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Gotham Season 4 Episode 5 Review The Blade’s Path – Gotham TV Podcast Episode 107

Cyrus Gold returns and we discuss it all in our Gotham Season 4 Episode 5 Review of “The Blade’s Path” and our Top Five case notes about this episode. As always make sure you’ve watched the episode before listening to the podcast.

Gotham Season 4 Episode 5 Review

Synopsis for Gotham Season 4 Episode 5 Review The Blade’s Path Podcast

Directed by: Scott White

Written by: Tze Chun 

Edward Nygma (Cory Michael Smith) comes face-to-face with Butch Gilzean (Drew Powell), but he is not who he used to be. In an attempt to regain power and identity, Nygma decides to put his former partner’s skills to the test. Meanwhile, Sofia Falcone (Crystal Reed) takes action to protect her own life by appealing to Penguin’s (Robin Lord Taylor) vulnerable side. With the power of the dagger in his possession, Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) surprises those around him with his bold actions.

Thank you so much for joining Gotham TV Podcast for our Gotham Season 4 Episode 5 Review Podcast. We will return with our review of Gotham Season 4 Episode 6 A Dark Knight: Hog Day Afternoon next week. So make sure to subscribe to the show at gothamtvpodcast.com/itunes to get this episode and more as soon as they are released.

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Date Recorded: 21/10/2017
Date Published: 22/10/2017
MP3, 66.41 min. 96kbps, 46.0 MB

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Gotham Season 4 Episode 4 Review The Demon’s Head – Gotham TV Podcast Episode 106

We journey through history for our Gotham Season 4 Episode 4 Review of “The Demon’s Head” and our Top Five case notes about this episode. As always make sure you’ve watched the episode before listening to the podcast.

Gotham Season 4 Episode 4 Review

Synopsis for Gotham Season 4 Episode 4 Review The Demon’s Head Podcast

Directed by: Kenneth Fink

Written by: Ben McKenzie

Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) puts the lives of Gotham Natural History Museum historian Niles Winthrop (Dakin Matthews) and his grandson, Alex (Benjamin Stockham), in danger in an attempt to uncover the meaning behind his prized knife from the auction. Meanwhile, Ra’s Al Ghul (Alexander Siddig) proves he’ll take deadly measures to achieve what he wants. Also, with Sofia Falcone (Crystal Reed) in town, she is on a mission to win back Gotham from Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor).

Thank you so much for joining Gotham TV Podcast for our Gotham Season 4 Episode 4 Review Podcast. We will return with our review of Gotham Season 4 Episode 5 A Dark Knight: The Blade’s Path next week. So make sure to subscribe to the show at gothamtvpodcast.com/itunes to get this episode and more as soon as they are released.

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Date Recorded: 14/10/2017
Date Published: 15/10/2017
MP3, 48.14 min. 96kbps, 33.3 MB

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Gotham Season 4 Episode 3 Review They Who Hide Behind Masks – Gotham TV Podcast Episode 105

The nights are getting darker for our Gotham Season 4 Episode 3 Review of “They Who Hide Behind Masks” and our Top Five case notes about this episode. As always make sure you’ve watched the episode before listening to the podcast.

Gotham Season 4 Episode 3 Review

Synopsis for Gotham Season 4 Episode 3 Review They Who Hide Behind Masks Podcast

Directed by: Mark Tonderai

Written by: Steven Lilien  and Bryan Wynbrandt  

Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) takes matters into his own hands when he travels south in an attempt to persuade Carmine Falcone (John Doman) for his help in the fight against Penguin. There, he meets Carmine’s daughter, Sofia Falcone (Crystal Reed), who unexpectedly follows Gordon back to Gotham. The battle for the prized weaponry of Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) continues during auction night at the Iceberg Lounge and the presence of Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) puts him on Penguin’s radar. Bruce dons another mask as a billionaire playboy and beats Barbara Kean (Erin Richards) to her, prize the dagger of Ra’s Al Ghul (Alexander Siddig) her new mentor. Meanwhile the iceberg at the center of the iceberg lounge is melted releasing a damaged Ed Nygma (Cory Michael Smith) back to the streets of Gotham.

