Supergirl [CW] - US pace - [Spoilers]

Agent Coulson · 07-03-2015 1:23pm #1

First look at Melissa Benoist in her Supergirl costume

Supergirl will focus on Kara Zor-El — Superman's cousin and fellow Krypton native — at age 24 as she's finally beginning to use her powers on Earth. There's no word yet on when it'll be ready to air, but plenty of additional casting news has come out over the past few months, such as the inclusion of Dean Cain, Helen Slater, Calista Flockhart.

http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/6/8163785/supergirl-photos-released-first-look-cbs

Liamalone · 07-03-2015 1:26pm

Oh dear, this will be a good show, for sure.

Go Harvey Go · 07-03-2015 2:43pm

Dean Cain won't play Clark... will he?

Mc Love · 08-03-2015 2:11pm

You just cant beat Laura Vandervoort

OU812 · 08-03-2015 2:17pm

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

Dean Cain won't play Clark... will he?

Id be ok with that. Maybe one episode per season with him as Superman in a very minor scene. Couple of episodes as Clark per season... That would be ok...

don ramo · 08-03-2015 7:28pm

OU812 wrote: »

Id be ok with that. Maybe one episode per season with him as Superman in a very minor scene. Couple of episodes as Clark per season... That would be ok...

be hard seeing as kara is older than clark, gonna be interesting to see what they do here, will clark even be around, how much krypton stuff will be involved in the show, will we have jor-el or karas father guiding her

Patty O Furniture · 09-03-2015 3:50am

Mc Love wrote: »

You just cant beat Laura Vandervoort

True, you can't beat her, it's a pity she's 'bitten' off more than she can chew on that dreadful show! but wasn't half bad as a lizard on V!

I read somewhere that it was down to Melissa & Gemma Atkinson! & went with Melissa instead, as Gemma is now appearing now this week on Emmerdale, well at least she gets to mingle with a Dingle

Agent Coulson · 27-03-2015 1:42pm

Owain Yeoman will be the first to battle CBS’ Supergirl, as the DC Comics character

Vartox

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Spoiler link.

Nervous Wreck · 27-03-2015 1:56pm

don ramo wrote: »

be hard seeing as kara is older than clark, gonna be interesting to see what they do here, will clark even be around, how much krypton stuff will be involved in the show, will we have jor-el or karas father guiding her

Kara was older than Kal-El on Krypton but when she arrives on earth, he's already a fully grown man while she's still a teen.

EoinMcLovin · 13-05-2015 3:46pm

CBS just announced their Fall schedule, and they're giving Supergirl a slot at 8PM on Mondays starting in November which is also the same timeslot as Gotham.

SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planet Krypton with her parents’ help at the same time as the infant Kal-El.

Protected and raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danvers, Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex (Chyler Leigh), and learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin in order to keep her identity a secret. Years later at 24, Kara lives in National City assisting media mogul and fierce taskmaster Cat Grant (Golden Globe Award winner Calista Flockhart), who just hired the Daily Planet’s former photographer, James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks), as her new art director.

However, Kara’s days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw (David Harewood), head of a super-secret agency where her sister also works, enlists her to help them protect the citizens of National City from sinister threats. Though Kara will need to find a way to manage her newfound empowerment with her very human relationships, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl to fight crime.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/markcassidycbm/news/?a=120500

MJohnston · 13-05-2015 4:22pm

Worth noting that the CBS boss specifically said:

Tassler noted that "we've been given license and latitude to make some changes," but Supergirl will still be Superman's cousin, and he'll be mentioned (if not seen) on the show.

Which pretty much definitely confirms that this will not be in The Flash/Arrow universe

EoinMcLovin · 13-05-2015 10:43pm

MJohnston · 13-05-2015 11:01pm

There's some poor stuff in there, but I can see the same bones as The Flash, and I can dig it.

GottaGetGatt · 13-05-2015 11:10pm

Looks very promising.Kind of getting The Flash vibes which is certainly a good thing.

Is there any possibility of a crossover between shows or is this set in a different universe?

