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The daily Krypton Club Newsletter wasn't something that would last long for the world. Issue #14 (June 4, 1995) announced that as of the next issue, the newsletter would go to a twice-a-week schedule.
Issue #13 featured the results of the first-ever L&C Poll, which showed what was fresh on the minds of the fans at this point in 1995. Interestingly, Ellen Lane was the only one of the Top Five-voted characters who ever did return. Sarah Goodwin is now more or less forgotten.
L&C KRYPTON
CLUB**********DAY 12*************JUNE 2, 1995
*****SUPERMAN92 AND CRAIG BYRNE, PRESIDENTS****
"THAT'S BRILLIANT, JIMMY!"
WELCOME!
Welcome to new members Susan Fullerton, John Geertz-Larson,
Caroline, Dick Sidbury, Lori Lgorsch, Debbie Selig, Dom, Laura
Squier, John Dobson, Allyson Riley, Karen Whitney, Double Cow,
Superman74, MTM123, Mina95, Gothamgrl, Kim Krattiger, Patrick
Vanbrabandt, Mary Wallace, Kay Helgesen, Bsg2351, Sleepless in
San Luis, and Sarahrosel! Welcome to the Krypton Club! Every day
when you get a piece of e-mail with a L&C quote as the
heading, that's your indication that the Krypton Club newsletter
is there! All of you are welcome to participate; the Krypton Club
newsletter is COMPLETELY INTERACTIVE!
KIRK ALYN UPDATE
Several of you responded to the question "Is Kirk Alyn still
alive?" Here's how you responded.
Gougou247: "Yes, Kirk Alyn is still alive, though not in
great health. We interviewed him a couple of years ago for
"The Comic Book Show" in Dallas, Texas, and he was a
complete gentleman, and we really enjoyed the time with him -- He
was interviewed by John Wooley, who is the entertainment writer
for the Tulsa World. He usually makes it to the Summer Dallas
Fantasy Fairs -- though he missed last year. The interview mostly
covered his career as a serial western player. Of course, he also
played another comic book character during his career --
Blackhawk."
Chevy 1969: "To answer your question, Entertainment Tonite
reported that the original "Superman" Kirk Alyn is
indeed still alive. But unfortunately he is suffering from
Alzheimers Disease. So the men who have played the big guy have
been the victims of some pretty sad circimstances."
Mit4: "Yes, Kirk Alyn is living in Texas with Atzheimer's
Disease. He is in his eighties."
Pontellier: "A news story on KCBS said that he got
Alzheimers Disease. I'm not sure if he's still alive. This curse,
if there is a curse, is spooooky."
L&C POLL RESULTS (SO FAR):
The other day we asked which L&C character you'd most like to
see come back. Here are the results so far; you have until
midnight tonight (Friday, June 2) to send in who you think should
return:
Sarah (from T:JO): 20 Dr. Friskin: 2
Jack: 14 Dick Van Patten: 1
Cat Grant: 11 Dan Scardino: 1
Lois's Mom, Ellen Lane: 8 Prankster: 1
Lucy Lane: 6 Superman's lawyer (from WWW): 1
Michael Landes: 5 Sam Lane: 1
Lex Luthor: 2 Mayson Drake: 1
Rolph (from Top Copy): 2 Alice (who still hasn't been seen): 1
Tempus: 2 Angela (from Season's Greedings): 1
Sarah, the girl from "Target: Jimmy Olsen" who liked to
analyze Lois and was a possible love interest for Jimmy, is still
in the lead with 20 votes. Jack, the boy who might have known CK
= Superman, is second with 14, and Cat Grant is a close third
with 11 votes. What do you think? Send your responses our way!
You've got until midnight tonight to do it!
L&C SIGHTINGS
Dean Cain is scheduled to be at the Billboard Entertainment
Awards. The show tapes Sat. June 3rd at the Pantages Theatre in
Hollywood and airs Tues. June 6 on CBS. Check your local listing
for times.
