Smallville-related stories
Posted Nov 7th 2009 1:08AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S09E07) If
Smallville continues to produce episodes of good quality like tonight's, I may have to take back some of the things I've been saying about it. Seriously.
Tonight we got a lot of backstory and explanation about some of the stranger aspects of the
Smallville universe. Why is Earth such a magnet for Kryptonians, dead or otherwise? Because Krypton has been observing Earth for a long, long time and designated the planet as a bolt-hole. We also learned more about that Kryptonian artifact that has been a mystery in
Smallville for a few seasons now.
All this and no Lois, too.
Continue reading Review: Smallville - Kandor
Posted Nov 6th 2009 12:12PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny, followed by new episodes of Ugly Betty and 20/20.
- CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
- NBC has a new Law & Order at 8.
- The CW has a new Smallville at 8.
- There's a new Washington Week on PBS at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
- MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place at 8.
- Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Clone Wars at 8, followed by a new Ben 10: Alien Force.
- Travel Channel has a new Ghost Adventures Live: Post-Mortem at 8, then two new episodes of Ghost Adventures.
- At 9, USA has a new Monk, then a new White Collar.
- Syfy has a new Stargate Universe at 9, followed by a new Sanctuary.
- BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross at 9.
- National Geographic Channel has a new Dog Whisperer at 9.
- At 10, NBC has a new Jay Leno Show.
- History Channel has a new Lock 'N Load with R. Lee Ermey at 10.
- Also at 10: E! has a new episode of The Soup.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Law & Order, Smackdown, Ghost Adventures, The Soup
Posted Oct 31st 2009 12:03AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S09E06) Tonight's episode had everything but the metaphorical kitchen sink. There was a lot going on. We had the rather amusing attempt by Lois to score a morning show job, the start of Green Arrow finding his sidekick Speedy and a little more Tess/Zod action.
In all the years I've watched or read Superman in various forms, I've never seen him go on an online date. I would have enjoyed watching more of that, particularly with Lois whispering in his ear. Isn't it illegal to tape someone without their permission (unless you're the government)? What would Clark write on his profile anyway? " Can lift cars, run real fast and shoot lasers out of my eyes. No Kryptonite, please. Must love farm animals."
Continue reading Review: Smallville - Crossfire
Posted Oct 30th 2009 3:00PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Reality-Free
This is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our tips form or by emailing us at tvsquad at gmail dot com, or call and leave a message at (775) 640-8479. Your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.
This week we have spoilers for November Sweeps: 90210, Bones, Castle, Desperate Housewives, FlashForward, Fringe, Ghost Whisperer, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, How I Met Your Mother, Melrose Place, NCIS, Smallville, Supernatural, Ugly Betty, The Big Bang Theory, The Mentalist and The Office. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous: November Sweeps Edition
Posted Oct 30th 2009 12:21PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 7, MTV has the movie My Super Psycho Sweet Sixteen.
- At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny, followed by new episodes of Ugly Betty and 20/20.
- CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
- NBC has a new Law and Order at 8, followed by new episodes of Dateline and The Jay Leno Show.
- The CW has a new Smallville at 8.
- PBS has new episodes of Washington Week, NOW, and Bill Moyers Journal.
- There's a new Smackdown! on MyNetwork TV at 8.
- Lifetime has a new DietTribe at 8.
- AMC has Young Frankenstein at 8.
- Travel Channel has Ghost Adventures Live! at 8.
- At 9, USA has a new Monk, then a new White Collar.
- Syfy has a new Stargate Universe at 8, followed by a new Sanctuary.
- Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Othersiders at 9.
- Also at 9: BBC has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
- At 10, STARZ has a new Crash.
- E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Ghost Whisperer, Stargate Universe, The Othersiders
Posted Oct 29th 2009 9:36AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Industry, Smallville, Reality-Free
Smallville really is the show that won't die.
After more than eight years, numerous cast departures, and countless recycled plotlines,
Smallville might be
headed for a tenth season, producer Kelly Souders told EW. Somehow, the veteran superhero series manages to stay on the air while shows like
Southland and
Trauma can't seem to make it past season one.
Smallville has experienced a drop in ratings since its recent move to Friday nights on The CW, but Souders says the drop off hasn't been that bad. Last week's episode, "
Roulette," attracted 2.5 million viewers, a season high for the series. It shared third place in the ratings with ABC for the 8 p.m. hour. That's not terrible for a CW show in its ninth season.
Continue reading Smallville producers pushing for a tenth season
Posted Oct 24th 2009 2:05AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S09E05) Tonight we get an Oliver-centric episode that finally resolves his issues. Good! Now we can get to the more interesting dramas of the series such as that with Major Zod and his time-traveling Kryptonian army.
I had a myriad of questions about certain inconsistencies of the episode. No matter how wrecked Oliver was, how did he get so stupid as to swallow a pill given to him by a stranger in a casino? How did he get a flashlight while in the coffin? What casino takes car keys as collateral? Fortunately, they wrapped it up all neatly at the end by blaming Chloe for all his troubles during the episode.
Continue reading Review: Smallville - Roulette
Posted Oct 23rd 2009 9:00AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Reality-Free
This is Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at TV Squad where we supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our tips form or by emailing us at tvsquad at gmail dot com, or call and leave a message at (775) 640-8479. Your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.
