And The Implosion of Smallville Continues
May 10, 2008 by brian
At this rate, there won’t be any interesting characters left on this show. Alison Mack, who plays inquisitive young reporter Chloe Sullivan, told TV Guide she hasn’t signed a contract for season eight yet.
For those scoring at home, Mack’s departure would follow that of Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor), Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang) and oh yeah, the show’s creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Clark Kent, meet your greatest enemy of all: The Shark. And no, I don’t mean the old Green Lantern villain. Let’s just say that since Clark can’t fly, he’s gonna have to jump this one. A …read more
Brainiac and Bizarro Tag Team Smallville
February 1, 2008 by brian
Two classic Superman villains worked overtime to ruin Clark Kent’s life in the newest Smallville episode Persona. New SFUniverse columnist Brian Allen gives his take on this one.
I ordinarily have mixed feelings about reimaginings of classic comic book baddies for TV. But I have to say I love the new take on Bizarro, or as they seem to be calling him, “The Lost Phantom.” To paraphrase Arsenio Hall’s barbershop character in Coming to America, his creator named him Bizarro, I’m gon’ call him Bizarro. In the comics the Super Duplicate, despite all his powers has become something of a …read more