Dean can also be found in the newest issue of "Yolk"
magazine. Check it out!
Teri Hatcher is proclaimed the "Sexiest Woman in
Cyberspace" in the June 3 issue of TV Guide. Look for it!
THIS WEEK'S RATINGS
The following information came from Sun Go Kou. Thanks!!!
"Lois and Clark was down to #53 this week, maybe because
it's a rerun. Home Improvement was taking the lead in the #1 and
#2 spot, and NYPD Blue taking the third, Friends fourth, and
Seinfeld taking the fifth place."
TODAY'S L&C TOP TEN LIST by Avigael4LC
Top 10 things to come after ,"Clark" and the To Be
Continued...
10. "Clark, I've got to go, when I was mad at you I told Dan
I'd go out with him tonight."
9. "Clark, Ha ha ha ha ha"
8. "Clark, I hate myself." (stomps off and slams a door
somewhere in Clark's face)
7. "Clark, couldn't this wait until we got out of the rain?
I'm still kind of
suceptable to colds what with the freezing thing and all."
6. "Clark, I can't believe you didn't return all those
diamonds you stole."
5. "Clark, what have you been waiting for. (In Perry's
voice) We'll never get this paper out by deadline!" (Dream
sequence ends)
4. "Clark, it seems like I've been waiting for months to
answer you."
3. "Clark, Hello, duh, you forgot to tell me that you're
Superman."
2. "Clark, this has gone on long enough between us. I mean,
they've been taking us on this emotional roller coaster ride, and
I'm sick of it. The only reason to keep on doing this is because
we're scared."
Clark: "Of what?"
Lois: "Of the fact that we might lose ratings, to Murder She
Wrote, and Seaquest, and even .......The Simpsons."
And the #1 thing to happen after the "To Be
Continued....."
Clark (Call in the background "Help, Superman"):
"Um, Lois, hold that thought, I just remembered that I
forgot to cancel my subscription to the Cheese of the Month Club,
and If I don't go now, they deliver me 10 pounds of Gouda
tommorow."
=====KRYPTON CLUB PROFILE: LOIS95=====
Screen Name: Lois95
Real Name: Lara-Elaine Koch
Resides: Jackson, NJ USA
Birthdate: 09/08/81
Sex: Female
Computers: 486 dx/2, 586 pentium, and three laptops
Hobbies: Writing, watching L&C, reading, Karate, L&C,
writing, acting, movies, writing... did i mention L&C? :)
Occupation: Student.. reporter for local paper.. will be
investigative
reporter someday!
Fav. Episodes: Barbarians At the Planet, House of Luthor, The
Phoenix, Lucky Leon, Tempus Fugitive, WWW, ATAI
Favorite Quotes: "You are So weird. Works for ya,
though."
"I don't babble. I never babble."
"Yes, you do, Lois. Like a brook."
"You are a strange one, Clark Kent."
Send your profiles in, and you'll see them in here soon! We've
gotten a lot of them lately, so don't be upset if they're not in
immediately! Thanks!
DID YOU KNOW....?
While filming "Season's Greedings", the L&C crew
actually had some real snow. It didn't really snow in Burbank,
but they had man-made snow as well as soap foam on the streets
and cotton snow on window sills.
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Here is the trivia question for today.....
Which comics writer re-wrote the Superman "history" in
1986, making Superman more vulnerable and making it so Ma and Pa
Kent were still alive?
The answer to yesterday's question as to what the toymaker's name
in "Season's Greedings" was was Winslow P. Schott.
CLARKXX, SUPERMAN74, SOUNDSQUAW, GORDNBARB, and ANN-MARIE MYERS
got this one right.
Wrong answers came from PONTELLIER, who said the Toyman's name
was "George Jefferson" and his wife was
"Weezie" (how did I know someone was going to say
that?); LISA REM, who guessed his name was "Mr. I. M. A.
