My memory tells me that the Flash series was quite good. I fear to watch it now, lest said memories be proven quite false.
Since noone has weighed in on this thread about the movie, my encapsulated review: I enjoyed it quite a bit. It was not a "good movie." It was, however, a good adaptation of Wolverine's comics origin story, which as we all know is a convoluted, tragic mess. Overall, better than X3, but not at the level of the first two X movies. Perhaps a 5/10.
As to Deadpool, I'm a steadfast fan from the comics, but interested enough in the direction they took him in the movie to look forward to his own moving picture.
I watched about half of the first (only?) season of
The Flash last year, and I was pleased with how well it stood the test of time. Some of the effects that drove the budget through the roof back in the day are a bit cheesy by today's standards, but still pretty decent for television. There's definitely a strong
Batman influence, from the Danny Elfman theme (which I still love, despite the fact that it sounds like
every other Danny Elfman theme from that time period) to the costume (again, loved it) to the moon-as-logo shot from the first episode.
Moon-as-logo? Yup. Check out the screen caps below. The first is from
Batman, leading up to the final showdown with Joker. The "dark" knight flies the batwing up against the moon to form the bat symbol. In
The Flash, there's a showdown at an electrical grid substation. An errant rocket unleashes bolts of electricity, one of which just
happens to streak across the face of the full moon. Nifty!
