Flickering Myth

Geek Culture | Movies, TV, Comic Books & Video Games

Superman to appear in Supergirl Season 2

by

As Supergirl gets ready to move to The CW in the fall, the hero’s famous cousin is now set to appear in its second season. Superman will play a role of the first two episodes of the returning series. Throughout season one Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen and other characters frequently mentioned Superman and Clark Kent. He […]

The CW chief talks Supergirl, teases four-way crossover with The Flash, Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

by

Last week it was announced that Supergirl is set to make the jump to The CW for its second season, where it will join the Arroverse shows The Flash, Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow as part of the network’s ever-expanding DC output. Speaking on a conference call to discuss The CW’s fall schedule, network president […]

Supergirl actor David Harewood criticises the show’s portrayal of Cyborg Superman

by

It seems that Supergirl star David Harewood wasn’t a fan of the show’s portrayal of Cyborg Superman in its second season, with the Martian Manhunter actor revealing at Supernova Comic Convention in Australia that he wasn’t thrilled about his second role in the DC Comics series. “I don’t like playing Cyborg Superman,” said Harewood (via CBM). “It’s […]

Supergirl and Gotham return to series low ratings

by

Coming off extended winter breaks, The DC shows Supergirl and Gotham returned to The CW and Fox respectively this past Monday, and the irregular scheduling certainly didn’t help with the ratings, as both shows suffered series lows. Supergirl’s episode ‘Ace Reporter’ [read our review here] pulled in 1.8 million viewers for a 0.5 rating in its […]

DC’s Geoff Johns hints at Legion of Super-Heroes TV appearance

by

Back in September of 2014 there was a rumour that Warner Bros. was eyeing Legion of Super-Heroes for a potential big screen outing in the DC Extended Universe. The report came from Latino-Review, so it’s not too surprising that there’s been no follow through, but DC Entertainment CCO Geoff Johns has now hinted that the future team […]

White Martians to appear in Supergirl

by

Now that Hank Henshaw has been revealed as J’onn J’onzz – a.k.a. Martian Manhunter – in Supergirl, it seems we’ll soon be seeing more of his race with the introduction of the White Martians, according to TV Line. We have a visitor from another planet who’s a White Martian. There are two Martian species — a Green […]

SPOILER: Hank Henshaw’s true identity revealed on Supergirl

by

During last night’s episode of Supergirl, entitled ‘Human for a Day’, Hank Henshaw (David Harewood) revealed his true identity, and no – it isn’t Cyborg Superman. Naturally spoilers for the episode follow… So, as speculated by some, Henshaw is actually J’onn J’onzz a.k.a. the Martian Manhunter. Here’s the scene in question… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOLlGN0OtoE&feature=youtu.be “It’s the secret of […]

Game of Thrones is the most pirated TV show of 2015

by

With 2015 drawing to a close, the tracking site TorrentFreak has been analysing the most pirated TV shows of the past twelve months, with HBO’s epic fantasy series Game of Thrones claiming the dubious honour for the fourth consecutive year. The season 5 finale of Game of Thrones was illegally downloaded 14.4 million times – more […]