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'Supergirl' Ordered to Series at CBS from Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash)

   
Old 01-22-15, 02:06 PM
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
Originally Posted by fujishig
I was wondering where I heard that name before, and then I remembered there may have been some leaks...
That's right. I didn't know who she was at the time of seeing those. Those were some of the best ones, IMO.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
She looks nice. Don't know anything about the actress or her acting chops, but she looks nice.
I was thinking the same thing - she passed requirement #1 - which is she's cute, but doesn't look like a supermodel.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
I would hope they dye her hair for the role. A quick perusal of Google Images doesn't reveal any blonde roles, though she's had red highlights in a few shots.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
I think hair color is the least important aspect of the actress (or character). Amell and Gustin look nothing like their comic book counterparts, and are (IMO) both knocking it out of the park.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
I think hair color is the least important aspect of the actress (or character). Amell and Gustin look nothing like their comic book counterparts, and are (IMO) both knocking it out of the park.
Superman is the most well known comic book character in the entire world, his cousin has been blonde since she was introduced decades ago. This is not Green Arrow or the Flash, properties that had very limited mainstream exposure beyond comic books. Supergirl has been on television and in the movies.

A network changes that brand at their peril.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
Good looking girl playing Supergirl but I haven't seen her in anything either. Her being a brunette doesn't really bother me but hair can easily be dyed. Not sure about this being on CBS though.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
I thought her alter ego was brunette?

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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
Originally Posted by PhantomStranger
Supergirl has been on television and in the movies.
Barely two seasons on a CW show and in a flop movie from 1984 that nobody remembers...
A network changes that brand at their peril.
There is no brand. The Flash has had more exposure than Supergirl. If they made her a brunette or a redhead, nobody would care except self-righteous comics nerds.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
Besides Glee and the leaks, she also had a very brief appearance in Season 1 of Homeland, as a prospective harem girl getting "examined" by this random Arab guy's staff.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
There is no brand. The Flash has had more exposure than Supergirl. If they made her a brunette or a redhead, nobody would care except self-righteous comics nerds.
You know it's not just about media, right? Forget Smallville, the old movie, cartoons, & comics. DC pimps out Supergirl(Batgirl, WW, et. al) in children's clothing like crazy. Also, you can't walk into a Halloween store in the fall and not see both girl's and women's Supergirl costumes.... with a blonde model.

It's the same argument in the Justice League movie thread claiming the general public doesn't know anyone but Batman and Superman. These characters exist outside of typical storytelling mediums. They are a brand and and more people are aware than internet nerds like to think.

So yeah, stick with what people know... blonde.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
Yeah, I like my Supergirl blonde. I have a feeling they'll dye it or at least lighten it before she shoots.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
"Yeah I was gonna watch the new Supergirl, but she's a brunette... PASS," said the middle-aged Soccer Mom in Batavia.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
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She recently guest starred in Glee.
If "guest starring" is spending two full seasons on the show
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
Berlanti's been 2-for-2 casting his superhero shows. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for now.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
The truth of the matter is that hair color is far more important for female characters than male characters on television. Some men will literally only date women with a specific color, be it redhead or brunette or whatever.

I am not saying anything against this casting, it could turn out fantastic. I didn't post them but the Supergirl audition tapes for a couple of different characters leaked out on YouTube last week. CBS had them pulled.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
Originally Posted by Hokeyboy
"Yeah I was gonna watch the new Supergirl, but she's a brunette... PASS," said the middle-aged Soccer Mom in Batavia.
You're missing the point. Does hair color matter? Fuck no. Would blonde be better to keep with tradition? Yes.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
Originally Posted by fujishig
I was wondering where I heard that name before, and then I remembered there may have been some leaks...
That's why the name sounds familiar!
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
This hair color thing is silly. Actresses die their hair all the time (this actress has been blonde before).
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Old 01-23-15, 10:19 AM
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
both hair colors will be used. blonde for supergirl, brunette for regular (disguised) girl. like how superman parts his hair one way as clark and the other as superman.
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That's actually a good idea, especially for a superhero who doesn't wear a mask.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
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and in a flop movie from 1984 that nobody remembers...
The Anchor Bay 2 disc LE of that movie is one of the prizes of my collection.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
Someone posted this over on SHH, so I have to assume they plan to stick with the blonde hair

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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
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The Anchor Bay 2 disc LE of that movie is one of the prizes of my collection.
And I think you know what I meant. Obsessed movie nerds like us don't count.
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She's so cute. She's perfect for Supergirl.
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Re: Greg Berlanti (Producer of Arrow & Flash) developing Supergirl TV series
If hair color is a big issue... then....

Mehcad Brooks Cast In CBS’ ‘Supergirl’ As Melissa Benoist’s Love Interest
JANUARY 28, 2015 | 05:45PM PT
Elizabeth Wagmeister


Days after CBS found its “Supergirl” in actress Melissa Benoist, she has found her love interest. Mehcad Brooks has joined the cast, as James “Jimmy” Olsen, Variety has confirmed.

Jimmy, based on the DC Comics character, is an attractive photographer at CatCo, the media company where Kara Zor-El works, as an assistant to Cat Grant, (yet to be casted). Recently, Jimmy has been living and working in National City, though the reason is still a secret.

In the “Superman” comics, Jimmy was close friends with Lois Lane and Kara’s cousin, Clark Kent.

“Supergirl” is exec produced by Greg Berlanti (“The Flash,” “Arrow”) and Ali Adler (“Glee,” “The New Normal”), and hails from Berlanti Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Berlanti and Adler penned the hourlong pilot.

Brooks, best known for “Necessary Roughness,” “True Blood” and “Desperate Housewives,” is repped by The Gersh Agency.
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