SERIES PREMIERE: Ben McKenzie from Southland and The O.C. stars as Jim Gordon, who’s a newbie on the Gotham police force he eventually will end up running – as the much more familiar Commissioner Gordon. This series is a moody, TV noir prequel to the DC Comics Batman narrative, introducing some new characters while giving us hints of the pre-origin stories of some of the familiar villains. Gotham gets off to a strong start, and though there’s not one new series this fall that has to be seen, Gotham comes pretty close. For more, listen to my fall preview report for NPR on today’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, or visit the Fresh Air website after about 4 p.m. ET this afternoon.

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