Thank you so much for joining Gotham TV Podcast for our Gotham Season 4 Episode 3 Review Podcast. We will return with our review of Gotham Season 4 Episode 4 A Dark Knight: The Demon’s Head next week. So make sure to subscribe to the show at gothamtvpodcast.com/itunes to get this episode and more as soon as they are released.

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Date Recorded: 07/10/2017
Date Published: 08/10/2017
MP3, 60.07 min. 96kbps, 41.5 MB

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Gotham Season 4 Episode 2 Review The Fear Reaper – Gotham TV Podcast Episode 104

Halloween approaches for our Gotham Season 4 Episode 2 Review of “The Fear Reaper” and our Top Five case notes about this episode. As always make sure you’ve watched the episode before listening to the podcast.

Gotham Season 4 Episode 2 Review

Synopsis for Gotham Season 4 Episode 2 Review The Fear Reaper Podcast

Directed by: Louis Shaw Milito

Written by: Danny Cannon

Under pressure to prove that the G.C.P.D. is still powerful, Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) attempts to bring in Jonathan Crane (Charlie Tahan). However, Gordon puts himself in a dangerous situation at Arkham when he is forced to fight off lunatics and the demon within himself. Meanwhile, with the unexpected return of Barbara Kean (Erin Richards), Selina Kyle (Camren Bicondova) and Tabitha Galavan (Jessica Lucas) must consider risks that come with joining her in the weapon business. Despite being arrested by the G.C.P.D. Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) continues his fight in Gotham with a little help of Lucius Fox (Chris Chalk). After being shoved aside by Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) and Tabitha, Ivy Pepper (Maggie Geha) takes matters into her own hands.

Thank you so much for joining Gotham TV Podcast for our Gotham Season 4 Episode 2 Review Podcast. We will return with our review of Gotham Season 4 Episode 3 They Who Hide Behind Masks next week. So make sure to subscribe to the show at gothamtvpodcast.com/itunes to get this episode and more as soon as they are released.

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Date Recorded: 01/10/2017
Date Published: 01/10/2017
MP3, 50.12 min. 96kbps, 34.7 MB

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Gotham Season 4 Episode 1 Review Pax Penguina – Gotham TV Podcast Episode 103

A Dark Knight begins with our Gotham Season 4 Episode 1 Review of “Pax Penguina” and our Top Five case notes about the new season premiere. As always make sure you’ve watched the episode before listening to the podcast.

Gotham Season 4 Episode 1 Review

Synopsis for Gotham Season 4 Episode 1 Review Pax Penguina Podcast

Directed by: Danny Cannon

Written by: John Stephens

Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) fears Jonathan Crane is still alive and back in Gotham, when The Scarecrow’s signature MO is used in a series of robberies. Meanwhile, Penguin’s (Robin Lord Taylor) “licensing” of crime in the city backfires during the grand opening of his new Iceberg Lounge. Also, in the aftermath of his encounter with Ra’s Al Ghul (Alexander Siddig), Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) begins his vigilante watch.

Thank you so much for joining Gotham TV Podcast for our Gotham Season 4 Episode 1 Review Podcast. We will return with our review of Gotham Season 4 Episode 2 The Fear Reaper next week. So make sure to subscribe to the show at gothamtvpodcast.com/itunes to get this episode and more as soon as they are released.

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Date Recorded: 22/09/2017
Date Published: 22/09/2017
MP3,40.41 min. 96kbps, 28.1 MB

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Gotham Season 4 Preview – Gotham TV Podcast Episode 102

Gotham A Dark Knight will begin on a new day on Thursday 21st of September so we’re here with our Gotham Season 4 Preview.

This episode is full of spoilers for season 3 and may contain some spoilers for Season 4. As always make sure you’ve watched all episodes to date before listening to the podcast.

Gotham Season 4 Preview

Synopsis for Gotham Season 4 Preview Podcast

We kick off with some thoughts about Season 3 from Claire Payne which kicks us into our overall reaction to Season 3. We also review and discuss the trailers released so far. You can watch the trailers here:

San Diego Comic Con Sizzle Real and Season 4 Preview trailer

Gotham Learns What It Means To Fear Season 4 Preview

Aftermath: Bruce Wayne develops into the Dark Knight

Thank you so much for joining Gotham TV Podcast for our Gotham Season 4 Preview Podcast. We will return with our review of Gotham Season 4 Episode 1 “Pax Penguina” after the episode airs on Thursday the 21st of September. So make sure to subscribe to the show at gothamtvpodcast.com/itunes to get this episode and more as soon as they are released.

