The Official Tom Welling Thread

[Whiteflag]

Either way, green, blue, hazel, blue-green, grey-green, etc. Tom's eyes are beautiful!!! :heart:

Yes, they are! :heart: :heart:

[AgentPat]

Thanks for posting this, Pat. Maybe it's just me but I still see green eyes even in the first panel. Two, maybe three, of those could pass for blue (the ones with the pinkest skin tone) but the rest look green to me. Is this a big deal to some? Green eyes are a lot closer to blue than brown, if you know what I mean. :cwink:

Either way, green, blue, hazel, blue-green, grey-green, etc. Tom's eyes are beautiful!!! :heart:Oh, they're definitely green - and I LIKE them just the way they are. :D

I wouldn't want to see make-up try to change his eye color (either through contacts or CGI in post) for Superman. I'd rather Superman's eyes look "alien" because they're preternaturally beautiful, not because they're freakishly unnatural. There's a soul to the eyes that you want to stare into - not avoid...

Oh crap, I'm probably not making any sense. Maybe I should just say I like his eyes. Full stop. Don't fix 'em; they aint broke. :O

[TWistim]

Oh, they're definitely green - and I LIKE them just the way they are. :D

I wouldn't want to see make-up try to change his eye color (either through contacts or CGI in post) for Superman. I'd rather Superman's eyes look "alien" because they're preternaturally beautiful, not because they're freakishly unnatural. There's a soul to the eyes that you want to stare into - not avoid...

Oh crap, I'm probably not making any sense. Maybe I should just say I like his eyes. Full stop. Don't fix 'em; they aint broke. :O

Yeah, I'm totally trackin' with ya!

[mellyM]

Oh, they're definitely green - and I LIKE them just the way they are. :D

I wouldn't want to see make-up try to change his eye color (either through contacts or CGI in post) for Superman. I'd rather Superman's eyes look "alien" because they're preternaturally beautiful, not because they're freakishly unnatural. There's a soul to the eyes that you want to stare into - not avoid...

Oh crap, I'm probably not making any sense. Maybe I should just say I like his eyes. Full stop. Don't fix 'em; they aint broke. :O

I have to say (and I'm not bragging at all--it can't be helped for the story) when I saw them up close I stared because they didn't look green or blue or anything, there were elements of both and flecks of gold in them, and they were gorgeous so I made a fool of myself standing there trying to decipher his eye color, lol.

[Serene]

Oh, they're definitely green - and I LIKE them just the way they are. :D

I wouldn't want to see make-up try to change his eye color (either through contacts or CGI in post) for Superman. I'd rather Superman's eyes look "alien" because they're preternaturally beautiful, not because they're freakishly unnatural. There's a soul to the eyes that you want to stare into - not avoid...

Oh crap, I'm probably not making any sense. Maybe I should just say I like his eyes. Full stop. Don't fix 'em; they aint broke. :O

QFFT!

:up:

[triplet]

Oh, they're definitely green - and I LIKE them just the way they are. :D

I wouldn't want to see make-up try to change his eye color (either through contacts or CGI in post) for Superman. I'd rather Superman's eyes look "alien" because they're preternaturally beautiful, not because they're freakishly unnatural. There's a soul to the eyes that you want to stare into - not avoid...

Oh crap, I'm probably not making any sense. Maybe I should just say I like his eyes. Full stop. Don't fix 'em; they aint broke. :O

Quoted for truth!

And I think you're making sense...

But then again, I just might be as crazy as you.

But if being crazy about Tom is a bad thing, I don't care.

:heart:

I have to say (and I'm not bragging at all--it can't be helped for the story) when I saw them up close I stared because they didn't look green or blue or anything, there were elements of both and flecks of gold in them, and they were gorgeous so I made a fool of myself standing there trying to decipher his eye color, lol.

:D

LOL!

I wish I could see them up close for myself and let you know what color they really are...

;)

[DvilDog]

Quoted for truth!

And I think you're making sense...

But then again, I just might be as crazy as you.

But if being crazy about Tom is a bad thing, I don't care.

:heart:



:D

LOL!

I wish I could see them up close for myself and let you know what color they really are...

;)

I have a distince feeling that if any of you ladies got see Tom's eyes up close i dont think you girls would live to tell the tale.

"Hey what happened to Trip and Pat?"
"Well they met Tom the other day and both of them got their chance to look deep into his eyes, and well Trip had a heart attack and Pat's brain hemorraged. They were pronounced dead at the scene." We are all upset over their loss but we find comfort in the fact that they died happy :) lol

[triplet]

I have a distince feeling that if any of you ladies got see Tom's eyes up close i dont think you girls would live to tell the tale.

"Hey what happened to Trip and Pat?"
"Well they met Tom the other day and both of them got their chance to look deep into his eyes, and well Trip had a heart attack and Pat's brain hemorraged. They were pronounced dead at the scene." We are all upset over their loss but we find comfort in the fact that they died happy :) lol

LOL!

Well, Mel saw him in person and she survived the encounter although I'm not sure I would have....

;)

[TWistim]

I have to say (and I'm not bragging at all--it can't be helped for the story) when I saw them up close I stared because they didn't look green or blue or anything, there were elements of both and flecks of gold in them, and they were gorgeous so I made a fool of myself standing there trying to decipher his eye color, lol.

Melly, you actually saw him up close and personal!!! When, where? I need details. :woot: Was he as tall as you expected. Was he nice? What was he wearing? Did you get to talk to him? OMG!!!

[Serene]

I bet he smells good too.

[Whiteflag]

I have to say (and I'm not bragging at all--it can't be helped for the story) when I saw them up close I stared because they didn't look green or blue or anything, there were elements of both and flecks of gold in them, and they were gorgeous so I made a fool of myself standing there trying to decipher his eye color, lol.

Mel, we could NEVER get tired of any little detail about him. I love how you describe his eyes because that's how I see them, not only in pics but in my mind. :heart: :woot:

And trying to decipher Tom's eye color is a very entertaining, and rewarding, activity. :woot:

[RakuMon]

Green-eyed Superman?!

http://images.comicbookresources.com/reel/thebatman/LOSH_Kel06.jpg

:D

[GreenKToo]

Robert at IESB said he *MAY* give an update on J.L. later today.

[mellyM]

Melly, you actually saw him up close and personal!!! When, where? I need details. :woot: Was he as tall as you expected. Was he nice? What was he wearing? Did you get to talk to him? OMG!!!

I'm like crazy swamped at work, so I couldn't do the man justice right now. If no one wants to wait, Trip, if you're not busy, you may do the honors:)

[triplet]

I'm like crazy swamped at work, so I couldn't do the man justice right now. If no one wants to wait, Trip, if you're not busy, you may do the honors:)

Actually, I'm on my lunch break so maybe I can get the general sitch but probably not the details...

It's not like you haven't told me about the meeting enough times, but my memory ain't what it was...

Anyway, as I remember Mel was with a friend at a drug store (I believe) in LA and she and her friend (a big Smallville fan) get behind Tom at the check-out...

Her friend knew who he was, but not Mel (not yet) and but of course she knew the quality just by looking at him.

Her friend was bold enough to start a conversation and Mel admitted she'd never seen the show. I believe Tom made some remark about Mel having to give the show a try...

She's told me a time or two that his awesomeness is bigger than he looks on TV and more handsome, although I find that hard to believe.

I mean, how can he be any bigger and more handsome than he looks on TV? He looks ginormous on TV, even with the girls standing on boxes, and he's about the best looking guy I've ever seen on TV.

How can he possibly look better than that in person?

It's not humanly possible, but that just might prove that he isn't (in fact) human.

;)

[TWistim]

Actually, I'm on my lunch break so maybe I can get the general sitch but probably not the details...

It's not like you haven't told me about the meeting enough times, but my memory ain't what it was...

Anyway, as I remember Mel was with a friend at a drug store (I believe) in LA and she and her friend (a big Smallville fan) get behind Tom at the check-out...

Her friend knew who he was, but not Mel (not yet) and but of course she knew the quality just by looking at him.

Her friend was bold enough to start a conversation and Mel admitted she'd never seen the show. I believe Tom made some remark about Mel having to give the show a try...

She's told me a time or two that his awesomeness is bigger than he looks on TV and more handsome, although I find that hard to believe.

I mean, how can he be any bigger and more handsome than he looks on TV? He looks ginormous on TV, even with the girls standing on boxes, and he's about the best looking guy I've ever seen on TV.

How can he possibly look better than that in person?

It's not humanly possible, but that just might prove that he isn't (in fact) human.

;)

Thanks so much Trip! :heart:

I have heard that very thing before, that, believe it or not, he's knockout gorgeous in person and much taller than you'd think. Like he towers over everyone. I know they try to shoot him in angles that don't show that but ocasionally you can even see it on the show.

Melly, at your convenience, if there's anything more to add I'd love to hear it. :heart: Talk about being in the right place at the right time!!! I wish! :woot: That would of been me over a year ago. I wouldn't have known him then but I'm sure I would have noticed!!! He's definitely the best looking man I have ever seen. And he just keeps getting better!!!

And, thanks RakuMon for the pic. They had to have Tom in mind for that. :yay:

[mellyM]

Actually, I'm on my lunch break so maybe I can get the general sitch but probably not the details...

It's not like you haven't told me about the meeting enough times, but my memory ain't what it was...

Anyway, as I remember Mel was with a friend at a drug store (I believe) in LA and she and her friend (a big Smallville fan) get behind Tom at the check-out...

Her friend knew who he was, but not Mel (not yet) and but of course she knew the quality just by looking at him.

Her friend was bold enough to start a conversation and Mel admitted she'd never seen the show. I believe Tom made some remark about Mel having to give the show a try...

She's told me a time or two that his awesomeness is bigger than he looks on TV and more handsome, although I find that hard to believe.

I mean, how can he be any bigger and more handsome than he looks on TV? He looks ginormous on TV, even with the girls standing on boxes, and he's about the best looking guy I've ever seen on TV.

How can he possibly look better than that in person?

It's not humanly possible, but that just might prove that he isn't (in fact) human.

;)

Thanks:) Things slowed down for a little bit....it was at the Rite Aid on Sunset in L.A across from my home. I'd never seen Smallville, he was in town filming CBTD (I guess) it was summer after Season 2. I thought he was the most beautiful person I had ever seen, seriously, couldn't believe it. He was very tall. My friend is a chatter box so she talked to him, he was very polite and I was amazed at how unaffected he seemed, thats the first word that came to mind. He asked if I watched the show (probably because my freaky ass was staring at him!) and I said " No but I will now!" and he smiled and chuckled a little and blushed, which killed me. He was wearing a baseball cap, can't remember if it was the infamous one or not, a tee and jeans that were a little tattered, and sandals. I thought he was about 21 or so when I saw him, and I know people who've seen him since, recently even, that say he looks younger in person, I tend to agree. So thanks Trip and hope that helps:)

To compare, I met Michael on the set of Sorority Boys (friend was script supervisor, other friend had crush on Barry Watson, boring story)and didn't realize I'd met him untl I'd been watching the show for about 3 months:)

[TWistim]

Thanks:) Things slowed down for a little bit....it was at the Rite Aid on Sunset in L.A across from my home. I'd never seen Smallville, he was in town filming CBTD (I guess) it was summer after Season 2. I thought he was the most beautiful person I had ever seen, seriously, couldn't believe it. He was very tall. My friend is a chatter box so she talked to him, he was very polite and I was amazed at how unaffected he seemed, thats the first word that came to mind. He asked if I watched the show (probably because my freaky ass was staring at him!) and I said " No but I will now!" and he smiled and chuckled a little and blushed, which killed me. He was wearing a baseball cap, can't remember if it was the infamous one or not, a tee and jeans that were a little tattered, and sandals. I thought he was about 21 or so when I saw him, and I know people who've seen him since, recently even, that say he looks younger in person, I tend to agree. So thanks Trip and hope that helps:)

That is so cool! Thanks for sharing that. :heart: :yay: :heart:

I love the fact that he blushed. I know I gush over his looks a lot but honestly if he was conceited I wouldn't be so enamored of him. The fact that he is unaffected and so down to earth from what I read just makes me love him more!


To compare, I met Michael on the set of Sorority Boys (friend was script supervisor, other friend had crush on Barry Watson, boring story)and didn't realize I'd met him untl I'd been watching the show for about 3 months:)


:yay:

[The Incredible Hulk]

cool story, thats funny that's how you came to watch the show. I never run into anyone interesting at Rite Aid. :) My only real celebrity encounter doesnt count because I'm somewhat related to the guy

[avidreader]

That is so cool! Thanks for sharing that. :heart: :yay: :heart:

I love the fact that he blushed. I know I gush over his looks a lot but honestly if he was conceited I wouldn't be so enamored of him. The fact that he is unaffected and so down to earth from what I read just makes me love him more!



:yay:

I think that's what I love about him too Twistim. I mean sure he's good looking, good looking as in God's Gift To Women Good Looking, :woot: but its his charisma and just how grounded in reality he is, that makes him so appealing.

Its rather ironic though, because those appealing qualities about him make you want to know more about him and live in hope that we'll get to see his face pasted on the front of every magazine cover at the Supermarket Checkout, but if we had all that available to us, then he wouldnt be this person that appeals to us so much. :hyper:

BTW Melly what was he buying at Riteaid?

[mellyM]

BTW Melly what was he buying at Riteaid?

Hair products:) lol. I used to see quite a few celebrities at that Rite Aid, not sure if it was because of its location, across from Bristol Farms and on the corner of Sunset and Fairfax, I have no idea why that one seemed to be popular, lol, maybe because of its proximity to the hills?. I used to see alot at the Griddle too, where'd I have breakfast on weekends, which was right next door.

Oh and I didn't start watching the show like I promised, lol. It wasn't until I happened to be at The Grove (outdoor shopping mall in Los Angeles) where they were doing a premier event for Smallville and Angel and saw Exile on the big screen did I really start watching.

[avidreader]

Hair products:) lol.

Too funny! :woot:

Oh and I didn't start watching the show like I promised, lol. It wasn't until I happened to be at The Grove (outdoor shopping mall in Los Angeles) where they were doing a premier event for Smallville and Angel and saw Exile on the big screen did I really start watching.

What scene did they show that made you want to watch it?

[mellyM]

Too funny! :woot:



What scene did they show that made you want to watch it?

It came on and he was walking down the street and I thought, wow this looks like a movie! and that was pretty much it. I remember what a nice young man he was (as my mother would say) and the rest is history:)

[avidreader]

It came on and he was walking down the street and I thought, wow this looks like a movie! and that was pretty much it. I remember what a nice young man he was (as my mother would say) and the rest is history:)

That was a very good scene and I can see why it would entice you to watch, after having met him.

[Serene]

That's a great story, Melly.

I don't know what I'd do if I ever met Tom. I think my number one priority would be to try and not gush like a fool. I'm sure he gets that all the time. I'd like to be composed enough to sincerely let him know how much I've appreciated his work and what it's meant to me personally. Since it's doubtful I'll ever meet him personally, I am actually going to write to him, and Kristin, and tell them that way.

I bet after the initial shock wore off (mine), he'd be a pretty easy going guy to talk to. At least he always seems that way in interviews.

[ariellem]

What a fun story, Melly! :-> I sure haven't met him or anyone else from the show. If I did, I'd probably either say something stupid (like, incomprehensibly so) or just "hi" or just sort of peek without trying to look like I was watching. It's definitely nice to hear that he doesn't come across as a smooth, jaded type - that would be a downer.

[The Caped Knight]

Green-eyed Superman?!

http://images.comicbookresources.com/reel/thebatman/LOSH_Kel06.jpg

:D


Ok first off he's a clone of Superman (A some what version on Conner Kent / Superboy / Kon-EL) The reason his eyes are Green is because of Green Kryptonite . The Robot K3NT found a piece of superman's hair and mixed his DNA with Kryptonite, creating a Superman clone that was immune to kryptonite radiation and so Kell-El / superman x was born .

As you can see The Real Superman/Kal-EL/Clark Kent has Blue eyes
http://www.supermanhomepage.com/images/lsh-animated/LOSH_13.jpg

[ariellem]

I think he looks better with green eyes, at least in the above cartoons. Could be biased by now...

[The Caped Knight]

I think he looks better with green eyes, at least in the above cartoons. Could be biased by now...

Usually when sups has green eyes in the cartoons or comics, it means he's under a some form of Green Kryptonite mind control .

[triplet]

Are you saying that they should change Tom's eye color if he were cast as Superman?

I don't know about you, but contacts don't look real. Routh's eyes just looked creepy to me in SR. They had thought to put in contacts on Daniel Radcliff since his very blue eyes weren't Harry Potter green, but they didn't because Dan (at 11) couldn't stand the feel of them. They then wanted to use CGI on his eyes to turn them green after the fact but that didn't test well...

