Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Verdict - Supergirl Pilot


Leaking a new 2015-2016 show this early a good marketing effort or piracy on a large scale? Well since CBS don't seem bothered I think the CBS marketing team tried an old HBO/Showtime tactic to get some extra column inches and early support and reaction behind the pilot of one of their most anticipated new titles of the upcoming TV season.

Yes it's Memorial Day Long Weekend over in the US so plenty of people will be hitting the torrents for TV and material to view so this could not have happened at a better time. I blogged about the trailer a wee while ago (CLICK HERE) and I must say after watching it I was mostly impressed with the star cast (Calista Flockhart (major return to TV), Jeremy Jordan (fresh from Smash's cancellation) and even a Dean Cain appearance - cute) with Melissa Benoist (formerly of Glee fame) playing the main role of Supergirl.

Apparently the show is set to debut in November, meaning this show has leaked almost 6 months early, wow!

So what did I actually think? After talking up Marvel the other day DC Comics are also starting to fire up. Will it be a hit? Who knows there has been a lot of flops lately but also a lot of surprise successes so time will tell and let's be honest we have around another 6 months to see episode 2.

Supergirl it has promise, it looks amazing but will we be burnt out by super hero TV shows/movies by November? Who knows but if the Avengers sequel is anything to go by there is still loads of cash to be made in the super hero game.

I will be giving you more verdicts on more shows as a few more wrap up for their respective seasons or for good (looking at you Nurse Jackie after 7 seasons), so stay tuned dear readers. For now, GOOD MORNING xOxO

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