Supergirl - Season Four

[DigificWriter]

^ The guys attacking him fell down without him physically touching them. How is that even remotely explainable without him having Meta powers?

 

[Aragorn]

And the new Lex Luthor is.... Jon Cryer.

 

[JD]

Here' IGN's story about his casting. Apparently this is the second Luthor Cryer has played, he was Lex's nephew Lenny in Superman IV.
I have to admit, he's not a name that leapt to mind for me as a potential Lex, but I'm sure he'll be great.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

...

I'm not sure how I feel about this.

 

[The Realist]

And the new Lex Luthor is.... Jon Cryer.

Okay, that is some Michael Keaton as Batman level counterintuitive casting weirdness right there. Of course, Keaton turned out to be the best Batman ever, so ...?

 

[Christopher]

That is an odd choice. Although for what it's worth, Cryer also plays Felix Faust in the animated Justice League Action.

 

[DigificWriter]

I'm not sure how I feel about this.

Neither am I.

For starters, Cryer is much older than Lex should be given the series' own internal chronology.

Second, I've never seen Cryer in a dramatic role, and so I have no benchmark for judging whether or mot he can do the role justice

 

[dahj]

Second, I've never seen Cryer in a dramatic role

Maybe he'll be a Hackman type Lex...

 

[The Realist]

Well, the thing is: actors act, and the fact an actor is primarily known for comedic roles has turned out to be misleading more than once in terms of their dramatic chops. Hell, Michael Rosenbaum was best known for a sitcom prior to Smallville, and he's the absolute gold standard for Lex.

 

[DigificWriter]

Maybe he'll be a Hackman type Lex...

I have no context for this comment because I've never seen Hackman's portrayal of the character.

 

[Christopher]

Maybe he'll be a Hackman type Lex...

Oh, I hope not. Hackman elevated the role, but as written, it was one of the worst portrayals of Lex Luthor.

 

[Kai "the spy"]

Just for the record, when I said I didn't know how I felt about this, I mean exactly that: I don't know, one way or the other. The closest I could describe my feeling about this is splunge.

 

[dahj]

I have no context for this comment because I've never seen Hackman's portrayal of the character.

They're having 40th Anniversary screenings next week if you wish to remedy that...

 

[thribs]

Didn’t he play his sidekick in Superman 4? He’s gone up in the world.

 

[The Realist]

They're having 40th Anniversary screenings next week if you wish to remedy that...

Bought my tickets day one.

I didn't realize DigificWriter had never seen the Reeve movies. Now his love of Snyderman makes more sense. The poor guy has no point of reference for what a big-screen Superman should be.

 

[Enterprise is Great]

Brenda Strong is only 5 years older than Jon Cryer. I laugh but this happens quite a bit. No big deal.

 

[Admiral2]

And the new Lex Luthor is.... Jon Cryer.

I just threw up in my mouth a little...

 

[DarKush]

Nothing against Cryer as the actor he is now, but right now I've got Superman IV swirling around in my head. Maybe he'll be great, but I'm having a hard time right now envisioning him as Lex.

 

[JD]

Neither am I.

For starters, Cryer is much older than Lex should be given the series' own internal chronology.

Second, I've never seen Cryer in a dramatic role, and so I have no benchmark for judging whether or mot he can do the role justice

He had a dramatic role on a few episodes of NCIS and was good in them. He played a doctor who saved Mark Harmon's character's life and then they became friends and he popped up a few more times afterwards.

 

[Romulan_spy]

I actually saw Jon Cryer in person. His son is attending the university where I work and he showed up for his kid's freshman orientation.