RE: The Gifted Episode 1 Review – No Spoilers
I got about the same habits, if it has a Marvel character at all I will most likely at least give it a shot. DC's best material I am not sure why people consider the best (see: Arrow) Tried watching that three times. Tried Flash once.
If they can get the money to pay their CGI bill, InHumans could do really well if they keep Lockjaw in more scenes. I didn't finish The Gifted last night, but it was unrelated to the show, just had stuff to do.
That is funny about Fox and mutants and the timelines as you are saying. They have such a beautiful universe at their disposal, some could argue that could easily best the MCU/Avengers Universe if Fox would stop f'n around and just let these characters wear their funny spandex outfits instead of putting everyone in leather. Within the little I did see of The Gifted (15 min about so far) I already was just crossing my fingers hoping for a Legion crossover.
I didn't see Legion actually (I know shame on me). But yeah, Fox can do a lot of great things. I don't think it's about the spandex, I think they need a coherent timeline, message and good writers and directors, and right now they are hit or miss. Most or their hits are unrelated standalone. But the timeline is so messed up that they might as well just reboot everything or at least the main X-Men.
I watched the first season of Arrow and it was ok, but not enough for me to continue to season 2. I am somewhere in season 3 of Gotham, it had its moments, until Barbara Gordon. I didn't even try the Flash or Legends of Tomorrow or Supergirl. CW shows are just CW shows, doesn't matter if you put superheroes in them, they are still more CW shows then they are anything else. I can totally see an Arrow and a Supernatural crossover, just because it's a similar vibe (or was in season 1 of Arrow and season 6 of Supernatural).