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8 Intriguing Superhero TV Shows That Were Never Made

As is often said, we are currently living through a hugely prosperous period for superhero TV shows, with Marvel and DC both owning the airwaves with the likes of Daredevil, Arrow, The Flash, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and many others. Whatever your particular taste for comic book capers is, there will most likely be a show for you out there.

3) Bruce Wayne

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On the subject of Smallville, it wasn’t always the plan to create a series revolving around the teenage years of Clark Kent. The project initially began as a prequel for Superman’s fellow Justice Leaguer, Batman.

In 1999, The WB were very excited for Bruce Wayne, which would have followed the rich orphan as a teenager, as he began the journey to Batmanhood. The plan was for it to be a Buffy The Vampire Slayer-type show that could run for five or six seasons, and Shawn Ashmore (later Iceman in the X-Men films) was apparently considered to play Bruce. Regardless of whether it would have been any good or not, it certainly would have been the most in-depth exploration of the character’s origins we had seen on screen up to that point.

However, Warner Bros.’ film arm eventually nixed the idea, as they were planning a similarly-themed Batman: Year One movie at the time. Ah, well.