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The Caped Crusader's No. 2 is stepping out from the shadows of his Gotham-saving friend and into the limelight, with the CW announcing plans for The Graysons, a pilot centering on comicdom's top sidekick, Robin, in his pre-Bat-partnering days.

The Boy Wonder-centric show will follow Dick "DJ" Grayson before he donned the cape, according to Variety, much like Smallville centers on a pre-Superman Clark Kent.

The hourlong series, which will be set in present day, will follow Grayson as he navigates through family dramas, first loves and rivals.

There's no word yet on whether the show will follow the mythology of the character set forth in the DC Comics franchise, in which Grayson was part of a family acrobat act dubbed the Flying Graysons and later orphaned when his parents' trapeze equipment was sabotaged by some ne'er-do-wells.

(Aside from playing second banana to Batman, Robin was also the lead in Teen Titans, which ran as a kid-friendly animated series on Cartoon Network.)

McG, who has helmed episodes of Chuck, Supernatural and The O.C. in addition to big-screen fare like Charlie's Angels and the upcoming Terminator Salvation, is on board to executive produce the pilot, as are Smallville exec producers Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson.

While it has yet to be picked up by the network (not unlike a certain aquatic guy), the Robin pilot is already being groomed as a companion show and possible replacement for the older superhero-in-training series.

Uuuh....we couldn't get Batman/Bruce but hey we can get Dick Grayson! Maybe there'll even be a crossover between The Grayson's and Smallville? Like an ep where the circus comes to town.... :roll:

Why do we need this? Seriously CW...don't make this series.

I can see a Batman-less Batman show working out... after all, who here isn't still watching the latest season of Birds of Prey?

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Originally Posted by Drtooth (Post 637565)

I can see a Batman-less Batman show working out... after all, who here isn't still watching the latest season of Birds of Prey?

I would be if they hadn't cancelled it cuz it was their highest rated series at the time.....:P

Um... this is probably gonna suck and not stay true to the character at all.

And do you guys think this means Robin is gonna find his way into a Batman movie in the near future?

I wish people would learn the difference between possessive cases and plurals.

DJ? hmm. well, not perfect, especially because Tim is my favorite Robin, but I can live with that.

Wow this sounds awful I mean Dick before he became Robin just sounds boring with Superman before he's Superman theres tons you can do. They should have done a Nightwing in Bludhaven series if they have to have a Batmanless show its the only thing that makes sense and could probraly work in live action. Also they are going to call him DJ instead of Dick. If they really dont like the name Dick they could have easly called him Richard.

As for him being in the movies nope not going to happen Nolan doesn't want Robin and as long as he directs there wont be sidekicks. After what Dark Knight made WB will give into anything he wants.

Technically, the real journey is how Dick becomes Nightwing...it's sad he's been that character for almost thirty years, and nobody in the mainstream will ever really acknowledge it.

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Originally Posted by Shred Head (Post 637581)

Also they are going to call him DJ instead of Dick. If they really dont like the name Dick they could have easly called him Richard.

"Dicky" is pretty bad-ass.

And where does the J come from? For some reason I think his dad's name was John, so mabey it's his middle.

His full name is Richard John Grayson II so the DJ part

If they do it right, it's a decent idea. I hope they don't do some weird thing chronologically with the storyline just to make it match up with Smallville (I'm referencing the fact of Cyborg of the Titans joining the JL in season 6).

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Originally Posted by Roger Smith (Post 637832)

I saw nothing wrong with Cyborg joining the JL in Smallville as he was a member in the Superfriends cartoon.

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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl (Post 637845)

I saw nothing wrong with Cyborg joining the JL in Smallville as he was a member in the Superfriends cartoon.

Super Powers team, if you wanna get really technical.

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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl (Post 637633)

His full name is Richard John Grayson II so the DJ part

Yes, but if he's Dick (or Dicky) Jr., DJ fits there too.

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Originally Posted by TheCure (Post 637572)

I wish people would learn the difference between possessive cases and plurals.

The forum's title had me thinking the same thing.

It's interesting seeing how this series could turn out, considering the fate of this current season of "Smallville". I heard somewhere that this season is the last one, which--if it is--means that this new "Graysons" show could become a successor of a DC Comics-produced television program.

But if they are planning on another season for "Smallville", then this could end up being another case like "Birds of Prey", like someone mentioned above. It really depends on how they approach the series. I remember when I first watched "Smallville", I thought it looked like pure crap and wasn't going to last more than one season. (Man, was I dead wrong by the second season!:lol:)

I'm willing to give it a shot. I mean it's still in the developmental stages, so we never know what they might change from here 'til the series premiere on The CW (if it happens).