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In a surprise move, FOX has placed a straight-to-series order for Gotham, instead of the usual TV pilot order. Based on DC Comics' Batman franchise, Gotham will chronicle the early days of James Gordon on the Gotham City Police force. The original concept was just to focus on Gordon, but now the series will include a kid version of Bruce Wayne.
Gotham was created by Bruno Heller, who also serves as the series' executive producer along with Danny Cannon, who is scheduled to direct the pilot. The series is expected to debut later this year on FOX.
No definite cast has been announced, but it was revealed that Donal Logue was offered the part of Harvey Bullock.
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From SuperHeroHype:
Ben McKenzie Takes the Lead in FOX’s Gotham Series
Feb 8, 2014
Ben McKenzie ("Southland," "The O.C.") has officially taken the lead role of Detective James Gordon in FOX and Warner Bros. Television’s "Gotham," which has a series commitment at the network.
Based upon characters published by DC Comics, "Gotham" is a drama exploring the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon and the villains that made Gotham famous.
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So parang agents of shield?
Meaning - A series that spawned from the avengers, without the avengers.
This time a series based off the batman, without the batman.
Let's see how well this does.
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So parang agents of shield?
Meaning - A series that spawned from the avengers, without the avengers.
This time a series based off the batman, without the batman.
Let's see how well this does.
Ang pagkakaintindi ko more of Smallville. Yun official synopsis before the series finale would see Bruce Wayne wearing the cowl and cape. But instead of Bruce Wayne's POV...ke Gordon lang.
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This really sounds more like a CW show. I hope it finds its audience on Fox.
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Fox's Gotham Casts Oswald Cobblepot, Alfred Pennyworth and More
Following their announcement this weekend that "Southland" star Ben McKenzie will play James Gordon in their upcoming series "Gotham," Fox and Warner Bros. Television have announced the casting of four more characters for the show.
Robin Lord Taylor (Accepted, "The Walking Dead") joins the cast as Oswald Cobblepot (aka The Penguin). His character is described as follows: With the brains of a chess grandmaster and the morals of a jackal, Oswald Cobblepot is a low-level psychopath (for gangster Fish Mooney) who hides his sadistic lust for power behind an exquisitely polite demeanor.
Sean Pertwee (Alan Partridge, Event Horizon) will appear as Bruce Wayne's butler, Alfred Pennyworth. Pertwee's Alfred appears to be taking some cues from Geoff Johns comic "Batman: Earth One" as he's described as follows: A tough-as-nails ex-marine from East London, Alfred Pennyworth has loyally served the Waynes. Now, in the wake of their tragic deaths, he’s fiercely protective of the young Bruce Wayne.
The series has also cast Zabryna Guevara ("Burn Notice") as Gordon's boss at the GCPD, Captain Essen, and Erin Richards ("Being Human", "Merlin") as Gordon's fiancee, Barbara Kean.
Bruno Heller ("The Mentalist," "Rome") wrote the pilot script and will serve as executive producer on the series. Danny Cannon ("CSI," "Nikita") will direct and executive produce the pilot.
Read more: Fox's Gotham Casts Oswald Cobblepot, Alfred Pennyworth and More - ComingSoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=114731#ixzz2t41pQwJX
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the cast so far, from left to right:
Ben McKenzie (James Gordon), Sean Pertwee (Alfred Pennyworth), Zabryna Guevara (Captain Essen), Erin Richards (Barbara Kean), Robin Lord Taylor (Oswald Cobblepot)
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Donal Logue Cast as Harvey Bullock in Fox's Gotham Series
Source: Warner Bros. Television
February 12, 2014
Fox and Warner Bros. Television have announced that Donal Logue ("Terriers," "Sons of Anarchy") has been cast as Harvey Bullock in their upcoming series "Gotham." Originally rumored for a different role in the series, Logue's Bullock is described as Jim Gordon’s partner and mentor. The rough-around-the-edges detective plays loose with police procedure, but he gets results … and he does it with old-school, forceful panache.
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Jada Pinkett Smith Cast as Gangster Fish Mooney in Fox's Gotham
Source: Warner Bros. Television
February 19, 2014
Warner Bros. Television and Fox have announced that Jada Pinkett Smith has been cast in their comic-inspired series "Gotham" as the gangster Fish Mooney. An original character in the series, Mooney is described as follows: "A sadistic gangster boss and nightclub owner, Fish Mooney’s got the street smarts and almost extra-sensory abilities to read people like an open book. Imposing and hotheaded, she’s not one to be crossed."
