# Supergirl trailer out
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [May 13, 2015, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982 "2015-05-13T23:32:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/41 "2015-05-14T18:16:36Z")
> [@Tangent](#):
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> That’s a tough one, pal. Maybe try to think of Helen Slater when you “justify” your crush. 😉
“Justifying crushes”. Is that what the kids are calling it nowadays?
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### Author:  [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/42 "2015-05-14T18:18:04Z")
> [@jayjay](#):
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> But FUN superheroes are for CHILDREN! If you don’t make them dark, angsty and completely regardless of human life, it’ll be just like the old Superfriends cartoon and we all know how corny that was, don’t we? /snark
Yeah, I mean Superman: The Movie and The Avengers were such box-office failures.
_oh wait…_
$300.2 million from 55MM-
$1.518 billion from $220MM
vs Man of Steel $668 million from $225 million.
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### Author:  [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/43 "2015-05-14T18:28:24Z")
> [@silenus](#):
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> I would be quite happy if “dark” superheroes just…went away. Perhaps forever. I want my superheroes to be fun, not angsty.
Or we could have a variety of styles for different people who enjoy different things.
I’m personally overwhelmed by all of the ‘light’ and ‘fun’ hero fare that’s all the rage. Stuff like Daredevil and Serious DC are a relief. Varying mileage and such.
Supergirl looks like I’d like it, though.
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### Author:  [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/44 "2015-05-14T18:32:12Z")
> [@planetcory](#):
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> I’m personally overwhelmed by all of the ‘light’ and ‘fun’ hero fare that’s all the rage.
Huh? _All the rage_? On what planet?
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### Author:  [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/45 "2015-05-14T18:32:28Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#):
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> Help a comic newbie out with timelines and whatnot: She’s a little girl when she leaves Krypton, and Kal-El is a baby, but yet she’s younger than Superman on Earth?
She was in suspended animation, and took a slower route. (He almost certainly was in suspended animation, as well, but took a much faster route.)
But not nearly as much slower as in the comics. They seem to be going with Kal hitting Earth almost as soon as he left, meaning Kara landed when he was about 11 or 12 (she’s been hiding her powers for 12 years) - in the comics, she’s generally 16 when Krypton kabooms, and still 16 when she lands, 25-30 years later.
As a consequence, the age difference is a lot smaller here than in the comics - maybe 6 years at the outside, rather than 9 at minimum.
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### Author:  [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/46 "2015-05-14T19:01:06Z")
> [@planetcory](#):
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> Or we could have a variety of styles for different people who enjoy different things.
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> I’m personally overwhelmed by all of the ‘light’ and ‘fun’ hero fare that’s all the rage. Stuff like Daredevil and Serious DC are a relief. Varying mileage and such.
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> Supergirl looks like I’d like it, though.
There’s a place for both, with me. I am really enjoying Daredevil, and my problems with Agents of Shield and Agent Carter have nothing to do with the amount of light in them; Avengers and Dark Knight were both fun in their same way.
All the same, if Supergirl can manage to be genuinely fun and funny, I’ll be super-psyched. I’ve not seen a **successful** superhero show that manages that, with the exception of Misfits, which is still pretty dark.
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### Author:  [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/47 "2015-05-14T19:32:22Z")
It looks entertaining - has a sort of “Lois and Clark” vibe, but updated. I don’t need the “Devil Wears Prada/Ugly Betty” normal life but they want to appeal to a female audience and unlike the CW can’t rely on Amell working out shirtless all the time so…
My worry? It’s on CBS so no crossovers. I really wish DC would get their ducks in a row like Marvel.
Aside: How can someone have a crush on Supergirl when there’s Power Girl out there?
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/48 "2015-05-14T20:27:06Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#):
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> It looks good, but the trailer is WAY too long, I feel it spoiled A LOT of what the series will become.
Given that the trailer is made up solely of footage from **the pilot** , I don’t think it’s too spoilery for the series. 😛
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### Author:  [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/49 "2015-05-14T20:36:09Z")
> [@epbrown01](#):
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> Aside: How can someone have a crush on Supergirl when there’s Power Girl out there?
They don’t do (boob)windows?
