SCIFIHISTORY.NET
  • MAINPAGE
  • About
  • Reviews
  • December
  • November
  • October
  • September
  • August
  • July
  • June
  • May
  • April
  • March
  • February
  • January

Stardate 07.06.2020.B: The CW's Rising Star - Stargirl - Renewed For Second Season

7/6/2020

0 Comments

 
Picture
I have a love/hate relationship with the TV lineup for the DC Universe.

Arrow?  I never quite 'got' into it.  I watched its first season, but something about its second really felt flat to me, and I tuned it out.  I couldn't say why specifically; I can only say that it felt like it was going in a direction I didn't understand.

The Flash?  Love it.  Mostly.  Every now and then, the writers will introduce a villain that I'm not all that interested in, but the growing cast of characters remains interesting to me, and I'm still with it.

Supergirl?  Meh.  First two-three seasons were great, but then for reasons I don't quite understand its writing staff decided every single episode needed to involve some ongoing political commentary, and I loathe being preached to in my escapist entertainment.  Gave it up as a result.

Legends Of Tomorrow?  Double meh.  I liked its first two seasons, but as the show wore on the plotlines just grew increasingly -- well -- stupid.  The characters have almost turned into parodies of themselves from the early episodes, and I can't imagine giving it another chance.

Black Lightning?  Well, I gave it a few episodes, and it wasn't for me.  Liked the lead, for sure.  Liked the basic set-up.  But something about the show's vibe felt off, mildly manufactured.

Batwoman?  Hmm.  Well, let's just say I gave it about thirty minutes before I turned the channel.  Again, I don't mind a reasonable amount of general goofiness and politicizing, but eventually it crosses a line where I feel like "I'm just not this show's target audience."  No problem with that.

Stargirl, thankfully, kind of takes the TV superhero formula back to The WB's Smallville mix: you have a budding superhero who just wants to 'do right,' no matter what shape that takes.  It's a kinder, gentler program, one that I'd be willing to stick with for the time being.  It's a young cast, and they're all just kinda/sorta finding their place in this world; and -- though I've seen it before -- the actors and actresses make it work for me.

In any event, I saw news today that the show was picked up for a second season (link right here), so I thought I'd share that tidbit with everyone.

As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Reviews
    ​Archive
    ​

    Reviews

    birthdays
    Archive
    ​

    January
    February
    March
    April
    May
    June
    July
    August
    September
    October
    November
    December

    mainpage
    ​ posts

    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly