I have been thinking about this for an incredibly long time ever since the show was announced and it's something that I wouldn't have any problems with, although I can see how some will see it as controversial but....I think Supergirl should be the only Kryptonian on the show and actually exclude Superman all together.
I'm honestly not interested in getting allusions, hints or nods to Superman at all in this show because the show should be about Kara and people should be excited about her show rather than watch the show and ask, "Sooooo, when will Kal-El show up?". Yes, I know that they are going to future a number of Superman characters on the show, but we already know that characters like Hank Henshaw, James Olsen and even Cat Grant will be done very differently on this show, so who is to say that we can't use Superman characters but put a Supergirl take on them?
Something that I think this show can succeed with easily - and this is something that I know that DC has been working with a lot for many years - is to make Kara/Supergirl more of her own character and fade away from the status of "Superman's cousin" because a lot of people simply know her as only that, even though she is such a great character by herself.
I'm not saying that they should essentially give her Superman's origin and all of his friends and villains, because they would only be making a Superman show, but with Supergirl. I do think we should have some characters from his rogue gallery as well as new ones too, but at the end of the day, I want to see the story of an amazing superhero and see a brand new take on her. And to do that, I think they shouldn't have a Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman at all in this universe.
Now I know for a lot of big Superman fans (including me) will probably not be too happy about this idea/possibility, but I want to hear from you all: would you be fine if Supergirl didn't have a Superman out there somewhere in the new TV show?
I'm honestly not interested in getting allusions, hints or nods to Superman at all in this show because the show should be about Kara and people should be excited about her show rather than watch the show and ask, "Sooooo, when will Kal-El show up?". Yes, I know that they are going to future a number of Superman characters on the show, but we already know that characters like Hank Henshaw, James Olsen and even Cat Grant will be done very differently on this show, so who is to say that we can't use Superman characters but put a Supergirl take on them?
Something that I think this show can succeed with easily - and this is something that I know that DC has been working with a lot for many years - is to make Kara/Supergirl more of her own character and fade away from the status of "Superman's cousin" because a lot of people simply know her as only that, even though she is such a great character by herself.
I'm not saying that they should essentially give her Superman's origin and all of his friends and villains, because they would only be making a Superman show, but with Supergirl. I do think we should have some characters from his rogue gallery as well as new ones too, but at the end of the day, I want to see the story of an amazing superhero and see a brand new take on her. And to do that, I think they shouldn't have a Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman at all in this universe.
Now I know for a lot of big Superman fans (including me) will probably not be too happy about this idea/possibility, but I want to hear from you all: would you be fine if Supergirl didn't have a Superman out there somewhere in the new TV show?
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