Gotham

[bradtxmale]

Re: Gotham

I think we can expect a few more surprises, before this season is over. The recent episode surprised me. I really didn't see Don Falcone doing that.

[wwharton]

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If things go well, this could last last longer than The Simpsons. I hope so.

This is literally impossible.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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This is literally impossible.

Internet Rob Lowe?

[redsox4evur]

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This is literally impossible.

Hmmm, I wouldn't say literally impossible. But no way am I saying it is going to happen. There is like a 1% chance that it happens.

Also I was watching Law & Order this past weekend. I think it was the original and I came upon the episode in the middle/towards the end. And the fugitive turned out being the same guy that plays the Penguin. He was great in the role as he is with Penguin. Man that guy is a great actor for the roles he had on these shows.

[JayBee74]

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Butch is loyal to no end.

[wwharton]

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Internet Rob Lowe?

No, I have Directv

Hmmm, I wouldn't say literally impossible. But no way am I saying it is going to happen. There is like a 1% chance that it happens.

Also I was watching Law & Order this past weekend. I think it was the original and I came upon the episode in the middle/towards the end. And the fugitive turned out being the same guy that plays the Penguin. He was great in the role as he is with Penguin. Man that guy is a great actor for the roles he had on these shows.

No it's literally impossible. The Simpsons have been on the air for 24 years and are still making new episodes. You can do that when the episodes don't run together and the show is animated... neither true for Gotham. Add to the fact that Gotham is a prequel for a VERY popular tv show/comic book/movie series and running it for 24 years+ would overlap the timeframes. Not to mention, the characters you grow attached to over the years would need to be replaced, etc, etc. It's simply not possible.

[mb625]

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No, I have Directv



No it's literally impossible. The Simpsons have been on the air for 24 years and are still making new episodes. You can do that when the episodes don't run together and the show is animated... neither true for Gotham. Add to the fact that Gotham is a prequel for a VERY popular tv show/comic book/movie series and running it for 24 years+ would overlap the timeframes. Not to mention, the characters you grow attached to over the years would need to be replaced, etc, etc. It's simply not possible.

Yeah... there is absolutely zero chance it runs that long, but I could potentially see a spin-off getting into the actual Batman side of things... maybe something focusing on Batman's dealings with Gordon. Though, they might just let that lie considering the Dark Knight Trilogy does that to some extent.

[wwharton]

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Yeah... there is absolutely zero chance it runs that long, but I could potentially see a spin-off getting into the actual Batman side of things... maybe something focusing on Batman's dealings with Gordon. Though, they might just let that lie considering the Dark Knight Trilogy does that to some extent.

Yeah I think that's less likely bc of what you already mentioned, but it is at least possible... but even with that, Gotham+spin off still won't produce 24+ years.

[JayBee74]

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If Smallville lasted ten years anything's possible except Gotham years>Simpson years.

[bradtxmale]

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Yeah, since its a FOX series, I guess it could last about as long as any other TV series would last. I guess we fans are getting the same lifespan as CSI has lasted on CBS. The only big difference is that show has multiple spin off series. This series is a series all its own. Of course, NBC has their long-time fan favorite show Law and Order. That show also has spin off series, too. I don't why it is, but cop shows like this one seem to last many seasons. I guess this show has enough to stay fresh to many over 20 demographic that just wants to watch a cop show.

[mb625]

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Yeah, since its a FOX series, I guess it could last about as long as any other TV series would last. I guess we fans are getting the same lifespan as CSI has lasted on CBS. The only big difference is that show has multiple spin off series. This series is a series all its own. Of course, NBC has their long-time fan favorite show Law and Order. That show also has spin off series, too. I don't why it is, but cop shows like this one seem to last many seasons. I guess this show has enough to stay fresh to many over 20 demographic that just wants to watch a cop show.

Here's the problem, though. It's within the Batman universe, so the timeline *should* make sense. If you try to drag it out too long, you're messing with continuity, and if you change actors, etc, that's going to rub some viewers the wrong way as well. You can't handle this as though it's your average, run of the mill crime drama, because it simply isn't. It has its own peg that it has to fit into for it to work. You can keep this show reasonably going until Bruce Wayne hits a certain age, but at that point, that has to be it because then, you're starting to get into the focus being more on Batman and less on Jim Gordon. That's why it won't last as long as you think it will. It's not that it isn't a worthy show, but that there's only so far you can go with the concept before you're forced to switch gears. Perhaps I'm all wet on this, but that's the way I see it.

[JayBee74]

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You can't handle this as though it's your average, run of the mill crime drama, because it simply isn't. It has its own peg that it has to fit into for it to work. You can keep this show reasonably going until Bruce Wayne hits a certain age, but at that point, that has to be it because then, you're starting to get into the focus being more on Batman and less on Jim Gordon. That's why it won't last as long as you think it will. It's not that it isn't a worthy show, but that there's only so far you can go with the concept before you're forced to switch gears. Perhaps I'm all wet on this, but that's the way I see it.

Well, the series isn't called "Gordon" so any change in focus from the future commissioner to Batman is an evolution that wouldn't necessarily be unwelcome. But the kid isn't even 14, and even ten years from now there wouldn't be a push for him to be cowled. It doesn't matter if the series is forced to change gears, as long as that shift works.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Bruce hasn't been in the past two episodes, without really noticing, so I don't think a shift is really necessary.

I welcome more headbutting with the Commissioner, though. Hopefully they develop that more.

[bradtxmale]

Re: Gotham

Don't miss an all new episode of Gotham. It starts in 21 minutes on FOX.

Episode Name: The Fearsome Dr. Crane

Episode preview from youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?adbid=988071661222824&adbpl=fb&adbpr=693029617393698&cmpid=social_gen_Gotham_20150202_39801257&v=R-TPbXHEmtk

[JayBee74]

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You

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me.