Television

"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" Episode Reviews

BEFORE WE BEGIN...

After Crisis on Infinite Earths in the comic books lead to one Superman and the John Byrne helmed mini series Man of Steel, we also had a new take on Superman - he was now Clark Kent. Clark Kent was the man and Superman was what he could do.

The Adventures of Superboy was nearing the end of its fourth season and its 100th episode. It was frequently a ratings winner and was one of the first shows that allowed comic book writers to control the direction of a show. Legal ramifications shut production down and gave way a year later to a newer take on Clark.

Where Superboy was a loose continuation of Superman: The Movie, Lois Lane's Daily Planet was being produced by Deborah Joy Levine to be a totally fresh take on the mythos focusing on a woman in a man's world making a life for herself and a career as a journalist - Superman at this point was absent. However when Superboy's cape was yanked from TV, Superman was free to join the cast and with the Man of Steel miniseries as a reference guide Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman premiered on September 12, 1993.

The idea of the show was that people focused on Lois & Clark themselves and only them. The result brought in audiences young and old hoping to see Lois & Clark get married and live happily ever after, with some Superman action thrown in for good measure.

The series spawned a new generation of fans and annoyed a few comic book purists with its twist and turns but ultimately and arguably, Lois Lane and Clark Kent became the hottest couple of the nineties.

MAIN CAST
Dean Cain - Clark Kent/Superman
Teri Hatcher - Lois Lane
Lane Smith - Perry White
Michael Landes - Jimmy Olsen (Season 1 only)
Justin Whalin - Jimmy Olsen (Seasons 2-4)
Tracy Scoggins - Cat Grant
K Callan - Martha Kent
Eddie Jones - Jonathan Kent
John Shea - Lex Luthor

Reviews

Season 1

1. Pilot
2. Strange Visitor (from Another Planet)
3. Neverending Battle
4. I'm Looking Through You
5. Requiem for a Superhero
6. I've Got a Crush on You
7. Smart Kids
8. The Green, Green Glow of Home
9. The Man of Steel Bars
10. Pheromone, My Lovely
11. Honeymoon in Metropolis
12. All Shook Up
13. Witness
14. Illusions of Grandeur
15. The Ides of Metropolis
16. Foundling
17. The Rival
18. Vatman
19. Fly Hard
20. Barbarians at the Planet
21. The House of Luthor

Season 2

1. Madame Ex
2. Wall of Sound
3. The Source
4. The Prankster
5. Church of Metropolis
6. Operation Blackout
7. That Old Gang of Mine
8. A Bolt from the Blue
9. Season's Greedings
10. Metallo
11. Chi of Steel
12. The Eyes Have It
13. The Phoenix
14. Top Copy
15. Return of the Prankster
16. Lucky Leon
17. Resurrection
18. Tempus Fugitive
19. Target: Jimmy Olsen!
20. Individual Responsibility
21. Whine, Whine, Whine
22. And the Answer Is...