Trini
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Take a drink everytime someone takes... a drink.
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I looked it up, and Vitamix is a real brand of blenders, and the model they showed does actually cost $640. Who would pay that much for a blender?
What? They're really good blenders. Of course, not everyone needs a $600 blender.
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From the Episode 2 thread:
From what I can tell, the whole show is designed to be full of anachronisms. Like much of Batman's mythology, it combines the noir with the modern, so you can have guys dressed like 1940s cops, you can have gangsters and molls who think they're from the 1920s, but then you can have hi-tech gadgets and weaponry as well.
And as long as they avoid any real life pop culture references that would force a date on the show, I'm happy to accept the mish-mash of genres and chronology.
The young street kid they arrested, the frat bros, they felt as modern as the lasers being fired from the 1940s cars in Batman: The Animated Series. I think that amalgam really fits the Batman mythos.
I figure as long as the show avoids any direct reference to things from the 2000's and beyond, it should keep that feeling of 'vaguely in the past, yet kind of in the present'.
I mean, Batman's age is usually mid-thirties, and Bruce is twelve in Gotham, so let's say, the show is set 20 years in the "past". In 1994, we had cell phones and the internet, for instance. I choose to look at the show as set in the present; but if anyone sees it as set in the past, that works, too. So far, they've been good about not doing anything to specifically date the show. However, the 1980's police cars is one thing that has bugged me.
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And as long as they avoid any real life pop culture references that would force a date on the show, I'm happy to accept the mish-mash of genres and chronology.
Answering in the Other Versions of Batman thread.
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Just a reminder that Fox is re-airing episodes on Fridays at 9pm.
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I couldn't tell you any details, but I remember watching the original Flash series as a kid. I like Grant and how he's playing Barry Allen from what I've seen on Arrow. Looks like they're going all out with the superhero stuff (costumes, effects, etc.) and I hope it lives up to the hype.
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I been trying to figure out who this actor reminds me of, and I finally realized, he kinda looks like a muppet.
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I can't recall a time in my life where I've sat on the hood of a car. Leaned against the side, yes; but taking a seat on the hood? No.
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I've never heard of Broadchurch, but this looks like it's going to be a riveting mystery.
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It came up in the Episode 2 thread that DC is probably involved with the writing of the show, and this article about DC's push into TV confirms it.
And casting news! Not sure if it's a spoiler.
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Re-watching this show decades later, I see that it had it fair share of 90's-flavored cheese, but I still think it holds up well. The hotness of Dean Cain, and the chemistry between him and Teri Hatcher cover a multitude of sins.
I always liked how L&C showed Superman/Clark as a real person. I do wonder about how the show was initially pitched/created. Framing it as a romantic comedy was a really new way to present Superman. It worked, obviously, but I don't think it had been done before.
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So I hate that they're actually doing the thing I suggested a while ago, and calling her "Cat". Because I suggested that as a joke about idiot network execs who think their audience is stupid. I get that she's Catwoman-to-be, because her name is Selina Kyle. I get that she likes cats because we saw her give one milk in the opening scenes of the pilot. I get that she's wearing an outfit reminiscent of comic book Catwoman. I don't need it spelled out by giving her that nickname.
I agree; they're being too on-the-nose with some of the characters. And it's unnecessary; we get it. The viewers who are already into Batman mythology will pick up the subtle hints. And the rest of the viewers* who are not familiar with the mythology just need to know who the characters are here and now, instead of who they'll be in the (far) future.
*(The majority)
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One problem I have with that theory is that Oswald is too low-level to be able to order a hit on anyone, especially the Waynes.
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If anyone has suggestions for a good thread subtitle, post them here!
"Farewell, Yolanda." -- Because even though I don't watch this show, I keep hearing about this scene. ::shrug::
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And all because of a man who not only abandoned Emanda and let her believe he was dead since childhood, he left her to rot in the system. David may have thought he was helping Emanda, but if he really wanted to protect her, he wouldn't have let her fend for herself for most of her life. I've never believed that David Clarke was a good guy nor that he was dead and his being alive after all proves my point. Knowing her nature and her track record, chances are Emanda won't just let bygones be bygones when it comes to Dear Old Dad any more than she has with the Graysons, which will and IMO should be her downfall.
This is always the problem with bringing parents back from the dead. ALWAYS. Undead Parent looks like (or is) a complete uncaring jerk who abandoned his/her family; usually with the excuse that it was for the child's protection -- even though the abandonment messes the child up.
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Well, maybe Penguin, pardon Mr Cobblepot. Although, neither being familiar with the comics nor being a native English speaker, I'm wondering, am I missing a joke about his name?
After some quick googling, no, there's no joke about his name. His comic version is supposed to be descended from a high society family.
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I have this nagging feeling that there is no grand scheme in place and the producers are kind of making up the plot as they go along.
This is Bruno Heller's show, those who watched the Mentalist knows that he is making it up as he goes along. He said in his first show that there was a grand scheme, but it became clear that there wasn't or he just discarded it.
Heh-- I'm not going to get into what happened to The Mentalist, but Heller has said that at least first season of Gotham is mapped out. And what makes this different from the typical procedural, is that there is an eventual endpoint (Batman). Also I expect that there's a consultant from DC Entertainment nearby to help him stick with some version of the mythology.
I totally understand the concerns, though.
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I do wonder, is this supposed to be set in the same universe as Arrow?
I don't think so. Although, it would make sense that both might have a few things in common, since both shows draw story ideas from the comics universe.
Also, I read on another forum that there was a Green Arrow easter egg in the episode: a quick shot of the Queen Consolidated logo on a building.
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I keep coming back to the silly, "no psychiatrists" line. Really, Alfred? Not even some faith-based grief counseling, or something?
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If you mean his biological family I'm assuming they were all killed in the Holocaust, which is how he came to be adopted by Henry.
Actually I meant, has Abe ever been married? Does he have his own children/grandchildren?
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About the overgrown vines case; what kind of compensation was she expecting?? Is there a dollar value for plants overgrown on someone else's property??
The lady with 8 kids is one of those times where I felt the less I know, the better. Both sides seemed sketchy.
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I'm happy that Henry didn't die yet again, but this show just isn't holding my interest.
I do wonder if Abe has his own family?
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I know this series is all about backstory, but I really need more backstory on the characters that are here now. Most importantly, Det. Gordon and Alfred.
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All Episodes Talk: All Rise
in Judge Judy
I started a drinking game thread for all our favorite (or most hated) JJ clichés!