People swear they know creative direction based on nothing. I remember when "Flash" was going to be dark and grits because Barry's suit wasn't the right shade of red. lol
CBS Orders Supergirl Series
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It's okay, I forgive you.
Bobby Roberts
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this concept isn't bad, either, although I'm still most fond of the Mahmud Asrar concepts I posted earlier.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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I wonder if Jonathan and Martha Kent will still be in this. Maybe they find Kara in the ship?
I hope they nail the costume.
This one was pretty good:
So something similarly "regal" like that would be great.
As much I love girls in skirts... no skirts.
I kind of want her to have a generic kryptonian suit. Isn't supergirl less enamored with earth and its inhabitants than Clark? Default gear would accentuate that.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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I guess it depends if she's coming as an infant, a young child, a teen, or an adult.
If they're going by canon, Kara was rocketed from Krypton as a teen when Clark was a baby. So she should arrive as a teen.
LOL
fuckin' comic books fans.
Also it'll be interesting to see the dumbass narrative of that "DC be like NO WONDER WOMAN film MEANWHILE MARVEL HAS BLACK WIDOW KICKING ASS" tumblr meme fall apart now
Wiktor
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Stories told in Lucifer and Scalped comics blew away both Breaking Bad and True Detective. SO it can be done.
But superhero shows are never going to be like this and they shouldn't. It would be boring as hell.
Wiktor
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Yes. Manhattan is good.
"Ugh DC just dissed Wonder Woman again by giving freaking Supergirl a show! Ughhhhh. And why only a TV show and not a movie? And why is her name Supergirl? DC can't do shit right."
Annnnnnnnnnd scene.
Wiktor
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You can always just use the "Marvel would rather make a movie about a talking racoon than one with female or minority lead" as response
haha, accurate
You can always just use the "Marvel would rather make a movie about a talking racoon than one with female or minority lead" as response
"I don't know why you're complaining. Marvel clearly has a plan and just because it's taking a little while doesn't mean Black Panther and Ms. Marvel aren't coming. People are just mad at Marvel's success and looking for any reason to diss them. Ughhhhh."
And round and round it goes.
You can always just use the "Marvel would rather make a movie about a talking racoon than one with female or minority lead" as response
i always love that criticism... I mean it's not like WB/DC haven't fucked up in their own right, but as much as I love Guardians, its lead was still an attractive white dude.
Father_Brain
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Marvel has two female-led TV shows coming up, though...
but I still don't expect a female-led movie from them anytime soon
So does DC: iZombie and now Supergirl. Three if we include the currently in development Avenger (not technically a DC property, but they did publish comics featuring the character).
Wiktor
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Father_Brain
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I wasn't counting iZombie because it's not superhero-related or even based on a DCU property, and therefore not a "DC show" in the superhero fanboy context that's being discussed here. Not counting shows that are merely "in development," either.
Wiktor
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Well..if we're going fanboy-like with definitions then DC has one female lead superhero show, Marvel has none. As neither Carter nor Jessica Jones is superhero (in the case of later, not during when the show is taking place)
Peggy doesnt count though in the traditional sense and neither does Jessica in the way that she starts out.
Kara is immediately centered by her alien lineage, abilities and the desire to protect and save people.
Father_Brain
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Well..if we're going fanboy-like with definitions then DC has one female lead superhero show, Marvel has none. As neither Carter nor Jessica Jones is superhero (in the case of later, not during when the show is taking place)
Well, fair enough, I am lumping in actual superhero shows with superhero-adjacent shows (shows that are explicitly set in superhero universes but aren't "about" superheroes per se).
I think it'd be overly anal to exclude Jessica Jones from the former category, though. She used to be a superhero, she has powers, and unlike the Agent shows, she actually interacts with superheroes on a regular basis (though who knows how much that'll carry over to Netflix);.
Incidentally, Marvel needs to do a She-Hulk series if they can get the FX to work. Maybe emphasize Jennifer Walters' name in the title so as to avoid the negative Rule 63 associations.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Maybe she gets baller Kryptonian armor in the last season that we never fucking see except blurred from a distance.
Goddammit, Smallville.
Don't forget The Good Wife, that's one of the best shows on tv too, CBS can do awesome tv!
Wiktor
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Yeah... CBS has two shows that propably can be called objectively best series on network tv.
James Woods
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Other than Extant, I can't think of a CBS show that doesn't have
FX work.
Even Person Of Interest has shitty photography at times too. NCIS is one of the worst looking shows on television.
Even Person Of Interest has shitty photography at times too. NCIS is one of the worst looking shows on television.
Oh Jessica definitely fits into as well, but it doesn't define the character in the same way it does immediately for Kara. And yes, Jen needs a series badly.
Other than Extant, I can't think of a CBS show that doesn't haveFX work.
Even Person Of Interest has shitty photography at times too. NCIS is one of the worst looking shows on television.
I swear to god The Good Wife and Person of Interest are the only well-shot shows on that network.
Wiktor
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Finaika
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I like the skirt.
unholyrevenger72
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I think the skirt is fine provided it's more of warrior/regal design
Can you imagine her wearing a skirt in the show? I really can't imagine it.
You mean the Timmverse one
Yup.
It's crap.
unholyrevenger72
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Like what? Kratos' Skirt?, or that long coat look?
We're well out of that phase, thank god.
I wouldn't be surprised if they went this route. 24 year old Kara suddenly finds someone in danger. She's no hero yet, so she has no costume. But what's this? A street vendor selling Superman memorabilia. She quickly buys one of his shirts and it's off to find a quick place to change before rushing to save the day as Supergirl!
blegh.
I really hope they keep her name as Kara and don't make her take on one of her lousy alter egos. Please not Linda Lee...
Finaika
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I don't see why not.
both are good foundations
something in line with Sif's outfit but more Kryptonian
BlackNMild2k1
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I'm late to respond to this but everyone should know that the "C" in The CW stands for CBS, just as the "W" stand for WB,
The CW was formed out of the combination of the UPN and The WB networks. So CBS getting Supergirl is almost the same as it landing on CBS.
and it landing on CBS might actually be better for shows like Arrow and The Flash since CBS opens up those shows to an much larger audience if they happen to do a few crossovers.
It's not the best show, but she surprisingly has quite a few nude scenes in the first few episodes. Kept me watching long enough to get invested.
SpiderJerusalem
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nah they brought that into the comic after Linda lost a bunch of her power and she started wearing the blond wig
Escape Goat
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Supergirl skirt is one of the more impractical costumes. Emma Frost's physics defying push up corset being another.
tringworldso
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I like that Supergirl is 24 in the show and not a teenager so we won't get any of that teenage romance crap.
Escape Goat
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I like that Supergirl is 24 in the show and not a teenager so we won't get any of that teenage romance crap.
If it were on the CW we surely would have had a 24 year old playing a 16 year old with lots of teenage romance crap.
Finaika
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Who is that?
Escape Goat
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Thats Spider Man. I guess he was tired and sat down.
I like that Supergirl is 24 in the show and not a teenager so we won't get any of that teenage romance crap.
Everyone on Arrow is like 30 and there's plenty of romance.
tringworldso
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Haha
Enji Night, a cosplayer.
Yeah but I guess that is just the price to pay for airing on the CW.
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