Without trying to defend the pilot, the reason why Rip Hunter (Arthur "Don't Call Me Rory" Darvill) doesn't call on the senior members of the Justice League is addressed in the first episode, and it makes sense in context. Hunter's job is to protect the timeline, and the team he assembles is made up of individuals who, in his history, are not significant to the timeline. You pull a Superman or a Wonder Woman out of time and they die in battle? That could have massive repercussions. But Firestorm, Sara Lance/White Canary, the Atom, et al? Not so much.
And yes, the show plays a bit like Doctor Who, with Darvill tasked with uttering lines about how a character's death is a fixed point, etc., but that's ok because...comics. Much as I did with the Flash, I'm giving Legends a few episodes before I make any judgements, but one thing I've learned is that Greg Berlanti is very good at working within the constraints placed upon him (presumably) by Warner Brothers & DC, so I'm willing to give it some time. On Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 8:14:49 AM UTC-5, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > > > On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 6:15 PM, Doug Eastick <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I saw endless commercials for this on CTV during the NFL playoffs. >> Although I watched Wonder Woman when I was twelve, these superhero shows >> don't appeal to me. I guess I'm a 48 year old man , eh? >> >> When you think about it, the Lynda Carter Wonder Woman managed to do what > it did without borrowing any other major characters from the DC universe. > She battled Nazis or Commies or the mob. > > I'm fine with a good action-adventure series. In fact, I'm kind of in the > market for some good escapist TV which is why I tried this show out. > SuperGirl is -- at least to me -- too young in appearance if not in > reality. The actress who plays her looks 15, and 15-year-olds should not be > dressed like that (I assume I'd think differently if I was a 15-year-old > boy, but since I'm not, ew... ick... ugh). And, frankly, literally every > other superhero has been given a modern, 21st century wardrobe upgrade... > why must SuperGirl still be kicking it in a mini skirt and thigh-highs? > Isn't that the sort of thing female fans of the genre usually get worked up > about? > > Back to Legends, I found the premise flawed. It begins in the future with > Savage dominating if not murdering every human on Earth, causing a > time-traveler to go back to the present day to solicit help from... > Superman? No. Wonder Woman? No. Martian Manhunter? No. All the big-name > characters are licensed to other shows or films, so conveniently our Doctor > Who But Not Really Doctor Who doesn't want the strongest and most > invincible superheroes... no, no, no. He wants eight of the back-bench > characters. And ALL of the characters deliver identical sounding dialogue > that would make even Aaron Sorkin blush. They all have to be smart-asses; > they all have to make the same un-witty jokes and have the same made-for-TV > insecurities. > > This was a show that could have been done right, or even done as a > mini-series that ties in all the "major" characters currently existing in > the DC-TV universe. But no, we get the superhero equivalent of The Ropers. > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
