- Starring: Donal Logue, John Doman, Jada Pinkett Smith
- Summary:
- Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure
- Season 1 premiere date: Sep 22, 2014
- Episode Length: 60
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 28 out of 34
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Mixed: 6 out of 34
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Negative: 0 out of 34
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The city--neon-washed, Chanderlesque, somewhat anachronistic--is itself also a character, and it turns what could be "Law & Order: Gotham" into something infinitely more layered and watchable.
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Gotham feels like a larger-than-life event. The challenge will be to build on that--or at the very least hold steady.
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The mood and writing mix splashy comic book pulpiness with brooding film noir menace, sparked with bits of dark humor.
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This is solid, confidently made television, the kind of programming that has me interested in where it’s going next thanks to high production values and an expertly assembled cast.
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Some of the characters aren’t able to achieve the same balance between fantasy and realism as the rest of the show.... Thankfully, Mooney isn’t as central a figure here as Bullock or Gordon, who together are fully capable of carrying the series, even without young Bruce. Logue gives an especially strong performance as Bullock, an exhausted, veteran crime-fighter who remains likable and charismatic even as his various failings seem inevitable.
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Gotham features some intriguing performances. But just because it's on at 8 and derived from a comic-book franchise doesn't mean it's kid stuff.
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While other comic book shows try to replicate the fantasy of the source material at every level, Gotham tries to walk a thin line between realism and fantasy. It seems to work--for now, at least. But you have to wonder about the challenges the series will face once those larvae become full-fledged, whackadoodle villains. Trying to have it both ways is courageous, but courage doesn’t guarantee success.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 82 out of 140
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Mixed: 28 out of 140
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Negative: 30 out of 140
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