New Flash Show

 
So apparently right around now is a popular time for shows about comic book heros and not really heros. We've got Gotham and Flash starting up, and Arrow is starting season 3 (By the way I started watching the first season of Arrow, and while the back story is a bit strange and confusing at times, it's pretty fuckin cool)

So the Flash is the fastest man alive. His girlfriend really wishes he wasn't. Alright then, obligatory sex joke out of the way. So I tried the first episode of this a few days ago and I thought I'd talk to you guys about it, cause that's what I do here.

So the justification for Flash having his powers this time is perhaps a little convoluted but try and stick with me. When he was a kid there was some strange.... thing that happened in his house that resulted in the death of his mother, and the (incorrect) sentencing of his father for murder. Fast forward a bunch of years and the soon-to-be Flash is really excited about going to the unveiling and activation of a new particle accelerator. Unsurprisingly things go tits up and the accelerator explodes. However, as opposed to just killing anyone nearby, the explosion causes the release of a strange form of radiation into the city during a thunderstorm. Our boy flash is hit by a lightning bolt from this storm and winds up in a coma. Nine months later he wakes up and finds himself capable of running at superhuman speeds. He wasn't the only one changed that night though, and not everyone who got powers was as kind-hearted as him. Many of the "metahumans" as they are called are using their new found powers to hurt others. Naturally goody two shoes Flash vows to use his power to fight these people.

So then, what did I think of it? It was alright. I'll probably watch at least a couple more episodes. So far the show seems well done, which is good. Thankfully they got the one thing that really really needed to be right correct; the effects of him running look totally fine.

I'll be honest I don't thing I'm gonna love it, but so far it looks like it's pretty decent.
Th-th-th-th-that's all folks.