Kristen Kreuk-related stories
Posted Sep 3rd 2009 9:03AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Smallville, Celebrities, Casting, Chuck, Reality-Free
Former Lana Lang Kristen Kreuk
will be heading over to NBC to play a love interest for Chuck on the series of the same name. This is right on the heels of the announcement that
Brandon Routh will be playing a romantic interest for Sarah. To put it in perspective, Chuck will be dating Lana Lang and Sarah will be dating Superman.
Hopefully, her character Hannah will be a little less whiny than Lana (the two names rhyme. Coincidence?). I did like when Lana become more self-confident and assertive this past season of
Smallvile. It's a pity that only lasted for about an episode and a half. Whatever happens, her
Chuck episodes will undoubtedly get more viewers than
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
Has anybody else noticed that all these geek-appeal shows have been getting guest stars that are specifically known to geeks? It's like they don't even want to bother with mainstream guest stars anymore. It's probably cheaper that way.
Posted Feb 5th 2009 10:37PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S08E14) Why did the creators of
Smallville need to give us yet another melodramatic separation with Lana that was fundamentally no different than the first one? Couldn't they have done something different?
So now we've meet the
Smallville universe's version of the
Toyman, who has appeared in several previous television versions of Superman (including the immortal
Challenge of the Super Friends). This version of Winslow Schott is the overweight, hipster Toyman, with colored, circular glasses and sideburns.
Great Krypton! Lana and Clark had super-sex! They even broke the bed. At least now we know for certain that Clark won't be a virgin when he eventually gets together with Lois.
Continue reading Smallville: Requiem
Posted Jan 30th 2009 3:00AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S08E13) Consider that she's a recurring guest-star, a Lana-centric episode was something of a surprise. However, since she and Clark have a lot of history, it's also a necessity in order for Clark to move on.
I didn't like this episode. The writing seemed more cliché and the acting more melodramatic than usual (and that's saying a lot), and the pacing of the direction seemed off. I will give Allison Mack the benefit of the doubt because it was her first time as a director (and she's just so darned cute).
The backstory was okay. I was even a little jealous because in the beginning of the show, I always fantasized about torturing the ever-whiny Lana. Okay, maybe not actually torture her, but I still found her annoying. Even worse, Kristen Kreuk's performance in this episode sort of reminded me of early Lana.
Continue reading Smallville: Power
Posted Jan 22nd 2009 11:57PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S07E12) Tonight's episode was a few missed opportunities. They could have used it as an opportunity to explain why Clark decided to eventually work outside the law (technically, Superman is a vigilante) rather than as another explanation about why the Justice League exists. They could have used it as a CSI-type episode just to try a different type of story Heck, they could have even used Phil Morris for more than five minutes of the episode.
At least Lana and Clark rekindled their relationship. You just know that it's doomed to failure. I hope they have the Kryptonite condom ready and available.
Continue reading Smallville: Bulletproof
Posted Jan 16th 2009 10:02AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S08E11) Geoff Johns writes! When a comic book writer has a chance to write an episode of a television show based on a comic book character, you can usually count on inside references. This is very evident in the first 2009 episode of
Smallville. For further information on the Legion of Super-Heroes, go
here.
I cannot express my sheer joy at the fact that Lana was not whiny in the episode and is becoming likable. Whatever she was doing during those missing 7 months, keep it up.
Continue reading Smallville: Legion
Posted Dec 24th 2008 10:02AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, CSI, Saturday Night Live, Smallville, Doctor Who, Casting, Reality-Free
William Peterson is out and Lawrence Fishburne is in. That's the plan, anyway, over at
CSI central.
Peterson's decision to say goodbye to
CSI was one of the big stories of 2008. The actor's onscreen phase-out started earlier this month with the introduction of Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Raymond Langston, but he's not really saying goodbye. Peterson will remain on the hit CBS show as an executive producer and will likely appear as a guest star in future episodes. His final ep airs January 15.
Since
CSI is one of those ever-lasting franchises, like
Law & Order, I wouldn't rule out a complete return for Peterson a few years from now. Maybe he'll spin-off another show. I'm sure fans wouldn't mind seeing
CSI: The Gil Grissom Chronicles.
Me, I don't really care. I don't watch
CSI (I guess I'm not that intrigued by forensic science). So let's talk about the 2008 TV star departures that meant something to me.
Continue reading Top TV Stories of 2008: Star departures - VIDEOS
Posted May 15th 2008 10:02PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S07E20) After a pretty intense set of scenes from the past season, we open with Edward Teague trying to run to South America (as all fugitives tend to do). His stewardess ends up being Kara, who takes a very sinister turn as she threatens to throw Teague out of the plane. When he gives her the information she requires, she destroys the plane and kills him anyway (along with everyone else on the plane).
