Tom Welling as Superman

[MJZ]

isnt this thread supposed to be of manips of TW?

how come everytime a mod shuts a thread down about SR, the topic shows up in another thread. that makes me go slightly mad.

I guess the "fans" of that production need to get their daily quota in or else they start paying interest.

 

[Pickle-El]

I guess the "fans" of that production need to get their daily quota in or else they start paying interest.

Howcome no one's done any manips recently....there's good 'base' pics out there for them.

 

[Kaboom]

This Thread is on a great roll, Thank you Zing for Restarting this Topic.

Here is one of my Favorite Tom Welling as SUPERMAN pictures.

hey this is cool.....do you think we'll get a shot like this in the finale?

 

[AgentPat]

isnt this thread supposed to be of manips of TW?

No, the TW manip thread is here:
http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166993


Zing layed out the "rules" for this thread:

Discussion is to be restricted to Tom Welling as Clark Kent/Superman on Smallville and what Tom Welling brings to the table (with regards to the character) on THAT show only!

...this isn't just a picture threat. People are free to discuss his character qualities as the man of steel, and on and on and on.

 

[Kaboom]

^^^i was just trying to steer the conversation away from you know what

 

[AgentPat]

^^^i was just trying to steer the conversation away from you know what

Hee! Good thinking.

Lets run with that. I just posted this over in DeKnight's blog. Think this could work on the show?

I'm stuck on the flying thing. Here's another suggestion for connecting the dots...

Clark's heretofore disinterest in trying to fly could be explained as a result of the physical pain he experienced as a kid in Pete's tree house. Kryptonite made him sick when he was in a high place, and now through subconscious association, that pain has manifested itself into his adult acrophobia.

The writers are always looking for ways to make Clark relatably "human." It's what makes SV special, and separates this version of the mythos from so many others. Here's another opportunity to "ground" the character with a psychological flaw that many people have, but are perfectly capable of overcoming. What better way to show how irrational this particular phobia is than saddling Superman with a fear of flying? That's writing genius!

 

[Kaboom]

i can dig it

 

[Serene]

No, the TW manip thread is here:
http://www.superherohype.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166993


Zing layed out the "rules" for this thread:

Oh, jeez.. I forgot about that thread when I posted my manip in this one.
Sorry.

I'm stuck on the flying thing. Here's another suggestion for connecting the dots...

Clark's heretofore disinterest in trying to fly could be explained as a result of the physical pain he experienced as a kid in Pete's tree house. Kryptonite made him sick when he was in a high place, and now through subconscious association, that pain has manifested itself into his adult acrophobia.

The writers are always looking for ways to make Clark relatably "human." It's what makes SV special, and separates this version of the mythos from so many others. Here's another opportunity to "ground" the character with a psychological flaw that many people have, but are perfectly capable of overcoming. What better way to show how irrational this particular phobia is than saddling Superman with a fear of flying? That's writing genius!

Doesn't Clark already have a fear of heights? But it's never stopped him from doing things that needed to be done before so I think it would be cool to have him actually verbalize his fears (accomplishing the "humanizing" you refer to) but not let it be full-blown enough to cripple him from flying.

 

[AgentPat]

Oh, jeez.. I forgot about that thread when I posted my manip in this one.
Sorry.

Pfft! Don't apologize. At least it's on-topic - and welcome!

Doesn't Clark already have a fear of heights? But it's never stopped him from doing things that needed to be done before so I think it would be cool to have him actually verbalize his fears (accomplishing the "humanizing" you refer to) but not let it be full-blown enough to cripple him from flying.

I guess the suggestion is more of a "how to unpaint yourself out of a corner" type thing, but I didn't want to present it that way.

Clearly, Clark has known that he can at least levitate since the second episode of the show. Ironically, it was in that very episode that the writers also established that Clark has a fear of heights. Now, if YOU woke up floating over your bed one morning, wouldn't you be wicked curious about how you did it, and perhaps want to try doing it again?