Even when they did it on Smallville with the alien Ken & Barbie in Arrival, it looked fake....

However, with Tom if they want his eyes to look more blue they can cheat a bit with lighting and color correction.

His eyes sometimes look blue on the show, like in Crusade when he was in the cave.

Even if they don't fool with Tom's eye color, should he get the JLA job, I wouldn't care.

Who cares if Superman's eyes are usually blue in the comics? Tom's eyes are green, and a very lovely shade at that....

Cain's eyes are brown and they didn't bother with changing them for Lois & Clark....

I don't think you need to be totally accurate along as everything else is right, and Tom is right for the part in every other way.

Oh, KE8:

You should resize those images or only have thumbnails... stretching the page ain't cool.

[RakuMon]

Ok first off he's a clone of Superman (A some what version on Conner Kent / Superboy / Kon-EL) The reason his eyes are Green is because of Green Kryptonite . The Robot K3NT found a piece of superman's hair and mixed his DNA with Kryptonite, creating a Superman clone that was immune to kryptonite radiation and so Kell-El / superman x was born .



Dude, I watch LOSH. I know he's a clone of Supes from the future.

But isn't it a little obvious that he resembles Tom Welling? Down to the hair style and green eyes. That's why I posted that pic.

[Whiteflag]

Are you saying that they should change Tom's eye color if he were cast as Superman?

I don't know about you, but contacts don't look real. Routh's eyes just looked creepy to me in SR. They had thought to put in contacts on Daniel Radcliff since his very blue eyes weren't Harry Potter green, but they didn't because Dan (at 11) couldn't stand the feel of them. They then wanted to use CGI on his eyes to turn them green after the fact but that didn't test well...

Even when they did it on Smallville with the alien Ken & Barbie in Arrival, it looked fake....

However, with Tom if they want his eyes to look more blue they can cheat a bit with lighting and color correction.

His eyes sometimes look blue on the show, like in Crusade when he was in the cave.

Even if they don't fool with Tom's eye color, should he get the JLA job, I wouldn't care.

Who cares if Superman's eyes are usually blue in the comics? Tom's eyes are green, and a very lovely shade at that....

Cain's eyes are brown and they didn't bother with changing them for Lois & Clark....

I don't think you need to be totally accurate along as everything else is right, and Tom is right for the part in every other way.

Oh, KE8:

You should resize those images or only have thumbnails... stretching the page ain't cool.

I agree. Besides, Superman's eyes are not blue in every comic book. And Tom's eyes are so unearthly beautiful they suit a (gorgeous) alien being perfectly. :heart:

[Whiteflag]

Thanks:) Things slowed down for a little bit....it was at the Rite Aid on Sunset in L.A across from my home. I'd never seen Smallville, he was in town filming CBTD (I guess) it was summer after Season 2. I thought he was the most beautiful person I had ever seen, seriously, couldn't believe it. He was very tall. My friend is a chatter box so she talked to him, he was very polite and I was amazed at how unaffected he seemed, thats the first word that came to mind. He asked if I watched the show (probably because my freaky ass was staring at him!) and I said " No but I will now!" and he smiled and chuckled a little and blushed, which killed me. He was wearing a baseball cap, can't remember if it was the infamous one or not, a tee and jeans that were a little tattered, and sandals. I thought he was about 21 or so when I saw him, and I know people who've seen him since, recently even, that say he looks younger in person, I tend to agree. So thanks Trip and hope that helps:)

To compare, I met Michael on the set of Sorority Boys (friend was script supervisor, other friend had crush on Barry Watson, boring story)and didn't realize I'd met him untl I'd been watching the show for about 3 months:)

Thanks for sharing, Mel!

Tom is definitely NOT an average-looking guy, as many other actors are. :yay:

I know people who have met him and everyone agrees on that he's even better looking in person. :heart:

[AgentPat]

Are you saying that they should change Tom's eye color if he were cast as Superman?

I don't know about you, but contacts don't look real. Routh's eyes just looked creepy to me in SR. They had thought to put in contacts on Daniel Radcliff since his very blue eyes weren't Harry Potter green, but they didn't because Dan (at 11) couldn't stand the feel of them. They then wanted to use CGI on his eyes to turn them green after the fact but that didn't test well...

Even when they did it on Smallville with the alien Ken & Barbie in Arrival, it looked fake....

However, with Tom if they want his eyes to look more blue they can cheat a bit with lighting and color correction.

His eyes sometimes look blue on the show, like in Crusade when he was in the cave.

Even if they don't fool with Tom's eye color, should he get the JLA job, I wouldn't care.

Who cares if Superman's eyes are usually blue in the comics? Tom's eyes are green, and a very lovely shade at that....

Cain's eyes are brown and they didn't bother with changing them for Lois & Clark....

I don't think you need to be totally accurate along as everything else is right, and Tom is right for the part in every other way.http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/hammer.jpg


And yes, the green-eyed LOSH Superman looks quite a bit like TW to me. I could give a poop that he's a Kryptonite infected clone from the future; I think he looks 10 times better than the "real" Superman and I wouldn't mind seeing him drawn that way going into the future. There. I said it.

http://images.comicbookresources.com/reel/thebatman/LOSH_Kel06.jpg

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/zod5.jpg

[The Caped Knight]

Dude, I watch LOSH. I know he's a clone of Supes from the future.

But isn't it a little obvious that he resembles Tom Welling? Down to the hair style and green eyes. That's why I posted that pic.

Only because of the Mullet hair style & the Green eyes . But he didn't look as good as Kal-EL did in the Classic suit .

or even as Good as SUPERMAN on The BATMAN .

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/images/cartoons/TheBatman5.jpg

[The Caped Knight]

I agree. Besides, Superman's eyes are not blue in every comic book.

What Superman Comics have you been reading ?

Because In every one I've read Kal-EL's got Blue eyes (Even in "Birthright" )

[The Incredible Hulk]

Only because of the Mullet hair style & the Green eyes . But he didn't look as good as Kal-EL did in the Classic suit .

or even as Good as SUPERMAN on The BATMAN .

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/images/cartoons/TheBatman5.jpg

it's drawn to look EXACTLY like him. The hair (not a mullet BTW), the eyes, eyebrows, sideburns, jaw, etc. all look exactly like him.

[RakuMon]

What Superman Comics have you been reading ?

Because In every one I've read Kal-EL's got Blue eyes (Even in "Birthright" )

Well, I know you're a big proponent of the Timm-verse, and while the cartoon's not a comic (though they did spawn a JLU comic for kids) the Timm-verse Superman doesn't have blue eyes:

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/superman/bios/heroes/superman/09.jpg

[The Caped Knight]

Well, I know you're a big proponent of the Timm-verse, and while the cartoon's not a comic (though they did spawn a JLU comic for kids) the Timm-verse Superman doesn't have blue eyes:

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/superman/bios/heroes/superman/09.jpg


That is true (however Timm explained why, so I didn't have a huge problem with it . Since it he gave a pretty damn good reason . I accepted it) He did however still remain true by having Lara still have Blue eyes same with Kara .

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/superman/bios/heroes/jorel/15.jpg
http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/superman/reviews/littlegirlpt2/35.jpg
http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/jlu/bios/supergirl/46.jpg

[The Caped Knight]

it's drawn to look EXACTLY like him. The hair (not a mullet BTW), the eyes, eyebrows, sideburns, jaw, etc. all look exactly like him.


:woot: :whatever: Whatever you say Hulk ....

[AgentPat]

I'm sure it wasn't intentional. Well actually, I'm *not* sure it wasn't intentional, but they DO look similar. The LOSH Superman looks very much like a stylized comicbook version of TW as Superman, w/o being overly obvious about it. Other people's mileage can and will vary...


http://www.patcostello.com/temp/legion.jpg

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/legion2.jpg

[The Caped Knight]

I'm sure it wasn't intentional. Well actually, I'm *not* sure it wasn't intentional, but they DO look similar. The LOSH Superman looks very much like a stylized comicbook version of TW as Superman, w/o being overly obvious about it. Other people's mileage can and will vary...


http://www.patcostello.com/temp/legion.jpg

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/legion2.jpg

Leave it to you Pat to you make the comparison j/k :whatever: :D

[TWistim]

Latest Tom Welling sighting: shopping in LA yesterday.

http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tomwellingrocering05100pz0.jpg

(Originally posted by TOMophilus @ K-site)

[Whiteflag]

Latest Tom Welling sighting: shopping in LA yesterday.

http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tomwellingrocering05100pz0.jpg

(Originally posted by TOMophilus @ K-site)

Thank you so much!!!:heart:

So he had the time to go down to LA! I think it's unusual at this time of the year for him.

I know he hates having his pic taken like this, but I can't help to be happy. :heart: We get to see so little of Tom as himself. :( Are there any more candids? There should be.

[TWistim]

Thank you so much!!!:heart:

So he had the time to go down to LA! I think it's unusual at this time of the year for him.

I know he hates having his pic taken like this, but I can't help to be happy. :heart: We get to see so little of Tom as himself. :( Are there any more candids? There should be.

I love these little glimpses of him in everyday life. I would never want to intrude on him or harass him but I know some fans can be so rude and insensitive. I think its made him protective especially of his wife. This pic was cropped. It's part of a series of six shots of him and Jamie. I saw them on another site but when I went back they had been removed.

[Whiteflag]

I love these little glimpses of him in everyday life. I would never want to intrude on him or harass him but I know some fans can be so rude and insensitive. I think its made him protective especially of his wife. This pic was cropped. It's part of a series of six shots of him and Jamie. I saw them on another site but when I went back they had been removed.

I totally agree with you. I would never harass him either, but I understand how frightening some fans/stalkers could be and I understand his need for privacy. Famous or not, I'd go mad if I felt I was being followed every time I set foot on the street.

Now I'll have to go on a hunt for the rest of the pics. What can I say! I am Tom-greedy (from afar!)!

Edit: I found them. I understand why that other site decided to remove them. Tom looks angry in some of those pics. Poor Tom! He's with his wife and he clearly hates the intrusion. :(

He looks gorgeous but I'm sad for him. I too hate paparazzi! :mad:

[Riva]

Latest Tom Welling sighting: shopping in LA yesterday.

http://img102.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tomwellingrocering05100pz0.jpg

(Originally posted by TOMophilus @ K-site)

Ohh, a Tom sighting! *thud* Thanks for the link, TWistim. :)

Looking more gorgeous than ever. :heart: And I love the cozy, domestic vibe of the pics. :yay: The "being irritated with the paprarazzi" aside, of course! Lol.

[jr24tw]

Seems like the whole cast was in LA this past weekend and this week. Weird huh.

Kristin, Michael and Tom were all in LA this week. That's the cast we know of. Because there is picture proof.

[Whiteflag]

Seems like the whole cast was in LA this past weekend and this week. Weird huh.

Kristin, Michael and Tom were all in LA this week. That's the cast we know of. Because there is picture proof.

Tom has been in LA all week? :wow: I wonder why he's had so many days off! :huh:

[AgentPat]

Seems like the whole cast was in LA this past weekend and this week. Weird huh.

Kristin, Michael and Tom were all in LA this week. That's the cast we know of. Because there is picture proof.http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/confused2.gif

^ I hate to overuse that .gif, but that's me right now: at a loss for words.

I know LA is Rosey's backyard play pen, but when was the last time Kreuk cruised down to LA for the weekend - or week?

[jr24tw]

http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/confused2.gif

^ I hate to overuse that .gif, but that's me right now: at a loss for words.

I know LA is Rosey's backyard play pen, but when was the last time Kreuk cruised down to LA for the weekend - or week?

March 15 , September 9 and this last weekend till Tuesday. And that's only what we know of for sure because there are pictures. She probably has been there more...there aren't always pics.

MR was just to an event on the 4th. And now Tom pics from LA.

LA seems to be the casts new playground.

ETA: The whole week thing is a guess. Maybe he just got in. Fact is you don't do grocery shopping when you stay there for a day or two.

[AgentPat]

March 15 , September 9 and this last weekend till Tuesday. And that's only what we know of for sure because there are pictures. She probably has been there more...there aren't always pics.

MR was just to an event on the 4th. And now Tom pics from LA.

LA seems to be the casts new playground.The last time Kreuk was in LA was because she was attending something for her BF, right? Rosey of course could be anything.

Lemme ask this question a different way for anybody who might know: when was the last time all THREE main cast were in LA w/o any apparent industry event to attend?

Lets cook on that one for a bit. :)

[jr24tw]

The last time Kreuk was in LA was because she was attending something for her BF, right?

This time was no different. But who knows if that was all.

I highly doubt they are done shooting and can give the actors time off already. I might be wrong though. Guess it's time for me to get my contacts to talk.

[OobeDoobBenubi]

I feel sorry for these three that they cant enjoy time off from shooting without the entire internet fan base of Smallville figuring out why they are there. I know for Tom everyone is questioning why LA of all places but let the man have his fun & rest :o

[AgentPat]

This time was no different. But who knows if that was all.So she was attending an event for her BF? If so, that makes me feel better.

I highly doubt they are done shooting and can give the actors time off already. I might be wrong though. Guess it's time for me to get my contacts to talk.I don't think anybody was suggesting they're done with anything. I certainly wasn't. They've got over a dozen more episodes to shoot. I just found it... interesting that they'd all be in LA this w/e. That's not insinuating anything. It's just... interesting.

[The Caped Knight]

This is pretty funny Whoever did this for K-Site , Great Job, I'd like to see a re-do of Lois & Lex .

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6197/manyfacessupe3it7.jpg
http://kryptonsite.com/

[Gmanofsteel]

Tom caps from "cure"

http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/5462/vlcsnap1086001qs2.png

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/4594/vlcsnap1086494fi7.png

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/6113/vlcsnap1088236ev0.png

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7704/vlcsnap1088698go2.png

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5382/vlcsnap1093125pp3.png

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8530/vlcsnap1093192ic5.png

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5342/vlcsnap1093276cn0.png

[The Incredible Hulk]

This is pretty funny Whoever did this for K-Site , Great Job, I'd like to see a re-do of Lois & Lex .

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6197/manyfacessupe3it7.jpg
http://kryptonsite.com/

that's awesome :up:

[Gmanofsteel]

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/6990/vlcsnap1098823et5.png

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/953/vlcsnap1102793js0.png

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3356/vlcsnap1103716xj5.png

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7697/vlcsnap1104576ab4.png

http://img87.imageshack.us/img87/7471/vlcsnap1105514hy2.png

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1447/vlcsnap1105842kf3.png

[\S/JcDc\S/]

Whoops you posted them in wrong thread. There is a thread for Cure :o

[AgentPat]

This is pretty funny Whoever did this for K-Site , Great Job, I'd like to see a re-do of Lois & Lex .

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6197/manyfacessupe3it7.jpg
http://kryptonsite.com/Okay, that cracked me up. I thought it was real for a second, until I read the captions. LMAO!!!

Tom caps from "cure"...Nice selection, TW4S. I saw one over at Pale Blue Dot earlier that I want to post too. It's a VERY different look for Clark/TW. I'll go fetch it....


EDIT: Ah man... the site seems to be down. I should have grabbed it earlier. Gah!! :(

[Prison Mike]

Looking at those caps of tom makes me want to eat a bunch of protein bars.

[Whiteflag]

Thanks so much for the "Cure" caps, Tomwelling4sups! Those cheekbones, eyes and lips kill me every time. :heart: :heart: :heart:

[TWistim]

Thanks so much for the "Cure" caps, Tomwelling4sups! Those cheekbones, eyes and lips kill me every time. :heart: :heart: :heart:

Yeah! this is my 300th post!!! Naturally I had to choose my favorite subject - Tom!

From one ***** to another, ITA - Tom is too beautiful for words! :cwink:

[ariellem]

Looking at those caps of tom makes me want to eat a bunch of protein bars.

Makes me want to do pushups and situps - go figure.

[AgentPat]

Gotta luv I-Net polls!

Tell us who you think is the hottest comic book hunk:
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2007/10/26/the-top-15-hottest-comic-book-hunks/


One vote per customer. Current totals:

Tom Welling 814 (36.4%)
Jensen Ackles 320 (14.3%)
David Boreanaz 267 (11.9%)
Chris Evans 142 (6.4%)
Jared Padalecki 132 (5.9%)
Christian Bale 111 (5.0%)
Hugh Jackman 88 (3.9%)
Cillian Murphy 76 (3.4%)
Gerard Butler 71 (3.2%)
Justin Hartley 64 (2.9%)
James Franco 61 (2.7%)
Tobey McGuire 34 (1.5%)
Adrian Grenier 22 (1.0%)
Heath Ledger 22 (1.0%)
Julian McMahon 13 (0.6%)

:p :p :p

[avidreader]

Gotta luv I-Net polls!

