RSS Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 As important as the main character is, any Superman project is (generally speaking) only as good as its supporting cast. The first Superman film is an exception to this; Christopher Reeve and Gene Hackman shoulder the full weight of that movie despite a rather lackluster cast. Otherwise, you can usually point to the supporting players as a major factor in any success a Superman show has. Lois and Clark had arguably the best Lex Luthor in John Shea, and probably the best Lois Lane (certainly the best live-action Lois) in Teri Hatcher. The Animated Series got amazing performances out of Dana Delany. Smallville fans routinely point to Michael Rosenbaum and Allison Mack. Superman Returns had... um... well... Sam Worthington made a decent Jimmy Olsen, despite having nothing to do, and James Marsden made the most of a thankless role. Adventures of Superman, however, has them all beat. The above is from: http://www.earth-2.net/reviews/m/adventure...-superman-01-02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Great job, Dan! But to be honest, the image of Perry White and Clark Kent having a sleepover with a teenager was a ghost that hung over the entire column! How creepy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Jimmy Olsen was the original Canteen Boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Really good, but you have to wonder why 50's commercials were happy to say these two grown men, one who has a history of having the power to date rape(and it ain't Perry!) to share a room with a youth they are not realted to.....I'm just saying! But yeah, good as usual Dan, but I have to ask, the definitve Lex Luthor being on Lois and Clark and the best Lois Lane as well, still makes me wonder why that show still sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 But yeah, good as usual Dan, but I have to ask, the definitve Lex Luthor being on Lois and Clark and the best Lois Lane as well, still makes me wonder why that show still sucked. That show was less than stellar (although I admit a soft spot for it) because the creator envisioned a romantic comedy about Clark and Lois and intended Superman to be a very minor, almost background part of the story, and cast with that in mind. Dean Cain is a decent enough Clark, and he can do romantic comedy fine and had good chemistry with Hatcher. However, by the time the show made it to air, ABC made it clear they wanted a Superman show, and in that respect Cain was hopeless. He was at least ten years too young and lacked any kind of authority. Why the part wasn't recast is beyond me. Fun fact: Instead of Cain, the part came within a hair's breadth of going to Kevin Sorbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Oh I loved the show as a kid, but Dean Cain was a terrible superman, I'll freely say that. So Luthor nearl played superman, huh, go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Sorbo, not Spacey. Kevin Sorbo was Hercules (he of the legendary journeys) and the captain on Andromeda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Oh ok, I thought you meant the guy who played Luthor on the tv show. Ok I fucked up. He would've made an alright Superman, but I don't see him as Clark Kent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Sorbo, not Spacey. Kevin Sorbo was Hercules (he of the legendary journeys) and the captain on Andromeda. Don't forget Buford in the Walking Tall straight to DVD sequels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Oddly enough, I did forget the Walking Tall straight to DVD sequels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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