Space Rat;" and JBECKY, who guessed
"That-guy-who-was-on-the-Jeffersons-and-was-really-mean-but-it-was-the-episode-that-Dean-wrote-so-he-was-cool."
Also, CLARKXX got the answer to yesterday's trivia,
"Spider-Man," right, but I forgot to put it on. Sorry!
=^p
Send your answers and trivia guesses via e-mail. Even if you
don't know it, it's worth a try!
We Gotta Fly! Thanks to everyone who took the poll!
Craig and 92
L&C KRYPTON
CLUB**********DAY 13*************JUNE 3, 1995
*****SUPERMAN92 AND CRAIG BYRNE, PRESIDENTS****
"BETCHA HE'S A CROSSDRESSER."
WELCOME!
Welcome to new members Elissa Campbell, Joyce Fitch, Fleisch,
MDS615, Redstorm3, Lisa the Maryland Girl, DB4LNC, Barb Poirier,
and MAXMOUZE! Welcome to the Krypton Club! Every day when you get
a piece of e-mail with a L&C quote as the heading, that's
your indication that the Krypton Club newsletter is there! All of
you are welcome to participate; the Krypton Club newsletter is
COMPLETELY INTERACTIVE!
L&C POLL -- FINAL RESULTS:
The results are in as to which L&C character you'd most like
to see return. The poll was held all throughout last week. Here's
who you want to see.....
FIRST PLACE (22 votes): Sarah Goodwin, the young woman from
"Target: Jimmy Olsen" who not only proved herself to be
a potential love interest for Jimmy, but she also proved to be
another thorn in Lois's side (and Lois is so cute when she's
mad!). Her youth and spirit brought a majority of the people
towards voting for her, and hopefully she'll be back someday.
SECOND PLACE (15 votes): Jack, the runaway who landed a job at
the "Daily Planet" towards the end of the first season.
It was hinted at that Jack may have known that Clark was
Superman, but by the time the second season came around, Jack was
gone and the storyline was dropped. The L&C producers say
that Jack won't be back, but here's to hoping!
THIRD PLACE (13 votes): Cat Grant, "L&C"'s resident
vixen. Cat added a lot of humor to the show that was missing when
Season Two began. Not only would it have been interesting to see
her and Emma Samms reunited in "Madame Ex" (Samms and
Tracy Scoggins, who played Cat, starred on "Dynasty"
and its spin-off, "The Colbys," together), it would
also be interesting to see how Cat would react to L&C
relationship. The producers also say Cat won't be back, but let's
hope she can make it to the wedding at least!
FOURTH PLACE (9 votes): Lois's mom, Ellen Lane. It would be nice
for Lois to have a mother figure around. It would also attract
the "Murder, She Wrote geezer crowd" who watched
Phyllis Coates as Lois in the 1950's.
FIFTH PLACE (6 votes): Lucy Lane. Lucy returned in
"Metallo" (although played by a different actress).
Lucy was one of the first characters on "L&C" that
was "dumped" early on in the show. Surely she shall be
back sometime.
Finishing out the list was Michael Landes (Jimmy #1) with 5
votes; Lex Luthor with 4 votes; Dan Scardino, Rolph (from
"Top Copy"), and Tempus with 2 votes each, and finally,
The Prankster, Sam Lane, Superman's lawyer from "WWW,"
Dick Van Patten, Alice (who still hasn't been seen), and Angela
(from "Season's Greedings") got one vote apiece.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this poll!
NEW SUPERMAN COMIC FROM DC by Craig Byrne
Head to your local comic book store, there's a new Superman comic
on the stands!
The new title is called "SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF
TOMORROW." It fits in to the current weekly Super
storylines. The difference between this comic and the other
Superman titles is that it only comes out four times a year.
