10/24/15
A Supergirl Endorsement?
This Monday (October 27) CBS will premiere one more superhero series - Supergirl. And if you don't know how she fits into the whole genre, here is the story from CBS (and an extensive trailer):
SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El, Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planet Krypton with her parents’ help at the same time as the infant Kal-El. Protected and raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danvers, Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex, and learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin in order to keep her identity a secret. Years later at 24, Kara lives in National City assisting media mogul and fierce taskmaster Cat Grant. She works alongside her friend and IT technician Winn Schott and famous photographer James Olsen, who Grant just hired away from the Daily Planet to serve as her new art director. However, Kara’s days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw, head of a super-secret agency where her sister also works, enlists her to help them protect the citizens of National City from sinister threats. Though Kara will need to find a way to manage her newfound empowerment with her very human relationships, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl to fight crime.
So if that is clear, you might be ready for one more hero in a television land of too many heroes. I think Supermasion is the more interesting recent breakout in this genre, but you decide.
By the way, here is presidential candidate Jeb Bush's endorsement of the new show:
I saw it when I was working out this morning. She looked kinda ... she looked pretty hot. I don't know which channel it's on, but I'm looking forward to that.
If that doesn't scare you away, enjoy the show.
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