Supergirl Melissa Benoist IS Supergirl/Kara

[Greeneyes]

OK so she has a little bit of an edge to her.

Well that's a strange and rather short message Robert? Can you expand a little please as I'm not sure where you are coming from?

 

[Cybermaxis]

I don't want to hot link it, here is a nice promotional photo of Melissa. http://mbenoist.com.br/galeria/displayimage.php?album=159&pid=2443#top_display_media

 

[Robert_Anthony]

Well that's a strange and rather short message Robert? Can you expand a little please as I'm not sure where you are coming from?

I find South Park's humor to be rather edgy. As Greeneyes posted about Melissa

I was beginning to think she was made entirely of candy floss and puppy dogs tails

Or to put it another way, her goofy side and laugh is the sugar and the fact she likes South Park is the spice. Not looking for a girl who is all sugar or all spice. Gotta have a mixture.

 

[Greeneyes]

I find South Park's humor to be rather edgy. As Greeneyes posted about Melissa



Or to put it another way, her goofy side and laugh is the sugar and the fact she likes South Park is the spice. Not looking for a girl who is all sugar or all spice. Gotta have a mixture.

Thanks Robert, I get where you are coming from now. And a mixture is definitely the best combination! t:

These two songs are quite appropriate I think

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[Gee]

I don't want to hot link it, here is a nice promotional photo of Melissa. http://mbenoist.com.br/galeria/displayimage.php?album=159&pid=2443#top_display_media

That'd be a nice wallpaper.

 

[Immortalfire]

Melissa is cute as a button.

 

[X Knight]

I don't want to hot link it, here is a nice promotional photo of Melissa. http://mbenoist.com.br/galeria/displayimage.php?album=159&pid=2443#top_display_media

y'know.....THIS should have been the very first promo pic they released.

 

[Kelly]

y'know.....THIS should have been the very first promo pic they released.

That is a different suit from the original in the pilot....but I agree the very first promo pic was kind of weak. It was ok, but it made Melissa look mousey, here she is beautiful and not mousey at all.

 

[Havok83]

I dont actually know much about Kara as I dont read DC books. Was Melissa's portrayal of her accurate to the books? Does she have a bubbly personality like that?

 

[Kelly]

I dont actually know much about Kara as I dont read DC books. Was Melissa's portrayal of her accurate to the books? Does she have a bubbly personality like that?

In the New 52, she has those aspects, but is cockier in the comics....from what I'm hearing it is more a combination.

The actors, writers and directors have all stated that they are building their own universe with the series, and they are writing more towards Melissa's natural personality, along with some aspects from the comics.

 

[5red]

I dont actually know much about Kara as I dont read DC books. Was Melissa's portrayal of her accurate to the books? Does she have a bubbly personality like that?

1: https://maidofmight.wordpress.com/
2: http://www.superwomenmania.com/supergirltl/

There have been multiple versions of Supergirl, with different personalities. Even for the same version, there have been marked changes in the way Supergirl was written over the years.

The CBS version doesn't exactly match any specific comicbook version, but the producers have said their main inspiration was the classic Superman of the Richard Donner (movies) / Julius Schwartz (comics) era -- certainly they've borrowed a lot of the Kara's backstory from her 1959 incarnation, but tweaked it to include the bit about being trapped in the Phantom Zone.

Her pre-CoIE 25 years was quite varied, and there are certainly aspects one can pick out that relate directly to the tv show -- although with 25+ years of material to choose from, it is easy to cherry pick. For example, in the early 70s Linda (Kara) worked for a local tv news outfit called K-SFTV: she fancied one guy there like mad, a senior producer called Geoff, but he didn't seem to feel the same way, so she ended up dating one of her friends from the office instead, called Johnny. (Sound familiar?)

Sadly, most web sites dismiss her first 25+ years in a single paragraph, before moving on to the post CoIE material they is more familiar to modern fans. Because I have a particular interest in the Silver Age and Bronze Age comics, and because I figured there would be fans interested to know about the original history of Kara Zor-El, I've created a couple of helpful resources...

First, there is an illustrated long-form account (funny, as well as informative) of the history of Kara Zor-El. It includes some background on the comicbook industry, and how the Kara character evolved to fit into the changing social landscape of American society during the 60s, 70s, and 80s... I'm currently up to the early 1970s -- the feminist era -- but will be publishing chapters for 70s and 80s soon. (I may publish it -- for free -- as an ebook when finished. What'd'ya thing? Good idea?)

Second, for comic collectors, there also an highly interactive timeline of every classic Supergirl comicbook -- including reprints -- with full details of each issue.

If you like these pages, please help spread the word to other fans: I'm sure the new show will generate a lot of interest in the classic Kara Zor-El, and up until now there hasn't been a lot available for free online to document her origins before the modern era of comics.

R5

 

[Havok83]

Thanks. Assuming this show does well, Melissa's take on Kara will be the definitive version for alot of people

 

[flickchick85]

It honestly wouldn't surprise me if the comics didn't start making her more like Melissa's version.

 

[Robert_Anthony]

That is a different suit from the original in the pilot....but I agree the very first promo pic was kind of weak. It was ok, but it made Melissa look mousey, here she is beautiful and not mousey at all.

Try this one on for size

Kind of strong and sexy if you ask me.

I have that on my tablet as a lock screen, might go for it as a home screen as well.

 

[Snow Queen]

It honestly wouldn't surprise me if the comics didn't start making her more like Melissa's version.

At least the costume, I hope, her New 52 one is not so good but, for all this show's flaws, I think they nailed the costume.

 

[Indy Flash]

iPad wallpaper.

 

[Greeneyes]

iPad wallpaper.

Wow! That is gorgeous.

 

[The Guard]

She's nailing it so far.

 

[Dark Raven]

iPad wallpaper.

That looks great. And I agree this should've been the first image. Supergirl should be photographed in natural daylight not a dark studio.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

She was the best hing about the pilot for me, cute as hell and a really good Kara.

 

[Mysteryman]

Melissa is the best thing about the show .

 

[Robert_Anthony]

Melissa is the best thing about the show .

She is TV's cutest superheroine. Adorkable, lovable, beautiful inside and out. My first real TV crush playing my comic book crush.

 

[Greeneyes]

So how do you feel again Robert ? t:



I just think she's kinda hot.

 

[DigificWriter]

Cross-posted from elsewhere:

During the latest episode of The 602 Club, one of my favorite podcasts from the Trek.Fm network, the hosts made the comment that, with Kara, it's like Greg Berlanti and Co. took Felicity Smoak and turned her into a superhero, and while I'd heard similar comments made before, it didn't really register with me until they said it just how true that sentiment is. Kara IS Felicity as a Metahuman, and it's awesome.

 

[regnak]

Boy that is a idiotic comment. Kara is Kara not Felicity "Ray, don't save the city, save Oliver" Smoak.