I just don't think any Kent would do what they had Clark do to Connor and I would have loved if they explored that. Connor was new born and begging for Clark's guidance and he abandons him to Batman and a robot for months I think. Meanwhile in the very same show, he's wondering if Captain Marvel is an Kryptonian because he's lonely. F*** that noise. I just don't buy it and what's worst, YJ was popular and it turned so many people off from Superman because Superboy is the protagonist and your suppose to relate to him.
The creators don't see merit in the character so they're catering to people who never liked him to begin with and those same people still go, "Batman is the only good DC character" and don't buy Superman's stuff instead of giving us an honest adaption of the material that's created these long time fans. I think this also has the ugly effect of dissuading people from reading older Superman comics because it validates the opinion that he's too boring, powerful, broken, so here's a new shiny turd most of which aren't worth investing in. Your feelings about adaptions is the same I have towards music but an concept like Superman should have some things about him that are constant or timeless. Some people really do find inspiration from him to do better in their lives but that guy is being phased out of existence. Why is Batman and perhaps the Green Lanterns only allowed to remain consistent? I like new things like I like clean water but I don't read Superman to see him do terrible things or have a bunch of awful things happen to him and him suck and be stupid and cry and crap. That is Marvel's selling point. You can get good stories doing that but I honestly feel like that would work better if people mostly wanted Superman to succeed. Most of these adaptions he's an asshole and a lot of people can't wait for Batman to humiliate him in this "sequel" like they did in TDKR which is why they used an direct quote to hype it.In general, Superman appears to be in a no-win holding pattern. It seems like the things that long-time fans seem to like is the sort of thing creators are afraid of. You make Superman good, and the creators see it as "too perfect." Especially in animation, I feel like a lot of personnel were terrified at the idea that Superman might be too good at his job, so a lot of emphasis was made on his flaws, which I think is backwards and unproductive. I liken it to Coke 2; the Coca-Cola company was so obsessed with being like Pepsi instead of catering to what their product did well, they (temporarily) abandoned their formula and tried to be Pepsi, and it was a fiasco. That's how I feel a lot of writers who aren't passionate about Superman approach the character.
Also, I feel like were at a strange juncture in which non-fans seem to come in two major camps: Superman's too good at stuff that he's boring, or Superman's a ***** because despite all his power, he's not more capable than he already is. I think it's a common corporate mindset to ignore the loyal customers and try tooth and nail to win over guys who aren't subscribing to your product. That's why a lot of these projects are always trying to be a different kind of Superman.
That said, I like a lot of variations in the character, though. There's no rule, for me, about how much you have to keep the same, or how much you're allowed to change. Not to be Captain Obvious Tautology, but if I like it, I'll like it, new-ish or rehashed.