Flash

A high school student gains super-speed after being struck by lightning during a storm caused by a particle accelerator explosion. He dedicates his life to fighting crime and protecting his city as The Flash, while also dealing with the complexities of his personal life and relationships. He must also contend with other metahumans who use their powers for evil.

The Flash (2007) was a pilot episode for a planned television series that ultimately did not get picked up. As such, it received very limited critical attention. The pilot was generally seen as a competent but uninspired superhero origin story, with some noting its faithfulness to the comic source material while others found it to be too conventional and lacking in originality.

• Faithful adaptation of the comic book character.
• A conventional superhero origin story.
• Lacked the distinctive flair to stand out.

Google audience: Audience reception for this 2007 pilot is scarce due to its failure to launch as a series. What little is available suggests it was seen as a standard superhero introduction, neither particularly bad nor outstanding.

This 2007 pilot was an attempt to revive the character of The Flash for television after the unsuccessful 1990s series, but it was ultimately passed over by CBS in favor of a different superhero project.