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Title: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 06, 2010, 11:51:10 PM
The Flash Marathon
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WHO-O-O-O-OSH! The origins and exploits of the crimefighting DC Comics superhero come your way at lightning speed in this 22-episode live-action series. John Wesley Shipp portrays Barry Allen, a police crime technologist endowed with sudden talents after a fluke lab accident. He pledges to use his new powers for good, powers that include ultra-speed reflexes and the ability to vibrate his molecules so rapidly he can pass through solid walls. Amanda Pays is medical researcher Tina McGee, who monitors Allen's accelerated metabolism and guards his secret identity. The Trickster, Captain Cold, the Ghost, mad inventors: Central City is rife with criminals. Now there's a hero to keep pace with them. He's called The Flash. And in our era of instant communications, he's more in step with the times than ever.

Back in August of 2008 I had a poll to what TV Series I should review next. The Flash: The Complete Series was the clear winner of that poll. But unfortunately do to the first disc being destroyed I couldn't watch the series at that time. It took me a good year and a half to replace the set. But I finally did.. and I promised to review the set when I got it... so here I am keeping my promise.

Episode List:
1. Pilot
2. Out of Control
3. Watching the Detectives
4. Honor Among Thieves
5. Double Vision
6. Sins of the Father
7. Child's Play
8. Shroud of Death
9. Ghost in the Machine
10. Sight Unseen
11. Beat the Clock
12. The Trickster
13. Tina, Is That You?
14. Be My Baby
15. Fast Forward
16. Deadly Nightshade
17. Captain Cold
18. Twin Streaks
19. Done with Mirrors
20. Good Night, Central City
21. Alpha
22. The Trial of the Trickster

Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 07, 2010, 03:21:55 AM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: While working in the police lab Barry Allen is struck by lightning. The mixture of the lightning and chemicals turns Barry Allen into The Flash

Episode 1 - Pilot Movie
The origin of a superhero. An accident gives police crime-lab expert Barry Allen awesome powers of speed, and he vows to use them to bring his brother's murderer to justice. But first, Allen must learn to control his sudden, remarkable talents.

Guest Stars:
Paula Marshall as Iris
Michael Nader as Pike
Tim Thomerson as Jay Allen
Priscilla Pointer as Nora Allen
Lycia Naff as Lila
Richard Belzer as Joe Kline
Robert Hooks as Chief Arthur Cooper
M. Emmet Walsh as Henry Allen

My Thoughts:
This is a series I enjoyed since it originally aired in 1990, Wow... it just hit me that this series is already 20 years old! I used to watch this with my wife (girlfriend at the time) every week. And we were both bummed when it was canceled after the first season. This movie length pilot episode is a great origin story for our hero. I think John Wesley Shipp was a great choice for the Scarlet Speedster. And I also liked the lovely Amanda Pays as Tina McGee... the scientist that helps Barry Allen. She is the only person that knows Barry's secret. Well except for Barry's dog of course. I still laugh every time that dog freaks out because of Barry's speed. I actually laughed out loud when Barry asked his dog if he wanted to take a walk... and scared the dog goes hide in the closet... pulling the door shut with his leash. The episode ends on a good note... with Barry sitting with his nephew talking about his father and telling him that if he ever needs him he would be there in a Flash. This is a very strong and fun start to a great series.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 07, 2010, 03:06:53 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: Mutated dog (German Shepard) after being injected with a secret serum.

Episode 2 - Out of Control
He needs subjects for genetic-engineering research - any volunteers? Tina's former colleague is the main suspect when the bodies of murdered homeless people mysteriously disappear from crime scenes.

Guest Stars:
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Stan Ivar as Dr. Carl Tanner

My Thoughts:
A good episode... but not as good as the pilot movie. The transformations were done rather well. They definitely looked cool. Basically the story of a scientist that forgets his ethics while working on experimental gene mutations trying to cure disease. A case of someone doing the wrong thing for good reasons. But ends up getting lost on the way.

