You need to see several episodes; that was a rather poor example.

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on June 4, 2002 at 09:28:30

In Reply to: Smallville can be fun? posted by Ted in NJ on June 3, 2002 at 11:08:17:

The "Queen Bee" episode you referenced was perhaps the weakest of the entire series to date (sorry Ted, your bad luck). Generally, the writing and acting on Smallville is first rate and the characters portrayed with an unusual level of depth for a TV series; that should appeal to adults every bit as much as the teen demographic.

If you decide to give the series another chance, be sure to watch the Lex Luthor character; far from being nebbish in most episodes, the character is actually quite complex and believeable. Note: If young Anakin Skywalker (i.e., the future Darth Vader) had been written with this level of complexity the Star Wars films would be much richer and more involving.

As written for Smallville, the Lex Luthor character is a young man trying to prove to himself and to his father that he can be a better man (i.e., more compassionate and successful) than his father, who is a totally amoral and ruthless businessman. As viewers and comic fans know Lex will eventually become one of Superman's greatest foes, but what the series does is demonstrate how he becomes that way. The ironic twist is that Lex is the most interesting and likeable character in the cast, far more complex than any other character in the show, including Clark Kent/Superboy.

I urge you to watch two or three more episodes of Smallville before writing it off as a silly teen oriented series. If you like the wit and complexity of "Buffy", as my wife and I do, then the dramatic complexity of "Smallville" should grow on you over several episodes. Believe me, there are plenty of mediocre angst-driven teen oriented TV series and so-called reality programs that I wouldn't waste my time on, but Smallville is cut from different cloth!

AuPh

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Topic - Attention Superman fans - padreken 13:31:30 05/30/02 (21)

Apologies in advance for differing with you on this, but the entire Superman series... - Audiophilander 15:18:49 05/30/02 (20)

Hey Guys I Hate To Be A NitPicker, But.... - AudioHead 09:42:48 05/31/02 (4)

LOL! Well, as you can see below, I concur! - Audiophilander 10:11:07 05/31/02 (3)

Bud Collyer, I Believe. Yes? <Nt> - AudioHead 10:33:39 06/01/02 (2)

Yep, I do believe you're correct; give that man a seegarr! :o) - Audiophilander 23:05:44 06/01/02 (1)

A Few Years Ago, I Consulted A Superman Site.... - AudioHead 13:35:51 06/03/02 (0)

Re: Apologies in advance for differing with you on this, but the entire Superman series... - mikenyc 01:19:25 05/31/02 (4)

IMHO, Spidey holds up better than the poorly envisioned DC Superman/Batman "epics" - Audiophilander 06:24:22 05/31/02 (3)

Batman "epic" done right - Alan Breece 07:52:46 06/04/02 (0)

Spidey holds up better ? - mikenyc 21:10:18 05/31/02 (1)

Well, Spidey only improves with age; sort of like a decent vintage/vinyard Cabernet. - Audiophilander 01:16:08 06/01/02 (0)

No apology necessary, Auph! - padreken 15:49:41 05/30/02 (9)

Smallville can be fun - late 17:48:27 05/30/02 (8)

Smallville can be fun? - Ted in NJ 11:08:17 06/03/02 (2)

You need to see several episodes; that was a rather poor example. - Audiophilander 09:28:30 06/04/02 (1)

I'll try again. - Ted in NJ 13:13:52 06/04/02 (0)

Still miss DS9 - padreken 18:27:14 05/30/02 (4)

Re: Still miss DS9 - Bruce from DC 11:25:51 05/31/02 (2)

Re: Still miss DS9 - padreken 11:59:41 05/31/02 (1)

Re: I wouldn't know, Ken - Bruce from DC 15:23:24 05/31/02 (0)

DS9 reruns - late 08:43:32 05/31/02 (0)

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You need to see several episodes; that was a rather poor example. - Audiophilander 09:28:30 06/04/02 (1)

I'll try again. - Ted in NJ 13:13:52 06/04/02 (0)

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