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Title: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 00:42:52
Couple of issues..

I think Melissa Benoist is too "Old" to play super girl..  she has just a tad too many wrinkles vs the comic book feel..

Not saying she's ugly or anything, just the age seems off.. 

I'm not talking about super girl's age in the comic,  rather her appearance..

Because, for the most part,  the acting still depicts a Younger girl with a sense of naivety.  Yet Melissa Benoist physically looks almost 30,  well beyond the point to behave like that.




Costume.. those weird looking boots look really weird..

I get that cartoon super girl has impossibly leggy-proportions,   but just give her normal stiletto boots, The modern audience can accept it just fine,  but those current weird boots... just look so weird..


Also,  again.. her proportions.. they really needed someone either more buxom OR with a much thinner waist to capture that comic book look..



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Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: beehatch on Sat, 23 May 2015, 00:45:15
no
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 00:47:39
no

exactly..  They need to recast..

OR

I think they might digitally make it all work.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: beehatch on Sat, 23 May 2015, 00:49:05
no

exactly..  They need to recast..

OR

I think they might digitally make it all work.

no
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: demik on Sat, 23 May 2015, 00:50:59
you said a couple of issues, yet it's all about her appearance. how's the show? i usually avoid anything superman/spiderman.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: nubbinator on Sat, 23 May 2015, 00:52:29
(http://i.imgur.com/EL7l4pO.jpg)
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 00:52:32
you said a couple of issues, yet it's all about her appearance. how's the show? i usually avoid anything superman/spiderman.

Um.. it's ok.. the pilot is origin story style, so nothing's fleshed out..

Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: beehatch on Sat, 23 May 2015, 00:59:46
overly concerned with female appearance instead of the narrative.

sounds like the typical angry comic nerd

I'm tired of hearing about omg her boobies aren't big enough or something else redundant. It's not like they didn't go through rigorous viewer testing. Most audiences probably thought she was "okay" and remember not everyone has read or even seen the comics before.

Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:02:08
Here are those weird boots..

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Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:05:29
overly concerned with female appearance instead of the narrative.

sounds like the typical angry comic nerd

I'm tired of hearing about omg her boobies aren't big enough or something else redundant. It's not like they didn't go through rigorous viewer testing. Most audiences probably thought she was "okay" and remember not everyone has read or even seen the comics before.



Um.... Ok....   so You're angry because you presume I don't care about her personality/acting and only her appearance..


That's not true..   My OP is merely to point out the --discrepancy-- between her Intended character and her appearance..


As far as her Acting, we've only seen the pilot,  she plays a standard ditzy young blond at the day job,  and "currently"  a less than confident super hero..



Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: demik on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:07:00
Here are those weird boots..

(Attachment Link)

pretty sure you linked a picture of 2 potatoes on a rug
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:08:31
Here are those weird boots..

(Attachment Link)

pretty sure you linked a picture of 2 potatoes on a rug

Yea.. i was confused as hell when they did the costume unveil scene..

Like,  wtf are those on her legs..
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: demik on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:11:10
there is no way that's comfortable for fighting crime.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:13:08
there is no way that's comfortable for fighting crime.

haha.. yea same issue in the DOA fighting game..
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: demik on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:14:52
no, see, the DOA makes sense. the less clothes the women wear the less chance they have of being grabbed.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: Air tree on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:15:23
I didn't even realize the pilot already aired....
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: trizkut on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:17:03
I didn't even realize the pilot already aired....

It was 'leaked'
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:18:05
I didn't even realize the pilot already aired....

they're saying leaked..

I highly doubt it....  probably just marketing using "leaked" as publicity fuel
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: Air tree on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:19:09
I'll watch it when it airs. Though the trailer was pretty terrible to be honest..
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: beehatch on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:19:12
overly concerned with female appearance instead of the narrative.

sounds like the typical angry comic nerd

I'm tired of hearing about omg her boobies aren't big enough or something else redundant. It's not like they didn't go through rigorous viewer testing. Most audiences probably thought she was "okay" and remember not everyone has read or even seen the comics before.



Um.... Ok....   so You're angry because you presume I don't care about her personality/acting and only her appearance..


That's not true..   My OP is merely to point out the discrepancy between her Intended character and her appearance..


As far as her Acting, we've only seen the pilot,  she plays a standard ditzy young blond at the day job,  and "currently"  a less than confident super hero..

I'm just remarking on your original list of issues.

-It seems- As if, you're overly focused on it. It's not like you get down and dirty about her acting or the writing that they produced.

You complain about the costume style and how she needs to be more "buxom" and a smaller waist. She looks average and decently proportioned. It's not like this is the first they've been unsuccessful with comic adaptations.

To be fair, I'm not angry at you. I'm annoyed that people have high expectations from drawings. It'll never meet the criteria that you experienced whilst reading/analyzing the graphics.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: demik on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:21:28
I didn't even realize the pilot already aired....

they're saying leaked..

I highly doubt it....  probably just marketing using "leaked" as publicity fuel

getting real tired of this leaked ****.

that sounds disgusting and i should probably see a doctor
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: HoffmanMyster on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:24:09

those weird looking boots look really weird..

I learned something today.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:25:55
I didn't even realize the pilot already aired....

they're saying leaked..

I highly doubt it....  probably just marketing using "leaked" as publicity fuel

getting real tired of this leaked ****.

that sounds disgusting and i should probably see a doctor

hahahahahaa
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:26:58

those weird looking boots look really weird..

