Five-Minute The Flash: "Pilot"

[Zeke]

Today's update is something I've been saving up for an event. I can still re-link it if I do the event later, and it's been burning a hole in my mental pocket, so this year for my birthday I'm going to go ahead and post it. (As I told Wowbagger once, the best presents are the ones you give yourself. And money.)

You might remember that I'm a huge fan of the Flash. I love the comics first and foremost, but some of the other material is good too, and I have a particular soft spot for the short-lived 1990 TV show, which was on when I was a kid. (I mentioned that once in a T10 disclaimer -- long before it was necessary to specify which Flash show I meant!)

I've always wanted to do a proper Flash event or even subsite here. There's more material for it now than ever before (including, just this year, a very dubious movie). So if I end up coming back to it later, act surprised -- but I've had this first part done since last summer and it's time I finally got it out there. Hey, you know Barry Allen, always late!

Here's Five-Minute The Flash (1990): "Pilot". (And here's a link to Lycia Naff's IMDb page. You'll know when.)

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If the Flash wrote a "fiver", how short a time frame would it compress an hour-long episode into?

Julio: Just got back a DNA test. Looks like the guy behind the Dark Riders is your brother's old partner Pike.
Barry: Huh! He must be doing a lot better. When Jay busted him, he crashed his bike and got hurt so bad the hospital had him in this chair with lights for Yes and No.

There it is.

Barry: Jay! Noooo! I couldn't get here fast enough!
(pause)
Barry: Don't think I don't see what you're doing, writers.

*stares at camera*