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I guess you had to have grown up with George Reeves' original "Adventures of Superman" television show to truly appreciate and love "Lois and Clark." I know the latter series was criticized by some alleged die-hard comic book fans as a spoiling of the legend but, dang it, as a George Reeves Boomer I found myself glued to the TV set every Sunday night. You see, Superman is one of the only characters from pop culture who has meant something for every generation since his debut in the late 1930s. L&C took the ball and ran with it.
We Boomers grew up with the 1950s series and can pretty much recall every single episode. We secretly wished the show had grown beyond the dated cheesiness of its later years. We also loved the Christopher Reeve movies but you can only do so much with characterization in the course of a two hour film.
As proven again with the current "Smallville" show, Superman is a superhero who is best portrayed in the environs of a weekly television series. More than any other comic book character, Superman's supporting cast is so strong that we need to see them play out their roles and grow over the course of a few years. L&C gave us the chance to finally see these people that we love portrayed in a fresh way.
Comic book writer-artist John Byrne once said that the story of Superman is not the story of larger-than-life heroics. Rather, the character truly shines in his struggles to live out his extraordinariness in the ordinary routine of daily life. Nothing pleased me more than to finally see Clark find happiness with the woman that he loved. I give thanks to the creators of "Lois & Clark" for portraying these beloved characters in a way that updated them for the 1990s generation but at the same time made it meaningful for us 1950s folks. It was truly a multigenerational show.
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I watched every episode of this show as they came out so long ago. And I was so excited to finally see the first season on DVD. Since then I have probably watched every disc at least two or three times.
The show is something funny, entertaining, and at times cheesy. Its quality entertainment that you can feel good about letting your kids watch, unlike some of the trash on TV these days. I'm just waiting impatiently until the rest of the four seasons come out. I'm looking forward to reminiscing in the continuing story of Lois and Clark.
In response to some other people's reviews, its a show, its about a man who flies, and it doesn't have to represent reality as it is. If that were the case, then the show wouldn't have been on in the first place. Also, the average person has literally no clue how things in space work and doesn't notice bullets that don't make dents. And those that do, really don't care. Like me, I'm a physicist, I use this as material when I teach because its unreal and I have my students figure out why. It just something fun, nothing to get fussy over.
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Let me start off by saying that I'm a huge Superman fan, have been all my life. I should also say that I loved this show as a kid, but now can't remember why.
The pilot nearly puts you to sleep. How this show was picked up after seeing the pilot is beyond me. It's 2 hours long and very drawn out, viewers must have tuned out well before the second hour. Then, when Superman finally appears, it's not in any dramatic fashion at all. It's very subdued and doesn't do the character one bit of justice at all.
I thought the other shows would be better since, after all, the show wasn't canceled in the first season, but was dissapointed further. The episodes are ALMOST as bad as the old Batman TV show. Very campy and lacking that true Superman feel to them. Lex Luthor has a henchmen in a turbin. Perry White is obssessed with Elvis. Can't think of anymore because I've only watched the first 3 discs and don't plan to watch the others until a very rainy day.
Dean Cain just does not get Superman or Clark Kent. It might not be his fault since the writters/producers are equally clueless. Clark is very cocky, the complete counter of a mild mannered reporter. He also makes no effort to change his character from Clark to Superman, they're utterly the same character. Terri Hatcher did a good job as Lois but the writters/producers seemed to miss the point on her character too-though not nearly as bad as they did on Clark.
Oh yeah, where's Superman?! He usually only shows up at the end of the episode and is only on screen for a few minutes. I know the show was susposed to center on Lois and Clark more than Superman but that's kind of like ignoring the big elephant in the living room isn't it?
I have a few other complaints but since they don't allow negative star rattings there's really no point.
Again, I'm a huge Superman fan and enjoyed this show as a kid but it's lost on me now.
These are just my opions, and I could be wrong...
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you just gotta love this show! definitely one of my favorite... however, there are four consistent bugs throughout this season(or possibly the whole series)
first, people are not supposed to hear anything superman says in space as there is no air out there as the medium of transmitting sound;
second, also 'cause there is no air in outer space, superman's cape is not supposed to be flowing like it is when he is flying out there;
third, bullets that hit superman will bounce back 'cause he's invulnerable. his outfit, however, is not. but whenever any bullet hits him, you can see absolutely no damage whatsoever at all done to his clothes. actually you can see how useless the bullets are in the episode "i'm looking through you", in which numerous bullets hit the police cars outside the gold repository, but none of them even dent a little bit.
fourth, if clark always wears his superman outfit inside his suit, where does he keep his cape, which always mysteriously appears when he changes in a flurry of light? in fact in the episode "all shook up" you can see that when he regains his memory, unbuttons his shirt to reveal the outfit, the cape isn't there and he takes off without it. of course in the next shot, he is already wearing it as usual.
and there are a few other bugs in some individual episodes:
in the episode "the green, green glow of home", the hypersonic watch is activated twice, but the sounds it produces in these two times are distinctively different;
in the episode "the man of steel bars", just after superman pretends to have got out of the shower to talk to lois, in one shot his hair is put in place by the water from the teapot, but in the next when he says he has to stop the runaway train, you can clearly see that his hair is already "glued" down by mousse or something to that effect;
in the episode of "pheromone, lovely" the 1% solution of miranda's perfume is supposed to work for 48 hours, but obviously everyone who gets sprayed with returns back to normal just a little after 24 hours. also when lois gets miranda's note perry is about to hold a staff meeting, but after jimmy talks to april and gets her forgiveness, everyone just goes back to work with no mention of the meeting at all.
in the episode "i've got a crush on you", when superman confronts the toasters, he freezes them. but that fit of cool air obviously doesn't come from supman, as he is standing right in front of the gang and you can see very clearly the air comes from somewhere from the left;
in the episode "witness", judging from the heavy coats people are wearing, it should be in late autumn or early winter. when lois gets up in the morning, her clock shows 6 a.m, yet it's already broad day time outside. but at 6 a.m in late autumn or early winter, it should be still pretty dark outside(at least for a city located in such latitude as metropolis). obviously that scene is shot much later in the day.
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Lois & Clark is simply an awesome show, and this DVD set of Season One is very good. The special features it offers, though not many, are interesting and give you a view into the making of the show and the actors behind the characters. Lois & Clark is a show for the old and young alike. It would make a great addition to any collection.
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