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IGN: Smallville: Justice Society TV-Movie?

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November 11, 2009 - Smallville is going Super sized for one night. The CW has decided to air the upcoming Justice Society storyline, filmed as two episodes, as a TV-Movie event, says EW.com's Michael Ausiello. Those episodes, written by DC Comics writer Geoff Johns, introduce Hawkman, Stargirl and Doctor Fate, along with DC villain Amanda Waller (played by Pam Grier, no less).

Ausiello says he's told, "CW execs felt they could get more mileage," by combining the two episodes. In recent weeks, Smallville has been holding its own on Friday nights – After a considerable drop at the start of the season after the change in nights, ratings have been going up almost every week, and it's looking increasingly likely there will be a Season 10. I'd say The CW deciding to make an "event" out of this storyline is another positive sign that the network is seeing the value in the long-running series.

The two-hour Justice Society Smallville TV-Movie is set to air Friday, January 29th, says Ausiello.

Smallville's Justice League Arc Combined for Two-Hour Movie

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It seems that some highly-anticipated episodes of a hit CW series will now be packaged together on one night. According to Entertainment Weekly's Ausiello Files, Smallville will turn it's two-episode Justice League of America arc into a two-hour TV movie.

The two episodes, both written by comic book veteran Geoff Johns, were designed to be run as separate episodes, but the site is reporting that the network felt it was best to combine the two into a TV movie.

The TV movie will feature the likes of such Justice League heroes as Stargirl, Hawkman and Dr. Fate, and will debut on January 29, 2010.

Exclusive: 'Smallville' TV movie takes flight! | Ausiello | EW.com

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I’ve got some big news for all my Super friends out there.

I’m hearing The CW has decided to package Smallville’s upcoming (and highly-anticipated) Justice Society-themed two-parter into a two-hour movie event airing on Jan. 29.

The Geoff Johns-penned episodes — titled “Society” and “Legends” and featuring such DC Comics stalwarts as Stargirl, Hawkman, and Dr. Fate — were originally designed to air separately. But, according to Smallville insiders, CW execs felt they could get more mileage out of combining them.

I tend do agree. Do you? Sound off in the comments!

Oh, and if you thought this scoop was super, just wait. There’s another (even bigger) Smallville-related treat coming your way later today.

Smallville as a Movie?

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Imagine--two hours of Clark, Lois, Oliver, Chloe, Zod, and Tess along with legions of the Justice Society uninterrupted! (Well, excepting commercials.) Believe it or not the executives over at The CW might actually be showing Smallville some love.

With the promising numbers coming in this season, EW reported this morning that "The CW has decided to package Smallville's upcoming (and highly-anticipated) Justice-society-themed-two-parter into a two-hour movie event airing on Jan. 29."

If you follow casting news and all that jazz, you know that Geoff Johns and Glen Winter combined their talents once again for the episodes titled "Society" and "Legends"--episodes involving intrepid DC Comics characters Stargirl (Britt Irvin), Hawkman (Michael Shanks), Dr. Fate (Brent Stait), and Martian Manhunter (Phil Morris).

Originally intended as separate installments, the powers that be determined the episodes might pack more punch (and garner a greater audience) if combined. So clear your calendars, set your DVRs, and invite all your friends. Friday, January 29 is the night of nights. The countdown starts now!

Wonder Twins Smallville Clip

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Smallville is keeping up with the DC universe and adding The Wonder Twins in their arsenal. Watch a sneak peak clip before they appear on Friday.
The Wonder Twins show up in Metropolis in hopes of helping The Blur. The only problem is that they kind of suck. I'm looking forward to the wacky misfortunes that they have in store for us, while working for the greater good.

Hopefully they don't find another random piece of Kryptonite and turn Clark into a kid again like they did in Super Friends. I'd hate to have to repeat the prior seasons of Smallville when nine is actually picking up.

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Zatanna to Reappear on 'Smallville'

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Another guest star is lined up for an episode this season nine of Smallville, as reports have confirmed the return of a charming character from the DC universe. Charming, of course, because she's going to cast yet another magic spell on the show. Actress Serinda Swan is ready to reappear on the show as Zatanna soon, giving fans another spellbinding surprise.

According to TV Guide Magazine, Swan will be seen on the upcoming episode "Warrior," which will air in the early weeks of next year. The powers behind Smallville are keeping mum about what her return brings, but we can bet she'll be stirring up a little fun for the others.

First appearing on last season's "Hex," Serinda Swan enjoyed the experience so much that she hoped for another shot. "There was always the hint that she might return one day, so I was keeping my fingers crossed," she told the publication. "I love the cast and I really like the character."

As of now, there's just a lot of mystery surrounding her return. Maybe that's just as well. "[K]nowing the character and what she's capable of, it's going to be something pretty interesting," Swan revealed.

