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Old 03-11-2015, 11:26
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ep2 - Love the learning curve she's on
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Old 03-11-2015, 20:28
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Loved the second episode! Great to see her learning and growing as time passes.

With Hank's red eyes, I'm guessing he could be Martian Manhunter? That would be a pretty awesome reveal if he is. Looking forward to learning the truth behind it.
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Old 03-11-2015, 20:55
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Loved the second episode! Great to see her learning and growing as time passes.

With Hank's red eyes, I'm guessing he could be Martian Manhunter? That would be a pretty awesome reveal if he is. Looking forward to learning the truth behind it.
"In the comics, Henshaw is also known as the Cyborg Superman, a NASA astronaut whose machine half has given him powers near the level of Superman. And, because he blames the Man of Steel for his inhuman state, Henshaw tends to have a vendetta against Kryptonians."

However the producers are teasing they're aren't going to follow that strictly.

Source- http://www.comicbookresources.com/ar...terious-future
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Old 03-11-2015, 22:14
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Loved the second episode! Great to see her learning and growing as time passes.

With Hank's red eyes, I'm guessing he could be Martian Manhunter? That would be a pretty awesome reveal if he is. Looking forward to learning the truth behind it.
"In the comics, Henshaw is also known as the Cyborg Superman, a NASA astronaut whose machine half has given him powers near the level of Superman. And, because he blames the Man of Steel for his inhuman state, Henshaw tends to have a vendetta against Kryptonians."

However the producers are teasing they're aren't going to follow that strictly.

Source- http://www.comicbookresources.com/ar...terious-future
That would be a better angle to take than the obvious Cyborg one for me and we all know how they twisted Harrison Wells/Eobard Thawne over on The Flash so hopefully they'll be doing something similar with Henshaw's character here.

I thought it was a strong second episode, some good character development with the same level of tongue in cheek less serious element we see on The Flash as opposed to the seriousness of Arrow.
Her breaking the ship's hull was a classic although why she didn't push the bloody thing instead of pulling it did make me chuckle.

Was it just me or did there seem to be a million ad breaks though?
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Old 03-11-2015, 22:29
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That would be a better angle to take than the obvious Cyborg one for me and we all know how they twisted Harrison Wells/Eobard Thawne over on The Flash so hopefully they'll be doing something similar with Henshaw's character here.

I thought it was a strong second episode, some good character development with the same level of tongue in cheek less serious element we see on The Flash as opposed to the seriousness of Arrow.
Her breaking the ship's hull was a classic although why she didn't push the bloody thing instead of pulling it did make me chuckle.

Was it just me or did there seem to be a million ad breaks though?
I don't know about number of breaks, but there would have had to be slightly less ads than usual for a US network drama. The episode was over 44 minutes minus ads.
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Old 03-11-2015, 22:36
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I can't quite make my mind up. Do i Like it or do I not? I find myself enjoying it one minute then you get smacked in the face with the "Woman" stick. Like the army dudes line of "its not because youre a woman" or the boss lady exclaiming "we have to work twice as hard..."
I feel like I've been hit with that alot today. Went to see Bond earlier and an ad at the cinema was about broadband speeds but it was a girl watching pankhurst and female olympians on youtube and being inspired and stuff like that. Then I come home and see an article about new passports being sexist because of a lack of females on it.
I'm all feministed out lol So much so I'm making up words.

Anyway, they finally figured out his name was Superman and the Man of Steel. That was nice. Just wish they'd shut up now and get on with Caras story and stop talking about him. Don't make it a looming shadow. Kinda ironic though with all the feminism talk and such that they are so stuck up on Superman.

Nice touch though making her wreckless to begin with and not coming in being a saviour. Also I feel like the aunt would have made a good season baddie. Have her be behind the issues all season to reveal later on "It was me all along Cara" and throw her for six. Then the big fight at the end with her family. Facing off against a fellow kryptonian in an episode where she's learning the ropes is a bit counter productive. Especially as the aunt looked a lot more settled in her powers.
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Old 03-11-2015, 23:05
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I don't know about number of breaks, but there would have had to be slightly less ads than usual for a US network drama. The episode was over 44 minutes minus ads.
Probably just seemed longer breaks than normal then
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Old 03-11-2015, 23:34
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I can't quite make my mind up. Do i Like it or do I not? I find myself enjoying it one minute then you get smacked in the face with the "Woman" stick. Like the army dudes line of "its not because youre a woman" or the boss lady exclaiming "we have to work twice as hard..."
I've found much of the "face-smacking" has been directed at Mr Supergirl's Sister's Boss, and imho directed unwarrentedly. In ep1 he was justifiably concerned about her performance, what with it being her first time, and NOT because she was a girl and in ep2 something about her needing training/testing as she was an Alien and new to the team and NOT cos she was a girl. The series seems intent on making him the sexist male authority figure without him actually doing/saying anything sexist.
But this is a minor quibble as I'm most impressed with the series as a whole so far - especially the flying
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Old 04-11-2015, 02:15
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Really enjoying this. I generally like most Super hero shows though.

