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It's more kid-focused that other DC shows but honestly, I can no longer pretend I'm not really enjoying it. If we can have threads on Steven Universe and She-Ra, we might as well have a thread on some good kid's TV.
And honestly, it's more family friendly than anything. It has a real comic book feel. It doesn't go overboard but it's also in no way ashamed to be a comic book story. Which is a nice change after some of the CW shows like Arrow where everything has to be filmed in subdued colours and they have to find ways to make everything realistic. Not that I didn't enjoy early seasons Arrow, but some days you just want to see someone pick up a car.
There are no weak cast members so far. Luke Wilson plays former sidekick and Courtney's step-dad. He's very relatable. Brec Bassinger (Stargirl) is very good and although she's a few years older than her character she plays a fifteen year old really well. She's also obviously athletic despite being kind of tiny. Makes a change to see someone in a role who actually has some compact muscle rather than stick-thin waifs with no muscle tone throwing 6' dudes through the air with an unconvincing punch. On the subject of the action, I really like it. The fight choreography is somewhere around the level of early Arrow but a little bit more super-heroey. Peak fitness humans are able to jump through the air a bit more than is plausible but it stops short of Wire-fu. Again, very much classic comics sort of level. I also really like Stargirl's fighting style. The staff can fly by itself so it acts a bit like a sentient, flying stripper pole (sorry - best analogy I could come up with). There are some nice moves where she'll simply fix it in the air and use it for leverage in a kick. The character is a gymnast which adds a little plausibility to her adeptness and her skill is also lampshaded a bit in the show by contrast with other characters so it doesn't feel over the top.
It's done by Geoff Johns who has an excellent pedigree with DC and is also one of the people behind Doom Patrol. Doubt they'll be any cross-overs for a number of reasons but both shows are really well-written. Obviously Stargirl is a lot more wholesome. There's still a lot of dark stuff in there. Character deaths, genuine consequences... but without the underlying cynicism that has pervaded most comicbook stuff since the 90's. I really like being able to just watch something and feel good for once.
On that note, the kids in the show are realistically inexperienced. In a good way. It's fun seeing the mix of courage, innovation and stupidity they come up with.
Pros:
Good wholesome DC fun.
It's more kid-focused that other DC shows but honestly, I can no longer pretend I'm not really enjoying it. If we can have threads on Steven Universe and She-Ra, we might as well have a thread on some good kid's TV.
And honestly, it's more family friendly than anything. It has a real comic book feel. It doesn't go overboard but it's also in no way ashamed to be a comic book story. Which is a nice change after some of the CW shows like Arrow where everything has to be filmed in subdued colours and they have to find ways to make everything realistic. Not that I didn't enjoy early seasons Arrow, but some days you just want to see someone pick up a car.
There are no weak cast members so far. Luke Wilson plays former sidekick and Courtney's step-dad. He's very relatable. Brec Bassinger (Stargirl) is very good and although she's a few years older than her character she plays a fifteen year old really well. She's also obviously athletic despite being kind of tiny. Makes a change to see someone in a role who actually has some compact muscle rather than stick-thin waifs with no muscle tone throwing 6' dudes through the air with an unconvincing punch. On the subject of the action, I really like it. The fight choreography is somewhere around the level of early Arrow but a little bit more super-heroey. Peak fitness humans are able to jump through the air a bit more than is plausible but it stops short of Wire-fu. Again, very much classic comics sort of level. I also really like Stargirl's fighting style. The staff can fly by itself so it acts a bit like a sentient, flying stripper pole (sorry - best analogy I could come up with). There are some nice moves where she'll simply fix it in the air and use it for leverage in a kick. The character is a gymnast which adds a little plausibility to her adeptness and her skill is also lampshaded a bit in the show by contrast with other characters so it doesn't feel over the top.
It's done by Geoff Johns who has an excellent pedigree with DC and is also one of the people behind Doom Patrol. Doubt they'll be any cross-overs for a number of reasons but both shows are really well-written. Obviously Stargirl is a lot more wholesome. There's still a lot of dark stuff in there. Character deaths, genuine consequences... but without the underlying cynicism that has pervaded most comicbook stuff since the 90's. I really like being able to just watch something and feel good for once.
On that note, the kids in the show are realistically inexperienced. In a good way. It's fun seeing the mix of courage, innovation and stupidity they come up with.
Pros:
- Pretty good fight choreography once it gets going.
- Fun characters
- Actual stakes and consequences.
- Tonnes of call-outs and easter eggs for serious DC fans.
- Sportsmaster. (Simultaneously the dumbest and coolest villain in DC)
- Highschool drama takes a backseat to battling evil. Sort of the anti-Buffy.
- Likeable leads.
- Already renewed for Season 2
- Uses the trope of "loser" kids for people who are obviously not. Though in at least one case it does have a plausible reason for it which you find out later.
- Can sort of see where the plot is going.
- Cyndy's mom Hella creeps me out.
Good wholesome DC fun.
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