Smallville: Questions of Season 11 and More

Smallville: Questions of Season 11 and More

Recently Smallville executive producers Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders met with the press and discussed a number of issues related to the series, including the possibility of an 11th season that, using "Homecoming" as a cue, would focus on Lois and Clark.

By EdGross - Oct 21, 2010 08:10 AM EST
Filed Under: Smallville

What follows are some highlights from that interview:

Possibility of Season 11:

Brian Peterson: "I can't say it's the first time the words season 11 have creeped up this year. As we've been pushing that it's the final season of Smallville, I think it's the final season of Smallville. We don't know [of any] plans, but we never bet against ourselves and the show."

Why go so far so early in the season:

Brian Peterson: "We really wanted this to be a positive season and a season of growth and forward movement, so if [all of this] happened late in the season it felt like...the very last second before his big move into Superman. We wanted it to launch the season, not just cap it off."

On Clark donning the Superman costume:

Kelly Souders: "He still has quite a bit to go through. We'll see that the world around [Clark] puts up some major stumbling blocks for him. As much as he's progressing things around his life, the environment around him is going to shift after this episode to a place where he's still got some major battles to overcome. [But] he's earning his stripes all along."

On why Clark didn't tell Lois he's the Blur in "Homecoming"

Brian Peterson: "There are two big things: Does Clark just tell her he loves her, or does he say I love you and I'm the Blur? He's got a lot of things to lay out. And we really wanted to focus on the emotion of this moment, and leave whether he's Superman or not aside. The important thing after his journey was saying that he loved her, and reassuring her of his feelings."

Kelly Souders: "Lois is such a big part of his future. We wanted a moment that really shined a light on the fact that this is a big moment in time."

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marvel72
marvel72 - 10/21/2010, 8:28 AM
aaaahhhh!

f*ck no,this show must end.

i don't think i can hate for another season.

fox is taking most of my energy nowadays,lets scrub off smallville off my hitlist.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/21/2010, 8:31 AM
The BLUR.... seriously how sh1T does that sound lol?

I like the show (well sometimes when their not ass bending it) but howz about we kill Chloe off pretty quick, get rid of Welling and if ROUTH doesn't get the SUPES gig again, get him on this and call it METROPOLIS!



Perfect match... how cool would that be?!?

: P
veylre
veylre - 10/21/2010, 8:32 AM
So deadpool, exactly how long have you and grif been lovers ???

Long Live Smallville !!!!
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/21/2010, 8:37 AM
@ veylre

we're not,his all yours if you want. lol :D
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/21/2010, 8:39 AM
DP @ Lol!

Heck they could do a ZERO HOUR on this show, wipe out seasons, and do a real Superman show!
smallvillefanricky
smallvillefanricky - 10/21/2010, 8:42 AM
I dont think it will,i love smallville and i cant see a extra season just around him being superman and just throwing shitty little villains to fill every episode
put him in the movie :)
ohsoserious
ohsoserious - 10/21/2010, 8:46 AM
@deadpool and @grif if there is an 11th season all I can say to you is haha sucks for you!
@Lee I agree with getting rid oh Chloe but as for casting routh that is a horrible idea because that guy sucks balls the highlight of that guy's career should have been Superman but he sucked at that so instead his biggest on screen moment was kissing Justin long
IronicMan
IronicMan - 10/21/2010, 8:46 AM
Smallville is the bees knees!
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/21/2010, 8:46 AM
@ leee777

i would probably accept it more if they had some intro like saying "that this is one of the 52 earths."

but they don't,zero hour sounds like a fantastic idea.

@ ysoserious

it won't be to bad,at least i have something to laugh at.
YourMomNaked
YourMomNaked - 10/21/2010, 8:56 AM
End at ten!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/21/2010, 9:00 AM
DP @ Yeah lol!

Same goes with FOX too, what they should have done is wipe out the past in an X-MEN 4 movie with CABLE and make a better franchise! ; D

YsoSerious @ Glad ur anti Chloe lol!

But Routh's 10x the Superman Welling is, hell looks like he might not put the cape on for another extra 2 years now lmao!

CW see's $$$$$$ thats all they care about end of the day, story second.
EdGross
EdGross - 10/21/2010, 9:04 AM
As much as I'm enjoying the season, it should definitely come to an end after this unless it's the form of some sort of spin-off.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/21/2010, 9:04 AM
@ leee777

i would agree with ya,but i don't want to be accused of cheating on grif. :D
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 10/21/2010, 9:04 AM
How many times does it have to be spelled out for those whose brains can't fathom certain things. The show is not about Superman. It is about Clark Kent coming to grips with his destiny of becoming Superman. It really isn't difficult to understand. The show's producers have been explaining it since the beginning, yet the haters still whine about it. Everyone was aware and is aware that this is how the show was going to unfold. Don't watch it if you don't like it, especially when you know it isn't going to be the storyline you like. Don't keep whining about it if you don't get it. Geez, sometimes I wonder if some of you have things that really matter that are important to you or if complaining about the same thing over and over again is how you get satisfaction out of life.
Wallymandius88
Wallymandius88 - 10/21/2010, 9:07 AM
HOLY SHIT @YourMomNaked! Totally [frick]ing amazing! Wow, that video blew my mind! I love it!
Bronemeister
Bronemeister - 10/21/2010, 9:13 AM
@YourMomNaked Awesome!
InFamouslyCool
InFamouslyCool - 10/21/2010, 9:13 AM
welling made a horrible clark kent. homecoming, on the elevator.. he looked nothing like clark kent in that uniform.
EdGross
EdGross - 10/21/2010, 9:25 AM
Ranger14, I agree with you completely. The minute he becomes Superman, Smallville is over. As much as I want him in the costume (did that come out wrong?), I recognize that he simply can't wear it until the end because the show then becomes about Superman.
blueorangeny
blueorangeny - 10/21/2010, 9:31 AM
@ Ranger14 - It makes no sense ng on the same ol redundant crap. People don't seem to comprehend. I just read and laugh at all the hateorade being shell out. I stop wasting my time commenting.

