2007 TV News Archives
April 13, 2007: Creating CG Phantoms for “Smallville”
StudioDaily.com has published an article on visual effects house "Entity FX" creating the phantoms for "Smallville".
- Not often do episodic television shows have large sequences involving CG characters, let alone ones that interact with live actors like in the two-minute fight sequences in which five CG phantoms attack Superman in the Phantom Zone.
The production came to Entity with the idea of the Phantom Zone being a desolate desert environment with virtually no life on it. The phantoms are Kryptonians that got trapped in the Phantom Zone for so long that they lost their human figure and turned more into a spirit and a phantom.
"We expanded [that concept] from there to be a creature that has eroded flesh, exposed bones, all in the meantime being covered by cloth that they had originally worn so it is all tattered," explains Trent Smith, Enitity's senior producer for Smallville. "That presented quite a bit of a challenge to be able to complete a character for a television show in that time frame. There was a lot of character animation, cloth simulation as well as the texturing of their eroded flesh."
Thanks to Jor-ElKal-El for the lead on this story.
2007 Television News
Listed below are all the Television News items archived for 2007 organized into various categories:“Smallville” News:
- January 2, 2007: Allison Mack Talks About Chloe Sullivan
- January 3, 2007: “Smallville” Spoilers from Ausiello
- January 3, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 10 - “Hydro”
- January 8, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 10 - “Hydro”
- January 11, 2007: “Smallville” Spoilers and Fan Forum
- January 11, 2007: “Superman Returns” and “Smallville” Nominated for VES Awards
- January 12, 2007: Al Gough Reveals More About Season 6
- January 15, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 11 - “Justice”
- January 15, 2007: Kelly Souders Talks “Smallville” Season 6
- January 16, 2007: “Variety” Praises “Smallville”
- January 17, 2007: Smallville “Justice” Episode Previews
- January 17, 2007: Smallville - The Oliver Queen Chronicles
- January 17, 2007: Smallville Season Five Premium Trading Cards from Inkworks
- January 18, 2007: Smallville “Justice” Hype
- January 20, 2007: Phil Morris - Martian Manhunter - Interview
- January 22, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 12 - “Labyrinth”
- January 23, 2007: Steven DeKnight Interview at Starkville
- January 28, 2007: Justin Hartley's Green Arrow Podcast Interview
- January 29, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 13 - “Crimson”
- January 29, 2007: Pheonix Cactus Comicon Fan Interviews for “Smallville” DVD
- January 30, 2007: Wedding Bells in Smallville?
- February 1, 2007: Al Gough Answers TV Guide Fan Questions
- February 4, 2007: Kristin Kreuk Talks About the Future of “Smallville”
- February 4, 2007: Gough & Millar To Talk “Smallville” at LA Convention
- February 5, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 14 - “Trespass”
- February 6, 2007: Al Gough Talks “Smallville” and “Superman Returns”
- February 8, 2007: Al Gough Answers More Fan Questions
- February 9, 2007: Al Gough Talks “Smallville” with “iF Magazine”
- February 9, 2007: More Wrestling Stars to Appear on “Smallville”
- February 12, 2007: A Wonder Woman Set for “Smallville” Appearance
- February 12, 2007: Gough & Millar Answer Question in LA
- February 12, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 15 - “Freak”
- February 12, 2007: Sprint Launches Exclusive Smallville Content
- February 13, 2007: Michael Rosenbaum's “Smallville” Directorial Debut
- February 15, 2007: Al Gough Answers More Fan Questions
- February 15, 2007: Michael Rosenbaum Talks to E! Online
- February 15, 2007: Details on WWE Wrestlers Appearance on “Smallville”
- February 18, 2007: Al Gough Talks Ending “Smallville”
- March 1, 2007: Vote Neal Bailey - Ultimate Smallville Fan!
