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Supergirl (season 2)
The second season of the American television series ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', which is based on the DC Comics character Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Supergirl / Kara Zor-El, a costumed superheroine who is the cousin to Superman and one of the last surviving Krypton (comics), Kryptonians. The season was ordered in May 2016, and unlike the Supergirl season 1, first season which aired on CBS, this season was picked up by The CW. While the first season was filmed in Los Angeles, beginning with this season filming relocated to Vancouver, to reduce the high production costs of the series. Other exterior shots were taken in Frankfurt (Germany) and show the local Deutsche Bank Twin Towers, Deutsche Bank Building, which stands as the new headquarter for the Department of Extranormal Operations, DEO. The season was filmed from July 2016 to April 2017. Alongside Melissa Benoist, who stars in the title role, principal cast members Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Jeremy Jordan (actor, bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blu-ray
Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format designed to supersede the DVD format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released worldwide on June 20, 2006, 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 refers to the blue 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, resulting in an increased capacity. The polycarbonate disc is in diameter and thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Conventional (or "pre-BDXL") Blu-ray discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual-layer discs (50GB) being the industry standard for feature-length video discs. Triple-layer discs (10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the foreland of the Taunus on its namesake Main (river), Main, it forms a continuous conurbation with Offenbach am Main; Frankfurt Rhein-Main Regional Authority, its urban area has a population of over 2.7 million. The city is the heart of the larger Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of more than 5.8 million and is Germany's Metropolitan regions in Germany, second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, Rhine-Ruhr region and the List of EU metropolitan regions by GDP#2021 ranking of top four German metropolitan regions, fourth largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union (EU). Frankfurt is one of the ''de facto'' four main capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels, Luxembourg Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all of Earth's water is contained in its global ocean, covering Water distribution on Earth, 70.8% of Earth's crust. The remaining 29.2% of Earth's crust is land, most of which is located in the form of continental landmasses within Earth's land hemisphere. Most of Earth's land is at least somewhat humid and covered by vegetation, while large Ice sheet, sheets of ice at Polar regions of Earth, Earth's polar polar desert, deserts retain more water than Earth's groundwater, lakes, rivers, and Water vapor#In Earth's atmosphere, atmospheric water combined. Earth's crust consists of slowly moving tectonic plates, which interact to produce mountain ranges, volcanoes, and earthquakes. Earth's outer core, Earth has a liquid outer core that generates a ... [...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 Superman, Clark Kent, and has a good working relationship with his boss Perry White. Olsen looks up to his coworkers as role models and father figure, 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 Serial film, serials, ''Superman (serial), Superman'' (1948) and ''Atom Man vs. Superman'' (1950); Jack Larson in ''Adventures of Superman (TV series), Adventures of Superman''; Marc McClure in the Superman film series, ''Superman'' films of the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the 1984 film ''Supergirl (1984 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Zor-El (Arrowverse)
Kara Danvers, also known as Kara Zor-El on her homeworld, is a fictional character in the Arrowverse franchise, mainly the television series ''Supergirl''. Adapted for television by 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 teenager. 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 ... [...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, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Kreisberg
Andrew Kreisberg (born April 23, 1971) is an American former television writer, producer and comic book writer. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series ''The Flash'', ''Arrow'', ''Supergirl'' and ''Legends of Tomorrow''. Personal life and education Kreisberg graduated from the Boston University College of Communication in 1993. Kreisberg is Jewish. Career Television His first job was on the short-lived animated sitcom '' Mission Hill''. He has written for several other series including: ''Justice League'', ''The Simpsons'', ''Hope & Faith'', ''Boston Legal'', '' Lipstick Jungle'', ''Eli Stone'', ''The Vampire Diaries'', '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', ''My Family'', and ''Warehouse 13''. In November 2015, Kreisberg signed a multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Television, through which he would continue to develop new projects as well as remain the sole showrunner of ''The Flash'', co-showrunner of ''Supergirl'' (along with Ali Adler), and executive producer o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Berlanti
Gregory Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He is known for his work on the television series ''Dawson's Creek'', ''Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series), Brothers & Sisters'', ''Everwood'', ''Political Animals (TV miniseries), Political Animals'', ''Riverdale (2017 TV series), Riverdale'', ''Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series), Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'' and ''You (TV series), You'', in addition to his contributions to DC Comics on film and television productions, including The CW's Arrowverse, as well as ''Titans (2018 TV series), Titans'' and ''Doom Patrol (TV series), Doom Patrol''. In 2000, Berlanti founded the production company Berlanti Productions. In the 2017–18 television season, Berlanti tied Jerry Bruckheimer's 2005–06 record in having 10 different live-action scripted television series airing on various networks and digital platforms and took sole possession of the record, with 14 airing in the 2018–19 tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Winter
Glen Winter is a Canadian television director, cinematographer, and producer who is well known for his work on The WB/The CW's ''Smallville'' and for his significant contributions to the Arrowverse. Career Winter began his career as a filmloader on Mark Rydell's ''Intersection''. He worked on several films as a camera operator, such as ''The Crow: Stairway To Heaven'', '' MVP: Most Vertical Primate'', and '' Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch''. As a cinematographer his work included '' Stone of Destiny'', ''Rags'', and '' Dead Heat''. He serves as the director of the pilot episode of CBS' ''Supergirl'', which premiered in late 2015. The series was developed by '' The New Normal'' co-creator Ali Adler, and ''Arrow'' and ''The Flash'' executive producers Andrew Kreisberg and Greg Berlanti. Winter has directed seven episodes of the series. ''Smallville'' Winter had a mainstay position on the Superman prequel series ''Smallville'', on which he first served as second unit director of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVLine
''TVLine'' is a website devoted to information, news, and spoilers of television programs. It covers various topics including the latest news on television, reviews, latest releases, and more. History In late 2010, ''Entertainment Weekly''s Michael Ausiello announced that he would be leaving ''EW'' after nearly two years in their employ to establish a TV-centered website with PMC, the media company founded by Jay Penske. He later announced that fellow ''EW'' writer Michael Slezak, E! Online's Megan Masters, and ''TV Guide''s Matt Mitovich would be joining him in the venture. The site debuted January 5, 2011, and more than tripled initial expectations for internet traffic in its first six days. In early 2011 a report by TV by the Numbers analyzed the pageview ratings for four television websites: ''TVLine'', its sister site '' Deadline'', '' TheWrap'', and TV by the Numbers itself. With a high of just over 1 million daily pageviews, ''TVLine'' beat all three competitors. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supergirl Season 3
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 title 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] |
Calista Flockhart
Calista Kay Flockhart (born November 11, 1964) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying the title character on the Fox television series '' Ally McBeal'' (1997–2002), for which she received a Golden Globe Award in 1998 and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series three times. From 2006 to 2011, she starred as Kitty Walker on the ABC drama series '' Brothers & Sisters'', and between 2015 and 2021, Flockhart appeared as Cat Grant on the superhero drama ''Supergirl''. In film, she is known for roles in '' The Birdcage'' (1996), ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1999), and ''Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her'' (2000). Early life Flockhart was born in Freeport, Illinois, the daughter of Kay Calista, an English teacher, and Ronald Flockhart, a Kraft Foods executive. Her parents retired to Morristown, Tennessee, where her father lived until his death and her mother continues to reside. She has one older b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
