Gotham in the Media

[MarkHB]

Gotham is the cover feature in the new TV Guide print edition.

[Kromm]

Gotham is the cover feature in the new TV Guide print edition.

TV Guide still has a print edition?  Wow.

[darkestboy]

Saw the cover on my twitter timeline, looked nice.

[MarkHB]

I think the digital and print companies may have merged back together; I'm not sure.  But yes, they do have a print edition, and I do in fact subscribe to it even though the "finding out what's on TV" use case is largely dead since they went to the two national editions.

 

The article is here.

[Trini]

From the article:

 

Likewise, some light will be shed on the dynamic between Bruce and the far-from-fatherly Alfred. "He is very much in the story as a counterpoint to Gordon," says Heller, contrasting the cop's concern for the kid with the butler's explosive approach to disciplining his charge. "If you work backward to how the hell Batman was created, it's clear that whoever was guarding that boy, whoever was guiding him through his teenage years, was not someone who convincingly told him that violence is not the answer."

 

This is where I think they are making a mistake. I think they should be working forward from young Bruce, instead of backward from Batman. Since its a "prequel" show, I expect that some of his adult persona will show up in the younger character, but then it becomes predictable, safe, and boring if that's the only place they are getting inspiration from. How they are handling the Penguin's evolution is much better -- lots of unexpected twists and turns. I'd like them to do something surprising with Bruce's past. I mean, this part of Batman/Bruce's life hasn't really been explored before, and they're being really straightforward about it. Boring.

[Actionmage]

I happened to see the guest rundown on Friday's Queen Latifah Show--Robin Lord Taylor was on! Here's the link- there is video! http://www.queenlatifah.com/fun/entertainment/robin-lord-taylor-penguin-gotham/

 

If you are enjoying Penguin/RLT, it's worth the couple of minutes.

[Trini]

Ha! Thanks for linking that. Sucks that he has to wear his hair like that outside of work....

 

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Preview of the next episode with comments from the cast:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bqoNPhu-7Ws

[Trini]

Some websites for Gotham reviews/recaps. They're all mainly reviews, not scene-by-scene recaps like TWoP used to do.:

 

http://www.hitfix.com/tv/gotham/recaps

http://io9.com/tag/gotham-recap

http://tvrecaps.ew.com/tv-show/gotham/

http://www.ign.com/tv/gotham

http://collider.com/tag/gotham-recap/

http://www.avclub.com/tv/gotham/

http://www.joblo.com/tag/gotham/

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/category/television/tv-recaps/gotham-tv-recaps/

http://tvline.com/category/recaps/

http://www.vulture.com/tv/gotham/

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/topic/gotham

http://www.tvovermind.com/gotham/

 

And there are others from other smaller entertainment/TV/comic websites. 

[opus]

Another interview with Robin Lord Taylor (5 min.)---

http://www.nbc.com/last-call-with-carson-daly/video/robin-lord-taylor/2827614?onid=144391#vc144391=1

[Raachel2008]

Interview with Ben McKenzie, mostly about his career, but he confirms Morena Baccarin/Leslie Tompkins will be a love interest for Jim, talks about new characters coming and that maybe we will see

Robin

this season.

 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/04/ben-mckenzie-s-journey-from-reluctant-teen-idol-on-the-o-c-to-sheriff-of-gotham.html

Edited November 16, 2014 by Raachel2008

[Kromm]

Interview with Ben McKenzie, mostly about his career, but he confirms Morena Baccarin/Leslie Tompkins will be a love interest for Jim, talks about new characters coming and that maybe we will see

Robin

this season.

 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/11/04/ben-mckenzie-s-journey-from-reluctant-teen-idol-on-the-o-c-to-sheriff-of-gotham.html

re: that spoiler.

 

Fuck, no. I won't accept that.

[Raachel2008]

  Fuck, no. I won't accept that.

 

 

I know, right? And even if it did fit the timeline, plot, etc, enough with bringing male characters.

[Agent Dark]

re: that spoiler.

