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Old 10-10-14 | 01:59 PM
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I'll debate you on the "still works". To me it will sound dumb in 2014 for a character to be named "Professor Zoom".
They work easily in comics, where that sort of four-color innocence is commonly accepted. Think about it: Magneto is a ridiculous freakin' name for a supervillain. Much dorkier than "Professor Zoom" or "Reverse Flash". But it works, because (a) he's a great character, and (b) the name sprung from that Marvel Silver Age where Jack and Stan and company were using naming conventions like that all the time.

Is Professor Zoom any worse than Green Goblin, Doctor Doom, The Silver Surfer (!), etc.
Old 10-10-14 | 10:01 PM
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What else would he have been called? Opposite Flash. Bizzaro Flash. Yellow Flash. The Yellow Streak.
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What else would he have been called? Opposite Flash. Bizzaro Flash. Yellow Flash. The Yellow Streak.
There is a Bizarro Flash. There's a whole world of Bizarros (called Bizarro World), and there is a Bizarro version of all the Justice League members.

Bizarros are the opposite of their Earth counterparts. So since Flash is the fastest man alive, Bizarro Flash is the slowest. He moves at a turtle-like pace. Batman is the world's greatest detective, so Batzarro is the worst detective.
Old 10-10-14 | 11:17 PM
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I guess I wasn't as obviously facetious as I thought.
Old 10-11-14 | 05:59 AM
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wouldn't reverse Flash be reeeaalllyyy sssslllooowwwww?
Old 10-11-14 | 06:54 AM
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Re: The Flash (CW) -- Spinoff of Arrow -- Coming this Fall

Exactly. Like Speedy Gonzales & Slowpoke Rodriguez.

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Anyway, I watched the pilot but am only a few episodes into season two of Arrow. There's no reason to wait to watch.
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wouldn't reverse Flash be reeeaalllyyy sssslllooowwwww?
No. Reverse Flash isn't the exact opposite of Flash. They're only opposite on the morality scale, like Luthor and Superman or Joker and Batman.

Besides which, Reverse Flash isn't actually his name. His name is Professor Zoom. Reverse Flash is more of a modern connotation, but not his actual name. Reverse Flash is usually used to refer to all the people who have been a Reverse Flash. (There have been several "Reverse Flashes" similar to how there have been several Robins.)

Bizzaro Flash is the one who is actually super-slow. Bizarros are the complete opposite of their Earth counterparts.


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Originally Posted by The Hollywood Reporter
'The Flash' Enlists 'Vampire Diaries' Alum as Key DC Comics Character (Exclusive)
9:00 AM PDT 10/27/2014 by Lesley Goldberg
The CW's The Flash is not waiting long to bring in a new love interest for The Fastest Man Alive.

The Vampire Diaries and Star-Crossed alum Malese Jow has been tapped to recur and play pivotal DC Comics character Linda Park, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

The character is described as a quick-witted reporter for the Central City Picture News. She befriends Iris (Candice Patton) while at work and helps her navigate the fast-paced world of journalism. When she meets Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) at a local bar, the two hit it off and become quick friends. The character will first appear in episode 112.

For Jow, the role brings her back into The CW fold after her regular role on last season's short-lived Star-Crossed and her fan favorite portrayal of Anna on The Vampire Diaries. Her credits include Unfabulous, The Troop and Big Time Rush. She's repped by Sweeney Entertainment and McKuin Frankel.

In DC's The Flash comics, Linda Park first appears in Issue No. 28 as Wally West's girlfriend and eventual wife. (Wally is the first Kid Flash and third Flash overall.) The character becomes the latest in a rapidly growing line of DC characters to appear on the freshman series. Jow joins Wentworth Miller's Captain Cold, Dominic Purcell's Heat Wave, Robbie Amell's Firestorm, Kelly Frye's Plastique, Clancy Brown's The General, Patrick Sabongui's Captain Sing and Robert Knepper's The Clock King, among others.
Old 10-27-14 | 02:23 PM
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The CW loves Jow, they've been casting her for just about every project.

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