Smallville vs. Lois & Clark

[TampaVille]

Hey all. I've noticed that it seems most people either love L&C and hate Smallville, or love SV but hate L&C. That surprised me, since I love them both. Let's find out if the theory holds water!

[kf6tac]

Other combination: lukewarm about them both. I was totally into Seasons 1 and 2 of Lois and Clark, but Seasons 3 and 4 tempered it a bit. With Smallville... I'm totally in it when there's a mythology episode, but all the crap filler and teen angstiness waters it down.

[Welsh Dragon]

Love them both, prefer L&C,

[vyperman7]

This has always been a tough question for me to answer. I warn you that my post will be a bit long. But in a topic like this, I have always wanted to be detailed about why I feel the way that I do.

Lois and Clark

The acting wins on Lois and Clark hands down. Teri's version of Lois was by far the best, and I personally think that Dean Cain's Clark was the best portrayal of the Clark Kent character I have seen. I was not fond of his portrayal of Superman at all, but he nailed the Clark aspect of the character to perfection. Lane Smith was absolutely perfect for Perry White, and even though Justin did a good job replacing Michael, Michael is still my favorite for Jimmy. John Shea also has my vote for best portrayal of Lex ever. He did such an incredible job with the character. He was the one element of season one that made the Superman aspect truly worth watching. Not to mention Eddie Jones and K Callan. They did an amazing job as Ma and Pa Kent. Truly fantastic.

There have only been a few shows that I have watched where I supported a particular couple aka "ship". My favorite fictional couple has always been Lois and Clark, and Dean and Teri had the best romantic chemistry in two characters I have seen. The show handled romance the way that it should be handled. While it was frustrating, there was never any doubt they would end up together either, and it was developed perfectly from week to week. You could actually see Clark and Lois's growing feelings for each other. Granted, there was some debacles along the way - the Clone arc :rolleyes: But overall, it was a couple that you could really support and root for.

However, Lois and Clark's greatest strength, was also its weakness. The show had always been billed as the "love traingle built for two". Lois and Clark was basically a romantic comedy with the Superman story thrown in. The writers spent so much time developing the romance side of the show, that they neglected the Superman side of the show. First of all, the show had two good villains in its entire 4 year run - Lex and my personal favorite Tempus. Now in a show that ran for four years. That is a horrible percentage. The villains in this show were just horrible, and the show was beyond campy. Not to mention the fact that Dean's portrayal of Superman was just downright awful. How he could nail Clark so well, and screw up so bad on Superman is beyond me.

The reason why Teri was my favorite aspect of the show besides her looks (my number one woman), was that she did such an awesome job as Lois Lane. She nailed the character. But Dean's Superman stunk. Then there was the terrible special effects. Granted it was the mid 90's. But the show was on a major network. Surely they had a big enough budget to a better job than they did. Watching Lois and Clark on television back then, you didn't really pay that close attention to the effects. But after seeing what they can do effects wise on Smallville, and then watching Lois and Clark on DVD, the effects are downright terrible. God awful even. The flying sequences are laughably bad!

Smallville

Right off the bat you can easily say this show has the edge in the effects category. But in actuality, it should be that way by default considering when both shows were made. So that is a given in. I would also like to say that Smallville is not completely without acting talent. Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, John Glover, Annete O Toole, and John Schnieder are all excellent. Tom Welling is still pretty damn green, but slowly improving. The only true weak links are Kristen Kruek, and Erica Durance. But you still have to give the edge to the cast of Lois and Clark because it was completely well rounded.

