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CHUCK WENDIG LIKED THE SUPERGIRL TRAILER
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ahem.
Sorry.
So! The Supergirl trailer has landed.
And some people love it.
And some people hate it.
I’m going to casually fling my chips into the loved it side, and I’m going to tell you why:
1. Girl Power
I popped the trailer on my phone last night and my (oh god almost four-year-old) son was nearby and he’s like, “What are you watching?” So I invited him over and he hunkered down next to me in that precious tiny human way of not giving one hot shit about my personal space (seriously, he climbs up onto you like you’re a tree and he’s a spider monkey). He started to watch and he’s like, “What is this?” And I said, “You’ll see.” “Who is that?” “You’ll see.” And he watched, a little confused — confused, but interested. And then, when she starts to fly, he gets more excited. “Who is that?” And I’m just, “Dude, I know you have all the patience of a short-circuiting Roomba, but give it a second.” And then when she finally starts doing her Supergirl shit and she’s got the S on her chest and his eyes lit up. “Supergirl!”
Yeah, hell yeah. That’s Supergirl. And he dug it.
It’s a female-led superhero show. With some extra diversity thrown into the mix. I need my son to see stuff like this. He needs to see stuff like this. I don’t know whether or not Black Widow’s portrayal in Age of Ultron is sexist or not — white guys like me aren’t the best judges of that –but what I do know is, the Avengers in general is mostly five handsome white guys and one woman. And though she’s supremely bad-ass, she’s also routinely cast as a second-stringer, usually doing clean-up instead of leading the charge. (And one who doesn’t have her own show.) And it’s not like the situation is much better elsewhere. It’s white guys all the way down. Daredevil! Star-Lord! Bats! Supes! Flash! Arrow! Ant-Man! Wolverine! Woo! Sure, sure, some of these properties feature “strong female characters” (that still sometimes end up weak and powerless) but at the fore of each is one cool white guy doing his cool white guy schtick. Not one of these properties is woman-led, yet. (That’s changing, of course, but slowly, so very slowly.)
I need my son to see that sometimes you get Black Widow.
But sometimes you get Supergirl.
2. I Mean, Jesus Hell, Did You See The Jem And The Holograms Trailer?
Did you? Did you?
Where are the holograms?
Where is Synergy?
Where are the goddamn Misfits?!
What the actual crap happened? Let’s see, Jem was the #1 rated cartoon in ’86-87, and averaged 2.5 million viewers weekly. It wasn’t some short shrift cartoon. Jerrica/Jem ran a fucking record label. She like, helped orphans and stuff. She (by all remembrances) had a great deal of agency. And now we get a movie where it looks like the lead character is shuttled around, her entire persona created for her by a label, and she’s mostly like a paper boat in a storm-flooded river. She doesn’t say, “I want to be a rock star,” she says, “I don’t,” and then the world makes her a rock star anyway because ha ha girls can’t want things. Maybe the movie ends up painting her in a far stronger light, but so far, the trailer gives us some trauma-bombed YouTube star who has none of the rad-as-fuck vibe of Jem and all the vibe of a wet, forgotten handkerchief.
Supergirl, though?
She’s almost the polar opposite. She’s aware of who she is and what she wants, and destiny forces her hand and suddenly — she’s out there. And she likes it. Even in that preview, she’s claiming agency for herself. “I want this, so I’m going to go get it.” Not, “Society wants me to want this, so society has pushed me toward it, and I’m going to have to go along with that.”
3. Rom-Com
I see a lot of hand-wringing that this looks like a rom-com. (AKA, “Romantic comedy.”)
First of all, it loses that vibe somewhat about halfway through the (very long, very spoilery) trailer. (It’s very long and very spoilery because early previews for next season’s television shows showcase roughly the entire pilot of each show, so please know that going in.)
But even so — who gives a shit?
What’s so bad about romantic comedies?
Romance is awesome.
Comedy is awesome.
Pair that up with superhero antics and I’m jolly well fucking in.
Gilmore Girls is a romantic comedy.
The Mindy Project is a romantic comedy.
Why is that a problem? Superhero properties are sometimes overlaid with other genres — Winter Soldier is essentially a conspiracy thriller. Guardians of the Galaxy is a Star Wars-ian space opera. Why can’t we have some romantic comedy elements in Supergirl?
When done well, I really like romantic comedies.
