"The Flash" (1990) TV series 1990-1991

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

James A. Contner

Writers:

Robert Kanigher (character)
Harry Lampert (characters)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

20 September 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Fantasy

Tagline:

Wipes Out Scum In Seconds

Plot:

A police forensic scientist battles crimes as a superfast superhero.

Plot Keywords:

Flash | Superhero | Imaginary Town | Hyper Speed | Based On Comic

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

John Wesley Shipp	...	Barry Allen / ... (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Amanda Pays	...	Christina 'Tina' McGee (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Alex Désert	...	Julio Mendez (22 episodes, 1990-1991)
Vito D'Ambrosio	...	Officer Tony Bellows (17 episodes, 1990-1991)
Biff Manard	...	Officer Michael Murphy (17 episodes, 1990-1991)
Mike Genovese	...	Lt. Warren Garfield (17 episodes, 1990-1991)
Richard Belzer	...	Joe Kline / ... (10 episodes, 1990-1991)

Runtime:

60 min (21 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Argentina:Atp

Company:

Pet Fly Productions

Trivia:

The Flash is not one, but three characters from DC Comics, and all three of them managed to make it into the series in some way. Jay Garrick, who was the first Flash and whose adventures inspired Barry Allen (the second) lives on in the name of Barry's brother, who's death inspires our hero. Barry Allen was a police scientist, but was also married to Iris West, the aunt of Wally West (the third Flash) who briefly dated Tina McGee some time after Barry died. The Flash of the television series is a combination of Barry Allen's name and day job with Wally West's social life, and a personality falling somewhere between the two.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001) (TV)

good show

the flash was a pretty good adaptation of the comic books and it really is a shame that it got canceled so fast . the acting was pretty good and the characters were pretty close to their paper counterparts. all in all a decent show and a better adaptation of a comic book into a series than any other so far ( that includes the not too bad but too girlie adaptation of superboy in WB's smallville )