Why George Reeves is the ONLY real Superman

[Mikey]

This short clip from The Birthday Letter sums up why George Reeves was/is the only real Superman

YouTube - The Birthday Letter

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[Meule]

I'm ashamed to admit this is the first time I've seen this.
Of course I knew he has played the part, but I've never seen any of it before

[fallensaviour]

I'm ashamed to admit this is the first time I've seen this.
Of course I knew he has played the part, but I've never seen any of it before

Blasphemer!!!

George was pretty good.The first supes I can remember.

[Mikey]

I'm ashamed to admit this is the first time I've seen this.
Of course I knew he has played the part, but I've never seen any of it before

Are you serious Thomas ??????

Dang, you don't know what you're missing

[Meule]

Hey, they never showed it here as far as I remember

[Mikey]

You do DVD rentals, right ?

Rent a disc and try it out.

You will not be disappointed

[Meule]

I doubt I could rent it here, we don't have massive DVD rental stores like that. Mostly modern movies, nothing that old tho

[thunderbolt]

Its a relatively new release, Thomas. BTW, George is my Supes, too. Accept no immitations.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I always liked George, and as an adult I really like the quiet dignity and subtle humor he brought to the role. He came across as a very wise person who tempered all his actions with a lot of thought. Great way to portray Superman.

Not to get into that old debate, but Chris Reeve is MY Superman, though. I think they both worked best for their time, and we are lucky that both men got the role, and gave us a lot of joy by both doing an excellent job at something others would scoff at and ruin.

Chris

[Nostalgiabuff]

I agree with Chris. they both "made" the roll for their respective generations. Sadly they both died untimely.

I grew up watching The Adventures of Superman every afternoon with Batman on either right before or after.

[Meule]

Its a relatively new release, Thomas. BTW, George is my Supes, too. Accept no immitations.

I know, I meant the show is old. But I'll check, you never know

[kingdom warrior]

I have a friend Carl Glass who runs a great website devoted to George Reeves and the TV show.
Glass House Presents

Reeves IMO is my Ultimate version because it's what i was first exposed to. Plus he played both versions well.

Although I loved Chris reeves version i always disliked his Clark. Plus Chris seemed bored by the role by the time he did Superman 3 and Forget 4 that was pure garbage.

The Tv show has a charm to it because of the time they did very well with what they could use....Plus absolutely no one but no one crashed into walls like George and i always loved seeing him bounce out the window.

Plus I love his Superman suit both the B&W and Color and the way he wore his cape was awesome!!!

[Mikey]

The big difference between Christopher Reeve and George Reeves was George was always about the kids ... Stamp Day, flying the girl around the word, flying the crippled girl to the fair, performing for kids at the circus etc, etc, etc.

Chris was more geared toward teenagers who were more worried about seeing Superman fight badguys and falling in love... and showing human vulnerablility.
That stuff is ok, I guess ... but it also made Superman more distant.

George also smiled a lot more then Chris

[BlackKnight]

Not into George as Supes at all ..., I believe it is an Age Thing for the Most part of People Who go between Him & Chris.

[boynightwing]

Chris is my Superman also. He was my first exposure to the character beyond Superfriends. I didn't know of George till I was a little older and saw him on I Love Lucy. He's an amazing Superman though. He really has the presence down. When I see him I think "Oh cool its Superman!"
So I like them both for different reasons.