4. Not Some Dour Sourpuss Show
Grr my parents are dead grr my planet exploded grr something-something gentrification of Hell’s Kitchen grr I want to put armor around all the world grr they cut out my babbies grr the secret is I’m always hangry grrrrrr.
Listen, I like dark stuff.
I write dark stuff.
But sometimes, I just want fun.
I like The Flash because it’s hella fun.
I loved Guardians of the Galaxy because it was weird, wonky shenanigans from start to finish.
Supergirl looks like its bringing its own kind of goofy glee to the mix.
It doesn’t look trauma-throttled or slathered in grim-grime. It doesn’t look desaturated and bleak. (Though it seems to tie to the Superman franchise at present, which is a little jarring.)
We don’t have to “adult up” every superhero property.
Did you see the photo above?
She’s smiling!
What mad hell is this?!
5. She Doesn’t Look Super Sexed Up
Hey, I’m just saying.
6. Because Fuck Yeah, Supergirl
I probably never would’ve read any Supergirl comics if friends hadn’t pushed me into it way back when. I had gotten it into my head that GRR BATMAN was what I liked and DUDEHEROES RULE and — I dunno, whaddya want? I was college-age and stupid. But man, so many great characters and great comic books that weren’t that, and one of them was Supergirl. It was lighter, airy, more fun. And the show seems to capture that same feeling for me. Supergirl’s awesome.
So fuck yeah, Supergirl.
I hope the TV show is good because I want this to stick around.
terribleminds says:
(I should also note that — hey! It’s cool if you didn’t like the trailer. And if you did like the Jem trailer. We are all allowed to like and not like things because we aren’t lockstep pop culture automatons.)
(But I like to like things more than I like to not like them.)
(Hence, I’m sharing!)
(Parentheticals!)
— c.
May 14, 2015 — 8:20 AM
gallifreyan1218 says:
My only concern is the casting… Melissa Benoist was kind of… cardboard-ish and over-acty on Glee, the only thing I’ve seen her on before, so I’m worried about her being the lead of the show and doing Supergirl the justice she deserves.
But I’ll give it a shot… especially because Chyler Leigh (who played Lexi, my favorite Grey’s Anatomy character) is on the show. 🙂
May 14, 2015 — 8:22 AM
terribleminds says:
I never really watched Glee beyond the first season, but her performance in the trailer worked pretty well for me.
May 14, 2015 — 8:23 AM
Katie Schenkel (@JustPlainTweets) says:
I’ve only seen her in Whiplash and she was excellent (if underused) in that. And I dug her work in the preview, too. And I’m taking some of this with a grain of salt because the preview is most likely just from the pilot and pilots can suffer from the actors not quite getting their characters yet.
May 14, 2015 — 10:25 AM
shelton keys dunning says:
Having been both an actress and a director, I would like to say that with some extremely few exceptions, the problems in the portrayal of a character boils down to the director and not necessarily the actor. I have seen the most amazing performances coaxed from the most incapable of actors by keen directors, and I have seen amazing actors struggle with their roles because their directors aren’t directing their performances. Yes the actor has to have the talent and I’m not saying they have no control whatsoever, but the end result of a show or film is ultimately the director’s responsibility, and an actor’s acting ability should not be weighed against one instance alone.
Like in other industries, a cube farm full of lackadaisical employees is generally reflective of an absentee manager, or a classroom full of students not grasping a concept is a problem with the teacher.
May 14, 2015 — 4:50 PM
Paul Anthony Shortt says:
Yesyesyesyesyesyesyes!!
I’ve never given Supergirl a thought, and I was dubious about a Supergirl tv show. But holy hell if this preview didn’t set up something special. The homage to previous Superman movies, the rejection of costumes, the insistence on a cape, the wonderful way Kara embraces who and what she is, the even gender mix of characters shown, even the boss’ mini-speech about why there’s nothing wrong with calling her Supergirl.
I am so excited.
May 14, 2015 — 8:26 AM
Paul Anthony Shortt says:
Also, if you check out the cast list on IMDB, you’ll see that Dean Cain and Helen Slater are playing her Earth parents. Geek-gasm!
May 14, 2015 — 8:28 AM
Alicia says:
Brilliant!
May 16, 2015 — 7:51 AM
Narrelle says:
I did appreciate the whole ‘what’s wrong with ‘girl’?’ speech. I know the arguments about infantilisation and all of those things, but I am also aware that society in general doesn’t value things considered ‘girlish’. Teen girls and younger are trashed for what they like, how they dress, how they don’t dress, what they say and dont’ say, etc etc etc, so just the ‘hell yeah, girls rock’ vibe was really positive in that sense, I thought.
