First, since Supergirl is on CBS, you can definitely expect the show to be a crime procedural. Yet Tassler emphasized the show will have serialized elements as well. “There will be [crime] cases, but what [executive producers] Ali Adler and Greg Berlanti pitched was a real series arc for her,” she said. “The beauty of it is now with shows like Good Wife and Madam Secretary, you can have serialized story elements woven into a case of the week. She’s a crime solver, so she’s going to have to solve a crime. She’s going to get a bad guy.”
Tassler described the CBS version of the DC Comics icon as “a very strong, independent young woman. She’s coming into her own. She’s dealing with family issues. She’s dealing with work issues. It’s a female empowerment story. If you look at the strong female characters we have on the air, it really is resonant of that … We’re big feminists. It’s her intellect, it’s her skill, it’s her smarts. It’s all of those elements. It’s not just her strength, which she does have.”
CBS has been searching for the perfect actress for several weeks and sources say the network is leaning toward a lesser-known performer for the role. Tassler emphasized the actress has to carry the series. “She’s got to be an every woman,” she said. “She’s got to be specific. She’s got to be a terrific actor. I think back to having had the good fortune of being at Warner Bros. when we were doing Lois & Clark, the chemistry between Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher was really wonderful. So I think in this case, it’s looking for someone who embodies both the freshness and the exuberance of being a young woman in today’s challenging climate and being someone who can carry this kind of series on her shoulders. It’s a big, big show.”
Tassler described the CBS version of the DC Comics icon as “a very strong, independent young woman. She’s coming into her own. She’s dealing with family issues. She’s dealing with work issues. It’s a female empowerment story. If you look at the strong female characters we have on the air, it really is resonant of that … We’re big feminists. It’s her intellect, it’s her skill, it’s her smarts. It’s all of those elements. It’s not just her strength, which she does have.”
CBS has been searching for the perfect actress for several weeks and sources say the network is leaning toward a lesser-known performer for the role. Tassler emphasized the actress has to carry the series. “She’s got to be an every woman,” she said. “She’s got to be specific. She’s got to be a terrific actor. I think back to having had the good fortune of being at Warner Bros. when we were doing Lois & Clark, the chemistry between Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher was really wonderful. So I think in this case, it’s looking for someone who embodies both the freshness and the exuberance of being a young woman in today’s challenging climate and being someone who can carry this kind of series on her shoulders. It’s a big, big show.”
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I don't mind that they go for a lesser known actress honestly. But let's wait and see.
ReplyDeleteI don't get why thet should take a young actress. If age didn't matter, Sarah Michelle Gellar would be great to play the role
ReplyDeleteSMG is 5ft 4, if I was casting Supergirl I would be looking at actresses that are at least 5 ft 8. And age is an issue, she turns 38 in April.
ReplyDeleteI still just cannot picture this show on CBS.
ReplyDeleteThis casting for this show is hugely important. Going with someone unknown has it's positive sides, people go into it no judgmental thoughts, but also those peops are unknown for a reason. Not that I mean only good actors work on TV or movie, but come on a handsome blond girl with serious acting skills would already be known. ;-) Just for the fun of it let's call her Claire Holt.
ReplyDeleteI seriously trust the team, cause they did an amazing job casting wise with Arrow and The Flash, so I'll sit back and relax. ^_^
I'm excited for the show but kinda skeptical considering the network it's going to be on!
ReplyDeleteIt's on CBS, of course it'll be a procedural.
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ReplyDeleteI can't wait. But I hope they have a good budget cause Supergirl has a lot of powers. Unless they don't give her all her powers but if they do I wonder how their gonna show her flying
ReplyDeleteSuperman and the related stories have GOT to be the most over-rated comic stories of all time... However. I was initially very skeptical about this, but reading this... I hope it gets picked up because curiosity is killing me... such as, will CBS even know HOW to market a comic-book series? Will it be CSI: Supergirl? Will people actually watch a show called "Supergirl" if it's on CBS? Will millions of idiots think it's the next Chuck Lorre comedy? So many things to wonder.
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