>>well, they won't be able to maintain that. Truthfully, the
>>best thing going for it is the fact that even though the
>show
>>is steeped in Batman mythology, the show is called GOTHAM.
>The
>>fact that we get to see how Gotham came to be and,
>ultimately,
>>how bad the city got and all the criminals there either
>>fighting to control the city, or just cause complete chaos
>and
>>mayhem, etc. maybe what ultimately keeps it on the air once
>>the Batman connection wears thin, etc.
>>
>>At least I hope that happens...
>
>
>That's actually be biggest beef with the show. Gotham already
>appears to be a shitty place. I was hoping that we'd see
>Gotham, the great city, and then the Wayne's are killed, and
>then we see the fall of Gotham. Also, it would have been nice
>to establish Bruce Wayne pre-tragedy for at least an episode.

I agree....it would have been nice to see him interact with his parents and Alfred before the parents died...

>
>I think having the parents killed at the very beginning of the
>show was a mistake. (A mistake made even worse with the corny
>Catwoman aspect of it.)

yea, the fact that they have Catwoman seeing Bruce's parents murdered was such a WTF moment for me...

SMH

>It definitely strikes me as a show that could easily right the
>ship very quickly and the pilot will be listed as one of the
>forgettable episodes. I'm just wary of whether a show that
>likely has too many people involved on the exec level will get
>there.

Who knows? Ideally, you hope so. And I am hoping it does get there...I just don't know if it will happen THIS season....