Good trailer....
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Good trailer....
half a moon
Banned
"earth doesn't have one hero anymore"
Batman?
Wut. Isn't she in the same universe as the movies?
Batman?
Wut. Isn't she in the same universe as the movies?
This isn't connected to the movies.
And Batman is Gotham's hero, not really the world's.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Nope. The Krypton you just saw in the pilot looks and acts nothing like the one in Man of Steel.
No dickships, for one.
half a moon
Banned
They talked about her having the ship of baddies come to earth. Wasn't that the same as the movie? And the S symbol nonsense.
BronsonLee
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WHY NOT, BOBBY
Freddy=Legend
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Basically, she is given the name by people on Twitter. When the news paper the company she works for owns runs with it; she gets upset & thinks she should be called Super Woman. The owner of the company, a woman, pretty much says: I'm a girl, I'm pretty, powerful, rich, & hot, do you have a problem with me being a girl. Along those lines. Then the scene shifts when Jimmy shows up. But that basically sums it up. It came across pretty well, how it was played.
That's a really good trailer and it looks like they might be adding the anger issue that Supergirl I believe is known to have. From what I remember is that unlike Superman she has a hard time holding back when she should where as Superman might hold back to much at times.
It's going to be interesting to see if there are any other heroes in this universe. They're likely free to add them the way Flash and Arrow have and are.
That came off a little harsh so I apologize. What I mean is the character has been around for over 50 years as Supergirl. Is that a better explanantion? No. But it is what it is. It's what she's recognized by to the general public.
Pilgrimzero
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So when does the cat and horse show up?
OdysseusVA
Banned
Season finale
Fun episode.
My biggest gripe, which I had after watching the 6min teaser months ago, was the constant reference to Superman. Just don't mention him. Ever. Why? Because, yes, he would be all about fighting & capturing prisoners from Krypton. Don't bullshit yourself thinking otherwise.
My 7yo daughter enjoyed it. The wife also thought it was a fun pilot episode. We're in for the season.
Sexism
My biggest gripe, which I had after watching the 6min teaser months ago, was the constant reference to Superman. Just don't mention him. Ever. Why? Because, yes, he would be all about fighting & capturing prisoners from Krypton. Don't bullshit yourself thinking otherwise.
My 7yo daughter enjoyed it. The wife also thought it was a fun pilot episode. We're in for the season.
Sexism
Hari Seldon
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The pilot is cute but the villains are so cheese. Like pure stinky cheese lol. Dunno if I'm sticking with this.
Okay, thanks. I'm not totally sold on how that was explained by the show based on your description, but I didn't watch it so I can't really judge how it came off. It seems like it boils down to "I don't mind being called X. Why should you have different feeling about being called X than I do?"
I also didn't realize how old a concept Super Girl was, not that necessarily should determine things today.
Schweinehund
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I'd be down for:
Batwoman (just because I love the character, though honestly she should be in Gotham or in her own show)
Batgirl or Huntress (given their friendship in the comics)
Mary Marvel (for the obligatory rival trope episode and eventual magic weakness team up)
Midnighter
J'onn (he needs to be somewhere)
PG from the future/alt timeline
Batwoman (just because I love the character, though honestly she should be in Gotham or in her own show)
Batgirl or Huntress (given their friendship in the comics)
Mary Marvel (for the obligatory rival trope episode and eventual magic weakness team up)
Midnighter
J'onn (he needs to be somewhere)
PG from the future/alt timeline
unholyrevenger72
Banned
Cat Season Finale, Horse when it moves to HBO
Maybe she'll just get sick of being compared to Supes and don the white and Boob Windowed of Powergirl and call her self that.
Pilgrimzero
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BTW Peter David's run of the Linda Danvers Supergirl is a great read.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Pilgrimzero
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Sister "So why do you call him the Super Horse?"
Kara "Cause he's hung like a..."
Sister "Nevermind!"
Yep, Action Comics #252 - from 1959. I believe DC kept Kara as a teenager (16/17ish) for a long time, so the name Supergirl just kind of stuck.
Pilgrimzero
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And then he tells her to keep her ID a secret and drops her off at an orphanage.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Pairing it after Big Bang Theory was smart. Now to see how well it did.
