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‘The Graysons’ Scrapped Before It Started

Bruce Simmons — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:23:23 +0000

The CW have scrapped their plans to produce an origins-type show based on the pre-Robin days of Dick Grayson, called… The Graysons.

The decision to axe the show came from the same guy who first approved it, Warner Bros. production president Jeff Robinov. Was Jeff reading Screen Rant?

When The Graysons was first announced, as we reported in early October, no one really took to it out here in the net-verse and to be honest, I wasn’t sure how we’d feel watching what should have been a pre-teen, whose parents eventually die.

In the comics mythos, Dick Grayson develops into the potential of what was to become Robin, the crime-fighting partner of The Batman, and then in later years, evolve into Nightwing.

But that very well could be the hang up. It’s been said that there were ...

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Is Smallville Season 9 Vaporware?

Bruce Simmons — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:53:05 +0000

We’ve been reporting for some time now that Smallville was slated to run an end game in Season 8, making it their final season. Season 8 is moving along pretty well so far and as in some rare scenarios, the success of a final season can sometimes change the minds of network execs.

Face it, cash cows are hard to let go of sometimes.

Rumors or hopes have been floating around the internet that some folks would like to see the show continued. Some fans want to see a spin-off into a Green Arrow series, others want to see Batman and Wonder Woman breeze through the 9th season or various other scenarios.

Of course we’ve all heard the news on how The CW is panhandling the DC universe to the max, hoping to extend its ...

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Robin The TV Blunder?

Niall Browne — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:01:16 +0000

Holy bad idea Batman!

Robin the Boy Wonder is one of the most well known characters in the DC Comics stable. As Batman’s sidekick, the character has been at the forefront of comic book history for the past 70 years.

Now it would appear that that the character is going to get his own television show titled The Graysons, which has been seen as a possible replacement for Smallville on the CW network.

According to Variety:

“The Graysons will follow the world of Dick ‘DJ’ Grayson before he takes on the iconic Robin identity and aligns himself with Batman. 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.”

Oh, and the show will be produced by McG. Yes, you did ...

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