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Showrunners Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders Interview SMALLVILLE Series Finale

by Christina Radish    Posted: May 11th, 2011 at 9:42 am

The story of Clark Kent (Tom Welling) culminates in a two-hour finale this week, as the shy teenager from Smallville, that viewers met 10 seasons ago, finally takes the last steps to becoming the Man of Steel. Of course, with any finale, it’s difficult to please all of the fans, but when dealing with a mythology as popular as the story of Superman, it’s nearly impossible. However, executive producers/showrunners Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders are clearly proud of what they were able to do, in wrapping up as much as they could – whether it was with a Lois (Erica Durance) and Clark wedding, Clark’s friendship with Chloe (Allison Mack), the relationship between Chloe and Oliver (Justin Hartley), the threat of Darkseid and Apocalypse, and the return of Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) – and hope that the fans who have followed the series will get what they are looking for in this final Smallville episode.

At a recent press event for the finale, Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders talked about viewers finally getting to see the finale, balancing wrapping up the various storylines of 10 seasons with the journey of Clark Kent, the return of Lex Luthor and how close it came to not happening, the possibility of future glimpses of the characters, special features and extras that will be on the complete series DVD box set, and the emotional impact of the final moments of the series. They also said that, although there has been no talk yet of any spin-offs, they do think there will be a Smallville comic book, at some point. Check out what they had to say after the jump.

2-Hour SMALLVILLE Series Finale Airs Friday, May 13

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: February 7th, 2011 at 2:06 pm

After ten years on television, The CW’s Smallville is close to airing it’s series finale.  While some might have thought the network would find a way to continue the adventures of Clark Kent as the ratings have been steady even after switching to Friday nights, The CW has just announced that Smallville will end with a two-hour finale on Friday, May 13.  In a statement, executive producers Brian Peterson and Kelly Souder said:

“Paying homage to 10 seasons is no small task, and wrapping up each character and story arc has been extremely important to everyone involved in the show.  We’re excited to be able to make the final moments of SMALLVILLE a television event, as the character we’ve grown up with makes his legendary transformation.”

What I love about this announcement is that it will hopefully lead to a great finale that wraps up a decade of storylines.  As a fan of the show, I’m hoping the last shot is Tom Welling as Superman, in the sky, overlooking Metropolis.   Hit the jump for the press release:

Erica Durance Interview SMALLVILLE

by Christina Radish    Posted: January 30th, 2011 at 9:38 am

In its 10^th and final season, the CW drama series Smallville is pulling out all the stops, as it concludes its modern retelling of a hero’s legendary origins. Throughout its popular run, it has continued to blend realism, action, heart and humor as Clark Kent (Tom Welling) soars toward claiming his birthright as Superman. With just half of the season remaining, fans of the show and its lead actors are starting to speculate about what they will get to see their beloved characters do before the show’s conclusion.

During a recent interview to promote the February 4^th return of all-new episodes, actress Erica Durance talked about what she would like to see Lois Lane do before the end of the season, what she’s brought to the iconic role, the feedback she’s gotten from fellow Lois Lane actress Margot Kidder, what she loves most about Lois, the storylines and the superheroes she’s most enjoyed seeing on the show, being directed by Tom Welling, and what she’d like to keep from the set. Check out what she had to say after the jump:

Cassidy Freeman Exclusive Interview SMALLVILLE

by Christina Radish    Posted: December 3rd, 2010 at 8:16 am

In the Smallville episode “Luthor,” premiering on December 3^rd, Tess (Cassidy Freeman) acquires a Kryptonian box that once belonged to Lionel Luthor (John Glover). When Clark Kent (Tom Welling) accidentally activates the box, he’s transported to a parallel universe where Lionel found Clark in the cornfields instead of the Kents. In this universe, everything is different – Clark Luthor is a murderer and Lois Lane (Erica Durance) is engaged to Oliver Queen (Justin Hartley) – and Clark Kent must figure out how to get back to Earth where Clark Luthor was transported in his place.

