tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post3345334406457103605..comments2024-03-28T15:33:02.296-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Smallville: PilotBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-9639700195550464462024-03-19T02:43:58.373-04:002024-03-19T02:43:58.373-04:00M: On my first re-watch and first time reading a S...M: On my first re-watch and first time reading a Smallville episode reviews. I didn't catch this show back in the day. Only a few eps on random reruns. Eventually tried renting the DVDs at a local library or borrowing from friends but I could never watch with enough consistency to remember things. <br /><br />Biggest thing on episode 1 that carried me throughout the first years of the show: so much of the casting is good but WHY ON EARTH didn't they just age up the characters to match the actors better. Tom was 24 playing a 14 or 15 year old. If I had watched the show when it came out, I would have been totally unable to suspend belief long enough to get hooked. I mean, not every teen show has to start freshman year right? Can't they skip to sophomores after a mid season break or start as juniors? <br /><br />Bland but pretty Lana, Annoying but smart Chloe, blind but loyal Pete. Not the worst HS friends/friendlies. Whitney being a jerk but Lana not seeing it sounds about right for their age. The parents are good too for salt of the earth Kansans. They did good considering the canon and need to plant new plot seed. I always cared for the villains more than America's Boy Scout. Why did Clark need to be a peeper? It either needs to be un creepy or get called out. <br /><br />For Billie: I already know I'm going to enjoy the damage meter in the bits and pieces. This was a massive undertaking and you get all the props!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-9600137437938767402012-05-08T03:47:46.177-04:002012-05-08T03:47:46.177-04:00Good, not great, pilot. Of course, one of the pro...Good, not great, pilot. Of course, one of the problems is that the Superman backstory is so well known that the writers had to find a new twist to it. I think they did a good job with the younger Kents and Chloe.<br /><br />I haven't watched it in a while, but one thing really stood out for me -- Clark's "it's all my fault." I had forgotten how early the angst started!ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-2989486803532785542011-12-30T16:55:38.067-05:002011-12-30T16:55:38.067-05:00Oh. And Clark's revenge on the jocks, stacking...Oh. And Clark's revenge on the jocks, stacking their trucks on top of each other, was pretty fun too. :)Greg Quinnellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-64972002702985488442011-12-30T16:47:29.861-05:002011-12-30T16:47:29.861-05:00Oh.... I also enjoyed that scene in the graveyard,...Oh.... I also enjoyed that scene in the graveyard, too. Pretty much where Clark and Lana first really connected. And I'm gonna put all my comments into one post from now on, heh. Pausing in the middle of watching to add more, as I go. :)Greg Quinnellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-18184499179201887762011-12-30T16:43:14.081-05:002011-12-30T16:43:14.081-05:00Well... I'll try to help ya out there, then. :...Well... I'll try to help ya out there, then. :) Also of note in this episode at least.... Lex picking up Lana's necklace at the end there. Just noting it, heh. Not commenting.<br /><br />I picked up this complete series with some of my Christmas money, along with every season of Six Feet Under, Arrested Development, and Season 1 and 2 of the Shield. Plus there's the TV on DVD I GOT for Christmas. As I watch, I'm gonna comment. :) That's all I'm gonna say, hehe.Greg Quinnellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-68245799135095479822011-12-30T16:34:01.069-05:002011-12-30T16:34:01.069-05:00That's terrific, Greg. The earlier reviews we...That's terrific, Greg. The earlier reviews were posted in HTML before comments were allowed, so I'd love to hear your comments. (Just FYI, I wrote a lot of the reviews of the first few seasons very quickly over a single summer, and they're not as comprehensive as they should be.)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-30985003635685769492011-12-30T16:30:30.812-05:002011-12-30T16:30:30.812-05:00Just recieved my complete series set from Amazon, ...Just recieved my complete series set from Amazon, today. Looking forward to going through the series again, making comments here and there as I do. :) As for this episode... not much to say that hasn't already been said here, except that Young Lana crying almost made ME cry. And that the telescope thing is... kinda creepy.Greg Quinnellnoreply@blogger.com