Clark not flying..Its just getting stupid....

[November Rain]

you know i wouldn't mind him not flying if he was more adventurous with his super jumps at least to buy him some time but they are just big teases.

 

[November Rain]

1)In that episode where he stoped the nuke by jumping up and disarming it ..how did he get back down to earth

2)I think it's simple why he doesn't fly ..it's too expensive.Now it might have gotten cheaper as new techniques have been implemented thus why we have seen Kara fly lately.Before they would have had to use it sparingly between eps and when they did'nt have him fly people would be like ''oh why did'nt he just fly like he did last episode''.

Now if you want to get scientfic why can Superman fly ?What makes him fly ?

Strength comes naturally he just lift's something and relizes he is strong.
Speed again he runs normal next thing he is moving very quickly
invulnerability It's just there he puts his hand in a shedder and nothing happen's
X=Ray vision Suddenly effected him and he had to learn to control it..after having a look in the girls locker room..well done
Heat VisionSuddenly happpened when he got horny and had to learn to controlit
Super hearing Manifested it self when he was blinded

Flying he is going to have to learn it wont just happen.

That all said I would like to see him fly at some point

this thought process is flawed.

some of these powers are always apparent while others manifested during times of stress or activated by other conditions.

flight is a coming of age one, it's highlighted by kara saying 'girls mature faster than boys'.

no other kryptonian has learnt how to fly, it just happens. so this whole teaching yourself idea you have come up with it without grounds.

 

[LexCorp]

you know i wouldn't mind him not flying if he was more adventurous with his super jumps at least to buy him some time but they are just big teases.

Like the episode Crimson!

 

[Havok83]

Clark hs never flown on the show? He is seen flying in space in the opening. Where is taht from?

 

[LexCorp]

Clark hs never flown on the show? He is seen flying in space in the opening. Where is taht from?

In the black shirt? That was when he was Kal-el under Jor-el influence.

Also he has flown before as Clark...

 

[TBadora]

Oh for cryin' out loud - now you're not a fan because the show could have done better? Why are you even posting here? Seriously?

Why? because the thread reads "clark not flying...its just getting stupid". And I agree. And I am voicing my opinion. And that is what a forum is. If you don't agree in voicing an opinion, than what the **** are you doing here? Seriously?

 

[TBadora]

Like the episode Crimson!

That was one episode. "More adventurous" means it has to be consistent. And those six episodes listed on the previous page, those don't hold water. Why? because the show has been on since 2001. It has been running for about six years. Six episodes for a show thats been around for six years is a pretty sad scinereio. So bringing that up in a counter-arguement may work against you.

 

[LexCorp]

That was one episode. "More adventurous" means it has to be consistent. And those six episodes listed on the previous page, those don't hold water. Why? because the show has been on since 2001. It has been running for about six years. Six episodes for a show thats been around for six years is a pretty sad scinereio. So bringing that up in a counter-arguement may work against you.

I did not mean it like that. I meant that as an example of one episode which I think SV should be more like.

 

[TBadora]

I did not mean it like that. I meant that as an example of one episode which I think SV should be more like.

Ah. I see what you mean.

 

[LexCorp]

Ah. I see what you mean.

t:

All is cool in school

 

[TBadora]

t:

All is cool in school

Damn straight!

 

[Superfreak]

I'm just gonna throw in 2 cents here: if you want the show to end, then keep begging for the flying.

YOU ALL KNOW THAT FLYING WILL BE THE CLIMAX OF THE SERIES, and therefore, the end of the series as well. That's the way the series was imagined from the beginning, and I can nearly garentee, that's how it will end.

 

[TBadora]

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[TBadora]

I'm just gonna throw in 2 cents here: if you want the show to end, then keep begging for the flying.

YOU ALL KNOW THAT FLYING WILL BE THE CLIMAX OF THE SERIES, and therefore, the end of the series as well. That's the way the series was imagined from the beginning, and I can nearly garentee, that's how it will end.

I agree with you there. As I said before. I think they are saving it for the series finale. Which I think is quite disappointing.

 

[SouLeSS]

I actually disagree with a lot of people here. I don't mind that they never used flying, and I don't mind that they want to wait till the last episode, but the power has lost all of its magic and appeal. Instead of building to the last episode and Clark realizing "Holy ****, I can fly!", with Kara flying around, Clark has become the only kid in the class who doesn't know how to read. Every single person who knows Clark's secret knows now that he will eventually be able to fly. Instead of an awe-inspriing moment, it'll be more like, "Jesus, its about time you started flying." No magic.

I agree 100% with him. The first few seasons I was like "woa, wonder when he learns to fly" cause he was always learning these new abilities. Then when the first time Zod flew at clark, I was like "awesome... here it comes". And it didn't happen.

Now literally everyone in the cast that isn't "human", which seems to be more than is, can fly. And do fly. And crack jokes to him about it. Or mention it in some kind of a dick way. It's to the point now where I feel bad for him because he can't fly. Everyone knows Superman can fly, and knowing that he's said to be flying in the show makes it that much worse.

It's like, come on, ya know. Enough if enough, lets go ahead and get this over with so they can expand some of the other stuff.

But it might be a CG/cost issue with him flying too. Ya never know.

