Why are the makers of this show writing for kids? This show is a bunch of kiddie nonsense with rushed scenes and horrible dialogue. Even back in the day when the Chris Reeve Superman films were made, there was this need to show goofy nonsense to prove the film is based on a comic. Supergirl 2015 is as bad as Supergirl 1984, minus the improved special effects.
Look at a show like The Walking Dead. It's successful not just because of the subject matter (zombies), but because it takes the subject matter and plays it straight. People thrive on intense characters. In today's day and age they could have made a dead serious version of Supergirl which BTW has never been done. CBS fell back on the old, "let's make this a lighthearted family show " mentality which ends up losing true comic book fans. TV is filled with comedy shows and other silliness , do we need more of this with a character like Supergirl? Supergirl could have been dark and edgy. You could still have the black Jimmy Olson but not the cheesy TV style version.
Supergirls costume is wrong as well. Put a smaller S on the upper right hand corner like was used in the 70s and 80s comics. This Supergirl looks straight out of the 1950s. And yes, as others have said, the female empowerment angle was played to the hilt. She's a woman and filled with superpowers, why the big sell on how important her gender is? The show is filled with cardboard characters and acting from a bygone era.
I gave it two stars because there was an attempt to give some decent fight scenes. Overall, adults and true comic book fans deserve better .
Look at a show like The Walking Dead. It's successful not just because of the subject matter (zombies), but because it takes the subject matter and plays it straight. People thrive on intense characters. In today's day and age they could have made a dead serious version of Supergirl which BTW has never been done. CBS fell back on the old, "let's make this a lighthearted family show " mentality which ends up losing true comic book fans. TV is filled with comedy shows and other silliness , do we need more of this with a character like Supergirl? Supergirl could have been dark and edgy. You could still have the black Jimmy Olson but not the cheesy TV style version.
Supergirls costume is wrong as well. Put a smaller S on the upper right hand corner like was used in the 70s and 80s comics. This Supergirl looks straight out of the 1950s. And yes, as others have said, the female empowerment angle was played to the hilt. She's a woman and filled with superpowers, why the big sell on how important her gender is? The show is filled with cardboard characters and acting from a bygone era.
I gave it two stars because there was an attempt to give some decent fight scenes. Overall, adults and true comic book fans deserve better .