Superman & Lois - The CW - US Pace - (**Spoilers**)

Agent Coulson

Teaser as part of the CWverse trailer.

pixelburp

I've utterly overdosed on the CW's brand of superheroes but I'd have enough appetite to see how they adapt Supes himself. Especially how they avoid simply being a retread of Supergirl's main plots and themes. They're both about hope, love and so on. And given how unavoidable it is to think of "Louis and Clark" from the 90s, hopefully it won't be a glorified soapooera either (it's CW so some that is kinda inevitable)

JP Liz V1

https://ew.com/tv/david-ramsey-arrowverse-return-diggle

Diggle Returns

Agent Coulson

Starts in February.

expectationlost

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Teaser as part of the CWverse trailer.

superdad?

EoinMcLovin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KQXNagw1oA

pixelburp

Hadn't realised the family would involve teenage sons. Given this is the CW, there's a significant non zero chance those children will be insufferable with overwrought melodrama and angst.

pixelburp

pixelburp wrote: »

Hadn't realised the family would involve teenage sons. Given this is the CW, there's a significant non zero chance those children will be insufferable with overwrought melodrama and angst.

With the ultimate Daddy issues.

Clareman

You know something, this could work, having another baddie of the week type superhero show would just get lost but having a bit of family drama thrown in could help, Black Lightening wasn't bad in that respect.

pixelburp

Clareman wrote: »

You know something, this could work, having another baddie of the week type superhero show would just get lost but having a bit of family drama thrown in could help, Black Lightening wasn't bad in that respect.

Perhaps but teenage daughter clichés are a lot less angst ridden or riddled with "smell the fart" acting than the teenage son clichés, and American scriptwriting is addicted to "I hate dad" tropes; I don't expect this to by any different. Will hope to be disproved of course.

Agent Coulson

Starts February 23th with a 90 minute episode followed by a 30 minute special Superman & Lois: Legacy of Hope.

EoinMcLovin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWh5JdynBUM

God I love the Arrowverse mindless fun, digger is set to appear in all 5 shows this year I wonder if it’s build up to his own show?

AMKC

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWh5JdynBUM

That's a great trailer. Has be interested. I will say do I think the title is terrible. I think Lois and Superman might have worked better.

pixelburp

The absence of any real beats with the teenagers still makes me worry the CW angst will be off the charts. Lois does mention they have anxiety so ... Hrrmmm. Still a good trailer mind, feels less hokey and cheap than the other Arrowverse stuff.

silverharp

im guessing it wont be "fun" :pac: , lots of melodrama and talking about feelings? notmylois# , I'd give it a chance but CW shows dont tend to be must watch




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pixelburp

Hot take: "adventures of Lois & Clark" was utter rubbish, and only fondly remembered because of the total poverty of superhero TV/films back then. That and any burgeoning hormones that got Terri Hatcher more noticed :pac:

The CW verse is generally considered a fun, fluffy universe so I wouldn't be too worried about a lack of lightness. Only Arrow & Black Lightning I'd say play it mostly straight with occasional jokes, while The Flash, Legends of Tomrrow and Supergirl very much slanted into the goofy, fun adventure column, with occasional melodrama. 'tis the CW way.

larchielads

Thats got serious snyder, man of steel vibes,not your usual Disney channel feel. Think this one could be for the grown ups,looks grittier and more intense

Agent Coulson

CW teen melodrama written all over it.

Which one of the sons is going to be gay?

RobbingBandit

23rd February air date not too far away

CastorTroy

Doom Guy is the villain?

Guessing the kids didn't inherit the powers. Or are they adopted?

pixelburp

Agent Coulson wrote: »

CW teen melodrama written all over it.

Which one of the sons is going to be gay?

Honestly, my first thought was "which one turns out to have powers?", cos that seems like the obvious arc to follow.

CastorTroy

Or will one turn bad?

silverharp

Agent Coulson wrote: »

CW teen melodrama written all over it.

Which one of the sons is going to be gay?

apparently there is an outgoing kid and more introvert sensitive one, the latter has the super powers

pixelburp

CastorTroy wrote: »

Or will one turn bad?

Oh yeah. There'll be at least one scene amounting to him shouting something like "you just don't get it dad!"

CastorTroy

Luckily for Superman, if the kids say that, he can show them the documentary of his highschool years, Smallville.
Maybe leave out the part about his best friend going on to be a member of a sex cult

AllForIt

pixelburp wrote: »

Hadn't realised the family would involve teenage sons. Given this is the CW, there's a significant non zero chance those children will be insufferable with overwrought melodrama and angst.