I learned something today.

I crafted a weird sentence purely to emphasize just how weird looking those weird looking boots looked.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:29:48
I'm just remarking on your original list of issues.

-It seems- As if, you're overly focused on it. It's not like you get down and dirty about her acting or the writing that they produced.

You complain about the costume style and how she needs to be more "buxom" and a smaller waist. She looks average and decently proportioned. It's not like this is the first they've been unsuccessful with comic adaptations.

To be fair, I'm not angry at you. I'm annoyed that people have high expectations from drawings. It'll never meet the criteria that you experienced whilst reading/analyzing the graphics.

Hrrmm?  (http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/014.gif)

Based on your rather rustled response,  perhaps you've met too many macho-chauvinistic boys..

We're not like that here at GH..  We are meager computer geeks hunched over our keyboards.

There is no sexist pretense..

We just like the details.. 
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: demik on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:41:10
Speak for yourself. I'm a nacho-man.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: demik on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:41:31
Macho* god damn auto correct
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:43:28
Macho* god damn auto correct

you're both, are you not?
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: demik on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:43:57
You know me well
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: dimmu on Sat, 23 May 2015, 01:57:08
Couple of issues..

I think Melissa Benoist is too "Old" to play super girl..  she has just a tad too many wrinkles vs the comic book feel..

Not saying she's ugly or anything, just the age seems off.. 

I'm not talking about super girl's age in the comic,  rather her appearance..

Because, for the most part,  the acting still depicts a Younger girl with a sense of naivety.  Yet Melissa Benoist physically looks almost 30,  well beyond the point to behave like that.




Costume.. those weird looking boots look really weird..

I get that cartoon super girl has impossibly leggy-proportions,   but just give her normal stiletto boots, The modern audience can accept it just fine,  but those current weird boots... just look so weird..


Also,  again.. her proportions.. they really needed someone either more buxom OR with a much thinner waist to capture that comic book look..



Show Image
(http://www.msgking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/onion-avatar127.gif)


we're talking about supergirl not power girl. if anything, barring a few artists' depictions, she is supposed to still be underdeveloped.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: Coreda on Sat, 23 May 2015, 02:02:11
ITT I learn TP reads Supergirl comics.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 10:07:04


we're talking about supergirl not power girl. if anything, barring a few artists' depictions, she is supposed to still be underdeveloped.


PROPORTIONS..   ratio of her "top" to her "waist"

Comic book beings have exaggerated figures.

To mimic their appearance in live action..  for "females",  one of two ways is possible.

For the males, there's only 1 way.. lose weight and shoulder press.

That's all I'm sayin'..

sheesh..

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Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 23 May 2015, 10:23:39
Here's the issue I'm talking about

I completely understand that the comic book is exaggerated..

But that's what the show's going for..  They should've done something about this..

There hasn't been a SuperMAN on screen with a shoulder to waist ratio less than (1.6)

But for the comics females, the bust to waist + waist to hip ratio are the defining features..


The hip to waist ratio is usually already spot on, since most accepted hollywood females sport the standard 1.6-1.7,   so no disparity here.


From the Live action

(http://i.imgur.com/C884edd.jpg)

From the Comic

(http://i.imgur.com/pURRDOj.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/aqJrol4.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/fq0rj9H.jpg)
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: mauri on Sun, 24 May 2015, 08:49:51
watched the trailer seemed like utter ****, so no.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: neverused on Tue, 26 May 2015, 23:22:05
I have to say, I read this and thought, "Oh tp is being tp," but then I actually watched the trailer. Tp was right...

I don't know who I am anymore after agreeing like this.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 26 May 2015, 23:27:16
I have to say, I read this and thought, "Oh tp is being tp," but then I actually watched the trailer. Tp was right...

I don't know who I am anymore after agreeing like this.


I have a feeling maybe people watched the Low res version? 

My point is clear as day in 1080p..
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: neverused on Tue, 26 May 2015, 23:28:17
Low res or not, you were right on every point in your first post, IMHO.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 26 May 2015, 23:31:29
Low res or not, you were right on every point in your first post, IMHO.

Tp4 master of all things slightly-objectifying-women..(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/073.gif)
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: neverused on Tue, 26 May 2015, 23:34:45
Low res or not, you were right on every point in your first post, IMHO.

Tp4 master of all things slightly-objectifying-women..
Show Image
(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/073.gif)

Tp thread is back to tp thread.
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 26 May 2015, 23:55:14
Low res or not, you were right on every point in your first post, IMHO.

Tp4 master of all things slightly-objectifying-women..
Show Image
(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/073.gif)

Tp thread is back to tp thread.

You do You

and Tp4 will do Tp4..
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: neverused on Wed, 27 May 2015, 00:03:34
Low res or not, you were right on every point in your first post, IMHO.

Tp4 master of all things slightly-objectifying-women..
Show Image
(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/073.gif)

Tp thread is back to tp thread.

You do You

and Tp4 will do Tp4..
Agreed
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: demik on Wed, 27 May 2015, 00:06:07
last couple tp threads been best tp threads to date
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: trizkut on Wed, 27 May 2015, 00:07:41
last couple tp threads been best tp threads to date

except for the watermelon one
Title: Re: Did you guys watch the Super Girl?
Post by: demik on Wed, 27 May 2015, 00:11:00
i went in expecting him to hate watermelon.

but nope, he's spot on. impossible to limit yourself with watermelon.