Supergirl

[mr.negativity]

CBS is officially in the superhero business.

[mr.negativity]

[XvGojira]

Biggest issue is geeky Jimmy being a hottie, it looks entertaining. Interesting that Superman is already established. Makes me wonder if he's going to make an appearance at some point. And it makes me doubt that there'll be a cross over with Arrow and Flash crew.

[daikaijusaurus]

Just out of curiosity, is this show going to be in the same universe as Arrow and The Flash? Different network, same creators. So I'm guessing that it's not...

[Dr Kain]

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[sentaison]

Dammit, how am I supposed to find time to watch all the good stuff they are putting on tv these days? As much as I liked Smallville the lack of costumes until the last half of the seasons always irked me. I'm glad they're going with a classic look for Supergirl, and I hope we see some costumed bad guys as well. This certainly looks good, and it certainly won't lack for good writing. Hopefully the cast will stand out as well.

[mr.negativity]

Unless you’ve been living in the Phantom Zone the past few months, it has been almost impossible not to know that Supergirl is coming.

[Dr Kain]

It wasn't bad Certainly no where near the horror story some made it out to be. My only problem is that it felt rushed. They really should have saved the whole secret organization thing for the second or third episode. Same goes for Astrad. Oh, and I do not like Jimmy Olsen being black. On the last side of the negative, I find it stupid that they can't just say Superman. Positives include that the girl is perfect for Kara. I'm not familiar with Cat Grant, so I can't comment on her accuracy, but my god she is a "OH GODZILLA! WHAT TERRIBLE LANGUAGE!". Hopefully she actually learns to lighten up as the season progresses otherwise hopefully someone will toss her out of a window. I'll be back for the next episode, I just hope they slow down a bit on the pacing.

[O.Supreme]

I Watched this last night on CBS.com. I can tell my tastes are changing as I get older, tending to soften up a bit. If I were in my early 20's I would have hated this show, and probably never even tried to watch it. But now, married with kids, I enjoyed it. Of course since my wife and I decided to name our daughter Kara 3 months before she was born (nearly 11 years ago), we always felt a special significance any time Supergirl appeared in any media. I even liked how they specified the pronunciation (Car-uh as opposed to Care-uh), something my daughter goes through in real life on a regular basis. Not to mention that having a blond-haired blue eyed baby girl come from two dark-haired dark eyed parents, made the name even more special (sure in truth its just a recessive gene from both our grandparents, but it was still neat to have our child "really" look like her namesake). Needless to say, my daughter has been asking me on a regular basis when the show was coming out since we first saw the previews months ago. Well last night did not disappoint. She really enjoyed it, as did the rest of our family. I'd give it a solid 8/10. Of course we knew there would be liberty taken with some DC characters (Arrow & Flash do the same thing), but you can only take it so far. My perception of Henshaw specifically comes from the Death/Return of Superman, and the stuff that followed in the mid-late 90's after where he was basically a cross between Superman & the Terminator. I don't know if his look has dramatically changed in recent years, but the character of Hank Henshaw in this series was not even in the ballpark from what I remember. Cat Grant I believe was just a TV reporter from what I recall, but oh well. But Supergirl herself was amazing. Melissa Benoist was great. A perfect quirky "girl next door" type, someone you would definitely want as a friend. As Supergirl, she was definitely beautiful, but not in an overly sexual way, which I appreciated. Even in the scenes where she was developing her costume, she refused the super-tight revealing one. Good role model for young girls indeed. Some of the language could probably have been skipped, but hey, its a lot better than most other shows on TV in that regard. (Remember I am watching this with my daughter). So we will continue to watch this show together, and see where it goes, hopefully it does not disappoint.

Lastly , in regards to referencing Superman, they did call him specifically that, though I think it was only once or twice, yeah the "hims" can get a little annoying. But I think they don't really have a problem with the name so much as his face, as you'll never get a direct close-up, unless of course Henry Cavill ever does a guest appearance, then of course, that opens up a whole other can -of-worms since the TV and Movie versions of DC are not supposed to be the same.

[Russzilla]

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[Dr Kain]

[daikaijusaurus]

Saw the first episode the other day. Not bad. Can't say I loved it, so most likely I won't be watching future episodes unless the Flash makes a cameo or something.

Things I liked: I think they made a good choice with Melissa Benoist. I like her charm and innocence that she brings to the character. I also liked Helen Slater and Dean Cain playing her parents. Very nice touch that they probably picked up from the Flash, having the previous show's actors make appearances. I also liked the premise, how she was sent to protect Kal El but ended up being protected by him instead, and also how they brought in all the villains from the phantom zone. Good stuff.

Things I didn't like: My goodness, they tried to cram in so much story into this episode! They should've just taken their time a bit, the whole episode just seemed so rushed! I hated her boss! She was just too over the top annoying! And I also didn't care too much for the actor who played Jimmy Olson. Nothing to do with his skin color, his character just was not Jimmy Olson. If their intention was to totally change his character from a young geek photographer to a tall handsome model then they succeeded. If so then I find no point in naming him Jimmy Olson, just make him a different character. The dude who had a crush on Supergirl would've actually made a better Jimmy Olson. Why he wasn't cast as Jimmy is beyond me! And lastly, what the heck was up with the evil women claiming to be the leader of Krypton and Kara's aunt? Oh my gosh! So incredibly dumb!

Anyway. Overall I give it 3 stars, mostly because of Melissa Benoist.

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The Flash visits National City

[O.Supreme]

Watched it Tuesday online. It was an amazingly fun episode. I've said it before, and I'll say it again --I love this show. and for someone who hated Smallville so much, THAT is saying a lot! It has excellent ratings and seemingly good reviews. However, there are already rumblings that CBS may not renew it. If that is the case, I hope the CW picks it up.

[mbozzo]

I saw the episode with the Flash in it. It was nice to see him there even if he's from another Earth. At least Supergirl did a cameo on the Flash series in the episode where Barry and friend travel to Earth-2.

[The Shadow]

I hadn't heard about rumors of CBS cancelling Supergirl. It'll be a real shame if CBS does cancel Supergirl, I think the show has been excellent so far it and truly deserves to continue.

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[Dr Kain]

[O.Supreme]

called it btw... however...if it does move, the only *potential* recasting I see would be Calista Flockhart, but hopefully all parties involved can negotiate something. Not that I am a big fan of hers or anything, but she did play the role of Cat Grant very well. I just wonder if the line in the Flash crossover episode she said about them (Kara, Jimmy, Barry & Winn) looking like "The cast of a cheap CW series" was improvised or not...heh.

[The Shadow]

If the line wasn't written, it was a great bit of ad libbing.

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[mr.negativity]

COULD HE PLAY SUPERMAN IN "SUPERGIRL" S2?

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