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Wake Up (Supergirl)
The third season of the American television series ''Supergirl'', which is based on the DC Comics character Supergirl / Kara Zor-El, focuses on a costumed superhero who is the cousin to Superman and one of the last surviving Kryptonians. The season was ordered in January 2017. It was filmed from July 2017 to April 2018, and filming took place in Vancouver. Alongside Melissa Benoist, who stars in the titular role, principal cast members Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Jeremy Jordan, Chris Wood and David Harewood return from the second season. They are joined by Katie McGrath, who was promoted to a series regular from her recurring status in the previous season, and new cast member Odette Annable. Former series regulars Calista Flockhart and Floriana Lima return as guest star and recurring respectively. The season premiered on The CW on October 9, 2017, and ran until June 18, 2018, over 23 episodes. The series was renewed for a fourth season on April 2, 2018. Episodes Cast a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blu-ray
The Blu-ray Disc (BD), often known simply as Blu-ray, is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released on June 20, 2006 worldwide. It is designed to supersede the DVD format, and capable of storing several hours of high-definition video (HDTV 720p and 1080p). The main application of Blu-ray is as a medium for video material such as feature films and for the physical distribution of video games for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. The name "Blu-ray" refers to the blue laser (which is actually a violet laser) used to read the disc, which allows information to be stored at a greater density than is possible with the longer-wavelength red laser used for DVDs. The polycarbonate disc is in diameter and thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Conventional or pre-BD-XL Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual-layer discs (50 GB) being the industry standard for feature-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floriana Lima
Floriana Lima (born March 26, 1981) is an American actress and model. She played Maggie Sawyer on The CW's ''Supergirl''. She began playing recurring character Darcy Cooper in season 2 of the ABC drama ''A Million Little Things'', and was promoted to the main cast for season 3. Early life Floriana was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Dennis Lima and Angela Maynard. She is of Italian, Irish, English, Spanish and Portuguese descent. She graduated from Fairfield Senior High School in 1999 and went on to study Communications at Ohio State University. After college, she worked as a production assistant at NBC affiliate WCMH-TV in Columbus, Ohio. She then decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. Career Lima was a series regular in the internet comedy '' Poor Paul'' (2008-2009) and later became a series regular in Fox's medical drama ''The Mob Doctor'' (2012-2013). She had a recurring role in NBC's spy series ''Allegiance'' (2015), was a series regular in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morgan Edge
Morgan Edge is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Originally a supporting character, he is a media mogul who acquires ''The Daily Planet'' and employs Clark Kent as a television journalist for his WGBS TV network. After the '' Crisis on Infinite Earth'' series which led to a revision of the DC Universe, the character was changed to a Superman villain and one of the known leaders of Intergang. Adrian Pasdar portrayed Morgan Edge in the Arrowverse series ''Supergirl''. In ''Superman & Lois'', Adam Rayner played a version of the character who is also Superman's Kryptonian half-brother named Tal-Rho. Publication history Morgan Edge first appeared in ''Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen'' #133 and was created by Jack Kirby. Kirby based his physical appearance on actor Kevin McCarthy, while his personality was inspired by television executive James T. Aubrey. According to Kirby's production assistant Mark Evanier, Kirby "wanted to explore the theme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Olsen is most often portrayed as a young photojournalist working for the ''Daily Planet''. He is close friends with Lois Lane and Clark Kent, and has a good working relationship with his boss Perry White. Olsen looks up to his coworkers as role models and parent figures. From 1954 to 1982, Olsen appeared in 222 issues of the comic series ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' and ''Superman Family'', in addition to the main Superman titles. The character has appeared in most other media adaptations of Superman. He was portrayed by Tommy Bond in the two Superman film serials, ''Superman'' (1948) and '' Atom Man vs. Superman'' (1950). Jack Larson played the character on the '' Adventures of Superman'' television show; Marc McClure in the ''Superman'' films of the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1984 film ''Supergirl''; Michael Landes in the first season of '' Lois and Clark: The New Advent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena Luthor
Lena Luthor is a fictional comic book character in DC Comics. She is the sister of Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor. She was played by Cassidy Freeman in the television series ''Smallville'' and by Katie McGrath in the Arrowverse series ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl''. Publication history Lena Luthor first appeared in ''Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane'' #23 and was created by Jerry Siegel and Kurt Schaffenberger. Fictional character biography Pre-Crisis version In Silver Age continuity, Lena is Lex Luthor's younger sister. After Lex began his villainous career, his family changed their last name in shame to the anagram "Thorul" and told Lena that Lex had been killed in a mountain-climbing accident. Soon after this they were killed in an auto accident. As a result, Lena never knew she had an older brother, as Lex Luthor himself (with occasional help from Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Supergirl and Superman) worked to keep her from learning the truth. Lena appeared irregularly in DC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigilantism
