Our "Space Princess": David Corenswet IS Clark Kent/Superman!

[Sawyer]

The show was originally supposed to last only 6 or 7 seasons and was forced to go longer because it was a cash cow.

Yeah, but I think a lot of my complaints are relevant even before just the home stretch.

The Clark and Lana **** needed to be knocked off by season five. Clark’s incessant secret keeping driving her into Lex’s arms and practically making her an antagonist was a sure enough sign that things had gone off track.

 

[flickchick85]

The showrunners of Smallville definitely had a Lana fixation and it definitely dragged the show down. Big time.

 

[elgaz]

I'm not so sure that it was a Lana fixation, more so that they probably never bargained on making it 10 seasons - not many series do. The whole point of the show was that it was pre-Superman. Once he became Superman, it was no longer 'Smallville', it was a Superman show - and Welling had made it abundantly clear that he had signed up for the show on the strength of the fact he was playing a young Clark Kent, not Superman. Which means the show would probably finish at that point.

So as time went on and it continued to be successful, they had to continue stringing out those pre-Superman stories for as long as they could. Hence the never-ending Lana saga, countless freak-of-the-week appearances and so much back and forth with Lex.

Of course, eventually the show had to face up to the fact that Clark was no longer a teenager, was moving to Metropolis, and Lois was now on the scene, so at that point the writing was on the wall. I watched the show religiously from the start and loved it overall, but there's no denying it was starting to feel a bit tired as they got to S10 - people just wanted Superman by that point.

 

[donuts]

I don't think the show was ever equipped to actually DO SUPERMAN.

 

[Lily Adler]

I'm not so sure that it was a Lana fixation, more so that they probably never bargained on making it 10 seasons - not many series do. The whole point of the show was that it was pre-Superman. Once he became Superman, it was no longer 'Smallville', it was a Superman show - and Welling had made it abundantly clear that he had signed up for the show on the strength of the fact he was playing a young Clark Kent, not Superman. Which means the show would probably finish at that point.

So as time went on and it continued to be successful, they had to continue stringing out those pre-Superman stories for as long as they could. Hence the never-ending Lana saga, countless freak-of-the-week appearances and so much back and forth with Lex.

Of course, eventually the show had to face up to the fact that Clark was no longer a teenager, was moving to Metropolis, and Lois was now on the scene, so at that point the writing was on the wall. I watched the show religiously from the start and loved it overall, but there's no denying it was starting to feel a bit tired as they got to S10 - people just wanted Superman by that point.

Red and Blue Blur.

 

[NotToday]

He's a princess:

 

[flickchick85]

He's a princess:

Yes, we manifested this with the thread title. You're welcome, Hype.

 

[Gu3ree]

Smallville was a genius concept that almost was...

So disappointed to this day. The series finale wasn't the worst, yet it still wasn't it acceptable. I'll never forgive them for that horrendous so-called season finale, "Bloomsday" when...oh dear God...when Jimmy...Hen...oh no, I can't. The show really should have stuck to its original plan for 5 seasons. I can't believe what happened to their budget by season 5, and the effects got incredibly cheaper as the series progressed post season 5. It wasn't just about the effects, but the stories got worse. When the show was good, it was good, and when it was bad, it wasn't just bad, but it was so and to the point of...(I can't finish that sentence)

What was more disappointing than Lex coming back to forget everything, or not even having an epic battle with Clark Kent? What was more disappointing than seeing terrible CGI of the practically cartoon Superman figure flying? To this day, I don't even feel like Clark truly became Superman by the final episode. He didn't even have his hair cut properly. The forced wedding (for the sake of finale endings) just didn't work. And Darkseid...uh...honestly after it finally ended, I kind of just let it go just like that, after all the years of pain and disapointment. But I admit, I did feel terror somewhat or an empty space after realizing, "Wow, no more Smallville...just like that, it was over".

The FX wasn't always essential to telling a good story, but for the arguably the most important moment of the ENTIRE series, like seeing Clark fly as Superman...we deserved better. Since season 5, they managed to sometimes impress with good FX, but then they would also have some bad FX, but the series finale was no excuse. The Apokolips looked visually great, but Superman flying...no way.

I might have left out some important moments about the series where it went wrong. The way the series ended was an injustice to how great the first three seasons were, that there was absolutely no excuse for how they ended it. Oh they didn't acknowledge Tess' death 7 years into future. Hmm. They shouldn't have tried to do every single Superman story or villain when Clark wasn't Superman. I really do think showing us the S too much especially full time by season 9, literally on Clark's chest--ultimately lowered the excitement of seeing Clark Kent become Superman. They could have saved that for the final episode. What was so great about the concept of the TV series Smallville was how there was no Superman on the show, and was barely hinted. It was interesting not seeing it at all, not even the 'S'-granted I know the ideally the plan was to get there eventually but they should have been more strict about it, especially with their "no flights" rule.

 

[GreenKToo]

SV ran for about 5 seasons too long. The blur was the stupidest name they coulda pulled out of the hat full of stupid names.

 

[Deck Rickard]

SV ran for about 5 seasons too long. The blur was the stupidest name they coulda pulled out of the hat full of stupid names.

I remember when CW announced they were doing a Flash series, I seriously wondered if they were going to call him “the Other Blur” for the first few seasons.

 

[titansupes]

Full article: Meet 'Superman' Star David Corenswet, a Humble Married Dad Who Tells ‘Terrible’ Jokes and Likes DIY Projects (Exclusive)

 

[old city outlaw]

 

[NotToday]

I wonder when he shaved his head?? I know some of these promo things are done weeks/months in advance...

 

[DKDetective]

I wonder when he shaved his head?? I know some of these promo things are done weeks/months in advance...

Probably for the football movie he is currently shooting.

 

[NotToday]

Probably for the football movie he is currently shooting.

Yeah, I just read the article and got my answer; the interview was this month.