DVD : Superboy - The Complete First Season

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- SUPERBOY WILL APPEAR AT AN AUTOGRAPH CONVENTION FEB 16,17 2007
John Newton (Superboy) will be making his first appearance at an autograph convention in Burbank, CA on Feb 16, 17th 2007. This will be a rare moment to get my Superboy DVD signed. For more info check out this link:

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- Pretty dorky
I really don't like this season too much. Towards the end of it, it does get better. But some of the first episodes, they were pretty much crap. The reason I bought this was because I wanted to see the much praised seasons 2,3, and 4. After having watched this season I remember as a kid, I was watching Gerard Chirstopher's Superboy which he stars in season 2-4. I don't really regret having it, as I will buy the rest of the seasons, and I will need this for my collection.

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- I'm Glad Superboy Has Finally Been Released
The first season isn't the best, but I think John Newton was the best Superboy/Clark Kent. His Clark was not a wimp like Gerard Christopher's
was. What hurt Newton were the stories of that first season. The silliest had to be Superboy as basketball referee. The best was the time travel back to the golden age of Hollywood. There were much better plots as the series progressed. I wish Newton could have had those plots. He would have been great. Newton looked more like a Superboy than Christopher, who looked smaller. I am looking forward to the release of future seasons. The 4th season was the best by far, but I'll settle for season 1 for now.

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- Superman Lite
Superboy was a Superman clone of the 1980's. This show was modeled after the 1950's George Reeves show. However instead of saving Lois as Superman , Superboy saves Lama Lang.

Now if you are a fan of Smallvolle, the show is more akin to the Superman show or even Lois and Clark.

The acting of John Hsyes Newton is very wooden Clark and a less than super superboy. a pre Seaquest Stacy Haduk shows her nettle in the role of Lana.

On the whole, this syndicate superboy from 1988 is good TV. A nice addition to any Superman collection

Bennet POmerantz, AUDIOWORLD

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- Superboy Flies
I had not seen Superboy before purchasing the DVD set, so I had no idea what to expect. It turned out rather well. The actors started the series somewhat lacking in confidence, but that changed during the course of the season. The pilot seemed to be out of order, too. I enjoyed the location scenes since I lived in the Orlando area around the time the series was shot so I could recognize locations. Bonus material included in the set discussing the production of the series was interesting. I am looking forward to the rest of the series becoming available.

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