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A Letter from a fan 5/26/11

 

 

Here's a sweet email we recieved today: 

"I have been watching Smallville since it’s beginning and have never missed it one time. The final show tonight was as grand as the whole series was, and I was so happy to see Lex Luther and Clarks dad  back. I will really miss my Friday night fix. The acting and writing was superb. Tom Welling has grown from a young lad into a wonderful man. I am 72 years old and I will sorely miss this show. Tom made you feel that maybe there could be a super hero that could save our world like Christopher Reeve did. I was a great fan of his also. God bless to all of the stars and writers of this show. You have made one old lady a very happy person. 

Ann D*****"

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More concept art from Tim Burton and Nic Cage's Superman that never was

Holy crap, Nic Cage and Tim Burton's Superman movie would have been one demented discotheque! A new crop of concept art from Superman Lives, the failed superhero collaboration between the two, has surfaced. Showing sparkly new suits, Doomsday and more.

Back in October, costume and special effects designer Steve Johnson gave us a special insiders look at the failed Superman movie Superman Lives, starring Nic Cage. Recently, Johnson has released even more images, story boards and concept art designs for that film's villain, Doomsday (via facebook). And we have to admit, even though we're not in love with a lot of the ideas, we're completely consumed by Superman's light-up disco ball suit and the villainous art...

 

Speaking of Superman movies that ever got off the ground, IESB has a little run-down of Bryan Singer's Supes sequel. What would have happened between Superman, and his new son? Here's a little plot synopsis from IESB, of what could have been:

Superman: The Man of Steel

TMS started just a few years after the incidents that we saw in Superman Returns. Kal-El is doing what Superman does best, Lois Lane is raising her kid Jason, who of course is Superman's child and the world is getting use to having Superman back.

Now there are storyline threads that go back to Superman Returns, one is the on going plot of Superman's original reason of going back to Krypton. He has always wondered if he truly is the last Son of Krypton.

Remember new Krypton that Lex created with crystals he stole from the Fortress of Solitude and Kryptonite that Supes launched into to space that nearly killed him?

So new Krypton continues to grow in space and has become an almost perfect sphere. It is now the size of a small moon.

Besides giving Humans something to admire at night, Earth new satellite has also brought some unexpected attention from a galaxy far, far away.

A massive spaceship arrives Earth's orbit, Superman flys up to meet the spacecraft and we are introduced to our out of this world visitor.

Superman quickly finds out that our visitor is also a Kryptonian survivor who has been traveling the known galaxies and was able to detect Kryptonian technology thanks to our new green/black satellite that has started to orbit the Earth.

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Brett Ratner Calls 'Superman' Director Zack Snyder 'A Great Choice,' Admits A Little Envy

"Congrats to Zack Snyder on Superman. Can't wait to see it!!!!" tweeted Brett Ratner last month when news broke that the "Watchmen" director would be helming the latest reboot of the DC Comics franchise.

It was an admirable gesture on Ratner's part, considering he spent a year of his life on "Superman" preproduction, only to see the budget balloon and the project collapse. When he stopped by Splash Page HQ to promote "Skyline" recently, Ratner continued to express support for Snyder, but also admitted to some jealously.

 

"Is there envy? Maybe a little," he told MTV News. "It was a dream of mine to make a Superman movie."

"I think Zack was a good choice, an interesting choice," he added. "I'm going to be the first one in line to see that movie. I can't wait."

The "X-Men: The Last Stand" director went on to pinpoint the challenges of adapting the "Superman" franchise and to explain why Snyder is the right man for the job.

"[Zack is] a great visual director," Ratner said. "It wasn't easy. I was a part of that for about a year. It was a challenge. It's hard to make a guy in tights with a cape relevant right now. It needs an interpretation…. It needs a contemporary, visionary guy who can really take something and reinvent it for a contemporary audience and make it relevant. He's definitely in the zeitgeist. He's a great technical filmmaker, a great storyteller."

Once Ratner got going on the "Superman" tip, he was hard to slow down, launching into recollections of his time working on the franchise. He spoke about his insistence on casting an unknown as the Man of Steel, despite the fact that he screen-tested everyone from Jude Law to Ashton Kutcher.