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Date Recorded: 17/09/2017
Date Published: 17/09/2017
MP3, 41.20 min. 96kbps, 28.6 MB

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Gotham Season 3 Episode 22 Review HeavyDirtySoul – Gotham TV Podcast Episode 101

The end is here in our Gotham Season 3 Episode 22 Review for “HeavyDirtySoul” and we discuss our Top Five moments of this Episode.

Gotham Season 3 Episode 22 Review

Synopsis for Gotham Season 3 Episode 22 Review HeavyDirtySoul Podcast

Directed by: Rob Bailey

Written by:  Robert Hull

Bruce’s conditioning wears off as he is confronted with Alfred Pennyworth (Sean Pertwee) run-through by his own hand.  Spurning the offer from Ra’s al Ghul (Alexander Siddig) offer to be his heir Bruce Wayne (David Mazouz) uses the waters of the Lazarus Pit to rescue Alfred from death. At the hospital Selina Kyle (Camren Bicondova) arrives and the tense visit sees her and Bruce’s relationship disintegrate as they both go their separate ways. With Jervis Tetch (Benedict Samuel) in the hands of Barbara Kean (Erin Richards) and The Riddler (Cory Michael Smith) they begin to blackmail the city in exchange for Tetch and the antidote. However, Nygma’s obsession with Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor) forces him to betray Barbara as he meets Jim and Harvey to swap Tetch for the Penguin.  However, the deal heads south as Barbara, Tabitha and Butch interrupt the exchange. In the escape, Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie) and Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue) secure Tetch’s blood for the antidote; and Cobblepot turns the tables in his favour capturing Nygma. Back at the GCPD, Jim Gordon, still fighting the virus, is caught between saving himself and Leslie Thompkins (Morena Baccarin), or joining her and embracing his true-virus-self. Gordon decides to leave with Lee but as they escape through the train station, Bullock intercepts them and urges Jim to remember his calling giving him his badge back with two vials of the antidote. In the train, Gordon injects himself and Lee, freeing them from the virus. Losing Tetch opens the fault lines between Barbara and Butch Gilzean (Drew Powell) and Tabitha Galavan (Jessica Lucas). Butch is shot and Tabitha kills Barbara in revenge. Elsewhere, Nygma breaks free of Cobblepot’s handcuffs and believes he has the upper hand but Cobblepot has wised up to the Riddler and goads him into returning to the port. At the docks, Cobblepot’s trap is sprung as Victor Fries (Nathan Darrow) freezes Nygma and in so doing forms a gorgeous centerpiece to Penguin’s new club “The Iceberg Lounge” but, as he tells Ivy (Maggie Geha), it is also as an important reminder to never let love weaken him again. As some normality returns to Gotham, Selina  is adopted by Tabitha who is surprised by her skill with her whip. Gordon receives a letter from Lee, stating she is leaving Gotham; and a new vigilante is out in Gotham protecting the vulnerable. On a rooftop high above Gotham Bruce Wayne removes his mask.

Thank you so much for joining Gotham TV Podcast for our Gotham Season 3 Episode 22 Review Podcast. We will return with our review of Gotham Season 4 Episode 1 Pax Penguina after the show airs in North America on the 21st of September. So make sure to subscribe to the show at gothamtvpodcast.com/itunes to get this episode and more as soon as they are released.

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Date Recorded: 04/09/2017
Date Published: 06/09/2017
MP3, 59.37 min. 96kbps, 41.4 MB

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Batman Hush Volume Two Review – Gotham TV Podcast Episode 32

On this episode of Gotham TV Podcast we follow up our Hush Volume One review with a chat all about Batman Hush Volume Two (Volume 2 Collected; Issues #6-13). Written by Jeph Loeb with art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams this story arc was originally released as Batman 613-619. Again this volume follows the story of Tommy Elliot (Played by Cole Vallis on Gotham Episode 8) and his relationship with Bruce Wayne. In a story arc filled with twists and turns we find out the identity of the villain Hush and why all of Batman’s rogues gallery have been acting differently.

