#ED Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Gotham: Batman's Commissioner Gordon Getting FOX TV Seriesby Eric GoldmanSEPTEMBER 24, 2013SUBMITTWEETSHARE+1SHARE On the same night Marvel launched Agents of SHIELD, it's been revealed that DC is making another big step in TV, with Commissioner Gordon getting his own live-action series, reveals Deadline. Following a bidding war, the Warner Bros. TV-produced series, called Gotham, has ended up at FOX. Showing what a big deal Gotham is, it's been given a straight-to-series order, bypassing the pilot stage. The series will focus on a young Detective James Gordon and "the villains that made Gotham famous." Bruno Heller (Rome, The Mentalist) is writing the Commissioner Gordon, which will presumably launch during the 2014-2015 TV season. More to come...http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/09/25/gotham-batmans-commissioner-gordon-getting-fox-tv-series?abthid=524240f3e1a8cdb14e000037 Edited September 13, 2015 by CJohn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAR Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 Me too. If you ever read Year One, this has so much potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Sounds cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamKendall Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I'd heard rumblings about this show idea for months ... awesome to see some real news. Of course, early days of Gordon, so would be no Batman ... but maybe Thomas Wayne will show up (with a young Bruce maybe) ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Interesting. I also read somewhere Heller is involved in some kind of Mars/Western project. Red, it's mentioned in the article. Edited September 25, 2013 by DeeCee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MovieGuyKyle17 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Interesting idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfirebird2008 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 That's great news. I was thinking about a Batman type TV show while watching Agents of SHIELD tonight. Like "why the hell is the only live action Batman TV show a total campfest?" Even if it's a spinoff like this Gordon-based show, that's still a hell of a lot better than doing nothing with the characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Why is on Fox and not a WB network station? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamKendall Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Why is on Fox and not a WB network station? I guess, because Fox paid a shit load of money for it. ... and CW is full with Arrow & likely Flash next year. Edited September 25, 2013 by Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvikk Lunsj Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I guess, because Fox paid a shit load of money for it. ... and CW is full with Arrow & likely Flash next year. Why not a cable station like TNT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPink Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Why not a cable station like TNT? Way too small for this big of a property. It's not unusual for other networks to host TV shows. For example, Wonder Woman was set to be on NBC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesypoofs Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Any connect to the MoS universe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted September 25, 2013 Community Manager Share Posted September 25, 2013 It's not unusual for other networks to host TV shows. For example, Wonder Woman was set to be on NBC. Yes this is so common that the idea that television networks are competing as rivals completely falls apart. Television networks are owned by conglomerates and their best interest is to actually help their competition. For instance, WB produces Gotham. Time Warner will make money from estimated merchandising revenue and DVD sales. FOX will be airing Gotham so News Corporation will make some money from syndication as well as advertising. CBS Corporation will own like a few television stations FOX is broadcast in some of the major markets so it's in CBS interest that FOX gets some ratings. This is also why you see so little competition amongst the schedule: networks try to accommodate stuff so that the shows they produce on other networks see as little competition as possible. The whole television industry is a whole bunch of oligarchs who utilize each other in order to generate as much profit as possible. What I think is more interesting is how Bruno Heller has used his relationship and standing in WB to basically get to write the Gotham pilot. Ah, it's always great to see authorship in television but Heller is unlikely to rock the boat by doing some revolutionary programming. Anyways, it'll be interesting to see how successful SHIELD actually is in the ratings and how confident this project will be moving forward based on those ratings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 If it wasn't for the fact that this was a prequel show I'd say Bryan Cranston should play Gordon, but idk. I'm certainly interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I'd rather see a live-action version of the animated series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorWho Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Straight to series order?!! Great! Bring it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Bruno Heller makes checking this out a must Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 I actually liked Birds of Prey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamKendall Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) This is WB making this, not Joss Whedon.. There not smart enough to connect this to MOS.. Of course they could ... the only issue is that considering it's likely occurring 20 years before Man of Steel would, the connection would be little to none outside of name drops of Metropolis, etc. Edited September 25, 2013 by Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
