School's Out.

[Robin91939]

Part of what made the early seasons of this show awesome was that Clark Kent was just a regular kid. He was a freshmen at a small town high school, dealing with social problems etc. Sure he was dealing with these problems while having to cope with his developing powers and the "meteor freaks" that paraded the town, but it was still grounded in something....the high school.

Since he's gone to college, the writers seem to have forgotten that he's IN college. He's a junior now. We've gotten about 2 scenes of him in a college class (with Milton Fine as the teacher) and one or two in Lana and Chloe's dorm, in season five. The show has become so much about the action and such that they have forgotten some of the little things that made the show so cool. Seeing Clark Kent in his college years, actually on his campus, meeting people, how they react to him, etc would have been cool to see.

I don't see why they basically abandoned that whole aspect of the show once we got mid way through season five. If you watched the show now, you wouldn't even know that these people still are in college. Chloe is always at the Daily Planet, Clark is saving the world or at the farm, Lana is married at the moment and on the farm. Lois, who probably would be about 22 in the show is the only one who is old enough not to be in college. Taking away the college element just, to me, makes the characters feel older and un relatable. I'm a sophomore in college. I've always been a year behind where Clark was on the show. It was cool to have that reference and now it's like...what happened? I went from virtually going to the same kind of school..growing up in a small town, to me being in college and they're all grown ups.

Maybe Pete's the only one who went to a college with an attendance policy, and that's why he's never been seen again.

I just think that the show lost some of its "charm" by having it just all be the fantastical. I enjoyed watching the small town things. Lana and the Talon, Clark on the football team, dealing with new teachers, classes, the tension of not letting him lose control of his powers in school etc.
What do you guys think?

-R

 

[Syncos]

They abandoned it because Clark dropped out of College when Johnathan died. He felt a responsibility to keep the farm running and take care of his mother.

 

[Robin91939]

Yeah, but they abandoned it while he was there. He never went to class...ever. We saw him there about three times on that campus. The "vampire sorority", Milton Fine's class, and that's about it. While he was there, we never got any sense of him in that college life. Jonathan didn't die until the tale end of season 5. They could have done more, in my opinion.

-R

 

[Prison Mike]

Jonathan died at the midpoint of season 5 and Clark dropped out of school the episode after. I don't think it's very important to see him going to class every episode since it has nothing to do with the overall plot of the show. He could always go back during that period when he will train. Besides, they never showed it in the movies anyway so I don't know why people have a big problem now.

 

[The Joker_1000]

I do agree with k18 but I think that he should still be in college & we should see him there at certain times. Doesn't matter though.

 

[Robin91939]

I do agree with k18 but I think that he should still be in college & we should see him there at certain times. Doesn't matter though.

I'm not saying that it's necessary....but it's just something I was wondering. It was just a cooler show to me when he was in high school. It's just something that I thought would have been interesting to explore. Could have added more to the cast, different villains, etc. I think it actually would have been more appropriate to introduce Lois Lane as a student in Metropolis University. She could have been in one of Chloe's journalism classes. Also they could have forshadowed Clark joining the Daily Planet in the future (I know they did a little with the Torch) by haveing Chloe coerce him into taking a journalism class. Or having him plus into one after seeing Lois in it. (I know he's not in love with Lois in the Smallville mythos but just an idea).

-R

 

[Mike_D202]

I was thinking about this as well. I know Clark dropped out, but what the hell happend with the others in college?!

Chloe: went to school, faked her own death, reappeared, going to college, working at daily planet, died, working back at daily planet, school? no idea.

Lois: No college, working for daily planet now.

Lana: went to school for a few semesters, married a billionaire, faked her own death, now living with clark in secret.

Clark: went to school for a semester, dropped out to work the farm after his dad died.

Hows clark gonna get hired at the planet? Good references from Chloe and Lois?

 

[The Joker_1000]

I don't even think the people working at the Daily Planet care if you even went to college or not. As long as you can break a story, you're in good luck. Hell, Lois never even finished college or started it for that matter if I remember correctly.

 

[Spider-Gamer]

I don't even think the people working at the Daily Planet care if you even went to college or not. As long as you can break a story, you're in good luck. Hell, Lois never even finished college or started it for that matter if I remember correctly.