That name may sound familiar, but not because it originated in DC Comics' classic titles, but because the previously-released character description for Oswald Cobblepot aka The Penguin mentioned that he in fact works for Mooney.
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From SuperHeroHype:
Fox’s Gotham Gets Its Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle
March 4, 2014
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Warner Bros. Television and Fox have announced two new additions to their upcoming series "Gotham" which include 13-year-old "Touch" actor David Mazouz as the young Bruce Wayne and Camren Bicondova as the teenage Selina Kyle (aka Catwoman).
For the series, Bruce is described as "not a playboy-by-day, vigilante-by-night, but a preteen who has been sentenced to a solitary life after his parents' tragic murders," while Selina is described as "a teen orphan who is suspicious and wholly unpredictable. A skilled pickpocket and street thief, [she] is pretty dangerous when cornered."
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Official Synopsis:
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
"Gotham" is an origin story of the great DC Comics super villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. From executive producer/writer Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist,” “Rome”), "Gotham" follows one cop's rise through a dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time.
Growing up in Gotham City's surrounding suburbs, James Gordon (Ben McKenzie, “Southland,” “The O.C.”) romanticized the city as a glamorous and exciting metropolis where his late father once served as a successful district attorney. Now, two weeks into his new job as a Gotham City detective and engaged to his beloved fiancée, Barbara Kean (Erin Richards, Open Grave, “Breaking In”), Gordon is living his dream – even as he hopes to restore the city back to the pure version he remembers it was as a kid.
Brave, honest and ready to prove himself, the newly-minted detective is partnered with the brash, but shrewd police legend Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue, “Sons of Anarchy,” “Terriers,” “Vikings,” “Copper”), as the two stumble upon the city's highest-profile case ever: the murder of local billionaires Thomas and Martha Wayne. At the scene of the crime, Gordon meets the sole survivor: the Waynes' hauntingly intense 12-year-old son, Bruce (David Mazouz, “Touch”), toward whom the young detective feels an inexplicable kinship. Moved by the boy's profound loss, Gordon vows to catch the killer.
As he navigates the often-underhanded politics of Gotham's criminal justice system, Gordon will confront imposing gang boss Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett Smith, The Matrix films, “HawthoRNe,” Collateral), and many of the characters who will become some of fiction's most renowned, enduring villains, including a teenaged Selina Kyle/the future Catwoman (acting newcomer Camren Bicondova) and Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor, “The Walking Dead,” Another Earth).
Although the crime drama will follow Gordon's turbulent and singular rise through the Gotham City police department, led by Police Captain Sarah Essen (Zabryna Guevara, “Burn Notice”), it also will focus on the unlikely friendship Gordon forms with the young heir to the Wayne fortune, who is being raised by his unflappable butler, Alfred (Sean Pertwee, "Camelot," “Elementary”). It is a friendship that will last them all of their lives, playing a crucial role in helping the young boy eventually become the crusader he's destined to be.
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The actress playing the teenage Selina Kyle/Catwoman looks a lot like Michelle Pfeiffer.
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on the set photos of Gotham, which is currently filming:
Donal Logue (Harvey Bullock) and Ben McKenzie (James Gordon)
(http://i.imgur.com/jufnyHR.jpg)
David Mazouz (Bruce Wayne) and Camren Bicondova (Selina Kyle)
(http://i.imgur.com/SqQJvWD.jpg)
Robin Lord Taylor (Oswald Cobblepot)
(http://i.imgur.com/320yK19.jpg)
...everyone looks stylish and nicely dressed.
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Official promo images:
(http://i.imgur.com/Zc6ZM1K.jpg)
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I hope they do this right. I'd rather that this series be a dark and serious police/crime drama like the Gotham comic books, rather than be like the hokey Agents of SHIELD.
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(http://i.imgur.com/nm9MV0e.jpg)
Cory Michael Smith has been cast as Edward Nygma, a brilliant but socially awkward forensic scientist. In the DC Comics universe, Nygma eventually becomes the supervillain known as The Riddler. Smith has a guest role in the pilot, with options to become a recurring or regular character in the series.
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The Gotham Trailer is Here!
May 5, 2014
The trailer for Fox's Batman-inspired "Gotham" has arrived, just hours after it was announced that the series is set for a full season order:
http://www.superherohype.com/news/301305-the-gotham-trailer-is-here#/slide/1
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^^saw the trailer; looks really good so far.