But if heights make you sick, maybe you might be dissuaded a little. It's a means to an end of a common beef among fans: why doesn't Clark at least *try* to fly on his own? Well, the literal answer is, it's too freakin' expensive to have Clark fly on SV. LOL So they need to come up with a viable excuse in the plot to satiate an ever-growing, and quite frankly legitimate complaint.

I think it could work. It does make sense, and it adds another dimension to Clark's character development.

 

[AgentPat]

Him telling Lionel to stay the **** away from his Mother is one

That scene left me speechless. Talk about intense!

 

[Whiteflag]

Such a great scene, wonderfully played by Tom, and such a great cap!

Thanks AgentPat! Other people's words and intentions make me sad. This gives me joy!

 

[BaK]

Clearly, Clark has known that he can at least levitate since the second episode of the show. Ironically, it was in that very episode that the writers also established that Clark has a fear of heights. Now, if YOU woke up floating over your bed one morning, wouldn't you be wicked curious about how you did it, and perhaps want to try doing it again?

good points, but..

what they do in terms of the "flying superpower", can be imo explained pretty good in the context of his (Clark's) sort of "fear based" relationship with more or less all of his "developing" superpowers.
Because up until he "masters" them, they kind of freak him out, and with pa's help, or some other way, he feels better about having control over them, but only in the end where it all has to make sense..

that's basically 50% of the show, his growing up with an extra "growing up" within growing up..

now, the flying should be the one "any young super being" could and should fear the most..
Also, there were episodes with enough material to see what kind of trouble he can get into just by "sleep walking", so we can imagine easily something like "sleep flying", or "similar", and where the base for fear in his mind/subconciousness would come from/lead to..

 

[avidreader]

Hey welcome back Bak!

Good points too. Plus they've always kind of indicated that Clark flying would be akin to him fully accepting his destinty.

 

[BaK]

Hey welcome back Bak!

thanks..

Good points too. Plus they've always kind of indicated that Clark flying would be akin to him fully accepting his destinty.

yep, there's got to be much, way much more to that "story" then just "another superpower"..

 

[Ultimate_Superman]

I'm stuck on the flying thing. Here's another suggestion for connecting the dots...

Clark's heretofore disinterest in trying to fly could be explained as a result of the physical pain he experienced as a kid in Pete's tree house. Kryptonite made him sick when he was in a high place, and now through subconscious association, that pain has manifested itself into his adult acrophobia.

The writers are always looking for ways to make Clark relatably "human." It's what makes SV special, and separates this version of the mythos from so many others. Here's another opportunity to "ground" the character with a psychological flaw that many people have, but are perfectly capable of overcoming. What better way to show how irrational this particular phobia is than saddling Superman with a fear of flying? That's writing genius!

Great Points Pat but this reminds me alot of Man of Steel and where they went wrong. They were making Superman more human or mor like Spider-Man. I think the need to instead of trying to make him more human foucs more on Krypton and show more why he isn't one of us. To behonest what Batman said to him in IC is correct. Thats what I feel they need to show because making him more and more human strips him of what he really is.

 

[Kaboom]

an alien!

 

[superboy13]

 

[BaK]

......Thats what I feel they need to show because making him more and more human strips him of what he really is.

nope, he ain't human, and this guy agrees..

 

[Kaboom]

hi. i see youre new. theres a standing rule in all smallville forums that there can be no reference, implicit or explicit to superman returns. discussing it, or referencing can lead to a ban.
kindly, remove the image.
otherwise, welcome to the hype! pull up a chair.

 

[superboy13]

done

 

[Pickle-El]

Mike over at The Planet:

 

[The Kid]

sans routh's ears poking out of tom's head, that actually looks alright...

 

[M.E.H.Z.E.B]

sans routh's ears poking out of tom's head, that actually looks alright...

Yeah. It does seem like it.

 

[MJZ]

I think it's so-so. Bad pic of Welling to use and that's not all his face...

 

[M.E.H.Z.E.B]

Mike over at The Planet:

Not bad, although, I've seen much better quality work.