Mr E · 13-05-2015 11:10pm

Yikes... that looks pretty ropey. I don't think adults are the target demographic.

EoinMcLovin · 13-05-2015 11:11pm

MJohnston wrote: »

There's some poor stuff in there, but I can see the same bones as The Flash, and I can dig it.

Greg Berlanti who develops The Flash, Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow also develops this show. The start also reminds me of the start of The Flash (the my name is Barry Allen part)

MJohnston · 13-05-2015 11:12pm

GottaGetGatt wrote: »

Looks very promising.Kind of getting The Flash vibes which is certainly a good thing.

Is there any possibility of a crossover between shows or is this set in a different universe?

It specifically mentions (or doesn't) Superman as existing, and being a public figure, in this universe, so yeah, it's different from the DCWU. Unless of course The Flash goes universe hopping at some point.

Agent Coulson · 13-05-2015 11:14pm

Calista Flockhart looks younger in this than she did in Ally McBeal 18 years ago.

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 13-05-2015 11:40pm

Maybe it's just my general distrust for CBS's scripted programming, but that trailer looks pants. I'll probably still tune in for the first episode to see if it could prove me wrong, but I'd be quicker to have faith in the show were it on The CW, Fox, ABC or NBC.

Melissa Benoist seems endearing enough as Kara, but the rest of the cast don't stand out at all (even Calista Flockhart doesn't show any promise).

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 14-05-2015 1:08am

This is a sweeping generalisation, but from the comments I'm seeing around the web it seems that the majority of people saying Supergirl trailer looks "amazing" are the people who have never watched a comic book show before in their lives...

OU812 · 14-05-2015 7:29am

It's very firmly aimed at teenagers, having said that I'll be watching it. I've been looking for something to get my girls into comic books. The flash was too violent for them. This will engage them & they can relate to the female character

OmegaRed · 14-05-2015 9:15am

OU812 wrote: »

It's very firmly aimed at teenagers, having said that I'll be watching it. I've been looking for something to get my girls into comic books. The flash was too violent for them. This will engage them & they can relate to the female character

I think this could very well be the point of the show. DC and marvel have been looking for ways to get new demographics in and a female character would be a good way to do that. While Marvel has recently brought a strong female lead in Thor I am not sure if DC have gone to far here....

I was reading this morning that lots of people are comparing it to a SNL sketch about Black Widow....(http://io9.com/snl-hilariously-skewers-marvels-idea-of-a-girl-superhe-1701853744)

I'm also not a fan of it mentioning superman (or not) and it not being connected to the movieverse...

CastorTroy · 14-05-2015 9:28am

So no crossover with Arrow where she sees Ray and thinks he looks really familiar?

I'd say it's more likely set in the Arrowverse than the DC movie universe. It was hinted she existed in Man of Steel but in this case, they have to say she's his cousin, whether he shows up or not. It's pretty much one of the origin stories that can't really be changed.

MJohnston · 14-05-2015 10:08am

The only way this is in the Arrowverse is if it is wayyyyy in the future of that show. There's no way Superman exists in the Arrowverse.

What I love about this show is the potential for this (taken from Hitfix):

If the trailer is any indication, we're about to see an explosion of young girls tying on bathroom towels and saving their stuffed animals from fiery plane crashes.

It's about ****ing time we had that.

CastorTroy · 14-05-2015 10:42am

The way I look at it is that Superman exists in the Arrowverse, but all mention of him and/or Batman occurs offscreen.

Agent Coulson · 14-05-2015 10:50am

It looks like they are going more Lois & Clark style wise than are the style of the CW shows to me so I can see them being in the same universe.

CastorTroy · 14-05-2015 11:23am

Haven't watched the trailer yet since in work. But was wondering is this a CBS made show like CSI or is it bought in like Person of Interest?

The Black Oil · 14-05-2015 12:06pm

I've not seen Flash or Arrow, so I don't know if this is in keeping with those two. Looks fairly lightweight from the promo, the music and such - to be expected from CBS. Could be alright if it's just fluff and she's still grappling with her flying powers, though it looks like she gets over that fairly quickly. They could have peppered up the dialogue, such as on the roof scene where she proves who she is.

