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excerpts from an interview on Newsarama about all this from writer Stephen Fritz, who has covered cartoons online for a looong time:
>> Now it’s personal confession time, I’ve managed to get into a lot of trouble speculating on rumors. Let me explain.
In the infancy of this column (when it was originally called “Tooned In” for the late Combo magazine), I took a hard one on the chin, oddly enough about Justice League. At that time, 1995-6, Superman: The Animated Series, was at its peak, and some considerably reliable sources said that Timm and company were working on a JL series.
The howls of denial were so incredible I couldn’t believe it. I got calls from even the top brass at DC and Warner Bros., demanding to know who my sources were. I was even pilloried in other magazines for the piece.
Fact is, I was right, even though it put a serious strain on my relationship with both WB Animation and DC for some time to come (and I personally still refuse to talk to DC, but that’s for other reasons, too).
Well, truth be told, those same sources are telling me some interesting things now. The main thing is WB Animation is working on a slew of DC-related shows. Among them are Supergirl & The Legion of Super-Heroes, a new version of Superman (probably the most likely), a Doom Patrol series, and also there has been some talk about either a Brave & Bold or World’s Finest spin-off. What’s known is there is a Supergirl/Legion episode scripted and apparently running this season of JLU (It was written by Paul Dini, no less). In recent interviews I’ve done, WB veterans Glen Murakami and Alan Burnett have told me they would love to do a Doom Patrol series (and, according to my source, at least one of them is). As for Brave & Bold/World’s Finest?
“I don’t know about those, but I’d watch them,” [JL staffer] Tucker admitted when asked directly.
Here’s what I also know. When questioning both Warner Bros. and CN regarding the end of both the Teen Titans and the Justice League, both groups jumped on the defensive. CN, in particular, didn’t want me to think things were done with the Titans no matter what was being said. As proof they pointed out how the Titans had been moved to their new slot on the Miguzi afternoon block. As one of the channel’s most popular shows that does give me cause to pause.
Personal speculation, supplemented by sources, makes me think we will be seeing more Titans and JL in some form or another. What will determine the future of the League will be the ratings of this upcoming season. As for everything else, I’ll be sitting back and waiting.
On one final note, the Warners did tell me there is going to be a lot of announcements, in fact three sets of them, coming from them in the very near future. The first will be delivered during WonderCon this February 24-25. The second will be during the upfront sessions that will be held by Kids WB and CN on March 1. The last set will be around the middle of the March.
So, yeah, we’ll have to wait until that time. But then again, I’d much prefer to work with hardcore facts than what’s floating about the net these days.
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