John Stephens has worked on The CW’s Gossip Girl, The WB’s Gilmore Girls and Fox’s The OC. He’s coming on board Gotham as a writer and executive producer. As previously reported, Bruno Heller (Rome, The Mentalist) is the showrunner for the Warner Bros. TV project, which has recently wrapped its pilot and has a “series commitment” from Fox (which means Fox would have to pay a penalty if the show is not ordered to series but there is not yet an actual series order for the show).
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Not to say anything bad, but i don't get how he is the best choice. Of the listed non are as fantasy and comic based as this would be. I would watch it, but i don't get him as a choice.
ReplyDelete"John Stephens has worked on The CW’s Gossip Girl, The WB’s Gilmore Girls and Fox’s The OC."
ReplyDeleteNone of the shows sound anything like what I expect Gotham to be.
When I saw this article earlier I had the same thought. Now all I can think of is every episode opening with a Bruce Wayne variation of the Gossip Girl opening narration.
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Because when you think dark gritty Gotham, you think of Gossip GIrl, The OC, and Gilmore Girls.
ReplyDeleteI'm not enthused.
So one producer from a CBS procedural and the other from Warner Brothers' teen dramas. Yikes. It's just a matter of time before Ben McKenzie as Detective Gordon punches a criminal and says "Welcome to the G.C. bitch!"
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