News Posted April 30, 2003

"Witness" Ratings: The Butt Of No Jokes
Ratings were up a little bit this week over last week, with the Buns of Steel still not showing to be a bigger draw than Dr. Phil's guest shot on Frasier. Smallville again placed a respectable #4 for its timeslot (#3 in its second half hour), at least as far as overnight ratings go for the night.

The WB's press release about the episode reveals "Smallville was #2 in its time period in adults 18-34 (4.0/11), persons 12-34 (3.9/12), women 18-34 (4.3/11), women 12-34 (4.2/12), men 18-34 (3.7/11), men 12-34 (3.7/11) and men 18-49 (3.0/8). The series, which is also produced by Tollin-Robbins Productions, was also #3 in adults 18-49 (3.2/8) and #1 in teens (3.6/13), female teens (3.8/13) and male teens (3.5/12). "

Here's the overnight ratings breakdown:

(R) indicates repeat airing

"Witness": What Did You Think?
What did you think of Tuesday night's new Smallville? Post your thoughts on the KryptonSite message board or in K-Site chat!

"Witness" Music!
Here's a list of music from Tuesday night's episode of Smallville...

"Chariot" by Gavin Degraw
"Anybody Listening" by Marty Irwin/Peter Northcote
"The World Outside" by Paloalto
"Gone Away" by Stretch Nickel
"Swing, Swing" by The All-American Rejects
"Safe Enough To Wake Up" by The Ben Taylor Band
"No Blue Sky" by The Thorns

Please e-mail us and let us know where in the episode this music appeared. And of course, follow the links to order the CD's and help support KryptonSite!

News Posted April 29, 2003

NEW KRYPTONSITE INTERVIEW!
Chloe Chronicles: Behind The Scenes
Want to know more about the Chloe Chronicles?

KryptonSite's "Sullivan Lane" has interviewed Mark Warshaw, producer of Smallville's official online content, to talk about this new online-exclusive feature. Inside you'll find some hints on what to expect from the Chronicles. There may, however, be some spoilers inside. Curious to read more? Follow this link! In case you haven't heard, the Chloe Chronicles can be found on America Online at keyword: Smallville, with new stories every Tuesday night at 10PM ET. They then show up on TheWB.com on Fridays.

"A lot of times on Smallville people die and we just move on to the next episode and don't go in depth into the reason why they died, what's behind it,'' Allison Mack told Yahoo! News. "Basically, Chloe's going in to answer all the unanswered questions and tie up loose ends. We're taking story lines from previous episodes and just go more in depth.''

"Witness" Spoiler Images!
Special thanks to: Impostering

If you're curious... here are some teaser images we posted from the April 29 episode!

Click to see them!

News Posted April 28, 2003

UPDATED: Upcoming Novel Information!
Special thanks to: Matt

Curious about the titles and authors of upcoming additions to the Smallville novel series? Wonder no more! Here is a list:

Interesting to note: "City" is written by Devin Grayson, current writer of DC's Nightwing comic book series. We also hear that "Control" is a Red Kryptonite story!

You can find past Smallville novels (and cover images!) at the KryptonSite Store!

Shawn Ashmore Featured At Comics2Film
"Freak of the week" turned X-Men 2 mutant Shawn Ashmore, who played Eric Summers in the Smallville episode "Leech," is featured as part of a rountable interview discussion that can be found in the Comics2Film column at Comic Book Resources. The interview -- which also features Anna Paquin and Aaron Stanford, also from the movie, contains some spoilers, but hey, spoilers are fun, right?

X2: X-Men United premieres worldwide on May 2, 2003.

Allison Mack Quick Quiz On TheWB.com
Think you know everything about the actress who plays Chloe Sullivan? Try out this quiz on TheWB.com and see if you really do!

News Posted April 27, 2003

Jeff East: The First Clark Kent of Smallville
Special thanks to: Kryppy

Years before Tom Welling first said the word "meteor," Jeff East played the young Clark Kent in several scenes of "Superman: The Movie."

