This show is NOT a documentary. It is a fictional TV show with a fictional character. Melissa Benoist as Supergirl can't really fly either. Quit nitpicking the show and just watch it to enjoy the fantasy. Or just quit watching. But you are so annoying when you come here to post your silly nit-picks.
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And you continue to post this same strawman argument. Nobody thinks it's a documentary. As for the series, it is not presented as a fantasy drama. Its promo byline in its trailer is "A true story on the verge of happening." Double fail.
shareGuys and Gals, this is a good example of the dunce in the corner. This guy, 'wilde_2015', is a TROLL who has nothing better to do than continue to come to this board, most days, to post negative stuff about the TV show. Why does he come here if the show is so bad? He should try to get a life, I wonder why he doesn't?
No, instead he has taken it upon himself to be the protector of all of us "innocents", those of us who actually enjoy watching this TV series. He has an obligation, a duty it seems, to make sure we know that the show isn't so good, and that we are somehow defective if we enjoy it. I wonder how it is to feel so self-important as he apparently does?
I hope the rest of us never find out.
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Notice how I haven't attempted to insult you or read your mind. Just address your poor arguments.
shareNotice I didn't address my remarks to you. But while we are on subject explain why you feel the need to counter positive remarks here with your negative remarks. You seem to take pleasure in trying to dampen any enjoyment expressed.
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It's just a bad show. All the nitpicks would otherwise be ignored if the writing was decent, the characters were likable and there was actual chemistry between the actors.
I hate webinars. They never provide any snacks.
It doesn't have to be a documentary, but I would hope it had a shred of realism. Notice I didn't say realistic. I said realism. Even Supergirl can have an element of realism despite the absurd concept of a flying alien who can't be hurt other than by rocks from her home planet. Other than the absurdity, the show has realism to it. The characters behave in a way that makes sense for the world they live in. Good movies and shows can achieve it no matter how unrealistic the concept might be. This show doesn't even come close to that.
A pitcher who gives up after 3 batters is not someone who would EVER get near the major leagues. If she's that emotionally fragile that she can't stay focused, she wouldn't last a month in the lowest level of the sport, let alone be given a chance at the majors. A problem this big isn't nit-picky. Nit-picky would be that the characters didn't have enough dirt on their jersey late in the game. An enormous character flaw that destroys her credibility when she's compared to Jackie Robinson, that's not nit-picky. Guess what Robinson had? Thick skin. Are you really telling me in the years they spent building up towards this moment that nobody had a conversation with her to stay focused and power through no matter what? Give me a break. Her character is the most pathetic excuse for a baseball player I've ever seen and that has nothing to do with being a woman. It's due to poor writing.
Or maybe it is very good writing and if you aren't too quick to judge based on just the first episode then you might find out. I saw episode 2 last night and I found it to be a very realistic depiction of the many difficulties women have in the workplace. Even talk show hosts want to treat them more as "pretty women" than as someone who has accomplished things. And men tend to feel threatened by a woman succeeding in something that is traditionally male.
It seems the show is trying to veer away from "a female in a male-dominated game" towards "a female trying to find success in the thing she loves to do." The fact that it is a male-dominated sport just makes it more challenging.
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I still fault the writers over the audience. They should have went big, guns a blazzin' for the pilot. The very first scene should have been a locker room brawl. Then wind the drama down before winding it back up again for the big reveal. Instead they took the cheap and safe route with a slow burn that barely stayed lit.
I hate webinars. They never provide any snacks.
sure about that? Trailer says a true story on the verge of happening...
Scrub to the 2:50-51 mark...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5500158/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1