- March 1, 2007: Al Gough - More Seasons and No Costume
- March 7, 2007: Ausiello Dishes Out More “Smallville” Spoilers
- March 8, 2007: Fan Calls for Lana to Die on “Smallville”
- March 12, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 16 - “Promise”
- March 15, 2007: Smallville “Combat” Video Clips on Yahoo! TV
- March 17, 2007: Neal Bailey Makes “Ultimate Smallville Fan” Top 10
- March 19, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 17 - “Combat”
- March 20, 2007: Wizard Interview Kane About “Smallville”
- March 21, 2007: Ausiello Reveals More “Smallville” Spoilers
- March 23, 2007: “Smallville” to be Celebrated at Annual Jules Verne Adventures Festival
- March 29, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 18 - “Progeny”
- April 3, 2007: Steven DeKnight Talks “Smallville” Season 6 Finale
- April 3, 2007: Allison Mack's Blog
- April 13, 2007: Creating CG Phantoms for “Smallville”
- April 15, 2007: SPOILER - Character Death on “Smallville”
- April 15, 2007: Rosenbaum Says “Smallville” Season 7 is Final Season
- April 16, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 18 - “Progeny”
- April 18, 2007: Video Previews for Smallville Episode “Progeny”
- April 19, 2007: “Smallville Legends” Online Launch
- April 19, 2007: Lynda Carter Talks “Smallville”
- April 19, 2007: Erica Durance Answers Fan Questions
- April 19, 2007: Superman Homepage Writer Working on Smallville Magazine!
- April 22, 2007: Michael Rosenbaum at Jules Verne Festival
- April 23, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 19 - “Nemesis”
- April 30, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 20 - “Noir”
- May 1, 2007: Exclusive Interview with Stephan Nilson
- May 4, 2007: “Smallville” Features in American Cinematographer Magazine
- May 7, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6, Episode 21 - “Prototype”
- May 9, 2007: TV Guide's Ausiello “Smallville” Spoilers
- May 11, 2007: Erica Durance at Metropolis Illinois Superman Celebration
- May 14, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6 Finale - “Phantom”
- May 15, 2007: The CW Picks Up “Smallville” for Season 7
- May 15, 2007: Discover “Smallville” Secrets and Win a Toyota Yaris
- May 16, 2007: “Smallville” Interviews with Al Gough, Phil Morris, and Aaron Ashmore
- May 17, 2007: “Smallville” to Stay in Thursday 8pm Time Slot
- May 19, 2007: Durance and Glover at The CW Upfronts
- May 22, 2007: Major “Smallville” Spoiler in Ausiello Vodcast
- May 23, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6 DVD Announced
- May 24, 2007: Pre-Order “Smallville” Season 6 on DVD
- May 30, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6 DVD Bonus Material Details
- June 2, 2007: Erica Durance Can't Make Superman Celebration
- June 5, 2007: “Smallville” Casting Call for New Daily Planet Editor
- June 11, 2007: SPOILER - “Smallville” to Introduce Another Kryptonian
- June 12, 2007: Al Gough Talks Supergirl on “Smallville”
- June 12, 2007: Press Release - CW Announces Supergirl in “Smallville”
- June 24, 2007: Hartley to Return as Green Arrow
- July 3, 2007: “Smallville” Season 6 on Blu-ray and HD DVD
- July 4, 2007: Mack and Rosenbaum Nominated For Teen Choice Awards
- July 6, 2007: Michael Cassidy Cast as Daily Planet Editor on “Smallville”
- July 11, 2007: Supergirl Cast for “Smallville”
- July 16, 2007: “Smallville” U.S. & U.K. Premiere Dates
- July 16, 2007: “Smallville” News - TV Guide Cover and Dean Cain
- July 19, 2007: “Smallville” Nominated for Emmy Award
- July 19, 2007: “Smallville” Season 7 Premiere Spoiler
- July 20, 2007: “Smallville” Season 7 Press Release and Supergirl Photo
- July 25, 2007: Al Gough Talks Season 7 and Supergirl on “Smallville”
- July 29, 2007: SDCC News - “Smallville”, Screening, Q&A Panel, and New Action Figures
- July 30, 2007: “Smallville” Video Interviews and Supergirl Photos
- August 1, 2007: Helen Slater in Talks for “Smallville” Appearance
- August 1, 2007: “Smallville” Spoilers and More Interviews
- August 1, 2007: Notable Quote from Al Gough Regarding “Smallville”
- August 2, 2007: Details on Dean Cain's Appearance on “Smallville”
- August 4, 2007: Smallville Season 7 Promotional Poster
- August 6, 2007: More Details on Helen Slater's Role in “Smallville”
- August 7, 2007: Laura Vandervoort to Star in “Supergirl” TV Series?