Where Smallville excells in the drama that it offers and its original take on the mythology of the Superman story. While the show does take liberties (Martha getting pregnant, Lana having such a huge role, etc) it has also had some very interesting takes on the story. It keeps things interesting because it does not tell the same old story. People often criticize the show for having too many FOTW's, etc.. However, do you really think a show could survive in this day and age by showing 5 years of Clark doing chores on the farm, and being the down to earth character that Clark Kent was in his teens? The fact is, that would get a bit boring. Why do you think the Smallville section of the story is always short? There just isn't that much to tell. Whether it is the cartoon, the first film, etc.. They are always just precursors to Metropolis. They had to get creative and come up with ways to keep the viewers interested. The meteor shower was a stroke of genius. While a bit overplayed with the FOTW's at times, it does provide for interesting storylines and nice drama. I do agree that there have been a few bad FOTW's and that we could have done with a few more imposing villains or "big bad's" if you will like Morgan Edge and Phaelon being around longer. However, most of the FOTW's have been much more interesting and have way better powers than the villains on Lois and Clark ever did. Overall, I have really enjoyed the structure of the show in regards to challenges for Clark.

Now I was always a huge Superman fan. But an episodic television show focusing on Clark's time before Superman on the WB network? I was skeptical to say the least. What made me tune in for the Pilot, was when I found out that Lex Luthor would know Clark Kent before he became Superman, and actually be friends with him. Watching Lex and Clark develop into their future personas has been keeping me tune in for every season. The approach that the show has taken on the mythos with the Kawatche caves, etc was also very interesting to me. I have enjoyed that aspect of the show personally. I also thought the show did an extremely good job at the development on Clark's powers. The one thing I have missed in the last few seasons was Clark getting a new power. I thought the first three seasons did such a good job at showing Clark's apprehension in gaining a new ability.

Where Smallville fails however, is in the writing. The writing for this show is just terrible. What Smallville lacks overall more than anything else is consistency in every sense of the word. They have shown with episodes like Shattered, Rosetta, Exile, etc that they can come up with brilliant episodes. Why can't this happen more often? The show has always had trouble coming up with solid story arcs - hence the bad writing. Season three was the acception to this. That was truly one of the best seasons I have ever seen from a television show. Season one was genius as well, and would have been the best if it had an overall storyline or introduced us to Clark's origins.

Areas where the writers have ultimately screwed up :

. Continuity : The continuity on Smallville has been almost non existent. While they are making an effort in season five, it is too little too late. Storylines are started and then vanish without a trace. Level 33.1, Martha working for Lionel to spy on him, etc.. Characters are left open for a return, but then they are never heard from again. Lucas, Helen, Henry Small, etc.. Characters die, and there is no emotional fallout the episode after it happens. Take Alicia's death. Clark is torn up one week, and then the next episode has him going to Met U checking out the football team. Even the actors themselves such as Allison Mack have commented on how the deaths of certain characters are forgotten and not handled particularly well. Johnathan is the one acception, but as I noted season five has shown a slight improvement. But if they didn't have Clark show hurt and pain over his father, that would be the biggest blunder in the history of the show.

. Romance - One of the things that drives me most crazy about this show would have to be how romance is handled. A relationship is successfully built on a show by dropping hints and sublties to build frustration in the audience, bringing the two characters together to satisfy the audience, and then knowing when to end the relationship so that the fans are not sick to death of it. Smallville either drags it out way too damn long (Clana) or ends it too abruptly (Chlark). They have taken an even worse turn in both seasons four and five. The writers offer no build up or justification for the two characters to be together. It is just out of the blue. In season four, Lana spends all season ignoring Clark and treating him like crap. Then Lana goes from liking Clark once again to expressing her undying love over the course of four episodes. Now in season five, the season was spent on Clark and Lana's relationship with Chloe playing the friendship role. Once again with no build up whatsoever, the Chlark relationship will seemingly be sparked up again. Overall the show has a tendency to either give romance too much focus which takes away from the important storylines, or not enough which makes it seem like it is coming out of nowhere - hence seasons four and five.

. Character development. How is it that Clark has become the least popular character on the show, and was closer to being Superman in season one, then he is today? Why is it that Lex is constantly thrown back and forth from decent guy to villain? Why is it that the writers give us ten different reasons to see and believe in Chloe as Lois Lane, including working at the Daily Planet, yet they bring Lois onto the show only to have her work at the Talon, hate Journalism, and occasionally flirt with Clark? Smallville is a beginnings type show. Fans love to see the journey of the characters and watch them grow into their future selves. The only problem is that the characters are constantly stuck at the fork in the road so to speak. The development goes back and forth and there is no substance to effectively build each character's story overall. Hints and subtleties are awesome in a show. Especially in a show like Smallville that focuses on pointing the way towards the future. But eventually the fans want a payoff of some kind.

