2011 TV News Archives
May 28, 2011: Why We Didn't See Tom Welling in the Superman Suit
"Smallville" Executive Producers Kelly Souders and Brain Peterson spoke with HollywoodReporter.com in the aftermath of the series finale of the 10 season TV series, and got an insight into why we never really saw Tom Welling in the Superman costume.
- "What we wanted to do all along was show hints at where he was going because that is a whole different story that is yet to be told," Peterson told THR. "It felt like it gave just enough without starting to tell a whole different story that is left for all the other media.'
Peterson, who penned Part 2 of the finale with Souders, noted that the series has always been about Clark becoming the hero from the famed mythos and that the adventures of Superman were stories that have been -- and will continue to be told -- via other avenues, including Christopher Nolan's upcoming Man of Steel, set for next year. "[Showing Tom in the full suit] to me is just not super relevant and not what we were trying to do," he said.
"We were actually thrilled that everybody came together and was on board with the shots that we specifically picked," he added.
"We all wanted it to be the end of Clark Kent's journey because it's a show about Clark Kent," he said. "In the days when we saw him in a flannel shirt, the suit was the furthest thing from his mind."
2011 Television News
Listed below are all the Television News items archived for 2011 organized into various categories:“Smallville” News:
- January 5, 2011: More Information on Chloe's Return to “Smallville”
- January 5, 2011: The CW Releases New “Smallville” Promo Poster
- January 5, 2011: Further Details on Chloe's Return to “Smallville”
- January 5, 2011: “Smallville” Returning to Australian Television
- January 7, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 12 - “Collateral”
- January 7, 2011: Serinda Swan Talks Zatanna in “Smallville”
- January 11, 2011: Clark's Secret Identity on “Smallville”
- January 12, 2011: First Look at Chloe's Return to “Smallville”
- January 12, 2011: “Smallville” Producers Cautiously Optimistic About Michael Rosenbaum Return
- January 13, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 12 - “Collateral” Images
- January 13, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 13 - “Beacon”
- January 15, 2011: Kick Ass Women of The CW
- January 19, 2011: Erica Durance “Smallville” Interviews
- January 19, 2011: “Smallville” Spoilers - Alternate Realities, Booster Gold and Blue Beetle
- January 20, 2011: Supergirl Returns to “Smallville”
- January 20, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 14 - “Masquerade”
- January 20, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 12 - “Collateral” Sneak Peek
- January 21, 2011: Erica Durance Previews “Smallville” Return
- January 21, 2011: Eric Martsolf Cast as Booster Gold for “Smallville”
- January 21, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 13 - “Beacon” Images
- January 22, 2011: “Smallville” Casts Blue Beetle and Ted Kord
- January 24, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 12 - “Collateral” Trailer
- January 25, 2011: New “Smallville” Cast Promo Images
- January 25, 2011: Erica Durance Talks “Collateral” and Chloe's Return
- January 26, 2011: Will Clark Fly on “Smallville”?
