Returning to the DVD box-set of Smallville Season One, I found a show in its infancy, though marred by the "Monster of the Week" format which plagued much of the earlier half. Of course, the show is based around a teenage Clark Kent growing up in the town of Smallville and his story of becoming Super-Man, but Season One is surprisingly light on continuity references, only featuring minor elements of the DC comic like Lex Luthor, Clark's fall via meteor shower and his childhood romance Lana Lang. The lack of true heritage here is noticeable, however it doesn't surprise me in the least given that DC weren't initially keen on the idea of one of their major comics being rebooted on television. The finale "Tempest" is the most memorable story on offer here, throwing Clark's life into disarray as he must abandon his best friends and the plots engulfing Smallville to save his crush from an incoming tornado, but several smaller moments also stick out such as the death of Whitney's father's funeral being set to a great cover of "Time After Time" and a deadly plant having adverse effects on Lana's confidence! Overall, there's nothing wrong with Smallville Season One's light-hearted approach to the Super-Man lore given that it is the premier series, but admittedly some of the later DVD sets contain better stories (Man Of Steel-wise) for Clark Kent.
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Tuesday 14 December 2010
Advent Calendar Day Fourteen: Smallville Season One
Returning to the DVD box-set of Smallville Season One, I found a show in its infancy, though marred by the "Monster of the Week" format which plagued much of the earlier half. Of course, the show is based around a teenage Clark Kent growing up in the town of Smallville and his story of becoming Super-Man, but Season One is surprisingly light on continuity references, only featuring minor elements of the DC comic like Lex Luthor, Clark's fall via meteor shower and his childhood romance Lana Lang. The lack of true heritage here is noticeable, however it doesn't surprise me in the least given that DC weren't initially keen on the idea of one of their major comics being rebooted on television. The finale "Tempest" is the most memorable story on offer here, throwing Clark's life into disarray as he must abandon his best friends and the plots engulfing Smallville to save his crush from an incoming tornado, but several smaller moments also stick out such as the death of Whitney's father's funeral being set to a great cover of "Time After Time" and a deadly plant having adverse effects on Lana's confidence! Overall, there's nothing wrong with Smallville Season One's light-hearted approach to the Super-Man lore given that it is the premier series, but admittedly some of the later DVD sets contain better stories (Man Of Steel-wise) for Clark Kent.
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