Comments on: Smallville Creators Call it Quits

By: Raphael Copeland

Raphael Copeland — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:14:16 +0000

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By: KayDee

KayDee — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:15:26 +0000

Brian – I agree with the long-runningness. Gough and Miller deserve congrats. I just think they didn’t think through how to bring about adult-Clark. They had Clark dabbling with writing and journalism in High School, but that was completely dropped. A terrific place to go next season would be for Clark to re-enroll in college, help Chloe out with some of her assignments. This could open up several interesting story avenues: rekindling Chloe’s long-held love for Clark, thus sparking some tension between her and Jimmy. It would also put Clark into continual proximity with Lois, thereby getting some sparkage going in that realm.

I wouldn’t mind the no-tights rule as long as Clark learned to fly. When all his enemies can fly, especially Brainiac, Clark should master this ability. Maybe the show needs new blood to take it to the next level of creativity.

By: Brian Allen

Brian Allen — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:11:03 +0000

In their defense, it is now the longest running comic book show in history. I don’t think even the most dedicated fanboy would have expected it to go this long.

But like KayDee said, he really should be Superman at this point. The show’s “no spandex” mantra is now running thin because they’ve got no comic precedent to back it up with. It was really goofy during the “Justice League” arc when basically everybody but him had a costume.

If I may paraphrase Janeane Garofalo’s character from “Mystery Men,” at least take the flannel shirt off “if you’d like to continue fighting evil today.”

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:43:08 +0000

Kay-Dee,

You do have some good points. I loved the show in the beginning when it was about Clark growing up, but heck, he’s grown up – time to get off the farm.

I’ve felt for awhile that what they need to do is create their own spin-off of sorts. Get rid of the Smallville name and reinvent the show as Metropolis. Get some fresh supporting actors and a new outlook. Maybe the new show runners will go that route. They need to blow it up and start over.

By: KayDee

KayDee — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:37:41 +0000

Personally, I think this may be a good thing for the series. The series has been stale for awhile, especially in the realm of Clark’s story, and that’s what the series is about, isn’t? Clark’s growing into manhood? There’s only so many years the show could focus on a Clark/Lana romance when everyone knows Clark is destined to be with Lois, only so many years of Clark playing the boy and running away from his destiny. The Clark in Smallville will be 23 in S8 I believe (or thereabouts). Shouldn’t he be learning the journalism trade and interning as a writer? Shouldn’t he be learning the full extent of his powers, even flying, as all his enemies seem to have that particular ability? Lex doesn’t even have to be a part of this particular growth stage of Clark’s life. Brainiac could fill the villain role very well while Lex is elsewhere, getting eviler, readying himself to be the major foe of adult Clark.

It doesn’t seem as though Gough and Miller thought the series would last this long, nor seriously considered how to transition from Clark from boyhood into an adult. Maybe its time for someone else to shepherd the series into the next phase.