EXCLUSIVE: Audio Article On Bringing Hope Back To The Genre With SUPERGIRL

EXCLUSIVE: Audio Article On Bringing Hope Back To The Genre With SUPERGIRL

Considering the angst to be found in the superhero genre these days, the creative forces behind Supergirl (Melissa Benoist & executive producers Ali Adler & Andrew Kreisberg) are attempting to instill the show with something many of the others seem to have forgotten: hope.

Interview
By EdGross - Jul 27, 2015 11:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Supergirl
In this exclusive audio article, Benoist, Adler and Kreisberg take listeners behind the scenes on the show, tackling a number of subjects including their hope that the series would convey the spirit of a Richard Donner Superman film but with a modern sensibility. Supergirl, which will premiere on CBS on October 26th, is described as follows: "Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism."
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McGee
McGee - 7/27/2015, 12:20 PM
We need a real life superheroine to take down those who would do harm to all womankind.
darthgeekboy
darthgeekboy - 7/27/2015, 12:34 PM
it's its own universe, essentially. where superman is completely different from any that's been seen in any media. but the core essence of the character is still there. even krypton will be different from any that's been portrayed. and i'm ok with that. even if it's not in the same world as arrow/flash or the cinematic universe.

superman is basically a macguffin of sorts.

who knows............if this show becomes really popular and runs for years, we might see a spinoff of THEIR own superman.
EdGross
EdGross - 7/27/2015, 12:50 PM
Niklander, I agree the pilot was far from perfect, but, like Flash, it brought a sense of fun to it and a more hopeful take on a Kryptonian that harkens back to the past. Will the vast majority of people agree with that one? Hard to tell, but I'll be curious to find out.
String
String - 7/27/2015, 1:09 PM
There is nothing wrong with installing hope in the mythos. I hope that the DCEU applies that in the future for Superman. There is enough angst in other CBM's but I've always considered Superman to be the most hopeful of superheroes. I'm glad to see Berlanti giving that trait to the Supergirl series. If the series is half as fun as the Flash -then I'll be watching.
deanwilkins
deanwilkins - 7/27/2015, 3:12 PM
This show filled me with hope.

First I hoped it would get interesting.
Then I hoped Supergirl would be run over by a train and replaced by a donkey.
Then I hoped it would end soon.
Then I hoped I would be able to forget ever seeing it.
Then I hoped it would be cancelled before the pilot could be released.
Then I hoped everyone involved in the show would be fired.

This show is the worst thing DC has ever produced. Ever.
loki668
loki668 - 7/27/2015, 11:26 PM
Luke Cage as Jimmy Olsen.


It really IS all connected!!
FOOM
FOOM - 7/28/2015, 5:23 AM
Thank God for this. The perfect retort for the John Hughes Spider-Man insult.
darkraven
darkraven - 7/28/2015, 6:36 AM
@EdGross

"like Flash, it brought a sense of fun to it and a more hopeful take on a Kryptonian that harkens back to the past".

I would have to agree that the pilot did seem to draw on a more nostaligic and classic comic book storytelling, which is fine by me. Its not perfect by any stretch but there is room for growth. Maybe hope is something thats needed in comic book storytelling? As it's presence has certainly been lost in more recent iterations of comic book movies/ TV shows!
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