re: Krypton gets pilot order from syfy

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Set two generations before Superman arrives on Earth, Krypton will focus on Superman’s grandfather during a time when the great House of El was “ostracized and shamed” on his home planet. The hero of the story must fight to redeem his family’s honor and save his world from a yet unknown new enemy.

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This is a very very shitty premise and does not draw people casaul viewers in.

I would set it up something like this....

It would chronicle the rise of General Zod as the head of Krypton's military and crises such as Faora running rampant after being jealous of Ursa, Kandor's border disputes, Jor-El and Lara's romance, General Zod's friendship with Jor-El and possibly being named Kal-El's godfather, Krypton's encounters with Braniac, New Genesis, Thangar, and Darkseid with the latter setting Krypton's Death in motion by interfering with its planetary core by preventing any heat from getting up into the surface, Jor-El's investigation and discovery of Krypton's impending death, Brainiac's attempts to stop Jor-El if they want to make Brainiac Kryptonian in orgin, General Zod's attempted coup of Krypton's ruling council and Jor-El's role in sentencing him, and then finally the death of Krypton and Jor-El and Lara sending Kal-El off to Earth as their world dies around them.

People want to see what Jor-El, Lara, General Zod, Non and Ursa looked like, their adventures and how modern kryptonian society functioned. Give that to them.