He talked about the contributions of production designer Arthur Max (Ridley Scott's go-to guy) and costume designer Betsy Heimann ("The A-Team"), and he speculated that his redesign of the "Superman" logo might in fact be the one Snyder ends up using.

"I reinvented the logo, which I think they ended up using," he revealed. "I can't exactly tell, because I don't know if the red they're using is the red I picked. I did this incredible R & D."

In the end, of course, Ratner's version was squashed. And all these years later, he's got nothing but kind words for Snyder.

"I'm really happy for him," he said. "I'm not an envious guy. I love filmmakers."

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SMALLVILLE: SUPERGIRL - Episode 3 Season 10

 

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Clark (Tom Welling) is stunned when Kara (guest star Laura Vandervoort) returns to Earth and tells him Jor El sent her to stop the dark force that is coming because he doesn't believe Clark can handle it. Meanwhile, Lois (Erica Durance) confronts Gordon Godfrey (guest star Michael Daingerfield), a shock jock radio DJ who has been crusading against heroes, after he threatens the Green Arrow (Justin Hartley). However, after Godfrey is possessed by the dark force, he takes Lois hostage and Clark and Kara have to come to her rescue. Mairzee Almas directed the episode written by Ann Cofell Saunders.

 

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‘Smallville’ Returns To San Diego Comic-Con

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Last spring, Warner Brothers announced that the upcoming tenth season of "Smallville" will also be its last. And while the show will begin its final chapter in the fall, several members of the cast and creative team coming to the San Diego Comic-Con for one final appearance.

Series stars Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman and Justin Hartley will headline the "Smallville" panel on Sunday, July 25 at 10:00a.m. in Ballroom 20 of the San Diego Convention Center. "Smallville" showrunners Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson will also be on the panel, with special guest moderator Geoff Johns; the recently named Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment who has also written two episodes of "Smallville."

For Welling, this will be only his second appearance at Comic-Con, following nearly a decade as Clark Kent. It's also interesting to note Freeman's appearance, as her character, Tess was seemingly killed off in the ninth season finale. Presumably, she will be revived in the new season.

The CW has already indicated that former "Smallville" cast members may return for the tenth season, with John Schneider's appearances already announced for the season premiere and a later episode.

Welling has previously indicated his desire to see Michael Rosenbaum reprise his role as Lex Luthor, despite Rosenbaum's earlier statement that he will not return to the series.

Although there haven't been any announcements yet concerning any new villains for the tenth season, it's widely believed that Darkseid and the New Gods may play a prominent role based on hints dropped during the ninth season by Johns himself.

The season premiere of "Smallville" will air on Friday, September 24.

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Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season (Blu-ray) Blu-ray and DVD Review - ComingSoon.net

 

via www.comingsoon.net

Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season (Blu-ray)
Reviewed by: Scott Chitwood
Movie Rating: 6 out of 10
Extras Rating: 7 out of 10

Rating: Not Rated

Starring:
Tom Welling as Clark Kent
Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan
Erica Durance as Lois Lane
Aaron Ashmore as Jimmy Olsen
Cassidy Freeman as Tess Mercer
Sam Witwer as Davis Bloome
Justin Hartley as Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
Alaina Huffman as Dinah Lance / Black Canary
Kyle Gallner as Bart Allen / Impulse
Ari Cohen as Regan Matthews
Ryan Kennedy as Rokk Krinn / Cosmic Boy
Mike Dopud as Security Guard George
Dario Delacio as Doomsday

Special Features:
Cast/Creator Commentaries
Unaired Scenes
In the Director's Chair: Behind the Lens and Calling the Shots with Allison Mack
Smallville's Doomsday: The Making of a Monster

Other Info:
Widescreen (1.78:1)
Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound
Running Time: 1012 Minutes

The Details:
The following is the official description of the series:

"There's a new reporter at the Daily Planet: Clark Kent, who shares a workspace with Lois Lane. There's a new hero in Metropolis, too. No one knows who he is. But Jimmy Olsen was on the scene of one of the do-gooder's exploits, and he snapped a blurred photo of the hero in superspeed action - a hero everyone now calls the Red-Blue Blur.