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Main cast promo image...can you spot the easter eggs?
(http://i.imgur.com/7oZEAk7.jpg)
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I saw this while browsing the available trailers in imbd app and thought that this would be a movie - prequel to the Batman trilogy, then I saw FOX in the end and i instantly thought that this would be a TV Series.
Excited!
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Main cast promo image...can you spot the easter eggs?
(http://i.imgur.com/7oZEAk7.jpg)
I see a penguin, a question mark (The Riddler) and a cat (Catwoman). There ought to be something about the joker I guess, but I've yet to find it...
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I see a penguin, a question mark (The Riddler) and a cat (Catwoman). There ought to be something about the joker I guess, but I've yet to find it...
You got three correct, and was also right about the Joker; while you can't see it clearly in the pic I posted, the hi-res version of the image has a playing cards sign on top of the middle building, with the first card being the Joker.
The other easter egg is the poison ivy vine creeping up the wall behind Harvey Bullock's right shoulder.
(http://i.imgur.com/hjbXjkq.jpg)
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^I knew there was something "floating" there, I just couldn't make out what it was. Playing cards pala. :)
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Any update news on this? Kelan ba to?
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September.
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exact premiere date has been announced: September 22.
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Episode 00 out now!
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The girl who plays Selina "Catwoman" Kyle was formerly with America's Best Dance Crew pala....
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The set design looks great and expensive. Mukhang maganda tong series na to.
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Not sure if I'm going to follow this. It seems the first episode is, as expected, Bruce's parents getting killed. I wonder how many times we have to see that scene.
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I, on the other hand, am so sure I'm going to follow this. :)
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Not sure if I'm going to follow this. It seems the first episode is, as expected, Bruce's parents getting killed. I wonder how many times we have to see that scene.
But that scene really is the focal point where all Batman-related stories start. The difference is that the focus is not on Bruce Wayne but on the other characters who would be associated with Batman later on. I'll be following this.
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I would actually have written it differently. Maybe make that scene the season ender?
As I understand it, this should be pre-Batman Begins so I would probably have wanted to see a deeper back story prior to the mugging.
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Watching the premiere right now ;D
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Just finished watching the premiere, Harvey Bullock is an interesting character. Will definitely follow this show, looking forward to Oswald's story.
Now watching Sleepy Hollow season premiere ;)
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Saw the pilot. Surprised to see this version of Alfred is Australian. Takes some getting used to.
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Enjoyed the pilot. A lot. :)
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Visually pretty okay, dialogue so-so, plot--well that bit about Carmine in the end was interesting. Otherwise it's Batman Babies without the superpowers, or Miller's Batman Year One without costumes. I miss Daniel Waters.
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I'll be watching this later tonight. I hope this will be more like Southland. Gotham should be a cop show.
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watched the pilot last night. It was entertaining to see the young riddler and young penguin before they become the super villains we know. 8)
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I'll be watching this later tonight. I hope this will be more like Southland. Gotham should be a cop show.
Is there anything currently on that can be a Southland replacement? I miss having one good cop show.
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Is there anything currently on that can be a Southland replacement? I miss having one good cop show.
none, I'm afraid...it's mostly procedurals, and I don't like Chicago P.D. and Blue Bloods, and the upcoming Gracepoint seems to focus on one case, so the choices are nil.
Southland was a true loss, really.
...but back to Gotham, the pilot was great--casting choices were perfect; you could actually see the future Batgirl's genes in both Jim Gordon and Barbara Kean
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hooked. but then again, i've always been a dc fanboy!
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Why were the richest family in gotham walking in a dark alley again?
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Im more interested to see how the villain characters are developed.
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Why were the richest family in gotham walking in a dark alley again?
Because the Waynes want to teach Bruce to grow up normally and not as a rich boy where he has a chauffeur at his beck and call. Even if it's just once in a while.
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Looks promising. Like the short scene with the Nygma doing a riddle.
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I have mixed emotions with the pilot but I still can't wait for the next episode.
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The 2nd episode is ok. Oswald is creepy, Cat is a cute little gal, Alfred is a bit different and I wish Erin is hotter.
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selina kinda looks very much like a younger michelle pfeiffer, and cobblepot's ascension to notoriety is certainly an interesting one.
