DCs Legends of Tomorrow

[Earth 2 Chris]

They did namedrop Per Degaton.

I liked this episode a bit better, but there were a few *** plotholes. Why didn't Cold or Heatwave just freeze or melt the cage? Freeze the cage, and break the bars, or just slag them with fire? They went in to the house WITHOUT their weapons? I don't buy it. They have them in the fight at the end.

I do like the fact that they are really showing the consequences of monkeying with time. These guys are mostly a bunch of screw-ups, in one way or another, and that's what they should be for now. I'm glad they weren't instantly a well-oiled machine.

I don't care a lot for the Hawman actor, and I'm assuming we'll see more of him. Hawkgirl is fine by me. But yes, Garber, and to a lesser extent, Darvill are keeping this together. I'm kind of surprised Brandon Routh isn't coming forward more in this.

Chris

[Blue Meanie]

Better this team fought Per Degaton, an actual time meddling villain.

I'm all for that. Being a All Star Squadron and JSA fan I think that would be great.

Having said all that, I guess the appeal for me does lay in the time travel and the search for Easter Eggs and guest heroes. Hopefully now that the pilot is over, things will shake out and it'll settle into a groove.

Hopefully soon because if you get 5 episodes in and nothing has a direction you're going to lose me as a watcher of a tv series.

[palitoy]

I think we're spoiled. Ten years ago this show could have been half as good and we would have crapped ourselves.

I can't argue that point.

[EMCE Hammer]

I think we're spoiled. Ten years ago this show could have been half as good and we would have crapped ourselves. I don't care for the Hawkpeople either, but there's too much good here to ruin it for me.

[johnnystorm]

/\ This...

Although I do like Cold & Hot. And Canary in fighting action is sweet to watch. But Arthur Darville is way over acting, Jaxon is annoying, and Captain Cold couldn't clock Ray Palmer enough times per episode for my taste. The Hawks are just being overused too much as a big plotpoint to be interesting ( Already tired of them rerunning the Egypt footage in sepia..ok, we get it!).


Worst for me, I just think Vandal Savage is a poor villain. The actor who plays him has no charisma. His one line is "Shayara I love you." Meh. And how is killing him in 1975 going to fix the future? They already know he's around in 2016, plus if he is there to destroy Rip's time, then they should realize the Arrow & Flash didn't kill him last month. So why go back in time when you could still find him in 2016?
AND, he's like the third or fourth "immortal" villain to show up on the various series. Never understood DC's fascination with him. I'm a big JSA fan, but he always struck me as being a lame foe. So you can't die? You spend all your time skulking around behind the scenes manipulating other villians? Better this team fought Per Degaton, an actual time meddling villain.

Having said all that, I guess the appeal for me does lay in the time travel and the search for Easter Eggs and guest heroes. Hopefully now that the pilot is over, things will shake out and it'll settle into a groove.

[palitoy]

I'm still in the undecided camp, Victor Garber is kind of holding this together for me.

[wise guy]

I am a long time fan of classic Hawkman, and Hawkgirl, and I don't like these tv versions . The actors playing the Hawks don't work for me !
Capt Cold and Heatwave are good but they need another team.

[WannabeMego]

Like most, The Pilot had a hard time getting my attention. White Canary, Captain Cold, Heatwave, Firestorm, & Atom are good...

I kept thinking that they should get rid of the Hawk Characters all together and substitute Hawk & Dove...the 'Wings' bother me for some reason...I just don't buy it.

...and again like most, I'll give it a few more episodes to grow on me, I hope they turn it around.

[Hector]

So the entire Legends of Tomorrow gang, plus the future guy...and his ship...can't handle one single poor man's Boba Fett?

[Nostalgiabuff]

I was not overly impressed but I will give it time to find it's legs as well. I like Cpt Cold and his snarkiness but as a weekly character I do see it getting old

[emeraldknight47]

Just finished the first episode myself. It was actually pretty good for a "pilot" episode, but that's mostly because I think we're all pretty familiar with Rip's crew. The effects budget on this show must be a killer so unless it pulls in numbers at least close to ARROW and FLASH, I don't think it will last too long. Agreed, the bar fight scene was one of the show's highlights. I've gotten to the point where I actually like Cold's snarkiness and Heatwave's basic, brutal nature. I don't mean to sound like a broken record, but this show actually has a little bit of a GOTG vibe going on. Rip is basically Quill, White Canary is Gamora, Snart is sorta Rocket and Mick Rory is tantamount to Drax, only with a flamethrower/heat ray. The Atom is still primarily an IRON MAN clone (right down to his wrist gauntlets sounding just like Iron Man's repulsor blasts). If GOTG had included NOVA, I would see a definite parallel between Nova and Firestorm.

Yeah, they were guilty of cramming too much into 40 minutes, but at least the pilot is, in actuality, around an hour and twenty minutes if you combine parts one and two and take out all the commercials.

The time travel sequences definitely had a very WHOvian feel to them, which is to be expected one would suppose. Arthur Darvill makes for a fine time master (or ex-time master), but I kept thinking I was going to hear someone screw up and call him a Time Lord.

It was entertaining and lightweight, but at least it's not another dark and gritty trip into the DCverse. I'll stick with it for awhile and see how it progresses...

[monitor_ep]

Jonah Hex is being filmed now:

Episode 11: The Magnificent Eight

A true legend of the Old West, a morally ambiguous gunslinger with a penchant for danger. Surprisingly, he knows a thing or two about time travel and the future, but is at home in the Wild West. He’s been battling outlaws and gangs for awhile now, and advises the team to be extra careful when they arrive in the small town of Salvation.

[johnnystorm]

I wish they had spent more time in the 70s world, the bar scene was probably the best part of the show for me. I like the characters, Prof Stein and White Canary most. Heat Wave is going to be the breakout character, he's getting the best lines. The Hawks are the weakest characters to me, neither one is very appealing to me. I'll see how it settles in though, it's still coming together.

[monitor_ep]

Dalek.jpg

The "Legends" crew cobbled together a Dalek facsimile, outfitting it with bright lights and a comedic speech bubble. It may be more adorable than terrifying, but it's still a Dalek. (CBR)

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Good point. That's why I enjoy the Flash...it's fun. This is less angsty than the Flash, despite the heavy opening. It did have a slight Doctor Who vibe, or at least the Tennant and Smith eras.

Chris