From the moment it was announced, the CW’s live-action “Powerpuff Girls” was doomed to fail. Not only were fans generally uninterested in this more mature take on the Cartoon Network favorite, but a leaked pilot script proved controversial as well. Still, the world never got to see the final product. Perhaps these elements could’ve come together to form something special on-screen. After all, if the CW could find success turning the colorful and happy-go-lucky world of “Archie” into the edgy, dark supernatural drama “Riverdale,” surely its “Powerpuff Girls” had a chance.
At the same time, the creator of the original “Powerpuff Girls,” Craig McCracken, brought up one big issue the CW series would’ve been plagued by in his eyes. “When you turn them into adults, they’re no longer the Powerpuff Girls because if they’re adults, that’s just three super girls who don’t have to deal with being kids,” he recalled telling the minds behind the show during a chat with the Los Angeles Times. Thus, even if it turned out to be entertaining, its focus on adult characters in adult situations would have prevented it from being a strong “Powerpuff Girls” adaptation.
At the end of the day, it’s highly unlikely that “Powerpuff Girls” fans will ever get to see what the CW had in mind for Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup. Depending on who you ask, that’s either for the best or a major disappointment.
