Author	Message
mike962 ◊ 2012-04-16 19:59	this series is really strange in terms of cars !!! suppsoed to be set around early 90s yet a LOT of 50s cars on the streets
mike962 ◊ 2012-04-17 17:39	Ok I submited all relevant vehicles small review of the show: - has high production values - Writing is pretty mature with lots of deaths , so it's NOT a kids show !!! - LOTS and LOTS of 50s cars So is this worth getting on DVD ?? Answer : ABSOLUTLY !!!! -- Last edit: 2012-04-17 20:10:30
rjluna2 ◊ 2012-04-17 20:09	I bet these missing decade vehicles were trashed by the clunker program
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2012-04-17 21:54	mike962 wrote this series is really strange in terms of cars !!! suppsoed to be set around early 90s yet a LOT of 50s cars on the streets I'd say they were aiming for a stylised "timeless" setting, rather like how Tim Burtons' Batman films mixed 1930s costumes and architecture with modern cars.
mike962 ◊ 2012-04-17 22:00	Gag Halfrunt wrote I'd say they were aiming for a stylised "timeless" setting, rather like how Tim Burtons' Batman films mixed 1930s costumes and architecture with modern cars. on some episodes they mentioned clearly that it's 1991 but I guess you're right, the show seemed to have a more edgy and dark atmosphere like Batman . Personally I quite enjoyed specially to see those 50 cars so abundent among modern ones. IMO the traffic split was something like 50/50 -- Last edit: 2012-04-17 22:05:16
Weasel1984 ◊ 2012-04-17 22:03	Typical post-modern aesthetics in both cases.
mike962 ◊ 2014-10-01 21:05	1.14 -- Last edit: 2014-10-01 21:08:13
mike962 ◊ 2014-10-01 22:08	1.20 two stars rig -- Last edit: 2014-10-02 15:46:49
jettalover ◊ 2014-10-02 07:02	Could the van in 1.19 be '80's Dodge based?
humungus ◊ 2024-08-25 14:22	Updated the pilot to HD and added some more vehicles from it. -- Last edit: 2024-08-26 19:27:49
mike962 ◊ 2024-08-25 14:24	^ so you like it? at time most expensive TV show ever and many rare vehicles -- Last edit: 2024-08-25 14:24:48
humungus ◊ 2024-08-25 14:52	mike962 wrote ^ so you like it? Well, they blew up that beautiful DS, so no... More seriously, I've only seen the pilot (the rest will follow), so I can't judge it yet, but the pilot did look exceptionally good, so I agree, the production values are terrific. I also never argue with Amanda Pays and the late, great M. Emmet Walsh was an unexpected surprise, though he had nothing to do. However, I hated hated hated the villain, your standard-order brainless, paper-thin cliché of every cheap 80s action flick. This was doubly annoying given the time and details they gave to Barry's transformation into Flash. He deserved a better villain.
mike962 ◊ 2024-08-25 14:58	humungus wrote He deserved a better villain. he did get much better villains in the series the first few episodes are more ordinary mob villains but around episode 8 "Ghost in the Machine" they start to add supervillains , 2nd season half was much better !! -- Last edit: 2024-08-25 15:01:15
mike962 ◊ 2024-08-26 16:58	^ there is a problem with episode numbers, as so often with season 1 of shows... namely IMDB used the first episode after Pilot as episode 1 and so results in 21 episodes https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098798/episodes/?ref_=tt_eps_sm wiki used Pilot as episode 1 and so we have 22 episodes list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flash_(1990_TV_series)#Episodes as it is now after pilot and first episode it's number after wiki list , which means all those entries have to be put down a number if you want after imdb one staring with Cadillac ambulance /vehicle_494153-Cadillac-Ambulance-Z90-1977.html the DVD set itself used the WIKI listing , not IMDB one 1) Pilot: (9/20/1990) 2) Out of Control: (9/27/1990) 3) Watching the Detectives: (10/18/1990) 4) Honor Among Thieves: (10/25/1990) 5) Double Vision: (11/1/1990) 6) Sins of the Father: (11/8/1990) 7) Child's Play: (11/15/1990) 8) Shroud of Death: (11/29/1990) 9) Ghost in the Machine: (12/13/1990) 10) Sight Unseen: (1/10/1991) 11) Beat the Clock: (1/31/1991) 12) The Trickster: (2/2/1991) 13) Tina, Is That You?: (2/14/1991) 14) Be My Baby: (2/21/1991) 15) Fast Forward: (2/27/1991) 16) Deadly Nightshade: (3/30/1991) 17) Captain Cold: (4/6/1991) 18) Twin Streaks: (4/13/1991) 19) Done With Mirrors: (4/27/1991) 20) Good Night, Central City: (5/4/1991) 21) Alpha: (5/11/1991) 22) The Trial of the Trickster: (5/18/1991) -- Last edit: 2024-08-26 17:04:53
humungus ◊ 2024-08-26 19:23	^ Thanks, I noticed that. Pilot and Out of Control were already listed here as 1.00 and 1.01, but the rest is as you say (no episode 1.02 because it's 1.03). It's not the first show with such an issue here as IMDb does change episode orders as it sees fit. As we link to IMDb, I suppose I should go with their numbering as I update the episodes.
