dc20willsave Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Fox Nabs Gotham City Origin Drama About Commissioner Gordon From Bruno Heller & Warner Bros. TV With Series Commitment By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday September 24, 2013 @ 6:17pm PDT EXCLUSIVE: In one of the biggest drama deals this season, after a bidding war, Fox has landed Gotham, from Warner Bros. TV and The Mentalist creator Bruno Heller, with a series commitment. For Gotham, Warner Bros TV is mining one of DC Comics‘ most popular character universes, Batman. It explores the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon and the villains who made Gotham City famous. In Gotham, Gordon is still a detective with the Gotham City Police Department and has yet to meet Batman, who will not be part of the series. The Gordon character was introduced in 1939 in the very first Batman comic. Created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, Commissioner Gordon has appeared in comic books as well as Batman films and series, including in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, where he was played by Gary Oldman. Along with the Superman franchise, the Batman universe is probably the most prized DC property. While Superman spawned the long-running series Smallville, this is the first series featuring a character from the world of Batman in a very long time as WBTV had been exploring a Gotham City-set show for more than a year. It is the second high-profile WBTV/DC drama in the works for next season, along with Flash at the CW. In addition to Gotham, WME-repped Heller has the Mars drama Red at the CW. Gotham joins CBS’ sci-fi drama Extant as the two hottest drama projects this season, both sparking bidding wars and landing a series commitment and series order, respectively. Source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 DC's most prized property will be on Fox. So strange, anyway this could be really a great idea and they specifically stated Batman won't be in it so no reason to get your hopes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 So it's a show about a law enforcement guy living in a world with super-villains. Sounds like a way for Fox and WB to get their own SHIELD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjoyadet Posted September 26, 2013 Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 So this is what happens whenever I wish really hard for a chronicles of Bruce Wayne. Told much in the style of Young Indiana Jones. Better tone down the wishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Not too sure about this one. http://batman-news.com/2013/12/08/bruce-wayne-regular-character-gotham-tv-series/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yeah, turns out the show's going to be Smallville: Batman Version. There went any anticipation I had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 TRAINWRECK HO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 I'm going to take the "wait and see if they rip-off The Matrix in the year 2015" approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Ick. I mean... a Jim Gordon story makes sense, and if they want to have young Bruce be a recurring character then that makes sense (maybe he's secretly studying crime in Gotham?), but the idea of having backstories for each and every major villain is just ridiculous. Just do a Batman show then. It's hardly beyond modern TV's ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Won't they be children? That's what I don't get, who wants to see the Riddler as a kid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 http://batman-news.com/2014/01/26/penguin-will-first-batman-villain-gotham/ The source is Latino Review, so judge for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Penguin is the most logical anyway, being a local crime boss that doesn't always have a super-villain schtick. He can just be a short guy that runs an ice-themed nightclub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Are Penguin and Bruce supposed to be around the same age though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 It says Oswald would be in his 20s, so if Bruce is a teenager in the series, then that makes Penguin a good ten years older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Skew a little older and cast Patton Oswalt. Perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted February 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Ben McKenzie (Southland, The O.C.) is playing Gordon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 This kid looks waaaaay too young. And here I was thinking Fox would have a little more sense than the CW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted February 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 He's 35. They're actually going older than I thought they would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 I don't know how old Gordon was supposed to be in Year One but he looked much older and rougher than this guy. He may be 35 but he looks much younger, and there is absolutely nothing about him that makes him that seems like Jim Gordon. They really just pulled a CW and picked some good looking actor without caring if he's right for the character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted February 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Well, there's your problem there. While yes, among comic book fans, Year 1 will be the eternal comparison. That said, this isn't year 1. For that matter, having caught my fair share of Southland, which I'll add was a cop drama, he does have the chops for it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 I've seen him in Southland, he's alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 If this is, let's say, ten years before Year One, 35 is the right age. It would make him 45 in Year One and 50+ during the main Batman story. Any older and Gordon would end up literally being elderly during the primary Batman story. McKenzie doesn't have a beard yet; that makes a huge difference, too. Hell, you put anyone behind the right beard/glasses combo and they start to look like Jim Gordon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 Moustache. But yes, I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightAngle04 Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 From http://batman-news.com/2014/02/08/ben-mckenzie-young-commissioner-gordon-gotham/ It says that Donal Logue was offered the role of Harvey Bullock as well. I'm a little confused about the timeline of this show, if Gordon is a rookie cop and Bruce is 12? 13? how is the final episode of this show going to be Bruce becoming Batman? Will the show be going for 10 years? Maybe the President of Fox misspoke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted February 9, 2014 Report Share Posted February 9, 2014 He said they'd skip time when appropriate.Moustache. But yes, I agree.Whoops. My brain went moustache=facial hair=beard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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