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ZariusTwo 05-01-2008 09:44 PM
Smallville Season Eight News
 
Kryptonsite.com has confirmed that Micheal Rosenbaum, Lex Luthor, is leaving the long-running series and will be in a limited role next season. In his place however will be two new regular characters.

-An unknown female villain (possibly Kryptonian Ursa or the Warrior Queen Maxima)

-Superman's deadliest enemy, Doomsday.

Ninjinister 05-01-2008 10:46 PM
Holy Zod, Doomsday?! Ye've got to be kidding me!

Raph's Girl 05-02-2008 02:27 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ZariusTwo (Post 606622)
Kryptonsite.com has confirmed that Micheal Rosenbaum, Lex Luthor, is leaving the long-running series and will be in a limited role next season. In his place however will be two new regular characters.

-An unknown female villain (possibly Kryptonian Ursa or the Warrior Queen Maxima)

-Superman's deadliest enemy, Doomsday.
WTF?! Doomsday?! :o So he dies before he can even wear the cape and tights?!

ZariusTwo 05-02-2008 08:40 AM
The chances are that Clark "dies" at Doomsday's hands and this will lead to his "rebirth" as Superman.

GK Punk 05-02-2008 08:42 AM
That would be amazing.

ZariusTwo 05-02-2008 09:21 AM

Hero 05-03-2008 02:39 AM
Just when I thought season 8 would be really watered down without the Luthors. This is going to be awesome!

===HERO

Fugitoid Jones 05-05-2008 08:21 PM
Man, I hope season 8 is good. This season hasn't been very good, and then when I heard Michael Rosenbaum is leaving, I was pretty sure that it would get even worse with the most interesting character leaving. But Doomsday and a female villain (please be Ursa!), maybe it'll be alright. Besides, they've got too many characters as it is, so maybe Lex in a limited role will be good. I'll keep my fingers crossed that I won't be dissapointed come fall.

Raph's Girl 05-08-2008 11:09 PM
There's now a description of season 8 characters Doomsday and Tess. Both of which will be series regulars...Should be interesting who they cast as Doomsday

The description of Doomsday reminds me of Hulk. Grrr!! Doomsday smash!!!

http://www.kryptonsite.com/season8characters.htm

Spoiler:
DAVIS BLOOME: 26, Charming and handsome. Davis is the new bartender at the hip Metropolis lounge. Ace of Clubs, where he plays down his smoldering good looks with a self-effacing wit and down-to-earth soulfulness. Despite the ease with which Davis relates to his new friends, he carries with him the long-felt feelings of a perpetual outsider. Beneath Davis' charismatic, easy going demeanor lies a brooding sense of isolation and insecurity.. When he begins to delve into the haunting mysteries of his true origins, a darker truth begins to emerge, one of blood and serial murders, one of survival and utter destruction--one in which he is forced to confront the true evil inside of him...SERIES REGULAR.



Spoiler:
TESS: 28, Drop Dead Gorgeous. Determined. Sexy. Vengeful. And with
amped physical strength. While Lex is away, she is in control of his estate and rules it with aggression. She's had intellect and the confidence all her life, though it's obvious she's had some training from Lex, as well. But as much as Lex has helped fortify her power, he is also her biggest weakness. She harbors an undying devotion to Lex,
claiming he saved her life a few years ago. She carries out his wishes with coercion, force, seduction and anything to get what she wants, and no one can resist her beguiling ways. Even Clark Kent. She doesn't remember anything before the day she met Lex. Once she realizes her previous life is buried below the surface, she's desperate to dig it
up...SERIES REGULAR.

gobo 05-09-2008 01:40 AM
So, Doomsday will look human? That's just effing great... :roll:

Raph's Girl 05-09-2008 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by gobo (Post 608157)
So, Doomsday will look human? That's just effing great... :roll:
He'll be human till he Hulks up at least.

And it seems that this week's ep was indicating that Doomsday is connected to the Kawatache myth of Naman (Superman) being killed at one point or something either by Sageeth (Lex) or something else.

ZariusTwo 05-09-2008 04:41 AM
So Superman will be beaten to death by a bartender.

Uh-Huh.

Raph's Girl 05-09-2008 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by ZariusTwo (Post 608192)
So Superman will be beaten to death by a bartender.

Uh-Huh.
Yep... by a bartender at a bar that Lois frequents and dragged Clark to last week since he's apperantly now 21.... :lol:

odupianist 05-09-2008 11:01 AM
You won't like Davis when he's angry, grrr

any reason for Lex leaving?

GK Punk 05-09-2008 11:22 AM
Wow. That's incredibly lame.

Spike Spiegel 05-10-2008 11:54 AM
This is why I haven't watched this show in a long while.

JetsAndHeels 05-10-2008 02:07 PM
Alison Mack may not be back either. Plus Gough and Millar have departed as well.