humungus ◊ 2024-08-28 21:46	Episode 1.02 updated. Here are two bonus fire trucks/vans from the pre-credits sequence:
rjluna2 ◊ 2024-08-28 21:49	humungus wrote Episode 1.02 updated. Here are two bonus fire trucks/vans from the pre-credits sequence: A knockoff IBM PC clone.
humungus ◊ 2024-08-29 23:30	Episode 1.03 updated. bonus truck: -- Last edit: 2024-09-08 23:33:37
humungus ◊ 2024-09-01 01:23	Episode 1.04 updated. At this stage of the show I'm beginning to wonder how Barry can sustain his diet on a policeman's salary... bonus coupé (bottom right) which may or may not be listed elsewhere: -- Last edit: 2024-09-01 18:44:34 (walter)
mike962 ◊ 2024-09-01 11:02	humungus wrote Episode 1.04 updated. At this stage of the show I'm beginning to wonder how Barry can sustain his diet on a policeman's salary... bonus coupé (bottom right) which may or may not be listed elsewhere: you mean blue on left ? looks Geo Storm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo_Storm
humungus ◊ 2024-09-01 11:10	^ No, the big one with white roof on the right.
humungus ◊ 2024-09-04 21:03	Previously updated episode 1.05 that had a curiously omitted Caterpillar digger/mover, used briefly by the main villain. Now I updated episode 1.06 and added some vehicles from the latter that I believe were not listed. Some additional bonus: (Lexus on the right) The finale of this episode is probably the funniest thing I've seen all year: IMDb strikes out again: Not only does IMDb not list said Adam West in the cast for this episode (it lists someone named 'Awest' instead), it's referring to this guy who is about as much Adam West of Batman (62 years old at the time) as John Wesley Shipp is JFK. -- Last edit: 2024-09-18 19:10:00
mike962 ◊ 2024-09-04 21:05	^ hope you enjoyed the show so far you soon reach "Ghost In the Machine" which is one of the best episodes of the series and after that episode quality is generally much stronger , they start pivoting towards supervillains
humungus ◊ 2024-09-04 21:19	^ Yes, I am indeed enjoying it much more than I thought I would. The oddball mixture of vehicles is doing wonders for the atmosphere, too.
humungus ◊ 2024-09-04 23:50	Episode 1.07 updated. Added two vehicles. one blurry bonusmobile:
humungus ◊ 2024-09-05 21:34	Episode 1.08 updated. Added a few additional vehicles. I think this is the first episode to explicitly state the time period, namely 1990:
humungus ◊ 2024-09-07 01:20	Added episode 1.10 (previously missing altogether from this page).
humungus ◊ 2024-09-08 11:24	Updated episode 1.11. The Trickster was a great villain, but the episode was written by imbeciles. This shot was definitely on the level for any viewer hoping for some intelligent writing: Anyway, here's a bonus rear of an Alfa Romeo, plus what looks like a blurry, obscured GMC:
humungus ◊ 2024-09-08 23:45	Updated episode 1.12 which aired out of order since it takes place before 1.11. Added one missing backgroundmobile. bonusmobiles: -- Last edit: 2024-09-09 20:09:30 (walter)
humungus ◊ 2024-09-12 00:27	Updated episodes 1.13 and 1.14 and added three backgroundmobiles. bonusmobiles from episode 1.13: bonus curiosity from episode 1.14 (set in 2001): -- Last edit: 2024-09-22 00:07:52
humungus ◊ 2024-09-15 00:58	updated episodes 1.17 and 1.18. bonusmobile (the blurry blue one) from episode 1.18: -- Last edit: 2024-09-22 00:08:18
mike962 ◊ 2024-09-18 14:29	humungus wrote Updated episode 1.12 which aired out of order since it takes place before 1.11. Added one missing backgroundmobile. bonusmobiles: Buick ??
atom ◊ 2024-09-18 16:09	Looks like a '51 Mercury to me.
Lateef ◊ 2024-09-18 16:31	Yes. Unusual in that it's a Sport Sedan (4-door) with the roof chopped off.