Now in its 10^th and final season, this modern retelling of a hero’s legendary origins is upping the stakes for everyone, as it nears its series conclusion. In a recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, actress Cassidy Freeman, who plays a character that walks a fine line between good and villainous herself, talked about how surprised she’s been by Tess’ emotional depth over the last couple of seasons, how incredible it was to find out that Tess is actually a Luthor, what it’s been like to work with Tom Welling as both a co-star and a director, and the fact that there are qualities in Tess that she both admires and would like to change. She also said that there are some things that she’d definitely like to take with her from the set, once the series is done. Check out what she had to say after the jump:

SMALLVILLE The Complete Ninth Season Blu-Ray Review

by Jennifer Smith    Posted: September 10th, 2010 at 6:46 am

What can one say about a show that has been on television for nine whole seasons and only has one more to go? It’s quality, baby. Smallville is a fun and compelling show that just gets better with age, one with the bravery to prune away old characters that have run their course and to add brilliant new ones. Some characters I really do miss, like the evil and misguided Lex Luthor, as played by Michael Rosenbaum. Also Jonathan “Pa” Kent, played by John “awesome” Schneider. One character that serves the “I’m explaining the technical reasons about what’s going on here” purpose but that I could easily live without: Chloe Sullivan.  Finally, a character that I love beyond all reason: Lois Lane. Yes, Tom Welling is like a well-oiled (and extremely good looking) machine; he gives a first-rate acting performance and makes even die-hard comic book fans believe that he really is Superman. But, when it all comes down to it, it’s Lois, played by the brilliant and funny Erica Durance that makes me excited to see what’s going to happen to Clark next. She really is the best Lois Lane ever captured on film to date.  More after the jump:

Official Description of SMALLVILLE Season 10

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: September 3rd, 2010 at 9:27 am

The CW Network has released an official description of Smallville season 10 and they’ve included a lot of info about what the cast is going to be dealing with over the course of the final season.  While I wouldn’t call of any it “spoilers”, if you’re trying to be surprised, it’s best not to read it.  Hit the jump for more:

Images from SMALLVILLE Season Ten Premiere

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: August 31st, 2010 at 1:12 pm

The CW has released nine new images from the season ten premiere of Smallville, titled “Lazarus.”  As fans know all too well, this is the final season of Smallville: the show will conclude in May of next year.  The images feature star Tom Welling and John Schneider, who plays Clark’s father Jonathan Kent in the series.  This marks Schneider’s return to the series after his character died of a heart attack in season five.  Check out the images after the jump.

Dawn Ostroff TCA Interview: The President of Entertainment for The CW Television Network talks SMALLVILLE, SUPERNATURAL, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, NIKITA, HELLCATS, More

by Christina Radish    Posted: July 30th, 2010 at 9:52 am

At the Television Critics Association Press Tour on Thursday afternoon, Dawn Ostroff, President of Entertainment for The CW Television Network, took some time to talk to the press about the network’s upcoming programming and how it will fit in with it’s current slate of shows.

Last season, The CW premiered The Vampire Diaries, which went on to become the network’s #1 series. This season, the hit vampire drama will be paired with Nikita (which stars Maggie Q)m, in an attempt to bring both shows a wider audience. The other new Fall series, Hellcats, from executive producer Tom Welling and starring Ashley Tisdale and Alyson Michalka, will be paired with Tyra Bank’s reality series America’s Next Top Model.

Along with explaining their Internet marketing campaign, Dawn Ostroff also gave some hints as to what fans can expect from the upcoming seasons of The Vampire Diaries and Supernatural, which has a new show-runner this year, as well as the last season of Smallville. Check out what she had to say after the jump:

First Trailer for the Tenth and Final Season of CW’s SMALLVILLE

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: July 28th, 2010 at 4:12 pm

With the tenth and final season of CW’s Man of Steel series Smallville approaching fast, our first look at what’s coming this fall has finally been revealed in the form of a very teasing trailer. Though the video isn’t composed of entirely new footage (it features some quick flashes from the 9th season) there’s plenty of action. But perhaps the biggest tease comes at the very end when the rotating logo of The Daily Planet atop a Metropolis skyscraper has a red and blue blur quickly fly past. The biggest complaint from fans of Smallville and Superman has come from a lack of red and blue tights for the Man of Steel.  Continued after the jump:

SMALLVILLE Comic-Con News: Tom Welling, Cast and Producers Attending Sunday, July 25

by David Lane    Posted: July 7th, 2010 at 4:11 pm

With Smallville entering its 10th and final season, we’ve just been sent a press release which confirms the show will be at Comic-Con Sunday, July 25.  Also, while Tom Welling only made his first Comic-Con appearnace last year, he must have enjoyed his stay in San Diego as he’s attending along with showrunners Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson, as well as series regulars Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman and Justin Hartley.

