Is Clark Still In College

[Memphis Slim]

Wasn't he in class last season?? Did he drop out..........?????

[Eros]

He dropped out I beleive after his fater died, although at this point is odd why he has not back to school yet.

[Pimpjuice16]

thought they closed the college down after the zod attack? isnt that why lana moved in with lex in the first place?

[avidreader]

He dropped out so he could take over running the farm.

I hope at some point in the future, they show that he has been attending night school and is close to graduating.

[SamuraiSon6]

good idea avidreader, i like the night school concept, thats believable and easly pulled off

[Catman]

Agreed with the two posts above. Clark needs to be in college. Clark Kent has always been an intellgent person. They're turning him into a college drop out.

[Memphis Slim]

Originally Posted by Catman

Agreed with the two posts above. Clark needs to be in college. Clark Kent has always been an intellgent person. They're turning him into a college drop out.

Geez Catman...that avvy...


Anyway, how is he gonna be a reporter without going to school???

[Catman]

Originally Posted by Memphis Slim

Anyway, how is he gonna be a reporter without going to school???

Another good point. Its safe to assume that Tom Welling's Clark Kent is the least Journalistic one of them all.

[Kaboom]

Originally Posted by Memphis Slim

Geez Catman...that avvy...


Anyway, how is he gonna be a reporter without going to school???

catman always has the best avys

[Spider-Gamer]

Originally Posted by Kaboom

catman always has the best avys

I have to agree.

[Catman]

Originally Posted by Kaboom

catman always has the best avys

Originally Posted by Spider-Gamer

I have to agree.

Yet, I've never won an award.

[Kaboom]

Originally Posted by Catman

Yet, I've never won an award.

Tell you what ...you have won the official "Absolutely Terrific Great Kaboom, Protector of the Innocent, and Defender of all that is Right and Good" 's official no prize seal of approval....

[Catman]

Fantastic

[cronosred]

This has been bugging me for a while I mean what happend to college everyone just decided to stop going it's not just Clark it seems no one is going to graduate from college Clark, Lana, Chloe none of them have been going and it just feels like a big plot hole I mean what happend are they done, are they going to go back, are they going offscreen, will it ever be mentioned? I hope it gets resolved.

[Catman]

The characters on Smallville don't care about a good education. Dean Cain would not approve of this!

[Jack O Lantern]

Originally Posted by cronosred

This has been bugging me for a while I mean what happend to college everyone just decided to stop going it's not just Clark it seems no one is going to graduate from college Clark, Lana, Chloe none of them have been going and it just feels like a big plot hole I mean what happend are they done, are they going to go back, are they going offscreen, will it ever be mentioned? I hope it gets resolved.

Well you don't need a college education to become a reportor. They can't teack you the skills needed to be one, I'm sure college can help but it isn't a necessity you can travel the world and work for small papers on the way, or become a intern like Chloe who doesn't really need an education considering her foot is already in the door. Lana is doing the smart thing, marrying a rich businessman, so she can have nice things.

It wasn't like College was ever that big a deal on the show anyway, only Clark was ever shown actually going and even then it was only to introduce Fine. Even Highschool wasn't that big a deal ever and they only ever really dealt with things that needed to be dealt with, like the Prom and granduation.

[Ahura Mazda]

In today's world, not many hire those who are college dropouts....

[Jack O Lantern]

Originally Posted by Ahura Mazda

In today's world, not many hire those who are college dropouts....

They do in a professon that a college education isn't the only avenue into. Like i said look at chloe.

[mellyM]

Being a college drop out doesn't make you dumb..besides in a field where your talent is tangible (i.e portfolio, writing samples) maybe a college degree isn't absolutely required. I didn't finish college and I'm doing fine career-wise as a designer. But thats not really the point, Clark sitting in a classroom, unless Fine is the teacher is kind of boring

[Catman]

Originally Posted by MJD

Well you don't need a college education to become a reportor.

Dude, I'm a journalist and trust me college is important. Do you need college to be a successful journalist? No, not really, but it helps to build the connections. In college you'll have professors who are or were professionals and thats awesome connections. If Chloe were in college maybe her professor could hook her up with a better job at the Daily Planet than the one she has now. Secondly, in college you'll get skills you can't get in the real world for a LONG time! For example, in college you can be the editor-in-chief of your school newspaper but in the real world it'll take you 20-30 yrs to get a position like that. You have to start at the bottom and build your way up.

The only loop hole in journalism now is internet. You can build a badass news site and by the time you're 25 you'll be the person in charge.

Originally Posted by mellyM

Being a college drop out doesn't make you dumb

Yeah, but Superman doesn't stand for college drop out and dead-beat dad. You have to be careful with the way you portray Superman.

[Migu-EL]

Originally Posted by Catman

Agreed with the two posts above. Clark needs to be in college. Clark Kent has always been an intellgent person. They're turning him into a college drop out.

Clark Kent = Kanye West

[avidreader]

This guy over at DeKnight's Blog (I'm not too sure who he is, I have my suspicions, but he is a writer of some sorts) gave this reason as to why you dont see the kids in College and it has very little to do with their intelligence.

Originally Posted by Jordan

The idea of college or journalism school might work fine in a comic book flashback scene, but in a medium like television, unless you're doing a classroom drama, it provides nothing to advance the plot and isn't visually compelling. The school of hard knocks working for a tabloid is a much better venue for Lois in this case and actually gets her out there investigating.

Whilst he is specifically referring to Lois in this case, the same logic can be applied to all of the characters.

[Catman]

Or maybe they aren't too creative. There's a lot you can do in college. For example, having Brainiac as a college professor was brilliant. They should have kept that up. They could have had the escaped Phantom Zone villains crash a classroom. Can you imagine that? Clark is in class taking notes and suddenly a Phantom Zone escapee (if that is even a word) crashes into class shouting, "WE WANT KAL-EL!" And, Clark doesn't know what to do without exposing himself?

[avidreader]

Originally Posted by Catman

Or maybe they aren't too creative. There's a lot you can do in college. For example, having Brainiac as a college professor was brilliant. They should have kept that up. They could have had the escaped Phantom Zone villains crash a classroom. Can you imagine that? Clark is in class taking notes and suddenly a Phantom Zone escapee (if that is even a word) crashes into class shouting, "WE WANT KAL-EL!" And, Clark doesn't know what to do without exposing himself?

You play that scenario out once, and then what happens. It gets old. I think the focus is to show the characters in adult situations, and you really cant do that if their in College, it becomes a repeat of Smallville the High School years.

I think you just have to close your mind to the real world, and believe that these characters will get their top notch jobs without College Diplomas.

[Catman]

Originally Posted by avidreader

You play that scenario out once, and then what happens. It gets old. I think the focus is to show the characters in adult situations, and you really cant do that if their in College, it becomes a repeat of Smallville the High School years.

I think you just have to close your mind to the real world, and believe that these characters will get their top notch jobs without College Diplomas.

Like I said, there is so much you can do. For example, they've been talking for two years about bringing Dean Cain into the show. When Chris Reeve guest starred he was the one to tell Clark about his Kryptonian past. Dean Cain could be the guy to turn Clark into an amazing reporter. He could have played Clark's journalism professor who is also a reporter for the biggest newspaper in Smallville and he could take Clark under his wing. They could go out reporting together. The possibilities are endless, man!