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Gotham Cast and Creator Interviews

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The anticipation surrounding Fox’s upcoming 16-episode series Gotham is seriously on the up and the excitement is certainly building for the TV series.

Over April and May this year a rake of different promotional events have taken place from release of the Gotham pilot trailer to the TV Upfronts for Fox and the Canadian broadcaster CTV. Only a couple of weeks in to June and pilot screenings have begun to take place in New York and L.A. for international buyers who have had some great initial impressions and high hopes for the show.

There have also been some insightful and thoughtful interviews with a number of the cast. Below we’ve pulled together some of the interviews with members of the Gotham cast and creators for you, Gothamites, to check out.

Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Robin Lord Taylor and Corey Michael Smith chat about Gotham’s premiere at San Diego Comic Con 2014 prior to the event with Marissa Roffman at givememyremote.com.

Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Robin Lord Taylor, and Cory Michael Smith on the Show’s Comic-Con Premiere – See more at: https://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2014/07/22/gotham-ben-mckenzie-donal-logue-robin-lord-taylor-and-cory-michael-smith-on-the-shows-comic-con-premiere/#sthash.A84yZriJ.dpuf
Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, Robin Lord Taylor, and Cory Michael Smith on the Show’s Comic-Con Premiere – See more at: https://www.givememyremote.com/remote/2014/07/22/gotham-ben-mckenzie-donal-logue-robin-lord-taylor-and-cory-michael-smith-on-the-shows-comic-con-premiere/#sthash.A84yZriJ.dpuf

Robin Lord Taylor discusses his role in Gotham as Oswald Cobblepot (aka the Penguin) with James Hibberd from Entertainment Weekly

Cory Michael Smith riddles away about Gotham in this interview with Craig Byrne of KSiteTV

Ben McKenzie talks Gotham with James Hibberd from Entertainment Weekly.

Bruno Heller chats with James Hibberd from Entertainment Weekly answering questions on the Batman prequel and claiming that the “Show will surpass the films”.

Camren Bicondova and David Mazouz talk with Eric Goldman from IGN on how it was for these two youngsters to play the younger versions of Selina Kyle and Bruce Wayne.

Donal Logue discusses his character Harvey Bullock with Brent Hankins from Nerd Repository and about the upcoming conflict in Gotham.

Director Danny Cannon discusses his involvement in Gotham with Daniel Fienberg from HitFix giving an insight in to Gotham without the Batman and hinting at the introduction of a further villain.

Bruno Heller and Danny Cannon discuss their unique take on the world of Batman with Eric Goldman of IGN and delve further in to their version of a young Bruce Wayne and his journey to becoming the Batman.

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“The Dark Knight Review” – Zero Year Episode 8

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Derek and John return for Zero Year, Episode 8 of Gotham TV Podcast, with a full detailed discussion of The Dark Knight, the second installment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy. Starring Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Heath Ledger as the Joker, Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon and Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two Face. The Dark Knight looks at the escalation of the criminal element in Gotham now that Batman has become it’s protector and the toll taken on three heroes who band together to try to break the criminals hold on the city.

News

⦁ Warner Bros. Worldwide Distribution showed off the pilot for Gotham in L.A. to TV buyers who represented a number of International TV stations. The feedback on the pilot has been reported as generating huge buzz. Great news for us hopeful international viewers. Among the representatives at the event was Sarah Wright head of acquisition for BSkyB. She called Gotham “A smart origins story, beautifully produced with a strong cast”.
⦁ Ahead of the E3 games conference in Los Angeles, WB games announced the October release of Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. As avid fans of the other Lego games we can’t wait to see this one. Watch the fun announcement trailer here:
Thanks as always for listening. We hope you are enjoying our coverage of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Next up “Let the games begin” in our Dark Knight Rises review in a few weeks time.

D&J
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Date recorded: 02 & 03/06/2014
Date published: 08/06/2014
MP3, 2 hrs. 37 mins, 128kbps, 143 MB

Game Review – Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition PS3

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Overview

Set three months after the events of the Batman: Arkham Origins game by WB Montreal, Batman Origins Blackgate sees Batman get drawn to Blackgate prison while chasing Catwoman. Commisioner Gordan tells him that three of Gotham’s biggest criminals, Joker, The Penguin and Black Mask have taken over three seperate areas of the prison and need to be taken down. With the help of Catwoman, Batman enters the prison to stop the criminals one by one.

Batman and Gordon

Graphics

I’ve played all three Batman: Arkham games to date and enjoyed each one. The graphics have been amazing and the feeling of “Being Batman” is like no other I’d experienced before. I must admit I was hesitant to play the game as almost everything I’d seen showed a more cartoony style for this. The developers Armature Studios describe it as being a 2.5HD reboot of the PlayStation Vita and Nitendo DS game of the same name. I was pleasantly surprised with the implementation of this transfer. There are some sections of the game that are totally on rails. You can’t explore the corners of every room and the camera moves around with you as you move through various areas but this really is a great looking downloadable game. Scenes like the fight with Killer Croc really stand out as beautiful. The majority of the cut scenes look like motion comics with voice over from the actors but it’s a nice style and doesn’t take away from the game once you get used to them.

