in a statement. "Warner Bros. Television is currently working on several replacement options for the CW."

It's understood that "The Dark Knight" helmer Christopher Nolan never signed off on the TV show; one insider said the helmer was uncomfortable with having a TV show related to the Batman franchise on the air. But according to the studio, the decision to scrap the show rested solely on Robinov and not Nolan.

Others wondered whether Warner Bros. got nervous over the idea of having a both an active Batman TV series and film series at the same time. "Smallville" and, before that, "Lois & Clark," were launched during a lengthy hiatus from the bigscreen for Superman. Some believe 2006's "Superman Returns" was hurt at the box office because of the simultaneous TV show.

A script had not yet been written for "The Graysons," which was still in early stages of development. Word of "The Graysons" first emerged last month (Daily Variety, Oct. 1) -- prematurely, in hindsight.
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The one-hour "Graysons" was to be set in modern times and focus on young DJ as he faced challenges involving first loves, young rivals and his family -- a famous juggling act -- as he grew up. (In Batman lore, Grayson was part of a family act called "The Flying Graysons" and orphaned after a gangster had his parents killed.)

Insiders said Warner Bros. TV is now scanning its library for other potential franchises to develop for the CW. The netlet is already kicking the tires on other franchises for next year, including a revival of CBS Paramount's "Melrose Place."

Coincidentally, a new animated Batman series, "Batman: The Brave and the Bold," bows on Cartoon Network next Friday.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995430.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

 

[Cmill216]

his family -- a famous juggling act

Wait.....what?

 

[Lighthouse]

I think this is the first time I've ever been happy that WB denied CW from using characters. Way to go Jeff. This idea was really ****ing stupid.

 

[Cmill216]

Man, this article is such fail, dude.

Some believe 2006's "Superman Returns" was hurt at the box office because of the simultaneous TV show.

Seriously, WTF?

 

[Lighthouse]

Man, this article is such fail, dude.



Seriously, WTF?

Its ironic that unofficial movie websites give more insightful, and often, more accurate news than the official trades.

 

[Cmill216]

Not enough people are even remotely aware of Smallville for it to have any kind of impact, negative or positive, on the Superman movie franchise.

That's just an asinine assumption to make.

 

[Lighthouse]

At least its good news that this show is a no go. Bad news is, if the Smallville producers actually thought this was a good idea, what kind of other crap do they plan on coming up with instead? Ace: The Puppy Years?

 

[zanos]

Wait.....what?

Juggler, acrobat....same thing.

 

[Lighthouse]

Juggler, acrobat....same thing.

Actually.....they aren't.

 

[The Caped Knight]

Thank God this isn't happening

The Legacy & Mythology Of BATMAN is safe once again . Only Nolan is allowed to use it as he sees fit .

 

[04nbod]

and still its the Legacy and Mythology of Dick Grayson that is left out in the cold. Don't get me wrong it was a bad idea but Dick deserved something.

 

[The Caped Knight]

and still its the Legacy and Mythology of Dick Grayson that is left out in the cold. Don't get me wrong it was a bad idea but Dick deserved something.

He'll get his with the Teen Titans movie in the works .

 

[TMC1982]

I think this is the first time I've ever been happy that WB denied CW from using characters. Way to go Jeff. This idea was really ****ing stupid.

Personally, I don't understand how hard it would be to do a Nightwing show instead? Doing a show about Dick Grayson's pre-Robin years sends awful vibes because you know that his parents are ultimately going to die. That would be like doing a show about Bruce Wayne before his parents got murdered. Or doing a show about Superman's Krypotian parents (before the planet exploited). Or doing a Spider-Man show when Uncle Ben was still alive.

Plus, how long would the "Graysons" show plan to last? Dick Grayson in the old comics was about 12, when he first aligned with Bruce Wayne, following the death of his parents.

They could've done a show about Tim Drake's solo adventures, since Robin doesn't seem to be appearing in the current Batman movie canon (with Christian Bale) in the foreseeable future.

 

[Saint]

This is a good thing, as the show would have been a disaster, no doubt. If a Grayson show were to be handled by the right people with right attitude (as opposed to "Let's make another Smallvile, because one garbage pile isn't enough"), it would be great, but we all know that's not what would happen here.

It's unfortunate, because Nightwing is tailor-made for television (like a lot of comics--am I the only person wondering why the hell X-Men isn't a TV series yet?). You've got Batman's sidekick in his late teens establishing himself in a new city with enough money to furnish a basement lair with all the cool toys in the world, on a journey to become his own man. Hell, you could make a Nightwing costume out of a leather jacket and pants, and barely be breaking the stupid "No tights" rule (as if enough comic book movies haven't proven that costumes work fine). One of those stupid Justice League hoodies might even work for Nightwing. Slap a mask on him (not sugnlasses; a mask is not optional), and you're done. If the network is especially cowardly, you could probably even get by without ever actually calling him "Nightwing." Call the show "Grayson" (actually, the show should be called 'Grayson' whether he goes by Nightwing or not) and have his vigilante identity go unnamed if you have to.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Awesome. I'm so glad they're not making this. It's one less thing I'll have to bow my head and feel ashamed on the part of the entire comics community for when my non-comic-reading friends watch and wonder "wtf?"

 

[KenK]

Not enough people are even remotely aware of Smallville for it to have any kind of impact, negative or positive, on the Superman movie franchise.

That's just an asinine assumption to make.

It's asinine to devalue the impact of a show that's currently in its, what, EIGHTH SEASON?!?!

It's not just Smallville, it's Smallville in addition to the other half-dozen interpretations we've had of Superman on television in the 19 years between the last Reeve film and Superman Returns, coupled with SR just being a rehash of the first Reeve film, anyway. We've had Superboy, Adventures of Superman, Lois & Clark, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, etc. Each had a very different approach to the character, while sticking to the fundamentals. We've never been given a chance to miss Superman, especially in live-action form.

 

[RakuMon]

Not enough people are even remotely aware of Smallville for it to have any kind of impact, negative or positive, on the Superman movie franchise.

That's just an asinine assumption to make.

Maybe the writer means that since "Smallville" is such a quality, modern take on the character, that folks would rather stay home and watch that than go to the movies and watch a pale imitation of a 30 year old interpretation?

 

[The Sage]

This is a good thing, as the show would have been a disaster, no doubt. If a Grayson show were to be handled by the right people with right attitude (as opposed to "Let's make another Smallvile, because one garbage pile isn't enough"), it would be great, but we all know that's not what would happen here.

It's unfortunate, because Nightwing is tailor-made for television (like a lot of comics--am I the only person wondering why the hell X-Men isn't a TV series yet?). You've got Batman's sidekick in his late teens establishing himself in a new city with enough money to furnish a basement lair with all the cool toys in the world, on a journey to become his own man. Hell, you could make a Nightwing costume out of a leather jacket and pants, and barely be breaking the stupid "No tights" rule (as if enough comic book movies haven't proven that costumes work fine). One of those stupid Justice League hoodies might even work for Nightwing. Slap a mask on him (not sugnlasses; a mask is not optional), and you're done. If the network is especially cowardly, you could probably even get by without ever actually calling him "Nightwing." Call the show "Grayson" (actually, the show should be called 'Grayson' whether he goes by Nightwing or not) and have his vigilante identity go unnamed if you have to.

I've been saying that for years. There's so much gold to be mined from a Nightwing series. Flashback episodes with Grayson's years at Wayne Manor, cameos by Alfred, Tim Drake, Barbara Gordon, and occasionally talking to Batman over the phone.

Oh well.

 

[Immortalfire]

....

Oh praise the Lord, that is excellent!