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Robin Gets Emo on the CW

Friday, October 17th, 2008 at 9:11 am by Jami

AZM Ally Kensei Dave sends word that Robin is heading to the CW in “The Graysons.” “The Graysons” will chronicle Dick Grayson’s horribly uninteresting pre-teen years before his parents were killed and he was taken in by a psychotic pedophile who dresses up in a skin tight bat costume to work out his domination fetish on the criminals of Gotham. Seriously, unless they retcon the holy shit out of Dick’s origin, this show would have to take place in his middle school years. And who gives a flying fuck about that.

Just like “Smallville,” they’ll likely plop Dick right in the middle of high school so they can cast lots of young CW hotties to sex up Dick’s life. And he’ll probably have to deal with hiding his awesome super powers lest his friends get hurt. Oh wait. He doesn’t have super powers. He’s just a gymnast. Um… does anyone really want to see “Paul Ham, the Wonder Years?” Because that’s what this show is.

There’s a reason comics usually gloss over Dick’s younger years. Sure, they prepared him for jumping off buildings and swinging from zip lines. But they’re not all that interesting. Dick’s youth is boring compared to Clark’s. Young Clark discovers he can fly, is invulnerable, and can shoot freaking heat beams from his eyes. Dick discovers he can swing from a trapeze. Sorry, that’s just boring. I guess there’s a lot of drama living the circus life, going from town to town, flying through the air. But otherwise, it’s an after school Cirque du Soleil drama special. Blech.

However, if they go the other way and deal with the death of his parents, we may have something here. Dealing with his recent loss along with going to school by day and fighting crime by night while living with a deranged millionaire pedophile is perfect territory for a CW drama. You relate the show to the brand, you make the comic geeks happy, and you win over CW zombies. Win all around.

[Via Wizard Universe]

5 Responses to “Robin Gets Emo on the CW”

Kevin Bahrt
Posted: Oct 17th, 2008 at 4:31 pm

What is CW, so I know to avoid it?

Kensei
Posted: Oct 17th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

http://www.cwtv.com/

America’s Next Top Model, Gossip Girl, 90210, Smallville, Supernatural, One Tree Hill, etc.

So not a good TV Station although I do watch Supernatural and the occasional Smallville (hoping to God that Clark get it together and finall becomes Superman, no such luck tho).

So I guess the Grayson will be a mix of these shows i.e. 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill (Teen Angst) + Smallville (crimefighting) = Drivel.

David
Posted: Oct 17th, 2008 at 7:33 pm

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY, how can he crime fight if his parents aren’t dead; he lived in the circus so no skool there so seriously WTF.

frist knight rider nad now this, stop raping my childhood network execs.

Darren J. Gendron
Posted: Oct 17th, 2008 at 11:56 pm

I disagree with you on saying how his early years would be uninteresting. It could be like Carnivale again. Think about it: circus freaks, traveling town to town, crimes and mysteries, DC cameos. That would be a great show (so long as it’s only 2 years, leading into maybe a new Batman TV series? That’d be the kick in the ass).
But Dick Grayson, high school student and emo boy? No. Fail.

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