This week we have spoilers for: 90210, Bones, Desperate Housewives, Eastwick, Ghost Whisperer, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Lost, Melrose Place, Smallville, The Mentalist, and Ugly Betty. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous: Lost, Melrose Place, The Mentalist and more!
Posted Oct 21st 2009 6:33PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Smallville, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Yesterday we told you that
Big Brother winner Adam Jasinski was arrested for trying to sell oxycodone pills that he had bought with some of his winnings from the CBS reality show (I'm going to assume he didn't spend all of the $500,000 on the pills, but who knows), and now we have another TV personality involved with the drug.
Sam Jones III, who you might remember as Clark Kent's best friend Pete from
Smallville and Pratt's younger brother Chaz on
ER, was
arrested this morning on charges of attempting to deal 10,000 oxycodone pills. The official charge is "conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute." The plot was major, says the DEA, and Jones has been called "the Hollywood connection."
Stay tuned the rest of the week for what I'm sure will be daily updates on Hollywood stars who are involved with oxycodone. Maybe we should start a category for it.
Posted Oct 20th 2009 6:04PM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Industry, Smallville, Stargate, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Fans of actor Michael Shanks won't have to wait until the next
Stargate DVD movie/telefilm to see him back on the small screen. The
SG-1 alum has
landed the role of Hawkman on the upcoming Justice Society episode of
Smallville.
Shanks' Hawkman won't be the only classic DC Comics hero making an appearance in the episode. Dr. Fate, played by Brent Stait, and Stargirl, played by Britt Irvin, will also appear in the ep, penned by comic book writer Geoff Johns. More Justice Society characters are expected to appear.
Continue reading Stargate's Michael Shanks swoops into Smallville as Hawkman
Posted Oct 17th 2009 1:39AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S09E04) It's when the writers give Clark abilities he's not supposed to have that I begin to worry, like his "reconstruct the Great Wall of China" vision from
Superman IV. Thankfully, in this instance it was yet another of Jor-El's senseless tests and only temporary.
Admittedly, I don't get the title "Echo" for this episode. Is it that Oliver is an echo of his former self? Is it that he's turning the path back to heroism? It certainly seems that way.
Since Clark has switched to the black outfit, I hope people (including Lois) stop calling him the "red-blue blur". Now he's just the Blur. Or maybe the Black Blur, but that could be construed as slightly racist.
Continue reading Review: Smallville - Echo
Posted Oct 16th 2009 12:21PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
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At 7:30, FOX has Baseball Playoffs, the Yankees vs. the Angels.- At 8, ABC has the two-hour season premiere of Ugly Betty, followed by a new 20/20.
- CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
- NBC has a new Law and Order at 8, followed by Secrets of the Lost Symbol and a new Jay Leno Show.
- The CW has a new Smallville at 8.
- PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
- ESPN has College Football at 8, Pittsburgh vs. Rutgers.
- Also at 8: Cartoon Network has a new Clone Wars, followed by a new Ben 10: Alien Force.
- At 9, USA has a new Monk, followed by the fall finale of Psych.
- Syfy has a new Stargate Universe at 9, then a new Sanctuary.
- Lifetime has a new DietTribe at 9.
- BBC America has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross at 9.
- At 9:30, Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Othersiders.
- At 10, HBO has a new Real Time with Bill Maher.
- E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
- Travel Channel has two new episodes of Ghost Stories at 10.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
Continue reading What's On Tonight: Ugly Betty, Monk, Numb3rs, Ghost Stories
Posted Oct 10th 2009 4:05AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S09E03) Who knew the
Smallville zombie episode would turn out to be such a bummer? Our heroes did nothing but whine, brood, and talk about their lonely lives while the almost undead were chompin' on people's limbs.
Where were the fun
Grindhouse-style action sequences with the good guys firing sawed-off shotguns and revving up chainsaws? Where were the decapitations? And where were the jokes? You'd think a show about Superman fighting zombies would have plenty of jokes.
I understand that every piece of zombie art can't be as fun and clever as
Zombieland, or as gloriously gory as
28 Days Later, but I was hoping for something a little more off the wall here.
Continue reading Smallville: Rabid
Posted Oct 9th 2009 1:29PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Reality-Free
This is
Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at
TV Squad where we supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our
tips form or by emailing us at
tvsquad at gmail dot com, or call and leave a message at
(775) 640-8479. Your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.
This week we have spoilers for:
Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother, Lost, Smallville and Supernatural. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!) Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous: Gossip Girl, Grey's, Lost and much more!
Posted Oct 3rd 2009 12:20AM by Mike Moody
Filed under: Smallville, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S09E02) And just like that, Clark Kent returned from the dead. And all it took was the impossibly astute observation of a homicidal cyborg.
It's a shame that Brian Austin Green's John Corben, aka Metallo, was relegated to freak of the week status. Seeing him stick around to possibly become Clark's rival at the Planet and on the mean streets of Metropolis would have been fun.
As he proved during his stint on
TSCC, Green's a talented guy who feels right at home kicking ass on a sci-fi show. He did a fine job here, even if the material he was given would make a Saturday morning cartoon script read like high art. But sadly, this ep was less about Metallo and more about Clark learning that dumping his friends and skulking on rooftops probably won't make him a better hero. (More on that in a sec.)
Continue reading Smallville: Metallo
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