Why can't Jor-El be seen on screen?

Well, maybe because Jor-El's dead. Although, I guess not showing Krypton in flashbacks comes from budget restraints.

 

Nevermind that question, "why can't they write more than 4 different story synopsis in five years?"

 

...Sticky question...

I would read the story about the construction of the FOS in the Smallville mag from earlier this year/last year (can someone give the specific issue number? --don't have it in front of me). That should give you a pretty good indication of the relationship between features and television... however blurry it may be...

[not that it always operates that way for every element of the show, but just think logically about events past and forthcoming...]

 

Gosh, I LOVE "sticky" questions.

I don't know the SV issue number off the top of my head, but my memory of the article went something like this...

The only reason SV wasn't allowed to show Krypton or other Kryptonians like Jor-El or Lara, was because Features didn't want the potential for any "egregious mythology clashes." So the easiest thing to do was just limit what SV could show. Some restrictions were dropped once Singer laid out his story synopsis, and now that SR is basically "done," SV has a little more freedom.

As a result, this season we've already been given the FOS, Alien Ken & Barbie, Clark's visions of Krypton direct from S:TM, and of course Brainiac, all of which would NEVER have been approved during the McG era. G&M have been talking with Stamp about making an appearance (as Jor-El), Zod will probably show up in the near future, and F&T in some form probably won't be too far behind. The only major story fork is what they'll be allowed to do with Lois. Her story arc is still up in the air, no pun intended.

 

What is F&T Pat ?

 

Maybe they don't want you to see Jor-el as he's more mysterious when we don't see him. I want to see Terrance Stamp appearing on the show in physcial form.

 

Oopz! Sowee.

F&T: Flights and tights. LOL

In context with my post up there, flights a LOT sooner than tights.

 

the only reason jor-el hasnt been on film is because the voice actor (terrance stamp i think) hasnt found time to do any filming

 

There is no restriction on Jor-El being in SV since we alredy got to see him and hear him. The problem is casting The old version of Jor-El.

 

Sure we did...


Just find someone who looks like that ^ plus 25 or so years, and you have Jor-El.

 

I never thought of it that way, interesting, but I have to disagree. Remember the drawing/picture in the newspaper of Jor-El? That wasn't Clark's projection of his own image, it was the actual face of Jor-El, and it confirms that he looked almost exactly like Clark.


credit DTS gallery.

 

Because Jor-el camera shy so that's why we can't see him

 

It won't be a problem for them, they always find the right people.. and if not, Stamp will do it doesn't matter.

 

He could still play Zod if they wanted to.. maybe he will.

 

Nice picture of Stamp, KalKai. Still lookin' good.

As Pat already noted above, AG has actually revealed in recent interviews what they are "planning," or what he wants, to do with the "actual casting" of Jor-El, if all the ducks are in line. Search for it, it's all out in the public domain.

Now if that will actually happen, remains another matter...
(as a lot of you know, many recipes have changed along the way..)

But it sure makes sense based on previous casting choices...