Superman & Lois (reaction)

[PNGwynne]

(Oopsl double post)

[PNGwynne]

Lonnie has posted two "likes"!

Teasing...

[LonnieFisher]

I didn't hate it like I thought I would. I'll keep watching.

[knight errant00]

I liked, and I'll give it some more episodes (I'm still worried the Berlanti-verse writing staff will fall back into the story habits that they've always managed to in previous series).

That said, I liked Hoechlin in his first appearance on Supergirl and it seemed it was the material he was given and the way they scripts chose to play him subsequently that really created the weak Superman he became quickly in his subsequent appearances (I mean, in that first story we got to see Superman and the Martian Manhunter fight Metallo and it was actually pretty cool -- steep decline after that, though).

I liked the first episode. Although the timeliness is a little off, when did Clark have time to already have teenagers?

So I think the problem here is Lois -- if they had an older actress (40-ish) who looked like the mother of twin 14-year-olds, they could kinda play to the idea (that they hinted at in the pilot) that Clark doesn't age like a human, and there could be some tensions/plot points/story opportunities in that.

[EMCE Hammer]

You guys have me sold - I am going to give it a try. You make it sound way better than I ever expected. I haven't like this version of Superman much more than Hector.

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another easter egg

Missed this one, the janitor who was cleaning after hours when Superman when flying by is wearing a Superman ring.
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Lana (works at the Bank) already showed up along with her husband (Fire Captain) and two daughters. CW does have a problem with red haired people, they get cast as other races.
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Since this happens on the new Earth the history of Superman/Supergirl has been rewritten, so Superman & Lois had the twins early in life. This will be explained in the flashbacks.

[Mr.Marion]

I wasn't high on this Superman. But ill be open minded and enjoy the ride, Its the first tv Superman we had in 10 years. I liked the first episode. Although the timeliness is alittle off, when did Clark have time to already have teenagers?
I'm curious which villains will be used and if Lana will make an appearance and actually be a redhead this time.

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Superman III easter egg

In Superman III Superman froze a lake to cool down a nuclear power plant
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In the episode Superman goes to a lake and makes an iceberg to cool down the nuclear power plant
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Ripped Jeans

Should have caught on sooner, but I liked the touch that Jordan Kent was wearing ripped jeans like comic book Jon Kent does
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Ripped from the Comic Book Superman For All Seasons
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[Earth 2 Chris]

^Easter Egg within an Easter Egg. The Superman comic creators (including writer Roger Stern) based Daily Planet interim editor Foswell on the Spider-Man character Frederic Foswell, who was a Daily Bugle reporter revealed to be the villainous Big Man, leader of the Enforcers. He later reformed, and died taking a bullet intended for J. Jonah Jameson.

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Nasa Space Shuttle: In #Superman #378 Superman saved the Space Shuttle Columbia from crashing

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More Easter Eggs

Its a good thing I watch it with the subtitles or I would have missed these:

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Comic Book bio: After the death of Perry White's son Jerry, Sam Foswell assumed the role of editor of the Daily Planet while Perry & Alice White went on a Caribbean cruise. Sam was later hired by Newstime as a managing editor.


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Max Mencken is a gossip columnist for the Daily Planet. He was romantically interested in #LoisLane. He was the villain in the original It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman Broadway musical, played by Jack Cassidy

[Earth 2 Chris]

Watched the premiere on the CW App last night. I was VERY pleasantly surprised. Loved all the Easter Eggs (I wish they'd switch to that Fleischer look), but the actual story and acting was really well done, as were the FX.

As someone with two teenage kids, it felt very real. I found myself relating to Superman in a way I never really have, despite being a big fan all my life. THIS is how you portray a hero questioning what he's doing, without sucking away the joy and humanity that makes such a story entertaining, and not maudlin.

For those unhappy with Superman's portrayal on Supergirl, no worries here. Superman is in charge, despite a villain getting the best of him (setting up obvious rematches). Plenty of super-feats to impress. And no mention of the rest of the CW-verse, so a clean slate so far, for those who don't care for the other shows.

The rest of the series may end up blowing, but the pilot was great. Really hope they keep this level of quality up. And whoever did that awful first teaser trailer, I hope you were demoted to the mail room or something, because you probably cost this show a lot of viewers, and sold it WAY short.

Chris