Only annoyance is the constant mentions of 'My cousin/him in blue/superman'

Can we please let Supergirl be herself for at least a few episodes before Superman is rammed down our throats.
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Old 04-11-2015, 06:13
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I also get that this is a fictional show (so take it with a grain of salt), but why, when you have superheroes with the power of these kryptionians are they limited to protecting specific cities? If there's some global threat to the planet, shouldn't more of them get involved (justice league?) - instead we're suppose to believe that super girl alone will save the world - it's like superman is taking a backseat to see if she can handle it (though in doing so, risking the lives of others if she fails).

I also wonder whether we'll ever actually see superman; in the sense of a dynamic with him. Surely he's got to turn up at some point to help out, though he's such a big name I ponder whether they'll ever get the rights.

Still a much different feel to Arrow and Flash, not sure why that is, especially as some of the same people are behind it.
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Old 04-11-2015, 10:12
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Still a much different feel to Arrow and Flash, not sure why that is, especially as some of the same people are behind it.
Supergirl is on CBS rather than the smallish network The CW, so it has a much bigger budget.
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Old 04-11-2015, 13:34
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I also wonder whether we'll ever actually see superman; in the sense of a dynamic with him. Surely he's got to turn up at some point to help out, though he's such a big name I ponder whether they'll ever get the rights.
I doubt that rights would be an issue.

The characters of Supergirl and Superman are both owned by DC, which is owned by Warner, which also owns the production company that makes the Supergirl TV series and the DC films.
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Old 04-11-2015, 13:36
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The fingerprints things could be applied to all superheroes who don't wear gloves.
Do Kryptonions even have fingerprints?
Why wouldn't they ?

They have all of the other human body parts.
May not have fingerprints though they do look human but are not.
As I mentioned before, I don't see why her prints would be listed *anywhere*.

Unless she's been arrested, or been a member of the military or law enforcement or certain federal agencies, there'd be no record. The US doesn't have a national fingerprint database of every citizen.
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Old 04-11-2015, 13:44
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Supergirl is on CBS rather than the smallish network The CW, so it has a much bigger budget.
A bigger budget? I actually think Flash and Arrow look better.

I doubt that rights would be an issue.

The characters of Supergirl and Superman are both owned by DC, which is owned by Warner, which also owns the production company that makes the Supergirl TV series and the DC films.
I didn't mean it like that, I meant it in the sense that Superman is an iconic that they'd likely want to use for feature films alone; same reason we yet to see Batman on Arrow/Flash (we know he exists in that universe due to the Wayne Enterprise/Queen Consolodated merge in the future).

I suspect the big names are being kept back for the DCCU. The exception is probably Flash, but they probably green-lit the show before they decided to add Flash into the DCCU.
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Old 04-11-2015, 16:00
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I also wonder whether we'll ever actually see superman; in the sense of a dynamic with him. Surely he's got to turn up at some point to help out, though he's such a big name I ponder whether they'll ever get the rights.
They have the rights. This show is done fully as a WB/DC co-production.