The scenes with young Clark undoubtedly helped inspire the Smallville TV series. Click here to read an all-new interview with Mr. East where he talks about the role.

UK Fans: Win A Trip To The Set Of Smallville!
Special thanks to: Matt

The UK's Channel Four is currently hosting a contest where fans in the United Kingdom can win many Smallville-related prizes, including a trip to the set of the show in Vancouver!

For more details, check out this link!

News Posted April 25, 2003

Michael Rosenbaum Talks About Pilot Episodes
Special thanks to: Michael Spears

To promote this weekend's Starfest convention, Michael Rosenbaum talked to the Denver Post about the process of doing a TV pilot.

"You always think as an actor you are going to get fired, and they will recast the part. They shoot the pilot and then they say, 'You know what? It was really good except for the bald guy. I didn't like the way his head looked'," Michael told the paper.

To read the complete article, click here.

News Posted April 23, 2003

"Precipice" Ratings!
The ratings moved up a bit this week! Smallville placed a respectable #4 for its timeslot (#3 in its second half hour), at least as far as overnight ratings go for the night. Maybe this is a sign Power Ranger Lana needs to make a return appearance.

Look for ratings to be high next week as people will be wondering if that's really Tom Welling's rear end or not. Or, maybe people will just be curious to see the kid from Home Improvement again.

The WB touts the episode as cleaning up in the show's target demographics. From their press release: "SMALLVILLE, which is also from Tollin-Robbins Productions, was #2 in adults 18-34 (3.9/12), persons 12-34 (3.9/12), women 18-34 (4.4/12), men 18-34 (3.5/11), women 12-34 (4.3/12), men 12-34 (3.5/12), adults 18-49 (3.3/8) and men 18-49 (3.2/9) . SMALLVILLE was also #1 in its time period in teens (3.8/13), female teens (4.1/15) and male teens (3.6/12)."

Here's the overnight ratings breakdown:

(R) indicates repeat airing

"Precipice" Music!
Here's a list of music from Tuesday night's episode of Smallville...

"Becoming" by Adam Tenenbaum
"Don't Fear The Reaper" by Gus
"Princess" by Matt Nathanson
"Don't Forget Me" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Let Me Be The One" by Sammi Morelli
"Shakedown!" by TheSTART

Please e-mail us and let us know where in the episode this music appeared. And of course, follow the links to order the CD's and help support KryptonSite!

Interesting to note: The song "Let Me Be The One," featured in the episode, is by new young singer/songwriter Sammi Morelli, daughter of Tony Morelli, Smallville's stunt coordinator. Dad says he submitted his daughter’s CD to Producer Ken Horton and the PTB decided the song was perfect for the episode. Sammi has just recently returned from New York where she played Madison Square Garden and other venues with NY idol and recording artist Kenny Camacho.

"Tony is Vancouver’s top stunt coordinator; he was the coordinator on X-Files," we were told by the person who sent us this news item. "You can check out the IMDB for some more of Tony’s credits but right now he seems proudest of his daughter’s accomplishments."

You can find Sammi Morelli's website by clicking here. From there you can listen to a preview of "Let Me Be The One."

Smallville: The Comic #3 Cover And Information!
DC Comics has released a cover image and solicitation information for issue #3 of Smallville: The Comic, which is due in comic book stores on July 16.

The issue is written by Mark Verheiden ("Rogue," "Witness," "Dichotic") and Clint Carpenter ("Precipice"), and features artwork by Renato Guedes, Tom Derenick, and Norm Rapmund. The cover (which you can see to your right, and you can see much larger by clicking here) is by John Van Fleet.

The 48-page issue is "a special issue devoted to fan-favorite Lex Luthor! What makes the young Lex tick? Find out in this issue's lead story! And read the adventures of "Warrior Angel" in a special comic-within-a-comic, inspired by Lex's favorite comic book from the TV show."

The issue also features an in interview with actor Michael Rosenbaum and the continuing episode guide to season 1.

