Thank ‘Lanterns’ for That DC Cameo in ‘Stuart Fails to Save the Universe’
The Big Bang Theory spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe featured a cameo by Jay Garrick's Flash in a recent episode. Co-creator Zak Penn revealed that the writers originally planned for a Green Lantern appearance, but DC blocked it due to an upcoming Lantern series. The team ultimately embraced the change, noting that the speedster's ability to travel between dimensions fit the plot better than a Lantern would have.
- ▪Stuart Fails to Save the Universe included a cameo by Jay Garrick's Flash, played by Andy Ridings, in an episode set in Gotham City.
- ▪DC Comics prevented the use of a Green Lantern character because a separate show starring Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler was in development.
- ▪Co-creator Zak Penn stated that the Flash was a better fit for the multiverse plot than the originally intended Lantern.
- ▪The series has already been greenlit for a second season, with plans to introduce additional DC characters in future episodes.
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The Big Bang Theory returned to television this year with the spinoff Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, whose big selling point is the series’ spin on the multiverse. Being a Warner Bros. show, it’s not surprising that Stuart threw in a DC universe cameo, but what is surprising who got chosen. In the latest episode, Stuart and friends are trapped inside a comic book set in Gotham City that’s being terrorized by Batman villain Mr. Freeze. While trying to find a way out, they get chased around by Freeze, only to be rescued by Jay Garrick’s Flash (played here by Andy Ridings), complete with a metal hat. And in case the title “Spoiler: We Couldn’t Green Lantern” didn’t give it away, the Golden Age speedster wasn’t who the writers originally wanted.
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