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I already celebrated with a good whisky!
Kind of a surprise for me that ALL CW superhero shows got renewed. Even Legends of Tomorrow was renewed for season 6….before their season 5 even started!
You can like the CW or not, but it is really a good partner for these superhero shows, not ONE…not ONE of these superhero shows… got cancelled ….ever!!!!
(Arrow only ended because of Stephen Amell had enough after 8 seasons)
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And this means…….Batwoman is actually the FIRST TV show with a masked female lead….that made it to a SECOND season!
The show suceeded where shows like Queen of Swords and Black Scorpion has failed.
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By the way:
The last two episodes of the CRISIS Crossover are just one week away!
Time to present all the news of the last days on the biggest TV crossover event ever!
These are the dates and shows involved in the crossover:
Supergirl, Dec 8
Batwoman, Dec 9
The Flash, Dec 10
…..nail-biting, 5 weeks cliffhanger!…..
Arrow, Jan 14
Legends of Tomorrow, Jan 14
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Here is the teaser:
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Never have seen a title screen so often like in this one….. but I like all the teasing in these snippets!
Bring it on!
I’m looking forward in great anticipation to this one! Especially for Batwoman and all the big changes it brings to the Arrowverse.
There will be casualties, I am sure not “only” the one we all know of.
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Here is the poster:
(click on the image to enlarge)
Seems like Batwoman got the best spot! 🙂
But weird that they used that old promo picture of her….she doesn’t even have that cowl anymore.
She has a new cowl since episode 3, the one from this poster was only seen in the last years crossover (and some promos).
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And here is the synopsis for the first three episodes (with some spoilers):
[Small spoilers ahead, scroll down to the next image to avoid them]
[Small spoilers ahead, scroll down to the next image to avoid them]
[Small spoilers ahead, scroll down to the next image to avoid them]
– Kevin Conroy (voice of the animated Batman) will play an old version of Batman in the Crossover (from another earth?)!
– Black Lightning will show up at some point in the Crossover
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New info on the Batwoman show:
– Like in the comics…Kate will be jewish in the TV show (now official)
– Another villain for season 1: Magpie (a jewel thief…but as it seems without a mask?)
– Her red wig (and the real Batwoman costume) will be introduced in episode 3 (the all-black Batman-style costume in ep 1 and 2) [/Spoiler]
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Some selected new images:
A Set and a slate (Damn, I would love to have one of those!)
(the last two pictures are from the pilot, these scenes were in part in the trailer)
A little late, but here is my roundup for the Batwoman related news from the San Diego Comic Con!
Some promo material and more have surfaced 😉
Bat-Elevators!
Bat-Elevator with commentary from Ruby Rose!
New promo pic for the Arrowverse shows!
(click on the picture to enlarge them to full size!)
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And there were some videos!
A trailer for all the Arrowverse shows:
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Well, sadly, nothing much new from Batwoman…only some frames around this scene:
…where Batwoman uses her batgrapple to go after the bad guys (and girls).
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Interviews from the unmasked Batwoman and other Arrowverse leads:
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And some new info from the producers of the show (with small Spoilers):
– Alice will be the main villain for season 1 (no big surprise, as she is her arch enemy)- In episode 3 they will introduce an interesting villain that wasn’t on TV so far (besides animation), an enemy of Batman. It will be Thomas Elliot aka Hush!
– Burt Ward (Robin from the 60’s Batman TV show!) will have a part in the next crossover
– Supergirl and Batwoman will become close friends (like implied in the last crossover), and should have some episodes together in the future (starting in season 1 or later…)
– The atmosphere will be similar to Arrow Season 1, pretty dark….which fits to Gotham of course 😉
– And like in Arrow Season 1, they try to keep it as realistic as possible
None of the actors of the show were on the panel, since they were too busy shooting and couldn’t make it to the con (unlike the folks from Arrow, Flash, Supergirl etc.).
Other than that they didn’t revealed much interesting stuff.