On her previous Smallville gig, Zatanna managed to grant the inner desire of birthday girl Chloe (Allison Mack). This causes the celebrator to exist in the body of Lois Lane (Erica Durance). What's more, this conjurer crossed paths with Oliver (Justin Hartley) as she sought out her late legendary father's diary.

One thing that Zatanna was certainly remembered for is her peculiar speech. Even Serinda Swan had a memorable time learning how to talk backwards, using her iPod and reversing the spells to study the character's manners.

"I'm definitely going to have to brush up on my backwards-speaking," Swan exclaimed. "It was a fine art to learn!"

The Smallville writers are certainly upping the ante when it comes to guest stars this season. Anyway, mark your calendars for "Warrior" as Serinda Swan reappears next year.

Pam Grier Joins Smallville as DC Villain

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The Smallville mythology is growing this season with the introduction of Agent Amanda Waller. The L Word star Pam Grier, who began in 1970s blaxploitation films, has taken on the role of the DC Comics villainess, TVGuide.com has confirmed.

Who's returning to Smallville?

The 60-year-old Grier, whose career was revived by Quentin Tarantino's 1997 film Jackie Brown, will make her first appearance in the second hour of the Justice Society two-parter, slated to run in January, and will be sticking around for multiple episodes.

In one part of the Superman mythology, Waller brought on the destruction of Smallville.

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Promo & Sneak Peek – Smallville 9.08 “Kandor”

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A few days ago we posted promo photos for the November 6 episode of Smallville, where Jor-El finally makes an appearance. Thanks to theCW, we now have a promo and a sneak peek for you.

9x08_16JOR-EL APPEARS IN SMALLVILLE

Jor-El (guest star Julian Sands) mysteriously arrives at the Kent farm searching for his son, Kal-El, but meets Chloe (Allison Mack) instead. Convinced the Blur is Jor-El, Zod (Callum Blue) enlists Tess’ (Cassidy Freeman) help in finding him to force him to reveal the secret to his powers.

Clark (Tom Welling) realizes Jor-El is alive and on Earth and races to find him before Zod does. Erica Durance and Justin Hartley also star.

Ratings: ‘Smallville’ Flying High, ‘FlashForward’ Losing Viewers - Screen Rant

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With November sweeps and the World Series both starting last week, it causes a strange effect in television ratings. While November sweeps is supposed to bring in high ratings, the World Series always cuts into their usual audience as we’re seeing with ABC’s much touted drama, FlashForward. The new series created by David S. Goyer and Brannon Braga saw its lowest ratings last week and conversly, this past week Smallville saw their highest ratings since the ninth season began.

Still, can the World Series really account for all these ratings fluctuations? As a fan of Smallville, I make sure to always tune in, but even with the show being able to pull in 2.6 million viewers; it’s still down over 1 million viewers from last season. When Smallville made the move to Friday night, The CW was putting their veteran series up against the powerhouse that is CBS’s Friday night line-up. Since the Kryptonian visitor has been able to hold its own on the toughest night of the week, I have a feeling that Mr. Kent may receive another season order.

That is something, sadly, Dollhouse will unlikely be given as FOX’s decision to replace Dollhouse for the month of November with reruns of their number one rated medical drama, House. While the rerun of the two-hour series premiere received marginally more viewers than Dollhouse in that time slot, it was still bested by Smallville.

Alright, enough of the Smallville talk. While I could go on forever, we’ve got to get down to the nitty-gritty; what is up with FlashForward? Is this show on the decline? Will we even make it to the April 29, 2010?

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ABC has been promoting FlashForward for as long as I can remember (My memory only goes back about a year). They’ve been setting this series up to be the replacement for Lost and if you looked at the premiere, you might think they were correct.

The series premiere pulled in 12.45 million viewers but as the sixth episode just aired, the latest episode received just 9 million viewers. I know that no one expects any series to retain 100% of their premiere audience, but I have a feeling that this has less to do with the World Series and more to do with what’s going on with show itself.

Since the news of FlashForward being down in the ratings, discussions behind-the-scenes at Screen Rant have been back and forth trying to figure out why exactly the show is losing viewers. Some people think it’s because of the direction that they’re taking the show, some people think that it’s the long, artificially drawn-out storylines, but almost everyone agrees that something’s up – we just can’t put our finger on it.

Not yet at least.

So, I pose the question to you, the reader; What is up FlashForward? Are you happy with the show the way it is and the way they’re taking it? Is there anything that you’re not enjoying? Do you think that this show will be able to reach the three to five year mark needed to tell the entire tale?

Let’s hear it!

(I’m not trying to leave all you Smallville fans out, so if you want to throw in some fist pumps, go for it. Also, if anyone wants to mention how great last weeks Supernatural was, I just might have to agree with you.)

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If you want to make it to April 29, you better tune in to FlashForward Thrusdays at 8PM on ABC.
Fans of the blue blur tune into Smallville Fridays at 8PM on The CW.