GOTHAM INCLUDING ALL MYTHOS

WARNING! MINOR SPOILERS BELOW! READ AT OWN RISK! YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!

 

 

The story itself will be original in itself, but will obviously have a heavy comic book reference. Both a unique take on a story that has been told, and also straight from the pages type situations. As we saw last night, the inspiration for the script doesn't stop with the comic books. With the city looking to reopen Arkham Asylum, or a updated version of it, we saw a "Batman: Arkham City" video game reference with one of the plans. One of the plans is to burn down the asylum, and build a "city", Arkham City.

Likely will be nothing more than a story plot to rival the reopening of Arkham Asylum, making for some action packed conflict. And I say this, as on a visual level for now, Arkham Asylum looked absolutely amazing last night on "Gotham". Especially at night. It makes for a perfect location to shoot scenes that require a certain level of darkness, or creepiness. And this is just the exterior. I can imagine what could be created for within the walls of the madhouse. Which could also make for a perfect setting to develop other characters, and most notably the villains. Why not have Jonathan Crane aka The Scarecrow make his debut as a doctor at the newly opened Arkham Asylum? Where he begins his fear experiments? Have Arkham Asylum be responsible for creating the "monsters" that will eventually signal the need for Batman. Or at least have them ready to go once Bats takes down the mob.

Or will we see Arkham City come to be? Regardless, it will be quite interesting to see what else "Gotham" chooses to sample from or give a nod to in future episodes. With the series understandably getting signed on for a full season, we'll actually get to see how things play out. And as an initial anti-Gotham person, I am looking forward to how they keep me from missing Batman. Which they continued to do last night.

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HUMANS, METAHUMANS, AND...ALIENS?

Although it hasn't been confirmed, nor has much been revealed about it, there is that small chance that the upcoming Supergirl television series could be tied into the "Arrow" and "The Flash" universe. Having the same producer (Greg Berlanti) makes a cross-over possible. Some will scoff at the idea, others will embrace it. Regardless, there are many possibilities as to how this could play out if it happens.

One possibility could be to have each show cover different type of characters. With "Arrow" we have a more human based set of characters, both vigilantes and villains. They don't have powers, but come armed with very high skill sets, capabilities, or weapons. Even when it appears that some have super-powers, it is usually injected into them and in some cases the effects can be reversed. With "The Flash" we now have metahumans. Starting with The Flash and will be quickly exploring characters with superhuman abilities due to the explosion at S.T.A.R. labs. We've seen Weather Wizard in the pilot, and we already know that Reverse Flash aka Professor Zoom and Killer Frost will be appearing in the series. So we have humans and humans turned into super humans. This leaves the door open for Supergirl and the off-world characters aka the aliens. Although we don't know very much about the series yet, it is almost safe to assume that there will be other visitors appearing both as friend and foe for Kara. Superman, Martian Manhunter, Brainiac, and Darkseid are just some of the many possibilities here. This series also raises the chances of seeing Green Lanterns making a television appearance. Sure it could all be far fetched, and never happen, but it may not be. Television series are a lot bigger than they were before when sitcoms were more the norm, with the quality of shows seemingly increasing with each passing season. "Arrow" leading man, Stephen Amell, has said that they are planning to create their own Justice League for television. So, I am sure he would be open to adding Supergirl and her world to the mix. Although I would "spin her off" from "The Flash".

If all of this were to happen, we could see a three show cross-over. Not even sure if that has ever happened before, so it could be historic. Which would be a pretty good achievement for the Nerd culture. Personally, I would have the cross-overs, but then would take things up another notch and have a multi-part television movie. That would be amazing, if done right.

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CONNECTING GOTHAM WITH ARROW/FLASH

Now before you say it, I am well aware that the chances of this happening is pretty slim to none. However, both Ben Mackenzie (James Gordon-Gotham) and Stephen Amell (Oliver Queen-Arrow) have said that they would welcome the union. So, let's "pretend" that FOX and The CW are willing and that this going to happen. When I first heard reference of this idea, I scoffed at it. I did not expect to enjoy "Gotham" as much as I have, and did not think that these worlds should be connected. I wasn't able to wrap my head around the idea of Bruce Wayne being so much younger than the rest of the characters involved. Would Oliver Queen begin to train Bruce? That would be lame. And would definitely take away from the Batman character later on. And we've seen some of Batman's foes appear already in "Arrow". We can't have Harley Quinn being old enough to be Batman's mother now, can we?

