At the beginning of the second season, new Flash started to bore me. I don't want to give up on it just yet, but I decided to pause for a while by going back to a show of my childhood, "The Flash" from 1990. When I was in elementary school I thought this was awesome. Now... The show is outdated in every aspect, but although the story is much simpler than in the new one and effects are more primitive, old Flash has that nostalgic charm of '80s B production and comic-book atmosphere. Although the new one is objectively better, the old Flash I love much more.
7/10
Plots are completely different. Beside a few names and the fact that Flash is a speedster who fights crime, they have almost nothing in common. The way Barry becomes Flash is completely different and "same" characters have completely different characteristics and mutual relationships. While in the new Flash Iris is a black journalist and his adopted sister in whom he is secretly in love, in old one she is a white artist and the girl who leaves him. The new Flash is based on his father being convicted for the murder of his mother and Flash trying to find a way to free him and punish the real murderer, but in the old Flash both of his parents are alive and well and he has cop brother who dies. From base to details these two shows are completely different. I have no idea which version is adapted from the comics, if any, but in my opinion, the plot of the new Flash is too complicated and in combination with modern technology, effects and production it totally lacks the soul of comic-book.
7,5/10
As I watch more episodes I like this more and more and I have less and less will to ever finish the new version. I just realized that the same actor plays Flash in the old and Flashes father in the new show. Beside John Wesley Shipp, at least four other actors appear in both shows. Amanda Pays, who plays the leading female role in the old Flash, role divided to Wells and Caitlin in the new version, 25 years later reappears in the same role. Alex Desert, whose role in the old version is the closest thing to Cisco from the new one, also reprises his role in a few episodes of the new Flash, same as Vito D'Ambrosio as Mayor Bellows and Luke Skywalker as Trickster. In the old version Barry became Flash after he was hit by lightning, so he's the only meta-human there, while villains are mad, genius and backed up with some serious technology, but still just humans. Bunch of meta-humans makes the new Flash nothing special and the new show seems like a better produced version of "Power Rangers", full of monsters and empty action. Stupid and boring. The old show is more down to earth, more realistic, with more convincing situations and relationships and a decent dose of healthy humor. It has a much better atmosphere and I have to improve its rating once again.
8/10
I finished the first and only season and I'm sorry that there's no more. But it may be a good thing, because they would probably spoil it in time. I collected impressions and, although it is very far from being one of the best shows of all time (maybe strong seven), in my opinion, this is the perfect example of how comic-book adaptation should look like. Shoulder to shoulder with Batman from the previous year, within the genre I rate it a perfect ten.
8,5/10
7/10
Plots are completely different. Beside a few names and the fact that Flash is a speedster who fights crime, they have almost nothing in common. The way Barry becomes Flash is completely different and "same" characters have completely different characteristics and mutual relationships. While in the new Flash Iris is a black journalist and his adopted sister in whom he is secretly in love, in old one she is a white artist and the girl who leaves him. The new Flash is based on his father being convicted for the murder of his mother and Flash trying to find a way to free him and punish the real murderer, but in the old Flash both of his parents are alive and well and he has cop brother who dies. From base to details these two shows are completely different. I have no idea which version is adapted from the comics, if any, but in my opinion, the plot of the new Flash is too complicated and in combination with modern technology, effects and production it totally lacks the soul of comic-book.
7,5/10
As I watch more episodes I like this more and more and I have less and less will to ever finish the new version. I just realized that the same actor plays Flash in the old and Flashes father in the new show. Beside John Wesley Shipp, at least four other actors appear in both shows. Amanda Pays, who plays the leading female role in the old Flash, role divided to Wells and Caitlin in the new version, 25 years later reappears in the same role. Alex Desert, whose role in the old version is the closest thing to Cisco from the new one, also reprises his role in a few episodes of the new Flash, same as Vito D'Ambrosio as Mayor Bellows and Luke Skywalker as Trickster. In the old version Barry became Flash after he was hit by lightning, so he's the only meta-human there, while villains are mad, genius and backed up with some serious technology, but still just humans. Bunch of meta-humans makes the new Flash nothing special and the new show seems like a better produced version of "Power Rangers", full of monsters and empty action. Stupid and boring. The old show is more down to earth, more realistic, with more convincing situations and relationships and a decent dose of healthy humor. It has a much better atmosphere and I have to improve its rating once again.
8/10
I finished the first and only season and I'm sorry that there's no more. But it may be a good thing, because they would probably spoil it in time. I collected impressions and, although it is very far from being one of the best shows of all time (maybe strong seven), in my opinion, this is the perfect example of how comic-book adaptation should look like. Shoulder to shoulder with Batman from the previous year, within the genre I rate it a perfect ten.
8,5/10