“Batman v Superman” is yet a couple months away, and the live-action “Justice League” well beyond that. For the time being, we have CW's version of a DC superhero rally, and its television designation doesn’t make it any less significant. In fact, for the sake of its ambitious formula, “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” (premiering Jan 21) should give comic-book and time-travel fans good cause to rejoice.
The “Legends” cast of characters/performers is nothing short of impressive: Ray Palmer/the Atom (Brandon “Superman” Routh); Khufu/Carter Hall/Hawk Man (Falk Hentschel); Chay-Ara/Kendra Saunders/Hawk Girl (Ciara Renee); Sara Lance/White Canary (Caity Lotz); Booster Gold’s time-tripping son, Rip Hunter (Arthur Darvill); Mick Rory/Heat Wave (Dominic Purcell); Leonard Snart/Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller); Jefferson Jackson/Firestorm (Franze Drameh); Dr. Martin Stein/also sometimes Firestorm (Victor Garber); Valentina Vostok (Stephanie Corneliussen); and Hath-Set/Vandal Savage (Casper Crump).
I’m most pleased by Routh’s prominent station, in that Warner
Brothers misled him with the promise of a Superman extension. That
he’ll play the size-shifting Atom on an almost weekly basis is at least some means of compensation.
As implied by CW’s already established superhero programs, Flash and Green Arrow are set to make appearances on this new series, which is only right. After all, the whole point of “Legends” is to take the crossover/team-up equation to the max. Of course, I imagine that there will be trade-offs regarding which characters seize any episode’s given focus, but such an approach would only help spread the wealth and give the heroes/villains adequate time to develop and shine as they skid through the years to thwart the merciless Savage.
As implied by CW’s already established superhero programs, Flash and Green Arrow are set to make appearances on this new series, which is only right. After all, the whole point of “Legends” is to take the crossover/team-up equation to the max. Of course, I imagine that there will be trade-offs regarding which characters seize any episode’s given focus, but such an approach would only help spread the wealth and give the heroes/villains adequate time to develop and shine as they skid through the years to thwart the merciless Savage.
Yep, I say we're assured a rollicking good time with this one. Now, if only Matt Ryan's Constantine would leap into the mix and Supergirl would soar from CBS to CW, if only just to guest star, we’d have our bases covered!!!