 

Fuck, no. I won't accept that.

It doesn't actually say that though:

It says the Graysons might appear. Which is perfectly valid, since The Flying Graysons were a Gotham Institution before the mother and father were killed in an "accident".

I mean there might be cameo of a toddler named Richard, but that's all I'd be expecting.

Edited November 17, 2014 by Agent Dark

[opus]

Robin Taylor is on Seth Myers tonight.

[darkestboy]

Heller and company discuss some more villains/elements being introduced in the season ...

 

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/11/19/gotham-robin/?hootPostID=1a6cc154a3b2ca222d7e9f7d367d22f7

[Trini]

Batman was mentioned by name on The Flash. It surprised me, because I don't think even "Gotham City" has been mentioned in a DC tv show since Smallville.

 

ETA: NEVERMIND

Edited December 3, 2014 by Trini

[Delphi]

I heard that to!! My boyfriend told me, kindly I'm sure, that Wells actually said "that man." Color me embarrassed.

[Trini]

Erm--scratch my last post. Closed captioning confirms no Batman mention. ::sigh::

 

Although, it did have that "You missed." [Not really!] moment similar to the one in

Edited December 3, 2014 by Trini

[Agent Dark]

I can't believe the producers of The Flash missed that one - it probably wasn't intended to be easily misheard as "Batman" instead of "that man", but I reckon they may have deliberately left the line as it was read after they heard it lol.

[MarkHB]

New cast video: "The Season So Far."  "The cast of Gotham reflects on the incredible experience of the show’s first season and what it’s been like interacting with fans."

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGDb1mJQQ7M

[Trini]

Two Gotham episodes nominated for The American Society Of Cinematographers Awards. The only broadcast show nominated this year.

[MarkHB]

Batman News gets an exclusive interview with Anthony Carrigan (Zsasz).  The URL is a slight spoiler, but that's the only thing spoiled. 

[Trini]

Batman News gets an exclusive interview with Anthony Carrigan (Zsasz).  The URL is a slight spoiler, but that's the only thing spoiled. 

 

Interesting that his hairlessness is because of a medical condition. Thanks for the link!

[thuganomics85]

Not a huge surprise, but Gotham's been picked up for a second season.  I'm happy; it's not perfect, but there is enough about this show that I like for it to keep going.

[darkestboy]

Delighted it's been picked up but like many I suspect, I am not surprised either.

[MarkHB]

Considering that TV By The Numbers has predicted it as "Certain to be renewed" almost since the premiere, I was glad but not surprised. OT: I was more surprised by the quick renewal for Empire, but I think that was strategic: the new honchos at Fox were quoted in a recent Variety piece as saying "This show [Empire] is everything," and they're throwing all their available weight behind it early.

[Raachel2008]

IGN has a short but very nice interview with Ben McKenzie. It is spoilerish, so you've been warned.

 

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/22/gotham-ben-mckenzie-on-gordon-turning-to-the-dark-side?utm_campaign=ign+main+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Edited January 22, 2015 by Raachel2008

[tv echo]

Not sure I agree that Gotham needs fixing, but whatev...

 

A Letter On How To Fix Fox’s Gotham
by David Alexander Speaker ⋅ Posted on January 23rd, 2015 at 10:45am
http://moviepilot.com/posts/2015/01/23/a-letter-on-how-to-fix-fox-s-gotham-2615703?lt_source=external,manual

[seamusk]

OMG those suggestions would destroy the show.  I read that article and said "no" to every suggestion.  Or just about every suggestion anyhow. 

[Delphi]

I don't think anyone would disagree about cutting Barbara, to be fair. And I agree that Selina doesn't need to be called Cat. Everything else is rubbish.

[Camera One]

LOL, what a bunch of idiotic suggestions presented with a side of arrogance.  Cut the show to 30 min?   What primetime dramatic series worth its salt is half an hour?  With that suggested formula, the show wouldn't have received a pickup.

[MarkHB]

MoviePilot is inane.  AFAICT they pretty much let anyone who agrees not to libel someone post there.

