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"The Flash" Season 1 discussion thread
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BlvdBrawler
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Was good, but two things wrong with it.
1. It was rushed. Should have been two hours.
2. The preview was basically the entire episode, so if you've seen the preview, you've seen the pilot.
1. It was rushed. Should have been two hours.
2. The preview was basically the entire episode, so if you've seen the preview, you've seen the pilot.
tomorrow 
then on wed arrow
then on wed arrow
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FLASH
Get up to speed on The CW's new super-series, The Flash.
6 OCT 2014 BY MATT FOWLER
The pace is about to quicken for superhero TV shows as DC's The Flash races its way onto The CW this Tuesday night, October 7th, to share a TV universe with Arrow, which will still air on Wednesdays. Ditching the more somber tone of Arrow (while also not going into camp), The Flash looks and feels like a fun, earnest adaptation of the comic world's "Fastest Man Alive," poised and ready to share villains and arcs with the grittier vigilantes over in Starling City.
The Flash, of course, is certainly not the only big hyped-up hero show headed our way, but given that the character of Barry Allen (played by Grant Gustin) was already introduced on Arrow and that The Flash is a spinoff show means that it already comes with a built-in confidence. And also that fans probably know what to expect from it, in a good way. Arrow viewers won't be merely be checking out The Flash to see if it's for them. They're already sold on the shared story elements.
So strap yourselves in for one of the fastest rides of your life. The Flash is hitting the ground running and the evil-doers of Central City best prepare themselves for a lighting-fast blur of justice. Here's what you need to know about The Flash TV series.
What's It About?
After coming to the aid of Oliver Queen (while clumsily flirting with Felicity) on Arrow, Barry Allen's life takes an unexpected and extraordinary turn when he's struck by lightning during a powerful storm caused by a malfunctioning particle accelerator. A lengthy coma later, and Barry wakes up with superhuman speed and reflexes.
But pre-Flash Barry comes with baggage all his own as he believes that, when he was a young boy, he witnessed his mother's death at the hands of a mysterious whirlwind. But because nothing like that could ever be proven, Barry's own father, Henry, took the rap for her death and has been in prison ever since.
Add to that a touch of unrequited love for his longtime friend Iris, and the fact that Barry wasn't the only "metahuman" created by the crazy particle storm, and you've got the recipe for adventure.
Who's It From?
Despite being on the same network, a big reason that The Flash is able to crossover with Arrow is because they both come from the same team of Greg Berlanti (who's also behind the upcoming CBS Supergirl series, giving us high hopes) and Andrew Kreisberg, joined by DC's CCO Geoff Johns. So tonally the two shows will be made to fit with one another. Even if The Flash winds up being lighter in tone, simply due to the nature of the character and the fact that it straight-up deals with super powers, it's still designed to be a balancing act companion to Arrow.
Johns, speaking at the TCA Press Tour this past summer, said that The Flash would be "the most faithful DC Comics adaptation ever." Continuing with "we've incorporated almost everything from the mythology into it and added a whole new backstory with S.T.A.R. Labs. As deep as we're going to go and with as many characters as we're using, especially in the first nine episodes, we've planned it all out pretty tightly."
"At DC, we really see film and TV as separate worlds," Johns said. "Arrow and Flash create a huge DC universe for us. And it's going to live and breathe and grow."
Who's In It?
Not only does The Flash come front-loaded with a large ensemble cast, but a ton of villains have already been announced for the first half season.
First off, there's Grant Gustin as Barry Allen - aka The Flash.
Surrounding him are Candice Patton as Iris West, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow, Carlos Valdes as Cisco Ramon, and Tom Cavanagh as Dr. Harrison Wells.
Rick Cosnett plays Eddie Thawne, a cop whose name will have comic book fans raising their eyebrows.
Jesse L. Martin plays Detective West, who's helped raise Grant ever since his father, played by original TV Flash John Wesley Shipp, was incarcerated.
And speaking of the 1990 Flash series, it was recently announced that Amanda Payes (Leviathan, Max Headroom) would be joining the show as her original Dr. Tina Mcgee character.
But that's far from being it as guest stars go. Robbie Amell (cousin of Arrow's Stephen Amell) is Firestorm, Clancy Brown will play General Eiling, Wentworth Millerwill portray Captain Cold, his fellow Prison Break alum, Dominic Purcell, will arrive as Heat Wave, and Robert Knepper's Clock King will migrate from Starling City to Central City. Also, Kelly Frye will play Plastique.
What Do We Think?
As you can read in our full advance review of The Flash's first episode, the series starts off on the right foot as a brighter, more outlandish counterpart to Arrow.
