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Can Thanos Come Snap Comics TV Shows?: Titans Disappoints

by | in Reviews | Sat, 27 October 2018

When Arrow first premiered on the CW, I was excited because the weekly format seemed the perfect fit for telling comic stories. As more shows got rolled out, I was even more excited. The Flash,… [more]

Berlanti Drops the Ball on CW-DC Universe

by | in Editorials | Mon, 17 October 2016

I have reviewed CW’s DC superhero shows since Arrow first appeared. Despite its rocky first half season, I had high hopes that it would find its footing in the second half of its freshman year… [more]

Why CBS Would be Right to Cancel Supergirl: A Ratings and Narrative Analysis

by | in Editorials | Thu, 31 March 2016

Before diving into this very long article I feel that I should lay my cards on the table. I enjoy watching Supergirl. I enjoy watching most television shows based on comic books. I also have a… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 23 Review

by | in Reviews | Wed, 27 May 2015

In the penultimate installment of its first season The Flash suddenly seemed to skip ahead of the script. In an episode that wasn’t initially focused on a direct conflict between Barry Allen and Eobard Thawne,… [more]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: News and First Look

by | in News | Tue, 19 May 2015

The Arrow and The Flash spin-off Legends of Tomorrow is set to debut during the CW’s 2015-2016 season (most likely in early 2015). The show will star Doctor Who‘s Arthur Darvill as Rip Hunter, multiple Emmy… [more]

Supergirl Set for Monday Nights on CBS: Images, Cast, and Trailer Released

by | in News | Mon, 18 May 2015

It’s set: Supergirl will debut on CBS this November with Glee star Melissa Benoist playing the girl with superhuman powers. Per Vcpost.com, Owain Yeoman has been cast to play Vartox, Supergirl’s mortal enemy; Mehcad Brooks… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 22 Review

by | in Reviews | Fri, 15 May 2015

“Rogue Air” is a near perfect penultimate episode of a season. It manages to reinforce the central themes and purpose of The Flash while simultaneously building off of all the material and characters the season… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 21 Review

by | in Reviews | Sat, 9 May 2015

Iris finally knows that Barry is The Flash. It’s a plot development that’s been a long time coming, particularly because it actually happened once already before getting wiped out by Barry’s jump through time, and… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 20 Review

by | in Reviews | Sun, 3 May 2015

A good villain is one of the most important parts of just about any superhero story. Antagonists and conflict are essential to just about all sorts of drama, but when it comes to superheroics there’s… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 19 Review

by | in Reviews | Mon, 27 April 2015

Characters crossing over between shows is getting to be something of a pattern with both The Flash and Arrow. “Who is Harrison Wells?” marks the third straight episode that has featured at least one cast… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 18 Review

by | in Reviews | Fri, 17 April 2015

Some spinoffs attempt to distance themselves from their parent shows as quickly as possible or only start airing after the parent show has concluded, naturally separating themselves from the show that helped create them. The… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 17 Review

by | in Reviews | Thu, 9 April 2015

One of the most surprisingly canny aspects of The Flash is how it’s not the first television series to bear that name. It was a mildly unexpected decision to cast John Wesley Shipp, the actor… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 16 Review

by | in Reviews | Wed, 8 April 2015

It turns out that “Rogue Time” isn’t quite the episode I expected at the close of “Out of Time” last week. Barry’s jaunt back in time seemed like the perfect way to undo some of… [more]

Identity Crisis: How Iconism Hurts DC’s Characters

by | in Editorials | Sat, 28 March 2015

Most of everyone knows, especially through the hit TV show, that Barry Allen is the Flash. And he is. But he isn’t the Flash. For an entire generation, Wally West was the Flash. After 1986’s… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 15 Review

by | in Reviews | Sat, 21 March 2015

Two-part episodes are always a bit of a challenge. One of the bigger obstacles that comes with episodic television arises from the need to tell compelling stories that resolve themselves within a single hour. As… [more]

Superhero Fever Strikes India: Maharakshak Aryan on Zee TV

by | in Articles | Tue, 10 March 2015

You can hardly swing an unconscious henchman without hitting a superhero in American popular culture these days. Solo and in teams, superheroes dominate our comics and movies; they’re making rapid inroads on television too, on… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 14 Review

by | in Reviews | Sun, 22 February 2015

If there’s one thing you can say for The Flash, it’s not scared to swing big. The first season is just past the halfway mark and the series is already delving into time travel, nuclear… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 13 Review

by | in Reviews | Sat, 14 February 2015

The mark of a successful long running television show is the way it can reinvigorate an old formula. TV is a medium that thrives on repetition, particularly in the American network model of broadcast. When… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 12 Review

by | in Reviews | Tue, 10 February 2015

“Crazy for You” is a very good episode of The Flash. It’s fleet, lots of fun, and totally in control of all of its component parts. This episode veers from light camp, to somber emotional… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 11 Review

by | in Reviews | Wed, 4 February 2015

There’s something about “The Sound and the Fury” that just doesn’t work. Perhaps it’s that the villain never really sparks, or maybe it’s that the episode does plenty of teasing in regards to Dr. Wells’… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 10 Review

by | in Reviews | Tue, 27 January 2015

“Revenge of the Rogues” clearly demonstrates how The Flash has mastered its tone, which may sound like faint praise, but is a true compliment considering just how young this series is. Less than halfway through… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 9 Review

by | in Reviews | Sat, 13 December 2014

“The Man in the Yellow Suit” is a pretty big relief, if only because so much of the episode seems concerned with progress, taking many of the plots that The Flash has put into play… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 8 Review

by | in Reviews | Sat, 6 December 2014

One of the exciting things about bringing two superheroes together is seeing how they interact with one another. Most of the big, marquee heroes have their own distinct outlook on the world; Superman is optimistic,… [more]

Arrow Season 3 Episode 8 Review

by | in Reviews | Sat, 6 December 2014

One of the things that the creative teams of Arrow and The Flash truly excel at is understanding the inherent appeal of superhero stories. The writers on the shows just get why so many people… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 7 Review

by | in Reviews | Wed, 3 December 2014

“Power Outage” is an ambitious episode of television; it’s filled with ideas, themes, and plots. All of which is nice to see, both in that it demonstrates the heights that the creative team is reaching… [more]