Smallville Among Upcoming Potential DVD Releases
Special thanks to: The Futon Critic

Warner Bros. is quickly following FOX's lead and is working on bringing more series to the DVD format, according to a report at The Futon Critic. In a chat hosted at the Home Theatre Forum, several Warner Bros. execs revealed several titles they are considering to release.

The three series most of note to Smallville fans, of course, would be Smallville, The Dukes of Hazzard (starring Smallville dad John Schneider), and TV's previous journey into the world of Superman, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures Of Superman. For a look at what else they are considering, visit The Futon Critic. Let's hope all three of theser series and more will be on DVD soon, as nothing solid has been released to date.

News Posted April 21, 2003

See Clark's Butt!
Not a misprint... rather, something from the episode "Witness," airing on April 29. Click on the image to your right to see it! Rated PG-13... or something.

In case you're wondering... no, that's not really Tom Welling. Sorry!

News Posted April 18, 2003

Final Three Episode Descriptions For Season Two!
The WB has released official descriptions of the final three episodes of Season Two.

Click on the episode titles below to read them:

Accelerate - Calling - Exodus

Did we mention that some of these descriptions contain BIG previously-unrevealed spoilers? For more episode spoilers, click here.

New Smallville Sheriff Interviewed In The Toronto Star
Special thanks to: KalElFan

Smallville sheriff Camille Mitchell, who makes her debut in Tuesday night's episode "Precipice," was recently interviewed in the Toronto Star. There she talked about topics including her famous father, curly hair, Marilyn Monroe, and, oh yeah, her new role.

"She mistrusts all the louts in town and she's determined to sweep Smallville clean," Mitchell told the paper. "They've written her character with sardonic humour. She doesn't know Clark (Tom Welling) is Superman; she thinks this kid has a hero complex."

She also had a little bit to say about her wardrobe in the series.

"It's a one-size-fits-all sheriff suit," she laughs. "I asked, 'Can we do the pants in a deeper shade and how about a couple of darts in them?' The producers said that the beauty of the character is that she is not vain. There is definitely a Fargo sensibility and there's the Smokey The Bear hat."

KryptonSite was luckily enough to interview Ms. Mitchell last month. To read our interview, click here, and to read the Torondo Star interview, follow this link.

John Schneider & Allison Mack In TV Guide
The latest U.S. edition of TV Guide, featuring Paige Davis on the cover, features two small bits that include Smallville cast members.

The "Star Style" page includes a picture of Allison Mack and tells how you, too, can get an outfit like Chloe's without raiding SullivanLane's closet. Then, a few pages later, John Schneider and three of his children are shown next to a quote where John talks about what family-friendly programming that his family shares.

"We watch a lot of cartoons both new and old, from Bugs Bunny to Spongebob," John said. "But mostly we watch movies that can give us something to discuss as a family, like 'My Dog Skip.' Next on the list is 'Sergeant York' with Gary Cooper."

News Posted April 17, 2003

NEW! KryptonSite Rumors Page
KryptonSite is happy to announce a new addition to the site... a rumors page where we tackle some material that cannot be confirmed, that is more on the speculation side than the spoilery side. The spoilers page will still remain, of course.

The page is titled "Rumorville," and here we'll tackle some of that speculation. A lot of people are buzzing about Ezra Small's prophecies posted at the Smallville Ledger... one K-Site reader thinks he's got some of it figured out. Click here to read the findings and to enter this new part of KryptonSite.

"Rumorville" was last updated at 4PM (PT), so if you last checked before then, swing by again for some corrections on a misreported translation!

News Posted April 16, 2003

"Visitor" Ratings!
Finally, the ratings report is in... how did "Visitor" do?

Well, it should come as no surprise that after months of repeats, Smallville didn't do quite as well as usual. Hopefully as time progresses and more people realize the show is back and new, they'll come back. Don't forget if you missed "Visitor," an Easyview repeat airs Sunday at 5PM (ET). Watching Ellie's premiere did a bit better for NBC than A.U.S.A. did, too, which added to the competition.

Here's the overnight ratings breakdown:

(R) indicates repeat airing

"Visitor" Music!
Here's a list of the music from Tuesday night's episode...

