Saturday, May 16, 2020

STARGIRL BEAMS INTO ACTION!!!


"Stargirl" is the latest DC Universe, live-action program, linked to the CW realm, no less. The 13-episode series has been promised for quite a spell, and with a big, bold zing, it will blaze first onto the streaming/subscription channel (May 18). 


Brec Bassinger stars as the eponymous heroine, aka Courtney Whitmore, who taps her star-shooting, strength-and-speed powers through a magical staff linked to the one known as Starman. 


Using the Arrowverse/"Crisis of Infinite Earths" as springboards, Whitmore fortifies a new Justice Society of America, whose intrepid members include Starman's "robot jox" sidekick and Whitmore's stepdad, S.T.R.I.P.E., aka Pat Dugan (Luke Wilson); Wildcat, aka Yolonda Montez (Yvette Monreal); Hour Man, aka Rick Tyler (Cameron Gellman); and Doctor Mid-Nite, aka Beth Chapel (Angelika Washington). Joel McHale holds the recurring role of Starman, aka Sylvester Pemberton, while Lou Ferrigno Jr will guest-spot as the original Hour Man. 


These virtuous vigilantes will fight members of the Injustice Society of America, which includes Tigress, aka Paula Brooks (Joy Osmanski); Sportsmaster, aka Lawrence Crock (Neil Hopkins); Icicle, aka Jordan Mahkent (Neil Jackson); Brainwave, aka Henry King, Sr (Christopher James Baker); and Dragon King, aka Doctor Ito (Nelson Lee). 


Per the teaser, the show will be colorful in tone and hold Buffy-ish fringes. This might also make it DC's answer to Marvel's younger-based X-Men series. (It certainly won't hold the cynical sensibilities of "Titans", which let's face it, isn't all that teen-oriented, anyway.)


As long as it doesn't get too bogged down in adolescent woe, "Stargirl" should hold its own, giving CW further expansion and the DC Universe even more clout and subscribers. 

3 comments:

  1. The pilot's prologue was stunning, in the way of costuming, action and effects. As the episode progressed, it felt more family-based, though nothing wrong with that. There are any number of ways this adventure can go. As long as it doesn't hit the CW "Supergirl" betrayal mode, I should be fine.

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  2. "S.T.R.I.P.E" was a good follow-up. At this point, the series has the feel of "Supergirl'"s early phases, before it got all politically corrupt and stinkeroo. Luke Wilson gives things a nice, paternal touch: more a father figure than a sidekick, in my opinion.

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  3. I liked the "Wildcat" episode: a good origin for a new version. There's a fallible poignancy about the character, as there is with Stargirl. These aren't Mary Sues: cookie-cutter stamps who do no wrong. Considering some of the nonsense we've had to endure in the fantasy realm, this show's approach is a nice, throwback departure.

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