Gotham (TV series)

[Kitten Champion]

As an episode, this wasn't inspiring, but few pilots are. Once we've gotten past all the fan service (I'm really hoping that comedian in Moony's bar was not a hamfisted bit of foreshadowing later) there's certainly potential, but I'm not wholly optimistic.

Oh damn, I hadn't thought of that.That would be truly wretched.

I don't think Fox or whoever understands fandom particularly well. At least from my experience there's a general affection for the Easter Egg approach, where the reference is subtle enough that people in the know are pleased by it but since it doesn't really mean anything within the narrative and is just a cool little reference putting a spotlight on it just ruins the effect. Arrow is pretty good at this, you can make a decent-sized list of comic references in each episode, stuff that doesn't necessarily impact the story in any significant fashion but which fans like to point out.