Tell us who you think is the hottest comic book hunk:
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2007/10/26/the-top-15-hottest-comic-book-hunks/


One vote per customer. Current totals:

Tom Welling 814 (36.4%)
Jensen Ackles 320 (14.3%)
David Boreanaz 267 (11.9%)
Chris Evans 142 (6.4%)
Jared Padalecki 132 (5.9%)
Christian Bale 111 (5.0%)
Hugh Jackman 88 (3.9%)
Cillian Murphy 76 (3.4%)
Gerard Butler 71 (3.2%)
Justin Hartley 64 (2.9%)
James Franco 61 (2.7%)
Tobey McGuire 34 (1.5%)
Adrian Grenier 22 (1.0%)
Heath Ledger 22 (1.0%)
Julian McMahon 13 (0.6%)

:p :p :p

Oh please? For the love of God, WB look at the results of this poll now.

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2007/10/26/the-top-15-hottest-comic-book-hunks

Cillian Murphy as Jonathan Crane from 'Batman Begins'116 (3.3%)
David Boreanis as Angel from 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'372 (10.6%)
Gerard Butler as King Leonidas from '300'97 (2.8%)
Heath Ledger as the Joker from 'The Dark Knight'38 (1.1%)
Hugh Jackman as Logan from 'X-Men'156 (4.4%)
James Franco as Harry Osborn from 'Spider-Man'108 (3.1%)
Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester from 'Supernatural'344 (9.8%)
Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester from 'Supernatural'686 (19.5%)
Julian McMahon as Victor Von Doom from 'The Fantastic Four'20 (0.6%)
Justin Hartley as Oliver Queen from 'Smallville'72 (2.0%)
Tobey McGuire as Peter Parker from 'Spider-Man'57 (1.6%)
Tom Welling as Clark Kent from 'Smallville'1038 (29.5%)
Adrian Grenier as Vincent Chase/Aquaman from 'Entourage'36 (1.0%)
Chris Evans as Johnny Storm from 'The Fantastic Four'207 (5.9%)
Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne from 'Batman Begins'166 (4.7%)

[triplet]

^ Heh The most recent stats put him at 2832 (32.3%) LOL

Okay, so I was bored and looked up Welling's biography on Variety. Nothing we don't already know, but still a fun read for die hard fans.

<snip>
His chemistry with would-be love interest Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) and friend/future foe Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) often helped to elevate the show above its genre trappings and showed skills that offered Welling a future beyond "Smallville"...

<snip>



Aw... thanks for posting that!

Glad to see Variety recognize the quality of Tom's work and how it helps the show rise above its own limitations!

:up:

:heart: :heart: :heart:
:super: :super: :super:

[RakuMon]

Apparently, I'm not the only person who thinks DC Direct's 13-inch Nightwing action figure looks like Tom Welling. From Michael Crawford's Action Figure Review site (which is an excellent review site for toys):

As I said, the head sculpt is well done, but I'm not sure who it is. This is a really generic look for Nightwing, and once you take the mask off he looks a whole lot more like the love child of Tom Welling and Brad Pitt than any recognizable comic version of Dick.

Here's a pic of the figure sans mask:

http://www.mwctoys.com/images/review_13nightwing_5.jpg

More here:
http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_102407a.htm

[Whiteflag]

^ Heh The most recent stats put him at 2832 (32.3%) LOL


Okay, so I was bored and looked up Welling's biography on Variety. Nothing we don't already know, but still a fun read for die hard fans. :heart:



Interesting that they describe SV as the "'Superman'-as-student series"

Thanks for posting that, Pat! It's a great read indeed! :heart: :heart:

[Whiteflag]

Other than the dark hair - and maybe a little in the nose - I'm not seeing it. I do see a lot of Brendan Fraser there, however. :O



Anyhoo...

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/crimson13.jpg

:heart:

Just beautiful! :heart:

[Whiteflag]

Thanks for describing Tom, Pat. lol :woot:

I don't really see much of a resemblance between that doll and Tom. Needless to say, Tom is much more gorgeous than the doll. :heart:

[ariellem]

I see some resemblance to Tom with the mask on, but have to agree with the poster who said <paraphrasing here>, "take the mask off and it's Brad Pitt" but with dark hair. Brad's a smaller guy, but the face does look more like his than Tom's when the mask is off. Some is the eyes; some is the wide jaw that goes out past the ears.

[Chrisluvstommy]

I think the cartoon is more like Tom then the action figure but I can see where the simularities are. But nothing is as good as the real thing

[The Caped Knight]

I hope to see this in the series finale

http://fc02.deviantart.com/fs20/f/2007/310/4/4/Supertom_by_bratpop.jpg

http://bratpop.deviantart.com/art/Supertom-69152921

[AgentPat]

Ah, very nice.

VOTE!!! NOW!!! :D
http://www.cinematical.com/2007/11/16/gallery-and-poll-who-are-the-hottest-men-alive/

(It's IP controlled too :up: )

[KBX]

Oh I got to go with Mr. Wally West himself, Adam Brody!!!!

[TWistim]

I voted! Easy choice for me. :heart:

[AgentPat]

Oh I got to go with Mr. Wally West himself, Adam Brody!!!!Oh, no way? I didn't realize you swung that way, KBX. :D :up: :p

[KBX]

Oh, no way? I didn't realize you swung that way, KBX. :D :up: :p

Hey HEY! I am a guy, a straight guy, but I can tell you that Adam Brody is one handsome dude!! :woot: :oldrazz:

[Serene]

Ah, very nice.

VOTE!!! NOW!!! :D
http://www.cinematical.com/2007/11/16/gallery-and-poll-who-are-the-hottest-men-alive/

(It's IP controlled too :up: )

Voted!
And already reposting the poll. :up:

[Whiteflag]

Ah, very nice.

VOTE!!! NOW!!! :D
http://www.cinematical.com/2007/11/16/gallery-and-poll-who-are-the-hottest-men-alive/

(It's IP controlled too :up: )

Voted and I hope Tom wins once more!:heart:

[triplet]

Voted!
And already reposting the poll. :up:

Voted and posted the poll on TW.org!

:D :up:

[triplet]

Tom Welling 81 (21.3%)
None of the Above 62 (16.3%)
Christian Bale 33 (8.7%)
Johnny Depp 33 (8.7%)
Viggo Mortenson 20 (5.2%)
Jake Gyllenhaal 18 (4.7%)
Brad Pitt 18 (4.7%)
Seth Rogen 15 (3.9%)
George Clooney 13 (3.4%)
Matt Damon 11 (2.9%)
Jude Law 10 (2.6%)
Matthew McConaughey 10 (2.6%)
Patrick Dempsey 7 (1.8%)
Jon Stewart 7 (1.8%)
Russell Crowe 7 (1.8%)
Will Smith 5 (1.3%)
Daniel Day-Lewis 5 (1.3%)
The Rock 8 (2.1%)
Adam Brody 4 (1.0%)
Mel Gibson 4 (1.0%)
Jamie Foxx 1 (0.3%)
Denzel Washington 2 (0.5%)
Tom Cruise 2 (0.5%)
Robert Redford 2 (0.5%)
Vince Vaughn 1 (0.3%)
Tyler Perry 1 (0.3%)



Okay, there's something wrong about Russell Crowe being tied with Jon Stewart, but interesting how that list is falling out presently...

[Serene]

Bwahahaha!

Adam Brody 6 (0.9%)
Matt Damon 18 (2.6%)
Christian Bale 51 (7.3%)
George Clooney 29 (4.1%)
Jake Gyllenhaal 31 (4.4%)
Brad Pitt 27 (3.9%)
Jamie Foxx 1 (0.1%)
Denzel Washington 3 (0.4%)
Vince Vaughn 15 (2.1%)
Mel Gibson 7 (1.0%)
Patrick Dempsey 12 (1.7%)
Tom Cruise 5 (0.7%)
Russell Crowe 9 (1.3%)
Johnny Depp 57 (8.2%)
Viggo Mortensen 34 (4.9%)
Daniel Day-Lewis 9 (1.3%)
Robert Redford 4 (0.6%)
Will Smith 10 (1.4%)
Tyler Perry 1 (0.1%)
The Rock 10 (1.4%)
None of the Above 97 (13.9%)
Seth Rogen 23 (3.3%)
Jude Law 11 (1.6%)
Matthew McConaughey 14 (2.0%)
Jon Stewart 11 (1.6%)
Tom Welling 203 (29.0%) :D

[AgentPat]

^ Unbelievable stuff there.

What's the URL for the results page? I want to bookmark it. :hyper:

[triplet]

Just go back to the voting page to get the results....

http://www.cinematical.com/2007/11/16/gallery-and-poll-who-are-the-hottest-men-alive/


The Rock 11 (1.3%)
Patrick Dempsey 13 (1.5%)
Seth Rogen 26 (3.0%)
Russell Crowe 11 (1.3%)
Matt Damon 20 (2.3%)
Jude Law 28 (3.2%)
Viggo Mortensen 40 (4.6%)
George Clooney 34 (3.9%)
Matthew McConaughey 15 (1.7%)
Robert Redford 5 (0.6%)
Brad Pitt 38 (4.3%)
Jon Stewart 12 (1.4%)
Tyler Perry 1 (0.1%)
Denzel Washington 6 (0.7%)

Tom Welling 283 (32.3%)

None of the Above 113 (12.9%)
Mel Gibson 8 (0.9%)
Adam Brody 7 (0.8%)
Tom Cruise 6 (0.7%)
Christian Bale 58 (6.6%)
Johnny Depp 70 (8.0%)
Jake Gyllenhaal 32 (3.7%)
Daniel Day-Lewis 11 (1.3%)
Jamie Foxx 1 (0.1%)
Will Smith 10 (1.1%)
Vince Vaughn 15 (1.7%)

[avidreader]

Hee! :D The only one that is even remotely close, and by close I mean having 3 digit figures, is None of the Above.

Go Tom!!! :heart:

[SamuraiSon6]

wow, Tom is dominating that poll!

[AgentPat]

Just go back to the voting page to get the results....

http://www.cinematical.com/2007/11/16/gallery-and-poll-who-are-the-hottest-men-alive/

Yeah, I tried that. I keep getting the vote page vs. the results page. *shrugs*

No biggie though. ;)

[triplet]

Updated stats:

Adam Brody 8 (0.8%)
Matt Damon 22 (2.2%)
Christian Bale 67 (6.6%)
George Clooney 35 (3.5%)
Jake Gyllenhaal 39 (3.8%)
Brad Pitt 42 (4.1%)
Jamie Foxx 1 (0.1%)
Denzel Washington 6 (0.6%)
Vince Vaughn 16 (1.6%)
Mel Gibson 9 (0.9%)
Patrick Dempsey 14 (1.4%)
Tom Cruise 7 (0.7%)
Russell Crowe 11 (1.1%)
Johnny Depp 75 (7.4%)
Viggo Mortensen 44 (4.3%)
Daniel Day-Lewis 11 (1.1%)
Robert Redford 6 (0.6%)
Will Smith 12 (1.2%)
Tyler Perry 2 (0.2%)
The Rock 12 (1.2%)
None of the Above 124 (12.2%)
Seth Rogen 28 (2.8%)
Jude Law 41 (4.0%)
Matthew McConaughey 17 (1.7%)
Jon Stewart 14 (1.4%)

Tom Welling 349 (34.5%)

[Whiteflag]

Updated stats:

Adam Brody 8 (0.8%)
Matt Damon 22 (2.2%)
Christian Bale 67 (6.6%)
George Clooney 35 (3.5%)
Jake Gyllenhaal 39 (3.8%)
Brad Pitt 42 (4.1%)
Jamie Foxx 1 (0.1%)
Denzel Washington 6 (0.6%)
Vince Vaughn 16 (1.6%)
Mel Gibson 9 (0.9%)
Patrick Dempsey 14 (1.4%)
Tom Cruise 7 (0.7%)
Russell Crowe 11 (1.1%)
Johnny Depp 75 (7.4%)
Viggo Mortensen 44 (4.3%)
Daniel Day-Lewis 11 (1.1%)
Robert Redford 6 (0.6%)
Will Smith 12 (1.2%)
Tyler Perry 2 (0.2%)
The Rock 12 (1.2%)
None of the Above 124 (12.2%)
Seth Rogen 28 (2.8%)
Jude Law 41 (4.0%)
Matthew McConaughey 17 (1.7%)
Jon Stewart 14 (1.4%)

Tom Welling 349 (34.5%)

Thanks! :D

[triplet]

Tom Welling 480 (36.9%)

Adam Brody 10 (0.8%) <--- interesting he's listed second, yet only only has 10 votes :ninja:

Matt Damon 24 (1.8%)
Christian Bale 95 (7.3%)
George Clooney 43 (3.3%)
Jake Gyllenhaal 93 (7.1%)
Brad Pitt 47 (3.6%)
Jamie Foxx 1 (0.1%)
Denzel Washington 9 (0.7%)
Vince Vaughn 18 (1.4%)
Mel Gibson 11 (0.8%)
Patrick Dempsey 16 (1.2%)
Tom Cruise 10 (0.8%)
Russell Crowe 12 (0.9%)
Johnny Depp 83 (6.4%)
Viggo Mortensen 49 (3.8%)
Daniel Day-Lewis 13 (1.0%)
Robert Redford 6 (0.5%)
Will Smith 13 (1.0%)
Tyler Perry 2 (0.2%)
The Rock 13 (1.0%)
None of the Above 139 (10.7%)
Seth Rogen 32 (2.5%)
Jude Law 46 (3.5%)
Matthew McConaughey 19 (1.5%)
Jon Stewart 16 (1.2%)

[AgentPat]

The folks over at DTTW posted an interview with TW from the Nov/Dec 07 issue of French Magazine, Séries Stars (it had to be translated). Scans of the mag are in the link to the original DTTW post at the bottom. This was a fun read:

"I don't find Clark is this good and straight. As a matter of fact, what makes him interesting is that he is very human. He constantly battles with moral questions and tries to sort out the good and the bad. Clark's choices sometimes have devastating consequences for the people around him. He bears quite some fault, and that's why I think he is far from perfect. And fortunately so, because it is quite boring to play such a type of role. I am therefore not yet tired of this character."

"Doing love scenes bothers me a lot! Kissing actresses whom I regard as my friends makes me feel uneasy. It's an intimate thing, and now that I am married I feel like I'd cheat on my wife. Fortunately, my wife Jamie knows how fastidious and not at all romantic it is to shoot these scenes. So she's not worried about it."

"Basically, it is very easy to identify with Clark. The main motivation of the character is his desire to be normal. Yet he slowly discovers that normality doesn't exist. That's exactly what you feel when you grow up. At school you may look like everybody else, fit in, not being considered a zero or someone bizarre. But when becoming an adult, you realize that everything is a little crazy and that normality is a myth."

"During two shoots, it happens often that I pick up something from the abundant mail that the Smallville production receives. Contrary to what everyone believes, I get more mail from boys rather than girls. In general these are very nice letters, in which they ask me for advice, tell me their secrets, or ask me indiscreet questions about the girls on set. It's not boring!"

"I really don't lead the life of a star. I devote my time to my wife. Now and then Jamie and I go out to have a drink with friends. Numerous shows are produced in Vancouver, and so it happens regularly that I meet some buddies there. I got to know Jensen Ackles when he played Jason Teague in Season 4. Now he is on Supernatural here in Vancouver. Together with Michael Rosenbaum we often visit the set of this show. Michael, Jensen, Jared Padalecki and I play golf together, and we frequently meet for a beer after work. That's cool enough, but we also find ways to play pranks on each other to interrupt the monotony..."

"I don't have much free time when shooting Smallville. It took quite some time for my wife and me to get used to that, but now we've got there. It has become normal for me to leave early in the morning in order to work 12-14 hours on set. That belongs to my daily routine now. I have done this for six years, nine months each year, and I don't complain. There are much harder jobs than this. I worked at a construction site before becoming a model and then an actor, and that's not more of a repose."

"Whenever we can, we receive groups who dedicate their work to young patients suffering from rare diseases. These are always magic moments in which we can bring some happiness to these children, who thus instantly forget their condition. We show them the set, make them meet the cast and crew, and they leave with their heads full of sparkles".

http://www.devotedfansnetwork.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1637624#post1637624:heart:

[Bruce_Wayne29]

Tom's a true class act. And interesting that he said he's not yet tired of the character.

[avidreader]

The folks over at DTTW posted an interview with TW from the Nov/Dec 07 issue of French Magazine, Séries Stars (it had to be translated). Scans of the mag are in the link to the original DTTW post at the bottom. This was a fun read:

:heart:

Thanks for posting that Pat. He's so adorable. :heart:

If only some of the fans could understand this version of Clark Kent as well as what Tom does.