 

[Superfreak]

I agree with you there. As I said before. I think they are saving it for the series finale. Which I think is quite disappointing.

maybe, however, you were never mislead. Since before the show aired a long long time ago, every viewer new, that a show about young superman would 1) end with flying, and 2) never move on to become a full out superman tv show

 

[TBadora]

maybe, however, you were never mislead. Since before the show aired a long long time ago, every viewer new, that a show about young superman would 1) end with flying, and 2) never move on to become a full out superman tv show

I think we can all agree that it was never expected that the show would become a Superman T.V. show. But I don't know about your first point up there. Some of us expected some 'leaping', which seldom happened. Also, I was expecting Clark to have learned how to fly by now. The leaping should have happened long ago, and by now he should have had a good grip on flight.

 

[SouLeSS]

The leaping thing makes no sense, especially since he KNOWS he has heigntened muscles. Unless Clark is just really ****ing stupid. I mean he can already rip **** apart with his bare hands (pure strength) and move incredibly fast (brain response, and muscle strength), so you figure he'd realize that he can jump really high/far.

 

[Syncos]

I think we can all agree that it was never expected that the show would become a Superman T.V. show. But I don't know about your first point up there. Some of us expected some 'leaping', which seldom happened. Also, I was expecting Clark to have learned how to fly by now. The leaping should have happened long ago, and by now he should have had a good grip on flight.

What are you babbling about? the leaping did happen long ago. He leaps hundreds of feet into the air when ever necessary. Does he have to every episode? Hell no, that would be ridiculous.

The leaping thing makes no sense, especially since he KNOWS he has heigntened muscles. Unless Clark is just really ****ing stupid. I mean he can already rip **** apart with his bare hands (pure strength) and move incredibly fast (brain response, and muscle strength), so you figure he'd realize that he can jump really high/far.

He has. and he does.

 

[TBadora]

What are you babbling about? the leaping did happen long ago. He leaps hundreds of feet into the air when ever necessary. Does he have to every episode? Hell no, that would be ridiculous.



He has. and he does.

Obviously he hasn't mastered leaping long enough to have learned flight. Regarding him having to do it in every episode: No I don't want him to leap or fly in every episode. But as I have stated before, six episodes for a show that has been running for 6 years, that's certainly not enough for a origin-show on Superman. Thinking up one or two more episodes in the past won't help anything either.

 

[Syncos]

Obviously he hasn't mastered leaping long enough to have learned flight. Regarding him having to do it in every episode: No I don't want him to leap or fly in every episode. But as I have stated before, six episodes for a show that has been running for 6 years, that's certainly not enough for a origin-show on Superman. Thinking up one or two more episodes in the past won't help anything either.

Yeah, ok... Leaping isn't flight. Just because the two traits are related, does not make them the same thing. I can be really, really friggin good at leaping around. I could jump abnormally high for a human. But it'll never be flying. Clark knows how to jump.

Yes, the show is in it's seventh year. But creating a bunch more random scenarios where he is forced to super jump, just so they could have him super jump, is asinine.

It would seem just that. Forced, and would get tiresome if it happened more than once or twice in a season.

 

[TBadora]

Yeah, ok... Leaping isn't flight. Just because the two traits are related, does not make them the same thing. I can be really, really friggin good at leaping around. I could jump abnormally high for a human. But it'll never be flying. Clark knows how to jump.

Yes, the show is in it's seventh year. But creating a bunch more random scenarios where he is forced to super jump, just so they could have him super jump, is asinine.

It would seem just that. Forced, and would get tiresome if it happened more than once or twice in a season.

If you had ever followed Superman's original story, outside of the show Smallville, you would have known that when Clark was developing his ability to fly, he started with his leaps. Later, when he matured, he developed flight. He evolved into this flight ability. [The creators decided Clark should fly because it would make it easier to tell stories in the cartoon series as made by the Fleischer Brothers] Perhaps a Superman history lesson is in order?

As I pointed out several times before, they have put off this part of Clark's evolution in Smallville. Granted they have shown few scenes with Clark jumping, but nothing that would really tell us about Clark developing flight. The segment dedicated to this part of Clark's life is long over due. Why would it be asinine if they showed us more episodes of Clark developing his flight ability?

 

[Serene]

Perhaps a Superman history lesson is in order?

Perhaps a step off that really high horse of yours is too.

Here's a lesson in Superman history for you - Smallville is establishing its own version of the Superman tale, taking elements previously established and putting their own spin on them. So far, it's the longest running televised version of Superman and is just as valid a part of the mythology now, whether you like what they are doing or not. An average of 4-5 million viewers a week for SEVEN seasons disagree with you.

To each their own.

 

[TBadora]

Perhaps a step off that really high horse of yours is too.

Here's a lesson in Superman history for you - Smallville is establishing its own version of the Superman tale.

That's right. And they aren't doing a good job at showing us Clark's ability to fly, or his development of flight. The history lesson was my way of showing Sycos that Clark's leaping is related to his flight. At least that's they way it was originally done.

An average of 4-5 million viewers a week for SEVEN seasons disagree with you.

Do you personally know the 4-5 million viewers, and their opinion on the way they are handling Clark's flight? Perhaps, they like the show, but don't necessarily like the way they are handling his development of flight. Or maybe they hate the show, but they watch it anyway, in hopes that the show will improve. If you don't know each and every one of the viewer's, and their views on the matter, than don't speak for them. Like you said yourself, to each their own.

 

[Serene]

Do you personally know the 4-5 million viewers, and their opinion on the way they are handling Clark's flight?

I do. They all agree with me.