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Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 07, 2010, 03:39:26 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: The Flash

Episode 3 - Watching the Detectives
Is The Flash a political pawn? A crooked D.A. discovers the superhero's civilian identity and uses that information to blackmail him into becoming his secret accomplice.

Guest Stars:
Richard Belzer as Joe Klein
Joyce Hyser as Megan Lockhart
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows

My Thoughts:
Another good episode. They decided to get the "what could happen if someone finds out who the Flash is" storyline out of the way pretty early in the series.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 11, 2010, 02:10:19 AM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: The Flash quickly disarms a thief

Episode 4 - Honor Among Thieves
Guarding a priceless museum exhibit has the police stretched thin - a situation a criminal mastermind plans to exploit with a citywide series of thefts. Good thing The Flash can cover a lot of ground!

Guest Stars:
Ian Buchanan as Stan Kovacs
Michael Green as Mitch Lestrange
Clarence Clemons as Darrell Hennings
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Elizabeth Gracen as Celia Wayne

My Thoughts:
Another episode I enjoyed. I really liked the story... it did a good job of keeping me interested through-out the episode.  This episode also gives us some background info on Barry Allen... talking about his college days.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 11, 2010, 02:21:11 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: Dr. Tina McGee explains to Barry that he has an implant in his brain

Episode 5 - Double Vision
His wish is The Flash's command. A mad scientist implants a device in the superhero's brain and gains remote control of his powers.

Guest Stars:
Richard Belzer as Joe Klein
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Charley Hayward as Trachmann

My Thoughts:
A good episode... but not really a favorite. I didn't really care much for the main bad guy... and some of the story was done a bit silly.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 11, 2010, 06:56:05 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: Barry Allen and his father... a retired cop... on the case.

Episode 6 - Sins of the Father
Brothers of the badge. Ex-cop Henry Allen may dismiss son Barry's modern police ways, but that's before Barry nails an escaped con who targets his dad. Henry has one question, though: Who's this Flash guy?

Guest Stars:
Paul Koslo as Johnny Ray Hix
Priscilla Pointer as Nora Allen
M. Emmet Walsh as Henry Allen
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Richard Kuss as Pete Donello

My Thoughts:
This is a great episode... definitely one of my favorites. Barry's father finally shows some respect for what Barry does.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 11, 2010, 10:56:16 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: The Flash gives a skateboarder a quick ride.

Episode 7 - Child's Play
A '60s drug icon who faked his own death and went underground aims to reassert himself by turning the world on to his new, highly addictive designer drug. Bummer, man: that cat called The Flash is in the way.

Guest Stars:
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
Jonathan Brandis as Terry
Perrey Reeves as Pepper
Michele Lamar Richards as Joan Sullivan

My Thoughts:
Another good episode. The bad guy in this one is a bit over the top... but that is to be expected in a show like this. I liked the kids in this one. They did a fine job.

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Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 13, 2010, 12:53:19 AM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: The Flash quickly cuffs a couple of bad guys.

Episode 8 - Shroud of Death
It all fits. Barry puts together bits of metal found at crime scenes and discovers they form a neofascist group's medallion. But will that intel be enough to keep Lt. Garfield from being the group's next target?

Guest Stars:
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Lenore Kasdorf as Mavis
Walter Olkewicz as Callahan
Lora Zane as Angel
Don Hood as Frank Dejoy

My Thoughts:
Brittany watched this episode with me... which means there was no skipping past the theme. Though any other time I do. Thankfully this set has the next chapter right after the opening theme. Britt and I both agree... Julio... for a scientist he is pretty dumb. In  several episodes he sees something that should make it easy for him to figure out Barry is The Flash. And this happens four (Yes Four!) times in this episode alone. I can't remember for anything in the world if Julio ever finds out the truth about Barry or not. But over all this is a good episode. It has an interesting story with a few laughs.

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Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 13, 2010, 02:00:39 AM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: Nightshade to the Rescue!

