re: Atom spinoff is official (arrow spoiler in write up )

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If Blue Beetle is a possibility, then why didn't DC let them use Blue Beetle on Arrow instead of Palmer like the showrunners originally wanted? If DC ends up letting them use Blue Beetle on a spinoff starring the character that was suppose to be him, it would seem to me to appear extremely short sighted of DC, maybe even outright negligent on their part when it comes to foresight.

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It's a part of being in their business. They had similar challenges with the Timm animated series (since they ended up going on through two decades). They had development deals going for Aquaman, which restricted his appearing as a regular member of the animated Justice League and JLU series. Same thing with the secondary Batman characters. It's why Batgirl and Robin weren't in the JLU and Nightwing was restricted to one Easter Egg appearance.

For all that we know, they could be trying to iron out whatever deals they had out there for Blue Beetle. Even with Atom taking his place on Arrow, I'd love to see Blue Beetle added to the CW shows down the line.