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I'm watching episode 2 and already, I dislike this version of Alfred. He is a damn butler and he should know his place. haha :D
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I'm watching episode 2 and already, I dislike this version of Alfred. He is a damn butler and he should know his place. haha :D
Me I'm not accustomed to the the not so refined butler with a thick Australian accent.
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sa mga nakapanood na ng pilot episode like myself.
http://screenrant.com/gotham-pilot-easter-eggs-cameos-batman/
baka ipunin ko na lang muna lahat ng episodes for season 1. I still have a lot of movies, tv series and even videogames to keep me occupied till January.
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Me I'm not accustomed to the the not so refined butler with a thick Australian accent.
That too pero mas bothersome for me na dinuduro-duro at sinisigawan ni Alfred si Bruce. haha
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Batman would not have been had the young Bruce Wayne lived an entitled life spoiled silly.
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Batman would not have been had the young Bruce Wayne lived an entitled life spoiled silly.
Well, I didn't say he should be spoiled. Siyempre kelangan maganda pagkadisiplina pero yung dinuduro-duro at sinisigawan? Ng butler? Sobra naman.
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The Alfred Pennyworth in this version is a former Royal Marine of the British Armed Forces--is this the same as the comics?
Btw, Sean Pertwee is English (same as the Alfred character), not Australian--he looks exactly like his dad, the late Jon Pertwee, also known as the third Doctor Who.
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Ah ok. The seemingly australian accent and his use of "bloody" and "mate" made me believe it's an Australian Alfred. Reminded me of Crocodile Dundee! ;D
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i like this series so far. it's a good vehicle to show how bruce wayne also develops as batman. they have years to develop his character.
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That too pero mas bothersome for me na dinuduro-duro at sinisigawan ni Alfred si Bruce. haha
At least this would be consistent with the fan theories na Alfred is actually Bruce Wayne's father...:p
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FOX's Gotham Gets a Full Season Order
Source: FOX
October 13, 2014
With just three episodes under its belt, FOX has officially announced today that they've ordered an additional six episodes of their new series "Gotham," bringing its first season to a full 22 episode run.
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Just finished watching episode 4. I like Fish Mooney's new lady recruit :P
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FOX's Gotham Gets a Full Season Order
Source: FOX
October 13, 2014
With just three episodes under its belt, FOX has officially announced today that they've ordered an additional six episodes of their new series "Gotham," bringing its first season to a full 22 episode run.
Not sure if this is a good idea. I would have stuck with a 16-episode season or less. They might end up slowing down the series too much or maybe run out of useful material, like jumping the shark by season 3.
What Game of Thrones and many like it have shown is that less is actually more. True Blood, meanwhile shows that running out of viable material is a real issue to consider.
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Yeah, a shorter run would be best. Am still loving this show though, and the way Gotham City looks is almost the same as it's depicted on DC Universe Online.
I'm a bit annoyed at Wayne Manor though--it's supposed to be a huge estate, but it looks like it has only one room where Bruce reads, eats, and even sleeps, LOL. And does he even go to school? ::)
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I find the series too slow
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Seems to me that only ep 5 has the semblance of a batman situation.
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What's a Batman situation?
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A gathering of imperiled citizens needing to be saved usually by the caped cruisader.
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Just as the show was boring me, this week's episode hooked me back in!
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Ben McKenzie dressed as someone really familiar for Heidi Klum's Halloween bash...
(http://i.imgur.com/a4m6hkA.jpg)
...while Sean Pertwee dressed as his dad's most famous role:
(http://i.imgur.com/8guYYBD.jpg)
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Liked the episode but while it is a part of the story I really hate it when there are stupid bimbos. For once I wish they play it out without these type of dilemna.
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Ang lakas talaga ng appeal ni Morena Baccarin!
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The cast of Gotham at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
(http://i.imgur.com/CAjN1Tw.jpg)
left to right: Morena Baccarin, Ben McKenzie, Sean Pertwee, Camren Bicondova, Erin Richards, David Mazouz, Cory Michael Smith
on the floor: Robin Lord Taylor
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What happened to Monrena Baccarin's knee/leg? Parang malaking poknat!
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Morena Baccarin pregnant with Ben Mackenzie's child.
http://comicbook.com/2015/09/24/morena-baccarin-is-having-a-baby-with-gotham-co-star-ben-mckenzi/
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;D
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I'm really enjoying the second season of Gotham, particularly since they decided to go the crazy, cartoony, and extremely violent free-for-all route. The current arc was great, with noteworthy performances and snappy one-liners. Cameron Monaghan makes a compelling proto-Joker, and hell, even Barbara, who was the worse character on the show, has become interesting.
