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Edited by Robert Beach
With the summer almost done, the time has come for the major networks and studios to start ramping up for their big fall premieres. For me as a geek blogger, that means we’ll be seeing a lot of news and reveals about superhero TV, which itself just means revelations are coming from the CW and a handful of flailing competitors who aren’t nearly as good. However, even though CW has managed to expand its dominance in superhero TV to dizzying levels they do still face a major challenge this coming fall, and her name is Supergirl.
After a respectable but not mind blowing season 1 on CBS, Supergirl has migrated to the CW where the demands for high ratings are reduced but so is the budget. Supergirl already crossed over with CW’s The Flash in season 1 and the same folks who invented the CWniverse produce her show, but her high profile nature and difficulty with ratings make her a serious challenge for the powers that be at CW.
The show has decided to show Superman, presumably cutting through the abyss of copyright regulation about who can show Superman on TV. Tyler Hoechlin is stepping into the role of the man of steel and this weekend we got our first good look at him.
