The Flash The Flash General Discussion and Speculation Thread - Part 3

[Valken-1]

Dates and titles of the next chapters:
1x11 “The Sound and The Fury [air date Jan 27th]
1x12 “Crazy For You” [air date Feb 3rd]
1x13 “The Nuclear Man” [air date Feb 10th]

 

[Gee]

Dates and titles of the next chapters:
1x11 “The Sound and The Fury [air date Jan 27th]
1x12 “Crazy For You” [air date Feb 3rd]
1x13 “The Nuclear Man” [air date Feb 10th]

 

[JeetKuneDo]

I'm going to stick with this show cause I love the character.

But boy...the similarities with Smallville are killing me. Freak of the week due to the meteor rocks...I mean explosion. The doomed love affair..."I love you but we can never be together"...ugh.

I know I'll stick with it because I watched every episode of Smallville too. Maybe I'm part of the problem. Smallville stayed on the air for 10 seasons and I guess someone at WB thinks they should copy that formula?

edit: Green Arrow and Flash "tie" in a fight? Really? Jesus.... Writer induced stupidity is a necessary evil with a character with super speed....I get that. No character with super speed can actually ever be defeated...but that really made my eyes roll.

 

[The Shape]

I'm going to stick with this show cause I love the character.

But boy...the similarities with Smallville are killing me. Freak of the week due to the meteor rocks...I mean explosion. The doomed love affair..."I love you but we can never be together"...ugh.

I know I'll stick with it because I watched every episode of Smallville too. Maybe I'm part of the problem. Smallville stayed on the air for 10 seasons and I guess someone at WB thinks they should copy that formula?

edit: Green Arrow and Flash "tie" in a fight? Really? Jesus.... Writer induced stupidity is a necessary evil with a character with super speed....I get that. No character with super speed can actually ever be defeated...but that really made my eyes roll.

 

[Travesty]

I can't wait to see Barry finally put on his suit for the first time. The 10th season can't get here quick enough.

 

[OriginalMiles]

Do you think they'll start calling him THE FLASH at some point?

 

[DrDoom]

And what season will Iris become a Karate Master in only 2 days?

 

[Hunter Rider]

 

[JeetKuneDo]

It's not like I'm a lone voice on this. The parallels with Smallville are there.

Of course, it’s also possible that longtime CW viewers are starting to lose some of their enthusiasm – especially considering how closely The Flash is following in Smallville‘s footsteps. Most episodes, The Flash is facing a new lightning (as opposed to meteor rock) freak of the week and the titular hero has already been branded with a nondescript “Red Streak” nickname – similar to Clark Kent’s original monicker “The Blur”. Even if The Flash is a better show than Smallville (as some have argued) is it a bit too familiar to keep CW viewers engaged? The comparison drew semi-heated debate on the latest Screen Rant Underground podcast but we’ll have plenty of time to see how ratings track in the coming months – since the network recently gave the series a full season order.

http://screenrant.com/agents-of-shield-season-2-ratings-flash-show/

And for more debate: http://screenrant.com/john-wick-movie-podcast-avengers/

I'm in either way...I watched Smallville to the bitter end. But I would rather not have it remembered in the same way Smallville is remembered. Not to mention the show may not survive ratings-wise if they follow the Smallville template. I actually like the Flash character even more than Superman.

 

[Sawyer]

Well if Screen Rant says it, it MUST be true.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Wait. Stories of the same genre in the same medium share similar themes?

 

[Anubis]

The hell you say.

 

[gugumugats]

Sound and the Fury sounds like the Pied Piper and Nuclear Man is Firestorm.

Who's gonna be in Crazy for You?

 

[Mad Love]

trickster?

 

[Brian Braddock]

Could well be. I hope so.

 

[BH/HHH]

Of coursr Flash's template is similar to Smallville in terms of the whole cause of these freaks related to the main character but the Flash doesn't have the restraints that Smallville did. They can go full out with the villains an costumes etc whereas Smallville had to keep Clark grounded.

 

[The Shape]

It's not like I'm a lone voice on this. The parallels with Smallville are there.


http://screenrant.com/agents-of-shield-season-2-ratings-flash-show/



I'm in either way...I watched Smallville to the bitter end. But I would rather not have it remembered in the same way Smallville is remembered. Not to mention the show may not survive ratings-wise if they follow the Smallville template. I actually like the Flash character even more than Superman.

That Screen Rant write-up was posted back in early November. Since then, he's become officially known as 'The Flash' on the show and has already faced his arch-nemesis. There are also several subplots and mysteries running throughout this season, which leaves plenty more story arcs to come, along with some freaks-of-the-week peppered in.

Also, maybe you missed the Flash/Arrow crossover event that was a full-fledged superhero extravaganza.

I don't think we have to worry that The Flash will be remembered as being the same as Smallville. This is season 1. It will only continue to grow and push the boundaries.

 

[RetroNaz]

The Flash being remembered as Smallville? You've got to be kidding me. What kind of rubbish is that.

This show is miles better than Smallville and is nothing like it at all. A "freak of the week" is reaching if looking for a comparison. Let's just apply this to every damn show that's on TV.

Doctor Who is awfully similar to the X-Files, a new freak of the week with a dude and a chick running around saying words. Time to blog about it.

 

[Gee]

It seems Liam McIntyre (Spartacus) has been cast as Weather Wizard.

There's a set photo on Punkd Images' instagram/Twitter (not posting because you know why).

 

[luis4u]

It seems Liam McIntyre (Spartacus) has been cast as Weather Wizard.

There's a set photo on Punkd Images' instagram/Twitter (not posting because you know why).

Spoiler

 

[JeetKuneDo]

The Flash being remembered as Smallville? You've got to be kidding me. What kind of rubbish is that.

This show is miles better than Smallville and is nothing like it at all. A "freak of the week" is reaching if looking for a comparison. Let's just apply this to every damn show that's on TV.

Doctor Who is awfully similar to the X-Files, a new freak of the week with a dude and a chick running around saying words. Time to blog about it.

Not sure how pointing out how many other shows do the same tired thing is a good defense of this show doing it too.

It's always an outdated idea. Why would I want the Flash show to copy that? We call that "formulaic".

Again...I'm watching. I would just like the show to last. Claims that it's working aren't going to make the ratings better if the audience sees it as formulaic.

 

[Travesty]

But I'm not sure what you would want the show to be about? It's a superhero show where he fights villains. I don't get it, what's the hang up here?

You've already told us a few times that you don't like that formula, but you haven't given us an idea of what you would want to see, or how it could be better without him fighting a villain every week. It kinda sounds like you read an article that you agreed with, but have no actual opinion on it, other than regurgitating what you read and agreed with.

 

[HighFivingMF]

But I'm not sure what you would want the show to be about? It's a superhero show where he fights villains. I don't get it, what's the hang up here?

Stay true to the source material but be absolutely unlike anything else ever created in history by any stretch of the imagination. Duh.

 

[HighFivingMF]

You've already told us a few times that you don't like that formula, but you haven't given us an idea of what you would want to see, or how it could be better without him fighting a villain every week. It kinda sounds like you read an article that you agreed with, but have no actual opinion on it, other than regurgitating what you read and agreed with.

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[Travesty]

Yeah, how do you like them apples...and stuff.