As much as I like these facts… I did expect more Batwoman news from the ComicCon.
And especially some new video material from the show. And despite some frames in the video in my post above this one….there was nothing.
Many visitors at the Con had the chance the see the complete pilot. I am still jealous! 😉
This new promo picture from the CW has the vital info we have been waiting for….
(click to enlarge to full size)
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And as you can see on the right side, I adjusted the Batwoman countdown-clock to that date! 111 days to go!
The show starts just a little earlier than I expected, and I feel like it is an early birthday present when it will hit the screen. 🙂
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The filming of all episodes (besides 1, which is already completed) will start in early July.
The San Diego Comic con goes from July 18 to 21.
Keeping these two facts in mind, I am sure we will get new material and facts on the show next month. Promo pictures, pictures from the filming…perhaps some videos.
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Damn, this guy is excited like hell for the next months…and especially for October 😉
In the last episode of the season we get a powerful scene between Lex and Lena Luthor. And I love how she finally realises now, what was going on right in front of her.
Kara and Lena were best friends, but Kara couldn’t bring herself to tell her that she actually is Supergirl (and that she was hiding that from her).
But from now on….things will change….
Preview:
(click to enlarge)
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And here is the video:
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Well, I love how he exposes Kara/Supergirl…revealing her deepest secret to Lena.
And of course a world is breaking down for her. I guess she may turn into a villainess next season 😉
Lex did know Supergirl’s secret all the time (which wasn’t explained…) and he didn’t use that vital information against her (why?).
Perhaps Lena will handle things differently….
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If you paid attention, you may have noticed the gun change in Lenas hand 😆
First a silver revolver…then a black pistol. Oh man…
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This is the episode in which you can find this scene:
Well, yeah, this …full face helmet of Red Daughter does qualify as a mask to me, even that is not the real purpose of it. It is part of her battle costume and has some functions in a fight as it seems.
Anyway I like the struggle between them, especially in the daylight. Really looking forward on how this will develop in the last episode of the season.
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In case you wanna know from which episode that was taken:
…well not the ….actual nutj*b who is in the white house right now, but the US President in the Supergirl TV-series.
In this last episode before the Elseworlds crossover event, we got some great lines about her secret identity.
And I know that Supergirl isn’t “masked” and that actually Kara Denvers is the “masked” alter ego (with the glasses and the different hairstyle 😉 ).
However I found this dialogue between the President and Supergirl….very interesting! He wants to know more about Supergirl….MUCH more 🙂
Preview:
The President wants to know….
….Supergirl’s….
…..deepest secret!!!
(click to enlarge)
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And here is the video:
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Well, I do love talk about unmaskings and secret identities. And the fact that he tries to force her to give up her secret identity, is kind of sexy 😉
But Supergirl knows about the catastrophic consequences if she would give it up and thereby expose Kara and especially her loved ones. Every villain could easily come after them…
She knows that Supergirl and Kara MUST co-exist to keep her friends and family safe.
And so she doesn’t let her “mask” down 🙂
It was the right choice…..but I am looking forward to the next episodes and the consequences.
Ok folks, now that all episodes of the Elseworlds Crossover event were shown, this weeks post will be done today instead of posting it on the usual sunday.
Because nobody should be kept waiting to see this material 😉
I do have two videos and one big picture gallery for you. For the first video I combined all Batwoman scenes in one video and I did the same with the Kate Kane scenes in the second video.
My opinions on all of this can be found on the last part of the post.
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I recommend that you watch the video with Kate Kane first, for a better understanding!!!
All Kate Kane scenes in the Elseworlds Crossover:
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All Batwoman scenes in the Elseworlds Crossover:
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Picture Gallery:
(click on the image to enlarge it to full size)
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*EDIT*: Some additional (HQ-) images that a really nice follower of this blog sent:
(click on the image to enlarge it to full size)
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My opinion on the Crossover:
—> In general:
It was a lot of FUN! Many funny scenes, sooo many Easter Eggs (Batman villains, Smallville, Legends of Tomorrow and more) and a pretty good story with some really good action scenes as well. I think it was a good idea to make this years Crossover a little “smaller” with just 3 episodes from 3 shows. I like it when you don’t have too many characters in it. With the Legends of Tomorrow it was a little too much for my taste.
