I remember that show? I recorded it on VHS tape a long time ago. It was a decent show that should of had a chance.
Is it true there is going to be a Batman TV show like Smallville?
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The Mercy Point TV show just lasted through the pilot and a couple of episodes. However I think it might have done better if it had more guest stars. It reminded me of a hospital in space book by an author (if I remember correctly) named James White.
God, that show had exactly two postives: Ian Abercrombie as Alfred and the flashback scene of Dina Meyer in a Batgirl outfit.
^ Agreed, plus Mark Hamil as the voice of the Joker.
I think Dina Meyer was the show's greatest strength, period. Indeed, I daresay the Batgirl scenes were my least favorite parts of her material, since the costume wasn't very good, and since I'd much rather see her face. Plus we've seen plenty of versions of Batgirl on TV and film, but Oracle was something new.
She looked better when you could see her face.
At least as much as there is for Clark Kent. I mean, even before Bruce put on the bat costume, he'd already essentially "become Batman," i.e. become the driven, supersmart, super-trained crusader for justice that later adopted the name Batman. Heck, he's been on the same life trajectory since he was 8 years old (or 9 or 10, depending on the adaptation). And even after he becomes Batman, he still does a lot of good as Bruce Wayne through the Wayne Foundation. So you could take the cape and cowl out of the equation and still tell a largely similar story about a driven young billionaire using his brilliant mind, well-trained body, and enormous financial resources to combat the crime and corruption that hold his city hostage.
Yeah I'd disagree about the "worthiness" of storylines for a Bruce Wayne show. The show would have depicted his training something that we know he went through for several years. Whereas several different depictions of Clark's journey to become Superman have him attending college and using his powers in secret, or whatever. "Birthright" showed him traveling and spending time in Africa. Batman's back story has more legitimate merit for a five year show than Superman does in my view and that is one of the reasons "Smallville" suffered and gets so much flak. The writers simply milked stories and came up with "adaptions" of various other stuff because there was nothing there.
I believe the first season of the proposed "Young Bruce Wayne" would have shown him "flunking out" of the FBI or various police departments.
I believe the first season of the proposed "Young Bruce Wayne" would have shown him "flunking out" of the FBI or various police departments.
^No, it means I'm not a sexist pig. Show some class, for Pete's sake.
Sector General! That's right. I have three of those novels I haven't read yet. i got them after watching the Mercy Point show. They were written in the 60's or 70's but still hold up today I read.
I don't know if I've ever heard of plans to do that, but I think it'd be a cool idea.
^ What about a L&O/ Homicide type show with supervillains or freaks as the bad guys? Ordinary cops dealing with superpowered opponents, not to mention a press that berates them for not being as good as Batman at defeating them. There is some potential there.
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I know it gets alot of flak and it's pilot didn't really do it justice but I think The Cape had potential to be what you are talking about Captaindemotion.
[edit] On one hand you had Vince trying to get his life back and take down Chess...but at the same time ARK could be trying to deal with "freaks" and getting embarrassed as The Cape shows up to save the day making his former colleagues look bad in the public eye.
[add] Which is kinda what happened toward the end of the season.
[edit] On one hand you had Vince trying to get his life back and take down Chess...but at the same time ARK could be trying to deal with "freaks" and getting embarrassed as The Cape shows up to save the day making his former colleagues look bad in the public eye.
[add] Which is kinda what happened toward the end of the season.
I don't remember reading or hearing anything about a "Gotham Central" series. I know that a few years ago on the board we discussed the possibility of how such a series would work. There was a big long thread and it was fairly interesting. I actually wouldn't mind that idea at all but really any talk about any kind of Batman live action show is irrelevant because as long as the "Bat-Embargo" continues to be reinforced with an iron fist and DC Ent/WB are concentrating on the films we're not going to have a live action show.