Gameplay

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Once you are in the main game you can choose to go after the three protaganists in any order you wish. Penguin has taken up quarters in the Cell Blocks, Joker has taken the Administration wing and Black Mask has taken the Industrial section of Blackgate prison. While I don’t really understand why Blackgate has an Industrial section I love that you get to choose in which order you play the game. With the added bonus of collectables for each of the bad guys (Penguin – 20 Bird cages, Joker – 20 sets of chattering teeth, Black Mask – 20 porcelin masks) it keeps you coming back for more and more.

Batman himself has an array of gadgets available to aid him in his mission. He starts out with the Batarang, Bat-Scanner, (Bat?)Grappel Gun and Cryptographic Sequencer (a decoder for the electronic key pads of locked doors). Each of these items is hugely useful but I found myself relying on the Scanner most often. You can scan every corner of every room. When I got lost or couldn’t find where to go on the less than helpful map, all that was required was a scan of a dead end to find a breakable wall or a vent that I could break open. More gadgets are unlocked and upgraded throughout the games running time but are generally provided in the area where you’ll use them most. These include a Line-Launcher for crossing areas you couldn’t cross before, a Bat Claw for grabbing on to objects or people and pulling them down or towards you and a Gel Launcher for sending explosive charges at breakable areas and setting them off at will.

Also present if you’ve played the previous Batman: Arkham games is the free flow fighting system. This is a system built on pressing one or two buttons in a timed order to pull off moves that only batman can achieve. You chain your combat in order to knockout your enemies as quickly and efficiently as possible. Batman doesn’t kill. While I was never great at this process in the Batman: Arkham games I’m terrible at it in these games but luckily the difficulty is not that hard so while I can’t pull off a 30 times combo I can dispatch enemies with some Batman style.

Watch the Official Trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate

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Value

With three full campaigns and loads of collectables, trophies and secrets to be found this game is well worth the price tag. I paid €19.00 for this on the Playstation and spent more time playing this than the majority of games I’ve paid full price for.

Overall impression

I was taken aback by how much I enjoyed this game. When I originally heard that it was a transfer of a game from the PlayStation Vita to the PS3 I was expecting a two to three hour sub-par experience that I’d give an afternoon to and then not come back to again. The fact that the voice actors from Batman: Arkham Origins are involved and that the story takes place over three sizable playgrounds means it doesn’t get tiresome. It’s definitely different from the fuller console versions but it really is an enjoyable diversion while we’re waiting for the next generation PlayStation 4, PC and XBox One exclusive Batman: Arkham Knight, recently delayed to 2015. I’m going back to solve more cases.

Derek

“Gotham First Full Trailer Breakdown” – Zero Year E06

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Show Notes

In a surprise release on May the 5th Fox TV announced that Gotham had been officially picked up for a 13 episode season. We had suspected this in the past but it’s great to have it confirmed. But following on from this great news a teaser trailer was posted on the Fox YouTube channel showing our first 30 seconds of Gotham. Even more surprisingly a full 2 minute trailer was released which you can see here.

In this episode we discuss everything we can see in the trailer, all the character reveals from the Commissioner and Mayor of Gotham to Butch Gilzean, Fish Mooney, Edward Nygma and Poison Ivy.

Full spoilers and guess work abound.

We also recommended that you go check out foxgothamfans.wordpress.com and shawnlunn2002.blogspot.ie who have been discussing some great Gotham stuff over on their sites.

We’ll return with our next episode on the first in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy Batman Begins in a few weeks time.

Meanwhile let us know your thoughts and you could be in with a chance to win that great signed Penguin print by Matthew J. Fletcher the details are here.

Intro music for the show is Crime Scene Part 1 by The Afghan Whigs

Thanks as always for listening.

D&J
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Genres: TV, Comics, Fantasy, Crime, Batman, Drama, Operatic Soap, DC

Date recorded: 06/05/2014
Date published: 07/05/2014
MP3, 33 mins, 128kbps, 30 MB

“Batman Year One” – Zero Year E03

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“Batman Year One” – Zero Year E03

Show Notes

Derek and John return for Zero Year, Episode 3 with a full spoiler filled Batman Year One review.

News

It was a big week this week with the release of the officIal photos for the majority of the main cast of characters of the Gotham TV show. We discuss our impressions of the look of the actors and what we think this means for the show. We also discuss some connected news from the wider DC universe.

As DC move the release date of the untitled Superman – Batman to the same day as Captain America 3 – May 6th 2016 – the cast of Captain America: The Winter Soldier ignite a brand new Marvel Vs DC fight. You can watch the interview here.

The majority of the episode is given over to our review of the animated movie Batman Year One.