humungus ◊ 2024-09-18 19:45	Updated episode 20 and added two backgroundmobiles I believe were not listed. One episode to go! bonusmobile that may or may not be listed: -- Last edit: 2024-09-18 20:29:46
mike962 ◊ 2024-09-19 00:09	humungus wrote One episode to go! The Trickster returns and the lovely Corinne Bohrer (as Prank) helps him If you enjoyed The Flash some other short lived but good unique TV shows from that period you may enjoy binge watching later. - Max Headroom, 14 episodes, unique 80s cyberpunk where TV is absolutely dominating life , this was shot in real 29.97 FPS, Amanda Pays also costars, this got her the role as Tina without even auditioning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDN0BFGW9Ro - Street Hawk , 13 episodes, at first glance Knight Rider on bike but IMO much better show and more mature (you have onscreen deaths unlike KR). Stunt work very solid, Rex Smith IMO also a better actor than the Hoff and superb Tangerine Dream soundtrack, the only downside episode quality is all over the place some very solid and some bad ones best ones 2 (A Second self) and 4 (Vegas Run) , worst ones 3 and 5 , rest are in-between, "The Arabian" is weird script makes absolutely NO sense but everything else about that episode was good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c_-KvMTOOc - Captain Power and the Soldiers of The Future , 80s cyberpunk, at first glance a kids show but it's much more than that 22 episodes but they were just 20 min so actually 11 episodes , amazing what they did when the very limited CGI of time, this really screams for a remake !! also real 29.97 FPS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUYesRQsDz8 - Timecop , just 9 episodes, good episodes "Alternate World" and "DOA" , episodes aired out of order prematurely cancelled unfortunately https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuVMNnyFTcM - Firefly , 14 episodes and cinema film "Serenity" , HUGE cult following, space western, pilot rather slow but it picks up pace next episodes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-sp68GjYL0 -- Last edit: 2024-09-19 14:01:56
rjluna2 ◊ 2024-09-19 17:06	Oh yeah, I watch this TV show at their first run It was pretty eccentric for this show
humungus ◊ 2024-09-19 19:20	Updated episode 1.21, and added a couple of surprising omissions. This basically completes the series. Whew! Here are two bonusmobiles for the price of one: If you try hard enough, I think you can just see a blurry Jaguar somewhere in this pic: If you want to confuse Google Lens, just drop this image into it and select the yellow car, it'll come up with all kinds of Nissans, and odd Buick, but not one Ford: And, to finish things off, a double bonus especially for mike962, the lovely (but mad) Prank and a just as lovely model of a firetruck: As someone who really doesn't like superhero comic books, or movies based thereon, I did enjoy this series a lot, occasionally lobotomized writing and lapses of logic notwithstanding. The casting director did a very good job with the main cast (I'd never heard of John Wesley Shipp, but I think he's an ideal Barry/Flash), and the obvious studio backlot sets and the oddball mixture of cars added that perfect "unreal" feeling to it. Some of the effects may look hilariously dated, but I found the obvious lack of CGI very refreshing and most welcome. Indeed, it's a shame the show only lasted one season. Perhaps they blew up too many cars... As for the other shows mentioned by mike962, I remember Max Headroom very fondly (and bitterly, since it was cancelled so soon). I didn't watch Firefly, but I remember the uproar when it was cancelled. I don't know the other shows, but some years ago I tuned into some new shows, I really liked the lot, but all of them were cancelled no later than six episodes in. I haven't tuned into a new TV series since, and I'm also not sure I want to check out one cancelled before it started properly since I don't want to find that I really like it, but with so little of it to enjoy...
mike962 ◊ 2024-09-19 19:27	^ fire truck is a Mack CF Firefly is not the super dooper masterpiece its fanboys claim to be but worthy of binge watch and it did have a proper finale with the Serenity (2005) big budget movie !! Street Hawk is standard self contained scripts and have watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXAh8sACK2Y the music, tone is much better than KR , also love that Street Hawk has proper cool 2 stroke sound -- Last edit: 2024-09-19 21:03:53
rjluna2 ◊ 2024-09-19 20:41	Splendid job, humungus
humungus ◊ 2024-09-19 23:20	Thanks! @mike962, I'll check out Firefly (I guess I have to since I have the movie for some reason...) and Street Hawk at some point. I never actually watched Knight Rider with its original audio, just whatever German-dubbed episode I happened to catch on ORF while channel surfing way back when. I remember having a blast even though I never understood a word. Maybe that's why...
mike962 ◊ 2024-09-19 23:30	^ tell you what For Street Hawk watch the Pilot and first episode "A Second self" if you don't like it by that point stop it!! In Pilot you have Christopher Lloyd as a vicious bad guy , in Second Self George Clooney in pre fame role small compilation so you get an idea of stunt work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJFpGw9ahwk if you want something much longer lasting car action themed there was "Hardcastle and McCormick" 3 seasons and a proper series finale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oHpWw7L3d4 -- Last edit: 2024-09-19 23:31:23
humungus ◊ 2024-09-19 23:52	Thanks. I've never even heard of H&M, but I'm always up for Brian Keith.
dhill_cb7 ◊ 2024-09-20 00:35	Firefly is awesome. Just saying
Baube ◊ 2024-09-20 00:46	wasn't that different from Chevy Sprint or Geo Metro... Oh..
mike962 ◊ 2024-09-22 00:33	humungus wrote Thanks. I've never even heard of H&M, but I'm always up for Brian Keith. another unique show from the 90s you may dig "The Adventures of Brisco County Jr." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oI-nfeDtWc western with Sci-fi steampunk elements it has some wacky humor too, Bruce Campbell was great in it, 27 episodes, the 2 main plotlines from pilot do get resolved but one is an obvious blatant retcon regarding main badguy Bly (Billy Drago), quite high production values for TV -- Last edit: 2024-09-22 00:36:12
humungus ◊ 2024-09-22 00:53	^ Bruce Campbell can do no wrong, so I tuned into Brisco County as soon as it showed up on TV here. I loved it - except for the finale! Such depression! Still, must watch it again one day.

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