The show really hasn't been the same since season 3, IMO. I hated to see Pete leave, and then when they killed off Jonathan Kent it got even worse.

Raph's Girl 05-10-2008 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by JetsAndHeels (Post 608559)
I hated to see Pete leave, and then when they killed off Jonathan Kent it got even worse.
But at least Pete returned this season...only to get stretching powers after eating Kryptonite laced gum. :lol:

Chloe can't leave. The Justice League needs her still!!

ZariusTwo 05-15-2008 07:13 AM
An exclusive scene from "Arctic",which recently premiered in Canada





Spoiler:
Well, they seem to have Micheal, Allyson and Kirsten's definate and plausibe departures covered

-Lex and Clark were still in the foutress when it collapsed, we know Tom is going to survive the cliffhanger, but Lex will probably be presumed dead until Rosenbaum makes a few guest apperances, likely near the finale

-Chole was arrested after awakening from a coma Brainiac placed her

-Lana awoke from her own coma and broke up with Clark via a video message

Raph's Girl 05-15-2008 09:57 AM
Mike Aussiello over at tvguide.com has confirmed that Chloe IS indeed returning for next season.

Lex and Lana will be reduced to reacurring status.

Ninjinister 05-15-2008 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl (Post 608574)
But at least Pete returned this season...only to get stretching powers after eating Kryptonite laced gum. :lol:
He stole Jimmy's powers.

Fugitoid Jones 05-19-2008 05:46 AM
Boy, season 7's season finale stunk. Am I the only one who thought that was the weakest cliffhanger of the whole series?

Hero 05-19-2008 12:32 PM
I agree that Season 7's finale definitley was the weakest so far.

I'm also not surprised that Doomsday has been humanised. Brainiac, Mxylptlk (however its spelled) and Bizarro were all given the same treatment.

===HERO

ZariusTwo 05-19-2008 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Fugitoid Jones (Post 610564)
Boy, season 7's season finale stunk. Am I the only one who thought that was the weakest cliffhanger of the whole series?
I've seen weaker finales. Sometimes I think the mid-season treats have more right than the ones we get. That definatly speaks true of seasons six and seven which had "Justice" and "Veritas" acing the respective finales of both seasons.

Raph's Girl 06-05-2008 10:30 AM
Looks like Green Arrow is gonna be a series regular in the final season, replacing Supergirl who's now just a reacurring. Im all up for this as long as Black Canary in her god awful eye make-up returns as well. Heck make season 8 a Justice League season...we need more of Bart Allen...

The JLA can help Clark fight Doomsday Hulk.

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stori...6/04/index.htm

JetsAndHeels 06-05-2008 04:58 PM
I like the Green Arrow and all, but I would rather them focus more on Clark. I mean after all, the show is supposed to be about him.

Raph's Girl 06-20-2008 12:44 PM
Aaaand Doomsday has been cast!

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stori...6/20/index.htm

Quote:
Sam Witwer and Cassidy Freeman have been cast as series regular villains for Season 8 of Smallville, The CW announced on Thursday night.

Witwer, 30, will play Davis Bloome, "a charismatic Metropolis paramedic who -- when he isn't saving people -- is forced to confront a burgeoning darkness inside of him that just might be a harbinger of doom."

That creature likely would be the previously announced Doomsday.

Freeman will play Tess Mercer. Here's how The CW describes her character: "Handpicked by Lex Luthor to succeed him before he vanished, Tess arrives in Smallville as acting CEO of LuthorCorp. Beneath her mysterious allure lies a cunning ruthlessness to match her mentor's."

"We're thrilled that Sam and Cassidy will be joining the cast, and we have some very exciting things in store for them, their characters and Smallville fans for this season," said executive producers Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson, Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer in a joint statement. "They are both incredibly talented performers, and we cannot wait to begin to work with them."

Best known for his role as Alex "Crashdown" Quartararo on the Battlestar Galactica, Witwer is also featured in the forthcoming Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game. His previous credits include Stephen King's The Mist and guest-starring roles on a number of series, including Dexter, Cold Case, Enterprise, Angel, Dark Angel and ER, among others.

Freeman previously appeared in the feature film Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007. Her other television and motion picture credits include a guest-starring role on Cold Case, the made-for-television movie An Accidental Christmas, the independent film Shades of Gray, and shorts Clock and Razor Sharp.
So he's gone from being a bartender to a paramedic. Considering how much people get injured on that show it seems like a more logical choice. :lol:

JetsAndHeels 06-20-2008 04:52 PM
This show is a lifeless vegetable. Somebody please pull the plug.

Raph's Girl 06-20-2008 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by JetsAndHeels (Post 617009)
This show is a lifeless vegetable. Somebody please pull the plug.
Well thankfully season 8 is the final season and hopefully this will totally be a lead into a Green Arrow or a JLA series. Green Arrow is one of my fave characters on that show other than Martian Manhunter and Jimmy.

