Gotham:
The Complete Third Season
(2016 - 2017/DC Comics/Warner Blu-ray Set)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B+ Extras: B Episodes: B
DC's
best new live action television series, Gotham, reaches new
heights in the action packed Third Season that brings some
classic Batman characters to the fold, including some that have only
been seen on the pages of comic books versus live action. While some
aspects of the story changes origins drastically from the comics and
some liberties are taken, Gotham remains more mature than
Arrow and not as campy as The Flash, Supergirl,
or Legends of Tomorrow. The season is divided into two parts
entitled Mad City and Heroes Rise.
Gotham:
The Complete Third Season features an all-star cast lead by Ben
McKenzie (Southland, The O.C.), Donal Logue (Sons of
Anarchy, Vikings), David Mazouz (Touch), Morena
Baccarin (Homeland, the V remake), Sean Pertwee
(Elementary), Robin Lord Taylor (The Walking Dead),
Erin Richards (Being Human, The Quite Ones), Camren
Bicondova, Cory Michael Smith (Carol), Jessica Lucas
(Cloverfield), Chris Chalk (Rent), Drew Powell (The
Mentalist), Maggie Geha (All My Children), Benedict Samuel
(The Walking Dead) and Michael Chiklis (The Shield).
Based on the characters from DC's long history and produced by Warner
Bros. Television, Gotham was developed by Bruno Heller (The
Mentalist, Rome), who executive produces with Danny Cannon
(Nikita, CSI), John Stephens (Gilmore Girls,
Gossip Girl) and Ken Woodruff (The Mentalist, Shark).
Some
directors for the show this season include Danny Cannon, T.J. Scott,
Eagle Egilsson, Olatunde Osunsanmi, Rob Bailey, and John Behring.
Now
a bounty hunter and no longer on the Gotham City Police Force, Jim
Gordon (McKenzie) has his own agenda as he faces off with some of the
city's most colorful supervillians including The Penguin, Edward
Nygma/The Riddler, a (sort of) Joker, Mr. Freeze, and more are joined
by the future Poison Ivy, now transformed into a young woman who's
harnessed the full power of her charms, and Jervis Tetch aka Mad
Hatter, a. talented hypnotist (and an interesting spin on the
character mythos) who isn't all quite there upstairs. Also in the
fold is a young Bruce Wayne (joined by Alfred and occasionally a
young Catwoman crosses his path), who faces off against a clone of
himself as well as the underground criminal organization known as the
Court of Owls (who find themselves in live action form for the first
time).
22
Episodes span four discs for Season 3, which include Better to
Reign in Hell, Burn the Witch, Look into my Eyes, New Day Rising,
Anything for You, Follow the White Rabbit, Red Queen, Blood Rush, The
Executioner, Time Bomb, Beware the Green-Eyed Monster, Ghosts, Smile
Like You Mean It, The Gentle Art of Making Enemies, How the Riddler
Got His Name, These Delicate and Dark Obsessions, The Primal Riddle,
Light the Wick, All Will Be Judged, Pretty Hate Machine, Destiny
Calling, and the finale Heavydirtysoul.
Presented
in 1080p high definition with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and
a nice sounding DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit) lossless
track, the improvement over the original network broadcast is
noticeable right away. Skin textures are more pronounced and the
sound mix is much more impressive. This show is heavy on special
effects and has better production value than most shows of its kind
and it really shows on Blu-ray disc. Hopefully one day we will get a
4K release as television seems to finally be getting released on the
new format with the upcoming HBO release of Westworld this
fall.
A
digital UV copy is also included.
Special
Features...
Gotham:
2016 Comic-Con Panel
Madness
Rising: the New Villains of Gotham
The
Dark Within the Dark: The Court of Owls
Ben
McKenzie Directorial Debut
Deleted
Scenes
Gotham
is a fun show for fans of the Dark Knight that doesn't mind stirring
the pot on some of the DC universe canon and telling an interesting
story with old and new characters. I'm looking forward to seeing how
much endurance the show has, as it would be interesting to follow it
until Bruce Wayne is a man.
-
James Lockhart
https://www.facebook.com/jamesharlandlockhartv/