At times Smallville feels like a trip to Las Vegas in the fact that you never hit paydirt. You can come close and be given hope, but in the end, you always wind up broke. Memory loss is probably the biggest example of this. The writers constantly seem to dangle what the fans want in front of their noses just long enough to keep their interest. Then it is right back to where they started. Reckoning anyone? Right now we have a pre Superman in name only, a villain that seems more like the hero of the show, poorly handeled romances, and two Lois Lanes. If the writers would just make up their minds and stick with a certain direction it would make things so much better for the show and the audience.

Overall

Neither show is perfect. Both shows appeal to different sides of me. Lois and Clark had the romance and acting, Smallville has the effects and the interesting take on the Superman story. While there are things I love and hate about both shows, they will go down as two of my all time favorites. In terms of which show I like better, I am split. On the surface it may seem like I love Lois and Clark more. Granted I am more frustrated with Smallville than Lois and Clark. But the Superman side of Lois and Clark was just too bad to forgive.

In the end, I feel that the deciding factor will be how Smallville ends. Lois and Clark had one of the worst series finales I have ever seen in my life. If Smallville can offer a solid last season, and a great finale, then Smallville will be my favorite out of the two. I would personally love to see Smallville end with a fastforward ten years later type of thing that gives us ten minutes at the end of the finale showing us Clark as Superman, Lex as the villain, and either Chloe or Lois as Clark's one true love.

[TampaVille]

Well, vyperman, I'd have to say I agree with you about 95% of the time. That was without a doubt the best compare/contrast I've seen of the two shows... maybe you should have started this thread ;).

My big concern in picking a favorite is that they're completely different genres. Smallville definitely has its campy episodes now and then, but for the most part, I'd say it's a drama. Lois and Clark, on the other hand, was a romantic comedy (which was, as you perfectly put it, beyond campy). It's just too difficult (for me at least) to compare the two genres. Take the funniest movie in the world and compare it to the best drama in the world, which would win? Most people would probably say the drama, but that just doesn't seem fair to me.

Then again, I had an ex-girlfriend who had watched L&C, but she didn't care at all for the Superman part, she just liked the romance. So who knows =).

[Pal-El]

Love them both!

[Dannyblue1]

I usually judge the shows by which is better at being what it's trying to be. And I think L&C was a great romantic comedy. Even in the later seasons, when I think the villains (and their silly schemes) got really ridiculous and hard to care about, the romance part was great. Every time some producer says, "We can't let so-and-so get together because viewers will lose interest," I scoff. I loved Lois and Clark married. That was never the problem for me. However, once they were married, and the "Will they or won't they get together?" question was pretty much answered, the show really needed to start taking the villains more seriously, and using them to give the show some suspense.

SV hasn't been as good at being what it set out to be, a coming-of-age story about a character with special abilities who would one day be Superman. (Or, as the producers said when SV started, a future-Superman show done BtVS style, where the drama is as important as the action.) And, while the pieces are there, and there have been moments, SV has never really realized its potential.

Doesn't mean I don't find the show entertaining.



Originally posted by vyperman7
At times Smallville feels like a trip to Vegas in the fact that you never hit paydirt. You can come close and be given hope, but in the end, you always wind up broke.

This is one of the best descriptions I've seen of how SV sometimes makes me feel.

[SuperDub2]

I couldnt hate lois and clark anymore than i already do!

[tw190]

Other combo: Love Smallville, Like L&C.

[biggkoz]

Excellent review vyperman7 !

[Spoon AZ]

I'm sorry but Lois & Clark 90% of the time was an embarrassment to Superman.

It literally was the 90's equivalent of Adam West's BATMAN.

It had a few shining moments but really was just campy garbage.

[Donnie Brasco]

Originally posted by Spoon AZ
I'm sorry but Lois & Clark 90% of the time was an embarrassment to Superman.