May 14, 2015 — 8:38 AM
Leslie Bird Nuccio says:
Oh, hell yes!
May 14, 2015 — 8:52 AM
David Baur says:
I was never that into comics. I have essentially no baggage, good or bad, with any of these characters that are being made for wider audiences for the first time (Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, etc). So for me, that trailer was an intro to Supergirl beyond just an awareness of the name. And…it looks like a lot of fun! Even though I’ve enjoyed a lot of these comic book translations, I’ve been rapidly approaching a saturation point. This is probably the first thing that felt genuinely different from everything else out there for basically all the reasons listed above. The Supergirl show wasn’t on my radar at all really, but now it is.
May 14, 2015 — 8:52 AM
Annie Howland says:
What the what? I feel like I just walked out of a theater with that awesome buzz you get from a movie that was exciting and spectacular and you have that all-my-life-I-wanted-to-be-her-and-now-I-think-I-can-do-something-great feeling. Six AM and thanks Chuck, I’m totally jazzed now. 😉
May 14, 2015 — 9:09 AM
sherylnantus says:
I watched it.
And this 51 year old broad wept like a baby.
I saw the Supergirl movie. I grew up with Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman. I love ScarJo as Black Widow and scream Olicity when I see Felicity Smoak kicking butt on Arrow.
I can’t wait for this.
Of course if CBS screws it up I’ll hunt them down like a rabid dog on steroids.
Just sayin’…
🙂
May 14, 2015 — 9:09 AM
Claire Simpson says:
The issue with it being a ‘lighter’, romcom sort of a series is that that’s a tired old trope when it comes to shows with female leads. Sure, male characters get romantic subplots too, but they tend to get, “Oh no, my girlfriend is in danger!” while women get, “How can I save the world and still be in time for my date without a hair out of place?” So much as I think it’s good to have a superhero series that’s not all gritty and dark, I can’t help a slightly resigned sigh that *of course* it’s the female-led show that gets that treatment.
*continues hoping for a Fraction-style Hawkeye show, Ultron-be-danged*
May 14, 2015 — 9:25 AM
terribleminds says:
That’s true, and it’s indicative of a larger pattern — though in the Supergirl trailer I feel that, once it gets going, the rom-com stuff is dialed back (she isn’t chasing it, she isn’t “in the city for love,” she’s deciding to be Supergirl because being Supergirl is awesome). The show may go the wrong way with this, I dunno. But I’m hoping it and the Devil Wears Prada hook is just an entry point.
May 14, 2015 — 9:27 AM
Matt Black says:
Also, as far as the rom-com stuff goes… is that necessarily bad? “Chuck” had that angle for most of the series, and that show was great. I think the show looks great.
May 15, 2015 — 12:24 PM
Jeff Abbott says:
Agree on all your points, especially her agency–because at the end of the trailer, she chooses for herself. And of all places, two young women ahead of me in line at Starbucks were talking about this trailer and that they really liked Kara’s costume. I have fond memories of Supergirl comics from being a kid (and also remember being told by a relative that those were for girls, Superman was for boys, I told him I read them both, thanks very much.)
May 14, 2015 — 9:53 AM
Bryon Quertermous says:
Every TV show is a tired old trope to start with. It’s what the writers do with the trope that sets great shows apart from crap. Kimmy Schmidt has even more romantic comedy tropes than Supergirl but they do amazing things with them. And if you look back through the history of Superman, it’s ALWAYS been heavy on the romantic comedy tropes so this fits naturally into that universe. And was I the only one seeing a lot of Christopher Reeve in her early scenes there?
May 14, 2015 — 9:54 AM
terribleminds says:
As someone pointed out, THE FLASH basically starts as kind of a romantic comedy — he pines for Iris, she doesn’t love him, etc.etc. — c.
May 14, 2015 — 9:55 AM
Rick Cook Jr says:
My two favorite things in the Supergirl trailer were the “What’s wrong with calling her Supergirl?” moment, and the military guy saying “I don’t trust aliens” and not some hackneyed line about her being a little girl.
I’m really hoping they just lean into the superhero stuff and don’t keep hammering down that she’s a girl who has to keep proving herself. A chick who saves a plane full of people can just drop that particular mic and get on with her shit. I’m hoping the studio/writers let her do that.
May 14, 2015 — 9:59 AM
Kay Camden says:
Gosh, me too.