'You're her'
'Yep'

Bit lame.

Oh, there's David Harewood.

MJohnston · 14-05-2015 12:23pm

This is undoubtedly all footage from the pilot that was pitched to the network, and thus I expect a good bit of it to change between now and November when it airs. Particularly, I'm betting the CGI will get a lot more work (although it's actually not bad at all at this point), and there will be a bit of editing done, especially if there are any adverse reactions to particular elements. Then, the regular series episodes will probably shake off a lot of the pilot's baggage pretty quickly, and evolve. Go back to the pilot for The Flash (or even the leaked original pilot) and you'll see a very different show than we ended up with after 3-4 episodes.

PirateShampoo · 14-05-2015 1:45pm

I think they are going for this Generations Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

CastorTroy · 14-05-2015 2:22pm

Well they did say that into every generation is born....

Also I have Five for Fighting's Superman stuck in my head

EoinMcLovin · 14-05-2015 5:47pm

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 14-05-2015 6:13pm

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

Why the hell didn't they release that as the trailer to begin with? That makes it look so much better.

Tipsy McSwagger · 14-05-2015 9:00pm

Looks awful

CastorTroy · 22-05-2015 12:36pm

Pilot's out in the wild now.

Agent Coulson · 22-05-2015 1:22pm

I found it quite chessy but fun.

Melissa Benoist does a good job.

MJohnston · 22-05-2015 1:38pm

Presumably with unfinished CGI like The Flash pilot leak?

CastorTroy · 22-05-2015 1:42pm

Just watche the first 10 mins at lunch. Looks pretty finished and like it actually aired on tv since there are different quality versions available.

Thought young Kara looked like a Hallowen/Last Boy Scout era Danielle Harris

Frank O. Pinion · 22-05-2015 1:50pm

MJohnston wrote: »

Presumably with unfinished CGI like The Flash pilot leak?

No, it's fully finished. There's even a 6GB 1080p version available. With all this talk of the pilot being leaked, I realised Melissa Benoist was apart of last year's "The Fappening". I was...unaware. Surprised CBS went with her for the role.

mafaa · 22-05-2015 5:10pm

find the pilot amusing

she will have to deal with lots of Super Villains on the loose, it's going to be tough :P

Kirby · 22-05-2015 5:51pm

PirateShampoo wrote: »

I think they are going for this Generations Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Lots of shows have tried and failed. What made Buffy popular wasnt the female hero lead......it was the way it was written and the dialogue. This show will have to be clever to achieve that.

We'll wait and see. It could be but the whole "I dont want to be just a secretary, I want it all!" shtick they went with doesnt bode well.

CastorTroy · 22-05-2015 6:04pm

Thinking it's more what I would expect of a modern day Lois and Clark than Arrow as far as production is concerned.

How many times can they refer to "him" without actually saying who "he" is?

Seems she learned the art of secret identity keeping from Barry Allen

expectationlost · 22-05-2015 11:41pm

how can she afford that apartment?

expectationlost · 22-05-2015 11:42pm

what if

her sister weren't on that plane?

expectationlost · 22-05-2015 11:45pm

that hard a landing would have killed most of them

expectationlost · 22-05-2015 11:49pm

National City?

youngblood · 22-05-2015 11:54pm

I liked this....I wanted to love it though
Good pilot, can improve

expectationlost · 22-05-2015 11:54pm

whats with the oil tanker? did he drive it around just to have a dramatic place to talk?

expectationlost · 23-05-2015 12:22am

krypton twin sisters?

confuse about Laura Benanti's part

Mr E · 23-05-2015 8:22am

Hated the trailer, but really REALLY liked the pilot. They packed 2 or 3 episodes worth of developments into one episode. Hopefully they don't slow down.

Melissa Benoist is really likeable too. Great energy.

Kirby · 23-05-2015 11:15am

Hard not to like her. I just hope the writing is decent.

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