There has been a lot of talk about what should replace Smallville. Since the Wonder Woman show was cancelled, everyone has taken Batman into serious consideration. Of course, other options like Justice League and Teen Titans have been thrown around. Regardles of what they do, I'm going to focus on Batman right now.
Not to long ago there was talk about a Batman series on T.V. The one thing that caught my attention is that they would make it, "kid friendly". But I do not want that, nor does a lot of people. I am not saying I want Batman to be a pornography, but I want that grittiness that Nolan brought to the table. So that's why I would reccomend the series being taken over by HBO possibly, or maybe even TNT or FX.
One major thing I would want. I don't want it to be like Smallville and go through Bruce's childhood, nor do I want him to be traveling the world. Instead I would enjoy one of two things. One idea is like Gotham Central, where it puts you in the shoes of Gotham's finest and Batman would make a special apperance at the end of the show. Or, you follow Batman around just like Smallville followed Clark. You could go through famous storylines and introduce characters along the way. The story could start off with his parents being killed, and jump to him being trained( he is in his 20's by now).
In the end, you would probably have to hire low budget actors. But that could change. Also,I do not want it to be realistic like Nolan's Batman is. And for those of you who claim Nolan's Batman isn't realistic, what's more realistic, a man with advanced weapons or a man who can fly? Regardles, I want to see people like Mr.Freeze, Clayface, and Killer Croc.
I would also enjoy costume changes, and make this series fit into modern day. A little more up to date, like Nolan's is. Some villains could use changes as well, and feel free to slightly alter the origins of some of the characters, but that would be done anyway. As far as how long the series would go, well as long as they get viewers, which they will. But that is where you go back to the child friendly thing. In the end it really wouldn't matter because parents will let their kids watch it no matter what.
Well, that's all I have. I have managed to fix a few problems with my computer. And my upcoming Fan-Cast will feature nearly every Batman character there is. Thanks!