The idea with the alternative realities is pretty cool. It was very interesting to see some of the cast in other roles. The scene with Kate and Kara was very important to introduce Kate to the Arrowverse and give her some depths before presenting Batwoman. And that brings me to my biggest interest in this years crossover….
—> Batwoman:
It is no big surprise to most of you that I have a “thing” for masked women. 😉
So, the idea of bringing Batwoman into the Crossover this year, fueled my anticipation BIG time. Since months I really was looking forward to see her on the screen. Instead of most heroines and villainesses I saw in the past on TV, comics and the internet, Batwoman has a “real” mask. A mask that actually really covers her secret identity (and a wig for even more cover). She is one of my favorites among Batgirl, Catwoman and Black Scorpion. And the idea to introduce Batwoman in the Crossover and (and hopefully!!!) giving her her own TV show next year…..seems fucking fantastic to me!
As I heard that Ruby Rose would play her, I didn’t really know what to think of it. I had seen only very little of her and decided to watch/re-watch more of her the last months (Triple X 3, Wick 2, Resident Evil: Final Chapter, Meg). And now I am very happy about the fact that she got the role. Of course her part wasn’t very big (around 8 Minutes as Batwoman AND Kate Kane), BUT I really think she will/would do a great job in her own TV-series.
The mask/cowl looks fantastic and her costume is pretty good. The Batwoman symbol looks really good on her. Ok, I would tried something with leather and rubber on the suit (like the Batgirl suit from Batman and Robin or Birds of Prey…but perhaps that would have been too much for some folks 😉 )
And that possible TV-series….would be a DREAM coming true for me. Always wanted a big TV show with a masked heroine in the main role. The only other two I know are “Queen of Swords” and “Black Scorpion” and both had only one season each, which lay back quite some time now.
—> Unmasking action:
Well, for less than 4 minutes of Batwoman, I think we got quite a lot!
Kate walks over to her costume and cowl. Really cool to see her standing before it.
And actually Batwoman got UNMASKED by Supergirl. Ok, the mask didn’t come off physically, BUT the very curious Supergirl uses the X-ray vision to see behind the cowl of Batwoman, finding Kate Kane under it.
But nice as Supergirl is, she easily gives up her own secret identity to Batwoman as well. And both already have a strong bond to each other, so they both know they can trust each other with their secrets.
And the possibilities for more unmasking action with Batwoman in that possible TV-show are…..ENDLESS. 🙂
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Ok, enough from me for now.
What do you think about the Crossover and especially Batwoman in it?
Leave your comment below!
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P.S.: You may have notice the change in the picture headline on top of the blog already… 😉
Well, just a short and last post only some hours before the first part of the Elseworlds crossover in which Batwoman will appear for the first time on TV.
I will make posts with all the scenes with Batwoman next week (after I have seen all 3 parts), but until then a final video with great footage with her:
Pretty cool poster! My two favorites are on the right half 😉
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I am looking forward to find out how much screen time Batwoman and Kate Kane actually get.
The whole crossover with the 3 parts is around 2 hours long. We know that the heroes will go to Gotham City in the second episode where they meet “both”.
Hard to tell how much Kate and Batwoman will be involved in the third episode. But of course I hope Batwoman will still help them in that last chapter!
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And….we got a real trailer that shows about one minute of material…that is a step forward 😉
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With the first seconds of Kate Kane on-screen!
Right now my main question is how Kate Kane and Batwoman are behave towards all those heroes that arrive in Gotham.
Why do they travel to Gotham? How is Kate and Batwoman involved in all of this?? Will they figure out that Kate IS Batwoman???
But these questions will be answered pretty soon!
Only 4 days left (for the ones in the US / 5 days for me)!
