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Barry Allen is a Central City police forensic scientist with a reasonably happy life, despite the childhood trauma of a mysterious red and yellow being killing his mother and framing his father. All that changes when a massive particle accelerator accident leads to Barry being struck by lightning in his lab. Coming out of coma nine months later, Barry and his new friends at STAR labs find that he now has the ability to move at superhuman speed. Furthermore, Barry learns that he is but one of many affected by that event, most of whom are using their powers for evil. Determined to make a difference, Barry dedicates his life to fighting such threats, as The Flash. While he gains allies he never expected, there are also secret forces determined to aid and manipulate him for their own agenda. Written by
Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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Trivia
In episode 1x18, "All Star Team Up",
Brandon Routh is introduced as superhero Ray Palmer/Atom. Routh is also know for his role of Superman on
Superman Returns (2006), also a DC Comics' superhero.
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Quotes
Barry Allen:
My name is Barry Allen and I'm the fastest man alive. A friend recently gave me the idea for a new name and something tells me it's gonna catch on.
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Crazy Credits
The DC Comics logo features a comic-book image of the Flash.
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Arrow (2012)
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I so wanted to like this show, I really did. I love the Flash since my childhood, that's over 40 years. But this show is dumb.
Being a big fan of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and all kinds of superheroes, I usually have no problem with suspension of disbelief. It's a great thing for writers if they can imagine their own world with its own rules. That done, they should stick to those rules, not twist and bend them for a cheap effect or a deus ex machina "surprise" in each new episode.
Also there is little to no character development. All people in The Flash do is deliver stupid dialog and moralize about the obvious. Also, there's smiles. Smiles all around. Sweet smiles (aawww), bittersweet smiles (unrequited love etc, aww...). Once the smiling stops, everybody knows that the sh.. hit the fan.
After 16 episodes I'm sick and tired of this show. Even The Flash series in 1990 was more fun.