- January 27, 2011: “Smallville” Return Delayed Until February 4
- January 27, 2011: Durance and Huffman Talk “Smallville”
- January 27, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 12 - “Collateral”
- January 28, 2011: KTLA Interview With Erica Durance
- January 28, 2011: General Zod to Return to “Smallville”
- January 28, 2011: Brian Peterson Talks “Smallville” Series Finale
- January 31, 2011: “Smallville” Hangover and Two-Hour Finale
- January 31, 2011: Another Erica Durance “Smallville” Interview
- January 31, 2011: Laura Vandervoort Returns to “Smallville”
- February 2, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 14 - “Masquerade” Images
- February 2, 2011: “Smallville” Spoilers for Remaining Episodes
- February 3, 2011: “Smallville” Final Season Preview
- February 3, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 12 - “Collateral”
- February 4, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 15 - “Fortune”
- February 4, 2011: Brian Peterson Talks About Superman Identity on “Smallville”
- February 5, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 13 - “Beacon”
- February 7, 2011: “Smallville” Two Hour Series Finale
- February 7, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 13 - “Beacon” Video
- February 9, 2011: “Smallville” - Martha's Return and Series Finale Title
- February 10, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 16 - “Scion”
- February 10, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 13 - “Beacon”
- February 11, 2011: Rosenbaum Turns Down Return to “Smallville”
- February 11, 2011: LEX RETURNS! Rosenbaum Returning to “Smallville”
- February 13, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 14 - “Masquerade” Trailer
- February 13, 2011: Greg Beeman to Direct “Smallville” Finale
- February 14, 2011: “Smallville” - Don't Call Me Superclone
- February 15, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 16 - “Scion” Images
- February 15, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 14 - “Masquerade” Clip
- February 16, 2011: Official “Smallville” Press Release - Michael Rosenbaum Returns
- February 16, 2011: The CW to Re-Air “Smallville” Pilot
- February 16, 2011: “Smallville” - Sam Witwer and Terrence Stamp
- February 17, 2011: Al Gough Interview About “Smallville”
- February 17, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 7 - “Denial”
- February 17, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 14 - “Masquerade”
- February 19, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 15 - “Fortune” Promo
- February 22, 2011: Rosenbaum on Returning to “Smallville”
- February 23, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 15 - “Fortune” Clip
- February 24, 2011: “Smallville” Nominated for Two Saturn Award
- February 24, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 15 - “Fortune”
- February 27, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 16 - “Scion” Promo
- February 28, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 16 - “Scion” Preview
- February 28, 2011: Laura Vandervoort at Armageddon Expo in Sydney
- March 3, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 16 - “Scion”
- March 4, 2011: Michael Rosenbaum Talks “Smallville” Finale
- March 6, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 17 - “Kent” Promo
- March 8, 2011: Will Mack Be Back for “Smallville” Finale?
- March 9, 2011: Rosenbaum Talks “Smallville” Season Finale
- March 11, 2011: Vandervoort Talks “Smallville” Series Finale
- March 15, 2011: Kristin Kreuk Talks “Smallville”
- March 15, 2011: Laura Vandervoort Talks “Smallville”
- March 21, 2011: “Smallville” Wrap Party
- March 24, 2011: TV Guide Magazine Pays Tribute to “Smallville”
- March 24, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 17 - “Kent”
- March 25, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 17 - “Kent” Images
- March 25, 2011: Erica Durance Talks Final Episodes of “Smallville”
- March 25, 2011: Erica Durance “Smallville” Interview - Part 2
- March 28, 2011: First Look at Booster Gold and Blue Beetle on “Smallville”
- March 28, 2011: Zack Snyder Praises “Smallville”
- March 28, 2011: John Schneider Talks “Smallville”
- March 30, 2011: Two More Booster Gold “Smallville” Photos
- March 31, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 18 - “Booster”
- April 1, 2011: Brian Peterson Discusses Final Episodes of “Smallville”
- April 4, 2011: TV Guide “Smallville” Cover for Final Episodes
- April 5, 2011: TV Guide “Smallville” Article
- April 5, 2011: Will Clark Wear the Superman Suit in “Smallville”?
- April 5, 2011: Tom Welling Looks Back at “Smallville” Pilot
- April 5, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 18 - “Booster” Images
- April 5, 2011: “Smallville” Pilot Episode Promo Trailer
- April 6, 2011: Allison Mack Talks “Smallville” Series Finale
- April 6, 2011: Will Jor-El Return for “Smallville” Finale?
- April 7, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 19 - “Dominion”
- April 8, 2011: “Smallville” Series Finale Interviews
- April 8, 2011: “Smallville” Final Episodes Teaser
- April 8, 2011: Kelly Souders Talks “Smallville” Series Finale
- April 8, 2011: “Smallville” Stars Look Back at Pilot
- April 11, 2011: Another 5 Second “Smallville” Teaser
- April 12, 2011: “Smallville” Finale to Standalone with Payoffs
- April 12, 2011: Cassidy Freeman “Tess” Ford Focus Spot
- April 12, 2011: “Smallville” Scoops for Lois & Clark Relationship
- April 13, 2011: Kelly Souders on Final Episodes of “Smallville”
- April 13, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 17 - “Kent” Preview
- April 13, 2011: Test for Tess on “Smallville”
- April 14, 2011: Brian Peterson Previews “Smallville” Episode “Kent”
- April 14, 2011: First Look at Zod's Return on “Smallville”
- April 14, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 20 - “Prophecy”
- April 14, 2011: Kelly Souders Interview on Final “Smallville” Episodes
- April 14, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 17 - “Kent”
- April 15, 2011: Tom Welling Reflects on 10 Seasons of “Smallville”
- April 15, 2011: Kelly Souders on Approaching Final “Smallville” Episodes
- April 15, 2011: More Cassidy Freeman Interviews
- April 15, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 18 - “Booster” Promo
- April 15, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 19 - “Dominion” Images
- April 15, 2011: Will Lois & Clark Get Married in “Smallville” Finale?
