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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 15:59:47 GMT -5
Haven't had a chance to watch this yet (waiting for the Friday re-airing), but despite not caring for the DC movies I'm pretty excited. I'm just hoping it's not Law & Order/NCIS/CSI with a Bat-skin.
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Gotham
Sept 25, 2014 16:41:52 GMT -5
Post by Randle-El on Sept 25, 2014 16:41:52 GMT -5
I saw it and found it entertaining enough. It's definitely well executed -- looks good with a great cast that delivers some solid performances. I'm just a little skeptical that it will have a lengthy run. I think the main problem is that is suffers from the same disadvantage that all prequels have. It wants to appeal to the built-in audience for Batman but without actually having Batman. It feels like they are trying just a little too hard to remind you that this is Batman's city. Is it really necessary to allude to at least six Batman villains in the very first episode?
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Gotham
Sept 25, 2014 16:55:36 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 16:55:36 GMT -5
I think that is necessary, yes. And not just for Gotham. All shows should mention at least a half dozen Bat villains every week.
Seriously though, I'm not crazy about the idea of it being a showcase of villains before they were villains. Then again, I quit watching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. pretty quickly due to a lack of big names.
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Gotham
Sept 25, 2014 17:02:27 GMT -5
Post by Dr. Poison on Sept 25, 2014 17:02:27 GMT -5
I have to say that I enjoyed the 1st episode a lot more than I thought I would. Fish Mooney is my favorite character so far. In case you're not aware, you can watch the show free at any time on Hulu.
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Gotham
Sept 25, 2014 17:16:41 GMT -5
Post by Action Ace on Sept 25, 2014 17:16:41 GMT -5
I liked it enough to come back for another episode, but I have my doubts that I'll be there for it every week. What I really wanted was this...  Maybe they'll skip ahead a decade for Season 2?  |
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Gotham
Sept 25, 2014 17:19:33 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 17:19:33 GMT -5
Yeah, I was excited because I thought it was going to be Gotham Central on the TV.
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Gotham
Sept 25, 2014 17:27:15 GMT -5
Post by Cei-U! on Sept 25, 2014 17:27:15 GMT -5
I have zero interest in the show. I didn't like the Nolan/Bale movies, which this seems to be emulating, and the entire premise leaves me cold. I'll just wait for the DVD release of the '66 series, thanks.
Cei-U!
I summon the Lite Knight!
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Gotham
Sept 25, 2014 17:56:49 GMT -5
Post by hondobrode on Sept 25, 2014 17:56:49 GMT -5
I missed it but I want to see the re-run.
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JLU51306
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Gotham
Sept 25, 2014 18:22:01 GMT -5
Post by JLU51306 on Sept 25, 2014 18:22:01 GMT -5
I'll probably just wait for it to be put on Netflix, unless the subsequent episodes get rave-reviews.
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Gotham
Sept 25, 2014 18:27:53 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2014 18:27:53 GMT -5
My Cable Company - provides reruns of this show for free and I'm planning on watching tomorrow or Saturday. I'm very curious about this ...
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Gotham
Sept 25, 2014 20:02:03 GMT -5
Post by Jesse on Sept 25, 2014 20:02:03 GMT -5
I didn't have much hope for this show given that prequels generally don't appeal to me. This was actually a pleasant surprise though, not great but a solid start. The deaths of Thomas and Martha Wayne have always had an emotional impact on me and I feel FOX handled the more touching scenes well here. They also did a good job of making James Gordon pretty bad-ass in his first scene. Donal Logue is quite good as Harvey Bullock and Jada Pinkett Smith gives a pretty good performance as well. Some of the easter eggs felt heavy handed but I feel like I need to rewatch it just to catch all of them.
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Gotham
Sept 25, 2014 22:46:17 GMT -5
Post by Earth 2 Flash on Sept 25, 2014 22:46:17 GMT -5
I thought it was great! I will be back for every episode. I really like Detective Gordon. If this show does well it could very well grow into a Gotham Central series someday.
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Post by Strykerx2k on Sept 26, 2014 14:20:32 GMT -5
I was pleasantly surprised, as well! Fish Mooney is probably my favorite character and is the most intriguing to me. A) because she is not an established character within the Bat-uverse and B) who doesn't love Jada Pinkett Smith. I love what she ahs brought to the role. I had no expectations going in, although upon hearing the basis, I was like bah...but it turned out very interesting. I don't mind the villains, but a large influx of them would not be good in my eyes. I think we kind of need to explore what they have thrown out there and not overload us all at one time... Overall, was very impressed with how it turned out!
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Gotham
Sept 26, 2014 18:18:50 GMT -5
Post by hondobrode on Sept 26, 2014 18:18:50 GMT -5
Seeing it tonight @ 8 CST. Looking forward to it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2014 18:58:07 GMT -5
Strykerx2k and Earth 2 Flash - Old pals from the previous forums - I just finished watching it and it was exactly what they said it was and I was very pleased by this show start. Count me in as fan of this show. Randle-El made a very key point and I want to quote from him
Randle-El said "Is it really necessary to allude to at least six Batman villains in the very first episode?" ... I say that was an slight overkill showing all these Batman villains for the 1st show alone.
I give the show a B+ for the initial episode!
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