It literally was the 90's equivalent of Adam West's BATMAN.

It had a few shining moments but really was just campy garbage.

I completly agree. Well said.

[boogalou86]

Love Smallville...like L&C

[GooN]

i liked them both. i never watched all of lois & clark, all of the 1st couple of seasons but less of the later seasons.
i have seen all of smallville. and it is why i want smallville to end while its still good.

lois & clark was pretty good....embarrassment? hardly. its not very different from smallville, its just in the style of what people in the 90's liked compared to what ppl in the new millenium like from their TV shows. both similar in what they did.

i forgot to mention that even though i liked them both. i like Smallville much more than L&C.

[Summers]

LnC. The thing is with LnC we knew after S2 the network had far more interference, and it greatly affected the show. Whereas SV is more T&A, superficial story arcs, recycled storylines, rip-offs shows/movies, 2D characters, illogical reasoning, cheap unnecessary ratings pull, lightswitches, and the most crappiest interpretation of Clark Kent I have ever seen. SV insults the audience's intelligence, and they write romance like crap. Heck, even the mythology of the show has more holes in it than swiss cheese. SV is an utter joke tv show wise, and in the Superman franchaise.

LnC wins since they actually got the characterization of characters right. Sorry, to me SV is pure garbage that tries to act like it's great/original when it's clearly it is not.

[F-Stop Blues]

Lois and Clark more than the movies or Smallville is the closest thing to the comics. Im not sure how I stand comparing the two shows but I give LnC alot of credit for that.

[dezperado]

I love Smallvile and appreciate Lois & Clark. Smalville is definately the show to take more seriously, but L & C holds that classic cheesy comic book feel.

[Spoon AZ]

Smallville's most ripped-off, illogical, recycled episode with 2D characters is still handled more deftly than 98% of Lois & Clark episodes.

LnC= taking characters that have already been established and portrayed numerous times on screen and putting them in campy silly intelligence insulting episodes in a generally arc-less season.

Sville= takes those well known characters and shows them in a never before seen part of their lives and actually adds some depth and relatability. Today's generation relates to these more realistic interpretations.

If you're looking for character "accuracy" "Challenge of the SuperFriends" is accurate as far characterization goes but it's cheesey as hell and really only holds nostalgia value.

[Summers]

Originally posted by Spoon AZ
Smallville's most ripped-off, illogical, recycled episode with 2D characters is still handled more deftly than 98% of Lois & Clark episodes.

LnC= taking characters that have already been established and portrayed numerous times on screen and putting them in campy silly intelligence insulting episodes in a generally arc-less season.

Sville= takes those well known characters and shows them in a never before seen part of their lives and actually adds some depth and relatability. Today's generation relates to these more realistic interpretations.

If you're looking for character "accuracy" "Challenge of the SuperFriends" is accurate as far characterization goes but it's cheesey as hell and really only holds nostalgia value.

Sorry, Spoon but give me a break. Sometimes I think you really don't give LnC a lot credit since you don't like Dean Cain. For two years SV hasn't not reach it's peak since S3, and it will never will. LnC didn't try to act what it is not. Furthermore, we knew the network had far more control over that show than SV. It was meant to a romantic comedy. So duh it's going to be handled differently. Clark Kent was actually handled serious in the first two seasons until the network got the hold of it.

SV has not add depth at all. They have not showed us depth since S1 & S3, and at the time when it is important to show the depth they screw it up royally screw up this season. They tell us on a regular basis, but never show us the depth or development of the important things. The stupid ships get more development than the actual character as individuals. They are constantly changing not only the mythology, but the actual mythology in their own show(hello it's swiss cheese of plotholes). Just look what they did in "Vessel". SV is nothing new. The comics added more depth to Clark and Lex in the comic "Birthright". Heck, the Timm/Dini cartoon added more depth to the characters compare to SV. It's no way realistic to this generation unless your saying everyone uses drugs as date rape(i.e. Unsafe) then forgives after a day. Or play God(i.e. Reckoning). Gets married young, and everyone is la la la(give me a break). Or uses a seductress to get an 18 year old from your ex-friend (i.e. Hypontic). If your saying SV is a way to show people how to act or to relate, then our society is seriously done for. That's the most scariest, twinkie defense I have ever seen for this show. Other shows better relateablitiy than SV, and executed far better. SV is nothing compared what it thought it would accomplish in the beginning.

