Gotham

[Type R Tom]

KareemK said:

Anywhere I can catch up on the first 2 episodes, Demand Five doesn't have it

Laptop and a HDMI cable works, I couldn't find it on my Samsung but found this:

Why is Gotham not available on some Demand 5 platforms?
We make content available on Demand 5 for the maximum number of days we're allowed to provide it. This varies according to our rights agreement for each show and depends on the way you access Demand 5.

Unfortunately Gotham will not be available to watch on the following Demand 5 platforms:

•Freesat
•Sony Bravia
•Sony TVs
•Samsung TVs
•Windows Phones running Windows Phone 8 or 8.1

[Scantily]

Tried watching the first episode the other day, gave up after 20 minutes. I couldn't believe how boring they'd made a program about batman.

[Murph7355]

Scantily said:

Tried watching the first episode the other day, gave up after 20 minutes. I couldn't believe how boring they'd made a program about batman.

Agreed.

[ClassicMotorNut]

I've been enjoying it, except for the awful casting of Alfred. He behaves like a stereotypical American's idea of a stereotypical Englishman, and I find his manner highly inappropriate and unlikely for a butler. If my butler went around calling people 'mate', he'd be out on his ear.

I'm also confused about when it's set. Batman's 10 and the cops are whizzing about in an '80s Dodge, but everything else seems very modern.

Edit - was the guy asking if the G.M.C. had a Hemi meant to be a joke?

[ThunderSpook]

I would suggest you are putting too much thought in to it. It appears to be set now, and people do still drive cars from the 80's occasionally so not that unusual.

To the other poster, it's not a program about Batman.

[p1doc]

very enjoyable seeing where the villains started from,alfred is annoying as not at all what i expected him to be
the geeky forums are full of who the joker is so loads of potential
martin

[Beefmeister]

ThunderSpook said:

To the other poster, it's not a program about Batman.

Exactly. That's like saying Eastenders isn't a very realistic documentary about market traders.

[Scantily]

ThunderSpook said:

To the other poster, it's not a program about Batman.

Doesn't change the fact that it's boring though.

[ClassicMotorNut]

ThunderSpook said:

People do still drive cars from the 80's occasionally so not that unusual.

The police don't.

[gwm]

How does this woman keep getting gigs?
http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/10/22/gotham-morena-ba...

st in Stargate, V, Homeland, and anything else I've seen but forgotten

[scovette]

Perhaps because she was Emmy-nominated for Homeland; and brings her own fanbase because of Firefly?

[gwm]

scovette said:

Perhaps because she was Emmy-nominated for Homeland; and brings her own fanbase because of Firefly?

Oh damn, she was actually quite good in Firefly...

[MiniMan64]

Watched both of the first two last night and quite liked it. Yes they're a bit heavy on the "cameo characters" but that might a bit of a hook to give the show a name.

The two main charatchers are ace.

[ThunderSpook]

ClassicMotorNut said:

The police don't.

Don't detectives quite often drive their own cars? Certainly in films they do.

[ThunderSpook]

Scantily said:

Doesn't change the fact that it's boring though.

Don't watch it then, I think it's brilliant

[MrHorsepower]

ThunderSpook said:

Don't detectives quite often drive their own cars? Certainly in films they do.

Yes, they do, but if you follow the link you'll see that it's also the proper police cars that are 30 plus years old.

http://www.imcdb.org/movie_3749900-Gotham.html

Edited by MrHorsepower on Friday 24th October 20:48

[Halb]

http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/gotham/32635/why-gotha...

[entropy]

Scantily said:

Tried watching the first episode the other day, gave up after 20 minutes. I couldn't believe how boring they'd made a program about batman.

Me too.

Gotham City, police procedural so potentially it could have been pulpy, noir-ish, gritty, snappy dialogue.

Instead it goes for the lowest common denominator with cliches, crap dialogue with hammy acting to go with.

Not even the performance of would-be Penguin is enough to save it for me.

[BlackpoolRock]

Last night was a good episode. I'm really enjoying this series.

[bingybongy]

Echo and the Bunneymen song- Ocean Rain.

That was a suprise.