Gotham showrunner and executive producer Bruno Heller explained why James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) is the main character in Fox's comic-inspired series, saying that superheroes don't translate all that well to television.

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"I don’t think superheroes work very well on TV," Heller told The Hollywood Reporter at the Edinburgh Television Festival.As for why he believes this to be the case, Heller said it's "probably because of the costume thing," adding that "TV is about real people and faces, and not so much about magic and the supernatural things."Gotham: Season 3 premieres on Monday, September 19 at 8/7c. While you patiently wait for the return of FOX's Batman prequel series, take a look at these 9 things we learned about Season 3 , as well as this first look at Benedict Samuel's Mad Hatter

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