LOIS AND CLARK General Discussion Thread

[Fish1941]

I'm probably a little more of a fan of LOIS AND CLARK than I am of SMALLVILLE. The romantic comedy style of the 90s series really appealed to me.

[knightofkrypton]

Originally Posted by tibbit78

I like the Lois & Clark Show with Dean Cain & Teri Hatcher. I have all 4 dvd's of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. That's my favorite Superman show, tied with Smallville. I like Dean Cain & Tom Welling the same; I don't favor one over the other as far as Superman goes. I'll watch them just to compare & see the difference between both shows, especially their super powers.

The only difference is that Dean Cain wears the Superman suit, and Tom Welling doesn't. And also it's a show about Clark Kent, the journalist, and Clark Kent Superman. Smallville doesn't have Perry White and Lois & Clark doesn't have Chloe Sullivan. Yet, I still love both shows the same. I love Dean Cain and Tom Welling as Clark Kent.

There is a difference between the characters of Clark Kent as portrayed in the L&C and SV. Not to mention there is lots of differences in the two shows. SV could never tie into L&C.

But if you love both shows, thats great. Especially if you love L&C.

[tibbit78]

Originally Posted by knightofkrypton

There is a difference between the characters of Clark Kent as portrayed in the L&C and SV. Not to mention there is lots of differences in the two shows. SV could never tie into L&C.

But if you love both shows, thats great. Especially if you love L&C.

Yes, I do love both shows the same; I don't favor one over the other.

[bychance]

I think its hard to because they're so different. For example, SV has so many supporting characters. L&C let go of their great supporting cast (Cat, original Jimmy, Lex Luthor, etc) after the first season. By season 3 I felt it was kind of lonely, even if Jimmy was still there, I prefer the original.

Originally Posted by knightofkrypton

L&C shouldn't get a bad rep....I mean sure it had some corny parts...but as far as tone and keeping to the true characters of the comics...when it came to Clark, Lois, jimmy, and Perry....they did a d*mn good job.

I can understand why SV does though (sorry, I'm one of the haters).

L&C has the best Perry White hands down bar none. They really shouldn't complain All the others really were the same. Plus, they always maintain that Teri Hatcher is the best Lois Lane even if they didn't like the show. (The very few that deny it are lying )

I think its mostly Dean Cain as Superman that they don't like (honestly I don't blame them, I don't care for him as Superman either, but I watch him for Clark, not Superman) and in general, the whole post-Crisis Superman format. That and his nationality. This is a GREAT review of season one, it mentions everything we discussed so far I'm a little taken back. http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=57888

[medea]

Originally Posted by bychance

I think its hard to because they're so different. For example, SV has so many supporting characters. L&C let go of their great supporting cast (Cat, original Jimmy, Lex Luthor, etc) after the first season. By season 3 I felt it was kind of lonely, even if Jimmy was still there, I prefer the original.

I loved this show from the beginning to the end but I have to admit Jimmy's recast was a very bad thing in my opinion. I didn't mind about Cat leaving that much but I thought Lex could have lasted a little more before his downfall. He's a great villain and a season is too little to defeat him imo.

Originally Posted by bychance

L&C has the best Perry White hands down bar none. They really shouldn't complain All the others really were the same. Plus, they always maintain that Teri Hatcher is the best Lois Lane even if they didn't like the show. (The very few that deny it are lying )

I think its mostly Dean Cain as Superman that they don't like (honestly I don't blame them, I don't care for him as Superman either, but I watch him for Clark, not Superman) and in general, the whole post-Crisis Superman format. That and his nationality. This is a GREAT review of season one, it mentions everything we discussed so far I'm a little taken back. http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=57888

I totally agree that TH and LS were the best Lois and Perry ever Lois was my favorite heroin "ever" back then. I was much younger thought
About Dean Cain, I have to admit that his Superman was a bit cheesy but his Clark Kent was really funny and smart. Plus, how could you resist his smile?

