Unfortunately, a good amount of our coverage of Christopher Reeve's Smallville appearance was accidentally lost in a computer crash. More details can and will be posted on K-Site's main page.

News Posted January 30, 2003

Allison Mack & David Nutter Crash Down
Special thanks to: Tara/LJC

Crashdown Conventions is hosting a Smallville and Roswell convention in London in May and among the guests will be Allison Mack (Chloe) as well as David Nutter, who directed the Smallville pilot. They join Roswell guests Nich Wechsler (wasn't he on Team Knight Rider?) and William Sadler as well.

For more details, check out the convention page, and tell them KryptonSite sent you!

News Posted January 29, 2003

"Suspect" Ratings!
Smallville was #1 in entertainment programming from the 9PM-10PM hour last night with "Suspect." Most of the Big Four networks chose to show President Bush's State of the Union Address.

Here's the overnight breakdown:

(R) indicates repeat airing
* = insufficient data, but trust us, it was bad!

"Suspect": What Did You Think?
What did you think of Tuesday night's new episode of Smallville? Be sure to talk about it on the KryptonSite message board!

News Posted January 28, 2003

"Rosetta" Official Description!
Special thanks to: Matt and Izzy

The WB has released their official description for "Rosetta," the Feb. 25 episode which guest stars Christopher Reeve. For more details (be warned of spoilers) check it out, or read the KryptonSite spoilers page!

Tom Welling Quiz At TheWB.Com
Special thanks to: Izzy

TheWB.Com has now posted a nifty quiz about Tom Welling. See how much you know about the future Man of Steel!

(And hey, even if the John Schneider quote saying it was false, The Dukes of Hazzard was a darn good show...)

John Glover Interviewed At TV Guide Online
Special thanks to: Whofleck

The man who plays Lionel Luthor, John Glover, was recently interviewed at TV Guide Online.

Of interaction with fans, "they're so excited to see somebody from television," he told the site. "I think it's even more exciting to them if you play a villain. People like to be close to power, you know? It's seductive."

News Posted January 26, 2003

Interview With "Suspect" Co-Writer Mark Verheiden
Fan-favorite Smallville writer Mark Verheiden took some time from his busy schedule to answer some questions about the Tuesday, January 28 episode, which is titled "Suspect."

Inside you'll find some clues about the episode, as well as several other insights!

Click here to read the interview!

Thanks again to Mark Verheiden for his time.

10 Million Hits!
KryptonSite has now passed the 10 million hits mark! Thanks to all of you who have supported the site so far. It's been a lot of fun!

To celebrate we have a few treats for you... two more images from Season 1 have been added to the Kristin Kreuk gallery, and a gallery has been added to the Annette O'Toole cast biography page. Enjoy... and thanks again!

News Posted January 23, 2003

More Quotes About Reeve's Smallville Appearance
Special thanks to: Izzy

Cinescape.com features some new quotes from Michael Rosenbaum, Tom Welling, and executive producer Miles Millar regarding the upcoming appearance of Christopher Reeve on Smallville. Here's a sample:

"I’m honored; I’m thrilled," enthused Michael Rosenbaum, the chrome-domed teenage baddie himself. "You know that it's great when millions and millions of people watch the show and you’re the highest rated show on a network – that’s all great. But when a respected actor who everyone looks up to likes your show then… I mean Christopher Reeve likes the show. That means something; that means something more. It’s special."

You can read the entire article here, but be warned that there are major spoilers within and also know that the article mistakenly reports "Rosetta" as airing Feb. 17 instead of the correct Feb. 25.

News Posted January 22, 2003

Nasty Simon Proves More Evil Than A Blind Lionel
As expected, the two-hour American Idol blew most of its competition out of the water, resulting in slightly lower than usual ratings for Tuesday night's fantastic episode "Insurgence."

Those of you who missed it may want to give it a chance when it airs on Sunday as part of the WB's Easyview program.

The WB did, however, praise the episode's #2 ratings results for its demographic. "SMALLVILLE was #2 in all 12-34, 18-34 and teen demos," the WB stated in a press release. "Its ratings were 3.9/10 in adults 18-34, 3.8/10 in persons 12-34, 3.7/9 in women 18-34, 4.1/11 in men 18-34, 3.7/9 in women 12-34, 4.0/11 in men 12-34, 3.7/10 in teens, 3.6/9 in female teens and 3.7/11 in male teens. SMALLVILLE was also #2 in men 18-49 (3.5/9) and #3 in adults 18-49 (3.4/8) and women 18-49 (3.3/7)."

