Supergirl Supergirl General Discussion Thread - - - Part 12

[Dr.]

It was inevitable. Batwoman has stopped too. But no mention of Legends, unless that's all finished already.

I believe they wrapped in January. Or possibly before. I think Routh mentioned his last day was in November/December.

 

[Web-Head]

Yep, this was only a matter of time. They were shooting the finale on SG though (since its episode count was gonna be a little shorter) and probably only had a week of shooting tops left to go, so I’m a little surprised they didn’t decide to let them finish. But I’m glad they decided safety first! This thing is no joke, and their star is pregnant, which puts her more at risk than usual.

I believe Melissa already wrapped, or was about to. Her last day was supposed to be Friday.

 

[Dark Raven]

Seems that 21 out of 22 episodes were filmed. Not sure if they'll just end it there but it seems likely.

TV’s Coronavirus Crisis: Which Shows Are Facing Shortened Seasons? And Which Series Had Already Wrapped?

 

[Web-Head]

Seems that 21 out of 22 episodes were filmed. Not sure if they'll just end it there but it seems likely.

TV’s Coronavirus Crisis: Which Shows Are Facing Shortened Seasons? And Which Series Had Already Wrapped?

They had a week of filming left on the 20 and final episode

 

[vantheman77]

According to Nicole Maines, they had a couple of more scenes to do before the shutdown.

 

[Dark Raven]

According to Nicole Maines, they had a couple of more scenes to do before the shutdown.

Maybe they can film them at home and send them over to the editor.

 

[Dr.]

Or... shoot the scenes in Supermarionation. Call it avant-garde. Or a Very Special Episode.

 

[Web-Head]

Explains a big problem I've had with this season post Crisis

Supergirl Season 5 Has Forgotten About Its Main Villains

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

Or... shoot the scenes in Supermarionation. Call it avant-garde. Or a Very Special Episode.

Assuming those are originals, that's a few bobs worth there. Also, love Scott's 'bad hair day'!

 

[Brierrose]

Since we could use all the smiles we can get right now. There’s lots of evidence that the Supergirl cast really does act like a family but here’s an article that highlights that.
Does the ‘Supergirl’ Cast Get Along Off-Camera?

It turns out that David officiated Melissa and Chris’s wedding. Space dad married two of his adopted space kids.

 

[vantheman77]

Hopefully they will resume production on the season finale if they can.

 

[flickchick85]

Returning to air remaining eps beginning April 26th:

Riverdale, The Flash and More Get Spring Return Dates on The CW

 

[Kbranagh]

With the imminent breakdown of the economy and the recent bad ratings i don't see good thing for Supergirl, i fear for a cheap season 6. I hope i'm wrong.

 

[Brierrose]

It looks like there’s a plan to finish the season finale with what was already filmed. According to Nicole they probably were three days from wrapped. Let’s be patient and realize this was not the plan and practice gratitude for everyone’s work during this tough time.
'Supergirl' Producers Have a Plan To Complete Unfinished Season Finale, Star Nicole Maines Says

 

[Primal Slayer]

Didnt they have 22 episodes this season? How did they get so far ahead of The Flash/Batwoman?

 

[Brierrose]

Didnt they have 22 episodes this season? How did they get so far ahead of The Flash/Batwoman?

It was changed to 20, likely because Melissa got pregnant. Rumor was the plan had been to film a couple of episodes of next season before breaking for the summer but that’s not happening now.

Flash and Batwoman were filming their 20th episodes too so those shows will have a much more difficult time with a conclusion

 

[Dr.]

Based on the revised schedule, Supergirl.tv calculates that season 5 will consist of 19 episodes.

If that’s the case - and if they were just a couple of days from completing the finale - then 19 episodes would have been the plan all along.

 

[Dark Raven]

Maybe the season finale will involve some of them in the virtual reality world, and some of it will look CG or animated. Otherwise how else will they complete it? Are they going to have cast members filming things in their own homes which don't look like any of the Supergirl sets and probably won't look the same quality? Or maybe some footage over Skype or Zoom?

I hope we don't get flashbacks and turn it into a clip show to pad out the time. Maybe they have some deleted scenes and unused footage, or alternate footage that they could redub.

 

[flickchick85]

Returns a week from Sunday with Melissa's directorial debut:

Go Behind the Scenes of Melissa Benoist's Supergirl Directing Debut

 

[vantheman77]

I wonder if the 6th season will start with the 5th season finale that they didn't finish due to COVID-19.

 

[SupermanFan]

You know I saw someone mentioned Young Kara in this thread and actually turning Kara back into a kid for a few episodes via some crazy magic or science could actually be a wise move while she’s pregnant. Shows have done this before to give actors a break but it’s often made for interesting story arcs too. Could be an option for them if they get to restart a new season while Melissa is on Mat Leave or heavily pregnant.

 

[vantheman77]

I'd be for the idea of using Izabela Vidovic playing young Kara for the 6th season.

 

[flickchick85]

That won't be necessary. At most we were only looking at a minor delay to begin with, as the timing seemed to be for her to have the baby over the summer break. Now, depending on how much longer Covid goes on, she might even be ready to return at the same time as everyone else.

 

[Gee]

 

[Dark Raven]

What does she mean her last episode of Supergirl airs? Is she not in the episodes after this week until the end of the season? Did she go on maternity leave?