DVD : Lois & Clark - The New Adventures of Superman - The Complete Third Season

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- From Rivals To Romance To...
Everything hinges on Lois's answer to Clark's marriage proposal--and the question of whether she knows his dual identity in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman - The Complete Third Season. Developed by Deborah Joy LeVine (Dawson's Creek) and a brilliant staff of writers, including [this season] stars Dean Cain ("Virtually Destroyed") and Teri Hatcher ("It's A Small World After All"), Lois & Clark takes the Man of Steel on his most exciting and challenging adventure of all - rivalry & romance (and later marriage) with Lois Lane!

At the time, many critics and fans thought the series was tampering with success by advancing the romance between the two title characters. Not me. And certainly not the show's producers who were extremely confident (and rightfully so) about the direction the third season took. Their plan, according to producer Robert Singer, was to take it forward [then] put up an obstacle.

And as you'll discover in this super 3rd season set, there are obstacles aplenty including Intergang's Bill Church Sr. (Peter Boyle), his ditzy (or is she?) new bride Mindy (Jessica Collins) and his traitorous son Bill Church Jr. (Bruce Campbell) in "We Have A Lot To Talk About"; the return of time traveler Tempus in "Tempus Anyone?" and Lex Luthor in the back-to-back "Double Jeopardy" and "Seconds"; the nefarious Newtrich sisters (Shelley Long & Mary Gross), who unwittingly transform Lois into "Ultra Woman"; and in the back-to-back season finale "Through a Glass, Darkly" and "Big Girls Don't Fly" two visiting Kryptonians (Justine Bateman & Jon Tenney, Teri Hatcher's then-real-life husband) who extend Clark an opportunity to reclaim his alien heritage as ruler of New Krypton, which means saying goodbye to Earth, his parents and Lois.

Episodes include:
45. "We Have a Lot to Talk About": As Lois's answer to Clark's proposal lingers, Metropolis becomes strangely crime-free.
46. "Ordinary People": Lois and Clark escape work with a getaway to a tropical island, unaware that a madman awaits them.
47. "Contact": Lois claims to have been abducted by aliens, and Superman feels powerless to help when she later slips into dangerous trances.
48. "When Irish Eyes Are Killing": Lois believes jealously is prompting Clark's accusations against her visiting Irish friend.
49. "Just Say Noah": Lois and Clark go undercover at a fanatical TV therapist's marriage-counseling retreat.
50. "Don't Tug on Superman's Cape": A wealthy couple want help in capturing Superman for their museum of oddities.
51. "Ultra Woman": The Newtrich sisters plan to destroy Superman unwittingly turns Lois Lane into a superhero.
52. "Chip Off the Old Clark": Lois and Clark investigate a woman who claims she bore Superman's love child.
53. "Super Mann": Nazis preparing for a "new Reich" expose Superman to a nuclear bomb that renders him radioactive.
54. "Virtually Destroyed": An evil computer wizard leads Lois and Clark on a death-defying tour of his virtual-reality "fun park".
55. "Home Is Where the Hurt Is": Superman battles a crime wave and a deadly flu virus during the holidays.
56. "Never on Sunday": Clark begins having strange visions that seem linked to supernatural forces and a voodoo-practicing illusionist.
57. "The Dad Who Came in from the Cold": Jimmy gets an unexpected visit from his estranged father, an enigmatic secret agent.
58. "Tempus Anyone?": Tempus returns to snatch Lois away to a parallel universe, where she links up with H.G. Wells and a more cynical version of Clark.
59. "I Now Pronounce You...": As their wedding day approaches, Lois & Clark's probe into the theft of exotic amphibians leads to a freakish biologist.
60. "Double Jeopardy": Lois's topsy-turvy life begins to play out like a bad novel after Lex Luthor escapes from prison.
61. "Seconds": Superman declares war on the maniacal Lex Luthor over Lois, who with temporary amnesia, is being primed to kill the superhero.
62. "Forget Me Not": Hoping to regain her memory, Lois enters a sanitarium, where Clark is forebidden to visit her.
63. "Oedipus Wrecks": A floodgate of memories opens for Lois just as Dr. Deter is trying to purge all thoughts of Clark from her mind.
64. "It's a Small World After All": Lois discovers that a vengeful former classmate is armed with a secret shrinking formula.
65. "Through a Glass, Darkly": A mysterious terrorist and a new Planet researcher bring nothing but chaos to Lois & Clark.
66. "Big Girls Don't Fly": Just as the two visiting aliens bring Superman a new-found knowledge of his past and his destiny, Lois fears that Clark is drifting away from her for good.

Lois & Clark - The Complete Third Season is a 1010 min. 6-disc set, which features all 22 episodes in full frame (1.33:1) video, and English Stereo Surround audio, French and Spanish subtitles. The super extras include: Lois & Clark: A History of Romance featurette, The Man of Steel Trivia Challenge (hosted by Dean Cain), Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (excerpts from the new documentary produced by "Superman Returns" director Bryan Singer and documentary filmmaker Kevin Burns).

Highly Recommended!!

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- Season 3
This season had the greatest story arc of the series - the clone wars.

Ok, it wasn't a war between clones, but it in the words of Lex this season meant "WAR!!!" Lex and Clark are after the heart of Lois; she is caught in the middle and suffers greatly.

Great writing, acting, and F/X for the arc make this a SUPERMAN fan necessity. Don't believe the haters. Rent/buy this and be amazed at the 3rd season.

The NAZI episode also rocks!!

KB

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- Superman files high again
Lois and Clark flies high again and with Lois discovering Clark is Superman this makes for interesting tv.

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- Great comic book series
This has to be the best comic book based tv show to come out ever.

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- A very good season for one good reason...
I think it's a great season for one main reason - okay, no spoilers right? So let's just leave it to say something major happens between Lois & Clark - in the first episode in fact. It changes the whole feel of the series from this point forward.

Okay, I know a lot of fans really hated the whole 'wedding arc' in this season. And I admit that it is definitely not my favorite part of the series. But there is some really good angst involved in the episodes it encompasses ("I Now Pronounce You", "Double Jeopardy", "Seconds", "Forget Me Not" and "Oedipus Wrecks".) I remember when the episodes were airing though, I was thoroughly irritated at the situation, just like everyone else was. But I got over it and then felt like my heart had been wrenched away just a few episodes later for the season cliffhanger of "Big Girls Don't Cry". I never thought that summer would be over for Season 4 to start.

Anyway, I loved Season 3 for all it was and wasn't. I have always loved the great chemistry between Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher, it only got better each season and this season we really get to see the romance. My two favorite episodes were "Ordinary People" and "Ultrawoman".

I highly recommend this series - all of it. Take it for what it is...a great love story. Sure it's corny sometimes, and over the top other times, but come on, it's "Superman". It's sci-fi/fantasy. Don't take it too seriously. And hey, at least it's a good clean show, unlike some of the shows on TV these days. My recommendation - buy it, and if you haven't bought the other 2 seasons, pick them up first and watch them. I've heard season 4 is supposed to be out before the end of the year - I can't wait.

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