The Graysons TV show Pilot....script ideas

You know that bit in the Simpsons just before they're sitting down to watch the TV, when they have a different skit every time?

Yeah well I could imagine that as the intro this new TV show, John Grayson somersaulting in from a trapeze, his mum....what is Dick's mum's name anyway? Mrs Grayson cart wheeling in from the side. Dick's trumpy, goofy sidekick, Trunkard, the baby Elephant sauntering in and falling, comically in the middle of the scene. And then enters Chris O' Donnell as Dick "DJ" Grayson, on a unicycle wearing that damned stupid Robin-tribute-leotard from Batman Forever, juggling batarangs and gas bombs just for show and cue the title screen in a classy handwriting style on banner being carried by a baby Robin....just for the extra cheese factor.

Seriously, I mean seriously. The CW Network can't be serious about this. Dick Grayson pre-Robin days as a full blown TV show to replace Smallville...it's ridiculous, it'll never work and who ever thought it up should receive a canister of laughing gas from the Joker.

Here's my case. Smallville followed Clark Kent, an Alien from outerspace, in his pre-Superman days discovering his super powers and how he was actually best mates with Lex Luthor before the baldy bam stole his bird. Not the best of shows, but it has the substance, universe and characters for a good TV show. Even though it's not been the best of shows, it was a decent idea to begin with.

This isn't. Dick Grayson, pre-robin, isn't an interesting character, nor are his parents, friends, or girlfriends, or friends of girlfriends!

Now I'm not knocking the character of Dick Grayson here. I'm a big fan of Grayson as Nightwing. But lets face it an entire TV show based on the origin Batman's campy sidekick is inane and will not work.

So for funnies let's have a look at how the pilot episode may go

Cast

Dick Grayson: Chris O Donnell

Ma' Grayson: Jenny McCarthy

Pa' Grayson: John Goodman

Grampa Grayson: Burtward

Trumpy the Elephant: James Earl Jones

Opening Scene: Mrs Grayson is hanging up the grayson leotards outside the family circus tent. She stops and notices what looks like blood stains on Dick's. Dick, 16, emerges from the Tent and approaches his anxious looking mum

Dick: Hey Ma'

She turns and looks at her son, holding his bloody leotard

Ma' Grayson: Dick have you been out fighting with the baboons again?

Dick puts on an innocent face, obviously lying. Cue: Audience Laughter.

Dick: No Ma', I love em darn monkeys [Laughter]. That's just Ketchup.

Ma' looks angry. She knows her son is lying.

Ma' Grayson: Richard, are you lying to me?

Dick: No Ma' why would I do that?

Ma' Grayson (now looking extremely annoyed): Diiickk!

Just as she's about to smack him with a bag of grip powder, in walks Trumpy the Elephant (cue awwwws and laughter from the audience).

Dick: Hey boy, hows things?

Trumpy (voiced by James Earl Jones): Great Dick, my hay was just great this morning.

Dick: Awesome.

Ma' Grayson puts the leotard back up on the line and the scene fades to black.

The next scene opens with Pa' Grayson practicing some new moves in an empty circus tent. Dick walks in, texting his current girlfriend, and getting ready for practice.

Cue a montage of sweaty sporty moves

So here's what we're doing, why don't you guys write the next part? How does this disaster pilot go? You write, I'll put together a blog of the best.

You can write it in the comments below.