Here's a look at the fast overnight-ratings breakdown for the hour. We were unable to get ratings numbers for most of the networks this week, so unfortunately, all we know is where they stood, hence the asterisk (*).

(R) indicates repeat airing

Smallville Soundtrack Listing!
Special thanks to: ChristinaFan

Just what you've been waiting for... a list of tracks from the Smallville soundtrack (hitting stores on February 25th!)

1. Save Me - Remy Zero
2. Inside Out - VonRay
3. Island In The Sun - Weezer
4. Superman (It's Not Easy) - Five For Fighting
5. Nuclear - Ryan Adams
6. Lonely Day - Phantom Planet
7. Fight Test - The Flaming Lips
8. Don't Dream It's Over - Sixpence None The Richer
9. Wave Goodbye - Steadman
10. I Just Wanna Be Loved - Am Radio
11. Everything - Lifehouse
12. Time After Time - Eva Cassidy

You can order "The Talon Mix" (and support KryptonSite) by following this link!

News Posted January 21, 2003

Reign Of The Supermen: Welling & Reeve Talk
Comicon.com's Pulse was lucky enough to have a chance to cover the upcoming historic meeting between former "Supernan" Christopher Reeve and Tom Welling for the upcoming episode "Rosetta."

Among the interesting things to come up, Reeve talked about the plans for a new Superman movie and said this. "The character is more important than the actor who plays him because of the mythology. I'm sure that they'll take their time and find the right man. But it should be an unknown." Reeve then turned to Tom Welling and said "Tom, you're probably not an unknown any more." We here at KryptonSite definitely agree.

Comicon's article also includes some photos from the press conference which was held on Friday. To take a look at their coverage, click here!

Thanks to the multiple people who brought this article to our attention!

News Posted January 15, 2003

Decent Ratings For 2003's First New Episode
Smallville performed well on January 14 for "Visage," but it still came in fourth place for its timeslot. The good news, though, is that ABC's Tuesday sitcoms are becoming dead ducks.

Here's a look at the fast overnight-ratings breakdown for the hour:

(R) indicates repeat airing

Fantastic Allison Mack Interview Posted Online
A terrific interview with Allison Mack (Chloe) has been posted at Allison-Mack.com. The interview was conducted by A-M.com's webmaster Tara, and in it Allison talks about the Chloe/Clark/Lana triangle, who her best friends on set are, what books she reads, the audition process, her favorite ice cream, and if that's not enough... advice from Lenny! Click here to check it out, and congratulations to Tara for conducting a fantastic interview.

"Visage" Music!
Here's a list of music from Tuesday night's new episode:

"Days Go By" (Acoustic) by Dirty Vegas
"The Anthem" by Good Charlotte
"Mad World" by Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules
"Love" by Rosey

What did you think of the episode? Be sure to post your thoughts about the episode on the message board!

Come back to KryptonSite later on Wednesday for ratings information and (hopefully) a list of where all of these appeared in the episode! For a list of music from past episodes, click here!

News Posted January 14, 2003

"Suspect" Credits Error
Even though the WB's official description listed otherwise, the writers of "Suspect" are Mark Verheiden and Philip Levens, and the director of the episode is Ken Biller. The official description page has been changed to reflect the correct information.

Emmanuelle Vaugier Interview At TheWB.com
Special thanks to: Izzy

"Dr. Bryce" is now featured in a brief Q&A at TheWB.com. Check out the names of her poodles!

The Life of Whitney Fordman
KryptonSite would like to share with you a look at the history of the character of Whitney Fordman, played by Eric Johnson.

Please be warned, if you have not yet seen the episode "Visage" you may not want to read this.

Click here to read the article!

This Week's Watch With Wanda Details!
Special thanks to: Izzy

This week's Watch With Wanda chat at E! Online revealed some not-so-new information, but it also mentions a Tom Welling sighting from this weekend. If you'd like the details, all you have to do is click here!

News Posted January 13, 2003

Full First Season Smallville DVD Not Coming Until At Least 2004
Special thanks to: The Futon Critic

Despite some rumors to the contrary, the WB this weekend revealed that the earliest they'd commit to a Smallville full first season DVD set would be in 2004.

For more details, check out the Futon Critic. Those of you who'd at least like to see the pilot on DVD can order it through Videoflicks.com!

The Futon Critic also listed the Smallville episode "Red" as the 9th best episode of television in the year 2002. For more on that, click here. Also placing on the list was the first season finale, "Tempest," at #15.

