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Title: Krypton
Post by: FlyingCarcass on April 20, 2017, 12:25:41 PM
I just found out that SyFy is currently producing a series set on Krypton before its explosion, focusing on Superman's grandfather. Figured folks may be interested.

The trailer:
https://vimeo.com/213799000

Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Tenzhi on April 20, 2017, 12:43:59 PM
Interesting.  I can only hope it makes its way to Hulu or Netflix.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: CG on April 20, 2017, 02:57:24 PM
I tried to watch the trailer but couldn't make it all the way through.  I discovered that I don't really care what happened on Krypton.  It's going to be, essentially, a brand new Sci-Fi series with some names I am familiar with as well as winks and nods to a character that will never appear on the show.

Perhaps it will be good on it's own merits, but I'm not going to watch it because of the name.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Vee on April 20, 2017, 05:37:02 PM
Trailer that bad? The link above has been removed and i can't find it on syfy's website either. There are reaction vids on da yoobs but I'm not watching that for the same reason I don't watch videos of other people playing video games.

I'm optimistic that it'd about have to be a better show than the cw stuff, but with the trade-off of not caring about any of the characters.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: doc7924 on April 20, 2017, 06:24:19 PM
What's next - an Aquaman prequel called "Man from Atlantis"?

Or a Wonder Woman one called "Fantasy Island"

Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: switch on April 20, 2017, 06:50:37 PM
link dont work  it got took down quick
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Dev7on on April 22, 2017, 06:43:27 AM
I tried to watch the trailer but couldn't make it all the way through.  I discovered that I don't really care what happened on Krypton.  It's going to be, essentially, a brand new Sci-Fi series with some names I am familiar with as well as winks and nods to a character that will never appear on the show.

Perhaps it will be good on it's own merits, but I'm not going to watch it because of the name.

Same with me. It's like Smallville all over again.... I'm tired with these prequels now. I wasn't interested in watching Gotham. I didn't care what happens in Gotham City before Bruce Wayne became Batman.  :roll:
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Tenzhi on April 22, 2017, 07:52:30 AM
I would've liked Gotham more if it was just a noir police detective story featuring Jim Gordon and some other familiar faces, without trying so hard to Batman it up.  It was fun every now and then, but the novelty wore thin.

I think Krypton has more leeway.  Most anything they do gets blown up in the end.  Other than Zod, Brainiac, and maybe Doomsday, there's not a lot for them to screw with/up.  It'd be nice if they plotted their course from beginning to the definitive end, too, instead of either ending with loose threads or drifting aimlessly from season to season like it doesn't know where it's going.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: AmberOfDzu on April 22, 2017, 12:44:26 PM
I would've liked Gotham more if it was just a noir police detective story featuring Jim Gordon and some other familiar faces, without trying so hard to Batman it up.  It was fun every now and then, but the novelty wore thin.
So true. I loved the first season, but later struggled and eventually quit following it. It's the Batman 90's curse. Good, followed by decent, followed by bad, followed by terrible. And mostly because, imo, they misread what makes the initial show engaging, and then push all the rest too far.

Maybe this other show can address that, but it seems to me it's a common problem.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Dev7on on March 24, 2018, 06:16:55 PM
Did anyone watched the pilot? If you did any thoughts? I thought it was boring.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: eabrace on March 24, 2018, 07:15:54 PM
I didn't know Adam Strange was a Tigers fan. :D
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Tahquitz on March 24, 2018, 09:05:29 PM
Based on SyFy's success with Caprica, I'm not terribly optimistic about this working out.  In Caprica, they could do location shots with modest changes and still have it semi-modern.  I don't think Krypton has that in it's favor.

And that's ignoring if the plot is any good.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: MyriVerse on March 24, 2018, 10:07:40 PM
I'm going to try and judge it by its own merits, but I've never found most Kryptonians very interesting.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Vee on March 25, 2018, 12:44:17 AM
I thought it was pretty much just sci-fi cliches with DCU skin but anything's better than Gotham or the CWverse.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Golden Girl on March 25, 2018, 02:26:43 PM
Thew promotional photo of Brainiac should be enough to earn it a look.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: MyriVerse on March 25, 2018, 05:04:15 PM
Maybe this should have been an Adam Strange project.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Tahquitz on March 25, 2018, 07:16:02 PM
Warner Bros. pulled down the trailer from Vimeo... they only want it seen on their website apparently.

http://www.syfy.com/krypton/videos/krypton-official-trailer-1 (http://www.syfy.com/krypton/videos/krypton-official-trailer-1)
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Vee on March 30, 2018, 06:20:18 PM
So did I miss where they explained how Adam's just walking around normally in Krypton gravity?
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Dev7on on March 30, 2018, 06:39:38 PM
So did I miss where they explained how Adam's just walking around normally in Krypton gravity?

Plus he can breathe normally in Kypton's air. He should die from suffocation because humans aren't used to Kypton's atmosphere. Like when Superman had to adjust to Krypton's air when he visits Zod's spaceship in Man of Steel.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Tenzhi on March 30, 2018, 08:54:00 PM
Plus he can breathe normally in Kypton's air. He should die from suffocation because humans aren't used to Kypton's atmosphere. Like when Superman had to adjust to Krypton's air when he visits Zod's spaceship in Man of Steel.

Has that ever been a thing anywhere but that particular movie?
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: doc7924 on March 30, 2018, 09:53:08 PM
Has that ever been a thing anywhere but that particular movie?

Nope. Always been gravity and yellow sun radiation in the comics. Atmosphere just came out of nowhere.

Though in the later books of the 90's and on it was more the yellow sun and not as much gravity.

Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Vee on April 19, 2018, 11:09:42 PM
Ever play the game Zod crest or WNBA expansion team logo?
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Tenzhi on May 03, 2018, 07:10:14 AM
I just caught a glimpse of this show and there was a guy sitting in a throne fit for Ming the Merciless in a set that looked so much like a TARDIS interior that for a moment I wondered what episode of Doctor Who this was.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Vee on May 24, 2018, 04:00:24 PM
Is it me or were there more actual goings on in the finale than the rest of the season combined? Maybe it'll finally get a little traction in s2.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Dev7on on May 24, 2018, 09:31:33 PM
Is it me or were there more actual goings on in the finale than the rest of the season combined? Maybe it'll finally get a little traction in s2.

It was the finale. I didn't enjoy this show. I can't believe I've wasted 10 episodes of my time. I'm not watching season 2. I thought they was going to conclude the story and save Superman but, nooooooooooooo. Why the writers have to do this.......
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Vee on May 25, 2018, 01:40:49 AM
Look on the bright side. You didn't waste your time for 23 episodes.
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: doc7924 on May 25, 2018, 03:31:31 PM
I haven't watched it as I have no interest but is the Superman in this supposed to be the one from the movies, or the one in Supergirl?

Or one we haven't seen yet?
Title: Re: Krypton
Post by: Vee on May 25, 2018, 03:38:01 PM
Presumably one we haven't seen yet, though it matches up more to comics versions than to any of the filmed versions so far.