"Gotham"

Finally, I watched the new Fox television series Gotham last night. It came on before Sleepy Hollow.

Gotham is an interesting concept. It is about Gotham City, Jim Gordon (Benjamin McKenzie), Bruce Wayne and the city's criminal underworld many years before Wayne becomes Batman.

At this point, Bruce Wayne's parents were just murdered and detective Jim Gordon promised Bruce to find their killer and bring him to justice.

The show introduces different characters who will later become foes of Batman. The Penguin and Catwoman were two that were featured last night. The Penguin character is quite obvious as those of us familiar with Batman lore know that Oswald Cobblepot is The Penguin's real name. In last night's episode, there was a young girl who managed to escape out of Gordon's handcuffs. Her name was Selena. Again, those familiar with Batman lore know that Catwoman's real name is Selena Kyle.

Series regular Oswald Cobblepot was played by Robin Taylor. David Mazouz, formerly of the television series Touch, plays the young Bruce Wayne.

In last night's episode, crooked police officials were sent skyward to their doom (in the stratosphere) by being attached to weather balloons. It was up to Gordon to figure out who the culprit is. The show has some gallows humor, most evident when one of the victims came back down (right on top of an old lady walking her dog).

I think I will keep on watching Gotham. My grade: A.