We always appreciate our listeners who share our episodes and we have a few thank you’s to Cole Vallis, and Gotham Originals who shared our review of Hush Volume one with their followers on Facebook. You can find the Gotham Originals on twitter @Gothamoriginals they provide great news stories and discussion about Gotham at it’s US pace if you are looking for a group to join and can’t get enough Gotham.

Two of our listeners, Detective Dillon Exner and Detective Daniel Butcher of Comic Book Time Machine and Marvel Cinematic Universe podcast Welcome to Level Seven contacted us about a missed Joker reference in Gotham. You can see the image that Detective Daniel captured of “Smile” written on the side of a building in Gotham.

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We’ve moved our news section this week to the end of the episode let us know if you like the change. If you listen to us on iTunes be sure to leave us a review so that other listeners can find us.

Gotham News

  • the Dollmaker mentioned in Episode 2 of #Gotham will appear on the show. Colm Feore, who played King Laufey in Thor and also appeared in Amazing Spider-man 2 is making the leap over to DC to take the role. Dollmaker, real name Dr. Francis Dulmacher, has been teased since the second episode of Gotham, in which his creepy henchmen Doug (Frank Whaley) and Patti (Lili Taylor) name him as the culprit behind the mass kidnappings of the city’s street children. We wonder if John’s theory on the Dollmaker will come true.
  • Comicbook.com had the news up on their site

DC Connected News

  • Supergirl has been cast for the upcoming CBS show as Supergirl herself, the young Kara Zor-El. We don’t know much about the show yet but the big question given that CBS are part owners in the CW channel which airs Arrow and The Flash, will Supergirl exist in the same universe as those two shows. Only time will tell. The full story is available over on IGN.com

Thanks as always for listening we’ll talk to you again soon with another episode of Gotham TV Podcast.

Derek & John
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The music at the end of the episode is Kula Shaker‘s 1992 cover version of the Deep Purple song Hush. Here’s the video all copyright is theirs obviously.

Date recorded: 31/01/2015
Date published: 03/02/2015
MP3, 49:02 mins, 128kbps, 47.8 MB

Batman Hush Volume One Review – Gotham TV Podcast Episode 31

As Gotham is still on a mid-season break in the UK and Ireland, Gotham TV Podcast chat about the graphic novel Batman Hush (Volume 1 Collected; Issues #1-5). Written by Jeph Loeb with art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams this story arc was originally released as Batman 608-612. Notable about this story is the introduction of the character Tommy Elliot (Played by Cole Vallis in Episode 8 of Gotham “The Mask“) and which features flashbacks to his childhood friendship with the Young Bruce Wayne. We talk about the main story and our impressions of Batman Hush Volume One.

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Gotham News
⦁    Gotham has been officially renewed by Fox in the US for a second season. At the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter event on Saturday 17th January Co-Chairman and CEO of Fox, Dana Walden, said that Fox “love the show” and they’ve told the team behind the hit show “keep doing what you’re doing”. This is great news.
⦁    Other great news revolves around RTE in Ireland who have officially confirmed that Gotham will premiere on RTÉ2 beginning Monday 26th January at 9pm. They’ve even released a brand new trailer. This should hopefully mean a wider audience is reached for the show in Ireland.

⦁    Robin Lord-Taylor fans have been asking one question regularly for months. What do previous actors who play the character think about his performance as the young Oswald Cobblepot on Gotham? Well the answer was given at the TCA’s this weekend when Danny DeVito (there to promote “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia“) was asked about his opinion about Robin Lord-Taylor. He told AccessHollywood.com “I’ve watched the show. I think he’s a very good young Penguin” ,”He’s a terrific actor,”. A ringing endorsement.
⦁    It’s also been announced that the future father of Dick Grayson, John Grayson will be played by Rob Gorrie. The circus will roll into Gotham in Episode 16 carrying with it the Flying Graysons. The episode is titled “The Blind Fortune Teller”. As Gotham takes place during the young years of Bruce Wayne, John Grayson will be a much younger character so we won’t see any appearance of Dick Grayson in the show.

