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John Williamson
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Re: Superman Returns Sequel discussion thread
Very familliar with that pic of Welling in the suit, it was my desktop for about 4 months lol.
"There was that time I wanted to be an astronaut.
I wanted to be the first one to kill somebody on the moon."
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08-13-2008, 07:28 PM
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John Williamson
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Re: Superman Returns Sequel discussion thread
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I think a lot of Smallville fans are still bitter Tom Welling wasn't cast as Superman.
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I was, but i'm MOSTLY over it now. 
"There was that time I wanted to be an astronaut.
I wanted to be the first one to kill somebody on the moon."
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08-13-2008, 08:35 PM
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Re: Superman Returns Sequel discussion thread
you guys didn't see the wink above the photo?
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08-14-2008, 03:18 AM
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Re: Superman Returns Sequel discussion thread
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More ancedontal evidence than anything. I think a lot of Smallville fans are still bitter Tom Welling wasn't cast as Superman.
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I would have never seen SR if he was cast in it (and I watch or use to watch Smallville). Welling is fine in the superhero version of Dawson's Creek but would have been a total miss cast in SR, IMO.
Of course I'm a bitter fan of the show because of how slow they are moving the story. I feel the show has lasted about 2 season too long and now that they've lost there major villain what's the point. I'll tune in again in 10 years for the series finally just to see what they do but, I'm done with the show (it lost its way years ago and the only reason it is still on is because it is one of the few things keeping the CW afloat). I hate it too because I really enjoyed the show 'til about 2 season ago. Lately there has been just way too much Lana Lana Lana and not enough Superman. |
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08-14-2008, 03:37 AM
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Lately there has been just way too much Lana Lana Lana and not enough Superman.
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Hilarious. I watched the first 2 seasons before giving up out of frustration, and that was the chief complaint back then. Good to see things have improved! 
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08-14-2008, 11:27 AM
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Yes, its a photoshopped pic. I didn't make it. But, it looks very good.
And while people might not like Smallville. Their is no denying that Rosenbaum is one of the best live action versions of Lex Luthor.
Bring back John Doe! Or at least resolve the cliff-hanger with a 2hr movie or as an extra on a dvd release.
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08-14-2008, 11:28 AM
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Re: Superman Returns Sequel discussion thread
Smallville is one of those shows where I like it, but I can't really justify that in any intellectual way other than "I have fun watching it". I generally think it's a pretty lousy show, with maybe a dozen mediocre episodes a season, half a dozen terrible episodes, two or three really good ones, and one or two outstanding ones... so I stay tuned knowing that most likely I'll be watching crap but that there's always a chance that tonight's episode will be the one that rises above mediocrity.
(For instance, last season's episode "Descent" was not only the best episode of the season and easily one of the best of the entire series, but it was also one of the best episodes of television I'd seen all year period. It can be that good...when they want it to be.)
I agree that the show has gone on for too long; the executive producers/creators left the show at the end of this past season, and I wonder if that was partly because they had a vision for wrapping up the show, and the CW wanted to keep it alive. My biggest problem is that it feels like most episodes are filler -- that there are some big milestones for Clark to reach on his journey to becoming Superman, but since they stubbornly refuse to set a date on which the show will end, those things always seem just out of reach. I think the show would improve immediately and immensely if the powers that be said, "OK, this is going to be the last season." Then they can figure out how they want it to end, and work backwards from that point into developing a season-long story arc that's both satisfying to long-time viewers and thrilling to newer fans.
I tend not to bail on shows while they're still on air... so I'll probably continue to watch Smallville no matter how bad it might get or how long it might last.. the difference is, it'll end up transitioning along the way from being something I wait for every week to something I record on my DVR and watch in big groups of episodes when there's nothing better to do.
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08-14-2008, 11:58 AM
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Tim Glover
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Re: Superman Returns Sequel discussion thread
Smallville does have some nice moments but there are moments indeed that are major head scratchers! Looking forward to getting season 7 though & catching up.
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08-14-2008, 12:06 PM
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Didn't they try to connect Smallville with SR? At least it looked like they tried to make the set designs look simular. Which I though was a mistake. I liked Smallvilles Kryton design style better than the crystal look for everything.
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08-15-2008, 02:54 PM
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Re: Superman Returns Sequel discussion thread
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Didn't they try to connect Smallville with SR? At least it looked like they tried to make the set designs look simular. Which I though was a mistake. I liked Smallvilles Kryton design style better than the crystal look for everything.
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I don't think so. I was under the impression (and please someone correct me if I'm wrong) that Smallville and Superman Returns take place in different universes; that is, that there's no continuity attempted or intended between the show and the film.
Always thought it was a cool, weird bit of trivia that Tom Welling, playing the younger version of the character, is actually a few years older than Brandon Routh, playing the older version of that character.
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