[AgentPat]

Tom's a true class act. And interesting that he said he's not yet tired of the character.Subtle, but he gets the point across. :D :up:

I think Welling likes the character's internal conflict and uncertainty. Playing a character that has all the answers is bow-RANG!! ;)

There's some great stuff in the latest SV Magazine, which I just picked up yesterday. Yeah I know, I'm slow. I think the mag's been out for a good month. Anyway, there's a nice interview in the mag with Chris Carmack, the actor who played Geoff Johns in Recruit...

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/recruit3.jpg

"Geoff got too caught up in it [seduction of power] to use the word regret, but if he had time to reflect after what he had done, he would have wished he never had the power in the first place," suggests Carmack. "Power corrupts, and that's the same for superpowers."

[snip]

Most of the kryptonite-enhanced adversaries on Smallville have a flashy power with some punch, so was Carmack disappointed that Geoff never had a physical showdown with Clark?

"No, not really," he says. "What drew me to the character was his crisis. And Tom Welling is quite an intimidating guy! You get why he was cast. Do I want to duke it out with Tom? You know, I'll pass!

"I'm about 5'11, but you don't notice that on camera. While I was watching the episode with my friends, I would joke about how I would walk in, talk about how Jonathan's son was breaking my touchdown records, and how he was a foot-and-a-half taller. If you look at my eye-lines in those scenes, I'm usually looking up. I appreciate them not making it too noticeable, but Tom is a big guy."

Perhaps that's why Carmack prefers a sequence where Geoff comes clean with Clark and gives some insight into his personal issues.

"My favorite moment in that episode was when Clark threw me down on the hood of my truck and I told him why I did it," says Carmack. "It became too much. The power, the greed, the accomplishment. That was the crux of the character."Hah! Awesome stuff there. LOL :D :up:

[Whiteflag]

Thanks for posting that Pat. He's so adorable. :heart:

If only some of the fans could understand this version of Clark Kent as well as what Tom does.

This must be a first but, to be honest, I don't completely agree with Tom about Clark here. It's true that Clarks wants, or wanted, to be normal, but I think his main motivation is to do the right thing. Clark's always trying to do the right thing though he doesn't always make the right choices and of course he makes mistakes. I believe that Clark ISgood, though I agree he's not perfect. He bears fault but seldom for selfish reasons. I think that important distinction should have been added to the comments about Clark.

So there you have it, Tom.

But I still love you. :heart:

[Whiteflag]

Subtle, but he gets the point across. :D :up:

I think Welling likes the character's internal conflict and uncertainty. Playing a character that has all the answers is bow-RANG!! ;)

There's some great stuff in the latest SV Magazine, which I just picked up yesterday. Yeah I know, I'm slow. I think the mag's been out for a good month. Anyway, there's a nice interview in the mag with Chris Carmack, the actor who played Geoff Johns in Recruit...

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/recruit3.jpg
Quote:
"Geoff got too caught up in it [seduction of power] to use the word regret, but if he had time to reflect after what he had done, he would have wished he never had the power in the first place," suggests Carmack. "Power corrupts, and that's the same for superpowers."

[snip]

Most of the kryptonite-enhanced adversaries on Smallville have a flashy power with some punch, so was Carmack disappointed that Geoff never had a physical showdown with Clark?

"No, not really," he says. "What drew me to the character was his crisis. And Tom Welling is quite an intimidating guy! You get why he was cast. Do I want to duke it out with Tom? You know, I'll pass!

"I'm about 5'11, but you don't notice that on camera. While I was watching the episode with my friends, I would joke about how I would walk in, talk about how Jonathan's son was breaking my touchdown records, and how he was a foot-and-a-half taller. If you look at my eye-lines in those scenes, I'm usually looking up. I appreciate them not making it too noticeable, but Tom is a big guy."

Perhaps that's why Carmack prefers a sequence where Geoff comes clean with Clark and gives some insight into his personal issues.

"My favorite moment in that episode was when Clark threw me down on the hood of my truck and I told him why I did it," says Carmack. "It became too much. The power, the greed, the accomplishment. That was the crux of the character."

Hah! Awesome stuff there. LOL :D :up:

I was going to bring that stuff over here, Pat, I knew you'd love it as much as I do. I'm glad you beat me to it. :woot:

[avidreader]

This must be a first but, to be honest, I don't completely agree with Tom about Clark here. It's true that Clarks wants, or wanted, to be normal, but I think his main motivation is to do the right thing. Clark's always trying to do the right thing though he doesn't always make the right choices and of course he makes mistakes. I believe that Clark ISgood, though I agree he's not perfect. He bears fault but seldom for selfish reasons. I think that important distinction should have been added to the comments about Clark.

So there you have it, Tom.

But I still love you. :heart:

Hee! :woot: I'll chalk up that little slip to being lost in translation. :cwink:

However, it is difficult to tell with these French interviews as to when they have actually been conducted, and maybe at the time Tom said that, it was something that his character was focusing on. "Being Normal"

[AgentPat]

Thanks for posting that Pat. He's so adorable. :heart:No prob! :up:

If only some of the fans could understand this version of Clark Kent as well as what Tom does.It IS nice to read that stuff.

This must be a first but, to be honest, I don't completely agree with Tom about Clark here. It's true that Clarks wants, or wanted, to be normal, but I think his main motivation is to do the right thing. Clark's always trying to do the right thing though he doesn't always make the right choices and of course he makes mistakes. I believe that Clark ISgood, though I agree he's not perfect. He bears fault but seldom for selfish reasons. I think that important distinction should have been added to the comments about Clark.Bear in mind, I think these French mags often cull interviews from other sources; they're not always up-to-date. That quote *may* have been from an earlier interview where Welling was commenting about Clark during his high school years. I dunno - just a thought. I do agree with you however in that Clark is all about doing the right thing.

I was going to bring that stuff over here, Pat, I knew you'd love it as much as I do. I'm glad you beat me to it. :woot:Oh poop - was it posted somewhere else? I *just* typed that all up now. Cut and paste is SO much easier. LOL

[AgentPat]

However, it is difficult to tell with these French interviews as to when they have actually been conducted, and maybe at the time Tom said that, it was something that his character was focusing on. "Being Normal"Great minds... :D :up:

[avidreader]

Great minds... :D :up:

Yep!!! :cwink: :woot:

[mellyM]

This must be a first but, to be honest, I don't completely agree with Tom about Clark here. It's true that Clarks wants, or wanted, to be normal, but I think his main motivation is to do the right thing. Clark's always trying to do the right thing though he doesn't always make the right choices and of course he makes mistakes. I believe that Clark ISgood, though I agree he's not perfect. He bears fault but seldom for selfish reasons. I think that important distinction should have been added to the comments about Clark.

So there you have it, Tom.

But I still love you. :heart:

Actually I;ve seen some of those quotes before from a couple of years ago, so I think they probably grabbed a bunch from different places, and Clark was trying very hard to be normal during the high school years, as most kids do at that age.

[Serene]

Bear in mind, I think these French mags often cull interviews from other sources; they're not always up-to-date.

It reads like a completely canned article to me, and not a new interview at all. But still, I'm glad to see Tom getting some publicity.

[Whiteflag]

It reads like a completely canned article to me, and not a new interview at all. But still, I'm glad to see Tom getting some publicity.

Yes, after seeing the scans I'd say those are bits and pieces from past interviews.

I wish we got a real new one! :csad:

[Bruce_Wayne29]

Subtle, but he gets the point across. :D :up:

I think Welling likes the character's internal conflict and uncertainty. Playing a character that has all the answers is bow-RANG!! ;)



Indeed. That's why Tom could never play Superman as the invincible God he was portrayed in horrible comic books in the late to early 90's and on SR...
The real challenge though would be to write a movie Superman (that has already embraced his Kryptonian heritage and destiny) that continues on that path of being the most human of us all.
Chris managed to play really well that humanity and goodness but he came across very much larger than life. I think with Tom it would have to be played some other way. Still a legend but not coming across too God-like.
Can a Superman movie be done that way in order not only to satisfy Welling but us fans that relate to the character played this way ?
It remains to be seen but I think it would be a challenge that would be worth it and would pay off big time in the end.

[avidreader]

Indeed. That's why Tom could never play Superman as the invincible God he was portrayed in horrible comic books in the late to early 90's and on SR...
The real challenge though would be to write a movie Superman (that has already embraced his Kryptonian heritage and destiny) that continues on that path of being the most human of us all.
Chris managed to play really well that humanity and goodness but he came across very much larger than life. I think with Tom it would have to be played some other way. Still a legend but not coming across too God-like.
Can a Superman movie be done that way in order not only to satisfy Welling but us fans that relate to the character played this way ?
It remains to be seen but I think it would be a challenge that would be worth it and would pay off big time in the end.


Nice post. :up: :yay:

Got my fingers crossed that this comes true.

[OobeDoobBenubi]

Can a Superman movie be done that way in order not only to satisfy Welling but us fans that relate to the character played this way ?
It remains to be seen but I think it would be a challenge that would be worth it and would pay off big time in the end.

They can do a Legion Of Superheroes Movie with Tom Welling as Clark Kent & this way they would be able to leave Smallville behind & start a new with Tom Welling as Superman. In fact it seems like a Legion Of Super Heroes Movie would be the perfect way to get Tom Welling as Superman & continue from Smallville but it leave it all behind & Toms Clark would still keep that 7 years of growing up :woot:.

[Serene]

Drive-by to update this most recent poll on Cinematical.com:

The Rock 16 (0.8%)
Patrick Dempsey 20 (1.1%)
Seth Rogen 38 (2.0%)
Russell Crowe 15 (0.8%)
Matt Damon 31 (1.6%)
Jude Law 50 (2.6%)
Viggo Mortensen 59 (3.1%)
George Clooney 51 (2.7%)
Matthew McConaughey 23 (1.2%)
Robert Redford 6 (0.3%)
Brad Pitt 56 (3.0%)
Jon Stewart 16 (0.8%)
Tyler Perry 4 (0.2%)
Denzel Washington 10 (0.5%)
Tom Welling 838 (44.4%)
None of the Above 157 (8.3%)
Mel Gibson 13 (0.7%)
Adam Brody 15 (0.8%)
Tom Cruise 15 (0.8%)
Christian Bale 122 (6.5%)
Johnny Depp 92 (4.9%)
Jake Gyllenhaal 190 (10.1%)
Daniel Day-Lewis 14 (0.7%)
Jamie Foxx 1 (0.1%)
Will Smith 15 (0.8%)
Vince Vaughn 20 (1.1%)

Total votes - 1886
:heart:

[avidreader]

Drive-by to update this most recent poll on Cinematical.com:


Tom Welling 838 (44.4%)


:heart:

Wow!!! :wow: Just wow!!!! :heart: :heart:

[Whiteflag]

Drive-by to update this most recent poll on Cinematical.com:

The Rock 16 (0.8%)
Patrick Dempsey 20 (1.1%)
Seth Rogen 38 (2.0%)
Russell Crowe 15 (0.8%)
Matt Damon 31 (1.6%)
Jude Law 50 (2.6%)
Viggo Mortensen 59 (3.1%)
George Clooney 51 (2.7%)
Matthew McConaughey 23 (1.2%)
Robert Redford 6 (0.3%)
Brad Pitt 56 (3.0%)
Jon Stewart 16 (0.8%)
Tyler Perry 4 (0.2%)
Denzel Washington 10 (0.5%)
Tom Welling 838 (44.4%)
None of the Above 157 (8.3%)
Mel Gibson 13 (0.7%)
Adam Brody 15 (0.8%)
Tom Cruise 15 (0.8%)
Christian Bale 122 (6.5%)
Johnny Depp 92 (4.9%)
Jake Gyllenhaal 190 (10.1%)
Daniel Day-Lewis 14 (0.7%)
Jamie Foxx 1 (0.1%)
Will Smith 15 (0.8%)
Vince Vaughn 20 (1.1%)

Total votes - 1886
:heart:

Yes! :woot: :heart: :heart:

[TWistim]

This must be a first but, to be honest, I don't completely agree with Tom about Clark here. It's true that Clarks wants, or wanted, to be normal, but I think his main motivation is to do the right thing. Clark's always trying to do the right thing though he doesn't always make the right choices and of course he makes mistakes. I believe that Clark ISgood, though I agree he's not perfect. He bears fault but seldom for selfish reasons. I think that important distinction should have been added to the comments about Clark.

So there you have it, Tom.

But I still love you. :heart:

Very well said! :up:

[TWistim]

Drive-by to update this most recent poll on Cinematical.com:

The Rock 16 (0.8%)
Patrick Dempsey 20 (1.1%)
Seth Rogen 38 (2.0%)
Russell Crowe 15 (0.8%)
Matt Damon 31 (1.6%)
Jude Law 50 (2.6%)
Viggo Mortensen 59 (3.1%)
George Clooney 51 (2.7%)
Matthew McConaughey 23 (1.2%)
Robert Redford 6 (0.3%)
Brad Pitt 56 (3.0%)
Jon Stewart 16 (0.8%)
Tyler Perry 4 (0.2%)
Denzel Washington 10 (0.5%)
Tom Welling 838 (44.4%)
None of the Above 157 (8.3%)
Mel Gibson 13 (0.7%)
Adam Brody 15 (0.8%)
Tom Cruise 15 (0.8%)
Christian Bale 122 (6.5%)
Johnny Depp 92 (4.9%)
Jake Gyllenhaal 190 (10.1%)
Daniel Day-Lewis 14 (0.7%)
Jamie Foxx 1 (0.1%)
Will Smith 15 (0.8%)
Vince Vaughn 20 (1.1%)

Total votes - 1886
:heart:

Thanks, Serene. :woot: :heart: So great to see Tom getting the recognition he deserves!

[AgentPat]

I watched Exodus again yesterday, and mamma mia.... :D

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus5.jpg

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus6.jpg

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus7.jpg

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus8.jpg

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus9.jpg

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus10.jpg


And yeah, I probably should have posted a few of those in the Drooling Thread. LOL

[Cmill216]

One of the most underrated SV episodes....ever.

[AgentPat]

One of the most underrated SV episodes....ever.Exodus and Exile are two of my favorite SV eps of all time. :up:

[triplet]

Exodus and Exile are two of my favorite SV eps of all time. :up:

Yep.

Actually that run of episodes between the end of the second and the beginning of the third season are all terrific:

Exodus, Exile, Phoenix, Extinction and Slumber...

All terrific, but Phoenix is probably my favorite of the bunch.

[TWistim]

Yep.

Actually that run of episodes between the end of the second and the beginning of the third season are all terrific:

Exodus, Exile, Phoenix, Extinction and Slumber...

All terrific, but Phoenix is probably my favorite of the bunch.

I have to agree. This is so weird but I just started watching season 3 last night. I watched the end of season 2 (Calling and Exodus) Friday night. :yay:

Thanks for posting the pics, Pat. I noticed they are numbered 5-10. Did you post 1-4 at another time?

[TWistim]

Don't know how accurate it is but a poster at TWoP just linked a site that is reporting a recent Tom sighting in L.A.:

www.ohlalaparis.com/ohlalaparis/2007/11/super-tom-welli.html (http://www.ohlalaparis.com/ohlalaparis/2007/11/super-tom-welli.html)


The first time I saw Tom Welling running was on television and what a nice run it was!!! The last time I saw Tom Welling running was yesterday morning in Hollywood and it was even more pleasant !!! Alek and I went for a hike at Runyon Canyon and on our way to the top we saw Tom who was running down the hill ... OMG!!! He is insanely hot ... and HUGE! probably 6' 5" ...


A couple of weeks ago shirtless pictures of Tom were published all over the net, with some nasty comments about his weight !!! Ok! Tom may not be taking steroids ... so what !? Believe me, I saw him as close as you are from your computer screen right now and Tom is one super hot man !!! You know what ... the sun is shinning, it's 25°c and I think we'll go for another hike this morning ... only this time I'll bring my camera to share with you the fantastic Hollywood views from hill top ;-)
Saturday, November 24, 2007

[AgentPat]

Yep.

Actually that run of episodes between the end of the second and the beginning of the third season are all terrific:

Exodus, Exile, Phoenix, Extinction and Slumber...

All terrific, but Phoenix is probably my favorite of the bunch.I like to think of these four as a SV movie:

Calling
Exodus
Exile
Phoenix

Extinction and Slumber were really good eps too, but I don't think they compare to the brilliance of Exile or Phoenix, which are top ten material IMHO. In fact, I'd put Exile in my top three favorite SV eps of all time. Yeah... I liked it THAT much.

Thanks for posting the pics, Pat. I noticed they are numbered 5-10. Did you post 1-4 at another time?Heh! It's funny, 'cause there's almost 200 megs on my server for TW alone.

...maybe I shouldn't admit that? http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/nervous.gif

I don't delete much. A lot of images go back literally years and were posted somewhere for some reason, which may or may not be obvious based on the pic LOL.