Morena Baccarin is always lovely to look at, and she was stunning in this week's episode...lucky Ben McKenzie.
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Gotham Season 3 has just been given the green light by FOX.
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^ great news indeed!
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Gotham Casts Alexander Siddig as R’as al Ghul (http://screenrant.com/gotham-ras-al-ghul-actor-cast/)
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FOX Renews Gotham For Season 4 (http://screenrant.com/gotham-renewed-fox-season-4/)
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GOTHAM Season 4 Trailer SCARECROW Comic Con:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRlEEKqAk3I
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The cast at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con:
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Gotham is adapting the 1999 comics storyline of "Batman: No Man's Land", which will see the titular city rocked with a cataclysmic 7.6 magnitude earthquake as the current season heads into the finale.
executive producer Danny Canon stated: "The catastrophic event that happens in the last three episodes not only will change Gotham, not only combines so many characters that you don’t think will cooperate with each other, but it changes the face of Gotham forever, so that season five will almost be a reboot and a different show."
...I'm still watching and enjoying this, as the series has finally embraced its own craziness.
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Gotham is adapting the 1999 comics storyline of "Batman: No Man's Land", which will see the titular city rocked with a cataclysmic 7.6 magnitude earthquake as the current season heads into the finale.
executive producer Danny Canon stated: "The catastrophic event that happens in the last three episodes not only will change Gotham, not only combines so many characters that you don’t think will cooperate with each other, but it changes the face of Gotham forever, so that season five will almost be a reboot and a different show."
...I'm still watching and enjoying this, as the series has finally embraced its own craziness.
one of my fave tv series. for me, better than the other DC TV series (and movies! :P)
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From ComingSoon.Net
Gotham Season 5 Will be the Series’ Last
FOX today announced it has given the green light to Gotham Season 5 and also revealed it will the series’ last season. “The fifth and final season will wrap up this unique origin story of the great DC Comics Super-Villains and vigilantes, which revealed an entirely new chapter that has never been told,” FOX said in a statement.
Although the network has not announced how many episodes the fifth season will have, it is believed to be a shorter, 13-episode season which would take the show to the 100-episode mark needed for syndication. The final season will focus on Bruce Wayne’s transformation into the caped crusader.
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FOX today announced it has given the green light to Gotham Season 5
whew...was worried there for a minute, since I like this show's nonstop craziness. At least they get to finish off their planned storyline. ;D
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whew...was worried there for a minute, since I like this show's nonstop craziness. At least they get to finish off their planned storyline. ;D
I read in another website, it was renewed but it's the final season. So definitely Bruce will suit up as Bats. Pero parang it is still too early. Payatot pa yun bida.
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Yung finale last season, Bruce was already in a mask, and stopping criminals. They probably thought they were getting cancelled, kaso na-renew, nawala na ulit si proto-Batman..
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I read in another website, it was renewed but it's the final season.
Yup, next season is the final season; they originally planned to adapt the No Man's Land storyline for the entire S5 as a result of the changes wrought by the earthquake in this week's season finale, but they might change it if they'll be limited to fewer episodes for this final season.
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Let's see how they pull this off. Right now, the actor playing Bruce looks too soft to be a convincing Batman.
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Let's see how they pull this off. Right now, the actor playing Bruce looks too soft to be a convincing Batman.
Muscle suit.... >:D
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Let's see how they pull this off. Right now, the actor playing Bruce looks too soft to be a convincing Batman.
Two words: "Time jump" ;D
They also said Gordon will have facial hair, and it looks like it's gonna happen, as Ben McKenzie was seen sporting it when he attended the premiere of his wife Morena Baccarin's movie, Deadpool 2:
(https://i.imgur.com/v8AATdw.jpg)
It was a bit disappointing when they didn't do the earthquake in the season finale--they just blew up the bridges--ah well, it's probably too expensive to do and they've got a limited number of episodes to shoot.
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Gotham - 'The Innocent And The Wicked' Official Trailer (2019) | Season 5 | NYCC 2018:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqR0ndt-W3w
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Series Finale Trailer - "The Beginning..."
https://youtu.be/gKC30OLyLkI
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Longer trailer. Looks good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FEvjeGlPqQ