I believe "S" being a Kryptonian symbol was not the original idea. Originally it did indeed just mean Superman. When the back story changed I am not sure but I believe it to be pretty recent. Post Christopher's Reeves films.
Silly to have a QI question about something that has no fixed canon, because the whole point of QI is the obvious answer is wrong but without a fixed canon no answer is wrong.
in the comics up to the 60;s when I read them avidly it NEVER appeared in kryptonian society and was NEVER the family crest of Kal El. Jor 'El's crest was the sunburst
i do not recall the S ever explained in the comics but as it never appeared on Krypton the S for Super is the best and most fair answer
Teri didn't know because they hadn't made that nonsense up when she played Lois Lane. "The 'S' stands for Hope" is utter bollocks; hopefully James Gunn ignores it.
🤓 Actually, It originally did represent S, for Superman in 1938 when the character was created, In the 1978 movie it became the symbol for the House of El, Superman's Kryptonian family. In the 2004 Mark Waid's "Superman: Birthright" comic It was both the symbol for the house of El and Hope.
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I believe "S" being a Kryptonian symbol was not the original idea. Originally it did indeed just mean Superman. When the back story changed I am not sure but I believe it to be pretty recent. Post Christopher's Reeves films.
Silly to have a QI question about something that has no fixed canon, because the whole point of QI is the obvious answer is wrong but without a fixed canon no answer is wrong.
This aged poorly considering Henry cavil tried it out and realised it literally works in public 😅
S for Satan
It's the snake
The fallen angels
Funnily enough, hope in Italian is Speranza and In latin Spes
So I imagine this might be the base for the symbol from the writer od Superman
Hopeman?
Katherine " Kiki " Tango
Lieutenant Raymond " Ray " Tango sister
Movie Tango & Cash
1989
.. Teri Hatcher
Hope!
The premise of the question is false.
Did Dean Cain Superman ever told Terri Hatcher Lois what the S stands for?
The guy who played Superman alongside Teri Hatcher is an ICE agent now.
If I were on the panel i would tell her straight that SHE IS WRONG
and with reasons, as i offer below
S a Kryptonian symbol?
this is ONLY in the movies from 1978 onward
in the comics up to the 60;s when I read them avidly it NEVER appeared in kryptonian society and was NEVER the family crest of Kal El. Jor 'El's crest was the sunburst
i do not recall the S ever explained in the comics but as it never appeared on Krypton the S for Super is the best and most fair answer
SO YOU ARE WRONG
call me a fundamentalist but canon matters
and movies that violate canon are NOT canon
HOPE
Teri didn't know because they hadn't made that nonsense up when she played Lois Lane. "The 'S' stands for Hope" is utter bollocks; hopefully James Gunn ignores it.
Took me a while to realise who she was with all the botox
It's an S. The rest is revisionist history.
Ewww don’t show Dean Cain as superman. He is the exact opposite of everything Superman stood for.
“OH MY GOD! WHERE DID SANDY GO!?”? exclaimed Terri Hatcher. This requires quick wit and intelligence.
If the 'S' isn't an 'S' you can't ask "What does the 'S' on Superman's chest stand for?"
God I can't believe I'm becoming that guy but, it's actually the family crest of his Kryptonian family, the house of El
That’s actually not true…. 🤦🏻♀️
Teri always has that cute quirky panic going on, and I love it!
In the old superman movies from the 1970s they established it was the crest of superman’s family, House El.
"simp"
God Teri is still the cutest human. I mean what a charmer.
Sounds like the kind of thing 2013 would have done…. 🤦♂️
🤓 Actually, It originally did represent S, for Superman in 1938 when the character was created, In the 1978 movie it became the symbol for the House of El, Superman's Kryptonian family. In the 2004 Mark Waid's "Superman: Birthright" comic It was both the symbol for the house of El and Hope.
It The House of El is a noble Kryptonian family that once resided in a citadel outside the megacity of Kandor
… I took it to mean that superman means hope on his home planet…
What does Pink Kryptonite do to Superman?
The s don’t stand for super ya know😅😅😅😏☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
Hope starts with H stupid
“Hope starts with an H, stupid.”
-Pete Holmes
QI is so clever!
I miss Danny Baker. Cancelled for a trivial thing.