Let me start by saying that Smallville is one of my favorite
television shows. I watched it from the pilot and was hooked to the very end.
Smallville was appointment television for me. I previously tried taking look
back perspective before and I’m usually interrupted by friends who discover the
show and want to “catch up.” The friends
have “caught up” and I’ve finally got all my seasons back and now it’s time to
take a look back at Smallville.
Smallville was appointment television for me. It was the
catalyst to record on VHS to watch when I got home after working late;
transitioning into DVR on Saturday morning. It was the show that let me know
that Nielsen rating was an outdated model, that didn’t take into account large
segments of populational data because they hadn’t figure out how to monetize
the segment yet. (Long overdue thanks to Jackie for leading to the revelation.)
It last 10 (ten) years, yes some of those years were rocky,
yet only a fan can say we loved every minute of it; becoming the Longest
Consecutive Running Sci-Fi TV Show in US history. The first half of 2011-2012
television season is over and with nothing to watch but holiday bore I decided
to look back at the show from the beginning. It is a show that defined my
twenties, with older and more jaded eyes.
I’m going to start with episode one (1) and watch all two
hundred and eighteen episodes(218). Let’s
see if I can complete the journey still be a fanboy. There are images from its
ten (10) years that are vivid and then there are the episodes that we all want
to forget. It will be interesting to see the things that were taken for granted,
the things not notice, and seem implausibly dense to miss in hindsight. One
clear example is Amy Adams now playing Lois Lane. If you don’t get the
reference then you will if you follow me one this journey..
My goal is to at least watch and post two (2) episodes a
week. All feedback is welcomed were it be by email or leaving comments, as long
as it isn’t spam. And so for all those continuing let’s start this journey with
Smallville, Episode 1: Pilot.
