The Flash The Flash (1990) Appreciation Thread

[Rocketman]

I feel like this thread is appropriate... Close if need be?
I just got done watching the pilot - maybe the first time I've seen it in over five years, and man, it holds up pretty nicely. Yeah, the SFX is kind of nutty, but it's an extremely entertaining origin story.

Any love for the original show?

 

[SpideyFan866]

I loved this series so much as a kid.

This, and 'Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'.

 

[Paradox1]

I've never seen Louis & Clark but the flash I was a fan of.

 

[gugumugats]

Flash versus Heisenberg

 

[DarkSovereignty]

I've been watching the DVDs of this for about a week now. I've had them for years but never got around to watching the whole show and the recent pics of gustin in costume made me want to give it a try. It's so cheesy and hokey, it's enjoyable most of the time. Gets to be a bit much sometimes lol especially with the music.

 

[cryptic name]

I really like this show. It's very of it's time, but also really ambitious for television. Still pretty impressed by the suit, too.

 

[Human Torch]

Greatest SH series,bar none.

 

[Paradox1]

Nothing can be considered great or one of the best on tv without endurance, and consistency. One season doesn't count for anything a lot of good shows were cancelled after one year hell even two years. One year gets you honorable mention if it's spectacular. Shows can be good to terrible from one season to the next. Which can greatly shift your opinion on whether something is one of the best ever to just okay. Take for example Dexter,Heroes, and Smallville most of them had seasons that were great but over the long haul they proved not to have the consistency to sustain that greatness. Which will forever change how we view the entire series. If someone wants to say Flash had one of the greatest seasons of a comic book tv, you have leg to stand on.

 

[Human Torch]

I get your point,but I'll still put Flash's season against the first or,hell-the BEST season of of any other SH series.

 

[Paradox1]

I will say that is was good for its time but tv has changed since then and my taste with it. I have the whole set on DVD and I still watch it for nostalgia purposes only.

 

[Human Torch]

I don't think quality changes,but agree to disagree.*shrug*

 

[C. Lee]

Nothing can be considered great or one of the best on tv without endurance, and consistency. One season doesn't count for anything a lot of good shows were cancelled after one year hell even two years. One year gets you honorable mention if it's spectacular. Shows can be good to terrible from one season to the next. Which can greatly shift your opinion on whether something is one of the best ever to just okay. Take for example Dexter,Heroes, and Smallville most of them had seasons that were great but over the long haul they proved not to have the consistency to sustain that greatness. Which will forever change how we view the entire series. If someone wants to say Flash had one of the greatest seasons of a comic book tv, you have leg to stand on.

I can't agree. To me....length doesn't make something great, and it doesn't make it not great. It should be judged by what was produced. Saying a show can't be considered great, just because it didn't run as long as you think it should have, does a disservice to everyone involved.

 

[Paradox1]

I can't agree. To me....length doesn't make something great, and it doesn't make it not great. It should be judged by what was produced. Saying a show can't be considered great, just because it didn't run as long as you think it should have, does a disservice to everyone involved.

Maybe I misstyped or you misunderstood but to be considered one of the best of anything you need to be able to endure. Endurance is a quality you will find in something considered one of the best. You can't be one of the greatest directors if you've only done one great film. There are a lot of one hit wonders in music but none of them are considered one of the best. One of the reasons Muhammad Ali is considered the greatest boxer all time is his three championships, as well as his epic series against joe Frazier. I could go on and on with such examples but I'm sure you get my point. Being one of the greatest is not really subjective as a single piece of art.

 

[Rocketman]

I personally think, as of 2014, this is the second best live-action superhero show ever, right under Arrow. I'd probably rank Lois & Clark as #3... Not sure where I would put Smallville, Agents of SHIELD, Wonder Woman, or Batman (Adam West). That might even be the order as I typed it.

So, I'm thinking about using this thread to individually review each episode as I watch them. Would anyone be interested in that?

 

[Paradox1]

My list
1. Incredible Hulk
2. Batman
3. Smallville
4. Heroes
5. Superboy

I'm holding off on Arrow for a little while longer. But it if stays at it's current consistency it will be number one.

 

[C. Lee]

Maybe I misstyped or you misunderstood but to be considered one of the best of anything you need to be able to endure. Endurance is a quality you will find in something considered one of the best. You can't be one of the greatest directors if you've only done one great film. There are a lot of one hit wonders in music but none of them are considered one of the best. One of the reasons Muhammad Ali is considered the greatest boxer all time is his three championships, as well as his epic series against joe Frazier. I could go on and on with such examples but I'm sure you get my point. Being one of the greatest is not really subjective as a single piece of art.

