CBS released a six and a half minute trailer for its new superhero show “Supergirl.”  Superman does exist in this world, but he’s apparently off doing… something.  In other words, Warner Bros is most likely saying… nah!  Movies only!   I’m surprised they are letting them use Supergirl.  But unlike “Smallville” this super-heroine is allow tights and flights.

The show is produced by Greg Berlanti who also does “Arrow” and “The Flash.”  What that means is that this show has a really good shot at being, well, good.  And if this trailer is any indication, I’d say that it may turn out to actually be great.  This isn’t just a teaser.  They threw the kitchen sink into this one.

“Supergirl” flies in this fall on Monday nights at 8pm, going head to head with Fox’s “Gotham.” It will be interesting to see which does better – the Batman show without Batman or the Supergirl show without Superman.  And for the record, I really like Gotham.  But I really do with they would allow Batman and Superman to return to the small screen.  Only getting one new adventure every three years or so, give or take, isn’t enough.

The official CBS synopsis goes like this…

“SUPERGIRL is an action-adventure drama based on the DC Comics character Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Superman’s (Kal-El) cousin who, after 12 years of keeping her powers a secret on Earth, decides to finally embrace her superhuman abilities and be the hero she was always meant to be. Twelve-year-old Kara escaped the doomed planet Krypton with her parents’ help at the same time as the infant Kal-El. Protected and raised on Earth by her foster family, the Danvers, Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex (Chyler Leigh), and learned to conceal the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin in order to keep her identity a secret. Years later at 24, Kara lives in National City assisting media mogul and fierce taskmaster Cat Grant (Golden Globe Award winner Calista Flockhart), who just hired the Daily Planet’s former photographer, James Olsen (Mehcad Brooks), as her new art director. However, Kara’s days of keeping her talents a secret are over when Hank Henshaw (David Harewood), head of a super-secret agency where her sister also works, enlists her to help them protect the citizens of National City from sinister threats. Though Kara will need to find a way to manage her newfound empowerment with her very human relationships, her heart soars as she takes to the skies as Supergirl to fight crime. Greg Berlanti (“The Flash,” “Arrow”), Ali Adler, Sarah Schecter and Andrew Kreisberg are executive producers for Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. The pilot was directed by Glen Winter (“Arrow”).”

I don’t think they’ve said yet if the show takes place in the “Arrow/Flash” universe.  I know there have been discussions about it, but I don’t think an official announcement has been made yet.  I would definitely enjoy the crossovers. 

So here’s that extended trailer.  Compare that to the 1984 “Supergirl” feature film trailer.  And following are a ton of screenshots.