[Clark/Lois-fan]

I really loved this show- still do when I watch it on dvd. I liked the romance much more than the action. The only other Perry I've known was from the Superman movies. So I naturally loved LS in the role. That he was a big Elvis fan was an extra bonus for my mother We watched that show together when it aired. I fondly recall saturday mornings, eating breakfast & watching L&C. Good times

[Queenrocks77]

I miss those LnC Perry moments! LS was perfect for the show. I really liked the cast. That's why I watched the show! The show was vibrant and colorful and upbeat. Sure there were some Cheesy moments here and there, but the main characters were so refreshing and fun to watch! I've always loved Deans CK the best! A competent reporter. I liked the way they spun that! "Clark Kent is who I am. Superman is what I can do." I've always wondered how CK kept from getting fired in the movies. They say he's a good journalist but they never show it! He's to busy tripping, or dropping something. It's funny, but kind of painful to watch at the same time.
I'm just thankful they released all of the LnC seasons on dvd so I can relive the charm of my favorite characters!

[rockyshadow]

I loved Lois and Clark. This was one of the first series I followed growing up. Dean was great Clark, but I agree his Superman definitely left something to be desired. Lane and Teri were also well cast. I hated that they recast Jimmy. I watch this show all the time on DVD and have never gotten sick of it even after all these years.

[Marissa]

I've just started watching, and I must say, I love it! I didn't like the new Jimmy, the old one was way better but besides that, it's great to watch! I'm now watching the end of season 2, and I think I have a new addiction, haha.

[Queenrocks77]

A great choice!!! Justin Whalin will grow on ya! He's a good Jimmy! It just sucks when they change an established character!

[Ella]

Originally Posted by Fish1941

I'm probably a little more of a fan of LOIS AND CLARK than I am of SMALLVILLE. The romantic comedy style of the 90s series really appealed to me.

Oh, same here by a long shot. I was completely and utterly in love with Lois and Clark in the New Adventures series. On Smallville, it's taken me a while to warm up to the couple mostly because of the way that Clark has been written romantically (in a bit of a stunted way, if you ask me). Thus I joined SV as a Lois Lane fan, and not a Clois fan. But this year I think that season 9 may finally convert me fully into a full Clois fan again.

[Joanna]

Originally Posted by bychance

L&C has the best Perry White hands down bar none. They really shouldn't complain All the others really were the same. Plus, they always maintain that Teri Hatcher is the best Lois Lane even if they didn't like the show. (The very few that deny it are lying )

I think its mostly Dean Cain as Superman that they don't like (honestly I don't blame them, I don't care for him as Superman either, but I watch him for Clark, not Superman) and in general, the whole post-Crisis Superman format.

I don't quite agree. Actually, TH is my least favourite LL (I still adore her though, since I love all the Lois Lanes). First is Erica, than Margot, than Lois from the Animated Series (I know her character wasn't too developed there, still, I enjoyed every second of her) and then TH. Teri was awesome but her character was sometimes written as too whiney and overemotional.

As to Dean I actually love him very much. He may not have been like CR, we have never seen him like Tom, e.g. during his fight with Zod or Bizarro, or Titan - all fighter. Still, I found him the most likeable character I've ever seen on TV - he was so positive, cheerful, successful - a man in control.

[tmchale1970]

i liked lois and clark but i thought the stories were a bit camp sometimes but i loved dean and teri.

[KEZKENT]

I love lois and Clark it was the first show that i really got into - i thought Dean and Teri were great. Watching it now sure it's a bit camp and the effects aren't up to much but the show had a lot of heart and the lois and clark scenes made up for the dodgy look

[Welling_is_pretty]

I just recently bought Season 1 on sale (for 8 bucks!) and am surprised by how much I like this show.

I watched it when it first aired (well, when it was first re-runed, actually. It was on opposite Seaquest and I had a massive crush on Jon Brandis. So I watched that. And since this was before tivo was invented I had to wait til L&C was in reruns to see it.).

I was just watching the episode Witness and did I see Hal Sparks? The guy who pushed Lois into the street?! Dude.