CBS/CW's Supergirl Series - Page 2

*Warhorse* · 09-07-2014, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

That's... oddly specific.

Or pathetic.

Leofan26 · 09-07-2014, 01:08 AM

I wanted to find out more information on the series and instead this thread turns into an Anime forums with guy's wanting to see more fan service

I'm not a big Super Girl fan, was really surprised that she's getting her own show. How popular is she in the DC Fandom?

*sdp* · 09-07-2014, 11:14 AM

It's just with such great live action versions of Green Arrow and The Flash, I just can't see myself liking new versions of those characters and being happy, since they have pretty big shoes to fill. The "Bat embargo" the animated shows had in the early 2000's makes plenty of sense for live action in a post-avengers world. Gotham being a prequel and Batman being old in the new continuity means there won't be many problems but this would have to take place after Man of Steel. A Supergirl show would be awesome but if it's a Smallville esque show then I wouldn't be a fan since that's already been done.

*TurtleTitan97* · 09-07-2014, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Leofan26

I'm not a big Super Girl fan, was really surprised that she's getting her own show. How popular is she in the DC Fandom?

She's pretty much one of the most iconic female superheroes in the DC universe, up there with Wonder Woman and Batgirl (Barbara Gordon).

*Raph's Girl* · 09-19-2014, 02:39 PM

Looks like this'll be on CBS. Comic books have gotten all the major networks now.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/t...-cbs/15882425/

*TigerClaw* · 09-20-2014, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Looks like this'll be on CBS. Comic books have gotten all the major networks now.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/t...-cbs/15882425/

Yep, So far we got ABC with Agents of Shield, Fox with Gotham, NBC with Constantine, CW with Arrow and the Flash, and now CBS with Supergirl.

*Raph's Girl* · 10-30-2014, 02:10 PM

Character descriptions are now out for 2 characters:

Kara's surname is Danvers (Linda as a first name??):

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She’ll be 24 years old on the show, and they’re casting 22 to 26 year-old caucasian women. The Danvers family “taught her to be careful with her extraordinary powers,” according to the casting notice, and after repressing them for half her life she is, according to TVLine, “forced to bust out her super moves in public during an unexpected disaster.” That causes her to decide to start superheroing on a regular basis.

Also to be cast is an adopted older sister named Alexandra Danvers, age 26.

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Described as “gorgeous, brilliant,” and “science-minded.” Alex studies all she can about Kara and her alien origins and in the show “works for a secret government organization.”

http://www.newsarama.com/22596-super...name-more.html

*Leo656* · 10-30-2014, 03:45 PM

Hm.

My favorite Supergirl was the one from Peter David's run, so they could do worse than borrowing from that one. That was one of the most criminally underrated books of the last 20 years. Supergirl really hasn't been done very well ever since they fell back on the tried and true "Kara Zor-El" model and decided to "modernize" it by making her completely whiny, bitchy, and unlikable, which for some reason, going on about ten years later, has stuck.

I'm a big fan of the character but haven't seen much I like with the character since David's version was cancelled. If this new show borrows from and condenses parts from some of the different versions, I might be able to get into that.

We shall see.

*ToTheNines* · 10-30-2014, 05:50 PM

Kara Danvers? Seriously?

Shred Head · 10-31-2014, 02:56 AM

Danvers so there going to try keep Superman out for awhile by mixing in some of the Linda Danvers stuff with Kara ok I can see that. Also way to give marvel the big middle finger in using the name Danvers first before Captain Marvel comes out. I mean lets face it that's the reason they named her Danvers they easily could have used the name Starr and had the older sister be Karen. Actually I kinda wished they did that would have been awesome to get a live action Power Girl.

*Raph's Girl* · 10-31-2014, 01:38 PM

More casting call info! Looks like they don't care what Jimmy Olsen looks like as he and Cat Grant are "Open ethnicity". And OF COURSE Toy Man lives next door!

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CAT GRANT | The project is eyeing females in their 40s, open ethnicity, to play the founder of CatCo, a media conglomerate that Cat built from the ground up. Kara (Supergirl’s mild-mannered alter ego) will work as a personal assistant to Cat, who is described as “J.Lo by way of Anna Wintour.”

JAMES OLSEN | In his late 20s/early 30s, open ethnicity, James is a smart, worldly and (duh) attractive photographer for CatCo. Though an alpha male, his salt-of-the-earth nature elicits a huge ol’ crush from Kara.

WINSLOW ‘WYNN’ SCHOTT | This twentysomething tech whiz/Comic-Con stalwart toils for CatCo as a programmer, unaware of his own (toying?) potential. Unware of her secret, he carries a torch for Kara, whom he lives next door to.

HANK HENSHAW | As an upstart CIA agent, Hank grew obsessed with intergalactic intel. Now in his 40s and lording over the DEO (Department of Extra-Normal Operations), he is on high alert when Supergirl reveals herself, worried that her otherworldly abilities pose a threat to humankind.

http://comicbook.com/2014/10/31/supe...rman-and-more/

*TurtleTitan97* · 11-26-2014, 02:00 PM

Supergirl MAY possible take place in the same universe as Arrow & Flash: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...news/?a=111617

*Raph's Girl* · 11-26-2014, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

Supergirl MAY possible take place in the same universe as Arrow & Flash: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...news/?a=111617

And with the LA Teen Titans airing on a sister station of CW Network... crossovers ahoy!

