With that said, the real challenge will be can the series maintain ratings to survive the season? I really don't know how to answer that. In my household, both my wife and daughter enjoyed the show. I enjoyed the pilot, but as I'm sort of losing my passion for superhero shows in general, I think I was less enthusiastic about it than they were. I did find the Ally McBeal vibe interesting in a "This is different" sort of way. Melissa Benoist did an admirable job as Kara, and the supporting cast all seem like they can grow into their roles pretty well. I think, outside of my general superhero malaise, my biggest complaint was it felt a little like they were relying overly much on 1990's television story telling techniques. For instance, shouldn't her sister's role in the DEO have been kept more of mystery for a few shows? Seems like that plot point got revealed and resolved a bit quickly.
Overall, I enjoyed it enough to watch more episodes.
How about you?
- Jim
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It definitely has a CBS throwback feel to it. The pacing is really quick compared to most 2000s shows--and probably quick for superhero shows in general (which is not necessarily a bad thing). Still, I felt like the pilot could have used 2 hours or at least an hour and a half to give relationships and character development more room.
I liked the feel of the show; less frantic, cutaway action, lower noise level. But then, I'm way out of the demographic for this show...but a kid at heart.
Lately I've been watching a lot of 50s-6os show and anthology series on local tv sub-carriers, almost all of which is in the original glorious black and white.
My 11-year old daughter liked it, so that's good enough for me.
@Trey - yeah, the pacing on that pilot felt a little rushed. I'm inclined to say it was probably written as a two hour pilot or as two separate episodes with the first hour ending with the plane rescue. (That seems like a more natural pacing to me.) Or perhaps that's just how CBS wanted the first episode. Their shows are focused on a different demographic, so that sort of pacing might be exactly how NCIS, et al flow.
@John on the Sunset Coast - I think the "Kid at heart" demographic is definitely part of the target audience. My wife said the show had a "Greatest American Hero" vibe to it. I could totally see it after she pointed it out.
Hey, if you like 50's-60's shows, check out my post on the Star Trek Riverboat connection. You can find it here: http://flashbackuniverse.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-secret-origin-of-star-trek.html
@Reno - Yep! My daughter liked it too, which means we are definitely signed up for more episodes. :)
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