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Season 3 - AV Club Article
www.msn.com/en-us/tv/recaps/supergirl%e2...s/ar-AAyeDIU?ocid=sf
This is from MSN....The AV Club
Which could be called a Millenial themed site
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Interesting read tbh.
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Problem is - One of your writers is a complete idiot. And your Grandma insists that you should focus on butterflies as some of the plot points and Implies you'll lose her funding if you don't comply. One of the writers thinks this ridiculous....but the one Idiot loves the idea. So the consensus becomes 'Umm I suppose we could try that?"
End result.....SUPERGIRL!
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Good article. I know for a fact Supergirl writers have talent and imagination, but if you watched the recent episodes you'd be hard pressed to identify it. I imagine being a writer on Supergirl is like trying to write a good story with a group of 5 people. You need a place to write it and you need funding to get it to the world. Thankfully your Grandma has offered you all those things.
Problem is - One of your writers is a complete idiot. And your Grandma insists that you should focus on butterflies as some of the plot points and Implies you'll lose her funding if you don't comply. One of the writers thinks this ridiculous....but the one Idiot loves the idea. So the consensus becomes 'Umm I suppose we could try that?"
End result.....SUPERGIRL!
AHAHAHAHA
Personally, I wouldn't go that far, I think a few since the hiatus have been good imo, I do take your general point
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As George said in an interview, "We write a pretty good episode that the producers hate for unknown reasons. So we now have to spend the weekend writing a replacement episode so the crew can start filming on Tuesday."
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The decline in writing could be from Andrew Kriesberg and Greg Berlanti serving a temp co-showrunner.
Kriesberg is no longer there (due to the allegations). And tbh, the decline started once he left. Like I've said before, perhaps his influence on the show was more then perceived?
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andyf wrote: Berlanti is involved with so many shows that maybe he can't give Supergirl his undivided attention and it harms the shows writing. What's even worse about his season is the lack of Supergurl using her powers. She hardly even flux anymore. It seems like all the Arrowverse shows had their production budgets cut and Supwrgirl was the hardest hit. Why would the CD cut the budgets of its most popular and profitable shows?
Presumably they feel they can cut the costs and retain their viewers given they think most of them are wired into the drama and not the powers and special effects (or apparently good story telling). A good way to make more profit if it works.
If it does work, then this will be the new formula. Not encouraging.
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shadar wrote: Presumably they feel they can cut the costs and retain their viewers given they think most of them are wired into the drama and not the powers and special effects (or apparently good story telling). A good way to make more profit if it works.
If it does work, then this will be the new formula. Not encouraging.
Shadar
It seems like they are re-using special effects shots, if this tweet is to be believed, so budget may have been an issue for season three.
With some of the regular cast apparently leaving or being reduced to recurring/guest roles (the three blokes, Jeremy, Mehcad and David, rumour has it) this might free up some budget. I've no idea who gets paid what, but I'm assuming that when deals were inked with the season one regulars it was on the basis that they were starring on a prime-time major network show with a wage to reflect that.
A concern that I've voiced elsewhere that might have impacted on the back end of season three is the remaining showrunners. Rovner and Queller are highly experienced writers and producers, but their only sci-fi/fantasy experience is Rovner's seven episodes on the Bionic Woman reboot. Their disgraced colleague was the 'comicbook' nerd who had the comicbook/sci-fi writing background. For season four it may help them to bring on an extra showrunner -- someone of the ilk of Sterling Gates perhaps(?) -- who has more hands-on comicbook genre experience, particularly if they're having to be creative on a tight budget.
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I'm personally waiting for the SDCC panel before I decide if I will be tuning in (same with The Flash).
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