"The Other Side" by David Gray
"Kiss The Moon" by Hathaway
"Phantasmagoria In Two" by Neil Halstead
"Wartime" by Stephanie Simon
"Diamonds and Guns" by Transplants

Be sure to follow these links and order through Amazon.com to help support KryptonSite! For music from previous episodes, click here.

Look for the episode's overnight ratings to be posted later today.

News Posted April 9, 2003

VonRay's Debut Album Now In Stores!
VonRay, a band featured live on Smallville that performed the popular song "Inside Out" on the show's soundtrack, now has its own self-titled debut album in stores everywhere!

VonRay's lead singer, Vaughn Rhea, is a huge supporter of Smallville who lent a good amount of time to promoting the show's soundtrack. So, if you'd like to give that support back, be sure to check out their debut CD which arrived in stores this week, on April 8th.

Here are some more links that you might find to be of interest:

VonRay E-Card featuring "Inside Out" from Smallville:
http://promo.elektra.com/vonray/ecard

VonRay's video for "Inside Out":
http://www.elektra.com/elektra/vonray/2474028_18_7.html

Amazon.com link (to order it and listen to some tracks, of course!): http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008J2JR/gijoevid

And of course, to learn more about VonRay, please visit http://www.VonRayMusic.com!

News Posted April 8, 2003

Allison Mack vs. Beverley Mitchell: Who's Sexier?
TV Guide's website is currently asking fans who is sexier -- Smallville's Allison Mack (Chloe) or 7th Heaven's Beverley Mitchell.

You know what to do - vote Chloe!

News Posted April 7, 2003

Chloe Chronicles In TV Guide
This year for one of our April Fool's edition of KryptonSite, one of the gags mentioned was a spinoff series for Chloe Sullivan. While that isn't quite happening, the April 12 American TV Guide has some news that will be sure to please fans of Smallville's intrepid reporter.

Smallville: Chloe Chronicles begins April 28 and will run for several weeks leading up to the series finale. The two- to two-and-a-half minute stories will be available only on America Online at keyword: Smallville.

We don't want to spoil all the fun... so for more details, see the April 12 TV Guide, now on sale!

News Posted April 6, 2003

A Few New Images Added To Cast Galleries
Several new-to-KryptonSite images have been added to KryptonSite's Smallville cast galleries. These new additions also mark the beginnings of galleries for Sam Jones III (Pete) and John Schneider (Jonathan). To look at them, click on the thumbnails below!

Jonathan Kent's Preferred Fertilizer...
John Schneider (Jonathan Kent) has signed on to be the new spokesperson for the Ortho company.

Guess that means he doesn't buy his fertilizer from LuthorCorp. Either way, congratulations to John on the new gig.

News Posted April 4, 2003

Bo Says No To Big-Screen Tom Welling
John Schneider (Jonathan Kent) was recently interviewed at Zap2it.com where he let his feelings be known about whether or not his TV son should play Superman in the new movie that is supposedly being made.

"If Tom were to do the 'Superman' movie and it were not to be excellent, if it were to be 'Lost in Space,' then we would lose one of potentially the future's brightest stars, and I don't think it's worth it," Schneider told the site. "Also, it's so incredibly right on the nose that I think -- best case scenario -- that it would be good and he'd never be able to do anything but sequels to it."

Of course, John suggests "Joe Millionaire" Evan Marriott for the role -- which sounds like more of a suggestion that would come from an executive who's had a bit too much of Uncle Jesse's moonshine. We here at KryptonSite would prefer the Superman movies to be an Evan-free zone.

No word on a new movie Superman has been made as of yet.

News Posted April 3, 2003

U.S. Smallville Season 1 DVD's Sooner Than Expected?
DVDFile.com is reporting that a Smallville Season 1 DVD set may be available in the United States as early as late summer/early fall. This is much sooner than the times we've heard, and the DVD rumor mill has been wrong before, so take this news with a grain of salt for now.

We'll try and get some confirmation for you. Thanks to those folks who passed this news along!