Smallville 10/29/03- "Perry" *spoilers*

[Klaus]

The producers have stated more than once that the series' mottot is "No flights, No tights". In an interview to Wizard magazine, they mused that the last minute of the last episode of the last season of the series _might_ feature Clark flying. But still no cape.

In the same interview they said that Lois Lane is Chloe Sullivan's cousin, she's a bit older than Clark and the gang (about Lex's age) and she's attending Journalism college in Metropolis.

In the comics, Lois first met Clark when she was covering the landing of the Space Shuttle Constitution in Metropolis' airport (celebrating the city's 200th birthday). An accident occurred and Clark (who was among the onlookers, still without wearing suit and glasses) flew up and landed the shuttle himself. Lois, who was aboard the shuttle (she's a world-class journalist, winner of a couple of Pulitzer prizes), approached him as soon as he landed the shuttle, wanting to know who was this guy in jeans and jacket who could fly and carry a space shuttle. Before they could exchange a word, though, the crowd rushed them and Clark flew off to Smallville, where Ma and Pa Kent helped him develop his dual identity. In the meantime, Lois' headline was "Misterious Superman Saves Shuttle", uknowingly christening the Man of Steel.

She first met Clark as we know him when, after interviewing Superman, she was beaten to it by a rookie reporter from Smallville, who got a position in the Planet. That earned Clark her enmity for years!

Oh, and by the time all this happened, Lois had already ended a romance with Lex Luthor... or "Mr. L" as he was called in Metropolis.

 

[Dragonblade]

Aww, that just saddens me no end. They had a really clever premise to get the series going, but like Lucas, they don't know how to temper their vision with a hard dose of coolness.

Tights aren't the problem in a superhero show. The problem is camp and silliness. Once you get into gritty stories with character development and plot twists, you can have all the costumed heroes you want and it won't affect the cool factor one whit.

Why were Batman 1, Superman 1, Spider-man, and both X-men movies hugely successful and popular? And why did Batman 4 and Superman 4 suck? There were "tights" in all of them.

They sucked because they got silly. The movies were made by adults who saw the material as being for kids and then made the movies with that attitude. The original Batman, Superman, and both X-men movies were created by people who didn't see the stories as for kids only. They were made by people who saw and realized the true potential of the characters.

People who believe comics are only for kids should never be allowed anywhere near the set or director's chair. Joel Schumacher in particular, earns my ire for destroying the Batman franchise.