It's a satisfying origin tale with a ton of DC cameos and a solid cast. It's connected to Arrow, but it also feels more than capable of standing on its own, already displaying a confidence that many feel Arrow didn't find until toward the end of its first season. The big villain of the piece felt underdeveloped however, so hopefully the bad guys will feel more fleshed out going forward. Especially with all the great actors coming in to play them.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/06/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-flash-tv-series
THE FLASH PRODUCERS FULLY EMBRACE THE COMICS
What to expect from "Flash Begins."
7 OCT 2014 BY JOSHUA YEHL
The CW’s TV show The Flash debuts Tuesday night, featuring a young forensic scientist named Barry Allen who wakes up with super speed powers after being caught in a freak lab accident -- an accident that viewers witnessed first-hand in Season 2 of Arrow.
With the show kicking off, IGN was invited to a press Q&A with stars Grant Gustin (The Flash himself), Tom Cavanagh (scientist Harrison Wells), and show producers/writers Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns.
Comparing the formula of the show to the movie Batman Begins, Kreisberg said that even though Barry first appeared in Arrow, viewers can come in fresh to the show.
“We always talk about the show like it’s ‘Flash Begins,’” Kriesberg said, using co-star Iris West (played by Candice Patton) as an example. “Iris in the comics is a famous award-winning journalist. We’re seeing her from the ground up. She’s starting as a blogger and as the season progresses we’re going to see her really take journalism to heart and that’s really her beginning.”
The show was written where the audience learns everything along with the hero.
“When you start Arrow, Oliver was every bit as much the Green Arrow as he ever was going to be, skill-wise,” Kreisberg said. “But for the Flash, it’s day one of being a hero. And you experience the show through Barry, and you learn and experience becoming the hero just as he does.”
While the show does pull a lot from the comic books, there will still be deviations that will surprise viewers.
“There are so many characters that are from the lore, like obviously Caitlin Snow in the comics becomes Killer Frost and Cisco [Ramon] becomes Vibe, but I wouldn’t necessarily count on that same track happening,” Johns said.
Johns also said that every Easter egg and reference has a purpose.
“One of the great things about working with Greg Berlanti is he’s never one to say, ‘Let’s just throw something out there, and we’ll get to it eventually.’ There’s always a plan and a payoff waiting at the end. Greg is great about making sure that everything that’s set up is paid off. There’s references to [Gorilla] Grodd, and that’s not just a reference. There’s plans for all sorts of crazy stuff.”
As for what other characters to expect to see from the comics, there were hints about the hero Firestorm coming soon (played by The Tomorrow People's Robbie Amell), as well as the Flash’s arch nemesis, Captain Cold (to be played by Prison Break's Wentworth Miller). Johns said they drew inspiration from Robert De Niro’s character from the movie Heat to adapt Captain Cold for the show.
“He’s a guy who pulls jobs very carefully and suddenly there’s something else in the city and he has to change his game up. . . . Guns aren’t going to do it, so he’s got to have something a little stronger,” Johns said.
Both Arrow and Flash are airing on the same network, and fans can expect to see them crossover in a two-episode event intriguingly titled “Flash vs. Arrow.”
“I think when you do episodes that have -- and I don’t mean this pejoratively -- a gimmick, the best thing you can do is make sure it’s not just a gimmick. This advances the storylines that we’ve been telling. The characters really grow. When you look at both these episodes, it isn’t just about the crossover of the casts. They’re important episodes. One of the biggest surprises of all time on Arrow will happen on a Flash episode. And both episodes are really important for Barry’s growth,” Kriesberg said.
Johns finished with enthusiasm for how the show is fully embracing its comic book origins.
“This show, more than any show out there, ever, embraces the superhero lore. There’s no reluctance on anyone’s part. We’re all-in on it. This is the most comic book show that’s ever been made,” he said.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/07/the-flash-producers-fully-embrace-the-comics
IGN put out their full review of the Flash pilot:
Series premiere is about air in less than 10 minutes brehs.
The_King_of_Everything
Yeah.
Already saw the pilot it's really good.
I'll be watching again tonight.
I'll be watching again tonight.
It has started.
NormanConnors
Detroit/MSU Spartan Life
Iris 
watching
good to see jesse l martin catching criminals again
good to see jesse l martin catching criminals again
Saw it when it leaked.- THought it was Booty drops.
You know you don't like some sh#t if you see it free with GREAT QUALITY & still mad.
IDK I might have outgrown this type of sh#t or maybe I just have bad taste. 
My inner "Militant" is jealous White Boy getting the fine, Non-ratchet black chick. On ARROW Diggle got some PAWG he seeded. So I'm always wondering why is it these shows never can have a good looking, happy, smart, Black COUPLE with LINES? Maybe it's unbelievable in this day & age. SMh
. Whatever, I might just look too much into sh#t. ... With all that being said, my T.V on with that sh#t playing as I type this.