Starring Ben McKenzie as Bruce Wayne and Brian Cranston as Jim Gordon, this animated film brings to life the seminal 1986 Frank Miller graphic novel. As we discover why Jim Gordon comes to the Gotham City Police Department and how Bruce Wayne takes his first steps to clean up Gotham. Both protagonists meet the corruption in Gotham head-on leading ultimately to the emergence of the partnership between Jim Gordan and the Batman.

The review is full of spoilers so if you haven’t read the graphic novel or watched the movie, grab a copy from your local comic book shop or you can read it digitally at Comixology and join us.

Let us know your opinion on the story, graphic novel or movie and we’ll discuss any feedback on the next episode.

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Thanks for listening next time we will be talking about the first three arcs (up to issue 10) of the comic series Gotham Central by Ed Brubaker, Greg Rucka and Michael Lark. Get reading and we’ll talk to you in two weeks.

Intro music for the show is Crime Scene Part 1 by The Afghan Whigs

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D&J
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Genres: TV, Comics, Fantasy, Crime, Drama, Operatic Soap, DC

Date recorded: 26/03/2014
Date published: 29/03/2014
MP3, 1 hr 25 mins 55 secs, 128kbps, 78.6 MB

“Cast and Characters” – Zero Year E02

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Derek and John return for Zero Year, Episode 2. This time we have a much longer episode that focuses on all the details about the announced cast and characters so far and introduces for the first time the “News” section of the podcast .

News

We begin this week discussing some of the news that has come out since the last episode.

  • At the 2014 Winter Television Critics Association press tour the Chairman of Fox Entertainment has given his description of what we can expect from Gotham with an interesting take of “Gotham teetering on the Edge”.
  • Rocksteady have announced the forth and “Final” game in the Arkham series due out in 2014 on PS4, PC and XboxOne. This is the third game in the series created by Rocksteady and will see a significant upgrade from the previous incarnations. For the first time in this series you’ll be able to actually drive the Batmobile giving you the chance to “Be The Batman” even more than ever before. See the announcement trailer “Father to Son” here:
  • Grant Wilfley Casting has put out a call for extras for the Gotham TV show in New York. Confirming our theory on the filming location for the show. Following Marvels announcement that their four Netflix TV shows will also be filmed in New York we think this confirms New Yorks’ position as Superhero capital of America.
  • We also discuss some casting and news for two other DC properties. Since we recorded the podcast the first full image of The Flash’s costume was released this week and there’s lots of casting for the pilot of Constantine.

Casting and Characters – Links

Ben McKenzies homework for playing Jim Gordon. We’ve been able to identify the following from his tweet:
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Gotham Central: Book 2 – Jokers and Madmen and Book 4 Corrigan and the Dead Robin by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka
Batman Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank
Batman Year One by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli
Batman Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale

Carmen Bicondova’s dance video for Happy. Was this Camren confirming that she had the part of Celina Kyle before the world knew…pay special attention to her hat.

Intro music for the show is Crime Scene Part 1 by The Afghan Whigs

Next time on Gotham TV Podcast we’ll be doing our first review show. Derek and John will be discussing their thoughts on the original Batman Year One comic by Frank Miller and the 2011 animated movie adaptation of the same name. This adaptation stars Ben McKenzie as Bruce Wayne/Batman and will hopefully serve as a great introduction to a younger cast of Characters from the Gotham Universe. Expect the episode towards the end of March.

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D&J

Genres: TV, Comics, Fantasy, Crime, Drama, Operatic Soap, DC

Date recorded: 08/03/2014
Date published: 11/03/2014
MP3, 53 mins, 128kbps, 50 MB

“Welcome to Gotham” – ZeroYear E01

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Welcome to Gotham: An Introduction to the Gotham TV series
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Season: ZeroYear [S00.1]
Episode: E01

Date recorded: 27/02/2014
Date published: 03/03/2014
MP3, 29 min, 128kbps, 27 MB

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Show Notes

The announcement by Fox Networks of an up-and-coming TV series based around the City of Gotham in the DC Batman Universe was received with excitement and interest by fans of the DC Universe and all things Batman including us.

Based around characters established by Bob Kane and developed by Bill Finger the TV show is set to follow the origin of the young Jim Gordon in the Gotham City P.D. and explore the origin stories of the villans that have made Gotham infamous.

With the show set to be produced by Warner Bros Television and currently in pre-production with Director/Executive Producer – Danny Cannon – and Writer – Bruno Heller – established to guide and develop the Gotham series in its first season.

In this Gotham TV Podcast episode Derek and John discuss our early impressions and thoughts on how this show may develop and pose some questions about the show, such as: How will Gotham function without Batman?

Some major cast announcements have already been made and include Ben McKenzie as the young Jim Gordon, Jada Pinkett-Smith as a new crime boss Fish Mooney, Sean Pertwee as Alfred and Robin Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot (aka the Penguin). These casting choices will be further explored in our next podcast.

D&J

Genres: TV, Comics, Fantasy, Crime, Drama