Gotham

[deerokus]

Some more pics of Bruce with parents and Selina Kyle.

A few more at the link.

So catwoman's career began by stealking a bottle of milk while dressed as a biker. Hm.

[Chadruharazzeb]

As a little boy, too.

[Harsin]

No you see cats like milk, also in the publicity shot of her she's wearing a collar just like a cat and goggles like she will in the future! It's that kind of subtle and clever foreshadowing that gives me faith this will be Smallville's true successor.

[Gabe]

Some more pics of Bruce with parents and Selina Kyle.

A few more at the link.

Maybe his parents were killed by fashion police for daring to wear such ill-fitting clothes. I mean, couldn't dad afford to get his trousers taken up?

[Space Renegade Ulala]

This looks utterly terrible. Presumably they're going to need all new bad guys for the show who are later pushed out to make way for the usual crazies-to-be. That being the case, one humbly suggests that one of the new bad guys be a ruthless business man who blatantly rips off his co-workers, takes all the credit for their work and ideas, and watches as they're thrown out on their arses. 'Robert Kane' would be a good name for such a character, no?

[JohnC]

Cory Michael Smith to play Edward Nygma (The Riddler)

He's to guest star in the pilot with an option for later appearances.

[Professor Puzzles]

Aren't all these villains being cast a bit old, considering Bruce Wayne is meant to be 13 in this? A fully-grown Batman isn't going to have too much trouble against a group of nefarious pensioners.

[Steven]

That kid doing lunges with a milk container up her jumper says it all. Did they have Tetsuya Nomura over for a few days in the costume department?

This has turd stamped all over it. And if it hasn't, it should have.

Beware.

[Tofu]

Yeah the whole premise and casting isn't doing anything for me. The inner comic nerd in me is just going to rage watching this.

[Broker]

Smallville 2

[Professor Puzzles]

TRRRRAAAIIILLERRRRRRR

*BWARRRP* *BWARRRP*

If you ask me (nobody asks me) it looks pretty poor.

[MDY]

Hmm.. seems to imply the investigation of the Wayne murders will be an ongoing thread through the series (looked way more like a hit than a robbery there)..

Hope they don't turn it into a wide-ranging conspiracy or something.. but then again I can't see another way to keep Bruce recurring..

Doesn't look too promising though.. (some sites reported on the pilot script not being good and some of the dialogue here appears the same.)

But I suppose we know Batman has a pretty patchy track record of being adapted for the screen...

[JoeK]

I thought it looked unexpectedly good really! Nice atmosphere (well, from the trailer at least). Certainly give it a watch and see what happens.

[Lothar Hex]

As someone who is enjoying Arrow, I kind alike the look of this. Seems to have a similar, but darker, vibe.

[Glasgowchivas]

Have we covered the fact that by the time Bruce dons the cowl all his iconic villians will be in carehomes and using zimmer frames?

I mean, fuck, if they have a 20yr old, roid-raged Batman punching fuck out a 65yr old Penguin and tipping a 80yr old Joker out his wheelchair I'm pre-ordering the Blu rays now.

[Jammy]

Yeah, the timelines have been mentioned before. Just follow Captain Janeway's advice about trying to understand time paradox - don't bother. We could be here all day picking those sort of holes (and I have already), but it's just not worth it. You'll drive yourself mad. The problem is that although this is supposed to appeal to big fans, we're precisely the wrong audience in some respects because we know a little bit too much not to moan about stuff that doesn't tally up.

[Glasgowchivas]

Im serious, but.

Have Batman punch pensioners in make up and I'm pre-ordering now.

[Jammy]

Just watch Adam West - it's been done already. Poor old Caesar Romero and Burgess Meredith

[Mentazm]

Not impressed with the trailer apart from the TEENRUSH at the end. Certainly looks better than AoS.

[Space Renegade Ulala]

You can never hope to top the genius dialogue of the '66 series so why even bother with this watered down, Smallville-with-rodents and mentals shite?

"It could be any one of them... But which one? Which ones?"

"Pretty *fishy* what happened to me on that ladder..."

"You mean where there's a fish there could be a Penguin?"

"But wait! It happened at sea... Sea. C for Catwoman!"

"Yet, an exploding shark *was* pulling my leg..."

"The Joker!"

"All adds up to a sinister riddle... Riddle-R. Riddler!"

"A thought strikes me... So dreadful I scarcely dare give it utterance..."

"The four of them... Their forces combined..."

"Holy nightmare!"

Fuckin' gold, homies. GOLD.

[Hexx]

http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/gotham-batman-fox-1201172226/

Pilot picked up for a series

[11 Herbs 'n' Spices]

Can't say that the trailer (or anything else released so far) does anything for me, but why are people hung up about the ages of the characters?

Cobblepot looks to be about 15 years older than Bruce — which is pretty much what I had him pegged to be in the comics — so he'd still only be mid-to-late 30s once Bruce is in his Year One phase. Anyway, are people thinking that if Penguin and Batman were the same age, it'd be a fairer fight? He's the goddamn Batman, it'd be a one-sided fist fight anyway.

[MDY]

First official image apparently..

Terrible Photoshop job.. looks like the Penguin is floating..

[Tofu]

A show about Gordan and GPCD is fine, but why include kid version of batman villains.

[MardiganX]

Right, I really want to like this as the cast is promising but having it constantly tease the birth of Batman and never actually get to the point where he is involved feels totally pointless.

[Tofu]

Plus they're teasing the Joker which is a terrible idea, the less we know the better.

[KartoffelKopf]

Featurette thingy.

Still not convinced about them going back in time as far as they have and still don't get get why comic book TV and film writers are so obsessed with origin stories. Why can't something just exist? This does look like it could be some fun though.

http://youtu.be/REoELMS5tXc

blah blah spoilers maybe blah

[MDY]

Cliche bingo.. <ticks box for "There's a war coming">

[Harsin]

Oh God, this is going to be full of Samllville style shit clunkly foreshadowing dialogue constantly isn't it.

"Whoever that mysterious man is, he's a bit of JOKER."

"That latino guy is going to be the BANE of my life."

"I really enjoy Gotaham PD's softball tornament, pass me the BAT MAN."

[Retroid]

Looks alright, gives me more hope than Constantine - hopefully the writers can link everything together believably and it won't just be villain of the week bullshit.