DVD : Superboy - The Complete First Season

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0012569731288
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 20, 2006
Running Time: 558 minutes
Sales Rank: 16920
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: October 08, 1988

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind, who revitalized Superman's movie career in the '70s with Christopher Reeve in the title role, the syndicated television series Superboy (1988-92) was a flawed but likable attempt to put a youthful spin on the Man of Steel by placing him in college and ridding Metropolis of crime between classes John Haymes Newton (the "Cable Guy" on Desperate Housewives) did a respectable job in both Clark Kent's oversized spectacles and in the cape and boots, and the series certainly made attempts to acknowledge its comic book origins by utilizing original characters, including Lana Lang (Stacy Haiduk), Lex Luthor (Scott Wells), and even villains like Mr. Mxyzptlk (a wonderfully eccentric performance by character actor Michael J. Pollard). Unfortunately, budget restraints and some woefully hackneyed scripts prevented the show from presenting Superboy's exploits in the grand style of the comics, and 20 years after its release, the first season is best appreciated as a camp exercise than a true action-adventure series. Still, there are some moments that approximate the high-flying style of the comics books ("The Alien Solution," which pits Superboy against a belligerent invisible alien, and Pollard's turn in "Mr. Mxyzpltk"), and guest stars like a youthful Joaquin Phoenix (billed here as "Leaf Phoenix) in "Little Hercules" provide some interesting turns (though Leif Garrett's appearance as a wealthy rock star who catches Lana's eye in "Bringing Down the House" pushes things back into camp waters). The extras include a making-of featurette, which covers the series' conception and casting, and commentary by Newton (who gets the show's camp appeal) and Ilya Salkind (who doesn't) on two episodes; Newton's screen test and an excerpt from Ken Burns and Bryan Singer's Superman documentary, Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman, round out the supplemental features. --Paul Gaita

Average Rating:

Rating: - Seasons 2, 3, and 4
I Hope Warner Bros. still has plans to release the 3 remaining Seasons of Superboy in the near future, like the Holidays of 2008 perhaps. Or maybe Warner Bros. may have to sell the show to Shout! Factory who just might be willing to re-release Superboy Season 1 and release Seasons 2-4 without stalling. Please say there is hope for Superboy!

Rating: - Skip This Season...You Won't Miss Anything Important
For those of you who want an interpretation of the Superboy character that isn't as "down on the farm" as Smallville, this show is for you. However, one large caveat exists: Stay away from the first season! The special effects are never spectacular, the plots are more often then not boring, and the acting is sub-par. While Stacy Haiduk plays a great Lana Lang, John Newton's Clark/Superboy and Scott Well's Lex Luthor are wooden, one-dimensional characters who do not draw you into the plotlines. ... Read More

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Rating: - Superboy DVD season 1
Very good season 1 DVD set just waiting for season 2 to be released, if you are a Superman fan, Super anything then you will enjoy this for sure.

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Rating: - Superman fans want more!
I can't add anything that hasn't already been said about this series in other reviews except that us Superman fans want more! Where is season 2 and all the other seasons of this excellent TV series?

Please vote to have the powers that be bring the rest of this series out on DVD. I've been waiting for more than a year now to see the next season. Make it happen!

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Rating: - Good Series Deserves Better
I remember this show well from the eighties. And what a view of the eighties it presents! Remember all the terrible fashions of the time? Well, they're all here, saved forever.

Robert Haymes Newton plays Clark Kent/Superboy this first season, and his college roommate, T.J. White, son of Perry White, is played by Jim Calvert. Stacy Haiduk plays Lana Lang as a sweetie from Smallville, while Scott Wells plays Lex Luthor as a straightforwardly psychopathic fratboy criminal. Of these, only ... Read More