Smallville: Series Finale!

[Brue]

I don't see the last Star Trek as flushing the old timeline. That timeline's Spock is now stuck in an alternate reality that was created when Nero went back in time and mucked things up. The original TOS through TNG timeline continues without Spock, who is now considered missing in action.

The new movies will follow this new reality, but to me, the old one can still exist.

yes

I was half expecting Smallville to do the whole "legend of Superman" thing when I saw the bit with Chloe. They kind of touched on that aspect, but what happened within the series was still canon, and I was glad for it.

We all know what Alan Moore said about imaginary stories...

Chris

I could only vaguely remember so i googled...

in this article it is almost described as an elseworlds tale - the "imaginery tale" predates moore's paragraph. this article points out that moore made the distinction that there is a difference between fictional and divergent tales

http://comiccoverage.typepad.com/com...y-stories.html

the moore text
Hue note that you DON'T subscribe to that - you state that you DON'T see a distinction between imaginary and fictional

[huedell]

... i googled...

in this article it is almost described as an elseworlds tale - the "imaginery tale" predates moore's paragraph. this article points out that moore made the distinction that there is a difference between fictional and divergent tales

http://comiccoverage.typepad.com/com...y-stories.html

the moore text http://www.momentofmoore.com/post/41...arent-they-all

"Aren't they all." is all you need to take from that... is what I
assumed Chris was saying.

If Chris meant differently I wouldn't know it, unless he was more specific.

[Brue]

"Aren't they all." is all you need to take from that... is what I
assumed Chris was saying.

If Chris meant differently I wouldn't know it, unless he was more specific.

did Moore state "They all are." ?

though that statement is what sparked the controversy

[Anarchy]

i guess im in the group that did NOT like it, was looking forward to a darkseid superman fight, he took the darkness away to easily, all he had to do was push the planet away? ok whatever. I also wanted to see more suit time, I liked the final scene and the music thats about it.

[ozcollector1992]

Iv'e been watching Smallville every season since it started back when I was 9 and this was FREAKING AMAZING!!! I think they should in some way brought back season 1 characters like lana and pete but seeing as Sam Jones III was not allowed to leave the country he was ruled out and lana already split there was really no way for them to come back...I was really suprised that none of the justice league was in it and conner was not at the wedding.

Im really wishing for a spinoff I need something to watch now and seeing as WonderWoman was axed they have the airtime they need to pull it off. they have so many different spinoffs they can do too and I would like to see something that relates to smallville in the future even a movie just something!

Almost forgot! Was freaking estatic to see Aaron Ashmore back as the actual Jimmy put some peace to that....

Also Is anybody else thinking what Im thinking.....where the hell is shelby they are selling the farm and the dog is nowhere in sight lol

[Brue]

Iv'e been watching Smallville every season since it started back when I was 9 and this was FREAKING AMAZING!!!

Superheroes - esp Superman- are modern day mythology. They change from one generation to the next.

Since many of us here are measuring this version against others (mostly 78/80 Reeve).
This is your superman. Tell us more about your take on the character of Superman.

I was really suprised that none of the justice league was in it and conner was not at the wedding.

me too

Also Is anybody else thinking what Im thinking.....where the hell is shelby they are selling the farm and the dog is nowhere in sight lol

I think Chuck Cunningham adopted Shelby.

Almost forgot! Was freaking estatic to see Aaron Ashmore back as the actual Jimmy put some peace to that....

I dug the Jimmy Olsen cameo as well.

[ozcollector1992]

First of all i had to google who chuck cunningham was lol my dad would have probably slapped me in the back of the head for not knowing a happy days character

Tell us more about your take on the character of Superman.

