So they're going to introduce like 12 villains in this film and none of them will be in the show?
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Matt Reeves' "The Batman" TV Spin-off Series Announced (HBO Max)
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Oh my fucking god, stop shoving police drama into every show with a vaguely interesting hook.
This probably won't be another Batman show w/o Batman, Pattinson gonna have some presence.
This show can possibly be great for world building for a larger Batman universe.
Still, i do agree with the posts before: A show about cops is not the best idea right now
This show can possibly be great for world building for a larger Batman universe.
Still, i do agree with the posts before: A show about cops is not the best idea right now
lmao really? how was it?
btw i really hope the new show won't be campy at all. zero cheese please.
Sure, I can get with this. Lost interest in Gotham after about two seasons but I think that's more due to their approach. It reminded me a lot of the Schumacker Batman movies. Being on HBO opens the possibilities up a lot more.
Vic Sage showing up as a supporting character, maybe initially antagonistic, then culminating in his death would be cool. I'd love to see how a live-action Question mask would work.
Gotham did a Order of Saint Dumas storyline that ends with Azrael getting blown up with an RPG from ten feet away, it deserves our undying respect for that alone.
It is kinda is the organic other half of the Batman/justice coin. I don't want to see a show about Gotham's lawyers.
I've done a Question cosplay. It's actually a very easy mask to make, and it's very effective in person at creeping people out.
What did you use to make the mask? I've seen pictures online of people doing it with cheesecloth, but the visibility seems like it would be killer. I guess there's no real way around having your eyes blocked.
Mine was with cheesecloth as well. Two layers, both dyed. The bottom layer I cut out holes for the eyes which really helped visibility while the outer layer still completely obscured my eyes from the outside.
It's a little annoying to wear, but I could still see everything. The biggest issue was being able to see text from far away, but I was also wearing an old contacts prescription. :P
I'm sure more experienced costume designers can come up with even better solutions.
Considering the fact that Renee is one of my favorite characters ever and I love her as the Question, I would be all for this.
Kate Kane better be in the show as well then, especially now that she's being written out of the CW Batwoman show. And since this is in the same universe as The Batman, hopefully they'll get a good actor this time around, so she can appear in the inevitable sequel. Because no point in having her interact with a Batman played by Robert Pattinson, if they get a Ruby Rose-tier actor to to portray her.
Thanks for sharing. I definitely plan on giving this a go. Never tried making a costume before but a mask seems like a relatively simple way to start.
Meh. Its to similar to Gotham. If they can do a TV show with the Flash they can do one for Batman.
Yeah, my thoughts exactly. Definitely buried the lede...Because it's crazy they are willing to give this milquetoast show runner a big budget again.
It probably doesn't help Gotham literally started as a police procedural before going full speed into campy schlock.
It could be good sure, but police dramas these days are a questionable decision.
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I watched Gotham from beginning to end and enjoyed all of it. I have zero interest in a cop show or anything else in the "grounded" Nolan garbage style they seem to keep wanting to do.
I wish they would embrace the crazy wierd "supernatural" villains that exist in that world. Just like in Gotham.
I wish they would embrace the crazy wierd "supernatural" villains that exist in that world. Just like in Gotham.
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That mean Jeffrey Wright will be the lead in this? Cause that would be awesome to see his Gordon running the corrupt GCPD and trying to turn it around.
I was thinking that having that layer of heightened realism (superheroes, etc.) might allow them to tackle/comment on the reality of today's corrupt/racist police institutions more directly than, say, Brooklyn '99.
I'd love to see a black Jim Gordon that doesn't skirt about the issue.
Depending on how involved Reeves would be I'd be fully on board. I don't get some of the comments in here about Winter. Boardwalk Empire didn't finish strong but even the last season had one of the better TV episodes I've seen (Harrows final episode). Personally I think the show is criminally underrated and if nothing else he can write some very interesting characters. Harrow, Chalky White, Dunn Purnsley, and Van Alden to name a fewMatt Reeves?
Terence Winter?
they could totally do a batman who we never get the PoV of, he's just the fucking bogeyman of gotham
just put a stuntman in a suit and keep him in the shadows, only have him show up when absolutely necessary
all wayne exposition can be done in news clips etc
Gotham was like grotesque kabuki theater, I couldn't stand any of it. Once Upon a Time-level tripe. (not that it shouldn't exist, and good for the cast/crew for finding an easy meal ticket, i just felt like i was watching a bunch of cosplayers)
just put a stuntman in a suit and keep him in the shadows, only have him show up when absolutely necessary
all wayne exposition can be done in news clips etc
Gotham was like grotesque kabuki theater, I couldn't stand any of it. Once Upon a Time-level tripe. (not that it shouldn't exist, and good for the cast/crew for finding an easy meal ticket, i just felt like i was watching a bunch of cosplayers)
Montoya and Dent were literally the only thing I absolutely hated about Gotham. Thankfully the show knew to kick their asses out asap.
Would not be shocked if Pattinson's Batman would show up once or twice a season... This isn't just some CW show, this will look and feel like the movie, so why not?
Boardwalk is one of the best drama series of the last decade
Winter is the craziest get for comic book tv. A project like this would normally go to somebody who worked on a few episodes of a marvel netflix show or some shit
If we are going to do another Gotham Cop series can we get Detective Yin and Ethan in addition to rookie Montoya and Bullock.
What the cinnamon toast fuck is this? Is this from Gotham? Every time I see anything out of that show I'm even more glad I noped out in the first episode.
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I will not be swayed by the most prolific attempt at gaslighting that is people purporting Gotham to be a good show
That's not the issue, WB doesn't want Batman on TV because he works almost too well on TV.
A good batman series appearing on tv potentially hurts the boxoffice potential of a movie, WB doesn't want to risk their money maker
Everyone with gripes over this being a cop show, you do realize this is Gotham PD we're talking about? Their main characteristic is they're all corrupt as fuck, plus I wouldn't expect Terence Winter to make a white knight cop tv show.
If it were a straight up recreation of Gotham Central this could be really good.
But still, now of all times, a cop show..
But still, now of all times, a cop show..
Gotham is a good show first of all. Same for Pennyworth. Both are an 8/10 but let´s do the award-winning Gotham Central for real this time. Thx Batwoman for being such a disaster. HBO Max bet on that one but it flamed out. A great character in the comics but what can you do. Reboot in a decade. Tell then GCPD KINO.
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Nolan and Goyer adapted this issue for TDK´s second act btw:
Gotham Central - Wikipedia
Nolan and Goyer adapted this issue for TDK´s second act btw:
Having a black actor portray Jim Gordon would have an interesting perspective, if the writing is of good quality. The show could nail this perspective, or have it as window dressing for underutilized plotlines.