With the Exodus caps, #1 and #2 were made for the "Angels and Devils" thread, #3 is self explanatory LOL (tonsil hockey) :D , and #4 is an older, lower quality cap that I might update. I'm working on #11 right now, which is from that very scene.

A lot of the newer caps are spiffed-up in some way - color replacement, temperature, saturation, contrast, shadow/highlight, and various other nit-picky things. They're not "artworks" like you guys do, but they're not basic caps either. For example, the scene from Ageless that the following two caps were taken from was pretty dark. One cap I made into an artwork, and the other I just... artsied up. LOL

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/ageless.jpg

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/ageless13.jpg

^ The original cap isn't nearly as impressive, though the subject matter is always impressive. :D

[TWistim]

Heh! It's funny, 'cause there's almost 200 megs on my server for TW alone.

...maybe I shouldn't admit that? http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/nervous.gif


I completely understand. I'm afraid to even count the megs on my server for all my SV pics (most are of Tom). ;)


I don't delete much. A lot of images go back literally years and were posted somewhere for some reason, which may or may not be obvious based on the pic LOL.

With the Exodus caps, #1 and #2 were made for the "Angels and Devils" thread, #3 is self explanatory LOL (tonsil hockey) :D , and #4 is an older, lower quality cap that I might update. I'm working on #11 right now, which is from that very scene.

A lot of the newer caps are spiffed-up in some way - color replacement, temperature, saturation, contrast, shadow/highlight, and various other nit-picky things. They're not "artworks" like you guys do, but they're not basic caps either. For example, the scene from Ageless that the following two caps were taken from was pretty dark. One cap I made into an artwork, and the other I just... artsied up. LOL


Thanks for the explanation. I like what you are able to do with your caps. The two you posted for illustration are very nice. I saved them as well. :yay:

[triplet]

I like to think of these four as a SV movie:

Calling
Exodus
Exile
Phoenix

Extinction and Slumber were really good eps too, but I don't think they compare to the brilliance of Exile or Phoenix, which are top ten material IMHO. In fact, I'd put Exile in my top three favorite SV eps of all time. Yeah... I liked it THAT much.

No, they weren't as good as Exile & Phoenix, but that first four episodes of Season 3 made for probably one of the strongest starts of a Season ever.

Most seasons have at least one stinker in the first four episodes, and it looks like its usually the third episode of the season:

Season 1: Hothead - 1.03
Season 2: Duplicity - 2.03
Season 4: Gone and Facade were both stinkers - 4.02 & 4.03
Season 5: Aqua (only redeemed by the intro of Fine, IMO) - 5.04
Season 6: Wither - 6.03
Season 7: Fierce - 7.03

None of the first four of Season 3 were really bad episodes, Slumber is probably the weakest from that bunch, but the first two were outstanding.

:up:

Probably my favorite start of a season ever.

[AgentPat]

I completely understand. I'm afraid to even count the megs on my server for all my SV pics (most are of Tom).Hehehe... when I say my "server," I'm referring to the web server that hosts my domains. There's 200 megs of TW pictures out there [points to Internet], on line. On my computer at home, I've got... omuhgosh... over 3 GIG of TW images. :D

So yeah... going back to not admitting that stuff now. :ninja:

Thanks for the explanation. I like what you are able to do with your caps. The two you posted for illustration are very nice. I saved them as well. :yay:Hey, thanks! :up:

No, they weren't as good as Exile & Phoenix, but that first four episodes of Season 3 made for probably one of the strongest starts of a Season ever.

Most seasons have at least one stinker in the first four episodes, and it looks like its usually the third episode of the season:

Season 1: Hothead - 1.03
Season 2: Duplicity - 2.03
Season 4: Gone and Facade were both stinkers - 4.02 & 4.03
Season 5: Aqua (only redeemed by the intro of Fine, IMO) - 5.04
Season 6: Wither - 6.03
Season 7: Fierce - 7.03

None of the first four of Season 3 were really bad episodes, Slumber is probably the weakest from that bunch, but the first two were outstanding.

:up:

Probably my favorite start of a season ever.Awww... I loved Duplicity. I saw that before I read SV boards, so I was completely surprised by the reveal - and re-heeely excited about it. It was the first time Clark had somebody other than his parents to talk to about his secret, and Pete was his best friend. AND... Pete didn't forget at the end, which I was panicking might happen as I watched the ep. Yeah, even back then I was wary of the SV reset phenomenon.

For me, the best 4 episode start was S2, hands down. Vortex, Heat, Duplicity and Red were all extremely important episodes for the series. Exile and Phoenix were amazing episodes, but Extinction wasn't anything special (IMHO), and the best part of Slumber was the teaser LOL.

I also REALLY loved Crusade and Gone, but I thought Facade and Devoted were horrible, so I agree with you - sort of - on S4.

Season five is tough, because I really did enjoy Aqua. Arrival, Mortal and Hidden go w/o saying - all were AMAZING episodes. Hidden in fact is still my favorite SV episode of all time; it should have been a movie.

Season six... well, lets not talk about S6, kay? LOL :p

Season one and seven, yup, yup! The Fierce and Hothead scripts should have been used as kindling.

[triplet]

Oh, I loathed Duplicity but Heat and Red were both terrific.

But Slumber's first act all being a dream was perfect. I loved it and teh TC in Extinction so took it above where the script would otherwise be for me.

:up:

[Cmill216]

I'd probably go with Season 5's first four. Yes, I know "Aqua" isn't the greatest episode in the world, but it was serviceable.

[triplet]

I'd probably go with Season 5's first four. Yes, I know "Aqua" isn't the greatest episode in the world, but it was serviceable.

I loved the first three in season 5, Arrival actually being the weakest of the three.

IMO, Aqua was awful except for James Marsters and Tom being so Supermanly.

[Cmill216]

trip no likey Aquabro. :csad:

In all actuality, "Aqua" was one of the first episodes of SV I ever saw. Yes, it's true. :eek:

[triplet]

trip no likey Aquabro. :csad:

In all actuality, "Aqua" was one of the first episodes of SV I ever saw. Yes, it's true. :eek:

My first one was Visage, the one with Tina pretending to be Whitney.

LOL!

:D

I had no freaking clue what was going on.

[Cmill216]

I digged "Visage". We got double Clark action, plus all the Crazy Tina a man can handle. :heart:

[kaylee]

Hey guys - thought you'd like to see these cool pics/bio of Tom (http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+Smallville/page_Cast). I didn't know he was friends with Ashton!

[triplet]

I digged "Visage". We got double Clark action, plus all the Crazy Tina a man can handle. :heart:

Yeah, I like that episode a lot but imagine it being your first?

Crazy....

I had no CLUE what was going on. I didn't even know who the heck Whitney even was....

I'd read some comics as a kid and I was like WTF????

:D

[Whiteflag]

I watched Exodus again yesterday, and mamma mia.... :D

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus5.jpg

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus6.jpg

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus7.jpg

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http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus9.jpg

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus10.jpg


And yeah, I probably should have posted a few of those in the Drooling Thread. LOL

You were right, Pat! I like these VERY MUCH!!! Thanks for the gift!

Hey guys - thought you'd like to see these cool pics/bio of Tom (http://abcfamily.go.com/abcfamily/path/section_Shows+Smallville/page_Cast). I didn't know he was friends with Ashton!

Thanks for the link!
Yes, Tom and AK did some modelling together years ago. Apparently they are good friends.

[Whiteflag]

Don't know how accurate it is but a poster at TWoP just linked a site that is reporting a recent Tom sighting in L.A.:

www.ohlalaparis.com/ohlalaparis/2007/11/super-tom-welli.html (http://www.ohlalaparis.com/ohlalaparis/2007/11/super-tom-welli.html)

Thanks Carol!

Rene posted about that. Apparently that site has credibility so the Tom sighting may be true! :heart:

[TWistim]

Thanks Carol!

Rene posted about that. Apparently that site has credibility so the Tom sighting may be true! :heart:

That does make one wonder. They were speculating that if Tom is spending so much time in L.A. he might be networking and talking about potential future projects. I would so love to see him in something . . . well, actually anything . . . can't get enough of that gorgeous man!!! :cwink:

[AgentPat]

From the Lucy set, stunt supervisor and occasional TW stunt double, Chris Sayour (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768524/):

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/sayour.jpg

Sorry for the crappy scan. My scanner is slowly pooping the bed LOL.

Sayour is the stuntman who was badly injured when they shot S5's episode, Exposed.

[Serene]

Holy CRAP, Pat. Those Exodus pictures needed a warning label or something! I almost had a grabber (and I'm already under the weather, so it wasn't a big stretch).

From the Lucy set, stunt supervisor and occasional TW stunt double, Chris Sayour (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768524/):

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/sayour.jpg

Sorry for the crappy scan. My scanner is slowly pooping the bed LOL.

Sayour is the stuntman who was badly injured when they shot S5's episode, Exposed.

Oooh, I've never see that. Where'd you find it?
You know I"m reposting all these, right? :D (with credit, of course)

[AgentPat]

Holy CRAP, Pat. Those Exodus pictures needed a warning label or something! I almost had a grabber (and I'm already under the weather, so it wasn't a big stretch).Muahahaha! Okay....

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LOL@"grabber!" Took me a few seconds to figure out what that was. (Shades of Redd Foxx, RIP)


Oooh, I've never seen that. Where'd you find it?I scanned it from the SV S4 Companion book. :)

You know I"m reposting all these, right? :D (with credit, of course)No prob. ;) :up:

[triplet]

From the Lucy set, stunt supervisor and occasional TW stunt double, Chris Sayour (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768524/):

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/sayour.jpg

Sorry for the crappy scan. My scanner is slowly pooping the bed LOL.

You must still have that HP.

:ninja:


Sayour is the stuntman who was badly injured when they shot S5's episode, Exposed.


Yeah, too bad Tom's new stunt double isn't as close a match as Chris was. The dude needs to lose about 30 lbs.

Holy CRAP, Pat. Those Exodus pictures needed a warning label or something! I almost had a grabber (and I'm already under the weather, so it wasn't a big stretch).



They were awesome!

True.

Muahahaha! Okay....

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http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus11.jpg



:eek:

*sigh*

That pic does it for me on SO many levels.

Thanks!

:heart:

[AgentPat]

You must still have that HP.

:ninja::(

Yeah. I've got TWO of 'em, too. When one goes, the other will be the back-up. No kidding. LOL

Yeah, too bad Tom's new stunt double isn't as close a match as Chris was. The dude needs to lose about 30 lbs.What's he look like? I haven't seen a good shot of him.

They were awesome!:D :up:

:eek:

*sigh*

That pic does it for me on SO many levels.

Thanks!

:heart:I know, right? http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/drool.png

Teh sexsay is teh unbelievable.

(I knew I should have posted those caps in the other thread LOL)

[Serene]

.
http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus11.jpg

:oldrazz:
NIPPLE PROFILE ALERT! :wow: :oldrazz: :up:

[AgentPat]

NIPPLE PROFILE ALERT! :wow: :oldrazz: :up:Okay, that's IT!

http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/mop.gif















...Makes me weak in the knees too - you saw those Action promos, right? http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/wow2.gif

[triplet]

:(

Yeah. I've got TWO of 'em, too. When one goes, the other will be the back-up. No kidding. LOL

You have my deepest sympathies.

:ninja:











(Am I still bitter two years later and counting? No....)

What's he look like? I haven't seen a good shot of him.

Well, the shot I'm thinking of is in Nemesis when "Clark" is pulled out the rest of the way from that tunnel by Lex, the double looks a bit on the overweight side...

I think there was a suspiciously overweight Clark in Action as well.



:D :up:

I know, right? http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/drool.png

Teh sexsay is teh unbelievable.

Yep.



(I knew I should have posted those caps in the other thread LOL)

You know, anywhere you post them is good for me.

:D

[Serene]

...Makes me weak in the knees too - you saw those Action promos, right? http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/wow2.gif

You could cut glass with those puppies. :hyper: :heart:

[AgentPat]

You have my deepest sympathies.LOL! S'kay, I got my money's worth out of it. :up:

Well, the shot I'm thinking of is in Nemesis when "Clark" is pulled out the rest of the way from that tunnel by Lex, the double looks a bit on the overweight side...Next time I watch that ep, I'll take notice.

I think there was a suspiciously overweight Clark in Action as well.Hee! That might take more scrutiny to find...

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/action5.jpg

You know, anywhere you post them is good for me.:woot:



*eeeeeerrrrrrrrrssssssssssictt!*

^ Glass-cutting sounds :hyper:

[triplet]

LOL! S'kay, I got my money's worth out of it. :up:

Well, I guess that's good.

Hard to find a stand alone scanner nowadays, unless you shell for an expensive pro model....

Next time I watch that ep, I'll take notice.

It's actually quite obvious once you get a gander at the double's back side that it's not Tom.

Hee! That might take more scrutiny to find...

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/action5.jpg

:woot:

:confused:

I meant the body double...

*scractches head*

[AgentPat]

I meant the body double...

*scractches head*Oh yeah, I know that. I posted the Action cap for Serene since we were talking nipples (LOL!), and you mentioned the ep as well. My response about the stunt double and the attached glass-cutting photo weren't meant to be related ROFL. Sorry for the confusion. :D

[Whiteflag]

From the Lucy set, stunt supervisor and occasional TW stunt double, Chris Sayour (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768524/):

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/sayour.jpg

Sorry for the crappy scan. My scanner is slowly pooping the bed LOL.

Sayour is the stuntman who was badly injured when they shot S5's episode, Exposed.

Oh a new pic, to me!!! Thanks, thanks, thanks!!!:heart:


http://www.patcostello.com/temp/exodus11.jpg


[/quote]

:heart: THANKS, THANKS, THANKS, THANKS! *Bows to Pat*

[AgentPat]

Hehehehe! You folks are easy to please. :D

An interesting little tidbit about that BTS shot from Lucy - Sayour is listed as 6'3 on his IMDb page. Since he's a stuntman and stand-in, I imagine that height is accurate. In the Lucy photo, Sayour and Welling are standing side by side, and both are wearing the exact same clothes, probably right down to their boots. Welling looks a smidgen taller than Sayour, maybe about a half inch. That sounds about right. I'd believe he was 6'3½, because with shoes/boots, that would make him appear about 6'5, which is about the size a lot of people think he is when they meet him in person.

[Whiteflag]

Hehehehe! You folks are easy to please. :D

An interesting little tidbit about that BTS shot from Lucy - Sayour is listed as 6'3 on his IMDb page. Since he's a stuntman and stand-in, I imagine that height is accurate. In the Lucy photo, Sayour and Welling are standing side by side, and both are wearing the exact same clothes, probably right down to their boots. Welling looks a smidgen taller than Sayour, maybe about a half inch. That sounds about right. I'd believe he was 6'3½, because with shoes/boots, that would make him appear about 6'5, which is about the size a lot of people think he is when they meet him in person.

I always enjoy your Tom-related little tidbits, Pat. :yay:

I love Tom's expression in that BTS shot. It's fun to see them wearing the same clothes and haircut and both with their hands in their pockets. Lovely pic! But of course I do notice the differences too. Tom's broad shoulders and his beautiful face, for instance. :heart: I love that CS is looking at him and not at the camera.

Wonderful pic!:heart:

[avidreader]

I always enjoy your Tom-related little tidbits, Pat. :yay:

I love Tom's expression in that BTS shot. It's fun to see them wearing the same clothes and haircut and both with their hands in their pockets. Lovely pic! But of course I do notice the differences too. Tom's broad shoulders and his beautiful face, for instance. :heart: I love that CS is looking at him and not at the camera.

Wonderful pic!:heart:

I love Tom's expression in that pic too. It's from the Companion, isnt it Pat?

And Tom and Chris are good friends too. I believe he was the one that taught Tom to snowboard. :heart:

[TWistim]

I always enjoy your Tom-related little tidbits, Pat. :yay:

I love Tom's expression in that BTS shot. It's fun to see them wearing the same clothes and haircut and both with their hands in their pockets. Lovely pic! But of course I do notice the differences too. Tom's broad shoulders and his beautiful face, for instance. :heart: I love that CS is looking at him and not at the camera.

Wonderful pic!:heart:

QFT! :up: (And I appreciate you, too, Pat. :yay: This was also a new pic to me.)

Chris is a nice looking guy but Tom is soooo "beautiful" that he always stands out, even next to the most attractive people. AND he is BIG! Look at the difference in their jackets. Even the zippers on their pockets point it out! Tom is truly "larger than life!" :wow:

BTW, what ever happened to Chris Sayour? Did he recover from his accident?

[avidreader]

BTW, what ever happened to Chris Sayour? Did he recover from his accident?

Yeah he did. He still works as Stunt Co-ordinator for Smallville.

[TWistim]

Yeah he did. He still works as Stunt Co-ordinator for Smallville.

