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[edit] Summer 2008
- Happy birthday to Erica Durance, who plays Lois Lane. She turned 30 on June 21.
- Happy Birthday to the "Big Red S". Superman turns 70 this year (June 2008).
[edit] Spring 2008
- Happy Birthday to Superman: The Movie director Richard Donner. He turned 78, on April 24 2008.
- Smallville's Lois Lane, Erica Durance, was named TVGuide's "Sexiest Sci-Fi Female" for their "TV's Sexiest Stars" issue, out on newsstands now. Tom Welling was runner-up for "Sexiest Sci-Fi" male.
- Series creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar have announced that they are no longer serving as executive producers for the show's eighth season. They posted a letter to fans on KryptonSite, which can be read here.
- On March 3, 2008, the CW officially renewed Smallville for an eighth season, to start airing in the fall of 2008.
- The Official Companion for Season 6 of Smallville is now available from Titan Books, featuring an exclusive foreword by Justin Hartley.
- Michael Rosenbaum, Smallville's Lex Luthor, is scheduled to appear at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia on August 29- September 1, 2008.[1]
- Smallville's Kara Kent, Laura Vandervoort, was the cover girl for the April 2008 issue of SciFi Magazine.
- Allison Mack represented Smallville and the The CW on the cover of TVGuide's March 31 issue, which gave details post-strike "Returning Shows".
- Series creators Alfred Gough & Miles Millar announced on April 1 that they will depart from the show after seventh season ends. Shortly after, Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson, Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer were named new executive producers. [2][3]
- Smallville was renewed by the CW for an eighth season by the CW on March 2, 2008.[4]
[edit] Winter 2008
- Series co-creator Al Gough contacted Supermanhomepage.com in early February to talk about Smallville's future after the conclusion of the Writer's Strike.[5]
- Justin Hartley gave an interview in January to BuddyTV about the return of the Green Arrow in Siren here.
- Michael Rosenbaum lends his voice to the main character in the video game "Dark Sector" for the Playstation® 3 and Xbox 360® platform. The game was scheduled to be released this spring.[6]
- Smallville's leading ladies Allison Mack and Kristin Kreuk gave a few interviews to promote their future college life website. BuddyTV.com has an interview with here, KryptonSitehas one here, and TV.Com has one here. Erica Durance also gave BuddyTV an interview here.
[edit] Fall 2007
- Congratulations to big-screen Superman Brandon Routh, who married his longtime girlfriend Courtney on Saturday, November 24, 2007. [7]
- The animated film, Superman Doomsday, is now available on DVD. A preview can be seen on the DVD's website.
- Gough also gave Wizard Universe.com an interview which can be read here. He gives details for the upcoming storyline of Season 7 and reveals his intention to pursue an eight season of the show.
- E!Online has an interview with James Marsters discussing his return as Brainiac/Milton Fine this season. He is slated to appear in at least two episodes beginning in January. [8]
- Series co-creater Al Gough answered fan questions for TV Guide.com again. Part 1 can be read here. and Part 2 is here. (Apparently three parts were planned but the third was not released online.)
- Laura Vandervoort (Kara Kent) and Erica Durance (Lois Lane) were the cover girls for men's magazines "Stuff" and "Maxim", respectively. Their interviews and complete photo spreads were in the October issues.
- Steven S. DeKnight gave Justice League On Film.com a interview in which he discusses the making of the Sixth Season episode Justice which can be read here.
- Erica Durance gave CW gossip blog CW Source an interview here in which she talks about Season 7 storylines involving her character Lois Lane. CW Source also has an interview here with cast members about the introduction of new character Grant Gabriel.
- ENI posted an interview with Laura Vandervoort on October 5, 2007. Part one can be read here and part two is here. Additionally, she gave an interview to E!Online here.
- Season Six of Smallville is now available on Region 1 and 2 DVDs. The cover art features Clark, Lana in Lex's arms, and the Metropolis skyline. Special features include "The Oliver Queen Chronicles" and the "Justice and Doom" original comic.
[edit] Summer 2007
- Congratulations to Allison Mack, who won the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Sidekick for the second time in a row on August 26, 2007. Michael Rosenbaum was also nominated for Choice TV Villain.[9]
- The CW confirmed on August 6, 2007, that Helen Slater will appear on the sixth episode of Season 7, entitled Lara. She will be playing Kara's aunt, Clark's biological mother Lara-El. Slater is famous for portraying the title character in the 1984 film Supergirl. [10]
- Variety reported on August 1, 2007, that former Superman Dean Cain will guest-star in the fourth episode of Season 7, entitled Cure. Cain played Superman/Clark Kent on the 1990s tv show Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. On Smallville, he will be playing evil doctor Curtis Knox. [11]
- Producers and writers of the show attended the Comic-Con convention on July 28, 2007 and offered preview clips and details for Season 7. IGN.comhas a video interview with Laura Vandervoort and a summary of the panel here.
