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THE PILOT (S1E01) Behind the Meteor Shower, Shooting Around 9/11 & Scenes That Would Be Taboo Today

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Back to where it all began… Join Tom Welling (Clark) and Michael Rosenbaum (Lex) as they revisit the Smallville Pilot episode more than two decades since it was filmed. The guys talk about their experience during the shooting with kingmaker David Nutter, working with established actors like John Schneider, Annette O’Toole, and John Glover, and sentiment filming and releasing around 9/11. After discussing the difficulty of certain scenes like the underwater car crash, and the epic nature of the meteor shower, Tom and Michael later reflect on certain scenes that are a bit jarring and probably wouldn’t fly nowadays.

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01 - The Pilot | Behind the Meteor Shower, Shooting Around 9/11, & Scenes That Would Be Taboo Today #smallville #talkville #season1

20 Comments

@terrymcginnis2878 4 years ago Pinned

This show was so impactful and redefined the Superman mythology. IMO I feel this series is the best depiction of Superman and his supporting cast. 10 seasons, 217 episodes . Thank you Smallville.

@eqs1782 4 years ago

I never thought we would get these two legends going over the series. Surely the world is amazing

@kennylaysh2776 4 years ago

It makes me weirdly happy that Tom and Michael are such good friends in real life, lol. Smallville always had by FAR the best Superman/Lex dynamic, and in all the years since, this STILL feels like 'my' Superman and Lex. Knowing they are friends off set just makes it even better. It's so cool when actors from shows you love really do get along. I'd love the show anyway, but it just adds something special, when people are friends off set, at least to me.
Thanks for doing these shows, you both have my undying respect.

@davideferrari4936 4 years ago (edited)

We need an episode that specifically acknowledges the awesomeness of the Smallville soundtrack. Whoever directed the musical backdrop for that show was a genius. All the BEST pop rock songs of the 90’s and early 000’s 🤘🏼🎸AAR, 3 doors down, Simple Plan, Staind,
Sum 41…the list goes on and on

@bregghaines1656 2 years ago

I love that they acknowledged the fact that it was super fucking weird for Lex to be hanging out with high schoolers

@SorenKirke1985 3 years ago (edited)

I’ll never understand how Michael Rosenbaum did not become a A-list movie star. Charisma off the charts and great actor.

@juleswinnfield616 4 years ago

No disrespect to the great Gene Hackman, but Michael is the best live action of Lex we've had. This isn't a knock on Gene, I believe he played the character in a way that made sense at the time, but Michael brought a darkness to the character that I always felt was needed and he fucking nailed it!

@Hush__h619 1 year ago

3 years ago…. Why did I not know this series on youtube existed

@charlesbronson2926 4 years ago

The idea of having someone watch the show for the first time, and then talk about it with the 2 main stars is actually amazing!

@Alchemistic88 3 years ago

The writers sniping both Lana's parents with a meteor was so unexpectedly harsh 😂 Like "Oh look at the happy famil- and it's gone"

@TheNewimpact211 3 years ago

The most iconic thing about this show besides the whole Clark/Superman thing, was the Theme song. Even now, 20+ years ago, you hear that song and this show is the first thing that comes to mind.

@Claego 2 years ago

Man, how often is it that you get an in-depth in-person behind the scenes rundown of a show you loved as a kid by the people who were in it? This is awesome

@shaolin95 4 years ago

The scene of Lex hitting Clark with the car was so well done that it sold me on this show right away.

@racingfuel28 4 years ago

I’d never thought of how weird Lex declaring Clark his best friend after knowing him for two scenes was until now😂😂

@wayneellison3968 4 years ago

To this day, Smallville is still the only show I took the time to own all 10 seasons on DVD. You two are great!

@jamesestelle7260 2 years ago

17:30 interesting fact. John Glover (Lionel Luther) played the first openly gay character on T.V.

@TheresaJohnson52 8 months ago

You probably won't see this among all these coments, but my 89 year old mom and I watched Smallville probably 8 times all the way through if not more. Absolutely loved it. This version of Clark and Lois are our favorite version of all time and my favorite all time of any series couple.🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

@lionrence 8 months ago

I'm so damn happy this podcast exists. I just binged all of Smallville for the very first time and now that I'm done I'm just not ready to say goodbye. I completely fell in love with the show.