Webryder
06-25-2002, 07:31 PM
I'm bettin this being an almost sure thing. The subtle clues and hints are all over the net.
Wth the inclusion of a Batman series "Birds of Prey" to the WB lineup, Al Gough in interviews (conducted in Superman hompage, Television Without Pity websites) saying numerous times that he himself is lobbying for a chance to tell the "Bruce Wayne visits Smallville" story and with the latest, most encouraging news so far, Jeph Loeb-movie screenwriter, co-creator of two of arguably the best stories focusing on the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel respectively (The Long Halloween/For All Seasons) has been hired as a consulting writer on Smallville can it be more obvious where this is all leading?!?! :D :D
It seems that what has been holding this highly anticipated story back is the legalities of it in that Batman is owned by a different entity then Superman even tho they all fall under the juridication of DC and the reason they've been so hasitant in letting Gough and Millar run with it is because DC, i guess, wants to be FULLY convinced, as do we, that the Batman mythos will be handled with the seriousness and justice to the source material it deserves.
But the good news is now that Loeb is on the job, his "script-ment" of that character might swing the vote to making this a reality and all signs point to a story being developed sooner than we all thought-Season 2.
From what I can piece together off the top of my head from interviews, rumors and such I read in Cinescape, Kryptonsite and a few other places taken with aformentioned Al Gough and also producers Mike Tollin and Brian Robbins the "Bruce Wayne" eps could take place the up coming season and be a 3 ep story arc which I find really exciting if it happens cuz I thought it'd take alot longer, more like season 3 at the earliest.
So assuming this is true I've brainstormed up some ideas and what I think those eps should be like with characters and situations.....
They have to find a REALLY good character actor type that's both charming and is at least as attractive as the actors that play Clark and Lex.
He should be about Lex's age-21 I think
You know from Batman's history after his parents died they leave him EVERYTHING, so this kid's basically rolling in cash, waaay more than Lex is, I'm talkin Bill Gates type money!!
He won't be a "Richy Rich" type trying to run the whole company just yet because he's trying to find his way and what he can do he doesn't want his father's company run into the ground so he oversees it, sort of keeping an eye on everything, like a silent partner who technically has control if he wants it but is not ready
Also this brings up a good point that most people have been overlooking, if Bruce is to show make a big trip out of town to Smallville he never goes anywhere without his legal guadian/best friend/only family.......you guessed it ALFRED :)
Alfred will have to be noticably younger than the actor portraying him on BoP, but still have that same prescence in Bruce's life, a friend and confidant, subtly guiding him to adulthood, while keeping him out of trouble and keeping him safe
Bruce's relationship to Luthor Sr. (I think he'll survive season 1) will be that Luthor is trying to by his company out and get rid of his compition and when he sees it's basically owned by a boy young enuff to be HIS son he tries to bully him the same way but young Bruce wont have it- in a subtle and charming business-like way he'll shrug off Papa Luthor when he tries to buy him out, and when that doesn't work and Luthor finds he's unable to manipulate Wayne because he thinks to steps ahead to stay on top of any situation it'll frustrate Luthor because he won't know how to handle him.
Bruce's relationship with Clark and his family could be in his alterior motive to buy out the Kent farm and develop it into a business and a side effect would be offsetting the jobloss resulting from Papa Luthor closing the Luthorcorp plant in Season 1 so the town thinks he's a hero but Jonathon will think he's just like Luthor and the other business people who've tried to buy come in and take his land over the years which will give Clark a chance to meet him and see what his plans are for his parents land.
And that will make Clark predetermined to be at least cautious around him. Clark won't like him either at first because he sees he what everyone else sees him as- a rich, spoiled, playboy type whose used to getting everything he wants in life, which would be true execpt that's just his public face and when we see him alone with Alfred the audience should see him as really vulnerable and very brooding because he's had this horrible tragedy in his life that he hides from eveyone and alone with Alfred we see his duality in a sort of a romantically, tradegic way and we, despite what he shows of himself around other people, and all his money and clout that he's really alone and we can't help but feel sorry for him
His meeting with Lex will have to be connectic, like his meeting with Clark but in a completely different way. These two are shown to have so much in common, the wealth, the playboy lifestyle, the charm-which should be evident in every word they day to each other, but behind closed doors their lifes are tragic with Lex and his father's almost hatred for each other and Bruce wishing he still HAD a parental figure in his life more than anything
They won't know all THAT about each other just yet but the audience will so it'll be cool if the writers play it that way. Bruce could be witnessed to a tense moment between Lex and his father steming from the events of the Tempest ep in Season 1 and and the burgeoning dispising hatred Lex has for his father event tho he saved him and he makes a comment to Bruce after his father leaves, soemthing like......
"As you can see, me and my dad don't get along, but I bet it's the same with every guy like us who have our father's as bosses"
and Bruce says....."Wouldn't know Lex, my father's dead, so I guess there is one thing you have that I don't, consider yourself lucky"
Well those are my ideas for a Bruce visits Smallville ep so far......feel free to use this thread to add to the list with some of your own
Comments??
