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Celebs Shine at the EW SyFy Comic Con Event

Cynthia — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:44:27 +0000

Entertainment Weekly and Syfy teamed up this year for a glitzy party to celebrate all things Comic Con. The event took place at the Hotel Solamar in San Diego and some of our favorite stars were in attendance. Have a look:

Supernatural’s Adrianne Palicki came by as did Ian Somerhalder of Vampire Diaries.

Fringe’s Anna Torv and Mark Valley stopped by as did Battlestar Galactica’s Grace Park and Tahmoh Penikett now of Dollhouse.

Here’s Nina Dobrev of Vampire Diaries and the gals from Smallville, Cassidy Freeman and Erica Durance.

Credit: Scott Kirkland/INFevents.com

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Tonight on Smallville: Stiletto

brian — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:45:41 +0000

Smallville is back tonight after a brief hiatus, and time Lois has a foolproof (yeah right) plan to lure out the infamous Red and Blue Blur. Lois will become a spandex-clad crimefighter named Stiletto. What could go wrong?

Well, in Metropolis any number of things could and most certainly will. Both in the comic and on TV, part of the reason Clark is so attracted to Lois is because she’s fearless. She’s doesn’t have superpowers and hasn’t ever needed them to break a story. Clark gets scoops with his superhuman abilities but knows he’s kind of cheating.

Lois will try anything, including wearing spandex and stilettos, to get the story. I tried wearing spandex to get a story once and it totally did not work. I’m guessing Lois will have better luck.

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Smallville Returns April 23

brian — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:28:30 +0000

It’s another couple of weeks off for the Boy Who Will Be The Man of Steel and The World’s Most Daring Reporter. Smallville returns with a new episode that sounds very Lois-centric.

In Stilletto, Lois will apparently get in touch with her super heroic side as a hero named, well, Stilletto. Yes, that’s right in this show’s continuity Lois Lane gets a superhero identity before Clark Kent does. That’s funny. Longtime Super-Romance fans will remember ABC’s Lois and Clark endowed Teri Hatcher’s Lois Lane with superpowers as Ultrawoman.

While something about Lois getting a super name and costume before Clark sounds oh-so-wrong to my inner fanboy, something about Erica Durance in spandex sounds oh-so-right.

I would expect Lois’ powers to be short-lived and played for full comedic effect, but then I didn’t expect Lana Lang to get superpowers either. Smallville’s brain trust has never been bound by anything that has happened in the comic books. They’ve proven that by having Doomsday face Clark before he becomes Superman, introducing multiple new characters such as Chloe and generally taking this show in its own direction.

Whether you’re a fan or not, Smallville is poised to enter its ninth season. That’s an eternity in sci-fi, so this show has to be characterized as a success. It is arguably the most successful translation of comic book to TV material in history and shows no signs of slowing up.

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