I watched the pilot episode today. Not sure why everybody is dumping so badly on this. I loved the Supergirl comics when I was a kid. Sure, this TV series is different. It is updated to the 21st Century to prevent it being old-hat. What amazes me is that even bringing it up to date it somehow retains the innocence of the original comix. Melissa Benoist does a great job of being the pure of heart Supergirl without coming off all cheesy. That in itself is an extraordinary, almost impossible feat. It is great that her character isn't a tough masculine woman as so many female heroes are portrayed. Women don't have to be soft kittens, but they don't have to be hard as nails either. This portrayal works nicely, I think.
Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen does a very good job too. I liked the idea of having a more confident Jimmy who has grown under his friendship with Superman. That's what would happen. Who the heck cares if he is black? I thought people were past race in the 21st Century. It's so annoying that people are still hung up about how much melanin is in someone's skin. I also like that she has two male admirers. Male superheroes often have two female interests. This is a nice twist.
Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, the editor, plays her part in a fresh way too. Making her tough in a different way from the usual male Perry White kind of blustering shouting character works really well. She somehow gets the viewer to not like her, yet respect her. Good job.
I say give it a chance. It might develop complexity as the writers grow into the show. I just hope they resist the temptation to darken the Supergirl character.
I watched the pilot episode today. Not sure why everybody is dumping so badly on this. I loved the Supergirl comics when I was a kid. Sure, this TV series is different. It is updated to the 21st Century to prevent it being old-hat. What amazes me is that even bringing it up to date it somehow retains the innocence of the original comix. Melissa Benoist does a great job of being the pure of heart Supergirl without coming off all cheesy. That in itself is an extraordinary, almost impossible feat. It is great that her character isn't a tough masculine woman as so many female heroes are portrayed. Women don't have to be soft kittens, but they don't have to be hard as nails either. This portrayal works nicely, I think.
Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen does a very good job too. I liked the idea of having a more confident Jimmy who has grown under his friendship with Superman. That's what would happen. Who the heck cares if he is black? I thought people were past race in the 21st Century. It's so annoying that people are still hung up about how much melanin is in someone's skin. I also like that she has two male admirers. Male superheroes often have two female interests. This is a nice twist.
Calista Flockhart as Cat Grant, the editor, plays her part in a fresh way too. Making her tough in a different way from the usual male Perry White kind of blustering shouting character works really well. She somehow gets the viewer to not like her, yet respect her. Good job.
I say give it a chance. It might develop complexity as the writers grow into the show. I just hope they resist the temptation to darken the Supergirl character.