DC Connected News
⦁    Former Dark Knight Rises star Tom Hardy has dropped out of his second DC movie “Suicide Squad” due to scheduling conflicts. The current movie he’s filming, “The Revenant”, has run over so he’s unable to take on the role of Rick Flag in “Suicide Squad” which starts filming in April 2014.

Thanks for listening we’ll be covering Volume 2 of Hush in our next podcast as Gotham is still on hiatus in Ireland and the UK; returning to Channel 5 for the second half of season one in March.

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Date recorded: 19/01/2015
Date published: 20/01/2015
MP3, 55:07 mins, 128kbps, 50.4 MB

Channel 5 Announces UK Air Date for Gotham TV Series

Channel 5 have today announced they will broadcast the big autumn TV show Gotham very soon. The show has been received very well in the US on the 22nd of September with very high ratings and generally well received reviews. Channel 5 will show the pilot episode of the show on Monday the 13th of October 2014 at 9PM and we’ll be watching every episode.

Gotham tells the story of young Detective James Gordon (Ben McKenzie, The O.C., Southland, Batman: Year One) a former resident of Gotham City who returns after more than 10 years away to join the Homicide Unit of the Gotham City Police Department. His partner in the G.C.P.D. is street savvy Detective Harvey Bullock (Donal Logue, Vikings, Law & Order: S.V.U., Sons of Anarchy) a detective with connections to underworld characters including Nightclub owner Fish Mooney (Jada Pinkett-Smith, The Matrix Revolutions, Scream 2, Collateral), a character newly created for the show. In Fish’s employ are Oswald Cobblepot (Robin Lord-Taylor in a break out performance) a well-known character from the comics who will eventually become crime boss The Penguin and her right hand man Butch Gilzean (played by Drew Powell who previously worked with Ben McKenzie on Southland).

Other members of Gotham City Law enforcement include Detectives Renee Montoya (Victoria Cartagena) and Crispus Allen (British actor Andrew Stewart-Jones) who we at Gotham TV podcast had the pleasure of interviewing recently you can listen to the interview in the player below. As members of the Major Crimes Unit they have a distrustful relationship with anyone outside of their tight knit partnership including Detective Allen’s former partner Harvey Bullock. Captain Sarah Essen (Zabryna Guevara) heads up the Gotham City Police Department providing guidance for the team. The detectives work closely with the intelligent yet inscrutable Edward Nygma (Cory Michael Smith) another character well-known to comic book and Batman fans as the future Riddler.

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With the help of his fiance Barbara Kean (Welsh actor Erin Richards), Jim Gordon will try to navigate the dangerous mob run streets of Gotham to investigate the murder of 12-year-old Bruce Wayne’s (David Mazouz, Touch) aristocratic parents Dr. Thomas and Martha Wayne.

Left in the care of his butler, former soldier in the British SAS Alfred Pennyworth (British Actor Sean Pertwee, Dog Soldiers, Event Horizon) the young Bruce Wayne will find it difficult to grow up without guidance.

The city of Gotham and it’s characters from young Selina Kyle (Camren Bicondova),  mob boss Carmine Falcone (John Doman, The Wire) to his rival Salvatore Maroni (David Zayas, Dexter) will make a great backdrop to what we expect to be a fascinating look at the time in Gotham before the Batman and what led a young man with a score to settle to don a cape and cowl to patrol the streets of this lost city.

Join us after the premiere of Gotham on Channel 5 on the 13th of October for our review of the episode. If you want to listen to our podcasts that have been leading up to the release of the show so far and give background information on the major players from comic book appearances to events with the cast you can listen here or subscribe in iTunes. You can send us your thoughts on the episodes at [email protected]

We’re getting very excited to see what Gotham has to offer we’ll be attending the Gotham panel at New York Comic Con on the 12th of October 2014 for some final news before the season starts in the UK and Ireland on Channel 5.

