I do hope Adam Strange gets to suit up, but seeing him in earth clothes on Krypton is Quote discouraging.
"Krypton" coming to SyFy from David Goyer
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I hope not. It would be nice to have a good DC show outside the Berlanti/CW family. And DC ties aside, this would be a science fiction saga about an alien world, which is the sort of thing Syfy should have more of. I've been saying all along that the premise reminds me of Caprica, which deserved a longer run than it had -- although the time-travel angle lessens that resemblance.
IIRC, Brando himself started this whole thing, as I believe it was his idea to have the S symbol on his clothing in the film. So it all just snowballed from there.
Here's the non-region blocked version for non-Americans
Show looks interesting, and I plan to give it a try. I LOVED the Krypton bits in Man of Steel, but I suspect this may turn out to be overly convoluted bollocks. And the lead guy looks as generic as they come.
Show looks interesting, and I plan to give it a try. I LOVED the Krypton bits in Man of Steel, but I suspect this may turn out to be overly convoluted bollocks. And the lead guy looks as generic as they come.
Geoff Johns and David Goyer revealed at the TCA winter press tour that there's a good chance the series could involve other elements of the the DC Universe's space stories, like the Green Lantern Corps or the Omega Men.
They said that Krypton is the biggest budget show that Warner Horizon and Syfy have ever done.
Johns also addressed why they chose Adam Strange as the character who goes back in time.
They said that Krypton is the biggest budget show that Warner Horizon and Syfy have ever done.
Johns also addressed why they chose Adam Strange as the character who goes back in time.
There's something about the aesthetic of this show that reminds me of some Superman cover art I only vaguely remember from about 10-15 years ago. I think it was some alternate universe type story set on a slightly more 'Blade Runner'/'Akira' esque sci-fi looking version of Krypton, but for the life of me can't remember the title. Mostly I just remember a glowy futuristic chrome plated motorbike.
*20 minutes of google-fu later*: Ah, it was called 'Godfall' apparently.
*20 minutes of google-fu later*: Ah, it was called 'Godfall' apparently.
I can testify that my teenage niece was hooked on SMALLVILLE, even though she was only vaguely aware that it was connected to Superman somehow. Words like "kryptonite" and "Bizarro" and "Jimmy Olsen" meant nothing to her, but she still watched the show religiously because she was caught up in the drama of Clark and Lana and Lex and Chloe . . . .
Meanwhile, somebody mentioned MERLIN earlier. Let it be noted that that show ran for years even though we all knew that Arthur and Guenevere were going to get together, that Morgana was going to turn evil, and the Camelot was going to fall in the end . ...
Five hundred year old spoilers be damned.
^Heck, Merlin essentially was Smallville, or as close as its makers could get. The influence was pretty blatant.
Although Colin Morgan is an enormously better actor than Tom Welling.
Although Colin Morgan is an enormously better actor than Tom Welling.
I love how the \S/ is different between the various previews. Is this the final one? Will they change it before the premiere? Who knows.
I thought they'd been using the Man of Steel version throughout.
I can testify that my teenage niece was hooked on SMALLVILLE, even though she was only vaguely aware that it was connected to Superman somehow. Words like "kryptonite" and "Bizarro" and "Jimmy Olsen" meant nothing to her, but she still watched the show religiously because she was caught up in the drama of Clark and Lana and Lex and Chloe . . . .
Meanwhile, somebody mentioned MERLIN earlier. Let it be noted that that show ran for years even though we all knew that Arthur and Guenevere were going to get together, that Morgana was going to turn evil, and the Camelot was going to fall in the end . ...
Five hundred year old spoilers be damned.
Personally I'm not bothered so much by the usual "we know where it's going" feeling that comes with any prequel (hell, that's often part of the attraction!) What gives me pause is basically twofold: -
1) Up to this point I don't think we've been given any reason to think there's any backstory worth telling regarding Jor-El's father. Indeed, for the most part the general notion seems to be that prior to it's destruction, Krypton society had plateaued and become rather stagnant several millennia back and as such not a lot really happened save for Zod's attempted coup, which is very more a Jor-El thing.
2) Though there have been as many different takes on Krypton as there have been on Superman himself, there's still always been something of an aura of mystery about Kryptonian society as it's typically viewed through Clark's eyes. So any show with this kind of premise must by definition demystify the whole thing, which (unless they have an unlimited effects budget) is going to make Krypton seem a little too much like a generic, low budget sci-fi world filled with similarly cliched generic sci-fi characters.
Which all really falls under the overarching question of "why?" It just seems like an odd choice for a Superman show. I mean I get that they can't just do Smallville all over again and 'Supergirl' would make a straight-up Superman/Metropolis/Lois Lane type show seem a little redundant, but if they wanted a Superman related setting with a futuristic city and flying cars then wouldn't 'Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes' be a better fit? I mean for one thing you actually get to use a time travelling Clark for one thing!
Why?
Because it's a part of the Superman mythos that's never really been touched up We've seen how the ghosts or Krypton's past comes back to haunt Superman/Supergirl so this gives them a chance to tell a tale of how some of those ghosts came about.
Also, it's a David Goyer show, so he probably had some leftover ideas from the worldbuilding he did for Krypton in Man of Steel. This gave him the chance to expand on that.
I think this is probably why they added the whole thing with Adam Strange and Superman's enemies from the future.
Entertainment Weekly has a piece on the set designs of Krypton and the thinking behind them:
http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/20/krypton-set-sketches/
I like it. The sets look really interesting, a lot more functional than some past Kryptonian designs we've seen, but with intriguing textures that give the sets a very distinctive and exotic look. The insights into the designer's reasoning behind the sets are cool too.
A bit confusingly, this show has its own Fort Rozz, though it's a military base rather than the space prison from Supergirl. I guess it stands to reason that both shows would use place names from the comics, but I'd never heard of Fort Rozz before Supergirl, so it'll take a bit of adjustment.
http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/20/krypton-set-sketches/
I like it. The sets look really interesting, a lot more functional than some past Kryptonian designs we've seen, but with intriguing textures that give the sets a very distinctive and exotic look. The insights into the designer's reasoning behind the sets are cool too.
A bit confusingly, this show has its own Fort Rozz, though it's a military base rather than the space prison from Supergirl. I guess it stands to reason that both shows would use place names from the comics, but I'd never heard of Fort Rozz before Supergirl, so it'll take a bit of adjustment.
I'm trying to figure out whether or not David Goyer's original statements that Krypton is set in the DCEU remain true. Does anybody know one way or the other?
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