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May 18, 2006: “Smallville” Moves to CW Network

Hollywood Reporter has posted an article stating that the new CW network (which combines the WB and UPN networks) has announced that "Smallville" will be added to their programming schedule for its 6th season.

Season six is expected to begin in the Fall (September/October) and is tipped to remain in its current timeslot on Thursday nights.

In other "Smallville" news, Al Gough spoke with TV Guide regarding the Season 5 finale and what we can expect from Season 6. Here's some excerpts from the interview...

Q: One thing that struck me was when Jor-El told Clark that Zod destroyed Krypton. That seems a departure from traditional Superman mythology.

Gough: The idea was that on Krypton -�and we'd like to explore some of this in Season 6 - Zod was the ultimate terrorist. He and Jor-El were once friends and became enemies. As a result, there was a breakaway. It has more to do with political intrigue rather than that the planet started spinning too close to the sun, which has always sort of been the traditional story.

Q: What about Clark and Chloe? That was some kiss. She's had a rough time of it already -�you can't make him break her heart again! Might they be a couple next season?

Gough: I think there's always that possibility. That was to show the potential that that could happen. Or, it could just be a Hawkeye-Hot Lips "in the heat of battle" thing.�[Laughs]

Q: Well, if it doesn't work out with Clark, then give her a boyfriend next season!

Gough: That's in the cards. That is definitely in the cards.

Q: Anything else you can tease about Season 6?

Gough: The theme is the rise of Lex Luthor. You're definitely going to see the more ruthless Lex Luthor you know from the comic books really start to emerge. The season will also be about the corruption of good�- not only Lana, but Martha. Will she get involved with Lionel? And when Clark does come back from the Phantom Zone, what will it have done to him? We never really explored what happens to somebody inside the Phantom Zone, which is really the ultimate incarceration.

Read the entire interview at the TVGuide.com website.