May 14, 2015 — 11:44 AM
Jeff Abbott says:
PS: there is also the trope of the adversarial boss (Jonah Jameson for Spider-Man, Perry White for Superman) and wouldn’t it be great if they turned this Devil Wears Prada bit into something unexpected? Callista Flockhart seems to be turning into a mentor at one point–couldn’t she teach Kara a lot about the costs and drawbacks of being powerfu? Just a thought.
May 14, 2015 — 10:01 AM
Holly says:
^^ Yes, this. Good potential there.
May 27, 2015 — 5:57 AM
Cassandra Chandler says:
I loved the trailer too, for all of the reasons both in the comments and this awesome post. A rom-com, superhero, scifi series? Yes, please! Dean freakin’ Cain playing her Earth dad? Sign me up.
My favorite aspect of the trailer is that it calls back to the optimism that was intrinsic to the Superman TV shows and movies I watched growing up. I miss that positive vibe and definitely felt it here (Bryon, you are not the only one who picked up on that great Christopher Reeve energy!).
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who loved this!
May 14, 2015 — 10:12 AM
Ruth Nestvold says:
Oh, that looked so awesome! I’m going to be watching this one. And I too thought the Callista Flockhart character seemed like she was going to turn out to be a lot more than just a bitch. That “what’s wrong with being a girl” discussion was great. 🙂
May 14, 2015 — 10:22 AM
Des Torres says:
I just saw it via The Daily Beast (their critic hated it) and I was like WTF? This is awesome! I don’t watch network TV generally, but I’m all in for this one. Izzit just me, or did each character intro’d in this trailer just pop or what?
@Jeff Abbot: whoa dude, what a concept! Callista teaching Kara about the costs and drawbacks of being powerful… man oh man… someone correct me if I’m wrong, but that’s a concept I think could add a dimension to this show that can set it apart.
Gonna go out on a limb here… bulletproof boobies are awesome. Just sayin’.
May 14, 2015 — 10:33 AM
Kay Camden says:
I’m pretty sure *all* of her is bulletproof. Not just her boobs.
May 14, 2015 — 11:36 AM
Matt Black says:
Are you implying that bulletproof boobs *aren’t* awesome? Because they are, regardless of further bulletproofness.
May 14, 2015 — 5:44 PM
Kay Camden says:
*sigh…*
May 15, 2015 — 12:04 PM
Paul Anthony Shortt says:
Wow, when some people miss the point, they’re shooting in a whole new direction…
May 15, 2015 — 12:08 PM
Matt Black says:
I’m not missing the point. I understand. I think the show looks great, I think the show looks great. I’m with Chuck on his point that it’s good that they didn’t make her super sexed-up like most super-heroines. It looks like they’ll do a great job of creating a great female character with all the agency and personality she deserves. My point still stands.
May 15, 2015 — 12:22 PM
Jenni C says:
I never read comic books, but I used to play Batman and Robin as a little girl. I always wanted to be Catwoman, not Batgirl, who seemed less powerful. Love this Supergirl. I’m on board! (I must say I still love Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman. Sexy and powerful.)
May 14, 2015 — 11:06 AM
Kay Camden says:
I’m kind of in shock. This is going to be on CBS? And she’s not a tough guy with boobs? She’s not boobs on legs? She’s AN ACTUAL CHARACTER? A FEMALE character who isn’t all sex appeal and trying-too-hard machismo existing solely to be every male viewer’s wet dream?
And even the way her boyfriend appreciatively looks at her when she comes out in the costume is handled well. He’s not leering. He isn’t all “yeaaaah baby” and elbowing imaginary bros. He’s just like “wow.” A totally normal, non-degrading reaction. WHO IS WRITING THIS.
May 14, 2015 — 11:31 AM
Holly says:
It’s the same creative team as Arrow and Flash 🙂
I’m hoping for lots of tongue in cheek lines about Dean Cain like they did with Brandon Routh in Arrow 😉
May 27, 2015 — 6:00 AM
James F. Brown says:
Yeah, Supergirl.
Thanks for including the photo, Chuck. Staring at that big “S” on her chest… And I wasn’t staring at just the S, either! 🙂
May 14, 2015 — 11:47 AM
Kay Camden says:
Glad to hear there are some men still willing to reduce her to that despite the care taken in NOT making her a set of boobs that talks.
Not.
