ARROW

It's not quite the Green Arrow we are used to - it's a lot darker and this Arrow seems to be carrying a rather large chip on his shoulder compered to our wise-cracking charmer from Smallville but as far as I'm concerned I'm completely SOLD!! It looks fabulous and I can not wait. 
 After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he's become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow - a vigilante – to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be - flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle - while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel's father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver's own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on – and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine.



   

This Oliver Queen is played by Stephen Amell who has recently appeared in Vampire Diaries, Hung, New Girl, Private Practice and 90210 to name just a few. This show also stars Kate Cassidy who you may recognise from supernatural and Gossip Girl but who I remember from the movie Monte Carlo! 
Thank you CW for putting another Super Hero on our small screens.

Unaired Pilots

Don't you just love them - seeing a show the way it was originally planned.  So bizarre to see well loved characters played by different actors or the scenes set in different places.
Here's the first one - SMALLVILLE.  How different the last 10 years would have been with a different Martha!

The Boys

The Supernatural boys hanging with the Smallville boys.  Before Jensen was a Winchester he lived in Smallville so I'm sure they had a lot to catch up on.

(The fact that Jared lived in Stars Hollow wins out every time though.)

10 Days Of Smallville - Day 9

I thought it was about time we had a look at the man of steel himself.  We have headed in to the past to see who has brought Lois to life over the years and now it is Superman's turn in the spotlight.....

In 1948 the first TV version of Superman appeared - aptly titled Superman. It ran for 15 episodes in total and starred actor Kirk Alyn.

Kirk was the first man to don the suit on screen and had the pleasure of teaming up with Noel Neill as Lois Lane. 

               

Next up was George Reeves who played Superman/Clark Kent in the 1951 Adventures Of Superman.  


George shares a surname with another famous Superman but they never knew each other and rumours of them being related are unfortunately false.
George was a man who personified many of Clark Kent's traits - he insisted on equal billing for his Lois Lane - Phylis Coates, and later, Noel Neill. - and stood by fellow actors when they were harshly treated.  He tried to live up to his status as a role model even quitting smoking so as to not influence his fans.

              

Christopher Reeve was Superman in 4 feature films and his is possibly the most enduring portrayal of the Man Of Steel.

Superman - 1978
Superman II - 1980
Superman III - 1983
Superman IV, The Quest For Peace - 1987

The movies spanned from 1978 through to 1987  and interestingly Christopher was not chosen because of his resemblance to Superman but to Clark Kent.  At 6'4" and only 86kgs, Christopher Reeve started a hard workout schedule and doubled his food intake to bulk up another 14kgs because he didn't want to wear the padding under his suit.

One of Smallville's greatest moments was when Christopher Reeve agreed to join the show.  He played Dr Virgil Swann in season 2 and gave Smallville the seal of approval it needed.  to this day Tom Welling says that meeting and working with Christopher was the greatest moment of his career.

         

Back to the small screen and Dean Cain took on the role in 'Lois and Clark', from 1993 - 1997.
He and Terri Hatcher as Lois Lane brought us a more lighthearted view of the Superman story.
Dean also graced the set of Smallville in the seventh season playing  Dr. Curtis Knox.

Dean Cain's portrayal of Superman was also notable for having the reverse of the traditional distinction in hairstyles between Clark Kent and Superman; here, it is Superman who has the slicked-back hair, and Clark whose fringe falls more naturally, perhaps to reinforce the notion that Kent is the 'genuine' personality whereas Superman is the artificial disguise.



               

And although I'd love to save him until last, in chronological order the next man to play Clark Kent was Tom Welling.
Before Superman, there was just Clark Kent. teenage boy from Smallville, Kansas and this is the Superman that Tom took on in 2001.
Smallville is the longest running science fiction show ever with 10 season completed in 2011, due in large part to Tom's portrayal.


Tom has managed to convey the sweetness and integrity of Clark Kent, while allowing the character to grow into his legacy over the 10 years. 

              

In 2006  Brandon Routh donned the red and blue suit for the movie 'Superman Returns' proving an unpopular choice to Smallville viewers who thought Tom Welling should be Superman on the Big Screen as well as the small. 
When Warner Bros went looking for the new Superman, they wanted someone who was more of a no-body rather then a big name star just like it was for the most popular Superman Christopher Reeve and once they met Routh, it was agreed, not only did he resemble Reeve but his personality reminded them of Reeve too.

         

So there you go - 6 Men Of Steel with another one on the way.
Which is your favourite?

Tom On Jimmy Fallon

For those of us who are finding this week particularly sad due to the imminant departure of Smallville from our lives - here is Tom Welling's interview with Jimmy Fallon....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cumyeNFWgUI

Breaking In....

Smallville may be drawing to an end but at least we still get Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor) - Breaking In is fast becoming a favourite not least because of the hilarious 'Dutch' played by Michael. 



This clip will give you an idea of Dutch's charms plus you get some classic Christian Slater and even a guest appearence by an old friend...
Next weeks episode sees the team at Comic Con keeping safe a copy of the new movie 'Goonies 2'.  What I'm really looking forward to is the show's nod to Smallville and Michael's character.  Apparently Dutch buys himself a t-shirt at Comic Con.....  check it out.  GOLD!!

