Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

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We go back to the 19th century to see what Gotham would have been like and how Batman would of operated back then.  I am a huge fan of the else-world stories and this is a great concept and this movie is awesome. Lets start with the cast, one of the things I love about the DC animated universe is the immense talent they bring in and this was no exception Bruce Greenwood is a great Batman and Jennifer Carpenter is fantastic as Selina Kyle. We get to see many fan favorite characters throughout the movie in different roles; Pamela Isley, Harvey Dent, Hugo Strange and three orphan boys named Dick, Jason and Tim. It's fun seeing all these characters in Victorian Gotham and the interesting takes they have on them. The story is interesting, Batman who has recently started his vigilantism is going up a worthy foe in Jack the Ripper. This movie will have you guessing till the very end who he is and the adventure getting there is amazing. I can't recommend this movie enough, go out and watch it! 

Posted by Tim Redmond 

Krypton : First Reaction

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When first hearing about Krypton I was hesitant about why I would want to watch a show that is two generations before Kal-El is born. I also thought the same thing about Gotham, why would I want to watch a show about Jim Gordon and not Batman(Gotham is one of my favorite shows now). But like Gotham this show proved me wrong and has hooked me after one episode. Krypton tells the story of Seg-El, Superman's grandfather, and his journey to save Krypton from Brainiac who has traveled from the future to make sure Superman was never born. Seg is not alone in his endeavor, Adam Strange has traveled through space and time (through Zeta Beams which he hasn't mentioned by name yet) to warn Seg of the coming invasion. We are also introduced to a bunch of different characters which is not too overwhelming to keep track of even with the kryptonian names. They did a good job of fleshing out the characters and the surrounding world of Krypton. There are also a lot of nods not only to the comic book but to past Superman movies. First off the overall feel of the show seems like the Krypton from the Man of Steel movie, but also when they leave Kandor it has a Superman 1978 Krypton feel too it as well. They did a good job of blending the two interpretations of Krypton into one. Overall this show did a very good job on its first episode to show us what to expect the rest of the season and after SYFY knocked it out of the park with HAPPY! I cannot wait to see what happens with this show. For more on Krypton tune in to our upcoming episode of TV Talk... episode 31. Krypton airs Wednesday 9pm on SYFY.

 

Posted by Tim Redmond  

 

HAPPY! Season 1 Review (spoiler free)

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How best to describe Happy!, this show is a simple buddy cop show if it was 12 shots of tequila deep, on coke, acid, and morphine at the same time; O and one of the partners is a tiny blue unicorn flying around. The show follows Christopher Meloni who plays Nick Sax a disgraced ex-cop turned hitman with a slight substance abuse problem (haha, slight). After suffering from a heart attack while murdering some mobsters Sax starts to see a blue unicorn flying around calling himself Happy, voiced by Patton Oswalt, who is Hailey's imaginary friend and was looking for Sax to help find her. This dynamic duo need to become unlikely partners to save Hailey from a very bad Santa. 

Over the course of the 8 episode season we get to see all the trouble that Sax and Happy can get into trying to save Hailey. The show knows how ridiculous the concept is and they lean into it, it only gets crazy as it goes on. Christopher Meloni plays his role to perfection, we have seen him in serious roles and comedic roles, and Happy! gives us the best of both worlds. He goes from fighting 5 guys off at once like a bad-ass, to talking to himself on the street corner covered in blood like a crazy person. Not only is his performance great but so is the rest of the cast; especially Patton Oswalt, he brings the tiny blue unicorn to life and I couldn't imagine any other voice to do that. Also Ritchie Coster as Francisco "Blue" Scaramucci and Joseph D. Reitman as Very Bad Santa both of these characters are on opposite sides of the villain spectrum and are played to perfection. There is also Patrick Fischler as Smoothie the sociopath for hire that works for Blue, Medina Senghore as Amanda Hansen Nick's ex-wife who's looking for her daughter Hailey, and Lili Mirojnick as Det. Meredith "Merry" McCarthy Nick's ex-partner who's working for Blue. All these things come together to create a truly unique show, I highly recommend you watch.

 

posted by Tim Redmond