Supergirl TV Series is being work on.

[Christopher]

Of the three live-action Supergirls, I think the best-looking one was Helen Slater. Though my favorite overall, in looks and personality, is the DC Animated Universe version designed by Bruce Timm.

Looking over IMDb's character page for Supergirl, it's surprising how rarely she's been adapted to the screen compared to a lot of other DC characters. There's Helen Slater's movie in 1984, then nothing until she shows up in Superman: TAS in 1998-2000 (played by Nicholle Tom), and later returns in Justice League Unlimited from 2004-6. Then there's Laura Vandervoort in Smallville (not counting Adrienne Palicki as the fake Kara several seasons earlier, since she was a human hypnotized by Jor-El's ghost for nebulous reasons). And then two DC Universe DVD movies, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (voiced by Summer Glau) and Superman: Unbound (voiced by Molly C. Quinn). Then there's the Super Best Friends Forever DC Nation shorts (voiced by Nicole Sullivan), and now there's this pilot. That's only seven different screen Supergirls in the entire 56-year history of the character, and none at all until 25 years after her creation.

Compare that to Batgirl, her closest counterpart. For her we've got:

Yvonne Craig, Batman (1967)
Jane Webb, The Adventures of Batman ('68), and Melendy Britt, The New Adventures of Batman ('77)
Melissa Gilbert, Mary Kay Bergman, and Tara Strong, DC Animated Universe ('93ff) -- also Stockard Channing and Angie Harmon as Commissioner Barbara Gordon in Batman Beyond
Alicia Silverstone, Batman and Robin ('97) -- borderline, since she wasn't Barbara Gordon.
Dina Meyer, Birds of Prey (2002)
Danielle Judovits, The Batman ('05)
Mae Whitman, Batman: The Brave and the Bold ('10)
Tara Strong again, Super Best Friends Forever ('12)
Alyson Stoner, Young Justice ('12)
Tara Strong yet again, Beware the Batman ('13)
Tara Strong one more time, Teen Titans Go ('13, cameos)
Unknown, TNT Titans pilot (not yet made)

Also there's Jim Gordon's unnamed redheaded daughter in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, implicitly Barbara, and played by two different child actresses.

So Batgirl and/or Barbara Gordon has nearly twice as many screen incarnations as Supergirl, played by at least twice as many actresses. And her first screen appearance was no more than a year after her comics debut, rather than a quarter-century later.

Well, I guess it reflects the relatively greater popularity of Batman over the past half-century. Superman was huge in the '40s and '50s, but the '66 series put Batman in the spotlight. Superman had a resurgence with the Reeve movies, but that fizzled out, and then Batman came back huge in '89 and has been on top ever since. So by the time Supergirl came along, Superman's heyday on screen was fading. While Batgirl has benefitted from Batman's perennial popularity.

 

[Christopher]

I want to go back and check the Arrow and Flash threads to see if this many posts were spent analyzing the physiques of the leads in those series.

That depends -- how many female (or gay male) posters do we have here? They don't have Stephen Amell do all those bare-chested salmon-ladder workouts for nothing. Then there was Brandon Routh's fresh-out-of-the-shower-in-a-towel scene last week. We live in an age where it's considered crass to openly sexualize and ogle female characters on TV, but perfectly acceptable to do so with male characters.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Men are not as classy as woman out loud. Gay men are as disgusting about men as Straight men are disgusting about women. Sure there are exceptions, but the common denominator is that men are disgusting. Maybe you personally (I'm waving a finger at everyone and no one.) are more evolved now, but think back, there was a point when you weren't this civilized, championing the wrong priorities that only time and unfortunateness could kick the shit out of.

In truth it's not that an actress is offensively thin, it's that the casting agent sends out a cattle call for thin actresses, and then picks the best thin actress. Lets say that 2000 women tried out for the part, it's a strong likelihood that all the women who auditioned had a similar build, and after that, the casting agent just picked the best thin actress from what was available.

Equally so you can say how brave it was for a Black Man to audition for the role of Jimmy Olsen, when it's more likely that only black men auditioned for Jimmy Olsen and the producers just picked the best black man that presented himself, becuase it was their decision to cast to colour.

The Producers making TV are trying to give us what they think we want.

Laura on Smallville wasn't terrible, she had some charming moments, but the lengths they had to go to to make Clark the alpha of the group was insane. Kara was an alien who had been raised alien, and sould have looked down on earthlings like a modern New Yorker would on 11th century Brussels.

Grant from the Flash can pass for 17.

I like him, but that just means that age appropriate love interests are also going to magically look like children, or seen to be his mum in the worst light.

