Something Nifty...

Okay, you know this would be a pretty inspired casting choice.

Of course, I say that as someone with an irrational dislike of Nightwing and a slightly more rational dislike of Peter Petrelli.

It occurs to me though, that ultimately my dislike of both characters stems from the fact that early on I really liked both and saw a lot of potential until they got dragged down into directions I wasn't fond of.

And also started getting all mopey. I never really liked seeing characters get all mopey unless they were following it up with a lot more punching than these guys seemed to manage.

Both characters somehow got really self-absorbed for me. The Peter Petrelli who was briefly my favorite on Heroes was the guy who (believing his powers were based on proximity) went alone and thus powerless to save the cheerleader from getting killed. And even while on that important quest, managed to notice some random girl (who he hadn't realized was the one he sought) and her pain, and give her a few words of comfort just because she needed it. Once all the drama with his powers happened, he really never recaptured that courage or compassion again.

Nightwing's really the same way, I find him strongest when he's concerned about others, but too often he seems too absorbed in his own angst to notice anything else.

I do think Ventimiglia might pull off a version of Nightwing that I can actually stand though. Ventimiglia's good at playing a quiet sort of compassion and charm. Nightwing has no powers, which is a plus compared to Peter Petrelli at least. And a single movie won't be enough to laden him with the crippling levels of angst too often seen in the comic.

It'd be interesting to see at least.

Especially if somewhere down the line it gets someone to do a Hayden Panettiere as Supergirl movie. Because THAT would be awesome.