Edited by Robert Beach
Of the myriad of superhero shows coming this fall, Supergirl actually strikes me as one of the more intriguing entries. Supergirl marks the return of CBS to the superhero genre for the first time since their moderately successful Flash show in the ‘90s. It also marks the first time Supergirl the character will return to the live-action frontier since her failed 1986 film. What’s more, it’ll be one of the first major attempts to realize characters and plot elements in a TV continuity after their appearance in theaters, in particular stuff like Superman, Jimmy Olsen, & the Daily Planet. There’s a lot riding on this show and details are currently pretty sparse; however, some casting decisions are beginning to slip through, so I thought I’d go through my list of characters, organizations, and plot points that might show up in CBS’ Supergirl. Unlike the Gotham stuff, this will all be compacted to one list, starting with the villains and…
Of the myriad of superhero shows coming this fall, Supergirl actually strikes me as one of the more intriguing entries. Supergirl marks the return of CBS to the superhero genre for the first time since their moderately successful Flash show in the ‘90s. It also marks the first time Supergirl the character will return to the live-action frontier since her failed 1986 film. What’s more, it’ll be one of the first major attempts to realize characters and plot elements in a TV continuity after their appearance in theaters, in particular stuff like Superman, Jimmy Olsen, & the Daily Planet. There’s a lot riding on this show and details are currently pretty sparse; however, some casting decisions are beginning to slip through, so I thought I’d go through my list of characters, organizations, and plot points that might show up in CBS’ Supergirl. Unlike the Gotham stuff, this will all be compacted to one list, starting with the villains and…