SV is crap cover-coded with T&A and Special FX. That's all it will ever be. My opinion of the show hasn't changed, so what I just said shouldn't be surprising.

[Raul Rigel]

lois and clark is possibly the corniest show ever....i dont see how anyone can watch that witha straight face

[HalJordan4184]

I keep trying to figure out why Dean Cain's Superman was "wrong". I didn't have a problem with it. He was how Superman is supposed to be, and was in the comics for the time.

[TampaVille]

I happened to love Lois and Clark, and I think Dean did a pretty good job with Supes most of the time. Sometimes though I do agree he was off. The problem with his portrayal is that Clark Kent is "human" in that he has doubts, is at times uncertain, can be confused. Superman can in PRIVATE. I love the scenes where Dean as Superman is chatting with his folks. But in public, Superman is an icon, not just a man. Yet sometimes it felt like Dean's Superman was just a guy with powers rather than a symbol of truth and justice.

Overall, I think he was usually pretty good, but there were times when his Superman fell flat.

[Mrs Kent]

I didn't like Lois and Clark, I found it a bit boring. I love Smallville though.

[Antithesis]

I've liked both so far. In fact i think L&C works really well when something has happened where I missed SV.

There's been things I didn't like about both shows like Jor-El in SV; although this season especially the end he seems to be getting a little bit better. I also didn't like the clone arc in L&C, but mostly just because it went on so long. If it had been three eps instead 5 I wouldn't have had a problem with it.

[HalJordan4184]

See, I don't see where his Superman fell flat. The whole point of the show, was that as much as people viewed him as an icon, he was only human underneath. And for some reason, people are complaining because at times, that's how it came off. Heck, the comics have taken that approach in years past. Especially in the early nineties when Lois and Clark was being filmed. Clark, even as Superman, was just as fallible as the rest of us. It wasn't that Superman always did the right thing, and never failed, and was always sure of himself. It was that even when he screwed up, and he screwed up royally, or was unsure of himself, he stuck to his choices, owned up to his mistakes, and never waivered from his own morals and beliefs.

[katt12]

Luvvvv Lois and Clark, sorta love SV. I personally like romance and comedy better than drama, so you can see why I like LnC better. However, I agree with vyperman almost all the way. The one think I think differently on is that Lois and Clark was not supposed to be about Superman. It was supposed to focus on Lois and Clark's relationship, which is shown by the fact that it's named Lois and Clark, not Superman. SV, on the other hand, is focused on Clark's adolescent years and showing how he became Superman. (Though in my opinion Clark's been going backward, not forward.)



Originally posted by Raul Rigel
lois and clark is possibly the corniest show ever....i dont see how anyone can watch that witha straight face

Uh, hello, I hardly ever watch it with a straight face! It's so funny, and that's half the reason I love it! Taking away the cheesines would be taking away half the magic of the show!

[TampaVille]

Originally posted by katt12


Uh, hello, I hardly ever watch it with a straight face! It's so funny, and that's half the reason I love it! Taking away the cheesines would be taking away half the magic of the show!

Haha, I couldn't agree more. I love that they took a comedic route with the show. It's refreshing! I still absolutely love the drama of Superman, and the seriousness implicit in so many stories of him saving the world. But it's fun to see the same characters given a little comic twist.

[Rosa76]

I love them both :D , but I LOVE Smallville the most. I'm not gonna say a negative remark about either show. :rolleyes: I was sad when Lois & Clark ended. I'm gonna be crushed when Smallville's over.:(

[LusciousLois]

I tried watching Lois and Clark because of my deep love for Superman. The cheese factor was too high on that show and I was VERY put off by Dean Cain in his Superman outfit. Oh, gee... I just got a flash of that image. Yecch! :eek::rolleyes::\

[Ireallylikethisshow]

lol.

