Gotham: Discussion Thread

GOTHAM – Before there was Batman, there was GOTHAM. 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” franchise, “HawthoRNe”), 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”).While 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.GOTHAM is based upon characters published by DC Entertainment and is produced by Warner Bros. Television.

Executive producer Bruno Heller (“The Mentalist”) wrote the pilot, which was directed and executive-produced by Emmy Award nominee Danny Cannon (the “CSI” franchise, “Nikita”). John Stephens will serve as an executive producer on the series.

Sorry Toups I know you usually start these

This looks like it could be really good

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/01/13/batman-prequel-series-gotham/

This sounds a lot better than the original description. It will be a little eye rolling that everyone will know everyone else as a teen or young adult, but I guess that can't be helped.

Sorry Toups I know you usually start these

I didn't start one because I haven't read that it was given a series order.

This looks like it could be really good

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/01/13/batman-prequel-series-gotham/

I'll be for sure! I love the Batman universe.

If Bruce Wayne is like a kid, I'm not interested.

If he's a teen, maybe.

DC is def stepping up their game.

Young Bruce and Selina Kyle cast

http://tvline.com/2014/03/04/fox-gotham-casts-bruce-wayne-catwoman-selina-kyle/

Young Bruce and Selina Kyle cast

http://tvline.com/2014/03/04/fox-gotham-casts-bruce-wayne-catwoman-selina-kyle/

Assuming she can act, that is really great casting for future Catwoman. That young woman is the spitting image of a younger Michelle Pfeiffer (sp?)

First look at James Gordon

http://tvline.com/2014/03/26/gotham-james-gordon-ben-mckenzie-first-photo-fox/

I'm in! The show looks really good. I'm really interested in the origin stories of the villains.

Extended Trailer:

Wow! That looks so damn good. Ben McKenzie?! Might be interesting not shackled to that wretch Mischa Barton. Looks like I will finally enjoy Jada in something.

Can't wait for this!

Looks interesting. Though, I'm far more interested in the origins of the villains aspect of it than I am seeing young kid Bruce.

I'm more interested in who is in charge. So the showrunner is the guy behind Rome (yaye!) and... the Mentalist?? (meh.)

'Gotham' showrunner breaks silence: How Fox's series will top the Batman films -- EXCLUSIVE

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/08/gotham-interview/

Gotham Cast Photo....

Trailer

Edited May 10, 201411 yr by London