Episode 9 - Ghost in the Machine
Don't touch that dial! The Ghost controls the airwaves, tapping into video feeds just as he did back in 1955. Nightshade, a crimefighter from the '50s, resurfaces to fight him - and now he has The Flash on his side.

Guest Stars:
Richard Belzer as Joe Kline
Jason Bernard as Dr. Desmond Powell
Vito D'Ambrisio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
Lois Nettleton as Belle Crocker

My Thoughts:
This one I really liked a lot. I liked the whole previous masked man meeting and teaming up with The Flash. It made for a really interesting story... one I was glued to the set to watch!

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Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 13, 2010, 03:05:57 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: The Invisible Man becoming visible in front of The Flash

Episode 10 - Sight Unseen
Catch him if you can. A criminal who's developed a cloaking device renders himself invisible and sets out on a deadly vendetta that endangers Star Labs and all of Central City.

Guest Stars:
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
George Dickerson as Quinn
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Deborah May as Ruth Werneke

My Thoughts:
A good episode. I did enjoy it... but I have to say I thought the antidote for the toxin that was released in Star Labs was a bit on the convenient side.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 13, 2010, 04:19:48 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: This thug thought he could take on The Flash

Episode 11 - Beat the Clock
A need for speed. Julio is certain that a jazz immortal on Death Row is innocent. But he's scheduled for execution at midnight - and Julio, Tina and Barry have only one hour to prove the jazzman is not guilty.

Guest Stars:
Richard Belzer as Joe Kline
Thomas Mikal Ford as Elliott Cotrell
Ken Foree as Whisper
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Angela Bassett as Linda Lake

My Thoughts:
Pretty good episode... but not one of my favorites. That could be because of all the music in the episode.

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Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 13, 2010, 04:22:55 PM
That finishes off the 3rd disc. I am already half way through the series.
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 14, 2010, 11:37:58 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: James Jesse Becomes The Trickster

Episode 12 - The Trickster
Three's a crowd! While Barry/The Flash and private investigator Megan Lockhart renew their friendship, a madcap magician who calls himself the Trickster sets out to hocus-pocus Megan into his own life.

Guest Stars:
Mark Hamill as The Trickster
Joyce Hyser as Megan
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield

My Thoughts:
Another one of my favorite episodes. This one is just plain hilarious. It is loaded with laughs. Mark Hamill was a trip as The Trickster. I especially had to laugh at The Flash trying to run on a floor full of marbles.

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Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: Najemikon on April 15, 2010, 12:07:10 AM
Hamill astonished me as the brilliant voice of The Joker in the Batman Asylum game, apparently a role he reprised from the animated TV series. Was that show before this one? The Trickster sounds like a play on Joker; or did they realise how good he would be after seeing him as a similar character here I wonder?
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 15, 2010, 12:14:39 AM
According to DVD Profiler Batman the Animated Series started in 1992... and The Flash is from 1990... so it seems The Trickster came first.
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: Tom on April 15, 2010, 12:16:08 AM
or did they realise how good he would be after seeing him as a similar character here I wonder?

As far as I know, his role on "The Flash" was first. And I remember reading that this one helped him get the role of Joker.
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: Najemikon on April 15, 2010, 12:27:54 AM
That makes sense...
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 25, 2010, 06:51:52 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: The Flash tries to talk some sense into Tina

Episode 13 - Tina, Is that You?
Tina is The Flash's confindant and doctor. But when a biofeedback treatment she devised for him goes wrong, she transforms into something else: leader of a girl gang that wants to kill the superhero.

Guest Stars:
Richard Belzer as Joe Kline
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
Yvette Nipar as Lisa March
John Santucci as Big Ed
Denise Dillard as Shauna Duke

My Thoughts:
I enjoyed this one quite a bit. For some reason it is always fun when a main character, one that is always on the side of good, goes bad.... even if it is just for an episode. While "Evil Tina" was right mean pretty much the whole time.... she was even hotter then she normally is.