For the last time this season: Somebody saaaavvvveeee meeeee...
Continue reading Smallville: Arctic (season finale)
Posted Apr 24th 2008 10:24PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S07E17) In a mild diversion from the main story arc of the season, Jimmy Olsen becomes James Bond. At least he's a James Bond that makes breakfast.
Of all the characters in the show, the ones who have undergone the most growth is Chloe. It makes sense since the character was created specifically for this series (although it was somewhat as a Lois Lane stand-in).
Continue reading Smallville: Sleeper
Posted Apr 17th 2008 10:40PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S07E16) Smallville returns from its hiatus with a death that was extremely predictable (particularly given the spoilers available throughout the Internet). I'm trying not to spoil it for anybody who hasn't watched yet so I'm saving the reveal until after the jump. It's surprising that they didn't even wait for the opening credits for
that particular reveal.
At this juncture, I think it's safe to say that the character permanently died. No alternate timelines. No Kryptonite-fueled resurrections. No clones. No imaginary stories. Mind you, in the
Smallville universe, it wouldn't surprise me if this or any death was only temporary (such as with
Buffy before it).
Continue reading Smallville: Descent
Posted Mar 27th 2008 11:00PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Smallville, Episode Reviews
(S07E15) This episode could have easily been the season finale of Smallville. It had characters change, characters vanish and a very sad cliffhanger ending. I wonder if it was the last one written before the writer's strike started?
It opened with a quiet day on the Kent farm. Then Brainiac (played by James Marsters) showed up and things got violent. In a rare instance, Clark showed up on time in the beginning to save the day, rather than the end of the program. On another note, that farm gets trashed a LOT.
Continue reading Smallville: Veritas
Posted Mar 20th 2008 11:00PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews
(S07E14) Tonight's episode taught us a lot about the Luthor family. They seemed to be more the focus of this episode with Clark and company as supporting characters.
How is it that anyone can sneak up on Clark in a barn like that? I know flight hasn't kicked in, but doesn't he have superhearing and supervision? For that matter, doesn't he have superspeed to dodge the tasers? It's a minor quibble (since it could be argued that proximity of the Kryptonite lessened his powers), but it's a quibble nonetheless.
Continue reading Smallville: Traveler
Posted Mar 18th 2008 8:02AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Smallville, Casting
It looks like Kristen Kreuk will only be back
for a couple of episodes of Smallville for season eight. She has apparently said something to that effect on her
Facebook profile. Between that and the rumors of Michael Rosenbaum not returning, I think season eight will likely be the final season of the show.
This means the only regulars from the first season who will be there in the eighth are Clark and Chloe. On a positive note, the whine factor of the show will definitely decline. It could also mean that the inevitable Lois/Clark romance could start up.
I do wonder where they can go with the show without Lana and Lex. It's not really
Smallville anymore, is it? A more appropriate name would be
Metropolis. They might be saving that for the spin-off, about a group of six twenty-something superheroes sharing two apartments across the hall from each other.
Posted Mar 13th 2008 10:30PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Smallville, Episode Reviews
(S07E13) With regard to
Smallville, and at the risk of sounding slightly racist, the token African-American from the first few seasons is back (which is more P.C. to write than "the token black is back"). Since then, he's become a meteor freak and a walking commercial for Stride gum at the same time.
Let's hear it for the token band One Republic. They must have gotten a good minute of air time. I bet money they're a Warner Brothers label (part of the same empire as the CW and
Smallville).
Continue reading Smallville: Hero
Posted Feb 14th 2008 10:04PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Smallville
(S07E12) Finally! They've gotten back to the amnesiac Kara in Detroit. Unfortunately, Lex got to her first.
Along with the amnesia from the confrontation in the Fortress with her father, Kara has also lost her powers. As a result, she couldn't punch out a psycho stalker fellow employee in the diner who kidnapped her.
And Lois, being the ever-stalkery reporter herself, found Lex stalking Kara using her own resources. Oh what a tangled web we weave.
Continue reading Smallville: Fracture
Posted Feb 8th 2008 1:15AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Smallville, Episode Reviews
(S07E11) Black Canary has entered the universe of
Smallville, and she's totally goth. She's a pawn of Lex Luthor, and in her secret identity she is apparently that universe's version of Ann Coulter.
I've read Black Canary in the comic books and in that medium she's never been a knife-thrower. She also apparently has super-leaping powers. Perhaps she gained them in the short-lived series
Birds of Prey.
Here's a gallery of images from the episode. More review follows after the jump.
Continue reading Smallville: Siren
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