It's an unrealistic, predictable, and kind of sad Batman knock-off. Maybe the comics are cooler and more original. Heck, we'd bet on it. But the show has been unbelievable to the point that the plot isn't convincing even in its own world. We're not attached to anyone on this show, and it's a little too procedural. We've given it a fair shake though. Eight episodes is a lot for something we don't look forward to watching. We may revisit it later, but probably not. Paul Blackthorne deserves better than this boring show, haha.
Are you still watching?
I'm sticking to it. It's one of the better "hero" type shows that have come out in a while. It's almost good and I see it improving over time. It's not too boring and it's not too horrible and it's enough for me to give it a season or two. Much better then Revolution (Different shows but yeah) I also wouldn't want to put this on the pile of shows I want to catch up on. There are so many and I feel like there is never time to catch up to them but I have the time to watch them weekly. (I watch like 3-6 hours of TV every night. haha)
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We like it better than we liked Smallville. And yeah, Revolution keeps getting a pass from us not because of its quality, but because of a) its potential, b) Elizabeth Mitchell, and c) the night it's on. The nightwing thing might work.
DeleteI still have trust in Revolution becoming better. I trust the talent!
DeleteI'm a bit behind but I'll probably keep watching even though it hasn't given me any reason to yet (apart from possible potential). I don't know much about him from the comics, but he'd probably work better as an established character rather than having an origin story, as he's too similar to Batman at the moment without being very distinct or interesting. And I know they're setting up some of his more iconic stuff for later (Black Canary etc), but that doesn't help for the present, as waiting for the show to be good doesn't help the current season.
DeleteNo opinion of the upcoming webseries, but Nightwing as a character could work really well as an ongoing series. He's got the Batman universe to play in, but is far enough removed to do his own thing and have his own story, with cameos and occasional teamups as needed. An origin story would actually work well in this case, if we started from when he first becomes Nightwing after falling out with Batman when he outgrows being his sidekick as Robin. Plus he's relatively well known, and has a similar enough skillset to Batman to be entertaining, but he actually has fun while doing it, and is much more of a people person.
I'm even further behind in Revolution, planning on catching up, but is it worth watching yet? Also, unrelated, did you ever end up watching The Newsroom? I highly enjoyed it.
You are not missing out if you skip Revolution unless it gets better. The finale was pretty good, though. (heard some part was spoiled through NBC promos)
DeleteYeah, we saw the Revolution finale. It was okay.
DeleteLeeard watches The Newsroom and thinks it's was alright, but she recommended that I just watch The West Wing if I wanted to watch a Sorkin TV show, because that was his best creation. Everyone says that all the Newsroom characters are sad knock-offs of his WW characters. So I started watching tWW and I enjoy it. I just finished season two.
I've heard the West Wing is good, but not having watched it is probably the reason I enjoyed the Newsroom, with nothing better to compare it to.
DeleteThen it's probably good you watch Newsroom first, so you can enjoy them both in time, haha.
DeleteI've just caught up on the last five episodes of Arrow, and I can fully see why you're dropping it. It's poorly paced, with some shadowy stuff going on in the background but no real stakes, has bland characters with uninteresting interactions, and the dialogue is ridiculous (from episode 8: "Maybe I thought the universe owed me one," says the billionaire son of a billionaire to an Afghanistan veteran). Even so there are parts I enjoy, such as the island flashbacks, and even the action sequence from the latest ep, but it seems that for every better part there's something awful to balance it out (any use of technology from the same ep).
ReplyDeleteThe frustrating part is that it could easily be a better show without too much extra effort. Tightening up the script and cutting out the fluff and repetition would go a long way. I can see this show improving next season, just there's no reason to keep watching now.
I may have just been a bit harsh, the show could be very similar to what it now is, but if they'd given me a reason to be engaged, something to look forward to each week I would likely overlook any and all of the above faults when they occurred. However without that I just find myself being pulled out each time anything ridiculous/stupid/overwhelmingly unlikely occurs.
DeleteAgree with every word. You put it perfectly. It's a disappointment. Someone, somewhere will likely let us know if it improves.
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