Red-jacketed, blue-shirted Clark Kent draws closer to his Superman destiny in the exciting 22-episode, 4-disc Season 8 set brimming with high-definition excitement. Another Kryptonian destiny also takes shape. Davis Bloome begins to realize he is Doomsday. His mission on Earth: kill Clark Kent. So many new events (will Jimmy and Chloe's marriage last?), so many new faces (Tess Mercer, Saturn Girl and Cosmic Boy among them!), so many state-of-the-art effects - so don't miss a single thrill-packed moment! "

"Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season" is not rated.

Mini-Review:
I haven't watched "Smallville" in quite some time, so it was interesting to catch up with the series. After all, I'm a big Superman fan so I should be following this show more than I have.

First off, they should start calling this show "Metropolis" rather than "Smallville." The show is almost entirely set in the big city with Lois and Clark both working at the Daily Planet. The story also hops around the globe quite a bit and extends well beyond the tiny town's borders. The few times they do return to Smallville, it seems a bit forced into the story.

Second, each episode of the show looks more like a theatrical motion picture rather than a TV series episodes. The cinematography, sets, and effects look better than a lot more expensive shows on TV. I was definitely impressed.

I'm also amazed by how many characters from the comics have crept into the TV show. A few of them have appeared before, but they seem a lot more prominent now. We get numerous cameos by Green Arrow, Flash, Black Canary, and Aquaman. We also see Zatanna, Cosmic Boy, Lightning Lad, Saturn Girl, Martian Manhunter, and others. Brainiac and General Zod's wife come into play, too. But if that's not enough to blow your mind, they tackle Doomsday in this season, too. They took some liberties with the character, but they seem justified. Doomsday is not simply an enormous, mindless beast that kills Superman. He's more of an anti-Superman that has a human side. By day he's an EMT, at night a creature that looks fairly close to what's in the comic books. I think it was definitely a challenge to translate, but they pulled it off.

This season also marks the departure of Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor. In his place is Cassidy Freeman as Tess Mercer, Lex's replacement. While you can't blame him for wanting to go and do other things, he's an incredibly tough act to follow.

This season also did something extremely odd in the season finale with Jimmy Olsen. I can't discuss it here without getting into spoilers, but it's probably the biggest departure from the Superman mythos they've done to date. Watch the show and you'll see what I mean.

If you're like me and you're a comic fan who hasn't watched "Smallville" in a while, this season may be where you want to jump back on board. The show is still continuing on strong and is more tied to the DC comics than ever.

The bonus features are a tad light this time around. There's a featurette on the development of Doomsday and another on Allison Mack's turn in the directing chair. You'll also find a couple of commentaries and deleted scenes.

First Look: 'Smallville' Season 9

via blogs.nypost.com

After falling out of favor with my Tivo for a few seasons, "Smallville" made a rip snorting comeback last season with its Chloe-heavy Doomsday-plot. And now that the Superman-series will be moving to Fridays this fall, no longer going head-to-head with "Survivor," I am super excited to season nine takes us.

EW.com's Michael Ausiello is giving fans their first look today at what the Zod-centric season will look like. It's embedded below and fantastic! All I can say is, the words "Kneel before Zod" are said in the promo, so I'm a happy camper!

SMALLVILLE Season 9 Trailer

via www.daemonstv.com

Check out the new trailer for Season 9 of SMALLVILLE and wow, these people know how to make promos look good.
Zod (Callum Blue) looks so amazing, I cannot wait to see more of him. The trailer also gives us more of a peak at Brian Austin Green as Metallo (of whom I posted the first picture recently).
It seems that Clark is also starting to wear the iconic S symbol. We're getting closer and closer to Superman, which is really exciting.
Season 9 of Smallville premieres on September 25, 2009 at 8pm on The CW. Until then, enjoy the trailer below.