So, in my head there is 1-2 options. One really, but how things are approached are different. First, lets bring "Gotham" into "Arrow/Flash". Here I would only have a select few characters appear from the FOX series. Characters that will still be around once Batman has come to be, unless they get "Smallvilled" (ie Jimmy Olsen). Since we are only at the start of the series, I would have Jim Gordon, Harvey Bullock, and Oswald Cobblepot. And I would have them all sit in the make-up chair for an extra few moments, and age them. Bring them into the present where we already have Batman protecting Gotham City. Gordon can be white-haired and sporting the trademark mustache. Bullock...more grey and white, and some added weight perhaps. And with Oswald, full-fledged Penguin. It wouldn't be a "spoiler" as things can change as people forget. It would take around 10 seasons on "Gotham". The basis of the story would be pretty obvious, Gordon and Bullock follow The Penguin, meet Oliver, etc etc. Ending with Arrow having the Gothamites pass on a message to Batman.
Same idea really, but in a different approach. Bringing "Arrow" and "The Flash" into "Gotham" would be a reverse effect, with core characters appearing, but along side their younger selves. Meaning Oliver (Stephen Amell) would say play his father as he brings a young Oliver Queen to visit Bruce Wayne. Perhaps Felicity as Oliver's mother, the late Moira Queen. Storyline would have perhaps Falcone or Maroni's men kidnapping Bruce and Oliver, with Jim Gordon working with The Queens, and we'll say Barry Allen aka The Flash playing his uncle (who is a cop in Gotham City for the sake of this) to rescue the boys. It would be a little more trickier to make it work without being too cheesy. Actually, The Flash could technically appear as himself I suppose.

Basic ideas for something likely never to happen. I can't think of any other way that they could make this work. Among a large list of characters, Batman is one of the heavy favorites that fans hope to see in "Arrow/Flash" universe someday. Especially given the lack there of in "Smallville", and that it has been said that they are building their own Justice League in the "Arrow/Flash" universe. Full-grown, butt-kicking Batman is a must. To be honest, I will see how the soon-to-be crossover between "Arrow" and "The Flash" works out first, as well as how long "Gotham" can keep me intrigued with out the goddamn Batman.

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!MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOZ

As we saw in the pilot episode of The CW's "The Flash", Professor Zoom aka Reverse Flash is in this universe, and responsible for the murder of Barry Allen's mother. And as is always the case with the internet and social media, there's pictures! Photos of the filming show Reverse Flash in full costume, and getting the upper hand on the Scarlet Speedster. Rick Cosnett (from other CW franchises), is the man in the garb. How well he performs remains to be seen, but on a visual level, looks better than The Flash himself costume wise. Along side the casting of Professor Zoom/Reverse Flash, was the addition of Killer Frost. Who will be played by Danielle Panabaker (another CW regular). No stills of her yet, but if the pilot and the photos above leaves me not only worry free, but quite intrigued.

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ARROW HITS ITS MARK ONCE AGAIN

CONTAINS SPOILERS! BEEN WARNED!

 

After being impressed by the series debuts of "Gotham" and "The Flash", I did have high expectations for the Season 3 premiere of "Arrow". Going in I knew that Roy Harper would be joining the team in a masked manner, inching closer to becoming either Speedy, Red Arrow or Arsenal (I am leaning on it being Speedy after something happens to Thea). I knew that Brandon Routh would be joining the cast, and eventually becoming The Atom. And at some point this season, we will possibly/likely see Ra's al Ghul make an appearance.

The high expectations were not only met, but actually surpassed. The  story was pretty solid, and exploring new areas. I am sure fans have been begging for some romance between Oliver and Felicity, and they finally got that. It was "explosive" and although seems to be short-lived, it makes for some possible hilarious awkward moments. Diggle is now a daddy, having a child with his...ex-wife who is now his girlfriend...and looks to be stepping away from the game. Although that isn't something that will last I am sure, it is more of a matter of what causes Diggs to return to action.
Brandon Routh made his debut, playing Ray Palmer who is looking to buy Queens Industries and came packed with the tech and confidence to do so. Be interesting to watch his character develop, as well as a possible relationship with Ms. Smoke, making for more awkward moments with Oliver. There is also Roy Harper and his story. His beginnings as a vigilante, as well as dealing with Thea leaving. Although I will have to admit, the whole suit looks fine, except his mask. Not quite sure what it is, but the mask doesn't suit him like it does with Arrow. And then finally, expectations were surpassed in a shocking way. With the show ending with the killing of Canary aka Sara Lance. Which looked pretty awesome if I must say, the overall action has stepped up this season. This leaves the door wise open with not only how Oliver, Laurel, and company deal with the sudden loss, but this is also an opportunity for Laurel to begin her journey to becoming Black Canary.

