Well said all around, Keith. And, as for Supergirl, I really can't see the stuff behind her appeal. At best to me, she's *cute*. Now, I've got a friend named Claire who'd be *perfect* for the role.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One thing I will say abot Chloe leaving: it's inevitable. I always figured Chloe would die, as she's not in any comic or cartoon canon, and she's way too much a part of Clark's inner circle to be ignored. Any future treatments based on this show would *have* to deal with Chloe, which is why I think she'll die. Same as Lex's dad, who was never a part of any treatment to this extent. I think the writers laid the groundwork for Chloe's death a few years back. She once told Clark "Clark, I'd die before ever revealing your secret". Talk abou foreshadowing.... As for the show itself, well, you know Martin and I have been bashing "Smallville" for what? Three or four years now? Based on some positive response from a guy I know, some people still love the show. Why? Three things: One, the action--you can be guaranteed dopey Clark will punch something across the room each ep--after he crawls away from the Green K that seems to pop up every show to take him down! And there's always a newly discovered Kryptonial doohickey to brainwash or enlighten or transport people somewhere. I find all the action contrived and repetitive, but this guy and others love it. Two, the supposedly "intelligent" plots. this dude I mentioned goes on and on about the Native/Kryptonian links, Brainiac, Supergirl, the Fortress, the Phantom Zone, Zod, blah-blah-blah. He keeps talking about these "Deep, complex" plots, which in my opinion just *look* intelligent but are really contrived. To me, the plots on Smallville are like a painting where the artist just throws paint on the wall and then get people to may millions for his work. But again someone's liking them. The cast. If I hear one more time from this guy how "Supergirl is so hot!" I could scream. Then there's Lois, Chloe, Lana, and the generous number of nubile female guest stars. For the ladies, there's Clark--who gets bare chested a whole hell of a lot nowadays--Lex, Green Arrow, and a generous number of hunky male guest stars. Again, it's like the OC meets DC, and I guess it pulls in some folks too. So they'll milk this cow until nothing's left but the skin and bones because quality has nothing to do with it. When networks put forth stuff like "Wife Swap" and "Big Brother", you know it's about selling shows to the lowest common denominator. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Lockhart, Daryle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > What exactly is the criteria for a show to be cancelled these days? Eureka > has basically become a totally different show, calling itself Eureka, and > now Smallville's two most popular stars have left. My every sane > definition, these shows are done. They have finished what they started. > Why continue something that you know to be broken, when you can start > something new that works? > > On Fri, 09 May 2008 13:26:43 -0400, Tracey de Morsella > wrote: > > > It looks like > > Smallville's about to take another, potentially lethal, hit. > > > > Just a week after it was announced > > > > villes-Michael-Rosenbaum/800038719> that Michael Rosenbaum would not > > > > be > > returning full time as Lex next season, sources confirm to me exclusively > > that Allison Mack > > , > > arguably Smallville's most popular heroine, may be the next to go. > > > > This marks quite a turnaround from a few months ago, when I deemed Mack a > > lock > > to > > come back next season. And I wasn't the only one. Although a deal wasn't > > signed at the time, Smallville insiders tell me that all indications were > > that the actress was on board for Season 8. > > > > But then Rosenbaum terndered his resignation and everything fell apart. > > > > "Allison's camp used Michael leaving as leverage in the negotiations with > > [Warner Bros.]," says one Smallville source, who adds that Kristin > > Kreuk's > > decision to only return for a handful of episodes as Lana only > > strengthened > > Mack's bargaining position. "They need Chloe now more than ever - and > > Allison's people know it." (Mack's reps declined to comment for this > > story.) > > > > But will the studio suits budge? In this climate, with ratings down by > > double digits and belt-tightening going on everywhere, no one is > > optimistic. > > However, everyone pretty much agrees about one thing: Smallville can't > > afford to lose Mack right now. "If Allison leaves, they've essentially > > got > > Lois and Clark left," notes one insider. "And that show's been done > > before." > > > > So, what do you think? Should Warner Bros. man up and give Mack what > > she's > > probably been worth all along? Or are you OK with Smallville turning into > > Lois & Clark: The Early Years? > > > > http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report > > > > /Ausiello-Scoop-Allison/800039168 > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > -- > > "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking as we used > when we created them." -- Albert Einstein > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! 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