Trek BBS response July 2026
Been super busy…so scanning some of the messages, but no type to sit and type bt a couple of thoughts:
Part of Supergirl’s lack of enthusiasm I think had to do with her introduction.
In the Previous DC Film Universe, Wonder Woman was introduced in Dawn of Justice, and my theater roared in enthusiasm when her theme song played. So her movie was most definitely set up with an audience ready to see her. And once it came out in theaters, certainly people who were fans of the show would be pleased…. While definitely a MODERN rendition of WW, she still had a feel of the innocence and virtue of the TV show character…much like how CBS Flash fans embraced the CW version, I think that momentum also helped Wonder Woman. As for her “looks” in the ads…. To me, she is portrayed as a warrior, and in line with a general perception of Wonder Woman as a fighting super hero. And as Trek has mentioned before, her movie definitely did NOT feel “woke” in the sense that it was able to empower women without putting down men…they definitely shown men with “weaknesses’ like PTSD, but it felt more “realistic”, and did NOT feel like the Left version of a Christian evangelistic movie.
Aquaman I think also hugely benefited from his introduction in Justice League. Many of growing up watching Superfriends thought of him as a joke. But in Justice League, he was a badass, and so it definitely intrigued people to see it.
But with Supergirl…with her intro…. I mean, she would most certainly be distinct from Superman, and maybe a fun SIDE character. But would I be waiting to see a movie about that character? MMM…. Not really. It felt original and fun for Hancock….but for a Supergirl that seems out of alignment with the character as portrayed previously…. Not really excited for it.
Also, it seems like we’re blowing up one SPECIFIC comment about Mill Alcock not looking “pretty”…. The “support” of this more centers around how 2026 Supergirl seems more “negative” for a “superfamily” member…. To me, it’s a similar sentiment of Henry Cavill’s Superman…. That he seemed t some people to be a dour version of Superman …while people didn’t mention him not being handsome, definite Snyder’s color tones, and how they sabotaged the set up of the Kents (making them seem like good parents who made sense to guide him into a superhero) , to being all negative within a few years of his life. It would have been fine for Batman, but not Superman, and that’s how the DC Film Universe got sabotaged form the beginning, and never really recovered.
Regarding
@TREK_GOD_1 's comment about Covid 19 being an excuse…. I just see it as a permanent effect , where streaming became the go to. Some people might be fearful for disease like Covid, but just the yearlong shift into focusing on watching new things on streaming became a norm that truly affected watching habits, and prioritizing wanting to go out and spend time and money on a movie.
And with the economy…. Why pay more for a movie, when it will just show up on the streaming service (you are already paying for) in a few months?
Our family goes to movies an average of about once every 2 months…. So we budget what we should see right away, vs. something we can just wait on.
As for Supergirl sinking the DC Omni Universe…. I think it will definitely be a factor….one point that will need maybe 2 others to solidify the direction.
James Gunn, I think got to do “his” stuff with the raunchy/violent Creature Commandos and Peacemaker, so I think he’d be OK if he got fired….but he will have some time before the make a final decision..
Clayface seems like it could be a standalone horror movie….my youngest daughter is way more interested in CLayface than Supergirl. If THAT does well, it can keep the DC OU going, with some tweaks…. Batman 2 also might be something as well that they would consider merging into the DC OU…
I know Christopher argues that you can have multiple at the same time….but it also splits the audience, and there’s no automatic shift from one from to another.
Like with sports teams….there’s a limit to how much expansion you can do before its oversaturation. But A cinematic universe can drive people to the next thing…IF they can keep enough interested people.
I remember when Thor came out…I thought it looked silly and passed on it. But then I saw it on Redbox (remember that?), and loved it, and it got me excited about Avengers and Thor 2.
And even though Thor 2 wasn’t great, they came out with an amazing trailer for Ragnarok that got me hyped for it, as did the Black Panther trailer (it was an amazing year for trailers!)
As has been said…. It’s totally possible to make something that is self-contained for a casual member, but also be extra exciting for hardcore fans who can find the easter eggs.
And for Supergirl making money --- I honestly don’t see how it helps the host company financially all that much. So WB makes the content, but then shows it on HBO Max, their own platform.
This is different from if they license it out to another service (like Netflix).
And on-demand? Yeah, a FEW people might want to pay the higher prices for the convenience…but nowhere near the demand of when VHS was the quickest option or even DVD’s (which I am sure got even lower profit when Redbox rented it out for a dollar or so a day).
Let’s see what happens with Clayface to see where things go next. It can tilt it more on Gunn’s favor… or be another nail. Man of Tomorrow might be the big financial investment that will determine where they really go (or not go).