Smallville and the promise of the premise

via www.examiner.com

Okay Clark, don’t tease me like Lana Lang on Prom Night …
It’s Hollywood Economics 101: As a TV series gets longer in the tooth, the main cast, producers and other below the line big-wigs get bigger and bigger paychecks.
If the show is very popular and is able to command top dollar for its advertising time, everybody is happy.
If the show in question is on a smaller network … say, the CW, and the lead actor has been in place for going on nine seasons, there’s probably not a lot of extra bread to spread.
Usually, what happens is the show itself becomes “smaller”. Secondary cast members get less and less screen time, or get hit by a bus or something, and the series morphs into a “Show in a Bottle,” where episodes are shot on the cheap using existing sets and very few guest stars. A classic example of this happened during the third and final season of the original Star Trek series. A majority of those episodes took place either onboard the ship or with minimalist settings. Instead of becoming the Incredible Shrinking Show, the 9th season of Smallville looks like it's getting an even bigger canvas. Bigger villains, bigger action, bigger promise.
But I’ve been taken to the prom before by Smallville. The promise of Doomsday and the epic battle that had to happen kept me interested … and ultimately under-whelmed … last season.
Smallville seems to be getting a second wind, however, if the 9th season trailer released today is any indicator. Clark accepts his destiny, begins training to be “super” and adapts the iconic \S/ logo as his symbol.
Will someone ape Jackie Cooper’s Perry White-ism “What does the “S” stand for? Sidney? Sheldon?”
Will Lois ascribe the name “Superman” to the Red-Blue Blur?
Will Clark find the middle ground between his Kryptonian heritage and his human upbringing?
It was just a matter of weeks ago that I stated in an earlier article that I wanted “more super in my Superman” from Smallville. I may be getting my wish. Will we finally be treated to the “Promise of the Premise,” as the late, great screenwriting guru Blake Snyder used to say?
The potential is there for greatness, but that same potential has been there since 2001 and the premiere of Smallville.
Smallville's 9th season premiers on Friday September 25th on the CW Network.

Question: Will there ever be a "Smallville" video game?

I'm asking a question that all "Smallville" fans might be asking for

Do you think there will be a "Smallville" video game? Lately people have been asking them the questions that need to be answered, except a question about the development of a game. Now that those questions are answered, will they do all the seasons of "Smallville" in a video game or just season 8 and 9?

Playable characters like Clark, Justice League, Lana; Legion of Superheroes, Jor-El, and others. Mabye, they'll have a evil campaign and evil guys like Doomsday, Zod, Lex Luthor, Forah in Lois, Zod, Metallo, Oliver trying to kill Lex ,and others. They could have costumes like the farm red and blue clothing, the new Super Suit in season 9, and the cop suit in episode "Bulletproof."

I found these concepts for a possible fan-made game.

via www.comicbookmovie.com

Smallville Vets Take on Melrose Place

August 4, 2009 - 1990s guilty pleasure Melrose Place is returning this fall via a revival on the CW and today the producers and cast spoke to the press about the series. The series is run by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer, both former Smallville writer/producers. Said Slavkin, "We've been on Smallville for seven seasons. That show means a great deal to us, but this was an opportunity we couldn't pass up."

The series features two original cast members, Laura Leighton ("Sydney Andrews") and Thomas Calabro ("Michael Mancini"), back in prominent roles. Leighton said, "they incorporated my character in a very unique way. I had no expectation going in. Playing Sydney the first time was so much fun. There was no downside to playing her again." Calabro said he was "interested in the ideas that they had bringing the show forward," and was, "Very excited to learn [Michael] had even more money than before and even more power. If he continues to be an evildoer that bodes well."

Slavkin said they saw the new Melrose Place as "A tribute to the old show, but we really want to create our own show." As for reaching a new generation with the show, Slavkin noted the original series was a "huge international franchise," and pointed out that it only ended ten years ago, meaning there were plenty of young fans they could reclaim – "If you're 25, you were 15 when Melrose Place was on."

Among the new cast members -- which include Stephanie Jacobsen ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield) and Michael Rady (Swingtown) -- Ashlee Simpson-Wentz said of her new-in-town character, "The really innocent girl is probably not so innocent. She's got a dark side." The character played by Katie Cassidy (Supernatural / Harper's Island) meanwhile is seen seducing men and women alike in the pilot, and Slavkin said, "We call her tri-sexual, which is she'll try anything."

- The CW

Katie Cassidy as Melrose Place's "tri-sexual"

Big Spoilers for the pilot of the new Melrose Place follow.