In a nutshell, the premiere was amazing on all levels, and has left me very intrigued on how the rest of the season will play out. I also loved Barry Allen making his appearance, tying "The Flash" and "Arrow" together on this side of things. Which is also another huge thing that I am looking forward to, and that is the possibly epic cross-overs that will occur between the two shows. Two shows that have started the 2014-2015 season of very strong.

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TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT! THE FLASH SPEEDS ONTO TELEVISION

Although I am not an avid read of the Scarlet Speedster, I am a fan and have been looking forward to this since before even "Arrow" came to be. In a sense. I was a huge fan of the short lived series as a kid, and still am a bit confused as to why "The Flash" didn't survive in the 90's. Regardless, here we are about to debut a new series tonight, and things looked good before they even started. The episodes last season in "Arrow" were pretty good, and that was without there being The Flash yet appearing, just Grant Gustin playing Barry Allen. Add in all the photo stills and trailers that have been appearing since production began, things are looking better than good, they looking to be possibly epic. Of course, we will have to see if the story and acting are up to par, but then again I am sure there were the same reservations when "Arrow" began.

Like I said, not an avid reader of The Flash, but I am hoping to see certain characters appear from his rogues gallery. Captain Cold for starters, and I may catch heat for this, but I hoping he is more like the New 52 comic book version. At least style wise, as I like the updated look of Leonard Snart. It's*ahem* cool. I also hope to see Captain Boomerang, Mirror Master, and Professor Zoom (that episode should be really good visually). However, I am curious if we will ever see Gorilla Grodd make an appearance. If this was a movie, then there would be no doubt about it. Look at how well things look in the current Planet Of The Apes series on the big screen. It could be possible for the television series, it isn't as though they are forbidden from using CGI, it is just the budget doesn't usually have the room for it. And with all the zooming around, perhaps there isn't the room, but then again, perhaps there is.

Getting ahead of myself talking about CGI usage and such, when at this moment, it is all on the direction and quality of both the writing and the acting abilities of the cast. I would like to think that they will be able to do as well as "Arrow" has done, but it isn't a guarantee. It is hard not to talk about how awesome the cross-overs could be, but I guess we will find out if The Flash can live up to the hype tonight. Here's hoping it is not only better than the original series in the 1990's, but that it also survives those dreaded ratings.

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GOTHAM: SURPASSING EXPECTATIONS

A television show set in Gotham City, and there isn't going to be Batman? That show is going to suck. That was my initial thought before "Gotham" made it's debut a few weeks ago. Nobody could blame me for thinking that way really. "Birds Of Prey" was similar in there being no appearance of Batman, other than in the opening credits/dialogue. It was a really weak show, and understandably got the axe quick. Who was the one character that everyone was yearning for in "Smallville"? More so than Wonder Woman, it was Batman. And sure "Gotham" has Bruce Wayne, but my original thought process was that he was too young, his story wouldn't be interesting until he is older and sets out on his journey to become Batman. I was also against the casting choice of Ben Mackenzie as James Gordon in the beginning, having only seen him on "The OC", where he was somewhat of a one-trick pony.

Here we are about to begin the third episode, and so far I was wrong about everything. Mackenzie is showing some range, not an abundance, but more than I saw before. And I am actually curious where he takes the character of Jim Gordon. The background story about Bruce Wayne and how he is coping with the death of his parents is actually interesting to watch so far. Although I do find Alfred to be too much of a hard-ass. I am also looking forward to Selina "Cat" Kyle's story unfolding, who like Bruce, I was thinking was too young to really have a relevant story. And if future characters are as intriguing as this rendition of Oswald Cobblepot becoming The Penguin, I am will continue to forget that Batman isn't here. Unlike some others out there, I don't want the "Gotham" universe to intertwine with the universe of "Arrow" and "The Flash". I want Batman to be in that universe, or at least heavily referenced in it. It would also kind of make no sense for Batman to be 20-30 years younger than Green Arrow and The Flash.