- August 7, 2007: “Smallville” Season 7 - Erica Durance Photo
- August 8, 2007: Paul Shapiro Audio Interview
- August 10, 2007: “Smallville” Season 7 Episode Titles
- August 14, 2007: Kara and Lana Spoilers for “Smallville” Season 7
- August 15, 2007: Neal Bailey Story in “Smallville” Magazine #22
- August 15, 2007: More Spoilers About Lana Lang on “Smallville”
- August 17, 2007: Smallville & Superman Videos on YouTube
- August 19, 2007: “Smallville” Interviews Online
- August 21, 2007: Pre-Order “Smallville” Season 6 Region 2 DVD
- August 21, 2007: Part 2 of Miles Millar “Smallville” Audio Interview
- August 25, 2007: “Smallville” Fall Preview and Casting News
- August 27, 2007: Al Gough Interview Reveals Info on “Smallville” Season 7 & 8
- August 27, 2007: Allison Mack Wins Teen Choice Award
- August 27, 2007: Part 3 of Miles Millar “Smallville” Audio Interview
- September 4, 2007: “Smallville: The Complete Sixth Season” DVD Video Clips
- September 5, 2007: “Smallville” - Season 7, Episode 2 - “Kara” Photos
- September 9, 2007: “Smallville” Season 7 Teaser Trailer Online
- September 10, 2007: Smallville - Season 7, Episode 1: “Bizarro”
- September 11, 2007: Official Smallville DVD Website Updated
- September 12, 2007: “Bizarro” Episode Spoilers from TV Guide's “Ask Ausiello”
- September 12, 2007: “Smallville” Season 7 Premiere Episode Trailer
- September 13, 2007: Allison Mack Talks Season 7 of “Smallville”
- September 15, 2007: Smallville Season 7, Episode 2 - “Kara”
- September 17, 2007: The CW Releases Details on “Smallville” Season 7
- September 17, 2007: Laura Vandervoort Interview and Magazine Coverage
- September 17, 2007: Erica Durance in Maxim Magazine
- September 17, 2007: “Smallville” Returns to Australia
- September 18, 2007: “Superman: Doomsday” and “Smallville” Season 6 on DVD
- September 19, 2007: Ask Ausiello “Smallville” Spoilers for Season 7
- September 21, 2007: “Smallville” Season 7, Episode 3: Fierce
- September 22, 2007: Another “Smallville” Season 7 Preview Trailer
- September 26, 2007: Lots of “Smallville” News and Spoilers
- September 28, 2007: “Smallville” - Season 7, Episode 3 “Fierce” Images
- September 28, 2007: Superman DVDs Make Top 10 Sellers List
- September 28, 2007: “Smallville” - Season 7, Episode 4: “Cure”
- October 2, 2007: Smallville Season 7, Episode 2 “Kara”
- October 3, 2007: More “Smallville” Spoilers from TV Guide's “Ask Ausiello”
- October 6, 2007: Laura Vandervoort E! Online Interview
- October 6, 2007: Michael Cassidy “Smallville” Interviews
- October 8, 2007: “Smallville” Season 7, Episode 6 - “Lara” Images
- October 8, 2007: “Smallville” - Season 7, Episode 3 “Fierce”
- October 10, 2007: “Smallville” Spoilers and Online Video Clips
- October 11, 2007: Smallville Interviews - Al Gough and Aaron Ashmore
- October 12, 2007: “Smallville” - Dean Cain Interview and “Action” Photos
- October 15, 2007: “Smallville” - Season 7, Episode 4 “Cure”
- October 16, 2007: More on Dean Cain in “Smallville”
- October 18, 2007: Al Gough Answers More Fan Questions About “Smallville”
- October 18, 2007: Allison Mack and Dean Cain “Smallville” Interviews
- October 18, 2007: Al Gough Speaks About Smallville Season 7
- October 22, 2007: “Smallville” - Season 7, Episode 5 “Action”
- October 29, 2007: “Smallville” - Season 7, Episode 6 “Lara”
- October 30, 2007: Marc McClure Coming to “Smallville”
- November 1, 2007: Black Canary Confirmed for “Smallville”
- November 1, 2007: Helen Slater Previews Her “Smallville” Visit
- November 1, 2007: “Smallville” Spoilers from Ask Ausiello
- November 2, 2007: Industry Strikes... Will They Affect “Smallville”?