She started, but got kicked out if I remember correctly.

 

[Eros]

I don't even think the people working at the Daily Planet care if you even went to college or not. As long as you can break a story, you're in good luck. Hell, Lois never even finished college or started it for that matter if I remember correctly.

Thats the sad part about smallville Lois Lane, she's not very smart.

 

[The Joker_1000]

That's just as bad as Clark dropping out of school though. However, he'll still end up getting a job. I'm guessing he'll try to get a job either by the end of this season or at least in season eight.

 

[Eros]

That's just as bad as Clark dropping out of school though. However, he'll still end up getting a job. I'm guessing he'll try to get a job either by the end of this season or at least in season eight.

At this point, I see Zero reason for them even considering giveing Clark a job.

 

[The Joker_1000]

Thats the sad part about smallville Lois Lane, she's not very smart.

Come to think about it, I don't think any incarnation of Lois Lane is meant to be super smart. She's somewhat smart, she's just very headstrong & loves doing things her way. Either way it goes, she doesn't have the best grammar in any of her media incarnations.

 

[The Joker_1000]

At this point, I see Zero reason for them even considering giveing Clark a job.

Why?

 

[Eros]

Come to think about it, I don't think any incarnation of Lois Lane is meant to be super smart. She's somewhat smart, she's just very headstrong & loves doing things her way. Either way it goes, she doesn't have the best grammar in any of her media incarnations.

It's not her grammer, just up until recently her slouch attuide. in season 4 she had to go back to highschool, becasue she needed more credits. It somehwhat humerous thats all.

 

[Eros]

Why?

why would they consider him for a job, based on what?

 

[The Joker_1000]

Lois got a job based on nothing so why can't Clark apply for a job soon & get one? He's had experience as a reporter in High School when he worked for the Torch.

 

[Eros]

Lois got a job based on nothing so why can't Clark apply for a job soon & get one? He's had experience as a reporter in High School when he worked for the Torch.

Lois worked for a newspaper, a trashy tabloid one, but a newspaper non the less. Clark hasn't done anything reporting wise since highschool, and his work on the torch was minimal at best. also Lois got the job, for one because she had a massive massive drive to expose the truth, the editor saw something in her, somethign that couldn't be taught in any school, and she ofcourse was a hot young woman.

 

[Eddie Brock]

Smallville only thinks in the short term. They figure, "We're not going to see Clark's future...so why worry about it?"

That's why they make so many errors that would bite them in the ass if they had to continue past the Smallville years.

At the end of the series, you're just supposed to suspend your disbelief and assume that everything got worked out.

 

[Prison Mike]

They could just go the movie route and Clark gets hired because he's the fastest typist Perry White had ever seen. Plus Perry owes Clark one!

 

[The Joker_1000]

Lois worked for a newspaper, a trashy tabloid one, but a newspaper non the less. Clark hasn't done anything reporting wise since highschool, and his work on the torch was minimal at best. also Lois got the job, for one because she had a massive massive drive to expose the truth, the editor saw something in her, somethign that couldn't be taught in any school, and she ofcourse was a hot young woman.

I'm sure that before he even thinks about working for the Daily Planet he may at least try to get some experience working for a lesser known newspaper. Then, if he's lucky & puts some good stories out there, the DP may be interested in hiring him. Just my two cents.

 

[Eddie Brock]

They could just go the movie route and Clark gets hired because he's the fastest typist Perry White had ever seen. Plus Perry owes Clark one!

Excellent point.

I'd like to see Clark get hired because he writes some expose that incriminates Lex.

 

[Frantik]

I also think that we should see them in school a little. I was glad that they mentioned that Chloe was in night school. I do wish Clark was in because I don't know how he gets to work at a great metropolitan newspaper with out a degree. But then again, apparently you don't need a degree to work there. I must admit, that bothers me some but I just push it away and let myself go with the story.

 

[Eros]

Excellent point.

I'd like to see Clark get hired because he writes some expose that incriminates Lex.

but can you Imagine Smallville clark kent sitting i nfront a computer writing an expose, it would see rather weird.

 

[The Joker_1000]

We don't have to see him typing anything or if we do, he should do it superfast.