Kevin Smith explains why DC Comics TV series are more successful than the movies

Entertainment Weekly

The filmmaker, who's directed multiple Supergirl episodes -- “Melissa Benoist is the absolute f*cking sh*t,” he says -- attributes the difference to the writing. “It has nothing to do with the characters themselves or how they interact with the social consciousness or whether they’re relevant still or not,” Smith says. “A good writer will turn anything into a watchable concept. Some of the DC movies have had a hard time catching an audience. The stories haven’t been as satisfying. When you’re doing a DC television show, such as Supergirl or The Flash, you don’t have two hours to tell your story. You have 22 hours to tell a long story… They get more time there.”