- November 5, 2007: “Smallville” - Season 7, Episode 7 “Wrath”
- November 5, 2007: “Smallville” Sneak Peek at Burnaby Civic Centre
- November 7, 2007: Al Gough on “Smallville” and the WGA Strike
- November 12, 2007: “Smallville” - Season 7, Episode 8 “Blue”
- November 14, 2007: Sprint Video Clips for “Smallville” Episode “Blue”
- November 16, 2007: “Smallville” Fan Wins Toyota Yaris Contest
- November 18, 2007: Laura Vandervoort at Wizard World Texas
- November 18, 2007: Deconstructing Krypton Concept Art for “Smallville”
- November 18, 2007: Writer's Strike Talks Begin
- November 28, 2007: Al Gough Asks Fans to Support WGA Strike
- November 28, 2007: “Smallville” Stars to be Guest Judges at Music Festival
- December 1, 2007: “Smallville” - Season 7, Episode 9 “Gemini”
- December 5, 2007: New “Smallville” Season 7 Photos
- December 6, 2007: Pete Ross Returning to “Smallville”
- December 9, 2007: Become an Intern at The CW
- December 10, 2007: Laura Vandervoort Extends Her “Smallville” Stay
- December 10, 2007: “Smallville” - Season 7, Episode 9 “Gemini”
- December 10, 2007: Final Fiction Piece in Smallville Magazine #24
- December 11, 2007: Lois Lane and Supergirl Join Pencils2MediaMoguls WGA Campaign
- December 13, 2007: Jane Seymour Returning to “Smallville”
- December 19, 2007: Allison Mack and Kristin Kreuk Interviews
- February 16, 2007: “Justice League Unlimited” Final Season on DVD
- March 19, 2007: Justice League Unlimited Season 2 DVD
- April 23, 2007: Justice League Unlimited at Hardee's and Carl's Jr.
- January 16, 2007: J. Torres Talks About “Legion of Super-Heroes in the 31st Century”
- February 15, 2007: Superman on “The Batman” and New LSH Season News
- April 22, 2007: “Legion of Super Heroes” Season Finale
- May 2, 2007: Legion of Super Heroes 4-Episode DVD
- May 4, 2007: Exclusive Interview with Yuri Lowenthal
- May 27, 2007: Official Press Release for “Legion of Super Heroes” Volume 1 DVD
- June 28, 2007: Yuri Lowenthal “Legion of Super Heroes” Audio Interview
- July 22, 2007: Season 2 Image for “Legion of Super Heroes”
- July 29, 2007: SDCC News - WB Animation Talks “Legion of Super Heroes”
- August 5, 2007: Legion of Super Heroes at McDonalds
- August 6, 2007: “Legion of Super Heroes” Season 2 Promo Video
- August 28, 2007: “Legion of Super Heroes” Season 2 Details
- September 2, 2007: Legion of Super Heroes - Season 2 Premiere Images
- September 14, 2007: Exclusive Interview with Yuri Lowenthal
- September 15, 2007: More Images/Details for “Legion of Super Heroes” Season 2
- September 20, 2007: Even More “Legion of Super Heroes” Season 2 Images
- September 23, 2007: James Tucker Talks “Legion of Super Heroes”
- September 25, 2007: “Legion of Super Heroes” - Season 2, Episode 2 Images
- September 28, 2007: New “Legion of Super Heroes” and “The Batman” Episode Images
- October 3, 2007: “Legion of Super Heroes” Season 2, Episode 3 “Cry Wolf”
- October 5, 2007: More “Legion of Super Heroes” Season 2, Episode 3 “Cry Wolf” Images
- October 10, 2007: “Legion of Super Heroes” Volume 2 DVD Announced
- October 11, 2007: “Legion of Super Heroes” Season 2, Episode 4 “Chained Lightning”
- October 16, 2007: Up-Coming Episode Details for “Legion of Super Heroes”
- October 17, 2007: James Tucker Talks JLU Influence on LSH
- October 18, 2007: Press Release - Legion of Super Heroes: Volume 2 DVD
- October 23, 2007: New Members Join “Legion of Super Heroes”
- October 26, 2007: More “Legion of Super Heroes” Details for “The Karate Kid” Episode
- October 31, 2007: Legion of Super Heroes - Season 2, Episode 6 “Who Am I?”
