Here's a TV series from another world.
http://www.kryptonsite.com/brucewayne/
"Bruce Wayne"- think of it as Smallville. but only its set in Gotham and about Bruce Wayne becoming Batman over a 7 year run. In our world, in 1999/2000 DC was considering allowing such a series but the first X-Men movie showed the potential for comic book/super heroes on the big screen. As Batman was the only DC character which was thought to be bankable on the silver screen, the plans for a TV show were shelved and Batman Begins started its way towards creation. The powers at be wanted to take no chances with the reboot of Batman on the big screen.
In another world (Lets call it Kane-1), DC decided to gamble and let the show proceed to production by the WB. In 2001 as the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer signs a new contract and stays at WB instead of moving to the UPN, at the same time WB introduces two new shows set in the DC mythos; Smallville tells the story of Superman's early years while Bruce Wayne tells the story of the creation of Batman. The story of the birth of heroes takes root in an American dealing with their version of 9/11. The two shows start to cross over as they progress and creates a DC universe on TV.
Combined with the success of the Buffy shows. WB is a bankable network and grows into a legitimate fourth network. By 2010, plans are in place for WB to make the leap to a full blown network, the UPN having folded 4 years earlier.
Warner Brothers/DC comics puts more efforts into the DC franchise and has a series of breakout movie hits based on Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and various other super heroes, separate from the TV shows, that Marvel is trying to catch up with it by putting out its own series of movies. Comic Book fans look forward to 2012 when plans are well underway to introduce a movie version of The Justice League and the Avengers in direct competition to each other.
http://www.kryptonsite.com/brucewayne/
"Bruce Wayne"- think of it as Smallville. but only its set in Gotham and about Bruce Wayne becoming Batman over a 7 year run. In our world, in 1999/2000 DC was considering allowing such a series but the first X-Men movie showed the potential for comic book/super heroes on the big screen. As Batman was the only DC character which was thought to be bankable on the silver screen, the plans for a TV show were shelved and Batman Begins started its way towards creation. The powers at be wanted to take no chances with the reboot of Batman on the big screen.
In another world (Lets call it Kane-1), DC decided to gamble and let the show proceed to production by the WB. In 2001 as the show Buffy the Vampire Slayer signs a new contract and stays at WB instead of moving to the UPN, at the same time WB introduces two new shows set in the DC mythos; Smallville tells the story of Superman's early years while Bruce Wayne tells the story of the creation of Batman. The story of the birth of heroes takes root in an American dealing with their version of 9/11. The two shows start to cross over as they progress and creates a DC universe on TV.
Combined with the success of the Buffy shows. WB is a bankable network and grows into a legitimate fourth network. By 2010, plans are in place for WB to make the leap to a full blown network, the UPN having folded 4 years earlier.
Warner Brothers/DC comics puts more efforts into the DC franchise and has a series of breakout movie hits based on Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and various other super heroes, separate from the TV shows, that Marvel is trying to catch up with it by putting out its own series of movies. Comic Book fans look forward to 2012 when plans are well underway to introduce a movie version of The Justice League and the Avengers in direct competition to each other.
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