In the past fifteen years or so, the undead have dominated pretty much every facet of pop culture, be it in movies, TV, video games, or comic books. That said, I must confess to being among the ilk who've grown tired of flesh-eaters, barring some sort of refreshing take on the sub-genre.
When it comes to the dating pool, there are those of us who prefer not to keep the circle small. Call me crazy, but I'd rather not get involved with anyone who had previously been involved with my friends or family. But in the land of television, we often see the same half-dozen people or so intermingle in a variety of combinations.
If you dig superheroes in comics and/or animation, then you may have come to take the idea of team-ups in those forms of media for granted over the years. On the flip side, live action cinema really endured baby steps in that regard, as it took the likes of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman seemingly forever to meet up on the silver screen.
Anyone who loves superheroes these days seems to have that one cartoon that resonated with them, leading to an undying love for it. Children of the 1990’s will likely wax nostalgia over Batman: The Animated Series or X-Men: The Animated Series, while others who prefer the decade that followed remember Justice League Unlimited and Spectacular Spider-Man quite fondly.
With all the attention surrounding Jeremiah Valeska as of late, it becomes almost easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. After all, Gotham has always been an ensemble series, with many members of the principal cast having been around since its freshman year.
You know, one must really feel for people who live in the fictional worlds seen on television. Seriously, their anxiety levels must spike once May rolls around because they know in their bones that, invariably, the scheisse is about to hit the fan with full force.
To date, Arrow has brought us its share of memorable characters such as Manu Bennett's Deathstroke, Caity Lotz's Sara Lance (insert your favorite Canary moniker here) and, don't forget, even Grant Gustin got his start there as Barry Allen! Yep, there's a very good reason why it spawned what we now refer to as "the Arrowverse."
Despite there being a multitude of DC films involving Harley Quinn supposedly in development, one could say that Birds of Prey beat out the rest of the pack because it was the one that actually had backing from fan favorite actress Margot Robbie herself, who'd been pulling for an R-rated girl gang flick.
Although the superhero genre was forced to take baby steps for decades, and it required a variety of brave actors and filmmakers to give it some legitimacy, recent years have seen movies stemming from it emerge as one star-studded affair after another. Still, there's one big name who's yet to join the pantheon, that being Tom Cruise.
