tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post7374447823026312831..comments2024-02-29T14:12:01.955-05:00Comments on Flashback Universe Blog: The Flash Vs ArrowJim Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-75932965159669429482014-12-11T14:33:55.738-05:002014-12-11T14:33:55.738-05:00I just watched the team up.I enjoyed the inter-cha...I just watched the team up.I enjoyed the inter-character dynamics a lot. Though Arrow is really not my idea of Oliver Queen. He's more or less the Bruce Wayne of Earth CW (in Smallville he was kind of Bruce Stark.) <br /><br />They've sort of gone all-in on Green Arrow as the Batman you use when you can't have Batman. Especially when Ollie was with Roy I just kept thinking (why the hell is there not a Batman show like this?}<br /><br />I was a little bugged that The Flash story has a hero goes rouge because of mind woogie plot. It's a classic superhero thing and I totally respect that it's just never been one of my favorites.<br /><br />Partly because of scenes like the one with The Flash and Iris. She's seen crazy abilities that metahumans have but doesn't believe Barry when he explains the situation. <br /><br />Of course it doesn't help that in these kind of stories when the time comes for the hero to explain what happened writers always seem to have them doing it in the most half-assed way. <br /><br />"A metahuman messed with my head." No this is not the time to be flippant and casual.<br /><br />He could have easily said "A metahuman with the power to drive people insane with anger used his abilities on me just like he did to the people at the bank the other day.MattComixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015552734150732758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-23742814568495682942014-12-11T14:32:08.918-05:002014-12-11T14:32:08.918-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.MattComixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015552734150732758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-62393169477928493712014-12-10T15:06:20.555-05:002014-12-10T15:06:20.555-05:00Matt, I would have enjoyed that too. And as imperf...Matt, I would have enjoyed that too. And as imperfect as '70s Live Action Spider-Man was, I would probably buy it on DVD if I could. <br /><br />It's the Spider-Man collector in me. It never entirely goes away...Blair Marnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892236109124222098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-73114123372871535742014-12-10T07:06:45.205-05:002014-12-10T07:06:45.205-05:00"CBS didn’t even give fans an Amazing Spider-..."CBS didn’t even give fans an Amazing Spider-Man and Incredible Hulk crossover, and that should have been automatic!"<br /><br />Despite the flaws of the 70's live action Spidey I think Nicolas Hammond's Peter Parker with Bixby's Banner would have clicked well. Not to mention Peter having to deal with Jack McGee.<br />MattComixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14015552734150732758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-69380371776124870052014-12-08T16:20:57.498-05:002014-12-08T16:20:57.498-05:00Reno, as I understand it, there's going to be ...Reno, as I understand it, there's going to be a new Flash movie with someone other than Grant Gustin in the title role. That seems unnecessary to me, but it's WB's money to blow.<br /><br />Britt, you're right. I completely forgot about that Batman '66 and Green Hornet crossover. Still would have loved to see a CBS crossover, even with that less than Amazing Spider-Man.Blair Marnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892236109124222098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-74626375508947965452014-12-08T09:55:55.192-05:002014-12-08T09:55:55.192-05:00"I wasn’t around for the ‘70s, but the closes..."I wasn’t around for the ‘70s, but the closest TV equivalent I can think of would be if CBS had crossed over Wonder Woman and The Incredible Hulk when they were both on the network... ownership issues aside."<br /><br />What about the 1960s <b>Batman/Green Hornet</b> crossover?<br />It was the <i>first</i> inter-company team-up (DC/Gold Key), predating <b>Superman/Spider-Man</b> by a decade!Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-79340307756361556602014-12-08T02:45:49.847-05:002014-12-08T02:45:49.847-05:00I for one am glad that they've kept these two ...I for one am glad that they've kept these two series removed from the DC cinematic universe. You've said it yourself...The DC Cinematic Universe of Man of Steel was a very joyless world. I don't want Arrow and the Flash to be caught up in that.Renohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823784138400910666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-22198114121463782882014-12-07T18:04:05.361-05:002014-12-07T18:04:05.361-05:00That's part of the Iris problem. If I get anot...That's part of the Iris problem. If I get another chance to talk Flash on the site, I'll go into that in more detail.Blair Marnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892236109124222098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-3338314898731194362014-12-07T12:53:12.552-05:002014-12-07T12:53:12.552-05:00I've only watched the first half, but I really...I've only watched the first half, but I really enjoyed the Flash portion of the crossover! It really had the classic comic book vibe to it with the humor and action. I hope I enjoy the Arrow portion as much. <br /><br />I totally get what you mean by Iris being the Laurel Lance of the show. The big flaw in both of those romantic subplots is that we sort of already know the ending don't we? Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.com