Last year there was news of a whole bunch of new comic book based television shows that were going to be making their way onto the small screen, and we've been hearing about the progress of each one...except for Krypton. Recently, though, David Goyer began discussing the one-hour drama that will be airing on the SyFy channel in a little more detail:
"We're treating 'Krypton' like a historical piece. We look to previous cultures on Earth to model what that would be like. We scratched the surface in the film and, for me, that was the allure. I was always fascinated, as a kid, with the books about Krypton and they've only shaded in a tiny bit, so we'll learn about the politics of the world. We'll learn about the culture, the art, all the different guilds."
When the Man of Steel was released, there were a lot of mixed reviews on how the public perceived it. Most complained that the movie was too dark, and that they didn't like all of the destruction that was caused around the world, and more specifically in Metropolis, during the battle between General Zod and Superman. One thing that almost everyone agreed on, though, was their fascination with the world of Krypton. The opening story that showed us an enchanting world of science and technology, of battles and civil war, of architecture and beauty, drew audiences in like nothing else ever seen in a Superman movie...and we wanted more. Even Russell Crowe said that he'd be up for making a prequel movie to the Man of Steel movie that would bring him back as Jor-El in a story that would take place years before the planets destruction. When the news of a Krypton television series was announced, you can imagine the excitement that the news generated.
Something that should be pointed out is that this will be the first DC television show that will actually take place in the same universe as DC's movies. DC has made a point of keeping their cinematic universe and their television universe separate, unlike their competition over at Marvel, so this is an unusual step for the comic book giant.
One of the things that have fans worried about the show is that since it's a television series, the budget will be much less than if it was a full-legnth feature film, and a lot of the amazement and grandeur of the world that we were introduced to in Man of Steel will be lost. Goyer says not to worry.
"In terms of production value, you have to pick your moments. Should we make the show there will definitely be some big moments. It won't be wall to wall visual effects every single moment, spectacle, in the way that the film will be, but we'll also be digging into the characters and the culture a lot more."
One of those characters that are being discussed as appearing in Kal-El's grandfather. This kind of surprised me, since the show will be taking place 200 years into Krypton's past, but then I realized that just because we mere mortals here on Earth only live to be in our 90's, Kryptonians may have a much longer life span.
No release date has been set for the show yet, but as more news makes it's way out into the public, I will keep you up to date.
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