[TV] Supergirl
- Thread starter CynicismKills
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Doesn't fit DC? That's all they've been doing on-screen since 2001.
(Okay, Nolan's triology was less teen and more AAAAAANGST, but everything else, yes.)
Dave
Staff member
Teeny-bopper angst. It's different than the rest. But the poppy music and Mean Girls-like vibe just turn me way off.
You turned it off after the first minute didn't you? I had a similar reaction until it got to the actual super hero stuff. I'm not saying this is going to be the greatest thing ever, but god damn it if we don't need a decent super hero show that is actually targeted at women in a way that doesn't treat the heroine as an idot. So far all we've really had is Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
I'd say Smallville was full of teeny-bopper angst and pop music, too. I haven't watched Arrow yet or Flash, but isn't that a signature of the CW shows (pop, angst)? It either last season or this past season Arrow had the "Tiger Beat" style posters.
I'm not saying your wrong about Supergirl, I just think DC has been drawing from the "teen-pop" well for the past decade.
I'm not saying your wrong about Supergirl, I just think DC has been drawing from the "teen-pop" well for the past decade.
At least it's not the obnoxious grimdark path the DC movies seem to be going down.
THIS. This is what I'm hoping for and why I'll try it for a few episodes.
I agree that he's the best actor that's ever played the role, but I have to stop short of saying that the character he played is the best Superman.
I gave "Wizard of Earthsea" slightly more of a chance just because of her involvement.
Oh, how wrong I was.
--Patrick
OK, lets assume I'm an idiot. Doesn't teen angst mean being a teenager with depression and not a twenty something who wants more in her life and search for her place in the world?
The show itself looks not bad, the costume has a nice classic supergirl look. It can be a decent modern adaptation and this first look don't turn me right away but I will wait until the release of the first three episodes to see if I like it or not.
What happened to Superman by the way? It looks like he vanished or something.
The show itself looks not bad, the costume has a nice classic supergirl look. It can be a decent modern adaptation and this first look don't turn me right away but I will wait until the release of the first three episodes to see if I like it or not.
What happened to Superman by the way? It looks like he vanished or something.
From what I can tell she's in a different city than Metropolis. So he's just not around, which is a very smart move.
I think people are just using teen angst as a catch all for CWisms
I don't know why that is.
I don't think I ever noticed the resemblance before.
--Patrick
Flash isn't too bad about the CW drama, save for things concerning Iris (who's easily the weakest character anyway), but what I've seen of Arrow (s1 and most of s2 before I couldn't handle it anymore) was loaded with it.
Most of that came from ugh... "Speedy". I still hate that character. I still maintain that every line of dialogue ever uttered by her can be summed up as "EVERYBODIE'S LYING TO ME, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I mean, everyone was, but she was such a whiny little snot about it.
The rest of the family drama revolved more around espionage and whether or not he could trust his mother given her shady dealings, not whiny bullcrap. Laurel too, to a certain extent. But mostly, I found it to be centered on Ollie and his struggle to define himself as either an agent of vengeance or justice.
I think that was the problem for me, is every time something in the family would get interesting his sister would show up and I would immediately lose interest.
Also for whatever reason they refuse to get a wig that doesn't look like a used-up broom for Ollie's hair in flashbacks. I've seen pics from season 3's flashbacks and he looks hilariously stupid. It's a little thing, I know, but it bugs me.
It looks like someone hasn't forgotten him...
Cain won't be Savage again?
figmentPez
Staff member
Oh thank God. That version of Vandal Savage was awful.
Dave wants Supergirl: Buckets of Blood.
I'm sure if Supergirl was going to be one of the current DC movies, that's exactly what we'd be getting. Frank Miller's Supergirl, directed by Zach Snyder.
Bite your tongue!
Like this, but with darker colors?
Nah, that outfit doesn't scream prostitute enough...
His earlier stuff was good, like Dark Knight Returns and arguably Sin City.
It's just that it's...gradually gotten worse since then.
Yeah, his earlier stuff looked better. I've particularly got to mention the Wolverine in Japan mini-series, which he drew while Chris Claremont wrote.