"Smallville" (2001) TV series 2001-????

Creators:

Alfred Gough
Miles Millar

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

16 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

His journey, their battle, our future (season 6)

Plot:

A young Clark Kent struggles to find his place in the world as he learns to harness his alien powers for good and deals with the typical troubles of teenage life in Smallville.

Plot Keywords:

Smallville | Power | Kansas | Meteor Shower | Alien

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 26 wins & 111 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Dec. 11	8:00 PM	CW	Rabid	#9.3
Fri. Dec. 11	9:00 PM	CW	Echo	#9.4

Cast

Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent / ... (189 episodes, 2001-2010)
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan / ... (189 episodes, 2001-2010)
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang (158 episodes, 2001-2009)
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor / ... (153 episodes, 2001-2008)
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor / ... (141 episodes, 2001-2008)
Annette O'Toole	...	Martha Kent (132 episodes, 2001-2007)
Erica Durance	...	Lois Lane / ... (113 episodes, 2004-2010)
John Schneider	...	Jonathan Kent (111 episodes, 2001-2006)

Also Known As:

Smallville Beginnings (USA) (rerun title)
Smallville: Superman the Early Years (UK) (promotional title)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials) | USA:45 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG | USA:TV-PG | Malaysia:U | Australia:PG (TV rating) | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 4) (season 6) (season 7) (season 8) | New Zealand:M (season 2) | New Zealand:M (Season 1) | South Korea:12 | South Korea:15 (season 4 and 6) | New Zealand:R16 (season 6) | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | USA:TV-MA (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 7) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Mexico:B | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Tollin

Trivia:

Contains frequent in-joke references to the Superman mythos in various episodes.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In season 6's premiere, by the end it wrongfully states that the Iguazu Falls are in the Patagonia region in Argentina, while Patagonia is actually a southern region of the country.

Quotes:

Dr. Helen Bryce: It took me five dates to figure out you were delusional.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Nancy Drew (2007)

Soundtrack:

Save Me

The Saga of Superman gets off to a Promising Start

I just got finished watching SMALLVILLE and I have to say that I'm impressed. Sure, people are going to dismiss it as a Dawson's Creek/ Roswell clone but... oh.... SO WHAT?

The acting is good. The cast are mostly well-chosen (although an Amerindian* Lana and a black Pete Ross took a little getting used to). AND, unlike the big budget film versions of Superman and Batman, this series' creators seem to have actually looked at the source material AND USED IT!

Watching the original Chris Reeve flick, I was always interested in seeing more of the Smallville briefly shown in that film's first half hour. Now, Nielsen willing, we'll have five years' worth of a look!

Which makes me want to make a prediction here-- if the series goes the full five or seven years, the final year ends with Clark finally taking his place as Superman.

Okay, that's a "well, DUH" prediction but somebody had to make it!

-------------------- (* Post script two years later-- at the time I wrote this, there was virtually nothing available on Miss Kreuk. Since her exotic looks reminded me of Native Americans I know, i assumed she was one as well. And since Pete Ross in the comics is blond, the casting of Sam Jones was a surprise. A nice one, as he grew on me quite a lot. Too bad his character was so underutilized that Jones left the show.)