- April 15, 2011: Cassidy Freeman on Tess Mercer and the End of “Smallville”
- April 16, 2011: “Smallville” Series Finale Promo
- April 17, 2011: Another “Smallville” Finale Teaser Promo
- April 19, 2011: Growth of Lois & Clark's Relationship on “Smallville”
- April 20, 2011: Eric Martsolf Talks Booster Gold on “Smallville”
- April 20, 2011: Chloe's Return to “Smallville”
- April 20, 2011: “Smallville” Details on Booster Gold and Blue Beetle
- April 21, 2011: “Smallville” Series Finale Description
- April 21, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 18 - “Booster” Preview
- April 21, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 20 - “Prophecy” Images
- April 21, 2011: Buy Your Copy of TV Guide Magazine's “Smallville” Issue
- April 21, 2011: Michael Rosenbaum Talks “Smallville” Finale
- April 21, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 18 - “Booster”
- April 22, 2011: “Smallville” Lex Luthor Finale Promo
- April 23, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 19 - “Dominion” Trailer
- April 26, 2011: “Smallville: The Complete Series” DVD Box Set
- April 26, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 19 - “Dominion” Preview
- April 26, 2011: Lois & Clark to Walk Down the Aisle
- April 26, 2011: First Photo of Lex Luthor Back on “Smallville”
- April 27, 2011: Official Press Release for “Smallville: The Complete Series”
- April 27, 2011: Tom Welling Talks Superman Movies
- April 27, 2011: Brian Peterson Previews “Smallville” Episode “Dominion”
- April 27, 2011: Tom and Jamie Welling Audio Interview
- April 28, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 19 - “Dominion”
- April 28, 2011: Supergirl Returns to “Smallville” One More Time
- April 28, 2011: “Smallville” 3 Day Liquidation Sale
- April 29, 2011: “Smallville” Series Finale Images
- April 29, 2011: More From Justin Hartley on Directing “Smallville”
- April 29, 2011: Erica Durance Reflects on “Smallville”
- April 29, 2011: Justin Hartley Talks “Smallville”
- April 29, 2011: More “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 20 - “Prophecy” Images
- April 30, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 20 - “Prophecy” Promo
- May 1, 2011: Justin Hartley Looks Beyond “Smallville”
- May 2, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 20 - “Prophecy” Preview Clip
- May 2, 2011: Allison Mack Returns for a “Smallville” Wedding
- May 2, 2011: “Smallville” Cast Guest Appearances
- May 2, 2011: Another “Smallville” Series Finale Promo
- May 2, 2011: Teri Hatcher Talks “Smallville” and Amy Adams as Lois Lane
- May 4, 2011: Tom Welling Talks “Smallville” Series Finale
- May 4, 2011: Brian Peterson Previews “Smallville” Episode “Prophecy”
- May 4, 2011: Cassidy Freeman Talks About Meeting Michael Rosenbaum
- May 4, 2011: Tom Welling on the Cover of Canada's TV Week Magazine
- May 4, 2011: “Smallville” Final Season Collector's Packages on Ebay
- May 4, 2011: “Smallville” - Oliver Queen and the Omega Symbol
- May 5, 2011: More “Smallville” Series Finale Images
- May 5, 2011: “Smallville” Super Moments - Chapter 2
- May 5, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10, Episode 20 - “Prophecy”
- May 5, 2011: “Smallville” Super Moments - Chapter 1
- May 6, 2011: Michael Rosenbaum Talks About Return to “Smallville”
- May 6, 2011: Erica Durance on Michael Rosenbaum's Return
- May 6, 2011: “Smallville” Super Moments - Chapter 3
- May 6, 2011: Welling and Rosenbaum to Appear on “10 on Top”
- May 6, 2011: Tom Welling to Appear on “Live With Regis and Kelly”
- May 6, 2011: Tom Welling on Jimmy Fallon
- May 6, 2011: Tom Welling Says Goodbye to “Smallville”
