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Sam Karns
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What was the big deal about Christopher Reeve's appearance on Smallville besides him being Superman at one time?
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 Sam Karns wrote:
What was the big deal about Christopher Reeve's appearance on Smallville besides him being Superman at one time?


He played Dr. Virgil Swann, a reclusive, Stephen Hawkings-esque scientist who was eventually going to help Clark come to an understanding about his Kryptonian roots.  He had made two appearances before his untimely death.  Margot Kidder then picked up the slack as Dr. Brigitte Crosby, Swann's associate, but her character was also killed off earlier this season.
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 Sam Karns wrote:
What was the big deal about Christopher Reeve's
appearance on Smallville besides him being Superman at one time?


And that is a pretty big "besides"
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It wasn't that big of a deal since I suspected it to be a BIG gimmick to get people like me who don't give two fodders about the show to watch.  Didn't work.  I get bummed out everytime I had to watch Reeve in his later state.  I recall his appearance at the Oscars, he looked like he was dying, I had to turn the channel because his conditioned bothered me.

After his death, I saw a story on a news program involving all the shit he had to do everyday just to get feeling in his toes.  Usually when I get that my feet are asleep and I hate it when that happens, but for him it was a blessing.  He appreciated his life so well and he had people who truly loved him--man oh man-- I'd like a wife that loves me, truly loves me the way she did for her husband.  Even in Reeve's state of being, he loved life and never gave up hope.

I wish he appeared on a series I cared about. 

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Film geeks in the forum, some interesting discussions with Bryan Singer and his joy of filming Superman with the new Genesis digital camera at the Blue tights site titled Bryan's Blog # 9.  Some goofy humor in the blog which not that funny, I'll give credit to Bryan in his attemt to not bore me.  Check it out.

http://www.bluetights.net/video_large.php?id=9

 

 

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Check this out:  A behind the scene look at Bryan doing his job.

http://supermanreturnsmovie.50megs.com/video/supermanReturns Sydney.mp4/

 

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 Sam Karns wrote:

No one pronounces THOR as (THER) it shouldn't be too hard to pronounce LuTHOR correctly.

I think what I catch is not so much a pronouncement of Lu-ther, but more Lu-th'r with a dropping of the vowel at the end rather that pronouncing the wrong vowel at the end. It seems to be a speed thing in diction when people are talking faster and faster.

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just checked out Bryan Singer's latest video diary on

http://www.bluetights.net/

It has the first footage I've seen of the Daily Planet set and looks beautiful- very Art Deco and it looks like Clark's going to be using the old storeroom again!  I'm feeling more optimistic now than after the costume debacle.

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 Craig Ashforth wrote:

It has the first footage I've seen of the Daily Planet set and looks beautiful- very Art Deco and it looks like Clark's going to be using the old storeroom again!  I'm feeling more optimistic now than after the costume debacle.

I honestly have no problems with the new suit apart from the 3D emblem and the Belt Buckle.  At least it's recognisably Superman.  And does anyone remember the first couple of outfits Dean Cain wore in Lois and Clark?  I almost stopped watching the show.  A extremely low neckline (preseumably to show off Cain's manly pectorals - like Superman's costume isn't revealing enough), lace up boots (!) and a cape that looked like it stuck in place with Velcro.  Awful.  It was a few episodes before they got it looking at least halfway decent and even than the cape never matched the boots in colour.

Andy

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Check it out, they revised the suit!

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Where or what's that picture from?
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A costume website I came across by accident.

 

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