Type: Television
Superman on a conservative TV budget... can it be done? Lois & Clark (a great pun) did it by making the show more about Clark Kent than about Superman, focusing on the romantic comedy aspect of the Clark/Lois/Superman triangle. We don't talk about it much these days, Smallville having taken over the Superman television ideal, but it was a fairly pleasant show. Of course, we mostly watched it for Teri Hatcher, didn't we?
We sure did.However, while I'd be lying if I thought Dean Cain was in any way the best fit for either Clark or Superman, the show did feature my favorite Perry White in Lane Smith. K. Callan and Eddie Jones made a great Martha and Jonathan Kent as well. John Shea as Lex Luthor followed the post-Crisis businessman model, but with his curly hair, seemed like a younger version of Gene Hackman than comics' bald baddie. And this really WAS a post-Crisis (Byrnified) Superman. Clark became Superman, not the (Silver Age) opposite. His powers were weaker (a by-product of television, but still in keeping with his portrayal in comics post-1986). He had both his parents and they played an important part in his life. Cat Grant, Emil Hamilton, Baron Sunday, Bibbo... And as with the comics, Clark would start dating Lois, tell her his secret, and eventually marry her. Each season brought one of these events to the fore, allowing the romance to evolve. This wasn't a static show. In need of re-evaluation?
Superman Curse: DId the famous Superman curse ever hit Dean Cain? Well, he did wind up hosting the Ripley's Believe It or Not remake. If that sort of television limbo doesn't count as a curse...
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