Smallville - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

I Dream of Jeannie · 03-18-2003, 11:27 PM

Does anyone else watch Smallville?? I really like this show, it has potential. I can't wait till the day when Lana and Clark get together of course that could be 5 or 8 years from now if Smallville really takes off. lol. Anyway, I was just wondering who all likes this show, besides me.

DetectiveGriffin · 03-31-2003, 12:30 AM

Smallville is right on. I tried not to watch it, but i was recording it for someone in canada when it started and just hadta!

I'm a little old for the teenager thing going on, but oh well. I love superhero stuff.

Somebody let me know if they decide to go back and make a "smallville babies"
cartoon, I'll record that, too.

SNLROCKS · 03-31-2003, 01:17 PM

Smallville is awesome! It's one of my fave shows! Everybody should watch it because it's not just a teen show because it has action and deals with the superman story.

W.J. Griffin · 08-20-2003, 02:21 AM

Ah, "Smallville". Now, this is a "new" take on the "Superman" legend that I DO actually like!!

Let me count the reasons why(heh-heh-heh)

:

1. Tom Welling, Kristen Kreuk, and Micheal Rosenbloom. Three names that will go down in the history of the "Superman" legend as actors who got it RIGHT!! Clark, dealing with the un-dealable and learning something new about himself every day; Lana, on the cusp of maturity and making tentative strides; and Lex, alienated and paranoid, and these are his good qualities. A more compelling drama you'll find nowhere, as you watch these three divergent personalities converge upon one another!!

2. John Schnieder and Annette O'Toole. The definitive Pa and Ma Kent. Strong adults who guide their super-son thru his adolescence, not a couple of clueless goofs as most parents are portrayed on other show of this type. Both actors get high marks for the loving relationship between themselves and their alien child.

3. The Writing. Okay, they stumbled a bit with the "Freak-Of-The Week" routine during the first season, but after that the writing staff proved how much respect they had for the material (something a lot of superhero/comics adaptions seem to lack..."Birds Of Prey" anyone?), and enough imagination to pull it off and make it LOOK good!!

And that, boys and girls, is what I lik---no, LOVE about "Smallville"!!

But, once again, that's just me...

TJL · 08-20-2003, 05:35 AM

Some very good points W.J.

"Smallville" is a great show. The people behind the series have done a great job in reinventing the Superman franchise.
I only wish they took the same care with other superhero movies and series that have failed to deliver the goods.

W.J. Griffin · 08-20-2003, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TJL
Some very good points W.J.

"Smallville" is a great show. The people behind the series have done a great job in reinventing the Superman franchise.
I only wish they took the same care with other superhero movies and series that have failed to deliver the goods.

I agree. Take "Birds Of Prey", for example...it wouldn't have killed those producers to, at the very least, keep the characters that made the comic series popular in the first place, but no, they had to go tampering with the concept, and wound up in the ash can as a result. It's the same with the live-action "Spider-Man" series from the late 1970s and those two "Captain America" telefilms...too many changes from the source material ("The Incredible Hulk" had changes, too, but at least it made up for those changes by utilizing excellent scripts and a fine cast.)

But maybe with the success of the "Spider-Man" and "X-Men" films on the big screen, producers who want to adapt comic series will, at the very least, refrain from constant changes in the concept that made these series popular in the first place.

03-18-2003, 11:27 PM	#1
I Dream of Jeannie Undisputed.......... Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 12, 2002 Location: Rebelling againist a group, defining a genre, and supporting Deidre -n- Drake and John and Marlena no matter what, and thanking Mr. Reilly for this magnificant storyline. Woohoo!! Life is good! Dee and Drake are bad. he he he Posts: 4,925	Smallville Does anyone else watch Smallville?? I really like this show, it has potential. I can't wait till the day when Lana and Clark get together of course that could be 5 or 8 years from now if Smallville really takes off. lol. Anyway, I was just wondering who all likes this show, besides me.
	__________________ Die Hard J&M/DnD-er and Proud of It! "As she gets more desperate and frightened, he becomes her salvation, as she falls apart, he's right there. It's every child's fantasy and every woman's fantasy of a husband, where he is a knight in shining armor. And Drake is magnificent at it. It's clean and it's pure and it's right there in front of you." ~ Deidre Hall "John has always been her salvation. I'm not sure Marlena believes anyone can clear her, but if anyone can do it, it will be John." ~ Deidre Hall "Yes, it does look really bleak right now (for John and Marlena). I know that, but as in any good fairy tale there's a lot of pain to get through in order to reach the end of a good or happy ending." ~ Ken Corday Smile God Loves You www.geocities.com/hazel_n_blue_4ever/index

03-31-2003, 01:17 PM	#3
SNLROCKS Watch Smallville!!!! Frequent Poster Join Date: May 11, 2002 Location: The Land Of 10,000 Lakes Posts: 148	Smallville is awesome! It's one of my fave shows! Everybody should watch it because it's not just a teen show because it has action and deals with the superman story.
	__________________ "It's a dog eat dog world out there, and i'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." - Norm from Cheers "Hey Norm! What are you up to??" "My ideal weight if I was 11 feet tall!"- Norm from Cheers

08-20-2003, 05:35 AM	#5
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,588	Some very good points W.J. "Smallville" is a great show. The people behind the series have done a great job in reinventing the Superman franchise. I only wish they took the same care with other superhero movies and series that have failed to deliver the goods.
	__________________ "I think I'll stroll up to the front to see how the shooting's going..." - Capt. Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce Read my blogs! http://centralparkamisguide.com/ http://dvdcriticscorner.com Visit me on Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=641138880 Hey, I do the tweet thing too! http://twitter.com/TomLevier My shop of handmade items! http://www.etsy.com/shop/ColdGarageCreations

03-31-2003, 12:30 AM	#2
DetectiveGriffin Sankontessou! Senior Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2001 Location: North Central Indiana Posts: 1,288	Smallville is right on. I tried not to watch it, but i was recording it for someone in canada when it started and just hadta! I'm a little old for the teenager thing going on, but oh well. I love superhero stuff. Somebody let me know if they decide to go back and make a "smallville babies" cartoon, I'll record that, too.

08-20-2003, 02:21 AM	#4
W.J. Griffin Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 29, 2002 Posts: 527	Ah, "Smallville". Now, this is a "new" take on the "Superman" legend that I DO actually like!! Let me count the reasons why(heh-heh-heh) : 1. Tom Welling, Kristen Kreuk, and Micheal Rosenbloom. Three names that will go down in the history of the "Superman" legend as actors who got it RIGHT!! Clark, dealing with the un-dealable and learning something new about himself every day; Lana, on the cusp of maturity and making tentative strides; and Lex, alienated and paranoid, and these are his good qualities. A more compelling drama you'll find nowhere, as you watch these three divergent personalities converge upon one another!! 2. John Schnieder and Annette O'Toole. The definitive Pa and Ma Kent. Strong adults who guide their super-son thru his adolescence, not a couple of clueless goofs as most parents are portrayed on other show of this type. Both actors get high marks for the loving relationship between themselves and their alien child. 3. The Writing. Okay, they stumbled a bit with the "Freak-Of-The Week" routine during the first season, but after that the writing staff proved how much respect they had for the material (something a lot of superhero/comics adaptions seem to lack..."Birds Of Prey" anyone?), and enough imagination to pull it off and make it LOOK good!! And that, boys and girls, is what I lik---no, LOVE about "Smallville"!! But, once again, that's just me...