Smallville – Action, Adventure

Smallville is the story of the superman character with a blend of action, realism, and emotions. The series was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the popular DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.  The music for the series was created by Mark Snow and Louis Febre. The opening theme “Save Me” was composed by Remy Zero.  The executive producers of the series include Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Michael Tollin, Brian Robbins, Joe Davola, Ken Horton, Greg Beeman, James Marshall, Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer, Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson, and Tom Welling.

The production locations for the series was British Columbia, Canada. The series was filmed by Glen Winter, Barry Donlevy, Attila Moxness and Gordon Verheul. The series film editing was done by Ron Spang, Andi Armaganian, Neil Felder and David Ekstrom.

Smallville first premiered on the 16th of October, 2001 and ran through 13th of May, 2011. The series had a total of 10 seasons and 217 episodes. Each episode had a 42 minutes running time. The series was produced under Tollin/Robbins Productions, Milar Gough Ink, Warner Bros. Television, DC Comics and DC Entertainment banner. It was initially broadcasted on The WB. After the first 5 seasons, The WB and UPN merged to form The CW. The last half of the series was broadcast here.

Cast and Characters

The series ran for a decade and had more than hundred cast members. However, some of the leading characters include Clark Kent by Tom Welling, Chloe Sullivan by Allison Mack, Lana Lang by Kristin Kreuk, Lex Luthor by Michael Rosenbaum, Lionel Luthor by John Glover, Louis Lane by Erica Durance, Martha Kent by Annette O’Toole, Jonathan Kent by John Schneider, Oliver Queen by Justin Hartley, Pete Ross by Sam Jones III, Tess Mercer by Cassidy Freeman, Jimmy Olsen by Aaron Ashmore, Kara / Supergirl by Laura Vandervoort, Jor-El by Terence Stamp and Zod by Callum Blue.

Summary

There are a number of movies out there with stories of the man of steel. But Smallville focuses on Clark Kent (Tom Welling), a young teenage boy who is trying to fit in and find his place in the world. It highlights his struggles and triumphs, how he learned to control his powers and become the man of steel we all know. He also deals with typical teenage issues, played high school football and fell in love with the beautiful Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk).

The 5th season trails his adulthood and career. This is marked by the introduction of the Louis Lane character in the story line.

It is a good show for those interested in following the growth of the man of steel.

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