@ Infamouslycool - you're crazy the elevator scene was great
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/21/2010, 9:34 AM
@ teabag

well said,that speech actually brought a tear to my eye.
steelrocks
steelrocks - 10/21/2010, 9:44 AM
you guys gotta be on crack or something. The elevator scene was the best yo! Homecoming was the best episode I can remember!!!!
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/21/2010, 9:45 AM
@ teabag

lol,i thought eveyone on this site was.

you know naked with a beer. :P

for a tear to come from that eye,you will have to post some pictures or i'm off to another site. :D
steelrocks
steelrocks - 10/21/2010, 9:45 AM
@ yourmomnaked, OMFG! What an awesome video dude!!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 10/21/2010, 9:52 AM
DP @ Hahaha, hey where is the GRIFTER... has there been a hit on him LOL?!?

Ahhhh ya gotta luv GRIF! ; P

TEABAG @ LMAO!
StephenJ
StephenJ - 10/21/2010, 9:56 AM
I don't want a Smallville season 11. I want a Metropolis season 1. And @ Lee
Although Tom Welling is not that great of an actor this is his show. if they made a spinoff Metropolis series it would only be fair if he was Superman. I think he could do it much better on TV than he could on film. especially after watching Homecoming
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/21/2010, 10:00 AM
@ teabag

thanks,my good man.

i just had to do some multi tasking,if you know what i mean. :D

if there is two things on earth that makes smallville articles so much better,is the pisstakes & ......BOOBS!
Denn1s
Denn1s - 10/21/2010, 10:05 AM
i would love a season 11 but with superman only and not superboy-ish things
EdGross
EdGross - 10/21/2010, 10:07 AM
A Superman series would be tough because of the movie, but kind of a new version of Lois & Clark with Welling and Durance would be pretty amazing, actually. They could definitely pull that off.
Philvis
Philvis - 10/21/2010, 10:10 AM
I'm amazed at all the Brandon '2 x 4' Routh love on here. The guy has been lifeless in everything he has been in. I think I've seen him in 3 or 4 things outside of the abysmal SR, and its always the same. Weak, uninspired acting. You can't blame Singer or the script when he is bad in everything.

I just hope Brandon Routh puts a little more effort into his table waiting skills, because I doubt he gets many tips otherwise.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/21/2010, 10:31 AM
@ philvis

i wouldn't mind seeing brandon routh as superman,yes some of his performaces are a bit wooden,but tom welling isn't much more than a pile of saw dust. :D
EdGross
EdGross - 10/21/2010, 10:54 AM
Agreed, Anil Rickly. Better to go out on a win.
Snow43214
Snow43214 - 10/21/2010, 11:25 AM
@ Anil Rickly

Yeah, totally, this season has been awesome, even people I know who love to hate have had trouble finding bad things to say about the past few eps, everything is building to a dramatic conclusion and an eleventh season could jeopardise that.
ThaJackaL
ThaJackaL - 10/21/2010, 11:44 AM
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marvel72
marvel72 - 10/21/2010, 11:59 AM
@ thajackal

welling would do much worse.
JohnnyTHM
JohnnyTHM - 10/21/2010, 12:22 PM
ok are you all full retard?? seriously?! Routh is a bottom end actor no better or worse than Welling. HOWEVER, What Welling has that Routh doesn't is he actually looks like Clark Kent.. many of you will say but he looks like Chris Reeve yeah well Chris had blue eyes, Tom has blue eyes um last thing i remembered Clark Kent has blue eyes. Routh has brown.. Even if Synder doesn't go with Welling at least pick a [frick]ing actor whose physical looks match the character description!! There are thousands of unknown actors that match the true character description.. [frick]ING CHOOSE ONE OF THEM!
Most of you bitch about not staying true to the comics well start with demanding an actor that actually looks like the character first!
JorEl77
JorEl77 - 10/21/2010, 12:36 PM
Grif is in a hole in my basement right now,that's why he hasn't commented yet.I'm lowering him a bottle of lotion right now and telling him "It puts the lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose again".Oh,and he asked for a copy of Auto Trader Magazine too.HaHaHa.I'm just kidding,we all know Grif is still in school right now,cause he's like 12 ain't he?From what I've heard.HeHeHe!!!
BLADE4040
BLADE4040 - 10/21/2010, 1:02 PM
SEASON 11 as much as I complain about
WATERVILLE I'D watch another season
especially if it's a spin-off with
WELLING becoming SUPERMAN.

I've got ten years invested into this show
and I understand this is about Clark's
journey into becoming SUPERMAN.

However the guy is in his 30's now..
let's put on the suit,fly,and beat
up super-villians!!!
MoonDoggyX
MoonDoggyX - 10/21/2010, 1:19 PM
I love Smallville, but it needs to end! Just because the story of Clark Kent becoming Superman needs to come to the end. Don't want to stretch it out to far like Scrubs... Or give it too many twists and turns like lost. I think a spin-off about Superman would suck, though. The best and most appealing thing about Smallville is that its Clarks journey to becoming Superman. After he's supes, no journey no show...
jaysin420
jaysin420 - 10/21/2010, 1:21 PM
Haha this is awesome! Maybe those Metropolis rumors were true and they just waited another year to make the change.

And about Welling, I'm not saying he's a great actor or anything but he has gotten much better. Just look at last weeks episode, most people thought it was one of the best all time and it was basically all him.

I'm pretty sure that every other great SV episode either had Rosenbaum in it or was written by Geoff Johns.
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