*TurtleTitan97* · 12-01-2014, 09:05 PM

Claire Holt is reportedly in the running for the role of Supergirl: http://comicbook.com/2014/12/02/supe...for-lead-role/

*TurtleTitan97* · 01-22-2015, 02:00 PM

Melissa Benoist has been casted to play Supergirl: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...news/?a=114043

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 01-22-2015, 02:05 PM

Huh. They're actually going forward with this.

This could be an interesting show.

*Netkeeper* · 01-22-2015, 02:12 PM

This sounds cool, and a cute casting choice!

*Raph's Girl* · 01-22-2015, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

Melissa Benoist has been casted to play Supergirl: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...news/?a=114043

Well if anything Melissa could sing the show's theme song. She's a good actress and from her experience in Glee she certainly knows how to play an outcast.

*TurtleTitan97* · 01-28-2015, 07:53 PM

Mehcad Brooks has been cast to play Jimmy Olsen: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...news/?a=114493

*ToTheNines* · 01-28-2015, 08:02 PM

Lmaooo.

Dude is fugging ripped... And he's Jimmy Olson? Ok guys!

09-07-2014, 11:14 AM	#23
sdp Megan Fox = April Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 9,998	It's just with such great live action versions of Green Arrow and The Flash, I just can't see myself liking new versions of those characters and being happy, since they have pretty big shoes to fill. The "Bat embargo" the animated shows had in the early 2000's makes plenty of sense for live action in a post-avengers world. Gotham being a prequel and Batman being old in the new continuity means there won't be many problems but this would have to take place after Man of Steel. A Supergirl show would be awesome but if it's a Smallville esque show then I wouldn't be a fan since that's already been done. __________________ *Bye* *TMNT !!! I'm unaliving tonight* Click to join The Drome Discord server

09-19-2014, 02:39 PM	#25
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	Looks like this'll be on CBS. Comic books have gotten all the major networks now. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/t...-cbs/15882425/ __________________

10-30-2014, 03:45 PM	#28
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	Hm. My favorite Supergirl was the one from Peter David's run, so they could do worse than borrowing from that one. That was one of the most criminally underrated books of the last 20 years. Supergirl really hasn't been done very well ever since they fell back on the tried and true "Kara Zor-El" model and decided to "modernize" it by making her completely whiny, bitchy, and unlikable, which for some reason, going on about ten years later, has stuck. I'm a big fan of the character but haven't seen much I like with the character since David's version was cancelled. If this new show borrows from and condenses parts from some of the different versions, I might be able to get into that. We shall see. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

10-31-2014, 02:56 AM	#30
Shred Head Hench Mutant Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 341	Danvers so there going to try keep Superman out for awhile by mixing in some of the Linda Danvers stuff with Kara ok I can see that. Also way to give marvel the big middle finger in using the name Danvers first before Captain Marvel comes out. I mean lets face it that's the reason they named her Danvers they easily could have used the name Starr and had the older sister be Karen. Actually I kinda wished they did that would have been awesome to get a live action Power Girl. __________________ "Cold steel meets hot flesh! Thats why they call me Slash!"

11-26-2014, 02:00 PM	#32
TurtleTitan97 Space Cowboy Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Speed Force Posts: 7,043	Supergirl MAY possible take place in the same universe as Arrow & Flash: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...news/?a=111617 __________________

09-07-2014, 01:08 AM	#22
Leofan26 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 1,282	I wanted to find out more information on the series and instead this thread turns into an Anime forums with guy's wanting to see more fan service I'm not a big Super Girl fan, was really surprised that she's getting her own show. How popular is she in the DC Fandom?

10-30-2014, 05:50 PM	#29
ToTheNines [sic] Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15,098	Kara Danvers? Seriously?

12-01-2014, 09:05 PM	#34
TurtleTitan97 Space Cowboy Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Speed Force Posts: 7,043	Claire Holt is reportedly in the running for the role of Supergirl: http://comicbook.com/2014/12/02/supe...for-lead-role/ __________________

01-22-2015, 02:00 PM	#35
TurtleTitan97 Space Cowboy Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Speed Force Posts: 7,043	Melissa Benoist has been casted to play Supergirl: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...news/?a=114043 __________________

01-22-2015, 02:12 PM	#37
Netkeeper tactical blackquill Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas, but not for much longer Posts: 3,645	This sounds cool, and a cute casting choice! __________________

01-28-2015, 07:53 PM	#39
TurtleTitan97 Space Cowboy Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Speed Force Posts: 7,043	Mehcad Brooks has been cast to play Jimmy Olsen: http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...news/?a=114493 __________________

01-28-2015, 08:02 PM	#40
ToTheNines [sic] Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15,098	Lmaooo. Dude is fugging ripped... And he's Jimmy Olson? Ok guys!

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