[ratgirlagogo]

 

Cut the show to 30 min?   What primetime dramatic series worth its salt is half an hour?

I confess that suggestion did get a giggle out of me.   I think the last network half-hour drama was Have Gun Will Travel ( which was a fucking masterpiece, don't get me wrong) about 50 years ago.  One could argue that Law and Order, at least originally, was intended to function as two half-hour dramas, but seriously.  Just too funny.

[MarkHB]

Interview with Chelsea Spack, the actress who plays Kristen Kringle.  No spoilers, really.

[thuganomics85]

Colm Feore will be playing The Dollmaker, who was mentioned way back in episode 2 as the guy they were kidnapping all those kids for.

[Shanna]

Colm Feore will be playing The Dollmaker, who was mentioned way back in episode 2 as the guy they were kidnapping all those kids for.

It sounds like this is the same dollmaker from arrow last season, just with different casting? I know they are both dc, is the villain in both comics?

[MrsRafaelBarba]

I love Colm Feore.

[Delphi]

The Dollmaker is actually a few different characters from different comics. Gotham's interpretation seems to be completely new, and I don't think it Will be nearly as creepy as Arrows.

That being said, I hope Gothams Dollmaker is somehow connected to the voodoo lady locked in Arkham.

[darkestboy]

I don't know where that photoshoot is from but all of the cast (including Nicholas D'Agosto and excluding Clare Foley) have been snapped in some dapper and thematic outfits. .... http://www.farfarawaysite.com/section/gotham/gallery1/gallery.htm

[truthaboutluv]

Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes, Gilmore Girls) is joining the show for a recurring arc:

 

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/gotham-enlists-milo-ventimiglia-recurring-770303

[Tiger]

Is FOX going to stretch the season out until May, leaving only 7 episodes over the next three months, or is it wrapping up early? 

[darkestboy]

Episodes 16 and 17 air this month. My guess is that March may have no new episodes and the remaining five will be aired from mid April to mid May. At a guess.

[truthaboutluv]

Not sure if this is media because it was in the promo for next week's episode but I am a little surprised that they chose Cameron Monaghan to play young Joker. Only because he is a full time regular on Shameless on Showtime, which is one of the network's highest rated shows and doesn't seem in any danger of being cancelled soon. In fact it just got renewed. So I'm going to take that as a sign that they don't intend to really use young Joker like they've done with Cat, Penguin, Nygma, even Ivy. 

Edited February 10, 2015 by truthaboutluv

[tennisgurl]

With a villain as iconic as the Joker, I feel like they wont to use him all the time, like they have with Catwoman, Riddler, and everyone. Part of his mystique is the mystery behind the character, and his unpredictability. Maybe he`ll just show up from time to time, for big appearances and important episodes, then mostly be an unseen presence?   

 

Or its a red herring, and he`s not the Joker at all. Either way, I am really interested in seeing how this goes. 

[jjjmoss]

In Treatment won a solid number of big awards for a half-hour drama.

[Artsda]

Jada Pinkett Smith Leaving Gotham

https://tvline.com/2015/03/06/jada-pinkett-smith-leaving-gotham-season-2-fish/

[Sakura12]

For me that's good news. I haven't been too impressed with Fish and her not being a Batman villain means she has to go before Bruce becomes Batman. 

[mtlchick]

Jada Pinkett Smith Leaving Gotham

https://tvline.com/2015/03/06/jada-pinkett-smith-leaving-gotham-season-2-fish/

 

I had suspected she was added as Fox needed a "big name" lured into this and on her condition that she was only doing it for the year.

[ottoDbusdriver]

I had suspected she was added as Fox needed a "big name" lured into this and on her condition that she was only doing it for the year.

 

I guess we know at least one person who's going to die in the season finale.

[thuganomics85]

Now it looks like it's bye Fish, hell Lucius Fox: he will be appearing in the penultimate episode played by Chris Chalk.  He was great in both The Newsroom and Justified, so I'm looking forward to seeing him here.