- May 7, 2011: Tom Welling Talks Series Finale of “Smallville”
- May 7, 2011: “Smallville” Super Moments - Chapter 4
- May 8, 2011: “Smallville” Super Moments - Chapter 5
- May 8, 2011: Greg Beeman Looks Back Fondly on “Smallville”
- May 9, 2011: Canadian Promo for “Smallville” Series Finale
- May 9, 2011: “Smallville” Memories - Rosenbaum & Durance
- May 9, 2011: “Smallville” Series Finale Preview Clip #1
- May 9, 2011: “Smallville” Super Moments - Chapter 6
- May 10, 2011: “Smallville” Executive Producers Talk Series Finale
- May 10, 2011: “Smallville” Super Moments - Chapter 7
- May 10, 2011: “Smallville” Nominated for 8 Leo Awards
- May 11, 2011: Tom Welling on the Return of Lex Luthor
- May 11, 2011: “Smallville” Memories - Cassidy Freeman
- May 11, 2011: More Interviews About the “Smallville” Series Finale
- May 11, 2011: Press Release - “Smallville” Musical Score
- May 11, 2011: Michael Rosenbaum on “Attack of the Show”
- May 11, 2011: “Smallville” Super Moments - Chapter 8
- May 11, 2011: The Evolution of “Smallville”
- May 11, 2011: Spoilers for “Smallville” Series Finale
- May 12, 2011: Michael Rosenbaum Talks About Lex's Return
- May 12, 2011: “Smallville” Memories - Tom Welling
- May 12, 2011: Al Gough Looks Back on “Smallville”
- May 12, 2011: “Smallville” Super Moments - Chapter 9
- May 12, 2011: “Smallville” Series Finale Preview Video
- May 12, 2011: “Smallville” Series Finale
- May 12, 2011: Watch Michael Rosenbaum on “Attack of the Show”
- May 13, 2011: “Smallville” Series Finale Discussion Thread
- May 13, 2011: A Letter from “Smallville” Executive Producers
- May 13, 2011: Fan Made “Smallville” Tribute Video
- May 15, 2011: Greg Beeman on Directing “Smallville” Finale
- May 15, 2011: “Smallville” Finale Ratings
- May 16, 2011: “Smallville” Series Finale Encore Presentation
- May 17, 2011: Tom Welling on “Live with Regis and Kelly”
- May 19, 2011: Superman Homepage “Smallville” Series Finale Commentary
- May 23, 2011: “Smallville” Parody on MAD Tonight
- May 23, 2011: “Smallville: Turn Off The Clark” on Cartoon Network's MAD
- May 25, 2011: Teletrivia: A Tribute to “Smallville”
- May 26, 2011: “Smallville” Season 10 Coming to UK's E4
- May 28, 2011: Why We Didn't See Tom Welling in the Superman Suit
- June 13, 2011: “Smallville” Wins Leo Award for Best Dramatic Series
- June 15, 2011: Tom Welling Interested in a “Smallville” Movie
- June 20, 2011: Laura Vandervoort Upset at Her “Smallville” Ending
- June 24, 2011: Greg Beeman Talks “Smallville” Series Finale
- June 29, 2011: “Smallville” Hotel Keycard for San Diego Comic Con
- July 26, 2011: "Smallville" Season 10 and Complete Series Releases
- August 7, 2011: Al Gough Says "Smallville" Finale "Was Confusing"
- August 9, 2011: "Smallville: The Final Season" DVD Extras
- September 7, 2011: Dragon*Con 2011 “Smallville” Panel Video
- October 7, 2011: Press Release - “Smallville: The Complete Series”
- October 9, 2011: “Smallville” Retrospective to Screen at New York Comic Con
- October 11, 2011: “Smallville” Stars at Armageddon Expo in Melbourne, Australia
- October 14, 2011: “Smallville” DVD and Blu-ray Promo Commercial
- October 15, 2011: “Smallville” Retrospective Panel at NYCC
- November 13, 2011: Tom Welling on the Co-Stars Who Taught Him The Most
- November 23, 2011: “Smallville” Michael Rosenbaum DVD Extras
- November 23, 2011: “Smallville” DVDs and Blu-ray Discs
- November 28, 2011: “Smallville” Cast Looks Back at Pilot Episode
- December 5, 2011: “Smallville” Season 11 - The Novel
- December 13, 2011: “Smallville” Season 11 Book - Poll Position
- December 29, 2011: Erica Durance Talks Wonder Woman & “Smallville”