Vigilantism () is the act of preventing, investigating and punishing perceived offenses and crimes without Right, legal authority. A vigilante (from Spanish, Italian and Portuguese “vigilante”, which means "sentinel" or "watcher") is a person who practices or partakes in vigilantism, or undertakes public safety and retributive justice without commission. Definition According to political scientist Regina Bateson, vigilantism is "the extralegal prevention, investigation, or punishment of offenses." The definition has three components: # Extralegal: Vigilantism is done outside of the law (not necessarily in violation of the law) # Prevention, investigation, or punishment: Vigilantism requires specific actions, not just attitudes or beliefs # Offense: Vigilantism is a response to a perceived crime or violation of an authoritative norm Other scholars have defined "collective vigilantism" as "group violence to punish perceived offenses to a community." History Vigilantism and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mon-El
Lar Gand, known mainly as Mon-El (and alternatively as Valor and M'Onel), is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the Legion of Super-Heroes, Superboy, and Superman. The character has been reinterpreted over the years, but in all versions, he serves as a hero with abilities similar to those of Superman, sometimes serving as a substitute for him. The character made his live-action debut in season 2 of the Arrowverse TV series ''Supergirl'', played by Chris Wood as a regular character for several seasons. A character loosely patterned on Mon-El was previously adapted for the ''Legion of Super Heroes'' animated series known as Superman X. Publication history A precursor to the Lar Gand character appeared in the story "Superman's Big Brother", in ''Superman'' #80 (February 1953). He was named Halk Kar, and had a logo-less costume almost identical to Superman's, but with the red and blue colors reversed. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Danvers
Kara Danvers, also known as Kara Zor-El on her homeworld, is a fictional character in the Arrowverse franchise, mainly the television series ''Supergirl''. Created by executive producers Greg Berlanti, Ali Adler and Andrew Kreisberg, the character is based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Supergirl), created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino. Kara is introduced in the pilot episode as the adopted younger sister of Alex Danvers. Kara Danvers is portrayed by Melissa Benoist as an adult, and Malina Weissman and Izabela Vidovic as a child. After her planet, Krypton, was destroyed, Kara and her cousin Superman came to Earth. There she became the adopted sister of Alex Danvers and, later, after deciding to use her powers (equal to Superman's) to help others under the persona of Supergirl, she discovers that her sister is part of the Department of Extranormal Operations (DEO), a massive underground anti-alien organization secretly under the control of the Martian Manhunter. Kara' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV By The Numbers
TV by the Numbers was a website devoted to collecting and analyzing television ratings data in the United States that operated from 2007 to 2020. It was a part of Nexstar Media Group's Zap2it television news/listings site. History An Internet and statistical analyst, Robert Seidman had previously worked for IBM and Charles Schwab, and published an online newsletter about the Internet and AOL before founding TV by the Numbers; Bill Gorman had been an AOL executive until 1998, and had read Seidman's column. Friends since the early 1990s when they met near Washington, D.C., both were fond of television, as Gorman loved numbers and Seidman enjoyed statistics relating to it; the subject of television ratings data entered into one of their conversations. Gorman was dismayed at being unable to find other blogs devoted solely to television data, and after a Google search confirmed this, he and Seidman thought of the idea for a website devoted solely to the subject. In Gorman's words, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caitlin Parrish
Caitlin Parrish is an American playwright, television writer, and filmmaker and, along with Erica Weiss, the co-creator of ''The Red Line'' on CBS. Her work in television also includes ''Supergirl'', ''Under The Dome'', and ''Emily Owens MD''. Plays include ''A Twist of Water'', ''The Downpour'', and ''The Burials'', which were all created with her frequent collaborator, Erica Weiss. ''The View from Tall'' was her first feature film, which she also co-directed with Weiss. Personal life Parrish was born and raised in Atlantic Beach, Florida and has spent the last decade in Los Angeles. Despite that, she still claims Chicago as her artistic home. She received her B.F.A. in theater studies from The Theatre School at DePaul University and has an M.F.A. in screenwriting from the University of Southern California where she was an Annenberg Fellow. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, son and two dogs. Theater At age 18, Caitlin Parrish won the 2003 National You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Rovner
Robert Rovner is an American television producer and writer, best known for his work on TV shows Crossing Jordan, Private Practice, Dallas (2012 TV series), Bionic Woman, Summerland, American Dreams (NBC) and Supergirl (TV series). He is currently Co-Showrunner/Executive Producer on Supergirl alongside Jessica Queller. He served as showrunner/executive producer and writer of '' Grey's Anatomy's'' 2007 spin-off series, ''Private Practice Private practice may refer to: *Private sector practice **Practice of law In its most general sense, the practice of law involves giving legal advice to clients, drafting legal documents for clients, and representing clients in legal negotiati ...'' as well as the final season of Crossing Jordan. He was also an executive producer and writer on "Dallas" (TNT). He is married to the current chairman of NBC Entertainment Susan Rosner Rovner. ''Private Practice'' Rovner joined the ''Private Practice'' writing staff in its second season. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Kreisberg
Andrew Kreisberg (born April 23, 1971) is an American television writer, producer and comic book writer. He is best known as the creator of the television series ''The Flash (2014 TV series), The Flash'', ''Arrow (TV series), Arrow'', ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'' and ''Legends of Tomorrow''. Personal life and education Kreisberg graduated from the Boston University Boston University College of Communication, College of Communication in 1993. Kreisberg is American Jews, Jewish. Career Television His first job was on the short-lived animated sitcom ''Mission Hill (TV series), Mission Hill''. He has written for several other series including: ''Justice League (TV series), Justice League'', ''The Simpsons'', ''Hope & Faith'', ''Boston Legal'', ''Lipstick Jungle (TV series), Lipstick Jungle'', ''Eli Stone'', ''The Vampire Diaries'', ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series), Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', ''My Family'', and ''Warehouse 13''. In November 2015, Kreisberg signed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
