4 Shows I’d Pitch Before Gotham P.D.

I have a confession. There was a brief period of time where I faithfully watched Gotham. To make matters worse, I even tried to get other people to go against their better judgment and join me. I’ve learned from my mistakes. Which is why I have major reservations about my fandom after hearing that HBOMax has plans to extend the universe created by Matt Reeves’ The Batman. The extension includes a series that focuses on the Gotham City Police Department. Not only have we seen a version of this show before, but it should also be noted that Gotham City has one of the most corrupt and ineffective police precincts in all of fiction. Do we really want to see that, again? I’m still not sure I do. So I wracked my brain to come up with a few ‘alternative stories’ about Gotham City’s inner workings that I’d rather see HBOMax—or any other outlet, really—explore before we get yet another show about the GCPD. Gotham Med/Law

The road map to this approach has already been drawn out. Just follow the Dick Wolf method, similar to how Chicago Fire led to Chicago P.D. which begat Chicago Med, so on and so forth. While these shows might not be about chasing down villains or daily interactions with Batman, the stories could still be compelling. I, for one, would love to see what it’s like for everyday Gothamites to function in a city where they could get kidnapped by a member of the Riddler’s gang at any given moment. Don’t you want to know how citizen’s lives are affected living in a consta…