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Smallville
Season One DVD Set Review
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Leaping onto
the television landscape in Fall 2001, Smallville
follows the exploits of a young Clark Kent in the
years leading up to his emergence as the beloved
Superman. Following a slew of TV renditions of the
character's life since the comic book first
appeared, Smallville sets itself apart by focusing
on the lesser discussed niche of Clark's earliest
developmental days. Superb casting and consistent
writing have combined to make Smallville one of the
more popular shows on television (especially in
international markets), making the show one of the
WB network's most successful creations to date…Tom
Welling stars in the imminent role of teenager Clark
Kent, a refugee from the dying planet of Krypton.
His ship having landed in the rural American town of
Smallville, Clark is raised by locals Martha
(Annette O'Toole) and Jonathan Kent (John Schneider
- of Dukes
of Hazzard fame) as their own son. |
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Unlike some of the film and TV spin-offs, Smallville
attributes powers to other individuals in the area as a result of some of
the debris associated with Krypton's destruction. As a result, Clark is
forced to keep his own powers a secret while battling against other
individuals who are more powerful than traditional human criminal elements.
The show also provides a glimpse into the early friendship experienced
between Clark and Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) as well as Clark's romance
with two high school classmates, Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack) and Lana Lang
(Kristin Kreuk). Part sci-fi fantasy and part teenage soap, Smallville is an
instant television classic…
The Smallville DVD offers a number of exciting
episodes including the series premiere in which the stage for the series is
set by recounting the story of Clark's voyage to earth in the aftermath of
Krypton's destruction. Clark meets Lex Luthor for the first time as well as
a human mutated by the strange green rocks which accompanied Clark's
spacecraft in the meteor shower… Other notable episodes from Season 1
include "Hourglass" in which the green rocks enable one man to
reverse the aging process so that he can seek revenge on his enemies, and
"Stray" in which a runaway kid named Ryan has the power to read
minds, prompting his stepparents to attempt to exploit him for financial
gain…
Below is a list of episodes included on the Smallville
(Season 1) DVD:
Episode 1 (Pilot) Air Date: 10-16-2001
Episode 2 (Metamorphosis) Air Date: 10-23-2001
Episode 3 (Hothead) Air Date: 10-30-2001
Episode 4 (X-Ray) Air Date: 11-06-2001
Episode 5 (Cool) Air Date: 11-13-2001
Episode 6 (Hourglass) Air Date: 11-20-2001
Episode 7 (Craving) Air Date: 11-27-2001
Episode 8 (Jitters) Air Date: 12-11-2001
Episode 9 (Rogue) Air Date: 01-15-2002
Episode 10 (Shimmer) Air Date: 01-29-2002
Episode 11 (Hug) Air Date: 02-05-2002
Episode 12 (Leech) Air Date: 02-12-2002
Episode 13 (Kinetic) Air Date: 02-26-2002
Episode 14 (Zero) Air Date: 03-12-2002
Episode 15 (Nicodemus) Air Date: 03-19-2002
Episode 16 (Stray) Air Date: 04-16-2002
Episode 17 (Reaper) Air Date: 04-23-2002
Episode 18 (Drone) Air Date: 04-30-2002
Episode 19 (Crush) Air Date: 05-07-2002
Episode 20 (Obscura) Air Date: 05-14-2002
Episode 21 (Tempest) Air Date: 05-21-2002
About the Author
Britt Gillette is author of The
DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of the Smallville
(DVD).
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