What they don't have is a clear strategy for using a TV version of Superman apart from the one who looks like Henry Cavill. Aside from any expense, its clearly a different "universe" from that one, and the people on both sides don't want what you might call "brand confusion".
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Old 04-11-2015, 16:04
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Anyway, they finally figured out his name was Superman and the Man of Steel. That was nice. Just wish they'd shut up now and get on with Caras story and stop talking about him. Don't make it a looming shadow. Kinda ironic though with all the feminism talk and such that they are so stuck up on Superman.
Because fans/pundits never let them win/off the hook. If they don't mention him (or try to ignore him) I could guarantee you they'd have been shellacked too with that accusation/charge. In fact, I can already see people saying they hate hearing "Superman" all of the time, when just last week a slightly different group of people were screaming about NOT hearing "Superman".
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Old 04-11-2015, 16:19
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A bigger budget? I actually think Flash and Arrow look better.
They certainly don't look nearly as expensive. "Better" looking doesn't necessarily have anything to do with size of budget, and of course is subjective. Let me give you an example. Two different 21st century series set in the 1940's: the UK's Foyle's War and the US's Agent Carter. I am sure Foyle's War's budget was a tiny fraction of Agent Carter's, but Foyle's War looked great (and very authentic) to me, while Agent Carter's glossy, plastic-looking version of the 1940's looked terrible and completely off-putting to me.
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Old 04-11-2015, 17:09
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just last week a slightly different group of people were screaming about NOT hearing "Superman".
... even though his name was mentioned in the pilot.
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Old 04-11-2015, 17:43
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Because fans/pundits never let them win/off the hook. If they don't mention him (or try to ignore him) I could guarantee you they'd have been shellacked too with that accusation/charge. In fact, I can already see people saying they hate hearing "Superman" all of the time, when just last week a slightly different group of people were screaming about NOT hearing "Superman".
I suppose the key is a good balance. WHere you don't avoid talking about him or mentioning Superman/Man of Steel but you don't constantly mention him at every opportunity and make him a giant looming shadow over the show.
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Old 04-11-2015, 18:29
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I also get that this is a fictional show (so take it with a grain of salt), but why, when you have superheroes with the power of these kryptionians are they limited to protecting specific cities?
Probably something in their contract Although, more seriously, I don't think DC ever has explained why each super is restricted to a specific city for their daring deeds and only come together for Justice League adventures.

At least with Marvel they have that "global" element to their storytelling.
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Old 04-11-2015, 18:51
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Emma Caulfield (Anya from Buffy) is playing Cameron Chase- quite a dour Batman character- in Supergirl. http://www.comicbookresources.com/ar...-cameron-chase
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Old 04-11-2015, 20:21
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I also get that this is a fictional show (so take it with a grain of salt), but why, when you have superheroes with the power of these kryptionians are they limited to protecting specific cities?
This question only really arrives when the Superhero in question has a super power enabling them to travel to other cities real quick - super run speed, super flight speed, transportation, freezing time, and others I can't think of) If they don't possess one of these powers then it is understandable why they concern themselves with their home city cos they're limited by travel time. But as for Supergirl and Flash, maybe the makers of those shows are quietly hoping no-one asks them the "hey, why don't they...." question.
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Old 05-11-2015, 00:49
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The problem here for me is the same with Gotham: Batman and Superman are 'ghosts' in the background. Superman and his cousin would meet or call each other as he has been all alone. Plus they would share incidents. As time goes on this will become more obvious. The connection is Jimmy Olsen so there is no getting away with it.
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Old 06-11-2015, 10:51
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I can't quite make my mind up. Do i Like it or do I not? I find myself enjoying it one minute then you get smacked in the face with the "Woman" stick. Like the army dudes line of "its not because youre a woman" or the boss lady exclaiming "we have to work twice as hard...".
I agree with you. Although I am enjoying the show, I would enjoy it a lot more if I wasnt hit over the head with some feminist sh1t. This episode waas better than the pilot I think, but they still slide some snarky comments in there. Quit the bullsh1t and just give us a superhero show.

I also get that this is a fictional show (so take it with a grain of salt), but why, when you have superheroes with the power of these kryptionians are they limited to protecting specific cities?
I think you're missing the real problem here. Who the fcuk named it National City ? Thats a ridiculous name for a city. Thats even worse than Central City.
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Old 06-11-2015, 11:17
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Because fans/pundits never let them win/off the hook. If they don't mention him (or try to ignore him) I could guarantee you they'd have been shellacked too with that accusation/charge. In fact, I can already see people saying they hate hearing "Superman" all of the time, when just last week a slightly different group of people were screaming about NOT hearing "Superman".
Same as the "Girl" thing.

If they never mentioned she was a girl and explored how that could make things a bit diffrent people would just say "Why not just make SuperBoy (Connor Kent verson) or we just had Smallville no need to do it again.

And if they metion it they do mention it they are pushing a "feminst" agenda and why do they have to mention it.
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