Holy Crap Batman!

[Gravedigger]

I think we should give it a few episodes before making assumptions about where this is going. Did they put too many characters in the pilot? Yes. With the amount of characters involved they would have been better off getting a two hour debut, but even then they probably should have stuck to one origin. I'd go Penguin because he seemed to be the most interesting in the pilot.

It will be interesting to see how viewership goes. If people realize that they are a long way away from seeing the batsuit, a high number of viewers might go away. I think there's enough here to make a good show, as long as each episode doesn't revolve around 857485748574857487 characters, but people might leave the show behind if they don't see the bat....

[T-Bonizzle]

Wayne is a kid, how can anyone go into this expecting to see Batman?

[Black Death]

Wayne is a kid, how can anyone go into this expecting to see Batman?

because a lot of people are not that bright

[Krazy]

because a lot of people are not that bright

Yeah, some people are really dumb and don't understand what a backstory is.

[Kirk]

Yeah, some people are really dumb and don't understand what a backstory is.

Like the writers to this show?

[Black Death]

Like the writers to this show?

BAM!!!!

[Mike Powers]

Soooo, I've got the first 3 eps sitting on my DVR. Worthwhile watch, or no?

[Black Death]

Soooo, I've got the first 3 eps sitting on my DVR. Worthwhile watch, or no?

watch them and tell us what you think

[jagilki]

I have nothing really against the show, besides it being on Fox, who will cancel at the drop of a hat.

So far, liked the 3rd episode the best.

Then again, second ep I need to re-watch as I kind of zoned out during it.

[Ian "Wolfie" Trumps]

With the exception of the Penguin, this could be one of the worst acted shows I have ever seen. Its horrible so far. I also got the feeling there was this need to cram in as many 'ohhhh thats so and so before they become so and so' moments in the first two episiodes. Added to that and whoever thought Sean Pertwee was a good Alfred is beyond me. To me he will always be one of the hooligans in the British TV/Film I.D. where he was good. Wandering around calling everyone 'mate' seems a bit of a stretch for him...

I just feel like this show is going to tank...

[Krazy]

I saw something during the sewer scene that could be foreshadowing can someone confirm they saw [spoiler]"Haha put a smile on your face" Spray painted in joker color on a wall[/spoiler]

[Fnord]

Gotham Season 1 Is Getting Way More Episodes, Get The Specifics Here



Gotham is a series that is more gritty than glittering, but that seems to be exactly what the doctor has ordered. Fans have flocked to the DC Entertainment series airing on Fox across its first few weeks, and it seems like the show has numerous characters and directions to still develop. With that in mind, it's no surprise that Fox would want to sign on for additional episodes of the hit series. On Monday, the network announced that it had signed on for a full season of Gotham, which means fans have six more episodes to look forward to.

The confidence in the series all comes down to number crunching. Fox is reporting the show has been this fall's top-ranking broadcast among men in the 18-49 demographic. I think the network is only counting broadcast, here, but even if they aren't, the recent premiere of The Walking Dead Season 5 might put those numbers down a little bit. Still, Fox is also noting the show outperformed both The Blacklist and Scorpion during its premiere week and has continued to do well in subsequent episodes. When calculating Live+3 ratings, all three episodes have done at least a 4.0 rating. In fact, Gotham has been the highest ranked debut Fox has aired in 14 years. When considering network TV's faltering in the ratings thanks to better cable programming, rising costs and Netflix, that hot fact is pretty impressive.

When Gotham first went to series, Fox gave the show a 16-episode order. That should have given the crew and writers an ample number of episodes to begin to build up the mythology related to Gotham, its villains, a young Bruce Wayne and, of course, James Gordon and Harvey Bullock. Now, we just have to hope that showrunner Bruce Heller and company have planned for the possibility of additional episodes, and will still be able to deliver a set of final episodes and a finale that are worth watching, without too much filler in between.

I would guess that the writers already have plan for landing those extra episodes. As the numbers show, Gotham is certainly a success for Fox and you would think that the cast and crew would have assumed a 22-episode order was on the way. With that in mind, there's a ton of different directions the extra six episodes could go in. Gotham has already promised us a slew of villains, and we can even name a few. We recently learned that Nicholas D'Agosto has signed on to play famous villain Harvey Dent in the series, although he's described as an "idealistic" District Attorney making a name for himself in Gotham by attacking those who are corrupt. We'll have to wait and see whether there are any two-faced attributes to his personality.

Fox's Gotham airs on Monday nights at 9 p.m. ET. This week's episode, "Arkham," will feature politicians in danger. While Gordan and Bullock race to save the day, Oswald Cobblepot gets a criminal name.

[jagilki]

Oswald Cobblepot gets a criminal name.

Watch it'll be something stupid like "Penguin" or something... right?

[Krazy]

You know since Arkham is being reopened does  that mean we get [spoiler]Dr. Hugo Strange and Dr. Harleen Frances Quinzell M.D.[/spoiler]

[The TeeJ of Philly]

Maybe down the line Krazy 

Really liked last nights episode and feel the last two picked up some steam IMO