CBS Rules Out Supergirl/Flash/Arrow Crossover, Not Worried About Airing Opposite ‘Gotham’
By Fred Topel/Aug. 10, 2015 10:00 am EST
After the panel, Tassler elaborated to a group of reporters asking followup questions about any possible Supergirl crossover.
Even Superman is an ambiguous presence in the Supergirl pilot. He is seen from behind, and referenced by James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks) and Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist). To be clear, they are not indicating whether Supergirl exists in the same world as Starling and Central Cities. “They’re not right now, no,” Tassler said.
“I’m a little bit of a superhero geek and I have a lot of respect for what characters inhabit certain universes,” Tassler said. “You can’t just] just pick up one character and let them fly over and appear in another setting. You really have to be respectful and mindful of what each universe says you can and can’t do. Obviously working very closely with DC and our producers, Greg Berlanti is the poster child for this field. Right now we’re not doing it. We’re doing it promotionally, but we’ll always stay open. They’re very inventive about what they can and will do.”
Producer Andrew Kreisberg had a few things to say about the villains coming to the show.
Kreisberg also says that Supergirl has some real power limitations, because that leads to more drama and tension on the show.
In the first 9 episodes, Lucy Lane, also her father general Sam Lane, will be coming to town with an agenda. We’re also going to have The Red Tornado. We’re also going to be introducing Non, a Kryptonian villain memorably played in Superman II. We have a slightly different take on the character.
Supergirl will air Monday nights at 8 on CBS. Another DC comic book show, Gotham airs Mondays at 8 on Fox. For working closely with DC, Tassler was asked if they were upset she scheduled a show to compete with their. Tassler felt there was no competition.
In the comics Superman takes more punishment than just kryoptine. It was important for a weekly TV show to put her in situations where she’s not all powerful.
During the panel, Tassler spoke about why she picked up Supergirl on CBS in the first place.
Supergirl premieres Monday, October 26 at 8:30 and moves to its regular timeslot at 8 November 2.
