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8 Justice League
Spun off from: Smallville
Who’s in it? A group of super-powered individuals ranging from a brilliant archer to a man totally at home under the water.
What’s it about? Who’s going to save lives when Superman’s too busy? The Justice League, that’s who! Made up of a team of young, talented heroes who each have special abilities – Bart Allen can run like the wind, for example, and Dinah Lance (aka Black Canary) can create ultrasonic sound waves – these guys are the ultimate back-up for when Supes can’t quite make it!
Why do we want it? Smallville spent several seasons building and adapting its Justice League characters, many of them introduced long before they all teamed up in season six’s “Justice”. Justin Hartley’s charismatic Green Arrow made a natural leader (ironically, Hartley first turned up in a failed Smallville spin-off of his own, Aquaman, before that role eventually fell to Alan Ritchson in Smallville ) and there was a lot of promise in the rest of the likeable gang.
With Clark Kent now flown off to Metropolis to fight crime in a cape, wouldn’t it be nice to see these guys finally get the limelight they deserve? The odd guest appearance from Tom Welling wouldn’t go amiss, either…
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9 Heavenly Bodies
Spun off from: Supernatural
Who’s in it? The archangel Gabriel and the angel Castiel
What’s it about? Think of it as “good cop, bad cop”, except that they’re not cops, they’re angels, and “good” is only a relative term when you’re so powerful you can rewrite history, create alternate realities and travel to parallel worlds. But despite their powers, this is the story of two angels trying to find their place outside of Heaven.
Gabriel is a troublemaker with a soft spot for humanity, but he still loves to torment them. Castiel is his long-suffering brother, nowhere near as powerful but determined to prevent there being too much fallout from Gabriel’s plans and schemes. In amongst all their bickering they also have to deal with the fact that their Dad (aka, God) has run out on them, there are monsters all over the place just begging to be killed (although Gabriel doesn’t always agree) and the rest of their siblings are getting a little antsy up in Heaven…
Why do we want it? Since Gabriel carked it on Supernatural , his fans – and there are many – have been vociferous in their desire to see Richard Speight Jr back on the show… and it’s understandable, given how hilarious Gabriel can be (“hilarious” with a dark undercurrent, too – he’s not just about punking people but making them suffer on the way). Pair him with the undisputed delight that is Misha Collins’s Castiel, an angel with a sense of humour failure, an awkwardness fitting into human society and two demon-hunting pals who disapprove of everything Gabriel does, and this would be a guaranteed hit.
Also, given that Mark Sheppard revealed this week at Comic-Con that he’d like to star in a spin-off named Oh, Crowley , imagine the crossover potential between the two angelic/demonic shows! ’Scuse us a moment, we’re drooling…
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