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06-20-2013, 04:21 AM
http://lebeauleblog.com/2013/06/14/the-low-down-on-superman-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-39780
From 1993-1997, Dean Cain played Superman on the TV show, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. The show downplayed the adventures and played up the central romance between Superman/Clark and Lois. It’s no coincidence Terri Hatcher’s Lois Lane got top billing in the show’s title. Her sexy take on Lois stole the show.
For a while, the quirky take on the Superman myth was a hit. But gradually the show slid from goofy fun into just plain goofy. Audiences got frustrated with the lack of a real threat for Superman to face and the increasingly ridiculous roadblocks used to keep Lois and Clark apart.
In 2001, Superman returned to the small screen on the WB’s Smallville. Like Superboy, the show told the adventures of a young Clark Kent. However, unlike Superboy, this Clark Kent was not allowed to don his super hero costume or to fly. Early on, the show was basically a rip-off of the WB’s hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer with its monster-of-the-week format. Some citizen of Smallville would gain super powers from a “meteor rock” (Kryptonite to you and me).
Amazingly, the show lasted ten seasons finally ending its run on the rebranded CW network in 2011. Over that time, the show changed in many ways from its coming of age story. Tom Welling, who played young Clark, was in this thirties by the time the show ended. Which made the idea that he was not yet Superman increasingly ridiculous.
Also, just about every character in the DC Universe who was not related to Batman or Wonder Woman eventually showed up as guest star at some point. So the character who is credited as the world’s first superhero was depicted as a latecomer on the TV show. Still, you can’t argue with the show’s success which paved the way for Arrow, and Aquaman pilot and possible a Wonder Woman show down the line.
From 1993-1997, Dean Cain played Superman on the TV show, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. The show downplayed the adventures and played up the central romance between Superman/Clark and Lois. It’s no coincidence Terri Hatcher’s Lois Lane got top billing in the show’s title. Her sexy take on Lois stole the show.
For a while, the quirky take on the Superman myth was a hit. But gradually the show slid from goofy fun into just plain goofy. Audiences got frustrated with the lack of a real threat for Superman to face and the increasingly ridiculous roadblocks used to keep Lois and Clark apart.
In 2001, Superman returned to the small screen on the WB’s Smallville. Like Superboy, the show told the adventures of a young Clark Kent. However, unlike Superboy, this Clark Kent was not allowed to don his super hero costume or to fly. Early on, the show was basically a rip-off of the WB’s hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer with its monster-of-the-week format. Some citizen of Smallville would gain super powers from a “meteor rock” (Kryptonite to you and me).
Amazingly, the show lasted ten seasons finally ending its run on the rebranded CW network in 2011. Over that time, the show changed in many ways from its coming of age story. Tom Welling, who played young Clark, was in this thirties by the time the show ended. Which made the idea that he was not yet Superman increasingly ridiculous.
Also, just about every character in the DC Universe who was not related to Batman or Wonder Woman eventually showed up as guest star at some point. So the character who is credited as the world’s first superhero was depicted as a latecomer on the TV show. Still, you can’t argue with the show’s success which paved the way for Arrow, and Aquaman pilot and possible a Wonder Woman show down the line.