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Colin Farrell won a Golden Globe for his role as Oswald Cobblepot Oz Cobb in The Penguin.

This marks the third time an actor has won a Golden Globe for playing a Batman villain, the first two being Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker. 

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"An overbearing father, tormenting older brothers, and ceaseless bullying play huge factors in shaping Oswald into what he becomes. Once he attains power, he wields it with an iron fist, never to return to the powerless weakling of his childhood. He is someone who will not suffer an ounce of (perceived) disrespect. And no matter what you do, don't laugh at him." -- Gregg Hurwitz

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‘The Penguin’ just finished today. In my opinion it was a great show and a huge improvement over ‘The Batman’. Colin Farrell is great as Oz and deserves an Emmy for the role. He manages to be an awful person that you still have sympathy for. Cristin Milioti is also really good as Sofia Falcone. I’m a bit bummed this is just a miniseries because I would like to see Farrell explore the character in depth more than a film could by itself.

One minor issue I had was Batman has almost no presence in the show. I didn’t expect nor want to see him in person but just one mobster expressing concern that the Bat was watching would have gone a long way.

Regardless this really set a new standard for the genre. I wouldn’t mind seeing other Batman villains getting this treatment.

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Oswald Cobblepot is getting his own show this fall. Thoughts? I'm a little conflicted. I thought Colin did a great job in The Batman but he still comes off as more of a Sopranos character than the Penguin. Robin Lord Taylor on Gotham had the proper balance in my opinion (although to be fair that show was much more willing to embrace the camp of the comics whereas Matt Reeves wants to make everything 'grounded'). 

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