Al Gough Talks About Lex
One of the comments made at the recent WB Winter Press Tour to be made by executive producer Alfred Gough concerned the character of Lex Luthor, played by Michael Rosenbaum. Here's what Al had to say, and don't worry, there are no spoilers in this quote:

"The best villains don't believe they're villains. They believe they're totally in the right. And I think that's what Michael brings to it, and he's basically a young man trying to find his way in the world with a father who is basically crushing him at every turn," Al said.

"I think the great thing with Lex is you always think, 'Oh, God, if there were moments that went another way, would he have turned out differently?' And I think Michael just brings a real subtlety to a role that could very easily be over the top."

Many, Many New Cast Photos Online
Special thanks to: MMAC

The cast of Smallville came out in full force for the 2003 WB Winter Press Tour this past weekend in Hollywood, California. Images can be found at both Globe Photos and WireImage.com. Unfortunately, one must have an account in order to see the photos at full size, but if you'd like to see them for yourselves, just click on these links:

Globe Photos - WireImage.com

News Posted January 9, 2003

Never-Before-Seen Lex Photo?
Special thanks to: Izzy

The website of the BBC has posted this photo of Michael Rosenbaum and Kelly Brook from the first season of Smallville, perhaps somewhere around "Rogue." Unfortunately, this is about as large as we're gonna get it, unless someone has something bigger.

Now if only the BBC would bring back "Doctor Who"...

News Posted January 7, 2003

Another SPACE Marathon in Spring 2003!
Special thanks to: Izzy

Canada's SPACE Channel has another Smallville marathon planned to air sometime in Spring 2003. Keep watching KryptonSite for more details.

News Posted January 6, 2003

Smallville Soundtrack Cover Revealed!
The cover of the Smallville soundtrack (hitting stores on February 25th!) has gone through some slight changes, and we have a much larger image of said cover for those of you who are interested!

There's a thumbnail to your right, and if you click on it you can see it in a much larger way! Enjoy! Note the subtitle "The Talon Mix," which may imply there will be more soundtracks to follow if this one does well!

And remember, you can order your soundtracks (and support KryptonSite) by following this link!

DC Comics' Paul Levitz Talks About The Success Of Smallville
DC Comics President and Publisher Paul Levitz recently talked to the Newsarama website about the success of Smallville and how it factors into new readers for comics.

"When you get something like Smallville that, besides being successful, is as well done as it is, I think that has to influence you creatively," he told the website. "I was talking this morning with Keith Giffen, and we were talking about whether the kid who’s falling in love with Superman today is likely to be falling in love through Smallville, where we fell in love through the comics. But maybe some of the guys of my generation fell in love with the character through the George Reeves show, before they found the comic. Has the world changed? Yeah, but either way, you want to take the creativity that other people bring to the property and bring it back in. If someone discovers a new way to tell stories about a familiar face, let’s take advantage of it."

Levitz also had a few more things to say. To read the complete interview, check out Newsarama.

News Posted January 5, 2003

Kristin and Michael in USA Weekend
Kristin Kreuk (Lana) and Michael Rosenbaum (Lex) are both featured in the January 5, 2003 USA Weekend newspaper inserts with a feature on new innovations.

If you want to read the article, all you have to do is follow this link!

USA Weekend Cover Image!
Thanks to "Boejangles," we now have an image of the cover to this week's USA Weekend, featuring Michael Rosenbaum and Kristin Kreuk.

Click here to view at a much larger size!

News Posted January 2, 2003

Kelly Brook in Mission: Impossible 3?
Special thanks to: Miss Windy & Izzy

The UK's Sun has reported that Kelly Brook (Victoria from Season 1) might be appearing alongside Tom Cruise in the next Mission: Impossible movie.

Now the Sun is pretty much a tabloid, but if you want to read their article, you can find it by clicking here. Other news outlets are also reporting this, which may mean it's more true than false.

News Posted January 1, 2003

New Photos At Eric Johnson Website
Special thanks to: Miss Windy

First season Smallville regular Eric Johnson has one of the best "unofficial" site for an actor on the internet. Eric Johnson Web has gotten permission to post MANY new images of Eric from photographer Ron Davis. Visit EJWeb to see what's there!

Lex And The Two Towers
Reported by: Izzy

Some photos of Michael Rosenbaum (him again!) at the premiere of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers are now posted at the Cinescape website. Click here to take a look!