Arrow is not cheesy though. That shyt is raw beyond belief and both those shows had/have the main hero and adult popular villains in it (at least in Arrow) . This shyt I just don't get it. Why show 9-10 year old Poison Ivy, and the rest of these villains when you know they not gonna die or nothing crazy is gonna happen to them. If it was gonna focus on the major crimes in Gotham or the relatives of the villains we know fine but don't show these villains as kids and expect greatness or at least I dont see it.
Again you are basing it off ONLY TWO CHARACTERS....poison ivy and catwoman, which a backstory on SELINA KYLE shouldn't be an issue to begin with. Based off the trailer alone most of the show is based on the MOB and police corruption.