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Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman is finally revealed

As the internet exploded all around the Warner Bros. Pictures panel delivered. To introduce their panel a short and sweet (the film is 2-years away) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice tease on a number of fronts was given to Hall H at SDCC 2014. As Zack Snyder walked on to stage he revealed concept artwork for the movie and a short piece of footage depicting Batman as he reveals the Bat Signal. The footage also reveals an angry looking Superman looking on as he flies overhead his eyes begin to glow red with heat vision…ready for a Batman Superman showdown. Snyder was then joined by the reunited team of Batman (Ben Affleck), Superman (Henry Cavill) and for the first time Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) to huge excitement and much applause. What a way to kick off a panel. Check out the Silver Lasso on her left hip.

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San Diego Comic Con Day 2 Roundup

While we wait for the big day of Comic Con to begin here’s a recap of all the DC Connected Universe news from Day 2 of San Diego Comic Con.

Arrow Season 3 Panel and Trailer

The Comic Con panel featured a plethera of guests from the show including Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, John Barrowman, Willa Holland, Paul Blackthorne, Colton Haynes and executive producers Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kriesberg and Greg Berlanti. Stephen Amell discusses the promise he made to the fans that “they’d all work hard to ensure the show doesn’t suck” to which an audience member responded “Mission accomplished”.  Willa Holland chats about the transformation of her character Thea from Season One’s spoiled little rich girl to her kick ass turn at the end of Season Two. John Barrowman discusses his character Malcolm Merlyn’s return to the show. The set up for Season 3 was decided upon before writing began for Season 2. This season will be all about “At what price is victory?” Kriesberg also compared the casting of Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/The Atom to the introduction of fan favourite Faith in season 3 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, saying it’s a game changer.

Arrow Panel Image

Andrew Kriesberg also confirmed that Flash Episode 8 and Arrow Episode 8 will feature the first two hour cross over on the TV shows but there will be another cross over earlier in the series when Felicity pops over to visit the Flash in Central City for episode 4.

Watch the trailer for Season 3 below including a big spoiler for our favourite geeky computer hacker…

 

iZombie panel discuss the premise of the show

CW’s mid-season series iZombie also debuted at SDCC 2014 (unfortunately iZombie will not be included in the Saturday WB/DC TV event), with details from executive producers Rob Thomas and Diane Ruggiero-Wright (both of Veronica Mars) on the premise of the show that sees Olivia “Liv” Moore (Rose McIver) turn into a zombie. Her Zombie status is not known to everyone and she only eats the brains (with hot sauce) of people who are already dead. To satisfy her lust for brains she gets a job at the city morgue where she can dine on the brains of those people admitted. Liv’s new diet allows her to experience “visions” of the corpse’s memories and clues as to how they were killed.This take on zombies from the Vertigo imprint will be lighter in tone and looks set to draw out the funnier and comedic moments of zombies over the series whilst set against other procedural elements from the morgue.

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Scott Snyder wins an Eisner award

Current Batman writer Scott Snyder won the Eisner award for Best Limited series for another of his books The Wake. Sean Murphy also won Best Penciler for the excellent comic series.

 

Next up it’s the big one the Warner Bros. Pictures panel and the WB TV and DC Entertainment three hour extravaganza. This features Stephen Amell on presenting duties and the first public premiere of the Gotham Pilot the cast are on their way.

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We’ll be recording a podcast on all the news out of the panels and San Diego Comic Con 2014 for release next week.

San Diego Comic Con Day 1 Roundup

The first day of San Diego Comic Con has ended. A relatively quiet day for Gotham related news but there was a loads of Batman news on show throughout the day. We expect lots of DC connected universe news over the rest of the weekend.

New Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham trailer and Demo

As we shared yesterday there was a new trailer for the brilliant looking Lego Batman 3. IGN also had a play-though with the developers TT Games of the Batman 66 themed level featuring voice over from Adam West, the original music from the show and all the crazy 60s gadgets that you know and love. See the play-through below.

 

Batman ’66 on Blu-Ray

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Speaking of Adam West. He joined Julie Newmar (Catwoman) and Burt Ward were to discuss details of the first release of the complete Batman ’66 series on DVD and Blu-Ray. Coming on the 11th of November to the US the full box set contains all 120 episodes of the genre defining 60s show with a Batmobile replica hot wheels car and tonnes of special features. We’ll be pre-ordering this one.

