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re: 'The Penguin' Season 1 Discussion Thread - Spoilers allowed

Posted on 9/21/24 at 8:19 am to
Posted by Masonjar62
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Posted on 9/21/24 at 8:19 am to
Solid start and looks to be a good series.
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
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Posted on 9/21/24 at 9:33 am to
Yea I'm already rewatching.

Colin Farrell is seriously perfect in this. His voice, mannerisms, even his penguin hobble walk is perfect.
Posted by finchmeister08
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Posted on 9/21/24 at 11:54 am to
Watched it last night. I’ve always wanted a tv series like this the included Batman in lieu of a blockbuster movie. Gotham kinda scratched that itch, but the thing that sucked about it was that Batman was never in it. Just a kid Bruce Wayne.

And like this, Batman will never be seen. Overall, I enjoyed it and will continue to watch it.
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
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Posted on 9/21/24 at 12:41 pm to
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And like this, Batman will never be seen. Overall, I enjoyed it and will continue to watch it.


Not sure why people want Batman in this so bad. That's what the movies are for.
Posted by finchmeister08
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Posted on 9/21/24 at 4:12 pm to
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Not sure why people want Batman in this so bad. That's what the movies are for.


i really want a show about Batman. not just Penguin.
Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 9/21/24 at 4:39 pm to
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The kid adds that comedic relief


he's more the audience surrogate
Posted by Shiftyplus1
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Posted on 9/22/24 at 8:59 pm to
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Not sure why people want Batman in this so bad. That's what the movies are for.


I don't so much want Batman to be in the show, as much as I want the characters, who are ALL criminals, to discuss the fact that there is a man that wears a bulletproof bat costume, drives a jet powered muscle car and fricks up their business running around the city.
Posted by WaterSplashesBack
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Posted on 9/23/24 at 6:53 am to
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Colin Farrell is seriously perfect in this. His voice, mannerisms, even his penguin hobble walk is perfect.
I watched the entire episode wondering when the F CF would show up. After it ended I googled a pic and discovered I was watching him the entire time. HOLY FOOK what a great job, acting, costume, makeup... I'm in!
Posted by ouflak
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Posted on 9/23/24 at 8:13 am to
Since spoilers are allowed, what's to stop the Falcone family from finding out that the Penguin visited Maroni in prison just recently? I can see what might stop Maroni from flat out saying that the Penguin just offered me a deal to take over a key chunk of the Falcone revenue and gave me my ring back (thus tying him very concretely to Alberto's death). But even if Maroni keeps quiet and claims street cred, surely that prison visit would raise a lot of suspicious eyebrows. And it's not like he can hide that. That visit is recorded on paper and on video surveillance, along with several reliable witnesses to the event (not just some anonymous street kid who was probably set to get shot in face at some point in his life anyway).
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Posted by Socrates Johnson
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Posted on 9/23/24 at 8:25 am to
I assume Maroni has some deal worked out where all his visits are off the books
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
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Posted on 9/23/24 at 8:35 am to
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surely that prison visit would raise a lot of suspicious eyebrows. And it's not like he can hide that. That visit is recorded on paper and on video surveillance, along with several reliable witnesses to the event
Penguin bribed someone.

We're discussing a reality where a man dressed as a bat can pretty much appear anywhere, anytime, unseen until he wants to be seen. And Gotham is historically the most corrupt city in any superhero film universe.

The only way that Penguin is found out is if the writers want him to be found out.
Posted by TheFonz
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Posted on 9/23/24 at 11:07 am to
Does this Penguin have his own World War II-era diesel submarine though?

Posted by iwyLSUiwy
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Posted on 9/23/24 at 11:49 am to
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I don't so much want Batman to be in the show, as much as I want the characters, who are ALL criminals, to discuss the fact that there is a man that wears a bulletproof bat costume, drives a jet powered muscle car and fricks up their business running around the city.


I mean it's only one episode in right now. I would imagine his name would at least come up. But the city is still a disaster from the bombings and they made it seem in the news reports that that is what Batman is kind of busy doing right now.
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Posted on 9/23/24 at 3:27 pm to
Posted by YankeeHandle
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Posted on 9/23/24 at 4:10 pm to
I have a new show finally! Really liked this 1st episode. Hope this isn't a spoiler but how is a certain character's arm still functioning? Ouch.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
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Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:18 pm to
I don't want to ruin the watching experience for anyone, but when I hear this Penguin talk, I hear Colin Quinn doing his De Niro impression.

Not that it's a bad thing.
Posted by RLDSC FAN
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Posted on 9/23/24 at 5:43 pm to
Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Posted on 9/24/24 at 9:47 am to
I had high expectations going in, and it didn't disappoint. One of the better series premieres I can remember.
Posted by rebelrouser
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Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 9/24/24 at 10:16 am to
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what's to stop the Falcone family from finding out that the Penguin visited Maroni in prison just recently? I can see what might stop Maroni from flat out saying that the Penguin just offered me a deal to take over a key chunk of the Falcone revenue and gave me my ring back (thus tying him very concretely to Alberto's death). But even if Maroni keeps quiet and claims street cred, surely that prison visit would raise a lot of suspicious eyebrows. And it's not like he can hide that. That visit is recorded on paper and on video surveillance, along with several reliable witnesses to the event (not just some anonymous street kid who was probably set to get shot in face at some point in his life anyway).


Good point. There is no way that Maroni or Penguin could keep something like that under wraps. The excuses below your post don't answer your question adequately. Maybe we will find something out in the next episodes. Good start.
Posted by Pettifogger
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Posted on 9/24/24 at 10:39 am to
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Decent but all over the place.


Can't fault it IMO. I think it was good, not great, but I'm not a comic guy.

It was about as good as you could make a Batman story for people who don't like comic themed stuff, IMO.

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