Stories for MAN OF TOMORROW are by Roger (ACTION COMICS,
"The Death and Life of Superman") Stern. Art is by Tom
(ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, SUPERBOY) Grummett, and inking is by
Brett (SUPERMAN/DOOMSDAY) Breeding. Cover price is just $1.95,
and it's on deluxe paper.
L&C SIGHTINGS
Lori Gorsch informs us that MAD Magazine has a L&C parody in
this month's issue called, "Lotus & Cluck, the New
Adventures of Stouperman."
There is also a similar parody in this month's
"Cracked."
BEBE 4 LC WANTS TO KNOW....
I read with interest Craig Byrne's interview with John Byrne in
6-1-95 L&C KRYPTON CLUB newsletter. Overall it was very good,
but two things jumped out at me.
First when asked whether Lois will say "yes" to
proposal, JB said: "I hope not. Having Lois and Clark
engaged has eliminated a vital element- sexual tension - from the
series." (Ironic, isn't it, since he's the one who made it
all possible.) Then when asked about ways the show could be
improved JB said: "I think Teri Hatcher should appear
totally nude at least three times per episode. Otherwise, I have
no complaints." (Yeah, right, and people wonder why comic
book are still dominated by male readers.) Good grief and
puh-lease to both comments. :-p (I understand that's 'a stuck out
tongue', if I knew the smiley for 'a raspberry', I'd throw in a
couple of those, too.)
Which brings me to my reason for writing. After reading the
ongoing discussions about the various directions and ways the
show could, and should, progress on the message boards the last
few months, I've become curious about something. Since several
others are doing surveys this summer to relieve LCWS, I thought,
why not. If you could please include some or all of this letter
in a newsletter soon I'd appreciate it and I'll also post it on
the boards several times. They should e-mail their answers to me
by July 1 and then I'll let you know the results. Personally, I
think if everyone responds honestly the results should be
interesting.
1. Which incarnation of Superman do you prefer - the traditional
pre-revision one or the current revised edition? (if you don't
know what I mean e-mail me for a short description of both)
2. Which decade does your age fall into? [Example - pre-10, teens
(10-19), twenties (20-29), etc.]
3. Are you male or female?
Thanks,
Beverly
TODAY'S L&C TOP TEN LIST by ClarkXX & JennCu
From their home offices in Yorba Linda, CA. and Clinton, CT.,
Clark XX and JennCu have united to bring you the Top 10 reasons
why the clothes on LOIS and CLARK "travel around" and
get re-used so often......
#10. The sharing of sweat makes the cast closer
#9. Clark likes to wear the same on the interior, why not the
exterior?
#8. They save money by having Jimmy wear Lois' dresses
#7. The show spends too much of it's budget on his "X-ray
vision" and can't afford new wardrobes
#6. Because Clark likes to look "Ssssmokin!"
#5. Jimmy is convinced that only two of his shirts will
"turn Lois on"
#4. Does anyone even notice what Perry is wearing anyway???
#3. The show was out of brand name sponsers
#2. Superman does the shopping for everyone at the Planet
And the #1 reason why the clothes on L&C travel around
and get re-used so often is:
TO ANNOY FANS LIKE US!!!!!!!!!
=====KRYPTON CLUB PROFILE: LORI GORSCH=====
Name: Lori Gorsch
Residence: Baltimore, Maryland
Birthdate: October 6
Fav Episodes: The Pilot, Green, Green Glow of Home, All Shook up
(Clark has Amnesia), Target: Jimmy Olsen
Quotes: LEX: "I never mix business with other people's
pleasure."
CLARK: "Superman is what I can do. Clark is who I really
am."
PERRY: "Do you know what you need at a time like this,
son?"
JIMMY: (just broke up with girlfriend) "A baseball bat and
an alibi?"
Send your profiles our way, and you'll see them in here soon!
We've gotten a lot of them lately, so don't be upset if they're
not in immediately! Thanks!
