When Gotham's fifth season picks up eight months after the events witnessed in "A Dark Knight: No Man's Land," it's expected that we see a much different landscape. By then, we imagine that the likes of the Penguin, Firefly, Mr. Freeze and Scarecrow will have well established their own little territories now that the city has been left to its own devices.
As much as I love seeing the likes of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman tearing it up on the big screen, there exists a plethora of DC characters yet to be utilized by the motion picture division at Warner Bros. Fortunately, though, the TV side of things has spoiled us in kind in recent years, especially The CW's phenomenal Arrowverse - but even that has its limitations.
While it's unfortunate that the producers of Gotham may never be able to say the name "Joker" on their series, I think we can all agree on how Cameron Monaghan has done a fine job of portraying something pretty damn close. In fact, he's done it in two distinctly separate ways: Once as the wildly insane showman that was Jerome Valeska, and more recently as a cold and calculated mass murderer in the form of twin brother Jeremiah.
If anything can be said about Krypton, it's that aside from examining Superman's home planet from a different angle, the young DC series is serving up overdue adaptations of characters that lovers of comics have come to know for years. I mean, James Marsters was awesome as Brainiac over on Smallville, but seeing Blake Ritson appear as though he stepped right out of a book illustrated by Gary Frank caused me to majorly geek out.
Whenever anything concerning Kevin Smith's return to the Arrowverse is discussed, it's understandable that people start paying attention. In addition to being a known DC superfan and having already written a number of comic books himself, Smith's directed several well-received episodes of The Flash and Supergirl in the past few years.
When we last left Gotham, the city had been left in ruin following the destruction caused by Ra's al Ghul and Jeremiah Valeska seen in the season finale, "A Dark Knight: No Man's Land." And much like the comic book for which it was named, said events will dramatically shift the status quo heading into the Batman prequel series' final year.
Even though we live in what could be described as a Golden Age for comic book-based movies and TV shows, you can never be too sure of something's quality before it actually arrives. But in the case of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, it appears as though everyone involved has knocked it out of the park.
When any film franchise is able to boast as many installments as Halloween has had, it's inevitable that each be enjoyed to varying degrees. Personally, though I do like a fair amount of them on some level, it's the first two flicks, H20 and (most) of Rob Zombie's effort from 2007 that resonate with me most. And in case you're curious, I'll openly state that I loathe The Curse of Michael Myers, Resurrection and Zombie's Halloween II from 2009.
Though Guardians of the Galaxy‘s Dave Bautista has been sounding the Independent Thought Alarm pretty often as of late and seemingly doesn’t care if he loses his gig at Marvel Studios, you’d think his alma mater, the WWE, would greet him with open arms whenever he has some free time, right? I mean, if that organization has been known for giving the royal treatment to even Z-list celebrities, then I see no reason why they should give the cold shoulder to one of their own who went on to star in bona fide blockbusters.
Though I'm thrilled to live in an age which sees entertainment news appearing on the internet the moment it breaks (it also does keep me employed, after all), I won't forget how I loved reading magazines pertaining to movies and video games during my formative years. I mean, there are some notable ones that've stuck around, though they aren't as plentiful as before.
