How DC's Legends of Tomorrow Made Jumping the Shark an Art Form 

Legends of Tomorrow knows exactly what it is, and takes itself just seriously enough to get you invested in the characters and story. That's why we all love Legends of Tomorrow.

Growing up with Legends of Tomorrow for the cheesy, flat-out weirdness and Agents Of SHIELD for the high-stakes, action and character work, which imo are the embodiment of what ComicBook TV Shows should be was an absolute blast. I miss them so damn much and it sucks that such shows aren't being made anymore

A lot has been said and written about Beebo vs Mallus, but this video makes a fantastic job of explaining why Sweet Baby James works so so much; I know some people didn’t like it, but season 4 slaps. Great work, Ross.

This show is like comfort food for me. I just can't get enough of the found family

This show is so damn cheesy, and yet, it gets you so invested in the story, that the cheesiness doesn't seem so cheesy. In fact, it seems kind of good. Especially when you think about what it represents, which you explained very well in this video. And of course, the laughs are great too.

I love the Legends. It's the wackiest, cartoonish comic book adaptation without being directly based on comics. The ensemble cast helps keeping the dynamic interesting and restricts the CW's infamous hallway talks. The Legends can change itself every season like a chameleon without losing its spirit. The show knows what it is and delivers in unique but fun ways. It's in my opinion the only show of the original Arrowverse left worth watching.

Legends of Tomorrow feels like DC's closest equivalent to the show "Community" created by Dan Harmon. They both frequently feature very human, dark, relatable themes being told through the lens of comedically heightened situations (they both also feature musical numbers, satire/parody of other media, semi-fourth-wall breaking moments, and the utilization of different styles & mediums, including a puppet episode)

LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE could be an alternative title for the show because that’s what this show is, it’s truly like no other, it’s own genre, and has set the bar so high that could possibly never be topped

I just realised how they did the Wanda vision and Loki thing before wandavision and loki lmaoo

god I will miss legends and forever will hate the CW for not giving it atleast one shorter season to give closure. My favorite episode is definitely the George Lucas one, such a banger!

Beebo vs Mallus is still one of the greatest season finales in the history of television IMO, with Legends vs Encores while Thong Song plays in the background a very close second xD

the part about Heyworld really brought tears to my eyes, that's how much it moved me... a truly beautiful and well thought out video essay that perfectly explains the appeal and effect this show had on me (I could never put it to words)

This show is great to watch expecting to laugh. It always brings some type of light fun that's aware of how insane they are, it's like a fever dream sometimes but that's part of the fun.

Legends will forever be a legendary show. Nothing but love

I'm so glad you appreciate season 4 like I do, it's one of my absolute favourites

I got really choked up watching the end of that Season four finale

It didn't jump a shark. People were always going to think its "silly" because it's fantasy and time travel. The Legends of Tomorrow is very creative

Someone's gotta send this video to the ppl who say legends is "brainless entertainment"... I mean sure the show is not perfect and there are instances when it is...but saying that it's just a wacky non-sensical adventure doesn't undermine the character driven plots it has. Thanks for this video essay... cuz there's a lot of things I missed watching this show now I have a better perspective off.

Ava.....good lord. She filled out that star trek uniform haha lol. All kidding tho, this show is ridiculous yet it has had plenty of ups and downs. Craziness

This is the funniest Arrowverse show.

Trapped on TV is my absolute favorite episode. Great video!

Prime Legends (seasons 2 and 3) is a great mix of Kingdom Hearts and Guardians Of the Galaxy. Embracing the corny and cheesy parts with pride. A lot of heart. A cast of characters you slowly get invested in. A story and tone that is all over the place. And the ability to out of the blue hit you with an emotional suckerpunch that hits way harder than you would ever believe it could.

God, I loved this show

Great video! Love Legends and s6 has been the best so far imo. The creativity is through the roof and that cartoon episode was just amazing.

Fantastic job! What you said about Legends doing Wandavision first is almost why I am struggling to like Loki. It feels like a copy of Legends from the Time-Bureau like TVA to opening square portal doors to making the villains the good guys. Not only is Mobius their Rip Hunter, he gets blipped out of existence (allegedly) from a time device just like Rip.

