GOTHAM.

[Beeks]

I'm trying my very best to get into this having watched it from the start..but there's just something about it I just can't put my finger on that's stopping me from liking it

Is it the script? The acting? The budget?

I know one thing..I don't like Copperpot..he is more f**king annoying than sinister and the actor is about as convincing as gherkins on a McDonalds

Gordon is as interesting as ronseal and the villains about as scary as Mrs Merton

Gotham is supposedly a seedy lawless place..but the production somehow fails to deliver the City in the light that it was intended

I'll keep watching..in the hope it will improve..but so far it's giving me the same vibe as Agents Of Shield..another programme I wasted my time on

[Daveycandlish]

I gave it an episode and a half and thought... nah. I have plenty other shows to waste my time on.

[Fungus]

Telly threads are among the most bonkers/interesting ones for me 

Right now, Gotham is the only show of this type I can bear and I genuinely enjoy it. There are galumphing great liberties taken (Jim & Barbara ??!!!) and realism is NOT promised as far as I can make out. As in the Batman comic (and the vast majority discussed on this board, it's not gritty realism).

Have tried SHIELD about 5 times (very samey and formulaic) and Dr Who perhaps 4 (emphatically a kids' show (not a criticism in itself - see Harry Potter) and self-important). Gotham - for the time being - is a bit of a fun romp.

[auxlen]

Have tried SHIELD about 5 times (very samey and formulaic) and Dr Who perhaps 4 (emphatically a kids' show (not a criticism in itself - see Harry Potter) and self-important). Gotham - for the time being - is a bit of a fun romp.

I agree with this. i feel that it is fresh to have a comic book adaptation that is aimed at adults for once.

[Pop Culture Bandit]

For those interested here are our reviews of the episodes so far:

Episode 1 - "Pilot"
http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/10/review-gotham-1x01-pilot.html

Episode 2 - "Selina Kyle"
http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/10/review-gotham-1x02-selina-kyle.html

Episode 3 - "The Balloonman"
http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/10/review-gotham-1x03-balloonman.html

Episode 4 - "Arkham"
http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/11/review-gotham-1x04-arkham.html


Quite like the series so far - it's got a 1989 Tim Burton feel to it (or at least, the early episodes did) - I'm hoping the gang war storyline actually delivers some interesting "crime politics" a la The Sopranos and The Wire, but I have a suspicion that this is as in-depth as it gets.

Perhaps they'd have had a better job setting it after the Wayne's death and having Bruce Wayne return to Gotham - in that Year One / Batman Begins era - as a teen or young adult, possibly dabbling in some pre-Batman vigilantism.

[Goaty]

That was good episode "Viper" tonight better than last few episodes.
And for next week; is that [spoiler]Black Mask[/spoiler]?

[JamesC]

That was good episode "Viper" tonight better than last few episodes.
And for next week; is that [spoiler]Black Mask[/spoiler]?

He called himself 'The Spirit if the Goat' I think. Probably some satanic cult bloke.

I thought Viper was a good episode. The best bit was when the old man got super strong, tore his Zimmer frame apart and throttled the cop with it!

[Dandontdare]

I'm trying my very best to get into this having watched it from the start..but there's just something about it I just can't put my finger on that's stopping me from liking it

Now strangely I'm the opposite - 99% of the time I really want to like these american genre shows, but they turn out to be crap. With Gotham, I am enjoying it a lot, but can't put my finger on quite why. I think they've captured that era when organised crime is just beginning to be taken over by the freaks and supers. I like all the lead actors and the way the gang war plot is developing. The only bit I don't like is the improbably beautiful-but-dim wife who used to be lovers with Montoya - hope she gets killed off at some point.

[Beeks]

Is it me or is Penguin as camp as Kenneth?

[Pop Culture Bandit]

New Review

Episode 5 - "Viper"
http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/11/review-gotham-1x05-viper.html

Quite liked this one, especially the links to [spoiler]Venom - the drug that Bane uses.[/spoiler]
Nice to see a bit more of Bruce Wayne too, as he begins to evolve from grieving rich brat into something greater...

[Proudhuff]

I know one thing..I don't like Copperpot..he is more f**king annoying than sinister and the actor is about as convincing as gherkins on a McDonalds

While I'm the opposite and find him ( and his ma) the only thing worth watching this for 

[Goaty]

[spoiler]Zsasz[/spoiler]! 

[COMMANDO FORCES]

I'm amazed that I'm liking Bruce and Catgirl in their scenes, especially now that she's staying at the Manor. Also Alfred is well played and has started Master Bruce on his path to becoming the Dark Knight perfectly for me.

[Pop Culture Bandit]

New Reviews!

Episode 6 - "Spirit of the Goat"

http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/11/review-gotham-1x06-spirit-of-goat.html

Nice mix of flashback and current day scenes, with a fun misdirection over the supernatural elements of the case. However, the episode's cliffhanger really ramps up the tension.


Episode 7 - "Penguin's Umbrella"

http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/11/review-gotham-1x07-penguins-umbrella.html

Easily the best episode so far - felt like a season finale rather than just another episode - as mentioned above, we get another Gotham villain in the from of [spoiler]Zsasz[/spoiler], who is played to perfection here. Wonderful twist at the end that really forces you to re-evaluate [spoiler]the Penguin's effectiveness as a manipulator[/spoiler].

[Pop Culture Bandit]

New Review!

Episode 8 - "The Mask"

http://www.popculturebandit.co.uk/2014/12/review-gotham-1x08-mask.html

Heavy vibe of Fight Club, American Psycho and the Saw movies in this episode as it delves into underground fight clubs. It doesn't get quite as gritty as a Fincher movie, but I like the little babysteps into the grimmier element of Gotham. The recurring sub-plots feel a bit slow-paced in this episode, but the impressive "crime of the week" manages to salvage the episode. Nice references to [spoiler]The Black Mask[/spoiler] and [spoiler]Hush [/spoiler]for DC Comics aficionados, even if they're both different from their comic incarnations