‘Super Clyde’: CBS to put Rupert Grint – Greg Garcia pilot online October 9
Oh, “Super Clyde,” how we wish that you could have been a series. When we first heard about the prospect of this show, which starred Rupert Grint (of the “Harry Potter” films) as a fast-food worker turned wannabe superhero, it immediately had us excited. It was the “Kick-Ass” of TV shows, except not nearly as violent and probably immensely funnier. Plus, it had the master of blue-collar comedies on board as executive producer in Greg Garcia (of “My Name is Earl” and “Raising Hope”).
So in theory, the stars were all aligning here for this to be ridiculously hilarious and a great addition to the CBS lineup; but, theories are not always proven right. The network passed on the show in May, mostly due to it being somewhat off-brand for a network that airs more fare geared towards the older crowd to have a show that was more for the 18-35 age range. With that logic, we never quite understood why they took a chance on a show that they were never going to pick up in the first place.
But at least this superhero’s tale is not done being told for the time being. During a recent Reddit AMA in order to promote “The Millers,” Garcia said that CBS was going to place the pilot online come October 9, which is great news for us in that we’ll have something fun to look forward to watching. This is at least CBS recognizing that there is an audience online for this show that could be interested in checking it out.
Want to play the conspiracy angle? Well, then maybe they are testing the waters to see if they are making a mistake in passing it up, but it seems unlikely that this is really the case. Many of the actors once attached have now moved on to other things, and to try and revive the show now could be difficult. It should be noted though, that this is not a banner year again for new comedies. The premiere of “The Millers” did okay but not great given the lead-in, and “We Are Men,” “Welcome to the Family,” “Dads,” and “Trophy Wife” are all struggling on their respective networks. The best comedy of the year, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” is also facing a challenge when it comes to stay on the air.
Come back on Wednesday, and we’ll tell you what we really think about CBS’ decision to pass on this project.
Tanya
October 13, 2013 @ 10:18 pm
Ok so who is CBS to say what the older crowds would like in comedies. I’m 53 and I watched this and immediately began searching to see if there were anymore plans for this show. I would definitely watch this if they were to make a series out of it. Maybe if they would have let everyone watch the show before passing on it, then maybe the would have found that this could be a huge hit for all ages.
Me
October 9, 2013 @ 3:32 am
To be honest, I didn’t really care much for Rupert during the HP reign. But after they ended and the media started to focus positive energy on Dan and Emma, particularly Emma, and virtually ignore or be rude about Rupert, I looked into his non-Potter work and started to follow news on him (I have a thing for underdogs). He’s really impressed me. I saw CBGB last week and his American accent was spot on. He embodied Cheetah Chrome. And I just watched Super Clyde. His accent wasn’t as flawless as in CBGB (sometimes he sounded on point, sometimes he sounded awkward – although his character Clyde is shy and awkward). But I saw him as Clyde. And Stephen Fry and Tyler Labine were great as well. The show could have had a lot of potential.
tatiana
October 7, 2013 @ 11:35 pm
I was quite disappointed when CBS chose to go for safe ‘comedies’ like We Are Men, The Millers, Mom and The Crazy Ones, which by all reports are being panned by critics and the ratings aren’t great. It would have been good for CBS to take a risk with a show like Super Clyde, perhaps if the show gets huge traffic online then CBS will see that the audience is not stupid and would like to watch something different. These mindless, soulless and lazy comedies that rely on a laugh track and crude humour is an insult to our intelligence.
rupluv
October 7, 2013 @ 7:44 pm
Will it aired on 10/9 or 10/8 ??? some websites are saying is going to be tomorrow instead of wednesday.
Guest
October 6, 2013 @ 10:05 pm
Have this ever happened, a rejected show to be shown online?
tatiana
October 7, 2013 @ 11:41 pm
I don’t think this has happened. Considering that the CBS comedies (and all new comedies in general) is being panned by critics and are have below expectation ratings, maybe CBS is scoping the viewership to see the interest in Super Clyde. It begs the question, why give the go ahead to same-old comedies when they had the perfect opportunity to tap into a new demographic with a smart comedy which had heart (from reports by the test audience).
Guest
October 6, 2013 @ 5:44 pm
Going to LOL at CBS if the pilot is really good and it gets a lot of online traffic, maybe then CBS will learn to take risks. Good to hear that the cast has other stuff going on though. You snooze you lose CBS.