Supergirl is headed to CW: The Good, The Ehh, and the Ugh-ly

After a period of limbo, the CBS show Supergirl has officially been renewed for a second season, but not by CBS. Instead, Supergirl has officially moved to The CW.

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For the past few weeks the future of Supergirl has been unknown. Even though the first season has seen a relatively high volume of viewers, the high production costs has made the show unprofitable for CBS to maintain. Part of the production costs were the license fees that CBS had to pay Warner Bros. to use their character. With Supergirl moving to The CW, which is owned by Warner Bros., much of those production costs can be diminished.

The Good:

I have actually not been able to watch a single episode of Supergirl. I have been a strict cord cutter for nearly 4 years now and watch all of my TV and movie content through Netflix and Hulu. Since CBS doesn't play very nicely with these services, I have simply chosen not to watch any show airing on CBS. However, with Supergirl moving to The CW, new episodes will be released on Hulu like their other shows.

I am also excited to see if The CW decides to do more Flash/Supergirl crossovers. Who knows, maybe now they will even change Supergirl in a way so that the show takes place permanently in the Arrow universe, thus, being able to cross-over with all the characters from Arrow, Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow.

The Ehh:

Although I haven't had the pleasure to see Supergirl, I have heard that the production value is pretty good for a TV show. So now with it moving to The CW, there may be some more cost cuts to help the longevity of the show. So going forward there is no telling whether this move will be good or possibly very, very bad.

The Ugh-ly:

Supergirl season 2 is scheduled to premier in the fall. That means that Arrow, Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and Supergirl will all be airing episodes at roughly the same time. That doesn't even include iZombie which is officially a DC show that is also on The CW. Then Gotham and Lucifer on Fox. Oh, and I can't forget that NBC has officially announced another DC show called Powerless to air in the fall as well.

That means in an average week in the fall there will be 8 episodes released under the DC TV umbrella. There just isn't enough time in the week to be able to keep up with all of those episodes and the other shows I want to watch.

Conclusion:

I am truly happy that Supergirl is moving over to The CW since it will make it easier for me to watch and enjoy. However, now I will need to find some other show to drop so that I have enough time to enjoy it the best that I can.

What are your thoughts on Supergirl moving to The CW? Do you currently watch it on CBS? Leave your comments below and remember to always keep it unpopped.

DC Director Runs From The Flash Movie And Aquaman Director Might Torpedo Away As Well

Seth Grahame-Smith has officially stepped away from directing The Flash movie that is scheduled to be released on March 16, 2018. The official reason is "creative differences." Surprisingly, this is not the first DC movie that has lost its director early in the development stage. Michelle MacLaren left as director of Wonder Woman in April of 2015. Wonder Woman was able to find a replacement director in Patty Jenkins a few days later and was able to keep its release schedule of June of 2017.

With The Flash still being two years away, there is time to find a placement director. However, usually when a new director steps onto a project there are script rewrites and other pre-production shifts. So even though there is plenty of time, a new director will need to be hired soon in order to account for these changes.

I wish this was the only bad news to report about the DC Extended Universe, but there is another rumor currently brewing. It is rumored that director James Wan may be leaving the Aquaman movie that is also set to release in 2018.

When James Wan was announced to direct the movie featuring DC's King of Atlantis, it was believed that Warner Bros traded directing Aquaman for him developing and directing a sequel to the 2013 horror hit The Conjuring. With the sequel The Conjuring 2 entering theaters in June of 2016 he has apparently fulfilled his end of the bargain. Even with this though, James Wan can choose to leave the project if he feels that the movie he wants to make doesn't align with WB's vision.

So why the sudden departure of Seth Grahame-Smith and possibly James Wan? Well, Seth Grahame-Smith has historically been known for script writing and has yet to direct a feature length movie. So it is very possible that he simply wasn't up to the task and was asked or decided to step down. James Wan has directed multiple horror films such as Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring, but he has also shown his skills in directing with 2015's Furious 7. So his departure is a little more puzzling.

The answer may lie in the aftermath of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Although the movie had considerable support and did fairly well at the box office (depending who you ask) there are still many fans and critics that are asking for Warner Bros to fire Zack Snyder and move in a different direction for future films. However, since Justice League started shooting a mere week after BvS released, Zack Snyder could not possibly be taken off of Justice League: Part 1. However, it is possible that the current round of directors exiting projects is a result of the reaction to BvS.

I still stand by the fact that I'm excited for the DC movies to come, as you can read here, but these increasing rumors of creative teams dissolving is certainly putting a damper on my expectations.

What do you think of Seth Grahame-Smith leaving The Flash? How would you react if the rumor of James Wan leaving proves to be true? Comment below to let me know of your unpopped comments.