8 Small Details You Only Notice Rewatching Gotham

8. The Time And Setting Doesn't Matter

When Gotham first began to air back in 2014, it took a little while to get used to the unique feel and setting of the show.

Gotham was a strange show in that regard, where it had an old, almost noir feel to it, yet the series had a whole slew of advanced technology laced throughout it. In that way, Gotham was a little like the classic Batman: The Animated Series - where it was hard to pinpoint just when the series was set.

That felt like a major issue during Gotham's infancy, with it adding a sense of confusion to proceedings. But now, in hindsight, that initial issue feels like a big ol' bunch of people making something out nothing. Gotham was always set out to be a completely fresh beast of its own, and one way in which it did that was in its mixture of classic 1920s era architecture and style combined with plentiful more modern-day elements.

At least in regards to live-action Gotham City-based projects, all of this came together to make Gotham very much stand out from the pack as something entirely different. And likewise, it was all about crafting its own canon rather than religiously sticking to what had been seen in comics.