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### Author:  [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/50 "2015-05-14T20:38:52Z")
> [@silenus](#):
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> Given that the trailer is made up solely of footage from **the pilot** , I don’t think it’s too spoilery for the series. 😛
Is it though? That’s gonna be one helluva long pilot if they are having her intro/backstory/family realtionship/job relationship/some kind of internal conflict/the love thing/the plane/the aftermath/the costume montage/the SHIELD-adjace/The truck thing/the fights/the telling-of-her-best-friend/the boss conflict…whew!
Gonna be a 2 hour premiere AT LEAST
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### Author:  [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/51 "2015-05-14T20:39:10Z")
> [@silenus](#):
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> Given that the trailer is made up solely of footage from **the pilot** , I don’t think it’s too spoilery for the series. 😛
But then highly spoilery of the pilot. And, apparently, spoiling that the pilot contains 5-episode’s worth of content.
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### Author:  [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/52 "2015-05-14T20:40:08Z")
> [@silenus](#):
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> Given that the trailer is made up solely of footage from **the pilot** , I don’t think it’s too spoilery for the series. 😛
Actually, that’s good to know. One of the things that’s annoyed me about both Gotham and (to a lesser extent) Daredevil is how much of it feels like origin story. I’m hoping that Supergirl uses the pilot to get the origin out of the way, and by the second episode is firmly entrenched in the “our hero is now established” storytelling mode.
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/53 "2015-05-14T20:42:28Z")
Me, too. Launch the show in November, then get on with it! But the time slot is from 8 - 9pm on Monday, so I think they will just have a freaking **packed** debut episode.
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### Author:  [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/54 "2015-05-14T20:45:58Z")
> [@silenus](#):
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> I would be quite happy if “dark” superheroes just…went away. Perhaps forever. I want my superheroes to be fun, not angsty.
Yeah, I agree, “dark” has been way overdone.
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### Author:  [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/55 "2015-05-14T20:46:33Z")
I liked her comment about how we’re probably already familiar with her cousin’s story. Yes, we are! Let’s not spend too much time on origins.
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### Author:  [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2015, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/56 "2015-05-15T02:28:15Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#):
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> It looks good, but the trailer is WAY too long, I feel it spoiled A LOT of what the series will become.
…I think that this was one of these “industry” trailers, I watched a whole bunch of them a few months ago when I accidentally watched the wrong thing and they all just kept on showing up in my playlist. This one for example for the Mysteries of Laura (Spoilers):
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTy-wT2Atqk)
“Hey its Elias! He’s the Captain! (Isn’t he on another series) Oh he’s the bad guy!”
Or this one for Madam Secretary (Spoilers):
Where the whole pilot is summarised in 5 minutes including the [SPOILER]super sappy ending.[/SPOILER]
I’m guessing that these trailers are made to help market a pilot to full series and if the series makes it then the trailer is simply released online.
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### Author:  [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/57 "2015-05-15T16:32:35Z")
> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Huh? _All the rage_? On what planet?
You live on a planet were there aren’t 5 million Marvel movies or TV shows? That sounds… nice. 😉
Though saying that, I did really enjoy the trailer. I like having different types of superhero shows myself - and Superman type stuff naturally lends itself to a more ‘light’ approach (you hear that “Man of Steel”?!).
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### Author:  [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/58 "2015-05-15T16:40:28Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#):
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> I watched it earlier this evening and was very pleasantly surprised. I’ve been watching Agents of Shield and Agent Carter and Daredevil and a bit of Gotham, and the idea of a superhero show that’s **fun** seems like a brilliant innovation (I’ve heard the Flash does the same thing–that’s on my list to try at some point).
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> I have high hopes for it.
I need to stand up and say … (OK. I’m standing now) …
**What a Great name you chose! So Very Very Excellent! Powerful too!**
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### Author:  [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/59 "2015-05-15T17:41:36Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#):
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> She was in suspended animation, and took a slower route. (He almost certainly was in suspended animation, as well, but took a much faster route.)
Maybe he took the Kessel Run?
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### Author:  [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-trailer-out/719982/60 "2015-05-15T17:52:12Z")
> [@Charlie\_Wayne](#):
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> I need to stand up and say … (OK. I’m standing now) …
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> **What a Great name you chose! So Very Very Excellent! Powerful too!**
I dont get it.😕
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