{"id":7891,"date":"2015-12-01T18:36:11","date_gmt":"2015-12-01T23:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=7891"},"modified":"2016-03-07T15:07:57","modified_gmt":"2016-03-07T20:07:57","slug":"top-comic-book-adaptations-no-31-smallville-season-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2015\/12\/01\/top-comic-book-adaptations-no-31-smallville-season-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Comic Book Adaptations: No. 31 – Smallville: Season One"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"smallville\"<\/a>If you aren\u2019t watching <\/span>Supergirl <\/span><\/i>on CBS, or following our coverage here at Pop Culture Spin (reviews of every episode!), you are missing out. The show is making a strong early case for future inclusions\u00a0on this list. Its predecessor from the same creative team, the exemplary adaptation of <\/span>The Flash<\/span><\/i> on CW, is in elite company without question. But none of that (including <\/span>Arrow<\/span><\/i> – which I\u2019m <\/span>getting to<\/span><\/i>!) would have ever been possible if not for Smallville: Season One.<\/span><\/p>\n

I could argue for other seasons during the show’s run, but if that first one hadn\u2019t laid out such a perfect formula – one that is still being followed today – we may not have even gotten that far. All the key characters and plot elements are introduced in the first few episodes. At times, the acting has silly, stiff, or over-the-top moments, but somehow the casting is still perfect. Tom Welling as Clark Kent and Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor in particular shine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fun fact: Rosenbaum also voices Barry Allen\/The Flash in the excellent Justice League animated series and movies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Long before the particle accelerator was giving reason for the strange events of Central City, the meteor shower was creating havoc for the denizens of Smallville. This was also before <\/span>Gotham<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D <\/span><\/i>were telling extended origin stories.<\/span><\/p>\n

I remember when I asked my dad if he had seen Smallville<\/em> and he replied \u201cyou mean that show where all those gorgeous 25-year-olds go to high school and one of them is Superman?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYep,\u201d I replied.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, it\u2019s really good,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n

It was never a show that was going to get bogged down too much by trying to be realistic which led to some awkward moments, but would eventually set the foundation for a glorious future.
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\nSmallville<\/span><\/i> laid forth a formula it at times perfected, planting the seeds for an age of faithful comic-book adaptations where the same shows can bring you giant gorillas or half-cyborg-half-tornado-killing-machines one second and tug at your heartstrings the next.<\/span><\/p>\n

Complete 35-part list for best comic book adaptations ever!<\/p>\n

Part 1 – Daredevil<\/a> \/ Part 2 – The Dark Knight<\/a> \/ Part 3 – V for Vendetta<\/a>
\nPart 4 – The Flash<\/a> \/ Part 5 – Sin City<\/a> \/ Part 6 – The Crow<\/a>
\nPart 7 – Agent Carter<\/a> \/ Part 8 – X-Men: Days of Future Past<\/a> \/ Part 9 – Captain America: The Winter Soldier<\/a>
\nPart 10 – Guardians of the Galaxy<\/a> \/ Part 11 – X2: X-Men United<\/a> \/ Part 12 – Iron Man<\/a>
\nPart 13 – The Avengers<\/a> \/ Part 14 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)<\/a> \/ Part 15 – Superman (Richard Donner)<\/a>
\nPart 16 – Hellboy<\/a> \/ Part 17 – The Incredible Hulk<\/a> \/ Part 18 – X-Men: First Class<\/a>
\nPart 19 – Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi)<\/a> \/ Part 20 – Thor<\/a> \/ Part 21 – Ant-Man<\/a>
\nPart 22 – The Dark Knight Rises<\/a> \/ Part 23 – Spawn<\/a> \/ Part 24 – Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Season Two<\/a>
\nPart 25 – Avengers: Age of Ultron<\/a> \/ Part 26 – Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan)<\/a> \/ Part 27 – Captain America: The First Avengers<\/a>
\nPart 28 – Batman (Tim Burton)<\/a> \/ Part 29 – X-Men (Bryan Singer)<\/a> \/ Part 30 – Spider-Man (Sam Raimi)<\/a>
\nPart 31 – Smallville: Season One<\/a> \/ Part 32 – Hellboy II: The Golden Army<\/a> \/ Part 33 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2, 3<\/a>
\nPart 34 – 300<\/a> \/ Part 35 – Man of Steel<\/a>\u00a0\/ Extra Part – Final Thoughts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you aren\u2019t watching Supergirl on CBS, or following our coverage here at Pop Culture Spin (reviews of every episode!), you are missing out. The show is making a strong early case for future inclusions\u00a0on this list. Its predecessor from the same creative team, the exemplary adaptation of The Flash on CW, is in elite<\/p>\n

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