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

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Creators:

Alfred Gough
Miles Millar

Seasons:

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

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:

One Man Army | Wet Jeans | Good Versus Evil | One Word Title | Young Versions Of Characters

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 24 wins & 98 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Oct. 16	8:00 PM	CW	Committed	#8.5
Thur. Oct. 23	8:00 PM	CW	Prey	#8.6

Cast

Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent / ... (161 episodes, 2001-2008)
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan (157 episodes, 2001-2008)
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang (155 episodes, 2001-2008)
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)
John Schneider	...	Jonathan Kent (111 episodes, 2001-2006)
Erica Durance	...	Lois Lane / ... (86 episodes, 2004-2008)
Sam Jones III	...	Pete Ross (68 episodes, 2001-2008)

Also Known As:

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

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

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) | New Zealand:M (Season 1) | New Zealand:M (season 2) | South Korea:12 | South Korea:15 (season 4 and 6) | New Zealand:R16 (season 6) | USA:TV-14 (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-MA (some epiosodes) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Mexico:B | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Tollin

Trivia:

Jensen Ackles, who plays Jason Teague in Season 4, was the second choice to play Clark Kent. If Tom Welling had not accepted the part, the role would have gone to him

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Although the story is supposed to be set in Kansas, a state almost devoid of hills, many times the mountains of British Columbia appear in the background of scenes.

Quotes:

Lex Luthor: How did you manage to break in there without anyone catching you?
Clark Kent: Just lucky I guess.
Lex Luthor: Well you are the luckiest person I know. Let's hope it doesn't run out by tomorrow.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gossip Girl: Pilot (#1.1)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Save Me

The TV series we Superman fans have been waiting for.

"Smallville" is an excellent idea for a TV series. I am one of those who grew up in the 1950s with Superboy and Superman comics. I loved the Superman films with Chris Reeves. I loved the "Lois and Clark" TV series. But this one, which chronicles Clark Kent's high school life, the period when he began to realize the extent of his super powers, and began to see his life's mission, has not been depicted before, as far as I can recall. They've done it extremely well, and the actors are very fitting for the parts. And, naturally, good always prevails over evil.

A year 2005 update -- we don't watch "Smallville" as faithfully anymore as we used to. I suppose that is a natural consequence, as old story lines get stale, and the writers try harder for scripts with an "edge." Still, whenever we do watch, we still enjoy the series.