Television SUPERMAN & LOIS (Discussion)

[The Elemental O]

Three episodes in and so far the reception has been positive even from viewers who dislike CW's DC shows.

 

[Fluffernutter]

Three episodes in and so far the reception has been positive even from viewers who dislike CW's DC shows.

Wait....Superman has a smile on his face. I thought superheros (even the Big Blue Boy Scout) was supposed to be broody.

 

[The Elemental O]

Wait....Superman has a smile on his face. I thought superheros (even the Big Blue Boy Scout) was supposed to be broody.

I know, it's like somebody realized people don't want to watch a brooding Superman.

 

[ChickenBrother]

Was going to start a thread until I found this.

Surprised no love for this series. Sure it's no Mandalorian but the reveal of the Stranger's identity in this week's episode was interesting.

Other than casting Frodo Baggins with menstrual cramps as Superman's kid, the series is pretty good so far. I'd put it up there with the middle seasons of Smallville (before it turned to crap).

 

[heavyarms21]

Three episodes in and so far the reception has been positive even from viewers who dislike CW's DC shows.

Is it on HBO Max ?

 

[The Elemental O]

Is it on HBO Max ?

The first five episodes were only available on HBO Max for a limited time but is available on Amazon Prime.

 

[lostdog000]

never thought theyd bring back

 

[The Elemental O]

I feel that Superman And Lois' biggest hurdle is the CW itself, as being on that network is preventing the show from getting a larger mainstream audience.

 

[heavyarms21]

The first five episodes were only available on HBO Max for a limited time but is available on Amazon Prime.

Nice

 

[The Elemental O]

I'm sick of the evil Superman trope but like the first Injustice game, I'm okay with this as long as we see the proper Superman kick that fool's butt.

 

[The Elemental O]

 

[ChickenBrother]

That was a cool scene. It's been implied if not outright acknowledged Superman is OP and a bit of a Mary Sue as originally written. Not the first time they've shown it, but revealing to see even Superman struggles to control his temper and his powers.

IMO Hoechlin, Tulloch and Elsass are knocking it out of the park as Superman, Lois and Jon Kent. Wole Parks is also doing great work as the Stranger. Alexander Garfin as Jordan Kent was written in as a non-canon character and to me he's the weak link. I appreciate they're trying to do a "warts and all" version of the Kent family, but this guy is just annoying. He's all social anxiety and bitchiness when convenient for the plot but when it's not, he's fine. Reminiscent of Raj in the Big Bang Theory not being able to talk to girls unless he's drunk, but when that gimmick was played out, they just dropped it entirely.

 

[Aegon Spengler]

Superman fights guys who can do stuff like this, it’s why he’s better off with the undies on the outside

 

[HeroesNeverTap]

I've been enjoying the show. The production is good and I'll be interested to see where they take the storylines.

From the latest episode, the music score and visuals make this a cool "nightmare" scene.

 

[PRIDEWASBETTER]

I've really enjoyed this series so far. I'm glad they've kept it relatively grounded. The cast is doing a really good job.

 

[clutchCAT420]

The casting of superman is horrendous. They should have just casted Brandon Routh for the seri3s. Lois is old and not hot. The casting director should be blacklisted

 

[The Elemental O]

This show is one of the CW's few decent shows right now.

 

[ChickenBrother]

Lois is old and not hot.

She's supposed to be an attractive 40-something and I think she pulls that off smokingly. But Elizabeth Tulloch is 40 and still younger IRL than Lois should be with teenage kids, considering she was already a renowned journalist prior to that.

Agree Tyler Hoechlin at 33 and looking noticeably younger than Lois or Lana was a questionable choice, but that seems to be intentional (apparently Superman also has super genetics that don't age as fast) and IMO he's pulling it off. Agree Brandon Routh would have been more age appropriate but IMO Tom Welling played the best Clark Kent. But those two probably would have been too expensive for the CW and Hoechlin and Tulloch were previously cast in their roles for bit parts in Supergirl and a few other (garbage) CW series in the DC universe.

 

[Streeter]

As far as cw DC shows go ita the best current show.

 

[clutchCAT420]

She's supposed to be an attractive 40-something and I think she pulls that off smokingly. But Elizabeth Tulloch is 40 and still younger IRL than Lois should be with teenage kids, considering she was already a renowned journalist prior to that.

Agree Tyler Hoechlin at 33 and looking noticeably younger than Lois or Lana was a questionable choice, but that seems to be intentional (apparently Superman also has super genetics that don't age as fast) and IMO he's pulling it off. Agree Brandon Routh would have been more age appropriate but IMO Tom Welling played the best Clark Kent. But those two would probably have been too expensive for the CW and Hoechlin and Tulloch were previously cast in their roles for bit parts in Supergirl and a few other (garbage) CW series in the DC universe.

What are you an millenial in your old milf phase? "Too old. Too old to begin the training" -buddha-