Smallville Free Episodes

From LoveToKnow Sci-Fi

If you have some catching up to do with this long running series about the early life of Superman, there are a number of sites where you can check out some Smallville free episodes. This quirky and imaginative show chronicling the formative years of the man of steel has a dedicated following, and even if you got hooked after the show started airing, you don't have to miss out on the earlier episodes or resort to buying the DVD of the first few seasons.

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Smallville - Superman's Small Town Past

First developed in 2001 and the brain child of producers Miles Millar and Alfred Gough after the DC Comics character with the signature blue suit and super S chest insignia, Smallville is the back story chronicling the early adventures of Clark Kent that helped develop his personality, cement his principles and establish some of his most positive and negative relationships. Where the early seasons of the show focused on Clark's high school life and relationships, season five and after see Clark making the move to Metropolis and starting work at the Daily Planet, the place where many more traditional superman stories begin.

Actors and Roles

Prominent characters in the show and the actors who play them are:

Clark Kent - Tom Welling
Lex Luthor - Michael Rosenbaum
Lana Lang - Kristin Kreuk
Lois Lane - Erica Durance
Martha Kent (Kent's mother) - Annette O'Toole
Jonathan Kent (Kent's father) - John Schneider
Lionel Luthor (Lex's father) - John Glover
Jimmy Olsen - Aaron Ashmore
Chloe Sullivan - Allison Mack

Sets and Locations

Smallville is filmed at BB Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, and locations in and around Vancouver provide most of the exteriors for the show, including:

Smallville's Main Street - Cloverdale and Merrit in British Columbia
Kent Family Farm - Exteriors were shot at a farm in Aldergrove
Luthor Mansion Exterior- Victoria's Hatley Castle
Luthor Mansion Interior - Shannon Mews
Smallville High School Exterior - Vancouver Technical School
Smallville High School Interior - Templeton Secondary School
Metropolis Skyline - Downtown Vancouver

Smallville Inspired

You don't have to settle just for back episodes of the show if you want to include different media in your search for all things Smallville:

Smallville has inspired a number of novel series through Aspect Publishing and Little, Brown and Company.

On the magazine front, Titan Books began publishing a monthly Smallville Magazine in 2003 as well as a seasonal companion to the series.

DC comics developed a line of graphic novels using the Smallville characters too.

If you like to indulge in some "what ifs" and "how abouts", you can explore Smallville alternate universe (AU) stories on most large fan fiction sites. Use some caution, though, and read the introductory information carefully to avoid violent or sexually explicit content.

If you need more Smallville material to keep you occupied, two soundtracks are available, Smallville: The Talon Mix, and Smallville: The Metropolis Mix.

There are merchandising items on the market if you're a collector, too. Smallville T-shirts, posters, hats and action figures have all become available from time to time.