Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler (Now on HBO Max)
#26
DVD Talk Legend
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Epix is a $5 add on with Sling. So maybe a trailer will wow me.
#27
DVD Talk Godfather
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OK, so I'm the only person in this thread genuinely interested in this.
I'd also watch a Gotham City PD series.
I'd also watch a Gotham City PD series.
#28
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#30
DVD Talk Special Edition
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#31
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https://deadline.com/2018/10/pennywo...ix-1202481996/
British actor Jack Bannon cast as young Alfred.
https://deadline.com/2018/10/pennywo...ix-1202482014/
British actor Ben Aldridge cast as young Thomas Wayne
Production on the show to begin next week in London.
Makes sense now why Gotham was pushed back to 2019 and has a shorter episode order. Bruno Heller is now moving on to oversee this show.
British actor Jack Bannon cast as young Alfred.
https://deadline.com/2018/10/pennywo...ix-1202482014/
British actor Ben Aldridge cast as young Thomas Wayne
Production on the show to begin next week in London.
Makes sense now why Gotham was pushed back to 2019 and has a shorter episode order. Bruno Heller is now moving on to oversee this show.
#32
DVD Talk Special Edition
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Two more actors have been cast: Ryan Fletcher and Hainsley Llyod Bennett.
https://www.cbr.com/pennyworth-ryan-...lloyd-bennett/
https://www.cbr.com/pennyworth-ryan-...lloyd-bennett/
#35
DVD Talk Special Edition
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Paloma Faith has been cast as the villain for the series, Bet Sykes.
https://entertainment.ie/tv/tv-news/...illain-380069/
https://entertainment.ie/tv/tv-news/...illain-380069/
#37
DVD Talk Legend
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Alfred Pennyworth started his day like any other off-the-books MI-5 operative: in hot pursuit of a rogue agent throughout the unforgiving streets of New York. But after smashing his vehicle into that of a local comedian, and with British intelligence disavowing all knowledge of Pennyworth and his mission, he is forced by a zany judge to serve as the crash victim's butler...
#38
DVD Talk Legend
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That’s what I always expected this to be considering the character’s background in the comics. It’s still weird to do a series centered on him in my opinion. Like I said earlier if anything this would have made more sense as a flashback episode or episodes of Gotham if anything.
#39
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That’s what I always expected this to be considering the character’s background in the comics. It’s still weird to do a series centered on him in my opinion. Like I said earlier if anything this would have made more sense as a flashback episode or episodes of Gotham if anything.
In the same vein I'd rather have had them do a Superman show based on the Kents graphic novel rather than Krypton. But then westerns are dead so what do I know?
#40
DVD Talk Legend
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#41
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#42
Banned
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How many people are going to watch this? The show already has two strikes against it- It's about a topic nobody wanted and it's on EPIX.
#43
DVD Talk Legend
#44
Banned
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But it's not the origin. It's about Wayne/Batman secrets. The origin would be learning about Alfred's days in MI5.
#45
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#47
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Are we going to see Alfred fight a young Penguin? Who gives a shit.
Seriously. What can they do with this that hasn't been done with Gotham? If it has a serious tone they might as well have taken my idea and have it be about Alfred's days in MI5, but no, we had to do another Batman sans Batman show.
Seriously. What can they do with this that hasn't been done with Gotham? If it has a serious tone they might as well have taken my idea and have it be about Alfred's days in MI5, but no, we had to do another Batman sans Batman show.
#48
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I actually have EPIX right now because it's now a standalone service. Using it to catch up on a few of their shows and see their movies. So we'll see if I keep it long enough to see Pennyworth's premiere. Hopefully summer?
#49
Moderator
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This is a prequel to Gotham and takes place in London, no? So we shouldn't expect to see anybody from Batman's rogues gallery in this.
#50
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