The panel is Sunday at 10:00–11:00 a.m. in Ballroom 20 and it’ll feature an exclusive sneak peek at clips from the final season’s premiere episode and the panel will answer fans’ questions.  Writer/producer Geoff Johns (chief creative officer at DC Entertainment) will moderate.  Hit the jump for the full press release:

Tom Welling Says SMALLVILLE Ends Next Season

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: May 19th, 2010 at 11:38 am

At last night’s party for Jerry Weintraub’s new book, “When I Stop Talking You’ll Know I’m Dead”, hollywoodlife caught up with Tom Welling and he told them Smallville is definitely ending next season.  He said, “Season 10 of Smallville will be the last season.”  While many thought this would be the final season of Smallville as The CW moved the show to Friday night’s to die, the show managed to get decent ratings.

While I’m sure some fans will be sad to see the show finally end, there is a silver lining.  By going into the season knowing this is the series finale, the writers can arc out the season before they start filming the first episode and that means they can hopefully wrap up all the loose storylines and give Clark Kent a fitting send off.

I know as a fan of the show, I want to see him finally wear the suit and fly off into the horizon on that final episode.  I think if they do that, a lot of people will be very happy.

SMALLVILLE’S Season Finale “Salvation” Images and Synopsis – Clark Kent vs. Zod

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: May 8th, 2010 at 10:17 am

While many figured this would be the last season of Smallville as The CW moved it where shows go to die (Friday night’s), the show managed to get enough people to tune in that it’s getting a tenth season.  You read that right…it’s turning ten next year.  After next season, Smallville will have aired over 200 episodes.  No matter what you think of the show, that’s a hell of an accomplishment.  With the season finale next week, The CW has sent over a bunch of images and the official synopsis.  Hit the jump to take a look:

CW Greenlights BETWIXT Pilot; Gives Presentation Orders to HMS and HELLCATS

by David Corbin    Posted: February 3rd, 2010 at 6:32 am

A week after greenlighting a new Nikita series along with a new family drama from the creator of Gilmore Girls, CW is back in action. The network gave presentation orders, a 7-10 minute mini-pilot, to both HMS and Hellcats while giving a full pilot order to Betwixt.

HMS will be set in the titular Harvard Medical School and will follow the lives (and loves) of a group of freshman as seen through the eyes of a female protagonist. HMS features some star power as Amy Holden Jones (Mystic Pizza) wrote the pilot script and Hayden Panettiere is a co-executive producer. Hellcats has the distinction of being produced by Tom Welling, in conjunction with Kevin Murphy who penned the script. According to THR, Hellcats will be set in the world of competitive cheerleading so it will have similarities to both Election and Bring it on Again. I fear cheerocracy as an institution may never be the same.

Betwixt, which follows in the supernatural tradition of, well, Supernatural, will have an urban backdrop and will show the story of “changelings” who save humans from evil. The pilot will be written by Elizabeth Chandler (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) and it is my hope that it strongly resembles the Animorphs meets Rent fan-fiction I have been working on.

2 Clips and a Ton of Images from SMALLVILLE Absolute Justice

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: January 31st, 2010 at 7:48 pm

The CW Network has released two clips and a ton of images from the two-hour Smallville movie Absolute Justice which airs this Friday night.  The episode, written by Geoff Johns, features DC Comics’ characters Hawkman, Star Girl, and Dr. Fate from the Justice Society of America.  Also, Tom Welling directed the second hour.  Hit the jump to check out the synopsis, clips and images:

SMALLVILLE Eighth Season Blu-Ray Review

by Nico    Posted: August 27th, 2009 at 9:57 pm

I am a comic book nerd.  That’s no news.  I see all the movies and buy far too many comic books for the limited space I have to keep them in.  I joined Smallville in its infancy and stuck through a couple seasons.  I liked the friendship between Clark Kent and Lex Luthor that the series started off with and the slow unraveling of that bond, but ultimately the meteorite powered villain of the week got tired.  The series had the whole DC Universe as a sandbox to play in and didn’t.  That oversight is rectified this season… in spades. My review after the jump:

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