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Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 25, 2010, 08:15:01 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: Barry trying to be Mr. Mom

Episode 14 - Be My Baby
Catching bad guys is easy compared to this! Barry assists a woman fleeing her criminal husband and also copes with what amounts to a brave new world for bachelor Barry: carring for the woman's infant daughter.

Guest Stars:
Priscilla Pointer as Nora Allen
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
Bryan Cranston as Philip Moses
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Kimberly Neville as Stacy

My Thoughts:
Not a bad episode... but it was never a favorite of mine. This episode really has a quite a few slow spots in it. I did get a kick out of the kid calling Barry Flash at the end of the episode.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 25, 2010, 09:17:48 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: The Flash finds himself in a future he doesn't understand

Episode 15 - Fast Forward
An explosion caused by a missile The Flash tries to outrun sends him time-traveling into Central City of 10 years later. There, notorious villain Pike rules with an iron fist... and The Flash seems powerless.

Guest Stars:
Michael Nader as Nicholas Pike
Richard Belzer as Joe Kline
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Biff Manard as Murphy
Robert O'Reilly as Victor Kelso

My Thoughts:
This has always been one of my favorite episodes. I like the storyline. I liked Julio knowing Barry is The Flash (in the future). I always hoped it would turn that way for the series... but the show didn't last long enough to see that happen (if I remember right). And I also liked having a bit of an update on the pilot episode.

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Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: Tom on April 25, 2010, 09:32:58 PM
This marathon makes me want to revisit The Flash. But I have so many other TV boxsets yet to watch at all  :weep:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 25, 2010, 09:38:53 PM
Sorry Tom! At least I only have 6 more episodes to watch and this one will be over. I was looking for something else to watch right now. But maybe I will try to finish this one off instead.

And I know what you mean... I have a ton I haven't watched yet... but sometimes I am just in the mood for my old favorites.
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: Tom on April 25, 2010, 09:42:22 PM
And I know what you mean... I have a ton I haven't watched yet... but sometimes I am just in the mood for my old favorites.

The same happens to me with movies currently. I still have a lot of unwatched movies, but the majority of movies I watch are the ones I have seen already at least once.
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 25, 2010, 10:55:38 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: The Flash and Nightshade Team up once again to stop the Nightshade imposter

Episode 16 - Deadly Nightshade
He upholds the law - even if he has to kill everyone to do it. A wannabe posing as Nightshade is nothing more than a vigilante in disguise, and The Flash and the real Nightshade are allied in an effort to stop him.

Guest Stars:
Richard Belzer as Joe Kline
Jason Bernard as Desmond Powell
Richard Burgi as Curtis Bohannan
Denise Crosby as Rebecca Frost
Mike Genovene as Lt. Warren Garfield
Will MacMillan as Keefe

My Thoughts:
Another excellent episode that I enjoyed every minute of. This one was just as good... if not better then the first episode with the Nightshade. He and The Flash work good together. Having Denise Crosby guest starring in the episode is another plus.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 26, 2010, 12:00:41 AM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: A tricky reporter handcuffs herself to The Flash in attempt to get an exclusive.

Episode 17 - Captain Cold
The iceman cometh! A hit man who uses a freeze gun to put people and objects in deep cryo-cold takes on a new job: put The Flash on ice.

Guest Stars:
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
Michael Champion as Captain Cold
Lisa Darr as Terri Kronenberg
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Jeffrey Combs as Jimmy Swain

My Thoughts:
This is a good episode. The Flash gets his own "Mr. Freeze" character. The episode has a few chuckles and plenty of action.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: Rogmeister on April 26, 2010, 12:06:08 AM
Strangely enough, I don't remember this episode.  I guess I need to start watching the series again myself.  Captain Cold was actually a character in The Flash's comic books of the 1960s...and he may even predate Mr. Freeze.  I'm not sure if Mr. Freeze existed before his appearances in the Batman TV show.
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 26, 2010, 12:11:20 AM
Thanks for the background info Roger. Captain Cold in the episode is an albino guy that stole a freezing weapon and became a hitman using it.
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: Rogmeister on April 26, 2010, 12:18:02 AM
Well, he definitely sounds different from the original Captain Cold in the comics...who just wore a parka with a furry collar...typical wintry-looking outfit.  And he had a pistol that shot out cold stuff...ice and whatever...it's been so long I can't recall specifics.  There was a counterpart to him in the comics called Heat Wave.  Didn't he show up in the TV show, too?
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 26, 2010, 12:31:37 AM
Her is Captain Cold from the show... maybe it will jog your memory...

