Superman (1978)

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Wikidata Q213053, film, IMDb tt0078346, TMDB 1924: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Christopher Reeve as star (Dune with John Hodgman); 2 more episodes agree.

The shows' “Superman” is more than one work, told apart episode by episode: this one in 10 episodes; Superman (2025) in 2 episodes.

What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.

Who talked about it

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Blank Check — Patreon

The Big Picture

The Rewatchables

Came from

What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says it drew on another film or person.

Led to

What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.

No line says another film or person drew on it.

Connected to

Blue Steel: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (craft): Blue Steel → Superman. The helicopter date with aerial photography is a Superman thing.
    “It's a Superman thing, and there are those amazing, like, the helicopter photography going around”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Blue Steel with Jordan Hoffman (Ad-Free) · 1:05:28 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Captain Marvel: 1 line contrast ×1

  1. contrast (contrast): Captain Marvel → Superman. Captain Marvel is so powerful that Amanda wants her Kryptonite, like Superman.
    “I'm sure she have her version of Kryptonite or whatever?”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:49:46 · Amanda Dobbins (0.60 sure it was them)

Dune: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): Dune → Superman. Realizing a novel's iconography on screen risks looking dumb, like early superhero costumes before Reeve.
    “Only Christopher Reeve could really do it.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Dune with John Hodgman · 1:39:19 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

F1: 1 line industry ×1

  1. industry (industry): F1 → Superman. F1 beat Superman at the 2025 worldwide box office.
    “Take that fucking Superman.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:43:56 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

Gladiator II: 1 line what-if ×1

  1. what-if (what-if): Gladiator II → Superman. That version would be like if Lex Luthor could control Superman.
    “It would be like if Lex Luthor could control Superman.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Gladiator II’ Is Here. Are We Not Entertained? · 0:23:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Trent Reznor: 1 line craft ×1

  1. craft (score analogy): Trent Reznor → Superman. Reznor's pivot to a dark score is compared to John Williams cracking his knuckles for the Superman score.
    “This is like John Williams in 79 cracking his knuckles to do the Superman score.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 2:32:18 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

contrast (1)

  1. contrast (contrast): Captain Marvel → Superman. Captain Marvel is so powerful that Amanda wants her Kryptonite, like Superman.
    “I'm sure she have her version of Kryptonite or whatever?”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:49:46 · Amanda Dobbins (0.60 sure it was them)

craft (2)

  1. craft (score analogy): Trent Reznor → Superman. Reznor's pivot to a dark score is compared to John Williams cracking his knuckles for the Superman score.
    “This is like John Williams in 79 cracking his knuckles to do the Superman score.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo with Fran Hoepfner (Ad-Free) · 2:32:18 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)
  2. craft (craft): Blue Steel → Superman. The helicopter date with aerial photography is a Superman thing.
    “It's a Superman thing, and there are those amazing, like, the helicopter photography going around”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Blue Steel with Jordan Hoffman (Ad-Free) · 1:05:28 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

industry (2)

  1. industry (industry): Dune → Superman. Realizing a novel's iconography on screen risks looking dumb, like early superhero costumes before Reeve.
    “Only Christopher Reeve could really do it.”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Dune with John Hodgman · 1:39:19 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)
  2. industry (industry): F1 → Superman. F1 beat Superman at the 2025 worldwide box office.
    “Take that fucking Superman.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:43:56 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): Gladiator II → Superman. That version would be like if Lex Luthor could control Superman.
    “It would be like if Lex Luthor could control Superman.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Gladiator II’ Is Here. Are We Not Entertained? · 0:23:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about it

None.

Who the speakers said made it

As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.