Thanks, Sue. That is good to know. :heart:

[Asteroid-Man]

What kind of fabric is Clark's jacket made of?

[triplet]

What kind of fabric is Clark's jacket made of?

You mean the one in the picture?

I think it looks like a heavy-weight cotton.

[AgentPat]

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/kara4.jpg

:heart:

[Cmill216]

Yup. He soooooo doesn't look like Superman. :whatever: :dry:

[Whiteflag]

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/kara4.jpg

:heart:

:heart: :heart: :heart:

[avidreader]

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/kara4.jpg

:heart:

Ahhhh..... that is so beautiful. :heart: :heart:

Do you mind if I use that to do some artwork? I promise I wont chop your signature off the bottom. :yay:

[Migu-EL]

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/kara4.jpg

:heart:

That picture says it all. Everyone should flood the WB offices with this picture to show them what Superman should look like.:supes:

[AgentPat]

Ahhhh..... that is so beautiful. :heart: :heart:

Do you mind if I use that to do some artwork? I promise I wont chop your signature off the bottom. :yay:Hee! Well, it's already been artsied up, not to mention cropped and reduced in size. Feel free to use it if you want, but the original is at LBG and might give you more options. :D

I liked it for its Superman pose and expression.

[avidreader]

Hee! Well, it's already been artsied up, not to mention cropped and reduced in size. Feel free to use it if you want, but the original is at LBG and might give you more options. :D

I liked it for its Superman pose and expression.

I love what you've done to it, that's why I want to use it.

Alot of the effort in making wallpapers goes into artsing up the original image and since you've made a perfect artsied up image, I'd like to use that and add my own artsie stuff to it. :woot:

Thanks and yes, its a fantastic Superman pose and expression.

[AgentPat]

I love what you've done to it, that's why I want to use it.

Alot of the effort in making wallpapers goes into artsing up the original image and since you've made a perfect artsied up image, I'd like to use that and add my own artsie stuff to it. :woot:

Thanks and yes, its a fantastic Superman pose and expression.Rock on, sister. :D :up:

[Asteroid-Man]

You mean the one in the picture?

I think it looks like a heavy-weight cotton.
NO! The Red one!

[avidreader]

NO! The Red one!

They're all the same jacket, just different colours. I agree with Trip, in that it looks like a heavy weight cotton.

[AgentPat]

Hehehe

[digs through closet]

Aight, here ya go, Asteroid-Man...

Shell: 100% Cotten.
Body Lining: 70% Acrylic, 30% Polyester.
Sleeve Lining: 100% Nylon
Sleeve Interlining: 100% Polyester. Exclusive of Trimming.
Assembled in Mexico of US Components

Carhartt, Inc. P.O. Box 600
Dearborn, MI 48121 USA
http://www.carhartt.com/

PS: Glad to see you got your posts back! :up:

[ariellem]

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/kara4.jpg

:heart:

This pic reminds me of Kyle MacLachlan in Dune.

[AgentPat]

Regarding stuntwork and FX, here's some more tidbits from the SV S4 Companion Book:


Pariah car catch (Click for full motion .gif - 1.4M) (http://www.patcostello.com/temp/pariah2.gif)

"We did ninety percent of that out in the street over by our other studio," special effects supervisor Mike Walls said of the daring stunt. "I would say a good eighty-five percent of it was Tom himself. We built a green cage that replicated the front end of the car, and we had guys swing it in. Tom would grab onto the cage and react to it like that. That's how we got him actually physically catching the car, because it was too dangerous to have the car itself swing through.

"We launched the car on a pipe ramp: a guy drove it and hooked the car down the road, and it landed past the cameras," Walls added. "After that we took another car and we physically mounted it onto a crane and hung it in the air. The actual car was full-sized in midair, and it was just suspended by wires."

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/pariah9.jpg

"That was a fantastic stunt," stunt coordinator Chris Sayour recalled. "I wouldn't allow Tom to do the very dangerous part, but he did the majority of the rest of it." For the parts where Tom needed to be doubled, Sayour performed the stunt himself. "They actually piped a car right at me. Piping means it goes off a pipe ramp," Sayour explained. "Imagine a big, thick pipe that starts at ground level and rises up like a little ramp. The car hits that on one side of the inside of its tires, and comes up on the inside of that rail, tires on one side, and turns, because there's nothing on one side, so it naturally wants to spin. It piped right at me: it flew fifty-eight feet, right to where I was standing. I stood there as long as I could, until I had to dive out of the way. It got extremely close, because the longer I stayed in there, the better the shot - they ended up with a lot of footage for that.

"It's all well planned out. It's not just guesswork," Sayour added. "We do test runs of timing and distance, and we figure that out to the closest fraction of a second that we can. Then it gets to Tom, where we had the car up in the air, and he does a little jig and catches it, and then turns it and runs it down. That was all Tom, and it looked great in the end."


Lucy bridge leap

"There were a lot of different pieces to make that happen," detailed special effects supervisor Mike Walls. "Out on the location, we had a stunt guy [Sayour] climbing up on the rail and making it look like he was getting ready to jump. We cheated by using this bridge that we found so we could actually go over the rail, and he was only jumping about ten feet onto some pads.

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/lucy.gif

"Then we had this mechanical contraption we built called a parallelogram, which we use for all of our flying," Walls continued. "It basically keeps everybody in a constant plane where you can lift them up and down like a big arm. We had Tom on that, and we'd just create the path that they wanted him to fly; then for the sliding part we had Tom run across the stage and jump onto a piece of Teflon. As he hit the Teflon, we pulled it along so it looked like he was skidding down the length of the trailer, kind of out of control."


Commencement meteor shower and glacier (Click for full motion .gif of rescue scene - 2.9M) (http://www.patcostello.com/temp/commencement.gif)

"We were trying not to make it so much about the meteor shower as it was about clark being heroic," Mike Walls recalled. "The first time you didn't really get to see anything other than the meteor shower. This time, the meteor shower was background, it was never focused on - it was all about what Clark was doing to be a heroic person."

Clark's heroism actually changed one planned sequence: "Originally, the truck that was on fire got hit and flew off the road - it was supposed to be bearing down on the kid, and Clark was supposed to superspeed past it and pull him out of the way," Walls explained. However, "We wanted to have something personal," said writer Darren Swimmer.

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/commencement2.gif

The sequences in what appeared to be the Arctic, where miles of snow surrounded Clark, were actually filmed in Whistler, an area outside of Vancouver. "The whole crew drove to Whistler, and then we helicoptered in to this glacier," Greg Beeman recalled. "Tom and I flew in the first helicopter, and we stood out on this glacier which is just ice as far as you can see. We watched these helicopter coming in, dropping in the crew and the equipment. We were laughing, because it's just not like a regular TV show.

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/commencement4.jpg

"And then I went up in the helicopter with Tom, because he's supposed to appear in the middle of nowhere. He gave me his video camera to film it, and jumped out on the helicopter into the snow. I started in a close-up, and then the helicopter went up, and in five seconds he was a dot. When we went back to the base camp, you couldn't see him; he was gone. It was him and a walkie-talkie in the snow, in the middle of nowhere.

"I will always have the warmest spot in my heart for [i]Smallville. I had some of the most amazing experiences with people who I truly care about, and the day that we filmed on the glacier at the end of the season was one of the most amazing days ever."

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/commencement3.gif

:heart: :super:

[TWistim]

^ Phenominal post, Pat!!! :heart: :woot: :super:

[AgentPat]

^ Phenomenal post, Pat!!! :heart: :woot: :super:AHHH! Thank you, TWistim! :up: I was starting to wonder if anybody cared LOL. :ninja: That post took quite a while to assemble, not to mention type. :p ;)

[avidreader]

AHHH! Thank you, TWistim! :up: I was starting to wonder if anybody cared LOL. :ninja: That post took quite a while to assemble, not to mention type. :p ;)

I cared. But I already have the book. :cwink: :yay:

[triplet]

I think I rec'd the book when I got it, but dear Craig sent me a comped copy so that made it even better!

:D

I LOVE the quotes from Beeman. It's clear he's still very fond of Tom and the other people he worked with while on Smallville.

[Asteroid-Man]

Hehehe

[digs through closet]

Aight, here ya go, Asteroid-Man...

Shell: 100% Cotten.
Body Lining: 70% Acrylic, 30% Polyester.
Sleeve Lining: 100% Nylon
Sleeve Interlining: 100% Polyester. Exclusive of Trimming.
Assembled in Mexico of US Components

Carhartt, Inc. P.O. Box 600
Dearborn, MI 48121 USA
http://www.carhartt.com/

PS: Glad to see you got your posts back! :up:
https://www.carhartt.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=10051&productId=73120&langId=-1&categoryId=10928
That one right?

[triplet]

https://www.carhartt.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10101&storeId=10051&productId=73120&langId=-1&categoryId=10928
That one right?

That looks like it.

They died them the different colors, although I think someone said on another thread that the particular model they used to use (they now make their own) isn't available anymore.

[Asteroid-Man]

My mom's a tailor, I'll just get her to make me one ;)

[AgentPat]

LOL! So much for goofing around with a Where's Waldo parody. Welling stands out like a sore thumb...

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/cbtd2.jpg

;) :D

[AgentPat]

My word, is there anything DTS won't steal?

Y'know the TW/Chris Sayor pic? The one *I* scanned? From Craig's book? Craig... the dude who runs K-Site? Yup. It's up on DTS with no credit offered. Jeezes. http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/glare.gif

I really need to stop going there, 'cause every time I do, something aggravates me.[/rant]

:ninja:

[Serene]

My word, is there anything DTS won't steal?

Y'know the TW/Chris Sayor pic? The one *I* scanned? From Craig's book? Craig... the dude who runs K-Site? Yup. It's up on DTS with no credit offered. Jeezes. http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/glare.gif

I really need to stop going there, 'cause every time I do, something aggravates me.[/rant]

:ninja:

Link please? I'd like to look into this. :mad: :ninja:

Did they cut off your sig?

[Serene]

Nevermind, found it. http://www.devotedfansnetwork.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1648519&postcount=109
It looks like they took it from here, or at least that's how it's credited. Perhaps that was added after you saw it?

I did see that someone's already used the picture for artwork. From my experience, once it's posted there, it's fair game. No one asks permission, they just use it. Not that they have to ask, but you know... common courtesy would be nice. *shrug*
I don't post there anymore. :dry:

[SamuraiSon6]

thanks for the post Pat, it really is appreciated

[Whiteflag]

Regarding stuntwork and FX, here's some more tidbits from the SV S4 Companion Book:


Pariah car catch (Click for full motion .gif - 1.4M) (http://www.patcostello.com/temp/pariah2.gif)

"We did ninety percent of that out in the street over by our other studio," special effects supervisor Mike Walls said of the daring stunt. "I would say a good eighty-five percent of it was Tom himself. We built a green cage that replicated the front end of the car, and we had guys swing it in. Tom would grab onto the cage and react to it like that. That's how we got him actually physically catching the car, because it was too dangerous to have the car itself swing through.

"We launched the car on a pipe ramp: a guy drove it and hooked the car down the road, and it landed past the cameras," Walls added. "After that we took another car and we physically mounted it onto a crane and hung it in the air. The actual car was full-sized in midair, and it was just suspended by wires."

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/pariah9.jpg

"That was a fantastic stunt," stunt coordinator Chris Sayour recalled. "I wouldn't allow Tom to do the very dangerous part, but he did the majority of the rest of it." For the parts where Tom needed to be doubled, Sayour performed the stunt himself. "They actually piped a car right at me. Piping means it goes off a pipe ramp," Sayour explained. "Imagine a big, thick pipe that starts at ground level and rises up like a little ramp. The car hits that on one side of the inside of its tires, and comes up on the inside of that rail, tires on one side, and turns, because there's nothing on one side, so it naturally wants to spin. It piped right at me: it flew fifty-eight feet, right to where I was standing. I stood there as long as I could, until I had to dive out of the way. It got extremely close, because the longer I stayed in there, the better the shot - they ended up with a lot of footage for that.

"It's all well planned out. It's not just guesswork," Sayour added. "We do test runs of timing and distance, and we figure that out to the closest fraction of a second that we can. Then it gets to Tom, where we had the car up in the air, and he does a little jig and catches it, and then turns it and runs it down. That was all Tom, and it looked great in the end."


Lucy bridge leap

"There were a lot of different pieces to make that happen," detailed special effects supervisor Mike Walls. "Out on the location, we had a stunt guy [Sayour] climbing up on the rail and making it look like he was getting ready to jump. We cheated by using this bridge that we found so we could actually go over the rail, and he was only jumping about ten feet onto some pads.

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/lucy.gif

"Then we had this mechanical contraption we built called a parallelogram, which we use for all of our flying," Walls continued. "It basically keeps everybody in a constant plane where you can lift them up and down like a big arm. We had Tom on that, and we'd just create the path that they wanted him to fly; then for the sliding part we had Tom run across the stage and jump onto a piece of Teflon. As he hit the Teflon, we pulled it along so it looked like he was skidding down the length of the trailer, kind of out of control."


Commencement meteor shower and glacier (Click for full motion .gif of rescue scene - 2.9M) (http://www.patcostello.com/temp/commencement.gif)

"We were trying not to make it so much about the meteor shower as it was about clark being heroic," Mike Walls recalled. "The first time you didn't really get to see anything other than the meteor shower. This time, the meteor shower was background, it was never focused on - it was all about what Clark was doing to be a heroic person."

Clark's heroism actually changed one planned sequence: "Originally, the truck that was on fire got hit and flew off the road - it was supposed to be bearing down on the kid, and Clark was supposed to superspeed past it and pull him out of the way," Walls explained. However, "We wanted to have something personal," said writer Darren Swimmer.

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/commencement2.gif

The sequences in what appeared to be the Arctic, where miles of snow surrounded Clark, were actually filmed in Whistler, an area outside of Vancouver. "The whole crew drove to Whistler, and then we helicoptered in to this glacier," Greg Beeman recalled. "Tom and I flew in the first helicopter, and we stood out on this glacier which is just ice as far as you can see. We watched these helicopter coming in, dropping in the crew and the equipment. We were laughing, because it's just not like a regular TV show.

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/commencement4.jpg

"And then I went up in the helicopter with Tom, because he's supposed to appear in the middle of nowhere. He gave me his video camera to film it, and jumped out on the helicopter into the snow. I started in a close-up, and then the helicopter went up, and in five seconds he was a dot. When we went back to the base camp, you couldn't see him; he was gone. It was him and a walkie-talkie in the snow, in the middle of nowhere.

"I will always have the warmest spot in my heart for [I]Smallville. I had some of the most amazing experiences with people who I truly care about, and the day that we filmed on the glacier at the end of the season was one of the most amazing days ever."

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/commencement3.gif

:heart: :super:

Very interesting post! I don't have the book (I'm reluctant to buy it because Craig wrote it) so thanks for the info.

[AgentPat]

Link please?http://www.devotedfansnetwork.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=105&pos=86

Did they cut off your sig?No, unlike this one, which they did, and then stamped it with their own:
http://www.devotedfansnetwork.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=103&pos=91

http://www.devotedfansnetwork.com/gallery/albums/files/8/8/8/5/tw_wbupfronts02_04.jpg

^ That's an artwork by ME! I can't believe it's still there after I complained about it over a year ago! :mad:

Here's my version with sig, which DTS cut off:
http://www.patcostello.com/temp/welling5.jpg

If they want to steal something, they should just steal the original:
http://www.paper-flower.com/smallville/magazines/tomcandid05.jpg

Oh wait, they already did... TWICE!:
http://www.devotedfansnetwork.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=103&pos=94
http://www.devotedfansnetwork.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=103&pos=89

:rolleyes:

Nevermind, found it. http://www.devotedfansnetwork.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1648519&postcount=109
It looks like they took it from here, or at least that's how it's credited. Perhaps that was added after you saw it?That's just the message boards, which isn't really a big deal to me. We copy and paste stuff here as well. It's when a SITE displays somebody else's pictures w/o asking or offering credit that frosts my cookies.

I did see that someone's already used the picture for artwork.Yeah, saw that too. Again, not a big deal. I'd only be pissed if somebody claimed it as their own or stole my personal avatar. The latter happened once at K-Site. I PM'd the user asking them to choose another and never got a response. Then a few weeks later I noticed the person had been banned (I don't know why.) Hah! That made me laugh in a Karmic sort of way. :p

From my experience, once it's posted there, it's fair game. No one asks permission, they just use it. Not that they have to ask, but you know... common courtesy would be nice. *shrug*Message boards are one thing. Totally fair game and it is what it is. But major sites as sites should know better. They're the ones that get all unglued about "competing sites," which I always thought was ridiculous. But if you're going to make a big deal about it, then practice what you preach. I may have scanned that picture, but it is w/o a doubt, Craig Byrne's. By extension, that's K-Site. End of story.

