Pilot 

James Gordon and Harvey Bullock are assigned to track down the killer of Thomas and Martha Wayne.

Director:

Danny Cannon

Writers:

Bruno Heller (developed by), Bruno Heller

Stars:

Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, David Mazouz

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ben McKenzie	...	James Gordon
Donal Logue	...	Harvey Bullock
David Mazouz	...	Bruce Wayne
Zabryna Guevara	...	Sarah Essen
Sean Pertwee	...	Alfred Pennyworth
Robin Lord Taylor	...	Oswald Cobblepot / Penguin
Erin Richards	...	Barbara Kean
Camren Bicondova	...	Selina Kyle
Cory Michael Smith	...	Edward Nygma
Jada Pinkett Smith	...	Fish Mooney
John Doman	...	Carmine Falcone
Richard Kind	...	Aubrey James
Victoria Cartagena	...	Renee Montoya
Andrew Stewart-Jones	...	Crispus Allen
Drew Powell	...	Butch Gilzean

Storyline

Adolescent Bruce Wayne sees his doting parents shot by a mugger. Sleezy murder squad lieutenant Harvey Bullock fails to dump the case on organized crime because of eager 'rookie' James Gordon but changes his mind when they offer to take it on anyhow. The stole pearl string is found is petty robber Mario Pepper's home, but they soon suspect the mugging to be staged and the trail leads to local mob head Fish Mooney, from Carmine Falcone's 'family'. The whole affair is clouded by the devious power struggle within the mob, which proves dangerous for the detectives too.

---

Plot Keywords:

mugger | adolescent | mugging | murder | switchblade | 

---

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

---

Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 2014 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Primrose Hill Productions,DC Comics,Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Donal Logue was initially rumored to play the role of Detective James Gordon before being officially cast as Detective Harvey Bullock.

---

Goofs

In the first episode Kat rip a woman's grocery bag and steals her milk, which is full, and hides it in her jacket. However, when she takes the milk out to poor the milk for a cat in the alley, the container is almost empty.

---

Quotes

Detective Harvey Bullock: Jim, you seem like a nice guy, but this is not a city for nice guys.

---

Connections

References Commando (1985)

---

Soundtracks

Dirty Town
(uncredited)
Written by Natasha Miller and Chris Howarth
Performed by ONEGIRLONEBOY

User Reviews

Excellent pilot. This has the makings of Smallville.

Wow! When I first heard that Fox was creating a series about the origins of James Gordon and a little bit of Batman, I was a little skeptical, because I thought that they would not be able to be on the same level as Smallville. I was wrong.

Gotham's pilot was great. It opened up with an integral scene in Bruce Wayne/Batman's life. I don't know much about Batman mythology other than seeing the Tim Burton films and Christopher Nolan trilogy. This series is all about the rise of James Gordon. James Gordon is not the Gary Oldman seasoned Gotham commissioner we see in the Christopher Nolan trilogy. He is a rookie rising through the ranks of the GCPD. He interacts with a vast array of characters including Penquin, The Riddler, Poison Ivy, Carmine Falcone, Fish Mooney, and Harvey Bullock before they became Batman's supervillans. Fish Mooney is a completely new character in the DC universe I read, and it would be interesting to see where they go with her.

I loved the acting in the pilot. The casting was spot on with all of the actors portraying their characters brilliantly. Erin Richards as James wife was good in her role, but I hope to see her character develop more. She only had a couple scenes. It was amazing to see how James interacts firsthand with the characters mentioned above and how he could shape Batman's enemies in the way his actions are. Compared to the Smallville pilot, Smallville had more of a slower pace and better development of the characters than Gotham. Gotham's pilot was great in introducing the characters at a little faster pace than Smallville, but still maintaining the good amount of development needed for the pilot.

I can't wait to see what happens next week. If you're a fan of Batman even if you're not well versed in the mythology, this is a pilot and possibly a series worth checking out.

Hopefully it will last for many years and be as popular as Smallville was.

Enjoy.