Season 1 of Lois&Clark, I love. But Smallville is better. But Smallville doesn't have Kat Grant and that's a let down...

[axisoftime]

Id say I like most SV eps better then Lois an Clark-but the one where he stops the asterioid and the fight with the clone and a few others rank higher-hated the ones with the wedding destroyer lol.But sometimes SV has sum pretty bad eps too.

[Ireallylikethisshow]

^ oh I agree, the episodes of L&C weren't as good as SV. It just became pattern after awhile. But the first season was better about eps. that could just be me!

[Naman is 1#]

Smallville is awesome and Lois&Clark stinks! Nough said.

[Teller]

L&C > Smallville

[~*Lois & Clark Fan*~]

LOVE Lois & Clark, utterly despise Smallville and everything it stands for :D

[Pesk]

LnC was great, especially the main characters, the only thing wrong with it IMO was the crap villains. I didn't mind the special effects, they were good enough for me. I don't watch tv to be impressed by effects, thats what movies are for.

Smallville is ok, though it seems to me theres just one thing that smallville does better than LnC, and thats lex. LnC lex was good enough, but the clark/lex friendship in smallville is great.

[ginnyfan]

Love them both is winning yay! I love the love.

A few months ago I would've said I like Smallville and not Lois and Clark. But a friend owns the DVD's so I've been reintroduced to L&C and I love it! I love the futuristic 40's vibe and the interaction between Lois and Clark. The adventures are the subplot to the romance... It's an action show but its very zany and comic book in a fun way.

Smallville... the romances are the subplots to the overarching journey of the three main characters... I think. It is an action show and works better as an action show than L&C... b/c of technology. Smallville is not as silly... or at least it's silly in a different way... Very Scifi... Very NOW.

Anyway I like them both and I had fun with the fact that the characters are the same in a lot of ways... just at different points in thier lives. Sometimes I can hear ED saying some of Teri's lines and vice versa... And it is so much fun to see Superman joyfully using his powers rather than young Clark Kent angst-ing about them. Also it's fun to see fully evil Lex Luthor. John Shea is like a cross between Lionel and Lex from Smallville. He's completely insane! :)

[Ilovebeinglost]

Originally posted by kf6tac
Other combination: lukewarm about them both. I was totally into Seasons 1 and 2 of Lois and Clark, but Seasons 3 and 4 tempered it a bit. With Smallville... I'm totally in it when there's a mythology episode, but all the crap filler and teen angstiness waters it down.

Did it last 4 seasons? wow, not sure why but I can't remember one episode of lois and clark. Must have been a time in my life that TV didn't interest me. What year was it?

[Angel_Eyes]

I love Lois and Clark so much, and I love Smallville.

And I absolutely loved Dean Cain. His Clark was real... a person. His Clark had problems, insicurities... hat hair. He wasn't just Superman's alter ego... Superman was his alter ego.

And I loved John Shea as LL. He was so evil and devious. And smooth (to use Michael Landas' quote). When he talked I got shivers.

And the best thing is, after all these years, I can watch them, over and over again, and not get board. That's the kind of show it was.

LnC started in 1993- and ended in 1997.

[Sakura]

love them both because they both are great actors playing the parts.

[MidgardDragon]

Love them both.

[~*Lois & Clark Fan*~]

Originally posted by Pesk
LnC was great, especially the main characters, the only thing wrong with it IMO was the crap villains. I didn't mind the special effects, they were good enough for me. I don't watch tv to be impressed by effects, thats what movies are for.

Smallville is ok, though it seems to me theres just one thing that smallville does better than LnC, and thats lex. LnC lex was good enough, but the clark/lex friendship in smallville is great.

Personally I don't think the villians on SV are all that great. They over did it with the krypto freaks.

I think SV's Lex is okay, but he's not that great IMO.

[Pesk]

Yeah the SV villains ain't great, but they're not as bad as those on LnC. They were camp, predictable, and never seemed threatening. And just how many villain duo's were there, with an intelligent nasty one and an idiot sidekick?

