The Batman v Superman trailer was released a while ago. It is very much a teaser but is certainly interesting with the idea of how the world would actually react due to the presence of a super powerful alien. Ben Affleck also looks like a beast in his batsuit. Its a bit strange that despite it having finished filming a good while ago its not coming out until next year. It also feels like we know more about Suicide Squad which is currently filming and is set to come out after Batman v Superman. This hasn't been helped by all the set leaks which are rather hard to avoid reading about or seeing.
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| Beast mode activated! |
Its getting to that time of year where a lot of tv shows have finished their seasons, this includes the four comic book shows I've watched, Gothan, Arrow, The Flash and Agents of Shield (also Agent Carter but it was a mini-series). I haven't had a chance to watch Constantine yet but it has been cancelled so not sure if there is much point now. So to start off with Gotham, the Batman prequel series. It has been decent enough, fairly entertaining at times, that said if I didn't have the time it would probably be the show that I'd drop. Now Agents of Shield season 1 was a mixed bag, it had some good moments but I'm certainly glad I stuck with it for season 2. It has been a vast improvement with characters who were not very good last season improving greatly along with some great new characters. Just a shame the movie people don't seem to want to have anything to do with it, see here, According to that same article Agent Carter was created by people involved in the movies. It was decent enough but not fantastic or anything. I had high hopes for Arrow season 3 after the awesome season 2, unfortunately it ended up being rather disappointing. It definitely had some great moments but the story arc was all over the place, the characters moped a lot, and the flashbacks weren't that interesting. I also thought that some characters deserved more screen time. The main crossover episode with The Flash is a lot of fun though.
Now moving on to The Flash itself. In season 2 of Arrow a certain Barry Allen was introduced in a two part episode which then resulted in a spin-off show The Flash debuting at the same time as Arrow season 3. For those who don't know The Flash is a superhero with super speed (as well as being able to move/vibrate different parts of his body resulting in a range of cool powers). With his powers and the presence of a whole load of different metahumans it is definitely bit more out there than Arrow. It is also has a tone that is a bit more fun and light hearted, that said it does get dark at times and it actually made me cry at one point (can't remember another tv show that made me do that!). It has a great not to mention ambitious story arc and the main group of actors are enjoyable to watch (there is some great acting). Grant Gustin is great as Barry/The Flash he is confident, funny with a bit of awkwardness he is definitely human and does makes mistakes but all and all he is a hero and a guy you want to root for. One cool thing they've done is to use actors from the old Flash tv show such as John Wesley Shipp who played Barry/The Flash in the original show now playing Barry's dad as well as Mark Hamill reprising his role as The Trickster (lots of fun). As a whole The Flash isn't perfect, the romance sub-plot is awkward and a bit cringey, it is a bit cheesy at times and the cgi isn't always of the best quality. BUT in the end none of this really matters, it is such a fun, entertaining superhero show which has frequently defied expectations and I can't wait for season 2.
As for what comes next you have the debuts of Supergirl as well as Legends of Tomorrow (a spin-off from Arrow and The Flash). The supergirl pilot "leaked" online and I have watched it. I have to say I was disappointed by it. It has a lot of plot problems, the action scenes aren't that great and it beats you over the head with the fact that she is a GIRL. It is a bit annoying because instead of normalising the fact that she is a superhero who just happens to be female they make a huge deal out of it. Not to mention the irritating cliches and stereotypes in it. Maybe I'm just not the intended audience for it but when you compare it to The Flash pilot episode which is fair given that some of the same people are behind it it is inferior. The Flash pilot left me wanting more, the Supergirl pilot just left me annoyed and sceptical that it would improve enough to make me want to watch it. Legends of Tomorrow features a team up of characters from The Flash and Arrow along with some new characters. It should be good but time will tell. I don't recommend watching the trailer for it though I did because I'm impatient but given the fact that it is meant to start during the mid season break of Flash season 2 and Arrow season 4 it seems to spoil at least one of the characters story lines for one of those shows.
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| Melissa Benoist is fine as Supergirl just a shame about all the other characters |
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