22 years ago today,
#Smallville
premiered on The WB television network and forever changed the landscape of the comic book and superhero media we know today.
The pilot episode aired October 16, 2001 at 9/8c.
As Lois would say, "Happy birthday, Smallville."
what's really crazy is this was done entirely in post and not in the actual shooting script at all ๐ญ
aside from the clunky editing, you can especially tell during the last bit of Chloe looking dejected because it's a clip played in reverse
superman film actors: eat four thousand pounds of steamed chicken and work out six hours a day every single day for an entire year under the guidance of million dollar trainers and doctors
tom welling existing:
There is more
#Smallville
content than all the currently released MCU films, MCU Disney+ shows, and the DCEU movies combined.
Smallville: 9275 minutes
MCU+DCEU: 9167 minutes
clark kent and lex luthor were gay, pete ross was black, there was an entire episode about loosening the border for mexican immigrants, and the final season is about taking down nazis
superman would hate you btw
19 years today since he flew up to the big Fortress in the sky.
Not a day goes by where he doesn't cross my mind and remind me to be kinder, more patient, and more empathetic to those around me. A most indelible legacy.
Today is the 10 year anniversary of the series finale of
#Smallville
, which aired as a two-hour television event on The CW.
Clark flies, but so does time.
Where were you on May 13, 2011?
henry cavill stans are wild bc you can tweet a joke about a goofy picture and they'll have you catching strays about something completely unrelated ๐ญ
(both of those villain adaptations have more nuance, narrative weight, and development than their film counterparts btw)
Hackman was great in the Donner X-Men films, but this was the best Professor Xavier casting of all time
The friendship between a young Scott and Charles was revolutionary
"need people to stop acting like smallville is good and not just a novelty of the 2000s" and his pinned tweet is a 2004 superhero movie written by the creators of smallville while they were making smallville
Clark and Lois exiting an elevator in their very first episode together, and their very last episode together.
(keep an eye on Clark for a fun transition)
not to be disrespectful or rude but could you please take this post down. that is my sister who was killed by a metra train. and this post is very disrespectful. idk who you are or if you even know her but i need you to take this down please
Forever grateful that Julian Sands and Helen Slater were actually on set with Tom vs. filming them separately later so that Tom could perform and react genuinely to seeing Jor-El and Lara together for the first time.
one year later and he's finally in recovery. if your friends still haven't watched smallville, there's help for them. see something say something. the world is healing ๐ซถ
@SmallvilleTakes
This is also funny cuz the X Mansion and the Luthor Mansion are the same building. At least in Deadpool for sure Iโm not positive about the other ones.
22 years ago at this exact minute, we were watching two divergent paths collide into one, beginning a journey and lifelong struggle that would change their lives, and their world, forever.
[9:18 PM EST, 2001]
#Smallville
| 22 Years Today
"I don't want to deny who I am when I'm out there doing what I was born to do. When I'm out there in the red-and-blue and I'm saving people, that's who I really am.
I am the Blur and I always have been."
this is one of the reasons why Smallville will always be absolutely goated
"This is the face of the man that my parents raised. It's the face of the man that you love. I don't wanna deny who I am when I'm out there doing what I was born to do."
"When I'm out there in the red
I used to think this scene got posted too much but if you guys can't get that Clark is a mask and Superman is the real guy then maybe it needs posting more
Not trying to come for anyoneโs throat here but I canโt keep tolerating this Smallville erasure on the timeline, especially in regard to this specific topic. Big long tweet ahead!
Without mincing words, Smallville (2000; concept/story greenlit) absolutely originated the complex,
Smallville's crazy because it will just be everyone having pancakes in the kitchen and suddenly a Martian and Kryptonian are beefing about some shit that happened 20 years ago in a different galaxy
"Warrior Angel was all I had. He gave me something to believe in. He gave me hope. You can't mess with someone's idol. That's exactly why nobody believes in heroes anymore. Including you, Clark."
"When that day comes, you'll be standing right beside me."
Over 7 seasons later, Smallville kept this promise. And so did Jonathan and Martha.
3x15 "Resurrection" / 10x21 "Finale, Part 1"
22 years ago at this exact minute, the town sign in Smallville, KS was being destroyed by a meteor that traveled across galaxies to get there.
[9:05 PM EST, 2001]
#Smallville
| 22 Years Today
An early and rare Smallville motion graphic logo used during Spring/Summer 2001 before the show premiered, provided in electronic press kits for media outlets to use in bumpers and interviews.
It combines two pieces from the Smallville production's art department; an "S shield"