I don't kill them, though it does take a lot of self-control not to.

"Oh no, you only get almost everybody. How sad for you."

I've solved that problem by not having children.

Cas has been third lead some seasons (and Crowley's been fourth), and just recurring other seasons.

The main difference is that the characters who haven't gotten killed off (well, for any length of time anyway) have all been men - specifically, white men. Jody - who didn't debut until relatively late - has gradually become the only exception. With someone like Charlie, she was a good candidate to take over in the…

No, losing studios money sends people there.

That was before shooting started.

It was okay, as I remember it. A little rote, maybe. Like it wouldn't be grossly out of place on CBS.

Global Frequency?

She did a fantastic Doctor Who episode last year.

The closest that I can think of is Superman II, but Richard Lester reshot about half the film (poorly) to qualify for the credit.

I can't remember it ever happening for something this high profile in the modern age.

I think it was as good a version as we were likely to get, but that speaks more to my cynicism than its quality.

I haven't heard about them being difficult to work with, they've directed several films without previous problems, and both The Flash and Han Solo have been troubled productions.

Jonathan Frakes gets the call he's been waiting for for years.

Well, it is Darwyn Cooke.

They might be best off with someone like Rachel Talalay who has done reasonably big films before but has been stuck in director jail doing TV for ages.

It probably depends. Lucasfilm may have jerked them around in a way that won't hurt them.

I'm not even interested in Darwyn Cooke's, and it's Darwyn Cooke's.

The "Before Watchmen" adaptation absolutely no one wanted!