Jester 06-20-2008 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl (Post 617038)
Well thankfully season 8 is the final season and hopefully this will totally be a lead into a Green Arrow or a JLA series. Green Arrow is one of my fave characters on that show other than Martian Manhunter and Jimmy.
Chloe Sullivan all the way.

ToTheNines 06-20-2008 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl (Post 617038)
or a JLA series.
They're gonna skip Superman's pre-Justice League adventures and head straight into it, or do you think it'll jump ahead a few years?

Raph's Girl 06-20-2008 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ToTheNines (Post 617041)
They're gonna skip Superman's pre-Justice League adventures and head straight into it
That's just it...the JLA has already been formed. Green Arrow is the leader of it. Clark's had adventures with each of the members and then 1 adventure with the whole group.

The current Smallville roster for the JLA is:
Green Arrow
Black Canary (who joined in season 7)
Impulse (Bart Allen's got a major crush on Chloe)
Aquaman
Cyborg
Chloe (she's Oracle)

The JLA's HQ is basicall Oliver Queen's Clocktower (which is right smack dab next to the Daily Planet and LuthorCorp)

ToTheNines 06-20-2008 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl (Post 617043)
That's just it...the JLA has already been formed. Green Arrow is the leader of it. Clark's had adventures with each of the members and then 1 adventure with the whole group.
I mean, I know they could do it like that but it'd just be kinda weird.

JetsAndHeels 06-20-2008 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ToTheNines (Post 617041)
They're gonna skip Superman's pre-Justice League adventures and head straight into it, or do you think it'll jump ahead a few years?
They have pretty much skipped everything Superman.

Spike Spiegel 06-21-2008 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by JetsAndHeels (Post 617009)
This show is a lifeless vegetable. Somebody please pull the plug.
To be honest, I've felt that way since the third or fourth season. All the soap opera crap with Clark and Lana, as well as Chloe "dying" really got tedious and redundant after a while. Also, I was sad to see the departures of Pete, Martha, and Jonathan...

Erica Durance wasn't a bad Lois Lane, though...:P:P:P

JetsAndHeels 06-21-2008 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Marty McFly (Post 617242)
To be honest, I've felt that way since the third or fourth season. All the soap opera crap with Clark and Lana, as well as Chloe "dying" really got tedious and redundant after a while. Also, I was sad to see the departures of Pete, Martha, and Jonathan...

Erica Durance wasn't a bad Lois Lane, though...:P:P:P

You, good sir, have summed up everything I feel about the show. I loved it for the first few years, then things got really annoying and really stupid.

I wanted Lana gone from season 4 on.
Pete leaving pissed me off. Episode 100 REALLY pissed me off. And a whole lot of other crap that just hasn't made sense.

gobo 06-22-2008 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by JetsAndHeels (Post 617046)
They have pretty much skipped everything Superman.
And, they're not done yet. Coming next season, 'The Death of Superman' before there even is a Superman... :roll:

Fugitoid Jones 06-24-2008 02:46 AM
To me, it just seems that the show has no direction anymore. I thought the biggest missed opportunity was not having Clark go to college more than 2 episodes. Seriously, ever since he graduated high school, why hasn't he just moved to Metropolis and become Superman? I really think the writers have no idea what to do with the show anymore and are pulling sh!t out of their @sses just to keep it alive.

Raph's Girl 07-05-2008 07:08 AM
Welp it's been confirmed that Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, and Black Canary are indeed returning for season 8 along with Green Arrow. Now to wait on word if Impulse and Cyborg will return as well.

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-en...ague/800042575

Seems tho the season opener involves
Spoiler:
the JLA and MM rescuing Clark
.

Also this season,

Clark apperantly
Spoiler:
listens to Lois' advise from last season and not only applies but gets a job at the Daily Planet. Gee thanks Lois!
:roll:

Quote:
This season's theme is "double identities," Souders says. "It's about the Superman identity emerging as Clark Kent tries to maintain a normal life — or the appearance of a normal life." To that end,
Spoiler:
he takes a job at the "Daily Planet," right across the desk from Lois Lane (Erica Durance).

"The camaraderie as they work side-by-side that everyone loves from the DC Comics and all the Superman lore is going to come to fruition this year," Souders says. "The two of them are thrown together in some unfortunate situations for Clark. She becomes a little bit of an obstacle to him saving the world, when he's on a deadline."

Raph's Girl 07-07-2008 12:16 PM
Well. Looks like they're adding more characters!

Familiar to comic book fans is Suicide Squat member Bette San Souci (or Mrs Capt Atom) aka Plastique! She gets a new origin in the 2nd ep and befriends Chloe of all people. In this version she's
Spoiler:
a 15 year old who um..gains powers in an explosion of some sort. Chloe, for whatever reasons, asks her to move in with her. Um...weird...


Doomsday the Medic also makes his first appearance and has a scene with Chloe.


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