Flash question

[TheWatcher]

are the other flashes real in the smallvilleverse?

 

[gohei_]

They never mention anyone else but Bart, so I have no idea.

 

[ironman29758]

The only time they mentioned Barry, Jay or Wally was when Bart have various I.D cards he stolen and Clark checked the names. I think Bart is the smallville Flash but he has only been called Impulse.

 

[Webhead2006]

Yea from what we know their hasnt been any other flash's in the smallville world, the whole jay/barry/wally id thing was probably just a shout out to us fans. As for bart not being able to be called flash in justice episode-beyond was due to darn red tape issues with getting the rights from dc comics, so that is why they had to go by his impulse name instead. Its just like how we cant ever have bruce/bats or diana/wonder woman. Though i really think they should atleast let smallville guys use diana since they are likely not going to get any ww film really off the ground any time soon, they have been trying to for what the past 15 years i believe and where has it gotten them. Not much various directors in/out and same goes with scripts.

 

[Wally West]

Yea from what we know their hasnt been any other flash's in the smallville world, the whole jay/barry/wally id thing was probably just a shout out to us fans. As for bart not being able to be called flash in justice episode-beyond was due to darn red tape issues with getting the rights from dc comics, so that is why they had to go by his impulse name instead. Its just like how we cant ever have bruce/bats or diana/wonder woman. Though i really think they should atleast let smallville guys use diana since they are likely not going to get any ww film really off the ground any time soon, they have been trying to for what the past 15 years i believe and where has it gotten them. Not much various directors in/out and same goes with scripts.

Yeah Wb is simply silly when it comes to with-holding the rights to characters for various shows in some cases. The infamous Bat Emgargo that made Batman villians off limits to JLU is a prime example of thier foolishness.

What I don't understand is if they are frightened by confusing audiences or overexposing thier characters why is GA used regularly on smallville when there is a GA film in development...or even more perplexing if they really use this line of thinking is why was Smallville on the air when Superman Returns was released... Making WW off limits for this reason when she is locked away in limbo indefinately makes no sense. You'd think they would jump at the chance to give her character some exposure.

The only reason to keep her off the show that makes any sense is that maybe they feel her story is too big for smallville's budget, and they don't want to dilute her character to fit with-in the limitations of the show...

 

[Webhead2006]

well she is a very simple character powers wise which will work in the show's budget and they wouldnt need to have her on paradise island and just be in the man world and all that. I agree its so silly that ww cant be used when she isnt going to get a film any time soon due to the whole female/action films thing tends to not deliever well.

 

[TheWatcher]

thanks

 

[COMPO]

Yeah Wb is simply silly when it comes to with-holding the rights to characters for various shows in some cases. The infamous Bat Emgargo that made Batman villians off limits to JLU is a prime example of thier foolishness.

Yeah I missed Mark Hamill's joker, he would have been good on the last series with Lex's legion of doom. Even with Grodd. I would have loved him to have called Grodd Bubbles or Coco.

What I don't understand is if they are frightened by confusing audiences or overexposing thier characters why is GA used regularly on smallville when there is a GA film in development...or even more perplexing if they really use this line of thinking is why was Smallville on the air when Superman Returns was released... Making WW off limits for this reason when she is locked away in limbo indefinately makes no sense. You'd think they would jump at the chance to give her character some exposure.

I think its cos Smallville had a huge fanbase and tehy kind of changed things to mix with SR's stuff in the movie and I think once the movie starts to come out GA will disappear to Star City. And to be honest I'd imagine the more exposure from different shows would be good for the franchise, cos then people will get used to her, I mean when reading WW comics I can hear the JLU WW in my head.

well she is a very simple character powers wise which will work in the show's budget and they wouldnt need to have her on paradise island and just be in the man world and all that. I agree its so silly that ww cant be used when she isnt going to get a film any time soon due to the whole female/action films thing tends to not deliever well.

waht female/action film thing? :S

 

[Webhead2006]

well alot of studios are not going for female lead action films, since a good lot of female lead action films have faired to well in BO numbers.

 

[COMPO]

Lara Croft? Alien films? I mean with films DOA i can understand cos that went to heavy in the "Girl power" stuff whereas others just tell the story