May 14, 2015 — 12:44 PM
iriel says:
I’M SO EXCITED ABOUT SUPERGIRL. I love rom-coms! They’re fun, fluffy and make you smile! This (and Agent Carter, of course!) is the kind of show I want to watch with my nephew and niece someday. I love that it’s not dark, which is something that’s tiring me lately (cough Arrow cough). I’m definitely going to start reading some Supergirl comics soon. I hope it’s an amazing show and they don’t ruin it!
May 14, 2015 — 11:50 AM
Brandon says:
Hey Chuck, did you happen to catch the SNL Black Widow movie trailer, it was almost exactly like this pilot, except SNL meant it as a joke and Supergirl is a serious attempt. This pilot looks as bad as the wonder woman pilot a few years back, except they had the good sense to scrP it instead of ordering it to series.
I’m willing to give it a max of two episodes past pilot then hit flush if it goes exactly the direction it appears to be.
PS- anyone interested in the exact same thing in half the time, here’s a link to the Black Widow SNL skit http://youtu.be/j_5KgpN38hM
May 14, 2015 — 12:40 PM
terribleminds says:
Totally disagree.
That parody is a parody of Marvel films, and it’s very much about robbing Black Widow of agency — and of her superheroic nature, really — and making her a slave to love.
Supergirl in the trailer actively seems to reject love and embrace being a motherfucking superhero.
I think comparisons between the parody and the SG trailer are way, way off.
— c.
May 14, 2015 — 12:42 PM
Brandon says:
SNL parody trailer opens with black widow walking through the city in a hurry looking frazzled
/super girl opens with Kara walking down busy Sidewalk in a hurry looking frazzled.
Black widow- Cue office environment where Devil wears Prada boss talks down to employees/ super girl pretty much ditto.
Black widow-have a quirky guy who falls for her / supergirl has, what do you know, the exact same thing.
Girl gets adorkably flustered around hot guy? Check girl gets adorkable in general? Seems like.
I’m not saying the series is doa or anything as it did pick up a bit towards the end, but come on. Did CBS learn nothing from the Star Wars / batman v superman trailer fiasco? How does this version of the trailer get the green light when the first 3 min of the trailer are EXACTLY like an SNL spoof that aired a week before? I guess my main issue is with that.
As I said, I’m willing to give it a few episodes to find its legs, but that trailer would have been so so much better if the first 3 min had been trimmed down to about 30 seconds.
May 14, 2015 — 1:02 PM
Brandon says:
You want to see a trailer done right check out this awesome one with a kickass female lead called Blindspot. Jaimie Alexander (Sif from Thor) stars as a Memento meets Lucy kind of character in what looks to be a pretty cool show.
And I get that SG and Blindspot are tonally different shows but my main point is presentation, pacing, and brevity.
May 14, 2015 — 1:20 PM
ethanskemp says:
I can’t take credit for this (that would be David Hill drawing the comparison), but: Picture a Spider-Man trailer.
Opens with Peter Parker walking through the city in a hurry looking frazzled.
Cue office environment where J. Jonah Jameson talks down to employees.
Has a quirky Betty Brant who falls for Peter.
Peter gets adorkably flustered around Betty. Or adorkable in general.
It is my guess that the greater geek culture would say “Oh wow, nailed it!” These beats aren’t exclusive to romcoms — they do tend to say there will be some romance and some comedy, but if we were talking, say, Spider-Man, people would be rightly irritated if either of those things were omitted.
May 15, 2015 — 9:14 AM
terribleminds says:
Picture a show called THE FLASH where young Barry Allen goggles over the girl he can’t have and he’s cute and sweet and awkward and —
HEY DAMNIT THEY ALREADY DID THAT ONE
grumble grumble stupid flash rom-com
May 15, 2015 — 9:24 AM
Paul Anthony Shortt says:
Yes! Bingo.
What I’m really excited about is that this is potentially a feminist show saying “You can be girly and still kick the bad guy’s ass.” Most SFF heroines are very much the antithesis of girly. Especially the few we get to see in superhero movies and shows. It’s great to see this side of feminism, too.
May 15, 2015 — 9:26 AM
Matt Black says:
Okay, a bit off topic, but the parody made a joke about how it was “by the writer of ’27 Dresses'”… yesterday they announced a New Mutants (X-men Franchise) movie, with a script by the guy who adapted “The Fault In Our Stars” and I am terrified that they are going to ruin a bunch of my favorite characters (Magik, Shadowcat).