I don't think I misunderstood....I just don't agree. I believe you are comparing apples to oranges. There are a bunch of series that lasted only one season or even less that I can consider great because of what they did produce and will watch them over and over (example, just today I watched most of the series FIREFLY for the umpteenth time)....where I also feel there are many series that ran for multiple years that I will watch once and never go out of my way to see again. I don't feel you can compare a short run of a TV series to a sports personality.

 

[Rocketman]

I'm holding off on Arrow for a little while longer. But it if stays at it's current consistency it will be number one.

Fair enough. I thought the first season was possibly one of the best pieces of superhero media ever (film, television, comics, anything), and I think Season 2 has blown Season 1 out of the water... so I don't know how high I'm truly willing to praise it, but damn, now that The Dark Knight Trilogy is over, this might be the best live-action interpretation of a superhero still occurring (above ANYTHING Marvel has done in film, or Man of Steel, or really anything else out there right now). I'm being dead serious. I don't have a single issue with the show (which I find eerie in and of itself).

 

[Rocketman]

I don't think I misunderstood....I just don't agree. I believe you are comparing apples to oranges. There are a bunch of series that lasted only one season or even less that I can consider great because of what they did produce and will watch them over and over (example, just today I watched most of the series FIREFLY for the umpteenth time)....where I also feel there are many series that ran for multiple years that I will watch once and never go out of my way to see again. I don't feel you can compare a short run of a TV series to a sports personality.

Have you seen Birds of Prey? I actually dig it, and find it underrated. I believe it lasted like 11 or 12 episodes.

 

[C. Lee]

Have you seen Birds of Prey? I actually dig it, and find it underrated. I believe it lasted like 11 or 12 episodes.

Yep, I collect as much comic related DVDs as I can. It's been around 10 years since I watched it, but it was a fun show from what I remember. I'm going to re-watch the FLASH series soon (last watched it around 6 years ago), might as well plan on re-watching BIRDS OF PREY soon too.

 

[Paradox1]

I don't think I misunderstood....I just don't agree. I believe you are comparing apples to oranges. There are a bunch of series that lasted only one season or even less that I can consider great because of what they did produce and will watch them over and over (example, just today I watched most of the series FIREFLY for the umpteenth time)....where I also feel there are many series that ran for multiple years that I will watch once and never go out of my way to see again. I don't feel you can compare a short run of a TV series to a sports personality.

We can agree to disagree shows like firefly and the flash are like one hit wonders of music.

Fair enough. I thought the first season was possibly one of the best pieces of superhero media ever (film, television, comics, anything), and I think Season 2 has blown Season 1 out of the water... so I don't know how high I'm truly willing to praise it, but damn, now that The Dark Knight Trilogy is over, this might be the best live-action interpretation of a superhero still occurring (above ANYTHING Marvel has done in film, or Man of Steel, or really anything else out there right now). I'm being dead serious. I don't have a single issue with the show (which I find eerie in and of itself).

I don't disagree on all counts I think Arrow is that good in this genre. I think the universe they created is very close the DCAU of Bruce Timm. That is why I have such high hopes for Flash to continue that momentum.

 

[Rocketman]

I don't disagree on all counts I think Arrow is that good in this genre. I think the universe they created is very close the DCAU of Bruce Timm. That is why I have such high hopes for Flash to continue that momentum.

That's a good point.

Arrow = Batman: The Animated Series
The Flash = Superman: The Animated Series

You know, it really wouldn't be hard for The CW to create a third show that is "Justice League-lite"... maybe even something like Justice Society. Let Arrow and Flash have their own shows, and then create a third show with a team consisting of: Huntress, Black Canary, Red Arrow, Nightwing, and anyone else.

 

[metaphysician]

Ugh, no. No Huntress. The Huntress they have is an outright hardcore villain. If they wanted to use her as a hero, they should have thought of that before having her randomly massacre FBI agents.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I watched a couple of episodes from this show (together with Lois & Clark) when I was little. I particually remember the episode with the Trickster vividly. Thought that the special effects displaying his powers was decent considering the technology they had back then and on a TV budget. I'm quite curious to check out the full season later down the line, at least for some Flash fix until the new show starts.

 

[KevanG]

I loved this show. I used to watch it every now and then with my last roommate. They usually had decent effects or a decent story in an episode, usually not both. Good series though and the effects were decent. They should take some cues from this to build up the new show.

 

[LongbowHunter]

As a kid I didn't even know it was a series. My dad recorded the pilot on VHS and I just loved it so much! I thought it was the Flash-movie!