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Does anyone else have a problem with Supergirl's vast amount of in-name-only characters? Agent Liberty is just the latest. Agent Liberty was a hero. he was a member of the Justice League. This villain that Sam Witwer is playing? I'm a Sam Witwer fan, but that is NOT Agent Liberty. They turned Agent Liberty into a hate monger.
Previously I complained that James Olsen and Snapper Carr were in-name-only characters. With James Olsen it's easy to point out the race change. Now let me stress, I have no issues with that. James' race is irrelevant. My issues are with the way he's portrayed. He's too cool, too good looking, too confident. That's not Jimmy. Heck, they don't even call him Jimmy. Now some will say "but it's an older Jimmy. He's changed.' Ok...fair enough. But how much can you change a character before he become unrecognizable? How much can you change a character before they become a whole new character? Superman is more than a set of powers. If I gave Frank Castle all of Superman's powers, that wouldn't make him Superman. It's his personality. His desire to fight for truth, justice, and the american way. His powers are secondary. It's who he is inside that makes him Superman. Is't the same true of Jimmy Olsen?
And then Snapper Carr. Snapper was a cool beatnick kid who liked to snap his fingers a lot. Now that wouldn't fly today, but you can update that. Basically for Snapper to be Snapper, he should be YOUNG and COOL. (Just make him cool by the standards of the day, and not a finger snapping beatnick). When you bring in a cranky, grizzled balding middle ages reporter, nothing about that character says 'Snapper Carr' to me at all. And why bring back such an obscure character only to alter him so unrecognizabley? AT least Jimmy Olsen has name recognition. The average viewer who's never picked up a comic most likely wouldn't even know who Snapper Carr was. So why do it? To what end?
In any event, I do love the show. I just find these changes to be odd.
Previously I complained that James Olsen and Snapper Carr were in-name-only characters. With James Olsen it's easy to point out the race change. Now let me stress, I have no issues with that. James' race is irrelevant. My issues are with the way he's portrayed. He's too cool, too good looking, too confident. That's not Jimmy. Heck, they don't even call him Jimmy. Now some will say "but it's an older Jimmy. He's changed.' Ok...fair enough. But how much can you change a character before he become unrecognizable? How much can you change a character before they become a whole new character? Superman is more than a set of powers. If I gave Frank Castle all of Superman's powers, that wouldn't make him Superman. It's his personality. His desire to fight for truth, justice, and the american way. His powers are secondary. It's who he is inside that makes him Superman. Is't the same true of Jimmy Olsen?
And then Snapper Carr. Snapper was a cool beatnick kid who liked to snap his fingers a lot. Now that wouldn't fly today, but you can update that. Basically for Snapper to be Snapper, he should be YOUNG and COOL. (Just make him cool by the standards of the day, and not a finger snapping beatnick). When you bring in a cranky, grizzled balding middle ages reporter, nothing about that character says 'Snapper Carr' to me at all. And why bring back such an obscure character only to alter him so unrecognizabley? AT least Jimmy Olsen has name recognition. The average viewer who's never picked up a comic most likely wouldn't even know who Snapper Carr was. So why do it? To what end?
In any event, I do love the show. I just find these changes to be odd.
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