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Post by golddragon71 on Feb 12, 2014 9:22:46 GMT -5
No Details Yet as to what Role Mr. Shipp will be playing but It isunderstood that it will be a recurring one. this of course leads to all sorts of speculation (the most popular I'm sure is that The Former Flash Star will be most likely playing Henry Allen, Barry's father.) I for one am very excited about this piece of news! (I wonder if they can get Amanda Pays to play Barry's Mother in Flashbacks lol) I really have to credit Mr.Shipp's original series about the Scarlet Speedster for introducing me to the Flash in the first place.
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Post by dillonmania on Feb 13, 2014 23:57:02 GMT -5
I hope he plays Jay, that would be awesome. He even looks like him.
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Post by xBarryxAllenx on Feb 14, 2014 15:57:14 GMT -5
That would be perfect!
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Post by golddragon71 on Feb 15, 2014 12:31:30 GMT -5
Would it be cool? Yes! Absolutely. Would he fit the part? Again yes without a question. The problem is that it would overshadow the Grant Gustin Flash too much if they made JWS another Flash from the past. (plus JWs is going to be in the pilot episode and Barry didn't meet Jay until About a year after he started running around as the Flash himself. Having JWS play Barry's father on the other hand could still have a nice nod or two to the original series as well as letting the Grant stand out on his own as THE FLASH of this new series.. I'm not saying there's no room for Jay Garrick. I absolutely am in favor of bringing Jay in (but maybe not until season 2) and making references to him throughout season 1. But This new series is a spinoff from Arrow in which they've gone to considerable effort to build up Grant as thhe Flash of this world.. To suddenly push JAwS as an older Flash is not a nod but an overshadow. So what kind of nods could we expect to the previous series? assuming JWS plays Barry's father we could have this \/ picture of him and Amanda Pays from the 90s FLASH days on Barry's desk or maybe in Henry's cell and refer to it as Barry's parents during happier times. Barry (Gustin) could make mention of an Uncle Jay who was a motorcycle cop that was killed by a biker gang. names referred in the police files at Central City PD could include Julio Mendez, Warren Garfield, Murphy, Bellows, Meghan Lockhart Chief Cooper etc. there are tons of other references Iris could be mistaken by name for a pioneer artist in the computer graphics world. Dr. Desmond Powell could be referred to through a PA message at Barry's hospital. all of these would be spread out of course. As easter eggs not as huge combined universal tie-ins between this Flash series and the last.
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Post by dillonmania on Feb 15, 2014 19:20:53 GMT -5
Yeah, I know it's unlikely he's Jay, unless he gets introduced later in the season. But personally I'd be bummed if he's Henry (which I suspect he is), if only because my mental image of Henry (the way he looked in the Bronze Age) is very different from Shipp. And yes, I know Henry doesn't have his Bronze Age look anymore, but that still bugs me.
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