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I was a really, really hard sell on this series, mainly because I didn't start at the beginning, which is critical. I'll spare you the dull details of how I came to purchase season 1. Suffice it to say that I now puclicly retract every bad thing I ever said about Smallville.
This is an excellent show that appeals to all ages, both genders, comics fans or not, Superman fans or not. The series builds on itself, and each subsequent season gets still better. The first season is mostly freak of the week, as Clark discovers his super-abilities and tries to understand them.
The Pilot is super and had me not only engaged, but loving the characters. I still find Lana a bit annoying at times, but have sort of grown used to her. My entire family, ages 8 to 53, half girls, half guys, love this show.
The casting of Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, Annette O'Toole, John Schneider, and John Glover, was genius. They are all absolutely perfect in their roles. Season 1 doesn't showcase Tom's acting talent as well as future seasons when Clark's journey grows in complexity, but he is still exceptional, very likeable, believeable, and gorgeous, much like the young Christopher Reeve. He was a new actor when Smallville started, so it's neat to see him grow and improve over the years, the most notable leap made between the second and third seasons.
Feature film quality special effects and stunts abound. The manipulation of time during action is truly fascinating, wherein time is slowed almost to a standstill so that we can actually see what Clark is doing (as he moves so fast!). I love watching Clark and bullets, either standing there taking them, catching them in his hand, or dodging them in slow motion.
All in all, GREAT show. Some episodes are stronger than others, but that's typical. My favorites were the Pilot, Hourglass, Nicodemus, Stray, Tempest. Least favorites were Hothead, Cool, Craving, Shimmer, Crush. Even in the weaker episodes, though, the B-story makes it worth watching. The Luthors always keep you guessing!
Special features in this set are okay. The tour of Smallville is too brief. The Storyboard was interesting, but by far the best of the extras are commentaries on the Pilot, Metamorphosis, etc. Those are truly fascinating, and everyone is so honest about what worked and what didn't, and the problems they ran into during shooting. Some of these are tricky to access, tho. You have to go down to the tiny arrow next to "main menu" and select it.
I was going to give season 1 four stars, just to allow for an even better season 2 and 3, but it deserves five. Future seasons deserve ten!
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great condition
it came to my house fast
n im planing buy all off the other sesons
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Great TV series for adults and teens. Some material may be inappropriate for children. Ü
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This was a great way for my son to watch one of his favorite shows over and over again.
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I did not get started on the series until recently. I started watching the reruns on ABCFamily. I fell in love with the show and decided to start ordering the series. I'm the kind of person who likes to start a series from the beginning to see how it progresses. I am glad I did. I think they did a wonderful job of casting. All of the characters seem to work well with each other. It is great to watch the trust distrust relationship with Lex and Clark. I would recommend this series to anyone who likes the Superman story. I will warn you, be ready to spend a lot of time in front of the television, because like a good book, you won't be able to stop watching.
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