Wth the inclusion of a Batman series "Birds of Prey" to the WB lineup, Al Gough in interviews (conducted in Superman hompage, Television Without Pity websites) saying numerous times that he himself is lobbying for a chance to tell the "Bruce Wayne visits Smallville" story and with the latest, most encouraging news so far, Jeph Loeb-movie screenwriter, co-creator of two of arguably the best stories focusing on the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel respectively (The Long Halloween/For All Seasons) has been hired as a consulting writer on Smallville can it be more obvious where this is all leading?!?! :D :D
It seems that what has been holding this highly anticipated story back is the legalities of it in that Batman is owned by a different entity then Superman even tho they all fall under the juridication of DC and the reason they've been so hasitant in letting Gough and Millar run with it is because DC, i guess, wants to be FULLY convinced, as do we, that the Batman mythos will be handled with the seriousness and justice to the source material it deserves.
But the good news is now that Loeb is on the job, his "script-ment" of that character might swing the vote to making this a reality and all signs point to a story being developed sooner than we all thought-Season 2.
From what I can piece together off the top of my head from interviews, rumors and such I read in Cinescape, Kryptonsite and a few other places taken with aformentioned Al Gough and also producers Mike Tollin and Brian Robbins the "Bruce Wayne" eps could take place the up coming season and be a 3 ep story arc which I find really exciting if it happens cuz I thought it'd take alot longer, more like season 3 at the earliest.
So assuming this is true I've brainstormed up some ideas and what I think those eps should be like with characters and situations.....
They have to find a REALLY good character actor type that's both charming and is at least as attractive as the actors that play Clark and Lex.
He should be about Lex's age-21 I think
You know from Batman's history after his parents died they leave him EVERYTHING, so this kid's basically rolling in cash, waaay more than Lex is, I'm talkin Bill Gates type money!!
He won't be a "Richy Rich" type trying to run the whole company just yet because he's trying to find his way and what he can do he doesn't want his father's company run into the ground so he oversees it, sort of keeping an eye on everything, like a silent partner who technically has control if he wants it but is not ready
Also this brings up a good point that most people have been overlooking, if Bruce is to show make a big trip out of town to Smallville he never goes anywhere without his legal guadian/best friend/only family.......you guessed it ALFRED :)
Alfred will have to be noticably younger than the actor portraying him on BoP, but still have that same prescence in Bruce's life, a friend and confidant, subtly guiding him to adulthood, while keeping him out of trouble and keeping him safe
Bruce's relationship to Luthor Sr. (I think he'll survive season 1) will be that Luthor is trying to by his company out and get rid of his compition and when he sees it's basically owned by a boy young enuff to be HIS son he tries to bully him the same way but young Bruce wont have it- in a subtle and charming business-like way he'll shrug off Papa Luthor when he tries to buy him out, and when that doesn't work and Luthor finds he's unable to manipulate Wayne because he thinks to steps ahead to stay on top of any situation it'll frustrate Luthor because he won't know how to handle him.
Bruce's relationship with Clark and his family could be in his alterior motive to buy out the Kent farm and develop it into a business and a side effect would be offsetting the jobloss resulting from Papa Luthor closing the Luthorcorp plant in Season 1 so the town thinks he's a hero but Jonathon will think he's just like Luthor and the other business people who've tried to buy come in and take his land over the years which will give Clark a chance to meet him and see what his plans are for his parents land.
And that will make Clark predetermined to be at least cautious around him. Clark won't like him either at first because he sees he what everyone else sees him as- a rich, spoiled, playboy type whose used to getting everything he wants in life, which would be true execpt that's just his public face and when we see him alone with Alfred the audience should see him as really vulnerable and very brooding because he's had this horrible tragedy in his life that he hides from eveyone and alone with Alfred we see his duality in a sort of a romantically, tradegic way and we, despite what he shows of himself around other people, and all his money and clout that he's really alone and we can't help but feel sorry for him
His meeting with Lex will have to be connectic, like his meeting with Clark but in a completely different way. These two are shown to have so much in common, the wealth, the playboy lifestyle, the charm-which should be evident in every word they day to each other, but behind closed doors their lifes are tragic with Lex and his father's almost hatred for each other and Bruce wishing he still HAD a parental figure in his life more than anything
They won't know all THAT about each other just yet but the audience will so it'll be cool if the writers play it that way. Bruce could be witnessed to a tense moment between Lex and his father steming from the events of the Tempest ep in Season 1 and and the burgeoning dispising hatred Lex has for his father event tho he saved him and he makes a comment to Bruce after his father leaves, soemthing like......
"As you can see, me and my dad don't get along, but I bet it's the same with every guy like us who have our father's as bosses"
and Bruce says....."Wouldn't know Lex, my father's dead, so I guess there is one thing you have that I don't, consider yourself lucky"
Well those are my ideas for a Bruce visits Smallville ep so far......feel free to use this thread to add to the list with some of your own
Comments??