DID YOU KNOW....? by Christian Lucas
You might be interested to know that in France we can see L&C
every Tuesday evening with two episodes in a row. We are
currently seeing the 2nd season. The pilot has never been shown
on TV but was released on video. In Great Britain, the episodes
are also released on tape. There are already the pilot and 3
tapes with 2 episodes available.
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Here is the trivia question for today.....
In the Superman comics, Cat Grant is still around, but she isn't
working for the "Daily Planet." Where does she work?
The answer to yesterday's question as to who re-created the
Superman character in 1986 was John Byrne. This one was a test to
see who actually has been reading the newsletters in the past few
days. JBECKY, JLEREBOURS, SUPERMAN74, PONTELLIER, LISA FREEDMAN,
CHAKESPEAR, XFMULDER1, CLARKXX, GORDNBARB, LORI GORSCH, JENNCU,
STEPH2703, and SOUNDSQUAW got it right. Only one person got this
one wrong, and to prevent embarrassment, I won't list this
person's name, but her guess was Roger Stern (current writer of
the new Superman: Man of Tomorrow series)
Send your answers and trivia guesses via e-mail. Even if you
don't know it, it's worth a try!
We Gotta Fly! Thanks to everyone who took the poll!
Craig and 92
L&C KRYPTON
CLUB**********DAY 14*************JUNE 4, 1995
*****SUPERMAN92 AND CRAIG BYRNE, PRESIDENTS****
"I LIE TO HIM ALL THE TIME!"
WELCOME!
Welcome to new members SBM15, Ryan Brewster, and Amy Roos!
Welcome to the Krypton Club! Every time when you get a piece of
e-mail with a L&C quote as the heading, that's your
indication that the Krypton Club newsletter is there! All of you
are welcome to participate; the Krypton Club newsletter is
COMPLETELY INTERACTIVE!
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT--PLEASE READ! by Craig Byrne
We (Craig and Dan) would like to thank everyone who has joined
the Krypton Club in the last two weeks. Already we have received
approximately 200 members. Thanks to all of you for telling your
friends on the Internet about the club, and thanks for responding
to all of the trivia.
We take pride in the fact that this is an interactive
newsletter--meaning most of it is written by you, the fans. This
has also meant we've been receiving upwards of 70 e-mails per
day. Which is good; we like it a lot, and we hope you continue to
do so. So you want me to get to the point, I know.....
Unfortunately, starting this week, the Krypton Club Newsletter
will only be sent out twice a week. This way we can include all
of the comments, information, etc. that you send us without
spending over 2 hours a day on it. (which is what we were doing).
Your input is what makes this newsletter work. Both of us hope
you all understand.
After tomorrow's newsletter (we will still be doing one
tomorrow), the newsletters will only come out on Sundays and
Thursdays, unless we have something really special to send out.
This way we'll have more time to put together a quality
newsletter that you will enjoy reading and being a part of. You
won't regret having stayed on with the Krypton Club; look for an
interview with a certain "Man of Tomorrow" in an
upcoming newsletter ("Man of Tomorrow" is a clue; and
no, we are not talking about Dean Cain, either).
We hope all of you understand, and are not upset by this
decision. Thanks.
L&C POLL #2
Thanks to everyone who participated in last week's poll! Now
here's a new one....
"Which character from the Superman comics would you like to
see on L&C?"
It can be another super-hero (like Gangbuster, Guardian, Thorn,
or Superboy), or it could be a civilian friend who works at the
Daily Planet (like Ron Troupe). It could even be a new character
(like "The Contessa" from the new SUPERMAN: MAN OF
TOMORROW series).
Send your responses our way! This poll ends Friday!
L&C SIGHTINGS
KB4UMASS informs us that Teri Hatcher is in a new Bally's
commercial with a bunch of pigs. Yes, pigs.
LOIS95 informs us that Justin Whalin will be on HBO in
"Serial Mom" this Wednesday (6/7) at 11:30PM and next
Saturday (6/11) at 11:15 PM. See him get caught red-handed (and
red in the face <G>)!