Very interesting post! I don't have the book (I'm reluctant to buy it because Craig wrote it) so thanks for the info.Well, FWIW, the books are written as a presentation of facts - quotes, pictures, descriptions of plots, etc. - with no discernible opinion from the authors themselves. It's more of a general reference. They're a good series of books, which I'd recommend to any SV fan. :up:

[triplet]

Well, FWIW, the books are written as a presentation of facts - quotes, pictures, descriptions of plots, etc. - with no discernible opinion from the authors themselves. It's more of a general reference. They're a good series of books, which I'd recommend to any SV fan. :up:

Yeah, they have some wonderful quotes. Actually, I think Craig's season 4 companion was better put together than the previous ones, and I have all four so far.

Unfortunately, for any of the books he'd worked on Craig wasn't able to get interviews with Tom (or Michael or Kristen) but there are a lot of nice quotes about him and anecdotes about working with him in the 4th season companion.

I would recommend them, even if I didn't "work" for Craig...

I especially loved some of the quotes he got from Annette and Greg Beeman.

:up:

[Serene]

http://www.devotedfansnetwork.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=105&pos=86

No, unlike this one, which they did, and then stamped it with their own:
http://www.devotedfansnetwork.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=103&pos=91


Wow. That's pretty blatant.


^ That's an artwork by ME! I can't believe it's still there after I complained about it over a year ago! :mad:

I can. :dry:



That's just the message boards, which isn't really a big deal to me. We copy and paste stuff here as well. It's when a SITE displays somebody else's pictures w/o asking or offering credit that frosts my cookies.


True, but I think it's easy enough to throw in where you got something when re-posting. Anything new tends to make the rounds, but I do think there's a difference in reposting "news" and reposting something that someone actually worked on.


Yeah, saw that too. Again, not a big deal. I'd only be pissed if somebody claimed it as their own or stole my personal avatar.
I had someone there :ninja: crop an artwork I did and use it in her banner. I wouldn't have minded AT ALL, but she didn't bother to ask. And when I nicely PM'd her about it, she got a little pissy and said she assumed it was just a screencap and therefore it was fair game. :mad:
It really wouldn't have been a big deal AT ALL, but that pissed me off. Is it really that hard to ask before you crop something up that someone else worked on? I think most people would be flattered that you want to use something that they posted.

But major sites as sites should know better. They're the ones that get all unglued about "competing sites," which I always thought was ridiculous. But if you're going to make a big deal about it, then practice what you preach. I may have scanned that picture, but it is w/o a doubt, Craig Byrne's. By extension, that's K-Site. End of story.

I think there's some bad blood between DTS and SV.fan now too. I think I saw something on SV.fan about not using his caps there because they won't credit his site. It's sad how the sites are so competitive that they work against each other. Let's not forget about tw.org. :( I think James just finally had enough.

Well, FWIW, the books are written as a presentation of facts - quotes, pictures, descriptions of plots, etc. - with no discernible opinion from the authors themselves. It's more of a general reference. They're a good series of books, which I'd recommend to any SV fan. :up:
I still haven't picked that up. That would be a good present for one of the kids to get me though. ;)

[avidreader]

I think there's some bad blood between DTS and SV.fan now too. I think I saw something on SV.fan about not using his caps there because they won't credit his site. It's sad how the sites are so competitive that they work against each other. Let's not forget about tw.org. I think James just finally had enough.

I dont think there's any bad blood between JC and DTS, he explained in the Art Thread that it was more a technical issue. I cant quite remember the specifics but it had more to do with DTS than SV.Fan.

I still haven't picked that up. That would be a good present for one of the kids to get me though. ;)

We got an HD DVD player a couple of weeks ago. Costco had an awesome deal, so my son very kindly offered to buy me the Season 6 HD Set for Christmas. :yay:

[Serene]

I dont think there's any bad blood between JC and DTS, he explained in the Art Thread that it was more a technical issue. I cant quite remember the specifics but it had more to do with DTS than SV.Fan.

Maybe it's not bad blood per se, but it doesn't sound very friendly. ;)

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We got an HD DVD player a couple of weeks ago. Costco had an awesome deal, so my son very kindly offered to buy me the Season 6 HD Set for Christmas. :yay:
Awww, what a nice kid. We're finally getting an HDTV set for Christmas, but like last year, I can't decide which one! It's all so confusing - DLP, LCD, Plasma... *sigh*

[avidreader]

Awww, what a nice kid. We're finally getting an HDTV set for Christmas, but like last year, I can't decide which one! It's all so confusing - DLP, LCD, Plasma... *sigh*

We have a plasma, actually we have two HD Big Screens, :O, and all I can recommend is that you get one that has a black frame. The picture looks 100 times better. :D

[Serene]

We have a plasma, actually we have two HD Big Screens, :O, and all I can recommend is that you get one that has a black frame. The picture looks 100 times better. :D


I'll keep that in mind, thanks. :)

[AgentPat]

Ah hell, it'll get posted here eventually, so I might as well make it happen now....

· A Thursday night twofer: On my way into Comme Ca to taste this world's greatest burger Jonathan Gold has been going on about (warning: it's only served at lunch), I spotted Six Feet Under bisexual art school creep/mutant angel/3:10 Yuma psychopath Ben Foster leaving the premises. Then later, Superman (not the boring big screen one, the Smallville one) sauntered in. Tom Welling is his name. I had no idea that dude was so tall! 6'3" if he's an inch!

http://defamer.com/hollywood/hollywood-privacywatch/colin-farrell-secure-enough-in-own-manhood-to-attend-wizard-of-oz+based-musicals-334305.phphttp://www.patcostello.com/smileys/burn.gif

*chuckle* :funny:

[Serene]

Ah hell, it'll get posted here eventually, so I might as well make it happen now....

http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/burn.gif

*chuckle* :funny:

Oooh, thanks. Credit will be issued. ;)

[AgentPat]

Oooh, thanks. Credit will be issued. ;)Hee! None needed, but thx! ;)

Too funny, eh? :p :D

[Serene]

Hee! None needed, but thx! ;)

Too funny, eh? :p :D

Hm. So he was in LA on Thursday night. I'm assuming he probably has the weekend off and is spending it in his LA digs.

AVID! Hurry! Take your camera!

;)

[AgentPat]

Hm. So he was in LA on Thursday night. I'm assuming he probably has the weekend off and is spending it in his LA digs.

AVID! Hurry! Take your camera!

;)I think they're on hiatus now till after the holidays. Hollywood North Insider had two reports on the 7th and the 8th (note: SPOILERS!!!):

12/7: http://hninsider.com/node/134
12/8: http://hninsider.com/node/135

They said production was on hiatus till the 1st. *shrugs*

[Serene]

I think they're on hiatus now till after the holidays. Hollywood North Insider had two reports on the 7th and the 8th (note: SPOILERS!!!):

12/7: http://hninsider.com/node/134
12/8: http://hninsider.com/node/135

They said production was on hiatus till the 1st. *shrugs*

Okay, Avid, you can take your time. Pack a bag if you need. :D

[avidreader]

Hm. So he was in LA on Thursday night. I'm assuming he probably has the weekend off and is spending it in his LA digs.

AVID! Hurry! Take your camera!

;)

Damn! I was up there last weekend. :(

I think they're on hiatus now till after the holidays. Hollywood North Insider had two reports on the 7th and the 8th (note: SPOILERS!!!):

12/7: http://hninsider.com/node/134
12/8: http://hninsider.com/node/135

They said production was on hiatus till the 1st. *shrugs*


That's a pretty big deal having One Republic playing on Smallville. They're quite huge at the moment. :up:

Okay, Avid, you can take your time. Pack a bag if you need.


Oh okay, I wish he would come down here for a bit of site seeing.

[triplet]

I think they're on hiatus now till after the holidays. Hollywood North Insider had two reports on the 7th and the 8th (note: SPOILERS!!!):

12/7: http://hninsider.com/node/134
12/8: http://hninsider.com/node/135

They said production was on hiatus till the 1st. *shrugs*

The director's guild of Canada/BC, had Smallville's hiatus listed as from 12/10 to 1/2...

FYI

He's home for the holidays, I guess.

[Serene]

The director's guild of Canada/BC, had Smallville's hiatus listed as from 12/10 to 1/2...

FYI

He's home for the holidays, I guess.

Hey... you on? *cough*

[triplet]

Hey... you on? *cough*

No, I'm not...

:(

I have to head out to get my MIL and take her shopping, I should get on later tonight after about 7.

[AgentPat]

Hah! This is great! LOL As posted on the following person's blog:

12/22/07

I'm leaving for Oregon tomorrow morning to visit D.'s family for the holidays, and instead of packing, I'd rather procrastinate. So, please allow me to tell you about my Tom Welling sighting at the gym two days ago. He was, I kid you not, the most attractive human being I have ever seen in my entire life. I felt like wrestling him to the ground and doing terrible things to him... or demanding that he reimburse me for the hours and hours and hours of my life I have spent watching his silly, terrible show in the hopes of catching him shirtless. But, of course, I didn't, cause that would just be weird. I smiled, he gave me a look of fear ("Crap! She recognizes me! Stay very still, and maybe the stalker-girl will go away,") and we went our separate sweaty ways. Alas.

http://blog.nadinehaobsh.com/Link via Valerie at TWOP.

[avidreader]

LOL at the procrastinating over packing, I can definitely relate to that. I hate packing a suitcase too. :word:

Hee, hee!! :grin: Most attractive human being alive. I'd love to get up close and personal so I could verify that, but going by what's available to me, I think she's probably right.

[mellyM]

lol, I always say celebrities need to be approached like animals in the wild, cautiously and let them know you mean no harm. But I wouldn't bother one while eating, in the gym, or in a restroom:) I'm glad she got to witness his staggering beauty though, thats awesome:)

[Whiteflag]

Lucky girl! She had a wonderful Christmas gift! :heart:

[Serene]

Awww.... :)

http://www.****************.com/?s=tom+welling

[AgentPat]

Awww.... :)

http://www.****************.com/?s=tom+welling"Fortunately for Tom he’s not been media fodder like some of his LA neighbours, let’s hope we see a little bit more of the Smallville actor in 2008."

Oh, the irony... LOL

That was cute, 'Rene! Thanks for the link. :)

[avidreader]

Awww.... :)

http://www.****************.com/?s=tom+welling

Awww... that's so gorgeous. Thanks.

My 17 year old son's face somewhat resembles the unshaven appearance that Tom is sporting. It looks so good on Tom, but I just told my son, not 10 minutes ago, that I wanted him to shave. Like NOW. :cwink:

[Whiteflag]

Awww.... :)

http://www.****************.com/?s=tom+welling

A new pic of Tom! What a wonderful way to start the new year! Thanks a lot Rene! He looks gorgeous! :heart: (and his dog is a cutie) Thank you!

[AgentPat]

The funniest part about that picture is that he's wearing plaid. Hah! Way to blend in, Tom. :ninja:



In the dept of "I have nothing to talk about today," I found this interesting...

A horror movie titled The Mist opened on 11/21/07 and is coming to the end of its run. I haven't seen it, but the trailers and premise remind me a bit of The Fog. The film is based on a novel by Stephen King, stars Punisher Tom Jane, and was helmed by Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption writer/director, Frank Darabont. It was produced by the Weinsteins for Dimension and distributed by MGM. Both The Mist and The Fog had the same production budget ($18M), and will probably have the same theatrical run (six weeks.) The B.O. advantages and disadvantages seem to even each other out - The Fog was a remake, rated PG-13 and released during Halloween; The Mist is original, rated R, and ran during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

Guess which film made more money - and by a LOT? :D

The Mist: $25.3M domestic, $28.3M worldwide
The Fog: $29.5M domestic, $46.2M worldwide

Take that for what it's worth. Either The Mist was a pathetically baaaaad film (hard to believe considering those credits), or there was something about The Fog that The Mist didn't have. I'm not thinking Maggie Grace, btw. LOL :p

As a funny aside, I initially wanted to post this in the old TW film's thread, so I did a search for it. Apparently, the thread must have been archived because it's no longer available. Anyhoo, in looking for the thread, I put "Welling" in the key word search criteria and selected "titles only." Fifteen threads were returned as results to the query, but oddly, only fourteen threads actually have "Welling" in the title. The one thread that doesn't but comes up in the search anyway? "Drooling only please." LMFAO!!!! It's like the board knows. Try it. I tested it twice just to make sure it wasn't a glitch the first time. Hee!

Happy New Year folks! :)

[Serene]

The funniest part about that picture is that he's wearing plaid. Hah! Way to blend in, Tom. :ninja:

Someone on Sweet described it as Nick Castle wearing Clark Kent's clothes. LOL! Either way, it's working. :up:



In the dept of "I have nothing to talk about today," I found this interesting...

A horror movie titled The Mist opened on 11/21/07 and is coming to the end of its run. I haven't seen it, but the trailers and premise remind me a bit of The Fog. The film is based on a novel by Stephen King, stars Punisher Tom Jane, and was helmed by Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption writer/director, Frank Darabont. It was produced by the Weinsteins for Dimension and distributed by MGM. Both The Mist and The Fog had the same production budget ($18M), and will probably have the same theatrical run (six weeks.) The B.O. advantages and disadvantages seem to even each other out - The Fog was a remake, rated PG-13 and released during Halloween; The Mist is original, rated R, and ran during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

Guess which film made more money - and by a LOT? :D

The Mist: $25.3M domestic, $28.3M worldwide
The Fog: $29.5M domestic, $46.2M worldwide

Take that for what it's worth. Either The Mist was a pathetically baaaaad film (hard to believe considering those credits), or there was something about The Fog that The Mist didn't have. I'm not thinking Maggie Grace, btw. LOL :p


I saw The Mist and I *really* liked it. But I'm a big fan of King's short stories, and I think Darabont has a fantastic record with King's stuff.

FWIW, The Mist is a MUCH better film than The Fog - like not even in the same ballpark - which makes it even more interesting to see that The Fog actually made more money!

You could conjecture that The Fog, being a remake of a well known horror film, held more interest to fans of the original, but I would think that could be balanced against the legions of King fans for The Mist.

Bottom line, I do think it's veeerrry interesting to see those numbers. It's hard to discount the fact that this was Tom's first and only leading role in any movie, and as much as it sucked as a film, people went to see it (some people *cough* multiple times). :D

[AgentPat]

Someone on Sweet described it as Nick Castle wearing Clark Kent's clothes. LOL! Either way, it's working.Nick Castle in CK's clothing? Hmm. I like it. LOL. :D :up:

Somebody needs to manip Nick Castle in a blue shirt and red jacket. :p

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/fog6.jpg

Differences like this kill me every time...

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/cw-upfronts06-2.jpg http://www.patcostello.com/temp/vessel-b.jpg

LOL!!

I saw The Mist and I *really* liked it. But I'm a big fan of King's short stories, and I think Darabont has a fantastic record with King's stuff.

FWIW, The Mist is a MUCH better film than The Fog - like not even in the same ballpark - which makes it even more interesting to see that The Fog actually made more money!

You could conjecture that The Fog, being a remake of a well known horror film, held more interest to fans of the original, but I would think that could be balanced against the legions of King fans for The Mist.

Bottom line, I do think it's veeerrry interesting to see those numbers. It's hard to discount the fact that this was Tom's first and only leading role in any movie, and as much as it sucked as a film, people went to see it (some people *cough* multiple times).Good points all around. I went to RT's to see what the general consensus was and it seems to have been a fairly well-liked flick. Surprising for a horror film. And of course, that makes it even more interesting considering the B.O. ;)

[triplet]

The funniest part about that picture is that he's wearing plaid. Hah! Way to blend in, Tom. :ninja:

LOL!

Yeah, Tom... way to blend in.

:D



In the dept of "I have nothing to talk about today," I found this interesting...

A horror movie titled The Mist opened on 11/21/07 and is coming to the end of its run. I haven't seen it, but the trailers and premise remind me a bit of The Fog. The film is based on a novel by Stephen King, stars Punisher Tom Jane, and was helmed by Green Mile and Shawshank Redemption writer/director, Frank Darabont. It was produced by the Weinsteins for Dimension and distributed by MGM. Both The Mist and The Fog had the same production budget ($18M), and will probably have the same theatrical run (six weeks.) The B.O. advantages and disadvantages seem to even each other out - The Fog was a remake, rated PG-13 and released during Halloween; The Mist is original, rated R, and ran during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

Guess which film made more money - and by a LOT? :D

The Mist: $25.3M domestic, $28.3M worldwide
The Fog: $29.5M domestic, $46.2M worldwide

Take that for what it's worth. Either The Mist was a pathetically baaaaad film (hard to believe considering those credits), or there was something about The Fog that The Mist didn't have. I'm not thinking Maggie Grace, btw. LOL :p

As a funny aside, I initially wanted to post this in the old TW film's thread, so I did a search for it. Apparently, the thread must have been archived because it's no longer available. Anyhoo, in looking for the thread, I put "Welling" in the key word search criteria and selected "titles only." Fifteen threads were returned as results to the query, but oddly, only fourteen threads actually have "Welling" in the title. The one thread that doesn't but comes up in the search anyway? "Drooling only please." LMFAO!!!! It's like the board knows. Try it. I tested it twice just to make sure it wasn't a glitch the first time. Hee!