It's impossible to discuss portions of what was asked at the panel without going into the events of the pilot, and the big plot point that occurs just a few minutes in... (one last Spoiler Warning!)

...which is the discovery of Sydney's floating corpse in the famous Melrose Place pool. This sets up an underlying murder mystery element, as all the other leads become suspects. Meanwhile, Leighton will continue to appear in the series via flashbacks, with Slavkin saying he and Swimmer are "Huge fans of noir," and even listing Sunset Blvd as an inspiration. Said Slavkin, "It's a very interesting idea with Sydney. We tell her story in the past and how it affects the characters. She's involved in all the characters in very deep ways."

Swimmer noted, "The murder won't be milked out for an entire season, but it will go over several episodes." He also added that even when Sydney's murder is solved, "mystery, suspense and intrigue are very much part of the overall tone of the show. They'll still be plenty of mystery and suspense and crime elements and stuff like that that will continue to be through the series." The producers also noted there was "no reason" Sydney couldn't appear in more flashbacks after her murder is solved.

- The CW

Welcome back, Sydney and Michael! Laura Leighton and Thomas Calabro return to Melrose Place

As for other original Melrose cast members returning, Slavkin noted, "Josie Bissett is shooting as we speak," noting it was pretty natural to have Sydney's sister Jane come back, given the set up. Going forward, he said that all decisions on bringing previous cast members back go hand in hand with asking, "Does it feel organic? Does it not feel contrived?" He also noted that, "Jo Reynolds will be back with a vengeance," referring to Daphne Zuniga's character and that "Last night I talked to Grant Show ("Jake Hanson") and I was very excited. So stuff's brewing."

As for the original's most talked about star, Slavkin said, "The door is always open for Heather Locklear. We're huge fans of hers and have a great way to have her come into the show."

via tv.ign.com

Smallville keeps expanding: CW producers say series may last beyond ninth year

via www.examiner.com

Superman small-screen fans have reason to breathe an super-cold sigh of relief as executives of the CW, home of Warner Bros. comic book television series Smallville, have announced that they feel the series has enough potential creative energy to last beyond its upcoming ninth season. Says CW President Dawn Ostroff, "I hope it's not the last season...the show still has a lot of life yet to it."

Smallville, which began broadcasting in 2001 on the CW's predecessor channel the WB, chronicles the early adventures of Clark Kent (Tom Welling), beginning in high school and currently set in Kent's early days as a budding reporter for the Daily Planet. The series' title refers to the future Superman's home town in Kansas, where most of the series' earlier adventures occured (they have since largely moved to the hero's more familiar home of Metropolis but there is as of yet no title change in sight). The long-running television series also focused on the friend-turn-foe relationship between Clark Kent and Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum), first forged when the former saved the future villain's life during a motor accident. Clark's early romance with his high school sweetheart Lana Lang (Kristen Kreuk). In recent years, both the Luthor and Lana characters have left as series regulars, as well as Clark's parents Jonathon and Martha Kent (John Schneider and Annette O'toole), however other well-known Super-friends have appeared in later seasons, such as Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen (Erica Durance and Aaron Ashmore). A non-comic book core character created especially for the series is Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack), an aspiring reporter, cousin to Lois Lane, and unfailingly loyal friend to Clark. The Chloe character has proved popular enough that an attempt was made in the mid-2000s to integrate her into the mainstream Superman comics, but as of yet the character has not appeared although fans, including this Examiner, live in hope.

For Smallville's upcoming ninth season, the CW will move the series to air on Friday nights, as an anchor for a new set of programming. Says Dawn Ostroff, "We felt the best way to open up Friday night was with a big establishied hit like Smallville." Ostroff also hints that Michael Rosenbaum's Lex Luthor, who left the program's regular cast at the close of the seventh season two years ago, may eventually make a return appearance. She also voices his approval of Smallville''s former Thursday sister series Supernatural (starring Jared Padalecki and Smallville alumi Jensen Ackles), and hopes that series will continue past its upcoming fifth season as well.

Smallville will return to television on September 25th, 2009, and feature Clark Kent edging towards his destiny as Superman while battling the renwed threat of his fellow Kryptonian nemesis, Zod.