Krypton, Gotham, Better Call Saul, The Walking Dead spin-off.
Is there no end to TV’s thirst for commissioning prequels?
ANewsroom-style series about The Daily Planet before Clark Kent started working there?
A psychological procedural featuring Dr. Harleen Quinzel but no Joker?
A jungle-set adventure series about Gorilla Grodds granddad?
There wasTheYoung Indiana Jones Chronicles,Young Herculesand the animatedMuppet Babies, to name but a few.
Even here in the UK, classic sitcoms got prequels such asFirst Of The Summer WineandRock & Chips.
In more ways than one, prequel series are nothing new.
From a ratings point of view, Batman prequel seriesGothamhas been a huge success for Fox.
In 2015, that show will reach its third season.
It reminds us of a stand-up rant by the great Patton Oswalt, on the subject of theStar Warsprequels.
Its the latter kind that could well have led toKryptonbeing green-lit.
If youll excuse us, were off to pitchNormalCop, the Alex Murphy prequel series.
