***SPOILER DISCUSSION***
Our new Batman series is finally here but this time it's centered around a young James Gordon, years before the caped crusader shows up. Along for the ride will be a young Bruce Wayne, some familiar villains and hopefully a few surprises. If you haven't already, check out the special sneak peek posted below…
It reveals something interesting about James Gordon and his relationship to Gotham City and touches on what looks to be a new twist to his relationship to his future wife Barbara, something that could only be covered with a TV show like this. Looks like we'll be getting a lot that you couldn't do with a two-hour movie actually, and unlike other origin pieces, Gotham doesn't appear to need a lot of filler. With a lot of villains getting their start, there's a lot to explore that won't seem contrived. I still have some concerns about that though. I hope that Catwoman and Bruce Wayne don't end up feeling shoehorned in.
Then there's the city itself. The special covers that the most and talks about how New York has been augmented through CGI to have that timeless gothic look. Ben McKenzie is happy to be shooting there and can't imagine the show being shot anywhere else. He'll have to swallow those words when season 2 rolls around and production moves to Vancouver. I kid. Maybe. The show looks expensive and it'll needs its ratings if it's to keep things up or not get cancelled.
The show will premiere on Monday September 22nd on FOX and is slated to run for 16 episodes in its first season.
'Gotham' deemed 'most promising' new fall show
For the second year in a row, the Television Critics Association is betting on a superhero show. The TCA named Fox’s Gotham, which focuses on the origin stories of Commissioner Gordon and Batman’s legendary foes, the “most promising” new show of the fall TV season.
In the inaugural poll last year, the TCA named Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.— another show that’s not actually about superheroes but is set in a superhero world—the most promising. - Entertainment Weekly
Ben McKenzie and Donal Logue Respond to "Gotham" Critics
What the actors and series executive producer Bruno Heller probably were not anticipating was the reaction of some critics, that "Gotham's" pilot is essentially a grim cop show missing the key element that makes this particular universe special: its headliner, Batman.
For the record, this writer disagrees with that assessment. Sure, the pilot isn’t perfect, but I found it to be true to the Batman universe and would confidently recommend it to fans of the Dark Knight. A full review of "Gotham" will post closer to its premiere at 8pm on Monday, September 22. In the meantime, I sat down with McKenzie and Logue at the Beverly Hilton earlier this week to find out what they thought about a few early and very vocal critical reactions to the pilot.
Spoiler alert — they were not amused. Read their reactions here.
Netflix Nabs Rights To New Drama ‘Gotham’ In Precedent-Setting Deal
In what is believed to be the first SVOD deal for a broadcast series made before its premiere, Netflix has reached an agreement with Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution for the upcoming Fox drama series Gotham. Each season of the series will be available to Netflix members following their broadcast run. In the U.S. that is expected to be in September 2015, coinciding with the potential Season 2 premiere. Noone is discussing figures, but I hear the deal is worth about $1.75 million an episode in the U.S.. Read more.
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