PS.

His dead mum is gorgeous.

 

[Taylirious]

The actress is beautiful, the suit is beautiful the images have that "photoshop" feel. Would have loved to seen an action image like Cavill in the first MoS one they released.

 

[DWF]

I want to go back and check the Arrow and Flash threads to see if this many posts were spent analyzing the physiques of the leads in those series.

That depends -- how many female (or gay male) posters do we have here? They don't have Stephen Amell do all those bare-chested salmon-ladder workouts for nothing. Then there was Brandon Routh's fresh-out-of-the-shower-in-a-towel scene last week. We live in an age where it's considered crass to openly sexualize and ogle female characters on TV, but perfectly acceptable to do so with male characters.

But female actors have to contend with what's calledd the Male Gaze. And several woman have critized for being too shinny, there's been plenty of blacklash about the casting of Emilia Clarke in the Terminator movie and Gal Gadot being cast as wonder Woman.

 

[Christopher]

Would have loved to seen an action image like Cavill in the first MoS one they released.

Well, they only started shooting the pilot a few days ago. (Or the premiere, I should say, since it was ordered straight to series and thus doesn't need a pilot per se.) I'm sure we'll see action shots later on.


By the way, the latest news: Malina Weissman, who played the young April O'Neil in flashbacks in the Michael Bay Ninja Turtles movie, will fill a similar role as the young Kara in flashbacks to Krypton in the Supergirl pilot.

http://screenrant.com/supergirl-tv-show-2015-casting-malina-weissman-kara-flashback/

 

[JD]

Hmm, I wonder what their version of Krypton will look like?

I like the costume. I'm glad they gave her one and didn't go the Smallville route of just having her fight crime in street clothes.

THis is from Greg Berlanting, who also does Arrow and The Flash, and he's never been afraid to embrace he whole costumed hero aspect of the characters. It never even crossed my mind that she wouldn't have a costume.

I'm quite pleased with the costume. It has a timeless simplicity. I like the subtle red seam on the top that carries down into the hem of the skirt. I like that the cape is tucked into the top rather than being awkwardly attached to the outside.

I'm especially pleased that it's quite dignified. Presumably, a hero with Supergirl's powers doesn't have to wear armor and combat boots. But even if those boots end up being high heels, I'm glad that this costume doesn't follow the adolescent male fantasy course set by the comics. At the risk of being overly optimistic for a CW drama, it would be nice if young girls could see a role model that doesn't have to walk a tightrope between being a superhero and a sex symbol.

This is a CBS series, not a CW series.

Of the three live-action Supergirls, I think the best-looking one was Helen Slater. Though my favorite overall, in looks and personality, is the DC Animated Universe version designed by Bruce Timm.

Looking over IMDb's character page for Supergirl, it's surprising how rarely she's been adapted to the screen compared to a lot of other DC characters. There's Helen Slater's movie in 1984, then nothing until she shows up in Superman: TAS in 1998-2000 (played by Nicholle Tom), and later returns in Justice League Unlimited from 2004-6. Then there's Laura Vandervoort in Smallville (not counting Adrienne Palicki as the fake Kara several seasons earlier, since she was a human hypnotized by Jor-El's ghost for nebulous reasons). And then two DC Universe DVD movies, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (voiced by Summer Glau) and Superman: Unbound (voiced by Molly C. Quinn). Then there's the Super Best Friends Forever DC Nation shorts (voiced by Nicole Sullivan), and now there's this pilot. That's only seven different screen Supergirls in the entire 56-year history of the character, and none at all until 25 years after her creation.

Compare that to Batgirl, her closest counterpart. For her we've got:

Yvonne Craig, Batman (1967)
Jane Webb, The Adventures of Batman ('68), and Melendy Britt, The New Adventures of Batman ('77)
Melissa Gilbert, Mary Kay Bergman, and Tara Strong, DC Animated Universe ('93ff) -- also Stockard Channing and Angie Harmon as Commissioner Barbara Gordon in Batman Beyond
Alicia Silverstone, Batman and Robin ('97) -- borderline, since she wasn't Barbara Gordon.
Dina Meyer, Birds of Prey (2002)
Danielle Judovits, The Batman ('05)
Mae Whitman, Batman: The Brave and the Bold ('10)
Tara Strong again, Super Best Friends Forever ('12)
Alyson Stoner, Young Justice ('12)
Tara Strong yet again, Beware the Batman ('13)
Tara Strong one more time, Teen Titans Go ('13, cameos)
Unknown, TNT Titans pilot (not yet made)

Also there's Jim Gordon's unnamed redheaded daughter in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, implicitly Barbara, and played by two different child actresses.