[Summers]

SV FoTWs are just as repeatative and random. They die constantly, or put into Belle Reeve. Not to mention SV has even had copies of their own FoTWs :lol:. They are constantly one of the most noted annoyances from the fanbase in general. I don't find any of the FoTW as intelligent, or menacing at all :\. The die or get caught way too easily :lol:. I consider them as unnecessary, annoying plot devices most of the time. Since I feel most of the time they are not executed well within the story. There are some FoTWs that are executed great, but most of the time they are used poorly. What is worse they hurt the actual seasonal storylines of that season since they are given the A Plot of an episode right before the finale :rolleyes:. They're annoying :\.

[~*Lois & Clark Fan*~]

Originally posted by Summers
SV FoTWs are just as repeatative and random. They die constantly, or put into Belle Reeve. Not to mention SV has even had copies of their own FoTWs :lol:. They are constantly one of the most noted annoyances from the fanbase in general. I don't find any of the FoTW as intelligent, or menacing at all :\. The die or get caught way too easily :lol:. I consider them as unnecessary, annoying plot devices most of the time. Since I feel most of the time they are not executed well within the story. There are some FoTWs that are executed great, but most of the time they are used poorly. What is worse they hurt the actual seasonal storylines of that season since they are given the A Plot of an episode right before the finale :rolleyes:. They're annoying :\.

ITA Mel ;)

[poguemahone]

Love them both, but I prefer smallville I think.

[Clark Kent777]

^ Agreed:)

[Angel7]

I'm gonna say that I like them both but I like Lois and Clark way more
It was just an awesome series.

[maryjanewatson]

LOVE LOVE LOVE smallville!!!

Lois & Clark is ok. Good for a 1 time watch, but not anything real special. Though dean cain looks pretty dang sexy with them clark kent glasses on. mmm.

[clanaalltheway]

love smallville!!! havent seen lois and clark

[ctjj.stevenson]

I love Smallville, and I enjoy Lois & Clark. I loved L&C in the beginning... however moved on when it was on. However, I am only missing that last season, and I will have them all at home (so I can rewatch them, over and over and over again).

Chris

[Radiant Eclipse]

love them both.

[fresh prince]

good post vyperman I agree with you and I voted I love both shows

[thehenry89]

i started watching smallville because of lois and clark so love both of em.

[biym6969]

Originally posted by maryjanewatson
LOVE LOVE LOVE smallville!!!

Lois & Clark is ok. Good for a 1 time watch, but not anything real special.

agree whole heartedly. Although, i wouldn't mind watching clois now. Not permanent of course but for a few eppies. Just to give the audience a taste of what's to come in the future.

[kidkarmina]

smallville for me

[Shadow116]

both :) L&C was in my childhood and Smallville is in my teen years :)

[SuperKyptonGirl13]

both i started watching lois and clark because of smallville and both shows because of superman returns

[umm]

I think they are both equally good for their own respective merits!
'Smallville' features Clark Kent's younger days: teenage life/early adulthood, while 'the Adventures of Lois and Clark' features Clarks future and his mature adult life in Metropolis, and therefore those two shows can't really be compared against eachother!

[kiariclois]

Love them Both!!

[Superman's Princess]

Love them both!

Lois & Clark was my all-time favorite show when I was growing up and is still one of my favorites to this day. I love the romance of the show and seeing Lois and Clark's feelings for each other grow. Teri Hatcher is by far my favorite Lois Lane and I loved how Dean Cain's Clark Kent was a real guy and not a disguise or an act.

What I like about Smallville is how it's the story of how Clark Kent grows up with all these amazing powers and his journey to becoming the world's greatest hero Superman.

So, I love both shows but I probably like Lois and Clark a bit more because I'm a total romantic and I can rewatch episodes of Lois and Clark more than I can rewatch episodes of Smallville.

[Dark Knight23]

Love them both but like Smallville both.

[Naman is 1#]

I dont think its even a contest, SV hands down.

[meteor_phreak]

Originally posted by tw190
Other combo: Love Smallville, Like L&C. me too