The Official Flash Thread

[NotFadeAway]

Bryan Greenberg would make a good Wally West, IMO. I've already shared my idea for a movie storyline, with Barry starting out as the established Flash, Wally gaining powers, Barry dying, and Wally taking over.

 

[The Major]

While that is interesting and ht work, I strongly believe that it will work best with Barry already established with at least one film. Introducing the audience to one Flash will be hard enough let alone two or three of them, in the first film. I think new audiences will be confused with The Flash's identity with so many of them being crammed into one movie. Plus you have Wally's hokey origin to deal with. I know Waid tried to make sense of it back in the day, but it still comes off as a lame rip-off of Barry's (no offense to Wally) and would never work on screen. Besides, it would be unwise to capitalize on Barry's CSI job when "CSI" and related jobs are such a hot topic - there isn't any other superhero who has that job. Just saying.

Wally might fit a tv series better. It could take place after Barry's movies. Like with BOP's tv show the pilot could set up Barry's death. WB definitely has the technology to make this succeed as long as they get the correct talent attached to it in front and behind the camera.

 

[The Major]

3) CSI jobs are not hot right now. Maybe a few years ago, but now the actual show is like Law and Order, its on but no ones married to the show anymore, and forensics in general has become a bit of a joke in some shows when cops and criminals make reference to how they have "fancy do-dads" that can find the littlest DNA. For isntance the line in Crash when the guy wouldnt buy the van and he says something along those lines. And every cop spoof has to say "send it to the lab." It was hot like 6-7 years ago.

CSI may not be at its peak but the franchise is far from dead. It has two successful spin-offs and the original show is still chugging along after 9 years on the air with no end in sight.

I agree with Kevin that Barry's CSI job would be a benefit not a disadvantage.

 

[Webhead2006]

yea with csi type shows still very hot it would be a great angle to keep and have barry doing.

 

[Lane & Kent]

yea with csi type shows still very hot it would be a great angle to keep and have barry doing.

Agreed.

P.S Scott Porter for Barry Allen / The Flash

 

[cerealkiller182]

CSI may not be at its peak but the franchise is far from dead. It has two successful spin-offs and the original show is still chugging along after 9 years on the air with no end in sight.

I agree with Kevin that Barry's CSI job would be a benefit not a disadvantage.

Its consistent but not hot. Thats how procedural shows work. How much of the original cast is even on CSI anymore. Hot would mean its at its peak. And I dont think it would be a disadvantage, but I dont think its bringing anything to the table not like it would have a few years ago. At this point its just valid, nothing more nothing less.

 

[Octoberist]

cbs sucks over all.

 

[solidsnake86]

CSI still is popular, its still on the air and has good ratings if I'm not mistaken. I'm sure they've realized this and intend to use it.

Why do you think they're going through all the trouble of bringing barry back in the comics. I think it has a lot to do with the film. I would be shocked if they didn't use barry at this point. If they do use wally i could see them combining the characters and leaving out the complicated history.

 

[Changeling]

Flash (Barry): Scott Porter
Iris: Rachel McAdams
Zoom: Bradley Cooper
Wally West: Jordan Fry
Captain Cold: Robert Patrick
Mirror Master: Mike Vogel

 

[cerealkiller182]

CSI still is popular, its still on the air and has good ratings if I'm not mistaken. I'm sure they've realized this and intend to use it.

Why does it seem that people are taking my words and treating them like I am saying "CSI sucks?" It is a procedural show. They tend to have consistent ratings, but CSI is not the hot new show everyone keeps making it out to be. Its still strong, but certainly not the attention getter it once was when it started.

Why do you think they're going through all the trouble of bringing barry back in the comics. I think it has a lot to do with the film. I would be shocked if they didn't use barry at this point. If they do use wally i could see them combining the characters and leaving out the complicated history.

Cause Geoff Johns prefers him and he has up to this point delivered on most of his stuff that DC is at the point where they'll probably let him do whatever he wants.

 

[I Am The Knight]

CSI still is popular, its still on the air and has good ratings if I'm not mistaken. I'm sure they've realized this and intend to use it.

Why do you think they're going through all the trouble of bringing barry back in the comics. I think it has a lot to do with the film. I would be shocked if they didn't use barry at this point. If they do use wally i could see them combining the characters and leaving out the complicated history.

I really don't think it's like that, at all. They could've easily used Wally in the film. I believe it has more to do with DC wanting to go back to more traditional, Silver Age-ish times.

Anyway, the ill-fated Justice League: Mortal was supposed to feature both Barry and Wally, with Barry dying and Wally stepping up to the plate as the new Flash.

 

[solidsnake86]

Had they done the justice league movie I think they could have used wally for the solo series. I know we may think using wally might be a no-brainer and that its easy to use him but its really not. I mean, how would you explain barry being killed and by who? Do you do an origin story for wally or already established one?

Thats just the tip of the ice berg and its something that I'm sure a lot of writers given the choice wouldnt want to bother with. So the "its easier to use barry" isnt really an excuse so much as its the truth.

 

[The Major]

Solid:

They could get any Flash villain to kill Barry in a movie. The Rogues are full of great potential assassins for the job.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Cause Geoff Johns prefers him and he has up to this point delivered on most of his stuff that DC is at the point where they'll probably let him do whatever he wants.

Actually it was Dan DiDio's agenda to bring back Hal Jordan and Barry Allen.

Kinda odd considering that under his tenure they're replacing Bruce Wayne, possibly replacing Diana, and replaced Orin.

 

[Changeling]

Barry Allen WILL be the Flash in a Flash movie.

 

[GoblinWhirlwind]

Rather than squeezing and changing things around.. why not just do it the way it should be done with Barry in the first movie?

If Fantastic Four can get sequels, and Sam Raimi is being allowed to continue the Spidey storyline, surely Flash will get a trilogy.

 

[Lobo]

My choice for The Flash (either one)

 

[Lane & Kent]

Who is that Lobo?

 

[Lobo]

Scott Porter

 

[NotFadeAway]

Wally West is a better character with better storylines and development than "Bland Barry Allen".

 

[Franklin Richards]

So now Barry is bland? Wow. I thought Hal Jordan was the bland one and Barry was a badass who sacrificed himself to save the Multiverse?


I guess it depends on who's dead at the time.



:gl: :gl: :gl:

 

[NotFadeAway]

So now Barry is bland? Wow. I thought Hal Jordan was the bland one and Barry was a badass who sacrificed himself to save the Multiverse?


I guess it depends on who's dead at the time.



:gl: :gl: :gl:

Ohhh Hal Jordan is a way better character than Barry Allen. Barry sacrificed himself both to save the multiverse and to save comic book lovers from any more of his boring stories.

Look, I'm in favor of having Barry Allen in the movie, as The Flash ti start the film, but the movie needs to be about Wally becoming The Flash.

 

[Lane & Kent]

Scott Porter

For some ression that didn't look like Scott for a second there.

 

[Lane & Kent]

Will someone please make a manip of Scott Porter as The Flash?

 

[Changeling]

My choice for The Flash (either one)

Neil Patrick Harris would rock too !