Only 1 More Week

Smallville - Day 8

Those of us who are Smallville fans have a soft spot for those we met in the very first season.  Chloe Sullivan played by Alison Mac is possibly the most loved resident of Smallville, Lana Lang - no matter how annoying she became in future seasons - will always be the sweet high school cheerleader we adored when we first met her, and then there is Pete Ross! 

Pete, played by Sam Jones III, was Clark's best friend from his childhood and was the first person Clark told about his alien nature and special abilities.  Pete was a resident of Smallville for three seasons, from 2001 to 2004 and made a brief return in 2008.  If you are wondering why he has not made an appearence since this may clear things up.......

In October 2009, Sam was taken into custody by Drug Enforcement Administration agents on charges of drug trafficking. He was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute. On December 16, 2010, Sam pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sell more than 10,000 oxycodone pills. He was the "Hollywood connection" in a plot to illegally purchase and distribute the drug, according to documents filed in U.S. District Court. Sam Jones III faces up to 20 years in federal prison. Sentencing is scheduled for June, 2011.

Looks like Pete Ross won't be making an appearence in the finale!!

Oh, and in case that isn't enough gossip for you, Sam Jones III is currently dating Karissa Shannon with whom he has created a sex tape.  Nice one Sam.  What would Clark say??.

Sam and Karissa

LEX IS BACK!!!

Oh and it has been a long wait - although he is as evil as all f--k, I've missed him and I'm so happy to see him again.   These are the first pics of Clark Kent and Lex Luthor facing off in the series finale of Smallville. The finale  features the return of Michael Rosenbaum as Lex, which airs its two-hour closer on Friday, May 13.

We're Up To The Final Five!!

Smallville - Day 7 - THE BADDIES

Throughout 10 seasons of Smallville poor old Clark Kent has had his fair share of bad dudes to deal with.  Let's have a look at some of the major players...

Season 1 - In the first season Clark must deal with the meteor-infected individuals that begin appearing in Smallville.  Who could forget Chloe's 'Wall Of Weird'?  Season 1 is a roll call of freaks and for now Lex Luthor is the good guy!

Here are a few of the 'Villians of the week'

Bug Boy - 'Metomorphasis' 

      Jodi Melville - 'Craving'

Sean Kelvin - 'Cool'

Season 2 - Once again we get a weekly smorgasbord of Meteor freaks and we also start to question Lex's behaviour although his father Lionel is definitely the villain in the Luthor family at this stage.

Ian - 'Dichotic'

Lionel Luthor

Season 3 - follows Clark's constant fight against the destiny that his biological father, Jor-El, has in-store for him, and his guilt over the price Jonathan paid to bring him back to Smallville after his binge on red kryptonite (god I love an episode of red K).  S3 was also about showing just how evil Lionel is – illustrated by how he attempted to destroy Chloe’s life and make Lex believe that he is going insane.

Lionel and Lex at Belle Reve

Season 4 - centers on Clark's attempt to unite the three stones of knowledge, and trying to cope with Lana's new relationship with Jason Teague. Clark's friendship with Lex becomes increasingly strained, as he begins to distrust Lex more and more.  The delightful Genevieve also gives Clark and Lana a few headaches.

Lex Luthor

 Genevieve Teague

Jason Teague with Lana

Season 5 - Clark has a new professor, Milton Fine, who eventually reveals himself to be an artificial intelligence created by Kryptonians and tries to free General Zod from the Phantom Zone. 

Milton Fine

Season 6 -  Poor old Clark spends most of Season 6 trying to recapture several escaped criminals he released from the Phantom Zone, including a Lex who has been possessed by General Zod!

Season 7 - Once again Lex is up to no good going so far as to murder his dear old dad, but this season we also see the return of Brainiac (Milton Fine) and we meet Bizarro - Tom welling clearly enjoys playing a baddy instead of straight-laced Clark. That and he gets to wear a blue jacket and red tshirt, instead of vice versa.  That has to be a nice change for Tom.

Bizarro

Brainiac and Bizarro

Season 8 - Lex Luthor may have left but never fear Doomsday is here.  Played by Sam Witwer (Battlestar Galactica, Being Human), Davis Bloome is a Ambulance officer with a dark secret - when Davis embraces his destiny he is Doomsday, a nearly mindless, berserk killing machine, with no feelings apart from unfocused hatred, murderous rage, and the sheer malicious joy of destruction.  Lovely isn't he! 

Davis Bloome - The Flash and Black Canary

                                                                                Doomsday

Not quite as overtly hideous but still bad enough to give Clark some major headaches is the arrival of Tess Mercer on the scene.  Tess played by Cassidy Freeman, takes over Luthor Corp and while supposedly working in 'The Traveller's' best interests she manages to cause major havoc.

 

Tess Mercer

Season 9 - gave us two major baddies - One's has a kryptonite heart and the other has a major superiority complex!

Brian Austin Green (90210) plays the all metal man, Metallo - he of the Kryptonite heart, and  Callum Blue (The Tudors, Dead Like Me) plays Major Zod, who came out of Krypton's past prior to becoming the infamous general.

There you have it - the bad guys up to Season 10!  Who is the baddy you love to hate the most?

How Could I Forget...

Amy Adams appeared on Smallville in Season 1, Episode "Craving"

She played Jodi Melville, an over weight teen who ingested meteor rock and proceeded to lose enormous amounts of weight  but she was so hungry she had to suck the fat out of other people like a vampire, her body losing fat too fast for regular food to keep up.
 

Smallville Spoiler - 'Kent'

Daddy's Back!!