This is my favourite new show I recently watched!. Nate is my favourite. So is Ava and Sara

Hey I love you video! This is my second time watching it as it really encapsulates the whole heart of the show 💜 I was just wondering if you ever gonna go over the Legend’s 100 episode? I’d love to hear your take 😊

I got into it for Sara Lance and stayed because of her. I didn't fully watch the show, and it was mostly great

Season 3 is easily my favourite season, closely followed by season 2

Love legends of tomorrow best show ever

Great Video. Thats exactly why I love the legends 🙏

Amazing show.

legends got better every season.

just like there characters they aren't the scapple they're the chainsaw 1:06

This show had the perfect premise. C list DC characters time traveling. So many underappreciated characters from throughout DC history that could have been showcasex for fun adventures. Instead, after about the second season they just started doing random stuff that had nothing to do with DC Comics at all.

Dear Ross, A week ago my paternal grandmother died. Please pray for her soul it would mean a lot to me and my family. Also it would mean a lot to me personally if you talk about the Arrowverse & why it works better than the DCEU. You can list the problems of the Arrowverse while also listing why they work better than their film counterpart. Arrowverse is flawed but it's also really good.I can point out their flaws while also saying why those shows are really good. In fact they are good to the point I personally think that they are better than the DCEU. Many people say the Arrowverse is cheap and ask that why do people like me prefer that to high budget movies with advanced cameras, expensive CGI & high paid screenwriters ; because to me no matter how much money you throw at something if you don't care for the charecters ,the situation, if the actors aren't giving any charm and charisma to the role & to top it of if the entire plot is boring or frustrating with nothing happening then yes I would rather take these cheesy shows over 100/200 million dollar movie & TV shows. Because they are cheesy but I love them exactly for that. They know they are cheesy but they have heart & passion put into them, all the people who are making those shows read those comics and are trying their best with network budget. What makes them even more better is the fact all these talented actors can leave at any given moment yet they choose not to. They come back for these low budget shows because everyone in the crew is friendly towards them, people working behind the scenes are supportive of them & even when they leave they are always willing to have them back if the actors want to. And maybe somtimes that's what we need ; we don't need high budget or heavy advertising for something to be really good, somtimes we need that cheese factor along with actors who genuinely care for their characters, crew, production and two producers who stay by those actors no matter how much problem they face from others (this case Warner bros film division) ; you feel something that a million dollar movie can't do. To me the worst Superman movie of all time is Superman returns (yet Brandon routh is one of my favourite superman actors of all time), because for 2 & a half hour I didn't care for his Superman as much as I did in Crisis, it's because in Crisis Marc Guggenheim & Marv Wolfman knew how to advance the story while keeping the same spirit ,giving new lines & a much more better ending , while in Superman returns Bryan Singer (Thank GOD!! He is blacklisted along with Spacey) just did what Donner did minus the charm and Singer's own inflated ego led him to just making a total & complete borefest with dark cinematography and a downbeat tone (not talking about Snyder, Singer did that before him), while Crisis did give him a tragic backstory you get the feeling to combat that he has become more hopefull & truthfull in order to stop that tragedy from ever happening again. In Crisis on infinite earths I saw more character development of Reeve's Superman than a 200 million dollar movie. Even Superman 3 & 4 is memorably bad Returns is just dull, boring & forgettable with an unneeded 2 & a half hours. That's why to me high budget doesn't automatically mean great it just means it has more money thrown at it. That doesn't mean quality it may be better looking but that just means better looking, not better plot, story, characters, situation and motivation. At the end of Crisis their version of the Justice league felt more genuine with all the problems and all the things these heroes went through it makes sense for them to have this team to fight higher threats, why does the DCEU need that?. So it would actually mean a lot to me if you do make a video on the Arrowverse. Please make a video about how Berlanti managed to do what filmmakers & film producers got wrong from the very beginning. You can also talk about the Arrowverse problems too. Sincerely a fan of yours, Kazi.