We Needed "My Adventures with Superman"

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Lois live-streaming the Parasite attacking Metropolis and the first comment we see being “come to Brazil” will live rent free in my head forever.

I think making Waller the primary antagonist for the show is the perfect way to balance out Clark's desire to do good while also contrasting it with saying "just because the government does it, doesn't make it right". "Truth" and "justice" do NOT have to be tied to some weird sense of nationalism, and Waller is the perfect villain for that task.

One reason I think this series works so well is that so many Superman adaptations want you to be in awe of him (like as a Christ figure or the epitome of goodness/justice/Americaness) but this show just really wants you to LIKE Clark and to enjoy watching him do things and that makes a huge difference

Section called “It’s all John Byrne’s fault” hell yeah this is gonna be a banger

This show and superman & Lois is what x-men 97 did for cyclops.

There was one small moment where they are scouting a prison and Lois teases Clark by jumping down the elevator shaft. It was so small but so Lois and Clark. That moment made me realize that this show was special.

Guys I think we needed My Adventures with Superman

James Gunn really emphasized Superman being a normal guy by literally having him put his costume on, one boot at a time.

I feel like we needed a wonder woman tv series with the same treatment as this show. It will help to expand her mythos

Lifelong Superman fan here, I’ve never found him boring in the slightest & never wanted him to be edgier, Superman being a boyscout is part of the charm

I'm glad the "American way" in his motto was changed to "a better tomorrow", it shows that he's a character who belongs to everyone and not just the people of America.

troyoboyo17 the type of guy to watch MAWS and say "i needed this"

I really love how this Superman feels like a man who is tiptoeing through life so he doesn't destroy everything with his immense power. Like, he's afraid of how strong he is and how fragile the world around him is, and I love that about him. It shows how empathetic and caring he is as a character. Also, the fact that John Constantine MIGHT be real is always a wild factoid to me. My favorite interaction is when he told Alan Moore: "I'll tell you the ultimate secret of magic. Any c**t could do it."

Superman stories are not a fantasy about how good it would be to have power. It is a fantasy about what if someone with power was good. And this is how he should always be written.

Another thing I respect about this show is that it's about Superman ONLY. Batman gets to have stand-alone media all the time, but with Superman it feels like everything exists to set up a new DC universe or a new Justice League. So their decision to focus exclusively on the Superman mythos, only using minor characters from beyond Metropolis like Vicky Vale, is refreshing.

I like “My adventures with Superman” but I think Superman and Lois is a better understanding and beautiful telling of Superman and his legacy and life, truly underrated Adaptation

While I haven’t watched My Adventures with Superman yet (But trust me, I will soon!), I am so happy that it exists. It’s just about a good guy trying to good things. Not because of destiny or revenge, just because he wants to make the world a little better. Even just by doing something small as helping a little girl find her parents. I want my superheroes to be awesome and do cool stuff, but I think they feel more special when they are doing small things out of compassion. Terry in Batman Beyond quitting a chase to save a kid in the episode “Unmasked” In X-men: Evolution, when Nightcrawler is scared about going to a weird pocket-dimension, the usually stern Wolverine joins him just to make him feel safe. Leonardo in TMNT 2012 breaking the “don’t let humans see you”-rule, just so that a random girl won’t accidentally drink mutagen. The usually merciless Deadpool convincing a girl not to off herself. Do I even need to mention Batman and Ace in “Epilogue”?

I think Frank Miller's incredibly popular Batman the Dark Knight Returns depiction of Superman was one of the things that cemented the 'superman is boring' superman is a tool' mindset, and I think tour right Burn's Man of Steel did not help.

I whouldnt be surprised if James Gunn's version of Lex Luthor is just evil Zack Snyder, a guy who's just obsessed with his own idea of heroes and mythology, thinks Superman is boring and wants to make his own "perfect" version of him, only to end up creating a Bizarro.