Krypton

[FlyingCarcass]

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

[Tenzhi]

Interesting.  I can only hope it makes its way to Hulu or Netflix.

[CG]

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.

[Vee]

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.

[doc7924]

What's next - an Aquaman prequel called "Man from Atlantis"?

Or a Wonder Woman one called "Fantasy Island"

[switch]

link dont work  it got took down quick

[Dev7on]

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:

[Tenzhi]

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.

[AmberOfDzu]

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.

[Dev7on]

Did anyone watched the pilot? If you did any thoughts? I thought it was boring.

[eabrace]

I didn't know Adam Strange was a Tigers fan. :D

[Tahquitz]

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.

[MyriVerse]

I'm going to try and judge it by its own merits, but I've never found most Kryptonians very interesting.

[Vee]

I thought it was pretty much just sci-fi cliches with DCU skin but anything's better than Gotham or the CWverse.

[Golden Girl]

Thew promotional photo of Brainiac should be enough to earn it a look.

[MyriVerse]

Maybe this should have been an Adam Strange project.

[Tahquitz]

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

[Vee]

So did I miss where they explained how Adam's just walking around normally in Krypton gravity?

[Dev7on]

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.

[Tenzhi]

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?