May 14, 2015 — 2:39 PM
Sarah_Madison says:
The BF sent me the link for the trailer this morning, and I’d watched it just before reading this post. Yes. All of it, yes.
May 14, 2015 — 12:48 PM
Chris Adans says:
I’m very excited to see what happens with this show.
One other good thing – looks like the team on ARROW is going to be majority female next season, too.
May 14, 2015 — 12:53 PM
shelton keys dunning says:
Not a comic book super hero fan, generally. Too many sheep with good intentions standing around letting evil thrive so that, of course, the super hero has to come bail them out. Too. Many. Victims. Not enough agency for the average Joe.
*ducks*
But.
You know what caught my attention? The photo you posted. I know she’s wearing make-up because the camera is a cruel thing that picks up every flaw you don’t see IRL, but the overall look? I like that they seem to be going with the girl next door wholesome vibe. Beauty can happen without product or plastic. If Hollyweird doesn’t fuck it up, I could see the potential.
It would be nice to think that a girl can wake up in the morning with bedhead and uneven skin tone, and it not be an instrument for comedy.. I think most men, and women too I suppose, if they’re honest with themselves, would find bedhead sexy as hell. And it would be nice to see a strong female without smokey eye drama and the need to fight the forces of evil in expensive stiletto heels.
May 14, 2015 — 1:04 PM
Judith (Judy) Robbins Rose says:
What I liked is the glimpse of vulnerability and the promise of a character arc…I’m with you…and I’m in…
May 14, 2015 — 1:08 PM
swithering says:
I loved the part about her costume. I’m not the sort of person who thinks that much about that sort of thing, but I had an enlightening experience the other day. I tutor a six-year-old refugee in English, and he loves super heroes. I brought a book that was Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. He was very clear that he liked the first two, but not Wonder Woman. When I asked why, he pointed to her legs. I said, “You think she should be wearing clothes?” He said “yes,” clearly relieved that I understood the problem. I laughed and said that I also thought she should be wearing clothes.
He doesn’t have a problem with female characters in general (high-five anime), or beach scenes where everyone is in bathing suits. I think he was basically just like, why is this lady running around in her underwear when everyone else is in actual clothes? The contrast was stark. Superman and Batman had zero skin showing (I mean, down to gloves). Wonder Woman was basically in a bikini.
May 14, 2015 — 1:20 PM
John Kostrzewski says:
I honestly think a lot of the hub-bub is because of the horrible (and long) “first look” trailer (as most all of them are). If it was edited better with better pacing, we would be having a different conversation about how empowering and strong and beautiful this show will be for girls of all ages and humans everywhere.
I think, for the most part, the acting and casting looks diverse and great, but the writing seems to be cheap and fast (although this could be because of the editing). Only time will tell how this show will turn out, but, as of now, I am left with a feeling of an unevenly paced and possibly poorly written show that could go either way.
May 14, 2015 — 1:23 PM
tambra nicole says:
I have such hope for this show. I’m praying they do this right. They need to read this from an 11 year old girl lamenting the lack of female superheroes and asking DC Comics what are they going to do about it? The link is here if you’re interested: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/03/rowan-dc-comics-letter-david-perry_n_6604732.html
Great discussion and comments!
May 14, 2015 — 5:25 PM
Pimion says:
Yeah, the trailer is awesome. Love Melissa Benoist, I find her the perfect Supergirl.
Waiting forward to the first episode.
May 14, 2015 — 7:44 PM
Alyson Hart says:
I’ve never been a fan of comics, but I have seen the Supergirl movie and…it just looks like the same thing, with a slightly older main character. I have no problem with a movie or television series being fun, but why does it have to be a romantic comedy? They could have done literally anything with her character, but they chose to make her a Meg Ryan character? Give me a break. Hopefully it’ll have an actual plot and not be too heavy on the rom-com bullshit.
May 14, 2015 — 10:41 PM
alexwashoe says:
The Christopher Reeve Superman movies all have a very rom-com flavor and that worked fine. This is very much in the same vein and it should be. I love this trailer and I’m psyched about the show.
May 15, 2015 — 12:20 PM
CPaca says:
What’s really needed is a She-Hulk series – an adult professional woman character in hilarious situations. But there’s no way in hell anyone could afford it, given that whoever played Jen would have to be green and bulked out with CGI most of the time. So here’s hoping Supergirl turns out as good as the trailer implies.
May 17, 2015 — 8:51 PM
Jee Ann says:
This is why I practically worship your blog.
August 23, 2015 — 11:25 AM