- January 19, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 3 - “Welcome to Happy Harbor”
- January 25, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 4 - “Drop Zone”
- February 2, 2011: Weisman and Vetti Talk “Young Justice”
- February 3, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 5 - “Schooled”
- February 10, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 6 - “Infiltrator”
- March 3, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 8 - “Downtime”
- March 4, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 8 - “Downtime”
- March 8, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 9 - “Bereft”
- March 24, 2011: “Young Justice: Invasion” Miniseries
- March 28, 2011: New “Young Justice” Trailer
- April 27, 2011: New “Young Justice” Episodes Coming in June
- May 3, 2011: Young Justice - Season 1, Volume 1 DVD
- May 4, 2011: Official Press Release for “Young Justice: Season 1, Volume 1”
- May 21, 2011: “Young Justice: Season 1, Volume 1” Cover Art
- May 26, 2011: Cartoon Network Delays New Episodes of “Young Justice”
- June 22, 2011: “Young Justice” Screening and Q&A at SDCC
- July 26, 2011: "Young Justice" Season 1, Episode 10 - "Targets" Preview Clips
- August 18, 2011: Young Justice - Season One, Volume Two DVD
- September 9, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 10 - “Targets”
- September 22, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 11 - “Terrors”
- September 29, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 12 - “Homefront”
- October 6, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 13 - “Alpha Male”
- October 13, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 14 - “Revelation”
- October 20, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 15 - “Humanity”
- October 25, 2011: “Young Justice: Season 1, Volume 2” DVD Review
- November 2, 2011: “Young Justice: Season 1, Volume 3” DVD Coming Soon
- November 2, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 16 - “Failsafe”
- November 9, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 17 - “Disordered”
- November 16, 2011: “Young Justice” Season 1, Episode 18 - “Secrets”
- December 7, 2011: “Young Justice: Season 1, Volume 3” DVD Artwork
- December 23, 2011: “Young Justice” 3-Pack of Fun DVD
- February 3, 2011: A Tribute to Robert Shayne - Inspector Henderson
- February 10, 2011: Mindboggle Investigate Death of George Reeves
- February 19, 2011: The Last Superman on TV Column
- March 18, 2011: Superman on “Batman: The Brave and The Bold”
- March 21, 2011: First Look at Superman on “Batman: The Brave and The Bold”
- March 23, 2011: Cartoon Network Announces New “DC Nation” Block
- March 25, 2011: Superman on “Batman: The Brave and The Bold”
- March 31, 2011: Superman References in “Battle of the Superheroes!” Episode
- March 31, 2011: The Looney Tunes Show - Krypton Video
- April 8, 2011: Justice League Season 2 Coming to Blu-Ray
- April 11, 2011: DC Kids 3-Pack Compilation DVDs
- May 25, 2011: Justice League Season 2 on Blu-Ray
- June 6, 2011: Superman Parody - 1978 Ford Fiesta Commercial
- June 16, 2011: Justice League 3-Pack Fun DVD
- June 19, 2011: “The Adventures of Superman” Gathering
- June 22, 2011: Noel Neill Update
- August 26, 2011: Superboy and Superpup: The Lost Videos
- October 2, 2011: An Interview with Beau Weaver
- October 3, 2011: Superman & Wonder Woman on “Batman: The Brave and the Bold”
- November 10, 2011: Retro Review - “Adventures of Superpup” Unaired Pilot
- November 14, 2011: DC Nation Promo on Cartoon Network
- December 15, 2011: Retro Review - “The Adventures of Superboy” (Unaired Pilot)
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