I didnt see the Reeves Version of superman until i was 17 so the version was really weird or me. I grew up on The superman animated series and justice league animated series until Smallville came on. when i thought the name superman i didnt think of him as grounded to metropolis as in the reeves movie but, a hero that watched over the universe. also I only was accoostomed to superman being part of a team like the justice league like eventually came to be in smallville. I deffinitly think that there superman is different to many different generations and it takes more to make him "super"

[palitoy]

I only caught the tail end thanks to a thunderstorm knocking out the dish in my hotel room but while I loved the Williams score and the fan service, the glimpse of Welling in the suit looked like a pixelated Brandon Routh from the playstation game.

I've never been a follower but I didn't dislike Smallville either, anything Superman that lasts for ten years is ok in my book. I just thought they'd do a bigger finish,

[jacsfc]

well said. as a fan from the beginning it was perfect. for the naysayers nothing would have made them happy.

BEST SERIES FINALE EVER!!!!!
OMG! I was equal parts crying and cheering. That was SO satisfying! That's how you wrap up a series! After so many lame series finales lately <coughLOSTcough> it was refreshing to see one done RIGHT.
Nobody who already hated the series was going to magically enjoy it from that finale but those of us who watched EVERY episode for the last TEN YEARS received our promised send-off and it was SPECTACULAR!!!
I kind of wished they had dealt with the Darkseid subplot earlier in the season and used something else for Clark's big debut (and Smallville's goodbye) but it is what it is and was done right!
Congratulations to the producers & writers and actors and THANK YOU for the last ten years. I'm going to miss having my Superman fix weekly now.
That last scene had me jumping out of my chair and shouting with enthusiasm!

[jds1911a1]

I have never been a loyal watcher of the show but I know many have and are sad to see it end.

I will disagree with Kingdom Warrior about using the williams theme or donner inspired shots. The williams SUPERMAN theme was the definitive them for superman from 1979-1988 and apeared in all the shows including superboy and the cbs cartoon. John williams genius makes the theme timeless and it as Donner put it when that theme "sings" SUPERMAN you feel it in your heart.

I may never sit down and watch the whole series but who knows dvd/netflix makes anything possible

[boynightwing]

I liked the Lex scenes.

As a whole, it wasn't a bad finale. I just felt that Clark was taking his sweet time in confronting this disaster that was about to destroy the whole world. I found myself yelling at the screen (which happens to me when I watch the show normally) "What are you doing?? Go save the world!" but with a few f-bombs for good measure.

I liked the end with Perry White, Lois, and Jimmy at the Planet. That felt like Superman to me.

[kingdom warrior]

No they didn't use it for Suberboy even though Alexander Salkind produced it

The Ruby spears version is an amalgam of the Radio and TV and movie version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPeseS0S_wQ

Season one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uprlzExlpac

second version season one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Qs...eature=related

Season two opening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk3XVA6CqEQ



season three
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob0A...eature=related
season four
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvmE...eature=related

[Earth 2 Chris]

I think William's score has transcended the Reeve movies and has become "THE" Superman theme. I was glad to hear it, and I was back in Season 2 when Reeve appeared himself.

Here are two interesting reviews of the episode, from the Superman Homepage. I'm somewhere in the middle, leaning toward the positive review.

Superman Homepage - Superman on Television


Overall, I really enjoyed it. As much as I've loved Smallville, pacing has never been it's strong point. Some elements get dragged out, while others are resolved way to quickly. I think the finale suffered from that (like short-thrifting the Superman face time for clips and a drawn-out wedding ceremony), but overall it was a nice finish, I think.

[BlackKnight]

I tried to watch this Show when it 1st Launched.
I got threw about half the Season ... Then Bailed.
I tried again a few years Back when Green Arrow Showed up. .... But again couldn't stay into it. I just can't stand TV Drama with little or no Action from a Super Hero Who actually has a Title out there Called Action Comics.


I do appreciate the Run they Had...., and The Fan base that was into the Show.

[MIB41]

The finale was done well and wrapped up the series nicely. I will say it was interesting how you never really saw Tom Welling up close in the outfit. It was mostly all CGI shots from a distance. But then again the show was never about the suit, so it ended on a consistent note.