- November 2, 2007: Legion of Super Heroes - Season 2, Episode 6 “Who Am I?”
- November 14, 2007: “Legion of Super Heroes” Season 2, Episode 7 “Unnatural Alliances”
- November 16, 2007: More Images for “Legion of Super Heroes” S02E07 “Unnatural Alliances”
- November 28, 2007: “Legion of Super Heroes” Season 2, Episode 8 “Message in a Bottle”
- November 30, 2007: “Legion of Super Heroes” - Corey Burton Returns as Brainiac
- January 5, 2007: John Frederick Claims Superman Role
- February 6, 2007: Non-Reply From John Frederick
- February 19, 2007: Phyllis Coates at Hollywood Collector's Show
- March 15, 2007: Jack Larson Podcast Interview
- March 16, 2007: Filmation's 1966 “The New Adventures of Superman” Coming to DVD
- March 21, 2007: Press Release - “The New Adventures of Superman” on DVD
- April 2, 2007: “New Adventures of Superman” Cartoons Minus Superboy
- April 11, 2007: Noel Neill Appearing at Planet Comicon
- April 12, 2007: “New Adventures of Superman” DVD Artwork
- April 12, 2007: “Super Friends: Legendary Super Power Show” Coming to DVD
- April 19, 2007: John Haymes Newton Talks Superboy on Krypton Fan Podcast
- April 24, 2007: Superman Meets “The Batman”
- April 25, 2007: Midnight Palace Noel Neill Interview
- April 26, 2007: Complete Details for “New Adventures of Superman” DVD
- May 1, 2007: RIP Dabbs Greer (April 2, 1917 - April 28, 2007)
- May 8, 2007: Warner Home Video Answers DVD Questions
- May 18, 2007: “Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show” DVD Artwork
- June 5, 2007: 51% Off “Adventures of Superman” DVDs at Amazon
- July 12, 2007: Galactic Guardians Coming to DVD
- July 26, 2007: Superboy TV Costume on Auction
- August 5, 2007: “The Batman” and “New Frontier” Promo Videos Online
- August 8, 2007: “The Legendary Super Powers Show” DVD & Video Clips
- August 10, 2007: “Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians” DVD
- August 25, 2007: George Reeves Memorial Day
- September 6, 2007: “Adventures of Superman” Reunion at 2008 Memphis Film Festival
- September 7, 2007: Superman Meets Desperate Housewives
- September 8, 2007: Images of Superman on “The Batman” Animated Series
- September 10, 2007: “All-New Super Friends Hour” Coming to DVD
- September 15, 2007: More Images/Details of Superman on “The Batman”
- September 20, 2007: Even More Images of Superman on “The Batman”
- September 20, 2007: Alan Burnett Talks Superman on “The Batman”
- September 24, 2007: Superman on “The Batman” - Season 5, Episode 2
- October 3, 2007: 4Kids Entertainment Signs Deal with The CW Network
- October 5, 2007: WB Animation Still Part of The CW/4Kids New Deal
- October 9, 2007: Chris Darley Talks “Legends of the Superheroes”
- October 18, 2007: Press Release - All-New Super Friends Hour Season 1, Volume 1 DVD
- October 20, 2007: Pre-Order Noel Neill's New Book “Beyond Lois Lane”
- October 23, 2007: “The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians” Available on DVD Today
- October 23, 2007: Superman Nominated in Fourth Annual TV DVD Awards
- October 28, 2007: Andrea Romano Talks Superman Voice Casting
- November 4, 2007: Ilya Salkind Says More Superboy DVDs Coming
- December 24, 2007: Phyllis Coates to Attend Manhattan Convention
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