DVD : Smallville - The Complete First Season

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Rating:

- Not My Thing
I rented the series with Netflix and I admit I'm surprised I did not like it. Normally, I'm a big fan of Superhero stories and dramas but this series and its 'monster of the week' plotline barely held my interest. The Kents, in particular annoyed me, especially "Pa" Kent. He is so sanctimonious in the first few episodes especially in his prejudicial treatment of Lex, I wanted to scream. By far, the best and most interesting character in this series is Lex. I love the way he 'handles' people and situations. Frankly, if this was a Luthor series I'd PAY to see it.

Unfortunately, this series features droopy Clark and his anxiety about trying to 'fit in' and 'impress' equally limp Lana Lang. The tepid performance of this Archie bunch, and the uptight Kents made me want to see a bad guy win. Those who compare this series to Buffy, are right in the sense that there are monsters and adventures...But wrong in the sense that this series is as good.

3 stars. Average.

Rating:

- Take Us Back
Season one was a simpler time in Smallville. Clark and Lex were still friends, and there was Pete. The only reasons Clark couldn't get close to Lana were that she had a boyfriend and that she wore jewelry made from Kryptonite. Then there were the meteor freaks, people we all may have known from our own lives, only in Smallville they get infected by meteor rock and turned into mutants with super-powers. You got to like Bugboy and the High School Football coach whose hot temper set things and people on fire. The Pilot episode was brilliant.
We're late in season 5 now and things are so much more complicated. Some characters have gone, and the personal relationships are getting very muddled. Still enjoying every episode but sometimes missing the old simpler formula, the way things were back when Clark was still in High School.

Rating:

- My Favorite TV Show
I love everything about this show. Great acting, beautiful cinemography, and the best special effects on TV are just a few reasons why I love this show.

Rating:

- Absolutly Amazing!!!
I decided to buy this DVD because my friends kept talking about how great this show was and I wanted to see for myself. Well, they were right! I was literally glued to this DVD package all week. I managed to finish all six disks in under a week.

The story line of Smallville is amazing. The characters seem real and believable, unlike other reality show characters and actors. The plot was amazing. This show really adds to Supermans background and gives great depth to his entire life and his younger years as a teenager.

The events in this season are awsome. New villans show up constantly and always keep the storyline going but yet they don't interrupt the deeper more developing storyline.

It was really nice to see how Clark develops his powers. It felt, to me as I watched it, that Tom Welling was actually Clark Kent and was actually developing these amazing powers as he grew. Overall this series is a must-see and a thriller. I recomend it to any Superman fan, or anyone who just likes a good storyline, character building, action packed reality series.

The DVD set really complimented the show. It was nice getting to watch the shows without commercials and the whole menu set up was really nice. I deffently recomend getting the series box set, even if you have already watched the episodes! And all of the bonus features and deleted scenes really added to the series in itself!

Overall this is a must see no matter if you are a huge Superman fan or not!

Rating:

- Addictive: Hook, Line, and Sinker
My mother, who happens to love Superman (especially the movies that came out with Christopher Reeve, as well as the countless cartoons of him), got hooked on to this show from the beginning. I didn't know what the fuss was all about, so I didn't get into it until I caught "Nicodemus," the first show I ever caught from this series. I heard a snippet of a song that intrigued me (Zero 7's "Destiny"), and I swear, from that moment on I was hooked. Looking at the attractive and talented cast made this show all the more compelling and hard to hate.

And another thing about this show: you can NEVER get tired of looking at Tom Welling, or Kristin Kreuk, for the men. I'm being completely HONEST about that!

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