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I don't remember seeing anything about Heat Wave in the series at least.
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 26, 2010, 12:55:08 AM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: The Flash Goes up against his own clone.

Episode 18 - Twin Streaks
Is Central City big enough for two hyper-speed heroes? A genetics lab secretly uses The Flash's blood to create a clone who's an exact match... except he is emotionally a child.

Guest Stars:
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Charley Lang as Ted Whitcomb
Lenny von Dohlen as Jason Brassell

My Thoughts:
This one is a good episode. But I must admit it was strange seeing him act child-like for the clone character. But it is a good entertaining episode.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 26, 2010, 02:00:42 AM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: When Tina wants information... you better give it to her!

Episode 19 - Done With Mirrors
Meet Professor Zoom, eccentric creator of The Flash. Barry poses as the bogus scientist while attempting to unravel a criminal scheme aimed at selling stolen Star Labs inventions on the black market.

Guest Stars:
David Cassidy as Sam Scudder
Signy Coleman as Stasia Masters
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
Carolyn Seymour as Jocelyn Weller

My Thoughts:
This is an ok episode... but was never one of my favorites. I found I just didn't care much about the main storyline. But it still has some entertaining moments.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: Rogmeister on April 26, 2010, 03:22:18 AM
I'm definitely going to have to get back to watching this show...apparently, I missed several episodes during its original run.  The last episode reviewed so far, "Done With Mirrors", evokes memories of TWO other Flash villains from the comics.  One is The Mirror Master...and I think his real name in the comics was Sam Scudder, so the character in this episode must be at least inspsired by the comic book villain.  But you say The Flash also poses as Professor Zoom which is the name of another character in the comics who was also known as The Reverse-Flash.  He was a villain from the future (I think) and his colors were reversed but he wore a costume identical to The Flash...except the main part of his costume was yellow, with red trim instead of vice versa.  Yes, I read The Flash quite a bit!  :P
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 26, 2010, 02:20:43 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: Barry behind bars?

Episode 20 - Good Night, Central City
Sweet dreams, citizens. Thieves who possess a sleep-inducing machine plan to pick banks and jewelry stores clean while everyone in Central City experiences a deep slumber.

Guest Stars:
Bill Mumy as Roger Braintree
Richard Belzer as Joe Kline
Matt Landers as Harry Milgrim
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield

My Thoughts:
A good episode. I did like seeing Barry Allen in a bit of trouble... needing to clear his name. Made for an interesting episode. This one has Bill Mumy in it. I know there was a kid actor in a few episodes of the original Twilight Zone by that name. But I have to wonder if this is the same person or not. I say that because this show was made in 90/91 and he only looked to be in his mid 20s. Though I guess he could have just looked young for his age and be in the mid 30s here. Making it possible I guess.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: Rogmeister on April 26, 2010, 03:00:33 PM
I don't remember this episode...but I imagine it's the same Bill Mumy.  That Bill Mumy also was a regular on Lost In Space and appeared in a few episodes of Bewitched (and doubtless other shows).  Some actors just stay young-looking longer...call it the Dick Clark Syndrome  :laugh:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 26, 2010, 03:29:45 PM
 :laugh: Yeah... you are probably right.
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 26, 2010, 06:24:11 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: The Flash flies through the air from a single punch

Episode 21 - Alpha
Her crime: wanting to be free. A would-be android assassin produced by a top-secret government project escapes her creators and is befriended by Barry and Tina.

