Smallville Season 9 Discussion Thread (Potential Spoilers)

[Bespin refugee]

Smallville Gets Its Zod

 

I must say, I was still expecting Sam (Davis 'Spitting image of your father' Bloom) to get the role

[Eric]

I was hoping Sam would get the role. He's such an obvious choice and people liked him, and they even hinted at it in Season 8, but whatever. I'm not crazy about the Zod thing anyway. I'm glad they're bringing in Metallo, but these old school, done-in-the-movies villains like General Zod kind of bore me since we've seen them. I'm sure we can expect the same old trials and challenges for Clark now.

[SUPREMEQUEEN]

Is this dude even old enough to shave! maby it should be Private First Class Zod LOL @loll@

 

oh yeah, and if they have this guy refer to him self in the 3rd person i will not be able to stop laughing.

[batfan08]

Zod is hungry.Get Zod food from McZod's.

 

badop-bop-bop-bop.Zod's destroyin' it.

 

but seriously,I'm gonna wait til I see him to judge.

[SUPREMEQUEEN]

Zod is hungry.Get Zod food from McZod's.

 

badop-bop-bop-bop.Zod's destroyin' it.

 

but seriously,I'm gonna wait til I see him to judge.

 

LOL @loll@ good one Bats.

[TheMotta]

Can't wait I love smallville and hope they stop being chepa and buy the right to use the Superman name and Outfit so clark can transform into him before the show ends

[SUPREMEQUEEN]

Can't wait I love smallville and hope they stop being chepa and buy the right to use the Superman name and Outfit so clark can transform into him before the show ends

 

REALLY!! they would have to pay for that?!? wow, you learn something new every day.

[Eric]

Spoiler warning...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just read on Kryptonsite that "Alia" has been cast for Season 9. Apparently she's a "beautiful, sexy femme fatale assassin with mysteriously intimate ties to Clark and Krypton."

 

All I can say is *groan* if she's another Kryptonian.

[scifiguy73]

The actor (Callum Blue) playing Zod use to be on Dead Like Me. He was good on that show in a comedic role. It will be interesting to see him playing the villain.

[Eric]

I read another spoiler for Season 9 last night. I won't say what it was (though I will say it was minor), but it doesn't have me very hopeful for the new season.

 

It seems like Souders and Peterson know how to do some things, but then it also seems like they're kind of lazy/unoriginal/unimaginative with other stuff.

[Bespin refugee]

2009 SDCC: Smallville Panel

 

Kryptonsite also has a few details in their Twitter feed

 

Update: 2009 SDCC: Smallville Panel With Video And Panel Information

[Eric]

I watched one of the videos from this. The Season 9 preview clip looked really good, but that's to be expected.

 

Watching them get introduced and seeing them address the crowd had me thinking it really looks like torture for them to do these kinds of things (not just Smallville's cast, but every TV/film cast). Most just seem so unenthusiastic about being there. And for being celebrities, some seem surprisingly uncomfortable or awkward in front of people.

 

Anyway, everything I'm reading seems to indicate Season 9 will be just like Season 8. And that's good, because Season 8 was good, but it's bad because Season 8 is almost nothing like the early seasons that made the show truly great.

[revsears]

I liked the show initially but i eventually gave up because of the constant build up to 2 minutes throw-away villians.

 

I was really shocked to hear it's continuing.

[Bespin refugee]

Smallville Season 9 Promo Trailer

[Bespin refugee]

A Look At Smallville's Metallo, plus rumored DC guest stars

[Eric]

I'm sure they'll plug in as many DC Universe characters as possible this season as that's all they have left to really attract attention and drive up interest. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it's unfortunate so many great actors have left the show and sort of forced that way of doing things. But I guess many people wanted it that way from the start, so maybe that's good for the show.

[Bespin refugee]

Extended Season 9 Trailer - "Vigilante"

[Bespin refugee]

Smallville Video Clip - Season Nine Premiere

[yojoebro82]

but it's unfortunate so many great actors have left the show and sort of forced that way of doing things.

 

There are some good actors I miss but if you think about it, a lot of them had to go eventually. John Glover was great but I knew by episode one that Lex would eventually kill him (to further the evilness of his character)so every season he got out of alive was just a bonus. Pa Kent was also good but he also had to die because it's a big part of Clark turning out the way he does.

Pete (does anyone really care?) Lana was Clark's adolescent crush and they told that story so she's not missed much. And Lex himself...the season 8 writers did a pretty good job of keeping him a lingering threat even though the actor left the show. If anything the one I have the biggest problem with was Jimmy being offed which seems to be a casualty of WB sticking their nose in and telling the writers what to do. To bad there.

 

Anyhow, I didn't watch much of season 8 when it was on but I DID just finish the DVD so I'm all set for the new season. If I have any hope it's that the FANS can discuss the show without people who haven't watched it since season 2 poping in and proclaiming that they hate the show and haven't watched it since season 2, followed by an essay on how continuity is not being followed. We get it.

 

Oh....and I hope for another Supergirl episode.

[Cloud]

but it's unfortunate so many great actors have left the show and sort of forced that way of doing things.

 

There are some good actors I miss but if you think about it, a lot of them had to go eventually. John Glover was great but I knew by episode one that Lex would eventually kill him (to further the evilness of his character)so every season he got out of alive was just a bonus. Pa Kent was also good but he also had to die because it's a big part of Clark turning out the way he does.

Pete (does anyone really care?) Lana was Clark's adolescent crush and they told that story so she's not missed much. And Lex himself...the season 8 writers did a pretty good job of keeping him a lingering threat even though the actor left the show. If anything the one I have the biggest problem with was Jimmy being offed which seems to be a casualty of WB sticking their nose in and telling the writers what to do. To bad there.

 

Anyhow, I didn't watch much of season 8 when it was on but I DID just finish the DVD so I'm all set for the new season. If I have any hope it's that the FANS can discuss the show without people who haven't watched it since season 2 poping in and proclaiming that they hate the show and haven't watched it since season 2, followed by an essay on how continuity is not being followed. We get it.

 

Oh....and I hope for another Supergirl episode.

Jimmy's death was surprising but when you think about it he's too old to be the Jimmy Olsen we know. He's just slightly younger than Clark and in the comics Clark's an adult while Jimmy's still a kid.

[Wolverine042]

anybody knows where I can watch Smallville online?? I used to get lucky finding the new episodes on Youtube but I think now they are being removed. thanks! I forgot to TiVo tonight's episode.

[Bespin refugee]

While, after last season's finale, I'm not sure how I felt about this season, I definately think there were more hits than misses. I like Callum's Major Zod, I think he does a pretty good job of channeling younger version of Terrance Stamp. I thought it was funny that the Matrix-esque fight (hence Clark's new look?) in the barn seeemed better than the Doomsday fight the entire last season built up to. I'm not too thrilled with the Heroes plotline though (while I followed spoilers, In didn't realize it was only a year into the future).

[Opticon]

I've only watched the first few minutes so far, but damn...I laughed out loud when i saw his "costume". All black, black trenchcoat, and silver S-logo on the shirt...I mean ya, better than blue and red clothing, but still.

[Bespin refugee]

When I read the first reports of the black 'suit', I pictured the Kryptonian suit. The black trenchcoat is too Matrix/Batman-ish. :-/

[hamsterboy]

I didn't watch. Don't like the fact CW went and put this on Fridays. What the heck are they thinking? What is wrong with Thursdays? Oh let me guess,that's when Melrose Place airs. @grumpy@