So Batgirl and/or Barbara Gordon has nearly twice as many screen incarnations as Supergirl, played by at least twice as many actresses. And her first screen appearance was no more than a year after her comics debut, rather than a quarter-century later.

Well, I guess it reflects the relatively greater popularity of Batman over the past half-century. Superman was huge in the '40s and '50s, but the '66 series put Batman in the spotlight. Superman had a resurgence with the Reeve movies, but that fizzled out, and then Batman came back huge in '89 and has been on top ever since. So by the time Supergirl came along, Superman's heyday on screen was fading. While Batgirl has benefitted from Batman's perennial popularity.

Baraba also appeared as Oracle in the Gamecube/X-Box game Batman: Dark Tomorrow, voiced by Kimberly Brooks.

Tara Strong voiced the BTAS version in the games Batman: Vengance and Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu.

Batgirl has been a playable character in all three Lego Batman games, with Kari Wahlgren voicing her in DC Superheroes and Kimberly Brooks voicing her in Beyond Gotham.
She's been a recurring character in the Arkham series, with the adult version voiced by Kimberly Brooks heard in Asylum, City, and reportedly appearing in Knight. The prequel Arkham: Origins features a teenage version of Barbara voiced by Kelsey Lansdow.
She appears as Oracle in DC Universe Online voiced by Kathy Catmull.
Danica McKellar reprised her role from Young Justice in the YJ video game, Legacy.
Kimberly Brooks also voiced the DLC Batgirl for Injustice: Gods Among us.

Supergirl was a unlockable charater in the PSP version of Justice League: Heroes voiced by Tara Strong.
She is in DC Universe Online voiced by Adrienne Mischler.
She's a playable character in Lego Batman 2 & 3.
She's a support card in the IoS version of Injustice: Gods Among Us.
I have to admit, I am kind of shocked, I'd expected Supergirl to have made a appearances in a lot more games.

 

[Christopher]

^Do you mean Alyson Stoner reprised her role in Legacy? Danica McKellar was Miss Martian.

And why am I not surprised that Tara Strong has played both Batgirl and Supergirl? (And too many other DC and Marvel characters to list.)

 

[Guy Gardener]

She even stepped in as Cockknocker in Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Movie because they (joked that) couldn't afford Mark Hamill... And Smith wanted to make a grab at all that Brony money.

 

[JD]

^Do you mean Alyson Stoner reprised her role in Legacy? Danica McKellar was Miss Martian.

And why am I not surprised that Tara Strong has played both Batgirl and Supergirl? (And too many other DC and Marvel characters to list.)

I was just going by Wikipedia's page. After I saw her as Batgirl in Legacy I looked up Danica McKellar and it had her down as Miss Martian, Batgirl, Tuppence Terror and Marie Logan.

 

[Christopher]

^Batgirl was recast for the video game. So McKellar wasn't reprising Batgirl, but taking over the role from Stoner.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

I have to admit, I am kind of shocked, I'd expected Supergirl to have made a appearances in a lot more games.

I think a lot of that is due to Wonder Woman filling that spot. When you have Superman and Wonder Woman, Supergirl can be seen as redundant.

Also, I think *Batgirl* and Oracle are fairly distinct and serve different functions even if they both are Barbara Gordon.

 

[JD]

^Batgirl was recast for the video game. So McKellar wasn't reprising Batgirl, but taking over the role from Stoner.

I see. My mistake.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

Saw some on set pictures not in costume and she's got an interesting cute almost geek look going in her civvies. I get a bit of Buffy vibe from them and the shots posted before, it will be interesting to see how it takes shape.

 

[Taylirious]

^ http://www.kryptonsite.com/spotted-on-set-melissa-benoist-mehcad-brooks-filming-supergirl/

Reminded me a lot of Felicity from ARROW.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

^ I have only seen Arrow a couple of times, hasn't really gelled with me, but I can see that. When I say "Buffy" I meant the series not necessarily Buffy Summers herself though that works pretty well now that I think about it.

 

[Guy Gardener]

^ http://www.kryptonsite.com/spotted-on-set-melissa-benoist-mehcad-brooks-filming-supergirl/

Reminded me a lot of Felicity from ARROW.

Felicity is not just another pretty girl.

Felicity is a pretty girl with her foot in her mouth.

 

[Taylirious]

And they both shop at Macy's!

ETA: Maybe Kohl's.

 

[CorporalCaptain]

So, they're going with glasses to hide her identity.

(That's not me laughing at them, by the way; it's me laughing with them!)

 

[Enterprise is Great]

Owain Yeoman cast as Vartox