9 Problems Nobody Wants To Admit About The Arrowverse
4. Currently, Supergirl Is Its Only Good Series
The CW
When CBS announced they'd be making a Supergirl series in 2014, fans were understandably trepidatious.
Of course Smallville had a strong following, but - qualitatively speaking at least - it wasn't particularly impressive. Past Superman-themed shows had varied from average to straight up terrible, and while there was nothing to indicate that Supergirl would be the same, there was scepticism that it could compete in the post-Daredevil/Jessica Jones climate of 2015.
What fears that were there were assuaged completely when Melissa Benoist burst onto the scenes in Kara Zor-El's costume in the pilot, and the show has gone from strength to strength since, providing a take on the Superman mythos that's not only for all ages, but one that's also thematically tied to it (something the DCEU definitely can't boast).
And yet, it's pretty much the only show that's been able to maintain a steady trajectory since its pilot. Arrow, Flash and Legends have all fluctuated massively in the years since their debut seasons, and still Supergirl remains consistent. Why can't those other shows capture what it so obviously has?
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