Superman was a giant dick in those days.
unholyrevenger72
Banned
Okay I've been looking forward to this... but I'm just over 4 minutes into the pilot and one thing that kind of gnawed at me from the get go.
"I'm telling you, they're out there... Aliens."
"There's no such thing as aliens."
... Superman has been an established hero for a while, so... what?
"I'm telling you, they're out there... Aliens."
"There's no such thing as aliens."
... Superman has been an established hero for a while, so... what?
Pilgrimzero
Member
Never seen this happened before, but this show had people talking about it at the grocery store. Heard a couple people talking about it in line today
half a moon
Banned
Yeah I wondered about that.
Bugged me too. A cutesy moment that defies logic. Unless the public doesn't know that he's an alien.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Let's not talk about Comet.
Please.
Please.
GravityMan
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My expectations were low, but that pilot was pretty good. I'll keep watching.
I really would like to know why they thought the Comet thing was okay. Or maybe they knew how F'd up it was but did it anyway.
Or it's been so long that people have just don't think about or don't really associate the word with him, especially those that are younger. There would be a whole generation of people in Supergirl were Superman has always existed for them. That's an interesting thing to touch upon I think. I don't think there has been a Superman related story were that has ever been a issue outside of maybe Legion of Super Hero stories..
Or it's been so long that people have just don't think about or don't really associate the word with him, especially those that are younger. There would be a whole generation of people in Supergirl were Superman has always existed for them. That's an interesting thing to touch upon I think. I don't think there has been a Superman related story were that has ever been a issue outside of maybe Legion of Super Hero stories..
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
That is the biggest reveal in the trailer.
Also, toss Red Tornado into the same pile as Lash for terrible design.
broncobuster
Banned
Pilot is impressive and boy is it fast paced. Chalk it up to fitting her entire origin in the pilot.
unholyrevenger72
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Our Ancestors were all kinds of fucked up. You know Sleipnir Odin's 6 legged horse? Guess who gave birth to it.
50 years from now our great grand children will be looking back at us and saying "Damn, those mothafucka's was C-razy"
DangerMouse
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Yeah.
The two in command seemed potentially fine once we're out of "pilot episode-itis".
Hopefully when she seemingly takes center stage next week, from the looks of that ep preview, they'll address this and flesh her character out when Kara recognizes her.
Might be worth it to wait till we get to some real named villain aside from those two before writing off the villains.
I can't really judge the future villains off of "pilot dude" since he was obviously just there mostly to have someone who could beat her up a bit and be willing to kill himself rather than give up more than a clue.
Poodlestrike
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Apparently, Superman was basically used as a... psychological outlet by his editor in around the same time period, translating his issues directly to the page. Could be someone was using Superhorse in a similar fashion.
Didnt we see of bunch of villains when they where at Headquarters scrolling on that big screen for a few seconds...an Orange face guy,someone purple like with a hood on, etc etc...that looked promising.
It was the same as the the leaked episode,yes.
It was the same as the the leaked episode,yes.
I really enjoyed the pilot.
Longer trailer for future episodes. The name Superman is mentionedI guess they didn't say it for some reason since it was filmed way back in March. Obviously things changed since then.
http://www.cbs.com/shows/supergirl/...8g/supergirl-what-you-can-expect-this-season/
"This is my story"
Woah calm down there Tidus.
Is the villain basically just a female Zod? It seems like it.
DangerMouse
Member
Yup.
KDash31987
Member
Confirmed villains:
Maxwell Lord, Vartox (died in the pilot), Hellgrammite, Reactron, Livewire, Red Tornado, Non, Toyman, Kara's aunt
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Kara openly says "Superman" within the first minute of this show's beginning, though.
It's not like they're being forced to avoid it.
It's not like they're being forced to avoid it.
They probably skirted around it a bit in the pilot because of weird, stupid, Hollywood licensing issues.
They likely don't want Superman's name to linger more then it has to otherwise people will be thinking about Superman instead of Supergirl. Referring to him is fine (you really can't not do that) but saying his name out loud might invoke stronger feelings and thoughts. That could be a reason.
Bobby Roberts
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