Spotlight on Scott Snyder

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Given his current work on Batman: The New52! series, Scott Snyder writer of Batman Zero Year, Superman Unchained and American Vampire (and the upcoming title Wytches for Image Comics) is an important figure right now for DC and for the Batman universe. In this panel Scott Snyder provides a great insight in to his work and the craft of comic writing. The “Spotlight” panel explores topics such as why he chose the Riddler as the principal villain for “Batman: Zero Year” and what it was like and how prepared he was to write Batman after landing the job with DC. Scott Snyder also talks about his experiences pitching his writing, such as American Vampire, to publishers and the upcoming projects Wytches and Batman: Endgame. The panel transcript can be found in full via Newsarama.

Spotlight on Bill Finger

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Featuring members of Bill Finger’s family this panel dealt with the legacy left behind by Bill’s contribution to the creation of Gotham city and The Bat-Man in 1959. It’s unlikely the Dark Knight we know and love today would have existed without Mr. Finger’s contribution, so it was great to see his name highlighted on this weeks free reprint of Detective Comics #27. You can read a recap of the panel via comicsbeat.com

Gotham Zip-Lining, Trams and Taxis disguised as G.C.P.D. cars.

Opened by Kevin Faulconer, the Mayor of San Diego, the Gotham Zip-Line allows fans to glide past a backdrop of Gotham City. Looks like great fun there’s a video of the Gotham Zip-line below. There are also Gotham Trams operating on the route to the convention center and if you want to use a taxi to get around and order through the Uber app you can get picked up by a Gotham City Police Department car.

New Ben Affleck Batman image

At the DC entertainment both they had created a rather large surprise for fans in the Batman 75 montage wall. In amongst a vast number of images of batman throughout the years they had included a head shot of Ben Affleck in the cowl from the upcoming movie Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.  He looks a little like most of the attendees at comic con will look after a weekend of camping out for Hall H but still very cool.

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With three more days of fun in San Diego, including panels for Gotham, Arrow, Flash, Constantine and Warner Bros. Pictures we’ll have loads more to discuss and share. We’ll do a full recap at the end of SDCC 2014 on our podcast.

 

Gotham Premiere Date Announced for the USA

Gotham will premiere this Fall on Monday 22nd September in the USA and we are understandably excited. Episode one of Gotham will air at 8pm on the Fox Network just before the return of Sleepy Hollow. We have nothing more to add other than, in the tradition of Dr Strangelove, we can’t wait for the countdown to zero.

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Gotham Trailers, Clips and Videos

Since the start of May fans of the upcoming TV series Gotham have, in addition to interviews with the cast and characters, been treated to a host of video releases, including trailers and clips that are beginning to tease out the tone, direction and characters of the show scheduled for this Autumn.

The release of the official extended trailer for Gotham started it all off in early May and started a buzz about the show with fans enjoying and scrutinising the trailers, including ourselves with our “Gotham First Full Trailer Breakdown” episode of Gotham TV Podcast. This was soon followed by a “First Look” from the official Gotham website and trailers from other TV networks as screenings of the pilot episode of Gotham began to gather more excitement and generate momentum around the show. We then got to see a short but tantalising villains snap-shot from Fox Networks which was awesome and got ourselves even more excited about the show and now we’ve seen the companion video to Villains entitled Heroes, there’s no new footage present but seeing Jim and the young Bruce Wayne together as the city closes around them is worth watching.

Whilst most of the footage is from the pilot episode, there are some great shots of the City of Gotham and some iconic glimpses laid bare in the current releases for the Gotham TV show. We are certainly expecting new footage from the series soon, as the big comic cons are on the horizon and filming for the show is continuing apace in New York (aka Gotham). So, Gothamites, we have pulled together the current trailers, clips, snap-shots and other videos below and on our new YouTube Channel for you all to enjoy. We will of course add to this as more trailers and clips are released.

Gotham | Exclusive Preview (Warner Bros. UK, Channel 5 UK)

Official Extended Trailer | Gotham | Fox Broadcasting

First Look | Gotham

Villains | Gotham

Heroes | Gotham

Bruno Heller introduces the Worlds of Gotham

One Crime Will Unite Two Partners | Gotham

Ben McKenzie and the Cast Talk Gotham | DC Entertainment | DC All Access

Gotham Trailer Pilot | CTV Broadcasting

 

Derek and John

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