Of course all of this could change as early as tonight's episode, but it may not. And like I mentioned in an article HERE, television shows are better than movies in how they can change the direction of the show over the season. They did it with "Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." closing the season on a strong not after a weaker start. Guess we will find out each week, same Non-Bat-Time, same Non-Bat-Channel.

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MARVEL WINNING ON BIG SCREEN? MAYBE. WHO CARES THOUGH?

There tends to be three-sides. DC Comics fans, Marvel Comics fans, and then those who like both equally. And that is for comic books, movies, television shows, and video games. Marvel fans have been boasting and claiming victory due to the success of the Avengers and how many of the comic book genre films are from Marvel. They aren't wrong, but we are here to talk about how it doesn't really matter. Television shows are better than movies. It takes a moment to stop and really think about this. And then not all will see it this way.

Sure, there are a few things about films on the big screen that we rarely, if ever, see on the small screen. Bigger budgets, bigger explosions, and usually a stronger story. And of course there are downsides to television shows. Ratings can be a real pain because if they are low, a show is in trouble and could get cancelled. Key word is "could". With television, there is room to grow and/or improve. There is a chance to make corrections on the fly and finish the season strong. Most could look to Marvel's own in, "Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.". The series started slightly weak, with even Marvel fans were asking "wtf". But, they turned things around and closed out the season with a really good run. With movies, the final cut is the final cut. If the film bombs, and has horrible reviews, it is less likely that there will be a follow-up film. Even a quick reboot isn't guaranteed to happen. Look at some of Marvel's early attempts on the big screen. Films like "Daredevil" and "Ghost Rider" didn't fare well at all. "Daredevil" is now about to rebooted, and "Ghost Rider" managed a sequel somehow, but failed again. DC Comics may have put out less films post-2000 (things were different before that with Marvel being barely existed and were poorly done in regards to movies), but they have less failures.
Another way that television is better than movies, is the wait time. Longest wait time in television is the "summer break". a few months of reruns before returning for weekly shows. Movies? Looking at a minimum 2 year wait time in between films. Sure there are exceptions, but not many. And although things are getting better, even today sequels and follow-ups tend to pale in comparison to its predecessor. That is a long time to wait for disappointment. Same thing could be said about TV shows, but again, able to improve on things most times.
Going with the wait time, is also the star power. Of course you will see bigger names in a movie. They get paid more in most cases. However, with films there is only a small amount of time to get both the story across and get characters into it. With comic book movies especially, there are countless characters everyone wants to see make an appearance, and even if there is say five characters that fit, it is another x-amount of time between films and even less space for new characters to appear in the next one. With television, you have an entire season with numerous shows to not only tell one larger story or a collection of smaller stories, but also more room for characters to appear. Example would be villains, with 1 or 2 in one film, then 1-2 more in the next, etc To show 5-10 villains would take 5 films and roughly ten years time. Not the case on TV, as even if they focused on a villain or two for an entire season, they can showcase the same amount of them in half the time than with movies. And not even guaranteed to get the star to reappear (ie. Bruce Banner is two different people in the "Avengers" movieverse...damn you yet thank you, Edward Norton).
Now I am sure someone is thinking about the "Phases" for building up "Avengers". But remember to stop and think about what that style is slightly imitating. Television. In a basic sense of course with each film being an episode leading up to a massive season finale. That being said, now we have "Arrow" and "The Flash" about to take things to another level on the small screen. Cross-overs between the two could make for some pure awesomeness.
Lastly, television is generally more affordable than the movies. Almost everyone has a television (almost), but not everyone goes to the movies. Especially in the age we live in where it is all digital and despite laws, easily accessible...for free.
Was hard writing this really, as I love both film and television. Perhaps it is just the DC Comics fan within that had to make a point about who is really "winning" this supposed battle between DC Comics and Marvel (I do like Marvel, just a preference for the originals right now). And even though I enjoyed "Green Lantern" it was really DC's only flop, and others being more top quality, are they really "losing"? Definitely owning the small screen with "Arrow" and new shows "The Flash", "Gotham", and "Constantine". If we add quality video games to the mix, DC Comics is beating Marvel two out of three formats. So, you can have your movies, Marvel....and keep up the good work as they are great to watch.

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