Happy New Year folks! :)

Good points and I'm sure the Mist was a very fine film, but it didn't have something very special that The Fog did: Tom Welling.

That's reason # 1,456 of why my sig line about Warner's is so true.

They're idiots for not having moved mountains (or paid millions to Goughlar) to get Tom into JLA.

He's the only reason The Fog made what it did.

I'm convinced of it.

And he's the main reason why Hollywood better be banging his agent's door down with offers once he's finally free of his 9 month a year job.

He will most definitely be putting butts into seats. The proof is how well that dreck The Fog did when it probably wouldn't have made half that much without Tom in the cast.

[TW1977]

Awww.... :)

http://www.****************.com/?s=tom+welling

Awww...is right! Thanks for the link Rene! Nice New Years gift! :woot:

[The Caped Knight]

http://smallville.wikia.com/wiki/Clark_Kent

http://smallville.wikia.com/wiki/Kal-El

http://smallville.wikia.com/wiki/Kal

http://smallville.wikia.com/wiki/Bizarro

[AgentPat]

As posted over at tomwellingonline.com (http://www.tomwellingonline.com/):


http://www.patcostello.com/temp/model6.jpg

I have no idea how old he was when that pic was taken, but wow. Just... Wow. http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/wow2.gif

[avidreader]

^^^ He does look cute, but I'm finding it a bit difficult to be wowed by that one. He looks more like jail bait material. :wow: :woot:

[AgentPat]

^^^ He does look cute, but I'm finding it a bit difficult to be wowed by that one. He looks more like jail bait material. :wow: :woot:Well YEAH! That's what I meant. LOLOL!!!!

That, and this...

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/model6.jpg

http://www.patcostello.com/temp/phantom4.jpg

LOL! What a difference!

[Serene]

As posted over at tomwellingonline.com (http://www.tomwellingonline.com/):


http://www.patcostello.com/temp/model6.jpg

I have no idea how old he was when that pic was taken, but wow. Just... Wow. http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/wow2.gif

Goodlord. He does look incredibly young, but man... the natural youthful beauty is staggering.

Thanks for bringing that over here, Pat.

[AgentPat]

Goodlord. He does look incredibly young, but man... the natural youthful beauty is staggering.Yes. YES! YEEEES!1!1!1!! LOL! ;)

Thanks for bringing that over here, Pat.My pleasure. :)

[Serene]

More rumors to add to the casting fire...

Tom in Lolita?
(http://allieiswired.com/archives/2008/01/who-will-join-2008s-lolita-cast/)

[AgentPat]

More rumors to add to the casting fire...

Tom in Lolita?
(http://allieiswired.com/archives/2008/01/who-will-join-2008s-lolita-cast/)Ugh. I hope not. I don't care whose auditioning, that pic sure doesn't sound like anything I'd even blink at, never mind want to see. http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/disappointed.gif

Nice find though. :up:

[AgentPat]

Hmmm... Okay, I just did some "research" on that, and I can't find one darn thing. Closest I came is an article about Hardwicke directing a completely different film... in February!

Variety
11/15/07

Kristen Stewart to star in 'Twilight'
Catherine Hardwicke will direct film
By TATIANA SIEGEL, MICHAEL FLEMING

Kristen Stewart has signed on to star in Summit Entertainment's thriller-romance "Twilight," based on Stephenie Meyer's young-adult novel.

Catherine Hardwicke will helm the film, which centers on a 17-year-old girl who moves to a small town to live with her father and becomes drawn to a mysterious classmate who seems determined to push her away. Their unorthodox romance puts her in danger when his nemesis comes to town. Melissa Rosenberg adapted the screenplay

Shooting is scheduled to begin in February 2008.

Karen Rosenfelt and Greg Mooradian will produce alongside Mark Morgan via his Maverick Films banner.

Published by Little, Brown in 2005, "Twilight" was a No. 1 New York Times bestseller that has spawned two sequels: "New Moon" and "Eclipse."

Stewart, who currently appears in Sean Penn's "Into the Wild," is shooting Greg Mottola's "Adventureland."

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117976113

I looked up the actress - Eliska Sursova - and other than some general background, there's nothing about her being cast for Lolita. In fact, I couldn't find anything on a new film titled "Lolita" even being greenlit, never mind rumored to be in pre-production. Is there anything else out there that you've seen on this? I didn't look under every rock - just IMDB, Google, and Variety.

I wonder if this report on "Allie is Wired" isn't just another attempt to put a rumor out there in order to get Sursova some press? Remember the Erica Durance rumors for Barbarella?

[triplet]

More rumors to add to the casting fire...

Tom in Lolita?
(http://allieiswired.com/archives/2008/01/who-will-join-2008s-lolita-cast/)

Hmmm.....

Ugh. I hope not. I don't care whose auditioning, that pic sure doesn't sound like anything I'd even blink at, never mind want to see. http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/disappointed.gif



Nice find though. :up:

If Tom were in it, I'd see it.

Full stop.

Hmmm... Okay, I just did some "research" on that, and I can't find one darn thing. Closest I came is an article about Hardwicke directing a completely different film... in February!

I looked up the actress - Eliska Sursova - and other than some general background, there's nothing about her being cast for Lolita. In fact, I couldn't find anything on a new film titled "Lolita" even being greenlit, never mind rumored to be in pre-production. Is there anything else out there that you've seen on this? I didn't look under every rock - just IMDB, Google, and Variety.

I wonder if this report on "Allie is Wired" isn't just another attempt to put a rumor out there in order to get Sursova some press? Remember the Erica Durance rumors for Barbarella?

Yeah, probably....

[Whiteflag]

As posted over at tomwellingonline.com (http://www.tomwellingonline.com/):


http://www.patcostello.com/temp/model6.jpg

I have no idea how old he was when that pic was taken, but wow. Just... Wow. http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/wow2.gif

Such a gorgeous, adorable young man. *Sigh* :heart:

[mellyM]

Ugh. I hope not. I don't care whose auditioning, that pic sure doesn't sound like anything I'd even blink at, never mind want to see. http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/disappointed.gif

Nice find though. :up:

I dont think Tom looks old enough for the male lead, I liked the original film with Shelly Winters and the book.

[spark627]

More rumors to add to the casting fire...

Tom in Lolita?
(http://allieiswired.com/archives/2008/01/who-will-join-2008s-lolita-cast/)


I'd see this just for the sex scene that is bound to be in the film!

[AgentPat]

If Tom were in it, I'd see it.Hah! Yup. Same here.

I are fan. LOL :p


This one's cute. From DTTW as posted at MSN:

The Fit Club
Our Favorite In-Shape Celebrities for '08

Tom Welling: To play the pre-Superman Clark Kent, Welling has to keep his form in Supershape -- which, trust me, he does. I've actually had the pleasure of (fleetingly) feeling those forearms, and those muscles are for real -- nothing that Kryptonite could mess with. Welling is notoriously private and has only said he "tries to stay on top of" his fitness regimen. Guess scooping Lana out of her scrapes makes for a good workout. (Sara De Boer/Retna Ltd.)

http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/galleryfeature/fitclub?GT1=7701&photoidx=16Yes Sara, dem's are real muscles. Hee! :D

[Serene]

Ugh. I hope not. I don't care whose auditioning, that pic sure doesn't sound like anything I'd even blink at, never mind want to see. http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/disappointed.gif

Nice find though. :up:

But you'd be there opening night, right. :D
I agree that it's not the first choice for what I'd like to see Tom in, but I'd still be there.

Hmmm... Okay, I just did some "research" on that, and I can't find one darn thing. Closest I came is an article about Hardwicke directing a completely different film... in February!

Hee! GMTA. I did the same thing last night when I first saw it. But I thought it was interesting enough to post anyway. It's nice for Tom to be mentioned among those other big names.

You know what's a funny coincidence though? That movie that Hardwicke is slated to direct is one that I've been hearing a lot about on fanboards, and one of the names that keeps getting mentioned (by fans) to be cast as one of the roles is... Tom!



This one's cute. From DTTW as posted at MSN:

Yes Sara, dem's are real muscles. Hee! :D

Okay.. so I want to know how and why Sara got this fleeting feel of his muscles? Did she just grope him in a crowd? (Not that I'm blaming her or anything. ;)).

[Oceandeep]

I was doing a wee search tonight and came across this.....Hope you've not seen it already?



http://smicketysmom.bravepages.com/Smallville6/Thumbs/Superman%20and%20Loisth.gif

[Oceandeep]

http://smicketysmom.bravepages.com/Smallville6/Thumbs/ForTomorrow640Sample.jpg

[Oceandeep]

^^This is fab!

http://www.freewebs.com/redkryptonclark/clarkscrimsondiary.htm

[AgentPat]

Great pics, Oceandeep. BTW, if I didn't already say hi, HI! LOL Welcome to our little corner of the world. :D


"Delphi" over on Emi's blog (http://theinfamousemijayne.blogspot.com/) posted the following. It's... interesting. ;)

Here is a fun, but pointless game. Go to Youtube.com and type in name of any male actor. Glance to the right and see how many hits you get.

Here's a random sample:

will smith = 19,300
johnny depp = 17,200
angelina jolie = 14,900
daniel radcliffe = 11,500
brad pitt = 8,790
tom cruise = 8,310
orlando bloom = 6,590
tom welling = 4,230
gerard butler = 3,680
adam sandler = 2,860
bruce willis = 2,660
matt damon = 2,370
christian bale = 2,180
wentworth miller = 2,070
george clooney = 2,030
tom hanks = 2,020
will ferrell = 1,770
patrick dempsey = 1,750
heath ledger = 1,620
david boreanaz = 1,620
adam brody = 1,600
hayden christensen = 1,540
matthew fox = 1,420
hugh jackman = 1,240
josh holloway = 1,190
ashton kutcher = 1,040
tobey maguire = 1,000
shia labeouf = 850
brandon routh = 487
megan gale = 72

I notice Hugh Jackman rates shockingly low with the YouTube generation, while Daniel Radcliffe is their superstar, and Tom Welling out guns a whole lot of movie stars.

It's not rigorously scientific. The young stars out poll the old. Tom Hanks is middle of the pack and Daniel Radcliffe is beating out Brad Pitt. Tv stars are ranking up there with movie stars, helped by lots of episodes. Finally, Britney Spears has like a billion hits. But it sure is fun.

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[Oceandeep]

Great pics, Oceandeep. BTW, if I didn't already say hi, HI! LOL Welcome to our little corner of the world. :D


Aw...thanks hon:woot:


So I just heard that our Tom was over at the Sundance festival this weekend. Went to the Premiere of American Teen.

Here's what was said:

Clemens said there were many celebrities and several parties to attend. "American Teen" cast and crew hosted its own party, and guests included Tom Welling ("Smallville") and Josh Hartnett ("Black Hawk Down"), with Nick Cannon ("Bobby," "The Nick Cannon Show") serving as the disc jockey.

Colin said Welling actually came up to them at the premiere and asked to take pictures with the "American Teen" cast. Tusing said Welling is a "cool guy." Welling and Hartnett both congratulated the cast on the film.

Aw, thats ma boy!!


:woot:


Full article :

http://www.timesuniononline.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=224&ArticleID=30098&TM=68660.4

[mellyM]

Aw...thanks hon:woot:


So I just heard that our Tom was over at the Sundance festival this weekend. Went to the Premiere of American Teen.

Here's what was said:

Clemens said there were many celebrities and several parties to attend. "American Teen" cast and crew hosted its own party, and guests included Tom Welling ("Smallville") and Josh Hartnett ("Black Hawk Down"), with Nick Cannon ("Bobby," "The Nick Cannon Show") serving as the disc jockey.

Colin said Welling actually came up to them at the premiere and asked to take pictures with the "American Teen" cast. Tusing said Welling is a "cool guy." Welling and Hartnett both congratulated the cast on the film.

Aw, thats ma boy!!


:woot:


Full article :

http://www.timesuniononline.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=224&ArticleID=30098&TM=68660.4

That is pretty awesome:) They have lots of pics of Tom at the party and with the cast here: http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=9645051205 he's in all but 2 of the albums I think

[Serene]

That is pretty awesome:) They have lots of pics of Tom at the party and with the cast here: http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=9645051205 he's in all but 2 of the albums I think

Since Michael was at Sundance too, I wonder if they got together? I want to see THOSE pictures. :up;

[avidreader]

That is pretty awesome:) They have lots of pics of Tom at the party and with the cast here: http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=9645051205 he's in all but 2 of the albums I think

Okay, I do have a migraine so my vision isnt the best today, but I cannot see Tom in any of those images. :csad:

Edit: Nevermind, I found them on Ksite. :)

[TW1977]

Where are the BIG pics? :csad: I want my Tommy BIG! :p He looks so cute in those pics!

[Serene]

Where are the BIG pics? :csad: I want my Tommy BIG! :p He looks so cute in those pics!


I just love seeing him looking so relaxed and having such a good time. Can you just imagine the thrill he gave those moms in that one picture? I had to laugh at the comments from one of their sons (something like) "Dude, that's my MOM partying with Tom Welling!" LMAO!

Those pictures should make Pat really happy. Instead of his usual dog hat, Tom's representing for her town. ;)

[Oceandeep]

How tall???

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v169/15/14/9645051205/n9645051205_848448_8728.jpg


:woot:

[Whiteflag]

I LOVE all those pics! He looks gorgeous and HAPPY! :heart:

[triplet]

How tall???

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v169/15/14/9645051205/n9645051205_848448_8728.jpg


:woot:

He gingantisourus--man-mountain-Superman!

:D

Awesome... he looks so happy.

Thanks for posting that....

[Oceandeep]

Some other news form Sundance. Seems our superhero was a 'bit' overlooked..??

*quite how thats possible is anyones guess!*

*dumbfounded look*


QUOTE:

Smallville's" Tom Welling could have used his super-strength at the after-party for Nick Cannon's film "American Son." When he tried to join Cannon and Josh Hartnett in the VIP room of the Boost Mobile Lounge, he was blocked by clueless security and we hear he even threatened to punch the heavyweight at the door. Needless to say, he didn't get in.

Full article:

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2008/01/24/2008-01-24_sundance_dish_ray_romanos_shrink_gives_t.html

[spark627]

I have a hard time believing he threatened the security guard... but whatever

[triplet]

I have a hard time believing he threatened the security guard... but whatever

I dunno if I buy it either, but he looked pretty toasted in those pictures, his face was flushed and his eyes appeared droopy in some of them...

[Oceandeep]

Oh, and is Superman 'flying' without a licence...??


http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v169/15/14/9645051205/n9645051205_848442_280.jpg

:o :wow:

[Oceandeep]

I have a hard time believing he threatened the security guard... but whatever

I think it meant that the security gaurd threatened Tom....!


*gulp*

Edit: Okay, I just re-read the article....maybe I got it wrong...I dearly hope that our Tom is not going all 'Diva' on us? But couldn't 'heavyweight' mean Tom..?
Anyway, I doubt very much that Tom is a bolshy drunk either. *sheesh*

[mellyM]

I have a hard time believing he threatened the security guard... but whatever

Daily news gossip is not known for their accuracy, in situations like that all you need is a party goer misjudging a situation and the story escalates from there.

[Whiteflag]

Daily news gossip is not known for their accuracy, in situations like that all you need is a party goer misjudging a situation and the story escalates from there.

Ditto.

[Serene]

Daily news gossip is not known for their accuracy, in situations like that all you need is a party goer misjudging a situation and the story escalates from there.

My thinking exactly. I just can't imagine that Tom would threaten to punch some guy, especially when he's there with Jamie and was obviously having a great time. :rolleyes:

Stupid rags.

[avidreader]

Eh..... I dunno. I think I'd want to punch the guy too if he was being a jerk and wouldnt let me in. :cwink:

Mind you, I agree with you all in that its probably over exaggerated and they were just cashing in on the Superman angle.

My question though, why is Jamie wearing a teapot cozy? :p ;)

[triplet]

Well, I think from the way it was written it could very well mean the stupid security guy threatened Tom, not the other way around...

You know, that might be what they meant.

I can't see Tom threatening to punch anyone, he was clearly having a good time while he was there but why didn't someone already in the party come to the rescue?

:confused:

Too bad, I bet whoever was throwing that party woulda wanted him there.