Smallville creators/executive producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar are leaving the young-Superman drama after seven seasons, though the CW will keep its longest-running and highest-rated drama on its viewership-challenged schedule next year. “We look back at 152 episodes,” Gough and Millar wrote in an open letter sent to media outlets this morning. “We look back knowing that the show will continue into season 8 without us. After much heartache and debate we have decided it is time for us to move on.” Here’s to hoping it goes better than the net’s Amy Sherman-Palladino-less final season of Gilmore Girls.
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I can’t believe this. I’m in shock. I’m not sure what to think, but I have a sneaking suspision this can’t be a good thing.
Maybe this will mean an end to the “No tights, no flights” rule!!!
Well it can’t get possibly get any worse than it has over Seasons 5 through 7 can it?
I think this show has been floundering for a while now. I think this might be a good thing.
It is sad that the people who created it, don’t get to end it.
Let us pray they were the ones behind the “Lana is every man/woman /mutant’s dream” crap. She truly made me hate the show. I love Chloe. They could stand to lose Kara, Lana and Lana. Oh, that is a repeat, but an important one. It would be great have Clark move and save someone other than LANA!
I cant believe any of you that think this show is floundering. It is as good as it has ever been.
I’m gonna have to agree with LD in that there’s been some good stuff going on this season. There have been some missteps (Pete’s brief return for one), but the last couple of episodes have been tight, and I think the April 17th one is gonna be one for the ages. I’m sure Season 8 is going to be the last, I just hope things wrap up well with this surprising news.
HA HA !!!! YEAH!!! Now the show actually has a chance to survive. I was starting to think the writers were gearing the show toward 2nd graders. It can only get better from here!!! YEAH!
Hope this means that the dreary Clark-Lana thing will end. Clark and Chloe would make a better couple!!!!
I’ve stopped watching Smallville since Season 3. So, so boring. Almost every villain is infected with Kryptonite. It’s okay for such plot to happen 2-3 times, not 50 times. And Superman who cannot fly? How idiotic. I think it’s great that the so-called “creator” left the show. New people could easily take this show to a new height. For a much better show, watch “Battlestar Galactica” and “Reaper.”
This show is really good, and I disagree with a recent post — seasons 5 through 7 have been excellent. However, I hope whoever comes in stops just two things — 1) Superman getting punked (i.e. bleeding) nearly every episode, and 2) the mass use of kryptonite.
This can only mean the soon to come ending of the show since Kristen Kreuk and Michael Rosenbaum are said to be leaving the show this season and possibly only making guest appearances for next.
Maybe some fresh blood can steer this ship in a new direction. Let Clark become Superman, have him move away from Smallville, to the big city and call it Metropolis. Let him fly! Let him fall in love with Chloe. Why not? This show is so far removed from the Superman-lore, just let it go for broke and give people what they’ve wanted for so long.
BTW, Lex and Lana leaving is so good for this show!
this show has been crappy for 3 years now… good riddance!
I’m glad this is happening for many of the reasons stated below. I’d like to see Clark grow into more of a man. Right now, he’s just a “young adult” and it keeps the storylines at such a low level. I also bid good riddance to Lana. I throw my slippers at the television every time she appears.
the show has done very well story wise for being on for seven seasons. if you stopped watching it you really have missed out. people forget this is not about superman but the boy that becomes superman. i am worried about the creators leaving and i’m dumbfounded why they would leave down the final stretch…but i’ll still be watching to the very end…when clark becomes superman!!
the show has done very well story wise for being on for seven seasons. if you stopped watching it you really have missed out. people forget this is not about superman but the boy that becomes superman. i am worried about the creators leaving and i’m dumbfounded why they would leave down the final stretch…but i’ll still be watching to the very end…when clark becomes superman!!
For people to say that the show was at its best in the early seasons is just stupid. Those were the seasons with all the “Freak of the Week” angles, whereas S5-7 have had rarely any of those and instead followed more serialized plot.
The Clark/Lana stuff needs to die though.
The show is doing fine by me except I miss Annette O’toole. Anybody know why she was effectively written off the show ? Was it so Clark could have sex with Lana without Mama’s disapproval ?
i just want to know when that arrogant creepy rich obsessive bastard called bruce wayne makes a guest appearance. maybe in an ivy-league p***ing contest with ollie.
I really hope this means a Lana-less future for Clark. Isn’t she supposed to end up with Pete “The Boss” Ross? Let’s ship her off to Stride/One Republic groupie-land with Pete.
This last season of Smallville has been one train wreck episode after anouther. Mabey new blood will help, but to be honest, I have little hope. Smallville is suffering thru the same fate that the final seasons of the X-files did in the end.
To the new writers… LOSE Lana
it really isn’t that big of a suprise that they’re leaving when you think about it. just look at what the wb/cw did to Angel when it was in its prime. better to jump off the boat than get pushed off with a bag over your head.
and yes, the sooner clark pulls his head out to see that there is a world out there that doesn’t revolve around lana, the better.
that’s too bad… so, bring in bruce wayne and diana prince into the storylines.
Well, it isn’t a cancellation, but I’m overjoyed regardless. I hope Dawn O. and Co. fired their asses! Gough and Millar are talentless hacks who had no shame in propping up their Pink Blow-Up Doll to the detriment of all the other characters. Good riddance!
I agree, It’s Time that Clark be allowed to become Superman. Have a few episodes of him living in smallville as Sups. Then have him realize he needs a real job and move to the City to live.
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I think the show has done quite well and hope it finishes out good!! Seriously, they should have him as Superman before the end. And what’s this crap with Clark having to be taught to fly??? Every other Kryptonian that showed up inherantly knew how to fly…what’s the deal with Clark?!?! MAKE HIM FLY!!