Christopher Award Winner for “The Flash” Notes Christopher Reeve’s “Superman” as Influence

Christopher Award Winner for “The Flash” Notes Christopher Reeve’s “Superman” as Influence May 5, 2015

TheFlash-4As I wrote about recently, one of our Christopher Award winners this year is the pilot episode of “The Flash,” which brought old-fashioned heroism back to the TV landscape.

Patheos blogger Kate O’Hare is also a fan of the series and recently interviewed the show’s writer and executive producer Andrew Kreisberg about the Christopher Award.

I got on the phone with Kreisberg, who said, “Winning any award is humbling and amazing, but winning the Christophers Award just feels the best. That this show means so much to people, and that the message of hope and courage really comes through, is special for us.”

In developing “The Flash,” Kreisberg, Berlanti and Johns looked back to classic cinema superheroes, like Christopher Reeves’ “Superman,” who, Kreisberg said, “was really the epitome of the ideal of hope and courage that we all grew up with.

“We wanted to get back to that, with a brighter, more cheery, more hopeful character and building a show around him, where we wouldn’t have to shy away from having a family moment, an engaging emotional moment, and grounding the show in reality, despite the extraordinary events that are happening around the characters.”

Read Kate’s whole post here.


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