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Smallville DVD

You won't see this in stores in the United States but you CAN order it through Videoflicks.com. The DVD includes deleted scenes, a map of Smallville, and, oh yeah, what sounds like the Smallville pilot and "Metamorphosis." The DVD also includes commentary from executive producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar and pilot director David Nutter. What are you waiting for? Order a copy!


Superman For All Seasons
Smallville explores the story of a young Clark Kent and his place in the world on television. In the comics, this was very well illustrated in Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's "Superman For All Seasons." This has been labeled a "must read" by many fans and also listed as the favorite Superman story of recent years by many. Check it out! Jeph Loeb will be writing and producing for Smallville's second season so this might be an indicator of what's to come for next year.

NEWS POSTED JULY 15, 2002

Update: UPN & CBS Set Season Premieres For September
Both UPN and CBS are planning to start their Fall 2002 seasons in late September, which could mean that the WB might make a similar announcement soon as to when their Fall season will begin.

UPN's Tuesday night combo of Buffy and the new show Haunted airs on September 24th, and CBS's season premieres of JAG and The Guardian will also be on that night. Considering the competitive nature of the broadcast networks, this could lead to some very good news for fans suffering Smallville withdrawal.

We'll keep you updated if and when we hear anything.

Joe Morton Joins All My Children
Tricky Martin tells us that Joe Morton (Dr. Hamilton) will be temporarily joining the cast of All My Children beginning on July 16.

He will be playing the role of "Zeke McMillan" while the usual actor to play the role is busy doing a play. It is not said how long Morton will be playing the role, or if this will affect his schedule as Dr. Hamilton.

NEWS POSTED JULY 12, 2002

New Eric Johnson Movie Finally Has A Release Date
Whitney may have left the cornfield, but fans of Eric Johnson will still get to see him in October. After many delays, Eric's movie "Bang, Bang, You're Dead" has landed on the schedule of the Showtime cable network.

The movie will air on Sunday, October 13, 2002. Special thanks to Miss Windy of Eric Johnson Web for the tip -- you can go to EJWeb for more details!

NEWS POSTED JULY 9, 2002

Tom Welling in Dreamwatch
Tom Welling (Clark) is featured on the cover and interviewed in the latest issue of Dreamwatch magazine.

One really humorous bit in the article is Tom telling the interviewer about his high school experience. "I was never hung up like a scarecrow and I could never flip cars or anything like that, but not many others could do that either!"

You can find Dreamwatch at newsstands and most book stores.

NEWS POSTED JULY 8, 2002

An All-New Krypton Side Cartoon!
What shocking artifact did Lex Luthor find in the Kents' cellar? Paul Molnar returns with another installment of The Krypton Side! Click here to see it!

Want A Chloe Action Figure? Speak Up!
The excellent "Chloe Sullivan" fan resource Girl Friday is calling for your help!

The creator of the site, Tara/LJC, spoke to some folks from DC Direct at the Wizard World convention. They said that while there are currently no plans for a Chloe action figure in their upcoming Smallville line, they are interested in hearing from fans.

Here's where you come in. Hop on over to Girl Friday and let your voice be heard. While you're there check the site out -- it's really good!

By the way, if you're interested in buying any of the figures that are definitely scheduled to be released, either click on the image adjoining this article or one of the links below:

Lex - Lana - Clark

Michael Rosenbaum Talks About Lex With Comics2Film
Apparently the best way to catch up with Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor) for an interview is to just catch him at his appearance at the WizardWorld convention last weekend.

Michael answered several questions for the always-excellent website Comics2Film. In the interview Michael tells that there will be "huge things coming up" in the season premiere, particularly involving Lionel, Lana, and Clark.

Michael also told C2F why his Lex would win in a fight with Gene Hackman and John Shea. "Me. I win. I'm the new, improved Lex Luthor," he said. "I'm the young one, and no one's ever done it, you know, before at all. They started out evil, now you get to see the journey. And I'm going to get more evil than you can possibly imagine. There's going to be reasons why. I think that's why people are embracing my character now, is because they feel for him. They feel sorry for him, and along the way you'll see why he becomes evil and how do you hate somebody who you understand?"

You can read the complete Comics2Film interview by clicking here.

NEWS POSTED JULY 5, 2002

BCongratulations Tom and Jamie!
By the time you read this Tom Welling (Clark) will be a single man no more. Tom's wedding to his fiancee, Jamie, occurred on July 5, 2002.

We here at KryptonSite would like to wish the couple the best of luck. Fans are also encouraged to post in the "Congratulations Tom and Jamie" thread on the KSite message board, and who knows, maybe the happy couple will read it.

NEWS POSTED JULY 4, 2002

Happy 4th of July!
Hopefully All of KryptonSite's visitors in the U.S. had a very happy Independence Day. (But those of you in Canada and the many other countries still are equally as awesome). To celebrate, James Scott of Tom Welling: Superman to Superstar fame made us a special 4th of July KryptonSite graphic, which you can see to your left.

Hope you had a great day!

NEWS POSTED JULY 3, 2002

BMichael Rosenbaum's 30th!
WireImage.com has posted some images from a birthday bash held for Michael Rosenbaum (Lex) on June 30th. Michael's birthday won't be until next week, so we'll hold off our wishes until then, but you can see some thumbnails of the event at this site. If you want to download them it may get expensive.

To the left of this article you can find a picture of Michael at his birthday party with Soleil Moon Frye, the former "Punky Brewster." And one can NEVER hold back the chance to post a picture of Punky, because she rules. (Hmmm.... PunkySite? Nah...) And for those of you who just don't have Punky Power, Soleil has been seen for recent seasons on Sabrina the Teenage Witch and was Joey's friend who liked to hit people on Friends. She most definitely wasn't the only star at MR's party, which also included such folks as Tom Arnold and Cuba Gooding Jr., but here at KryptonSite we're just about the Punky.

NEWS POSTED JULY 2, 2002

BAnnette O'Toole Co-Writes Songs For New Movie
Smallville's Martha Kent, Annette O'Toole, has co-written several songs with her husband Michael McKean that will be used in the upcoming Christopher Guest film "A Mighty Wind."

Michael McKean also stars in the movie, which also stars many of the usual suspects from Christopher Guest's films, including Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Jane Lynch, Jennifer Coolidge, Bob Balaban, and Ed Begley, Jr.. No word yet on a release date for this Warner Bros./Castle Rock production, but at least three of the songs co-written by Annette should be on the soundtrack album.