TODAY'S L&C TOP TEN LIST
From the home office in Annapolis, Maryland, here are the Top Ten
Coolest Superman Comics You Can Buy.... (yes, for once, a SERIOUS
one.)
#10. Panic in the Sky Trade Paperback. Superman and a million
other DC Comics super-heroes battle Brainiac.
#9. The Lois & Clark Trade Paperback. Reprints of a bunch of
cool stories focusing on the L&C relationship. Oh yeah,
there's a photo cover of Teri and Dean, too.
#8. Death of Superman Trade Paperback. See what everyone was
talking about in November 1992. Superman battles Doomsday, gets
his butt kicked and dies. (Don't worry, Super-fans, he ultimately
defeats Doomsday in the Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey
mini-series!)
#7. Return of Superman Trade Paperback. Now see him return! See a
world with not just one Superman; it has four of them (five if
you count the real deal)! This huge (200+ comics pages) book is
lots of fun to read.
#6. (Okay, so this is four of them) The Superman #0 issues,
published last year. These issues not only had cool covers and
were fun to read, they also introduced Conduit, who later
"killed" C.K. and would also be a cool person to see on
TV someday.
#5. Action Comics #252. First appearance of Supergirl. This one
might go up in value even more if she shows up on
"L&C" sometime.
#4. Man of Steel (mini-series) Trade Paperback. Re-introduced the
world to Superman. Set up storylines that still continue today.
#3. Superman (current series) #50. C.K. proposes to Lois Lane.
And she says--yes!
#2. Action Comics #662. Clark reveals his true secret to Lois!
See how she reacted in the comic version. (This continues into
Superman (current series) #53, if you want to see her reaction).
And the #1 coolest Superman back issue you can buy....
Action Comics #1. Yeah, fat chance you'll ever get that one. It's
only worth about a hundred thousand bucks....
In response to yesterday's list about the recurring wardrobes, by
ClarkXX and JennCu, Beverly Gray had to say the following:
"I don't have a problem with the recurring wardrobe on
L&C...in fact, I LIKE it. It makes the program more
realistic; after all, I wear MY clothes more than once."
=====KRYPTON CLUB PROFILE: CHRISTIE68=====
Screen Name: Christie68
Real Name: Christie
Residence: Irvine, Ca.
B-Day: April 30, 1981
Fav. Episode(s): Whine, Whine, Whine; Target: Jimmy Olsen;
Tempus Fugitive; and That Old Gang of Mine
Fav. Quote(s): "Don't have a stroke Lois, what do you think
the police
are for?" "Superman is what I can do, Clark is who I
am." "Samokinnnnn!!"(even if Jim Carrey said it
first,
I like how Dean Cain says it better!)
Send in your profiles, and you'll see them in here soon! We've
gotten a lot of them lately, so don't be upset if they're not in
immediately! Thanks!
TODAY'S TRIVIA
Here is an easy trivia question for today.....
What is Clark's middle name?
The answer to yesterday's question as to where Cat Grant works in
the comics is Galaxy Communications Channel 3, WGBS-TV, where she
is a talk show host. SUPERMAN74, GORDNBARB, JIM
BOOGIE, SOUNDSQUAW, DICK SIDBURY, and LDM ECO got it right.
SBARFI7059 said she works the corner of 38th and Orchard. That
could be true, I don't know.... An interesting side-note is that
WGBS is owned by Morgan Edge and his father, who underwent slight
name-changes and became "The Churches" of Metropolis.
BREARLEY thought that Cat wrote for a tabloid newspaper like
"The National Enquirer," and PONTELLIER guessed
McDonald's or Taco Bell.
Send your answers and trivia guesses via e-mail. Even if you
don't know it, it's worth a try!
We Gotta Fly! Remember not to fly through any storms over
Cleveland!
Craig and 92
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