DC Legends Universe works for me. Shorter than "Better than what DC is Publishing Universe" 
Supergirl TV Series is being work on.
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I'm as much for united/unified DCTV as anyone, but I think people are putting the horse before the cart.
It's still 50/50 whether SG ever sees a second season. Heck, I doubt the odds aren't much better it'll survive the winter hiatus.
As I said up-thread, it's on CBS. Overall for the 2014-15 season, it posted six of the ten highest rated shows, the lowest of which still maintained a steady 8-9 million.
Arrow/Flash/SHIELD numbers aren't going to cut it. I think the only reason Shield has survived so far is because Disney has such a vested interest in the franchise.
Supergirl is going to have to hit the ground running and hard, otherwise it's out.
And worrying about a united universe is silly until it finds its audience.
It's still 50/50 whether SG ever sees a second season. Heck, I doubt the odds aren't much better it'll survive the winter hiatus.
As I said up-thread, it's on CBS. Overall for the 2014-15 season, it posted six of the ten highest rated shows, the lowest of which still maintained a steady 8-9 million.
Arrow/Flash/SHIELD numbers aren't going to cut it. I think the only reason Shield has survived so far is because Disney has such a vested interest in the franchise.
Supergirl is going to have to hit the ground running and hard, otherwise it's out.
And worrying about a united universe is silly until it finds its audience.
+1
You mean the cart before the horse. The horse is supposed to go before the cart.
Anyway, it sounds more like you're saying we're counting our chickens before they hatch.
DCTV. I like that one.
If CBS is worried about promoting other networks, shouldn't Supergirl be set in Columbia City...?
Where people walk like...you know....
Yeah I agree that is definitely a big concern, especially given that the pilot alone reportedly cost $14 million to make. And CBS is almost certainly going to want bigger numbers than SHIELD gets on ABC.
But I do think it has a good shot, and might have a few things going for it that those other shows don't. Like a lighter and more accessible approach (which worked really well for Lois and Clark back in the day), an incredibly charming actress that people will want to watch week after week, a superhero who can do all kinds of really spectacular things on screen (and who has more powers than most of the Avengers put together), and the fact it could appeal to a much bigger female audience than these types of shows usually get.
It's still a big gamble of course, but I think the odds are good that it at least does well enough to make it to a second season.
As for naming the Arrow/Flash/Legends setting, how about going for the Prince option?
The Shared TV Setting Formerly Known as the Arrowverse
Or just "The Setting" for short.
The Shared TV Setting Formerly Known as the Arrowverse
Or just "The Setting" for short.
Nah, go big: "The Universe".
Some great reactions from someone who has seen the pilot.
According to IMDb, the music is by Berlanti's regular composer Blake Neely (who also does Arrow and The Flash). So we probably already know what we'll be getting musically, though Neely may have the budget for a larger orchestra here. (Or, conversely, they'll have the budget to license more pop songs. Me, I prefer an orchestra.)
^ I think the format will be the same as Arrow and Flash where anything other than orchestra is used sparingly.
Some interesting behind the scenes on the making of the first trailer, including Berlanti's reaction to the SNL comparison.
http://www.adweek.com/news/television/how-cbs-supergirl-trailer-became-viral-sensation-164878
What's baffling to me is why they haven't made that second, even better trailer more widely available. I think it would probably silence an awful lot of the criticism out there, but it's nearly impossible to find online for some reason.
http://www.adweek.com/news/television/how-cbs-supergirl-trailer-became-viral-sensation-164878
What's baffling to me is why they haven't made that second, even better trailer more widely available. I think it would probably silence an awful lot of the criticism out there, but it's nearly impossible to find online for some reason.
I've just been referring to it as the DCW ever since I saw that term used for it elsewhere.
I've been using DCTV
Except we have several separate DC continuities on TV -- Flash/Arrow is one, Gotham another, Constantine another (so far), Supergirl a fourth, TNT's in-development Titans a fifth. Not to mention iZombie, from DC's Vertigo line. So "DCTV" doesn't describe a single continuity.
Think this might be the one I use then. Even though, Gotham could just be set in the past of the Arrowverse, so that is not completely out of the question. But it could also be that the Films are Earth Prime, tv shows like Arrow are Earth One and of course we have seen Earth 2 is coming on The Flash. Arrowverse does make sense because it was the start of it all that would lead to Flash, SG and LoT.
The Berlanti-verse.
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