I literally just squealed when I saw John Wesley Shipp in his Flash costume.
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It does seem like they trying to fit way too much into this crossover. But I am sure it was not cheap to make that Flash suit. It exists now. I imagine they will want to reuse after the crossover. I would love to see Grant as his Barry, and through effects John playing both Jay Garrick and his Barry in the same scene.
Side note, I just saw that computer screen image on the right on ArrowAfter Amell shared his picture Marc Guggenheim posted this
Or was it Supergirl. Either way.
This officially ends any doubts that the 90s Flash series officially exists as part of the Arrowverse, which makes me extremely happy.
Yeah, it's very cool. They've been teasing the implication for a long time now, but this seems almost certain to make it official.
The 90s Flash series being part of the Arrowverse has been an official thing for nearly 3 years; all this photo does is end any 'debates' about the topic.
You did notice I was basically agreeing with you, right? Just because I don't share your fondness for framing discussion, opinion, or speculation as incontrovertible fact doesn't make this a debate -- or at least, I'm not interested in engaging in one.
This is amazing. I kinda wish they'd managed to keep it secret. It would've been a wondrous surprise.
I know you were agreeing with me; I was just pointing out that it's not really a 'confirmation' of the 90s Flash series being part of the Arrowverse so much as it is a 'cementing' of that fact in a way that can't be dismissed by anyone who might have been inclined to question whether or not previous references to the 90s Flash series offered conclusive proof of it existing as part of the Arrowverse.
After Amell shared his picture Marc Guggenheim posted this
Squee!
I am surprised they let it out too. They are filming on location, so it would have been hard. So many pictures have been posted from fans already. This though was publically revealed by Stephen Amell himself.
Adam West and Burt Ward returned as Batman and Robin in those ridiculous Legends of the Superheroes tv specials in 1979. Both voiced the characters for the two animated movies before West’s death. I think this might be the longest time past for an actor to return as a costume superhero.
Usually these characters are rebooted or reconceived with completely different actors. An actor has their run as the character and are replaced. If tragedy had not struck the lives of George Reeves and Christopher Reeve its possible they could have returned as Superman. But they may never have wanted to or fans and the studio could have seen them as too old.
This is really AMAZING!!! I was 12 years old when that show aired. I have loved John previous roles on this current show but this is a dream come true! I remember though middle and high school hoping somehow he would play the part again. Even when that lame Justice League Pilot in 1996(1997?) was first announced having Barry Allen some magazine or website speculated he could reprise... seeing it glad that did not happen.. But at around 2000 I was older and wiser, realized time had passed. I knew John woukd be seen as too old and figured most people had forgotten that show...
Never been more happy to be wrong!
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One cool thing is that the show is still out there, along with other classics of the genre for those willing to seek them out. I never watched the Shipp series when it aired, but I blind-bought the DVD set a while back and really enjoyed it. It's great too that George Reeves's Superman, Adam West's Batman, Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman, etc., are still available for fans to discover (or rediscover).
Very true. A female friend of who is a huge comic book fan was embarrassed to admit she had never seen the Lynda Carter Wonder Woman show until it came on the DC Universe streaming channel. I pointed out something I recently read director Joe Dante say - “There are no old movies. Just movies you have not gotten to see yet.” I told her the same applies to tv series as well. We have so many options to view things we never got a chance to before.
I would love if Warner Bros spent the money to bring the 1990 series into Hi Def and Blu Ray. But the same issue exists with the Star Trek shows of that era. Shot on film edited on video. They would have to spend the money to reconstruct it from the original film elements. But it was only on for a single season. More affordable than series that lasted 7 seasons.
In a lot of ways, I like the 90s suit more than the current one.
Stephen Amell shared this - To say I am HAPPY is an understatement!
The 90s Flash was my favorite show when I was 6 and how I learned about cancellation. It did make me get my very first comic, a Flash comic that I demanded that my parents buy.
I love the dark red on the 90's suit