'' is an '' (began during Season 5, after the "Vengeance" episode).
On
January 24 ,
2006 , it was confirmed that ''Smallville'' will be part of the new
CW Television Network 's fall
2006 –
2007 lineup once the WB and
UPN cease operations in September 2006.
''Smallville'' broke the record for highest rated debut for the
WB Television Network , at 8.40 million viewers tuning in for its pilot.
Charmed goes at second place for highest rated debut (premier), at 7.70 million viewers tuning in for "
Something Wicca This Way Comes ".
The show was the last in its generation of supernatural-themed shows on the network, such as ''
Buffy The Vampire Slayer '', ''
Angel '', ''
Charmed '' and ''
Roswell '', and has many times been noted for its mixing of multiple genres (from horror and fantasy to comedy and even soap)
''Smallville'' is based on the popular
DC Comics character, Superman. The show follows the life of Clark Kent as a young man living in the town of Smallville,
Kansas , that is set at the start of the 21st century, coping with adolescence while he is developing superhuman powers (x-ray vision, super speed etc.), exploring his extraterrestrial origins, and struggling to find his destiny.
The series often deals with the people in Clark Kent's life: his adoptive human parents,
Jonathan Kent and
Martha Kent ; his peers,
Chloe Sullivan ,
Pete Ross ; his love interest,
Lana Lang ; and especially his friendship with a young
Lex Luthor .
The element of
Kryptonite is used as a recurring plot device throughout the series. Kryptonite is shown to have bizarre and lingering effects on human physiology and the young
Superhero often encounters mutated villains who have developed bizarre powers, such as
Psychic abilities,
Shape-shifting , and other
Paranormal abilities. (For this reason, the show is often criticized as being predominately a "
Villain Of The Week " series.) On Kryptonians like Clark, though, the Kryptonite has very different effects; the general idea is that Clark is virtually invincible except when around the Kryptonite rocks. Different colors affect Clark differently: Green kryptonite physically weakens him and could possibly kill him if he is exposed to it for too long. Red Kryptonite causes him to set aside moral standings and act out on his impulses and dark desires. Black Kryptonite splits Clark into (and merges him back together from) two separate beings that exhibit his two personalities (Clark Kent and the darker Kal-El). Silver Kryptonite (which in the comics did not exist, and is solely the creation of Milton Fine in the the show) causes him extreme paranoia.
Viewers will often observe
Allusion s in the form of dialogue, character wardrobe, and scenic design used throughout the series to the ''Superman'' comic books and films.
'' magazine. Art by
Alex Ross .]]
See Also: Characters of Smallville
''Smallville'' is filmed at various locales in the
Lower Mainland of
British Columbia ,
Canada . The main studio where most of the show is recorded is located in
Burnaby, British Columbia , a suburb of
Vancouver . However, scenes on the "main street" of Smallville are shot in the town of
Cloverdale, British Columbia . Cloverdale is particularly proud of being a filming site for the show; at its entrance is a huge sign which reads "Home of Smallville." When filming first started, the exterior school scenes were shot at Vancouver Technical School, while the interiors were shot at Templeton Secondary School. However, due to several difficulties with the Vancouver Technical location, Templeton later became the exclusive location for almost all of Smallville's school scenes until the characters graduated from High School. Painted hallways with the "Smallville Crows" logo remain inside Templeton.
Here are some of the locations used, in their present non-''Smallville'' states.
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/University_of_British_Columbia" class="copylinks">University Of British Columbia Its general landscape is surroundings for the "University of Metropolis" and "Central A&M Kansas University" throughout seasons 3-5
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"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Templeton_Secondary_School" class="copylinks">Templeton Secondary School , aka Smallville High
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