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It was during the first week of production on the pandemic-delayed pilot, in November.
Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent and Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane on ‘Superman & Lois’.Dean Buscher/The CW
“Just seeing that one shot was like an instantaneous thing of, ‘Oh, okay.
I have not seen this shot before on some of the other stuff…
This is a very everyday moment.'”
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That little slice of life aligns with the ethos ofSuperman & Lois.
It just so happens that the family includes fandom’s most popular superhero and journalist.
“The core of the show is rooted in this family and their struggles,” Tulloch says.
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For that reason, Helbing refers to the series as being “post-mythology.”
It’s really an opportunity to feel uncomfortable.
Another challenge was figuring out how to makeSuperman & Loisin the first place.
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“Helbing decided to step down as showrunner ofThe Flashso that he could focus on developing new projects.
“He’s like, ‘Clark and Lois are married.
I don’t know anything else, so let’s start there.'”
Helbing also drew on his own life for inspiration.
“Whenever I would go back, I would slowly see this town dry up,” Helbing says.
And I think that’s true.
Like I’m a perfect example of that.”
Even with that strong foundation, writing the pilot was a challenge for Helbing.
The hardest part was figuring out how Clark would reveal that he’s Superman to Jonathan and Jordan.
“[This] is Superman.
You have television as superb asThe Crown,Mindhunter, andEscape at Dannemora.
The list goes on and on and on, just superb feature-level filmmaking in television.
It’s just a different world than season 1 ofThe Flashor season 1 ofArrow.”
He’s on his own adventures.
It doesn’t worry us that they can simultaneously exist at all.’
That was quite a sigh of relief."
“As the season progresses, you’re going to hear a little bit more about it.
You know, we haveJohn Diggle [David Ramsey]coming over.
So it’s certainly not like we’re ignoring anything.
We’re just not playing it the same way as it’s been played on the other shows.”
WhileSuperman & Loisis a family drama at heart, it won’t be lacking in superheroic adventures.
“Lois kind of has to take him on, on her own.
Maybe let it go and let’s have a go at fit in here a little more.’
Sometimes it’s a new villain, but it speaks to the larger picture of the season.
And what’s the true meaning of that?”
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