Guest Stars:
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
Dick Miller as Fosnight
Laura Robinson as Col. Powers
Claire Stansfield as Alpha

My Thoughts:
Another good episode. I enjoyed it. They did the android effects pretty cool... and it has an interesting story.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 26, 2010, 10:51:57 PM
The Flash Marathon

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Image: Trickster and his new sidekick Prank capture The Flash

Episode 22 - Trial of the Trickster
Can anyone out-trick the Trickster? Perhaps not after accomplice Prank helps him escape his trial... and after the mag magician roars through Central City with an unexpected partner-in-crime: The Flash!

Guest Stars:
Mark Hamill as The Trickster
Corinne Bohrer as Zoey
Richard Belzer as Joe Kline
Vito D'Ambrosio as Bellows
Biff Manard as Murphy
Joyce Hyser as Megan Lockhart

My Thoughts:
This is a fun episode to end the series on. I am glad they got to revisit The Trickster before the series ended. Corinne Bohrer who played Prank/Zoey is one of those people I know I seen in things before... but never knew who she was. Just a familiar face. It was also good to see the character of Megan again as well. She is the Private Eye that discovered Barry is The Flash about half way into the series. I am sitting here now sorry that this marathon is over. I would have liked to seen at least one more season.

My Rating:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: Rogmeister on April 26, 2010, 10:57:47 PM
I always liked Corinne Bohrer and I've seen her in a lot of things...movies, TV shows and (most recently) commercials.  I remember she was in a sitcom where she played a witch...I guess they were trying to do a new version of Bewitched without it being official.  But it was canceled very quickly.  I like how this episode ends.  Some city workers are amending the name of the city, adding a "Home of The Flash" kind of sign...and as we see them do this, The Flash whizzes by.  It's a sign that the city has finally accepted him as their hometown hero.
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 26, 2010, 11:03:33 PM
Over-All Thoughts on the Show
Over all this is a really fun show. I enjoyed it a lot. I just don't think it lasted long enough. I would liked to have seen at least one more season. I think the guy that played The Flash did a good job.... and I really liked the woman that played Dr. Tina McGee. Julio was a lot of fun to watch too... especially how he kept getting close to figuring out Barry is The Flash... but never actually finding out. Well except for when The Flash was sent into the Future... I would have kinda liked seeing Julio find out for real... but that would have ended all the fun situations of him coming close.

Over-All Thoughts on the DVD Release
It is a pretty good DVD release... though it could have been much better. The Audio/Video was fine in it. And thankfully it does has the play all function... that is of course a big plus. But no extras what so ever? None!?!  Not even any trailers for other release. A bit of a miss there! But I am glad I have all the episodes. That is the main thing of course. It just would have been nice to see some sort of extras on this set.
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 26, 2010, 11:07:13 PM
I always liked Corinne Bohrer and I've seen her in a lot of things...movies, TV shows and (most recently) commercials.  I remember she was in a sitcom where she played a witch...I guess they were trying to do a new version of Bewitched without it being official.  But it was canceled very quickly.  I like how this episode ends.  Some city workers are amending the name of the city, adding a "Home of The Flash" kind of sign...and as we see them do this, The Flash whizzes by.  It's a sign that the city has finally accepted him as their hometown hero.

After I posted that last episode review I checked to see what all I have Corinne Bohrer in. I pretty much mostly have her in odd episodes of several different TV Series. But one that I took a special note of was she played Lianne Mars (Veronica Mars' mother) in Veronica Mars (of course).

I agree with you about that ending.
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: Jimmy on April 26, 2010, 11:11:06 PM
Over all this is a really fun show. I enjoyed it a lot.
Imagine if it would have been the contrary. Not only you would have got a bad show, but bought it two times... It would have been very sad :laugh:
Title: Re: The Flash Marathon
Post by: addicted2dvd on April 27, 2010, 12:04:52 AM
 :laugh: Well I knew that wouldn't be the case. This is after all the 3rd time I watched the series all the way through. When it originally aired Dawn and I never missed it.... when I originally got the (first) DVD set.... and now.  :thumbup: