Smallville (2001–2011)

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.

Creators:

Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

Stars:

Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Kristin Kreuk

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 30 wins & 146 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent (217 episodes, 2001-2011)
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan (202 episodes, 2001-2011)
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang (158 episodes, 2001-2009)
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor (154 episodes, 2001-2011)
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor (144 episodes, 2001-2011)
Erica Durance	...	Lois Lane (141 episodes, 2004-2011)
Annette O'Toole	...	Martha Kent (135 episodes, 2001-2011)
John Schneider	...	Jonathan Kent (114 episodes, 2001-2011)

Storyline

The numerous miraculous rescues by the local wonder boy Clark have aroused suspicions amongst colonials of Smallville. Interestingly, the boy has managed to downplay his acts of various heroic egresses in the past. They say he's either too fast or has a penchant for finding trouble. He was found by Martha and Jonathan Kent on the day of the Meteor Shower, and subsequently adopted. Clark's friend Lex Luthor, the only heir of Luthorcorp, has been secretly investigating grounds for Clark's outlandish valor. However, on the face of it, Clark just seems a normal boy who's slightly more secretive than usual.

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Plot Keywords:

smallville | meteor shower | power | kansas | best friend | 

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Taglines:

Metropolis wants to know: Who is the Red-Blue Blur? (season 8)

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Channel 4 [uk] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Smallville Beginnings

Filming Locations:

Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tollin, Robbins Productions, Millar Gough Ink

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min 45 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In each episode Clark can be seen wearing any one of, or a combination of red, yellow and blue; the colours he will one day don as Superman.

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Goofs

In several episodes, an establishment shot is shown in scenes in the Kent's barn at night. A crescent moon is shown with its limbs pointing down toward the horizon. This can happen, but not at night.

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Crazy Credits

The credits style changes in the season 5 premiere.

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Connections

Referenced in Mad: George Washington: Cherry Tree Chopper/Star Wars Earn Stripes (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Save Me"
(Main Title)
Performed by Remy Zero

User Reviews

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.)