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Critic Consensus: High production values, a talented cast, and an appealingly stylized approach to the Batman mythos help Gotham overcome its occasionally familiar themes.
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Cast
as James Gordon
as Harvey Bullock
as Bruce Wayne
as Capt. Sarah Essen, Sarah Essen
as Alfred Pennyworth
as Oswald Cobblepot, Penguin
as Barbara Kean
as Selina Kyle
as Fish Mooney
as Edward Nigma, Edward Nygma
as Frankie Carbone
as Renee Montoya
as Crispus Allen
as Carmine Falcone
as Gertrud Kapelput, Gertrude Kapelput
as Butch Gilzean
as Liza
as Dr. Leslie Thompkins
as Maroni
as Gladwell
as Mayor Aubrey James
as Liza
as Harvey Dent
as Commissioner Loeb
as Victor Zsaszs
as Kristin Kringle
as Macky
as Kelly
as Jason Lennon
as Dr. Thomas Wayne
as Reggie
as Dr. Francis Dulmacher
as Jack Gruber
as Det. Arnold Flass
as Connor
as Mrs. Kean
as Tommy Bones
as Mr. Kean
as Office Manager
as Tom Dougherty
as Lidia Bicchieri
as Sid Bunderslaw
as Davis Lamond
as Selina
as Doug
as Stan Potolsky
as Detective Dix
as Lt. Bill Cranston
as Capt. Nathaniel Barnes
as Bible Woman
as Lacey White
as Molly Mathis
as Mario Pepper
as Patti
as Busker
as Mace
as Dorothy Duncan
as Judith Barthel
as Arnold Danzer
as Councilman Kenkins
as Charmagne
as Dr. Leslie
as Charlie Griggs
as Destro
as Xi Lu
as Isa
as Ian Hargrove
as Dr. Marks
as Gerry Lang
as Doctor
as Gerrick
as John Hargrove
as Manager's Secretary
as Danzig
as The Goat/Raymond Earl
as Derek Delaware
as Ringmaster
as Jude
as John Grayson
as John Grayson
as Grace Fairchild
as Minks
as Chaing
as Aaron Helzinger
as Mary Lloyd
as Frankie Carbone
as The Catcher
as Marge
as Det. Ben Mueller
as Irwin
as Officer Len Moore
as Jerome
as Miriam Loeb
as Ganza
as Dr. Darren Cushman
as Jacob Skolimski
as Lucius Fox
as Sally
as Thomas Schmidt
as Lucy
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Critic Reviews for Gotham: Season 1
All Critics (91) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (80) | Rotten (11)
Fox should be commended for making a Big 4 broadcast network series seem big, special and distinctive.
This is solid, confidently made television, the kind of programming that has me interested in where it's going next thanks to high production values and an expertly assembled cast.
Here's where Gotham surprised me. Going by tonight's well-crafted pilot alone, there does appear to be a spark of original thought flickering beneath all those draggy origins.
Anyone who loves Batman, naturally, will be watching Gotham, and knowing the Batman world makes the show more fun. But it's also surprisingly accessible to viewers who just like a good action-packed cop drama with a dry sense of humor.
The strong cast could make this one fly.
Most viewers will be content to let young Bruce mature off-screen. Although it would seem foolish to make a Batman series in which he is a relatively minor character, Gotham starts off fine without him.
Audience Reviews for Gotham: Season 1
When you have a show that is set in the same universe as the great Batman mythos that we read about in the comic-books, you really need to get the scent of Gotham City and the criminality real, and this first season truly does. With heroes that really feel real and villains that truly are scary and threatening, the show managed to bring forth the soul that the city had in the comics. Where the show is at its strongest, is when it comes with the tie-ins to many of the villains from the comic-book and even the new ones like Fish Mooney, played brilliantly by Jada Pinkett Smith. Where the show lacks, however, is with the tie-ins to Bruce Wayne who wants to find his parent's killer. That is by far the worst parts of the show, but luckily, with brilliant writing and great characters, it always managed to get back on a good and well-formed track.
Super Reviewer
I just started watching this amazing TV show last week and I've already finished the whole season. The TV show episodes are always a mystery and always seem to keep my attention. My only complaint from a comic standpoint is that they completely mess with the original character thus creating a new but not necessarily a bad change. I thought the TV shows score should be in the 90% area.
Super Reviewer
We are now two episodes into the darkly somber prequel series Gotham, the city of Batman where he is simply Bruce Wayne, a child whose parents are murdered before his eyes. No, this is not a spoiler. Batman’s origins have been known since DC Comics first released a Batman issue in the 1940’s, and of course, who can forget the iconic Batman trilogy with Christian Bale from the past decade. That goes without saying, Michael Keaton, George Clooney, and Val Kilmer all have their Batman installments from the 90s. And yet, Gotham has an ambiance all its own—something to be grateful for in a sea of Batman cinema. This gothic-style television series, which premiered on FOX last Monday, has two highly promising episodes under its belt, and the web is only beginning. As a prequel series, Gotham begins by introducing us to a multitude of characters, many of which share an uncanny resemblance to young villains—such as a young girl with catlike reflexes and an affinity for pick-pocketing. Sound familiar? This girl also happens to witness the death of the Wayne parents from atop an outdoor stairwell, as Bruce Wayne watches both his parents mugged and shot to death as he screams in. It makes for one spectacular opening. The series follows Detective James Gordon, a man most Batman fans will be familiar with from the films and comics. This is, essentially, a crime drama series that happens to be a comic book adaptation. Gordon begins by investigating the gruesome murder of Bruce’s parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne. This leads him into a string of criminals, whereby we can begin to suspect as villains: Carmine Falcone, known as The Roman; Oswald Cobblepot, known as Penguin; Selina Kyle, the young girl with catlike skills mentioned earlier. We see glimpses of The Riddler and Poison Ivy as well, and the list is only beginning. Trouble is just beginning to brew in Gotham. One of the show’s best attributes is its dark, gritty atmosphere. It is the Gotham we all expect—dirty, grimy, and there’s crime and deceit on every corner. This is an entirely new Gotham than Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy or the 90s films. Fox has made Gotham gorgeously macabre and evil is always waiting silently. After two mind-numbing, genre-bending episodes, it is safe to say Gotham is going to continue being one of the most enticingly suspenseful shows this fall. It will undoubtedly be an experience watching a fan favorite superhero rise from his misery to the life of a vigilante—although, of course, that will take a while. For now, we have an explosively exciting new crime series with an exquisite ambiance and alluring new characters to keep up with on Fox every Friday night.
Super Reviewer
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