- Al Gough gave Voices from Krypton a podcast interview on July 25, 2007 about possible Season 7 storylines which can be heard here.
- KryptonSite posted the official press release announcing the arrival of Clark's cousin Kara, which can be read here, and the first photograph of the character here on July 21, 2007. She will be played by Canadian actress Laura Vandervoort.
- TVGuide.com reported on July 7, 2007, that Michael Cassidy has been cast as the new editor of the Daily Planet, Gabriel Grant, who will appear in several episodes of Season 7. The article can be read here at TVGuide.com.
- E!Online and TVGuide.com have articles giving more details about new character Kara Kent which can be read here and here.
[edit] Spring 2007
- Superman Returns swept the Saturn Award nominations with a leading ten. It won five awards at the May 10, 2007 ceremony: Best Actor, Best Fantasy Film, Best Writing, Best Music, and Best Director.
- The Profiles in History auction house event in April 2007 sold an original costume from the 1978 Superman film worn by Christopher Reeve to a very devoted fan for $115,000. Other props from the movie including copies of the script were also offered and a 1995 Batsuit went for $63,250. [12]
- Al Gough gave iF Magazine an interview in May 2007 about the show's future here. He discusses Season 7, in which he plans to explore Chloe's meteor power and introduce more mythology, new relationships, and other DC Comics characters into the show.
- Michael Rosenbaum answered fan questions in a video interview on April 20, 2007, for CW gossip blog CW Source which can be viewed here.. He also gave JewReview.Netan interview here in which he discusses his character's storyline this year and states that Season 7 will most likely be the last year he portrays Lex Luthor.
- Tom Welling beat out sixty-three other competitors to win the March Madness Hottest Man on Television tournament conducted in early April 2007 by television blog TiFaux.com. The runner-up was Prison Break star Wentworth Miller, and Tom's female co-champion was fellow CW star Kristen Bell of Veronica Mars.
- Smallville received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Network Television Series. Allison Mack also received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series for her portrayal of Chloe Sullivan. The awards were handed out on May 10, 2007, but Smallville lost to Heroes and Mack lost to Hayden Panettiere, also on Heroes. [13]
- SciFi Wire spoke to co-executive producer Stephen DeKnight, who gave a few clues on upcoming storylines of the last few episodes of Season 6, which can be read here, on April 2, 2007.
[edit] Winter 2007
- Comics Continuum posted highlights of Al Gough and Miles Millar's February convention appearance here, in which they answered a multitude of fan questions, on February 15, 2007. They talked about Smallville's relationship to other DC Comics characters and discuss upcoming storylines.
- TVGuide.com collected fan questions for series creator Al Gough, which he answered here, here, and here on February 19, 2007.
- Michael Rosenbaum gave Zap2it.com an interview about his directorial debut episode, Freak, on February 15, 2007, which can be read here. He also talked to E!Online.com's TV editor Kristin on February 17, 2007, about his future with the show here.
- Kryptonsite posted an interview featuring Al Gough on January 23, 2007. He discussed upcoming Season 6 storylines here.
- Kryptonsite featured in interview with Labyrinth guest star Phil Morris here. Morris also talked to TVGuide.com on January 28, 2007, about his role in an interview here.
- Erica Durance gave Comics Continuum an interview about playing Lois Lane on January 23, 2007. The article can be read here and might contain Season 6 spoilers.
- Series creator Al Gough gave Geek Monthly's website a brief interview on January 12, 2007, about the episode Justice here.
- Allison Mack gave Comics Continuum a two-part interview about playing everyone's favorite reporter, Chloe Sullivan, on January 4, 2007. The article also includes photographs from upcoming episodes and Season 6 spoilers. Part 1 can be read here and Part 2 is here.
- Justin Hartley has been awarded the Breakout Star of the Season Award on December 5, 2006, for his portrayal of Oliver Queen from visitors of mediaVillage.com.The site has an exclusive interview with Hartley here. (might contain Season 6 spoilers.)
[edit] Fall 2006
- John Glover talks to TVGuide.com about Lionel and Martha's budding relationship in this article (which contains Season 6 spoilers) on October 26, 2006.
- Al Gough talks to The Gazette about the future of Smallville in this article on September 17, 2006.
- The Smallville Wiki received a mention in a feature about the new Desperate Housewives wikia on PR Web.com on September 25, 2006.
