Gotham

[Phil]

Anyone seen it yet?

What'd you think?

[Flightpath07]

Nope. And don't have any plans to.

[Le Messor]

Nope.
And do have plans to.

[Alphan East]

I got caught up in watching the New Brunswick provincial election results that night and only saw the last 10-15 minutes of Gotham. From what I saw, it looks like it has potential.
I'll have to catch the entire episode next week.

[rplass]

I watched it. Seems like yet another cop show. I don't watch cop shows or crime solving shows or anything like that so it will have to play out more comic booky for me to keep watching it. Steampunk Catwoman was interesting. I hope she talks soon. Not sure what's up with Alfred's accent. OK that's my review!

[Mokole]

Not interested either.

[Phil]

For me it was decidedly average.
The cameos seemed really forced and the colours were just far too bright, almost like Dick Tracey. It was almost as if they were trying to be the polar opposite of the Nolan films.
I'll give it a few more ep's, as Arrow was a slow burner but not sure I'll go out of my way to watch it.

[Le Messor]

... the colours were just far too bright, almost like Dick Tracey. It was almost as if they were trying to be the polar opposite of the Nolan films....

I already said I want to watch it, you can stop trying to sell me on it!

[Phil]

Ep2 was better.
A bit over the top & hammy in places but definitely a step in the right direction.

[Le Messor]

I'm still unable to figure out how to stream it (in my country, I mean. Legally, I mean.) But it's sounding good to me - I like over the top and hammy. I think fear of those things is a huge part of what's making the comics / TV / movies landscape so bleak these days.

In my opinion, of course.

~ Le Messor
"Never play cards with a man called Doc."

[Le Messor]

Apparently, unfortunately for me, Netflix have bought the Australian streaming rights to Gotham.

I have three problems with that:
1. Australia doesn't have Netflix.
2. I don't want to go through a subscription service or anything like that.
3. Australia doesn't have Netflix.

So, I guess I won't have much to say about this series for a while. :/

~ Le Messor
"Never question authority. It doesn't know either."

[Flightpath07]

Apparently, unfortunately for me, Netflix have bought the Australian streaming rights to Gotham.

I have three problems with that:
1. Australia doesn't have Netflix.
2. I don't want to go through a subscription service or anything like that.
3. Australia doesn't have Netflix.

So, I guess I won't have much to say about this series for a while. :/

~ Le Messor
"Never question authority. It doesn't know either."

Sorry to hear that.

But Australia has Netflix, right?

Wait...I may just be too old to know, but what exactly IS Netflix...nevermind, I'm just too old.

[Le Messor]

I don't know... it turns out, whatever Netflix is, Australia doesn't have it.

[Le Messor]

Turns out a local station is streaming it legally! I've now seen the first four episodes.

It is a bit of a cop show, but it's as much about the character as the crime solving. It's what I call 'not spec-fic, but allied'. It has that gothic, timeless feel that the Burton version had; like it could be set in the 40s, then you get a piece of modern tech. Gotham itself looks like its own city, not just some random modern place they filmed in.

I'm really enjoying it.

~ Le Messor
"If you aren't rich, you should always look useful."
~ Louis Ferdinand Celine

[Phil]

E4&5 were great. Definitely sticking with it.