Superbrats!

RobbingBandit

CastorTroy wrote: »

Luckily for Superman, if the kids say that, he can show them the documentary of his highschool years, Smallville.
Maybe leave out the part about his best friend going on to be a member of a sex cult

Ahhh sweet Chloe she turned bat**** crazy

EoinMcLovin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsKyUVJ_gP0

RobbingBandit

Two hour premier sounds good

Sparko

I hope this lands a UK and Ireland home quickly and doesn't end up like Batwoman did and mess up the crossover.

EoinMcLovin

Sparko wrote: »

I hope this lands a UK and Ireland home quickly and doesn't end up like Batwoman did and mess up the crossover.

Yeah that was a massive blunder. If Sky, E4 or Netflix were going to air it anytime soon, they would have announced it already. It will probably air here once it finishes in the US

pixelburp

pixelburp wrote: »

Honestly, my first thought was "which one turns out to have powers?", cos that seems like the obvious arc to follow.

Haha, I'm either watching too much TV, or the CW's writing really is that hoary and cliché; apparently, this is via a chat with an actor who plays one of the sons: yup, one will have powers, the other not... :rolleyes:

https://twitter.com/geekgirldiva/status/1358911699013668864

Agent Coulson

Superman is 33 & Lana is 45 and they went to kindergarten together.

Lois is 40

Varik

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Superman is 33 & Lana is 45 and they went to kindergarten together.

Lois is 40

It's just the actors ages, it's not like they're playing teenagers or everyone is meant to be in their 60s and given some grey hair dye like when the arrowverse were doing their future stuff.

Agent Coulson

Starts tonight.

RobbingBandit

Looking forward to seeing this run time without ads should be about 80 minutes for the premiere

AMKC

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Starts tonight.

Where?

AMKC

AMKC wrote: »

Where?

Maybe look at the the thread title to see.

fritzelly

Thoroughly enjoyed that - I avoided all trailers and spoilers but when I saw the suit at the beginning I was like seriously that can't be it, thank god it wasn't

The kids are not annoying and there's a good story line developing

It's more Arrow style than LoT thankfully

Looking forward to the rest of the series

Incidentally always thought the Tyler/Superman character was always a bit of a joke when he appeared in the other shows but here they become a serious character and Tulloch fits right into the role with him

Agent Coulson

That was really really very good and had great heart to it.

Edit, I also think this would be better kept away from the Arrowverse.

RobbingBandit

Run time less than I thought it fit alot in, the origin montage was touching the villain has me intrigued.

I'll be happy if the connection to Arrowverse is limited in the beginning but a total severing wouldn't make sense. Loved the Mortal Kombat vs DC ode

Mr E

I think keep it standalone too. It has its own identity.
Great first episode (despite a few patches of dodgy acting from the boys).

Need a Username

I’m behind on the Arrowverse.

I haven’t see the seasons of any of the shows related the Crisis crossover and Arrow’s final season.

Without giving anything away is this new a Superman show set on an a different Earth to Supergirl? Or is it set in the future? Because the last time Clark & Lois were mentioned was that they left Earth to go to the Krypton city so Loud could be monitored during the pregnancy. Now they have two teenage sons.

Need a Username

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Looking forward to seeing this run time without ads should be about 80 minutes for the premiere

It is 64 minutes.

Clareman

I spotted a couple of early reviews for this and I wasn't expecting much but I was pleasantly surprised, not a bad pilot and lots to build on, I'll catch a few more episodes anyway.

silverharp

technically its well made , the visuals are nice. Ill be back for more

CastorTroy

Hope it's not just going to be Smallville 2. As much as I liked Smallville.

I thought they were going to go the route of

them sharing the powers so they weren't hurt because they were touching.

So no explanation for the kid being able to throw the ball through the walls?
They showed it then didn't bring it up, instead just assuming he was good due to his powers

silverharp

CastorTroy wrote: »

Hope it's not just going to be Smallville 2. As much as I liked Smallville.

I thought they were going to go the route of

them sharing the powers so they weren't hurt because they were touching.

So no explanation for the kid being able to throw the ball through the walls?
They showed it then didn't bring it up, instead just assuming he was good due to his powers

the ball through the walls was Clarke as a kid if i was watching it right

CastorTroy

Just checked and you're right. His son broke a rope with the ball and Clark and Lois looked at each other

EoinMcLovin

Thought that was a great pilot. The reveal at the end could have some interesting consequences. It also looked more like a DC Universe show than a CW show