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The plot follows the adventures of a young [[Clark Kent]] as a teenager living in Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes [[Superman]]. The first four seasons focused on Clark and his friends' high school years. Since season 5, the show has ventured into more adult settings, with some characters attending college. Recent seasons have seen an increase in the introductions of other comic book superheroes and villians.
The plot follows the adventures of a young [[Clark Kent]] as a teenager living in Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes [[Superman]]. The first four seasons focused on Clark and his friends' high school years. Since season 5, the show has ventured into more adult settings, with some characters attending college. Recent seasons have seen an increase in the introductions of other comic book superheroes and villians.


''Smallville'' has inspired a [[spin-off]] pilot episode, that was never aired, and promotional tie-ins with [[Verizon]], [[Sprint]], and [[Toyota]]. In other media, the show has spawned a series of young-adult novels, a DC Comics comic book and soundtrack releases. The show broke the record for highest rated debut for The WB, with 8.4 million viewers tuning in for its [[Pilot (Smallville)|pilot episode]].
''Smallville'' has spawned a [[Aquaman]] [[spin-off]] pilot episode, that was never aired, and promotional tie-ins with [[Verizon]], [[Sprint]], and [[Toyota]]. In other media, the show has spawned a series of young-adult novels, a DC Comics comic book and soundtrack releases. The show broke the record for highest rated debut for The WB, with 8.4 million viewers tuning in for its [[Pilot (Smallville)|pilot episode]].


==Production==
==Production==

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This article is about the television series. For Superman's adoptive home town, see Smallville (DC Comics).
Smallville
File:SmallvilleNewOpeningCredits.jpg
Smallville intertitle
GenreAction/Adventure Sci-fi
Created byCharacters
Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster
Developed byAlfred Gough
Miles Millar
Starringsee below
Opening theme"Save Me" by Remy Zero
ComposerMark Snow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes132 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersAlfred Gough
Miles Millar
Mike Tollin
Brian Robbins
Joe Davola
Ken Horton
Greg Beeman
Production locationCanada
Running time42 minutes approx.
Original release
NetworkThe WB (2001-2006)
The CW (2006-)
ReleaseOctober 16, 2001 –
present
Related
Aquaman

Smallville is an American television series set in Smallville, Kansas, but produced in Vancouver, Canada. Created by writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the series was initially broadcast by The WB. After its fifth season, the WB and UPN merged to form The CW, which is the current broadcaster for the show in the United States. Smallville premiered on October 16, 2001, and completed its sixth season on May 17 2007. A seventh season was officially announced by The CW on May 16, 2007.[1]

The plot follows the adventures of a young Clark Kent as a teenager living in Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman. The first four seasons focused on Clark and his friends' high school years. Since season 5, the show has ventured into more adult settings, with some characters attending college. Recent seasons have seen an increase in the introductions of other comic book superheroes and villians.

Smallville has spawned a Aquaman spin-off pilot episode, that was never aired, and promotional tie-ins with Verizon, Sprint, and Toyota. In other media, the show has spawned a series of young-adult novels, a DC Comics comic book and soundtrack releases. The show broke the record for highest rated debut for The WB, with 8.4 million viewers tuning in for its pilot episode.

Production

Development

Originally, Tollin/Robbins Productions wanted to do a show about a young Bruce Wayne. The feature film division of Warner Bros. had decided to develop an origin movie for Batman, and, because they didn't want to compete with a television series, had the television series idea nixed.[2] In 2000, Tollin/Robbins approached Peter Roth, the President of Warner Bros. Television, about developing a series based on a young Superman. That same year, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar developed a pilot based on the film Eraser. After watching the pilot, Roth approached the two men about developing a second pilot, based on the young Superman concept that was brought to him.[2] After meeting with Roth, Gough and Millar decided that they didn't want to do a series where there was lots of flying, and a cape.[2] It was here that they developed a "No Tights, No Flights" rule, vowing Clark would not, at any point, fly or don the suit during the run of the show.[3] Gough and Millar wanted to strip Superman down to his "bare essence", and see the reasons behind why Clark became Superman.[2] Gough and Millar also felt that the fact that they were not comic book fans played into their favor. Not being familiar with the universe would allow them an unbiased approach to the series. This didn't keep them from learning about the characters; they both did research on the comics and picked and rearranged what they liked.[2]

Roth, Gough, and Millar knew the show was going to be action oriented, but they wanted to be able to reach that "middle America iconography" that 7th Heaven had reached. To help create this atmosphere, the team decided the meteor shower that brings Clark to Earth would be the foundation for the franchise of the show.[2] Not only does it act as the primary source behind the creation of the super powered beings that Clark must fight, but it acts as a sense of irony in Clark's life. The meteor shower would give him a life on Earth, but it would also take away the parents of the girl he loves, and start Lex Luthor down a dark path, thanks to the loss of his hair during the shower.[2] Roth loved the conflict that was created for Clark, in forcing him to deal with the fact that his arrival is what caused all of this pain.[2] Another problem the creators had to address was why Lex Luthor would be hanging out with a bunch of teenagers. They decided to create a sense of loneliness in the character of Lex Luthor, which they felt would require him to reach out to the teens.[2] Gough and Millar wanted to provide a parallel to the Kents, so they created Lionel Luthor, Lex's father, which they saw as the "experiment in extreme parenting".[2] Chloe Sullivan, another character not originally from the comics, was created to be the "outsider" that the show needed. Gough and Millar felt the character was necessary so someone would notice the weird happenings in Smallville.[2]

The concept of Smallville has been described by Warner Brothers as being a reinterpretation of the Superman mythology from its roots. Recently, since the November 2004 reacquisition of Superboy by the Siegels, there has arisen contention regarding a possible copyright infringement. The dispute is over ownership of the fictional Smallville, title setting of the show, and a claimed similarity between Superboy's title character and Smallville's Clark Kent. The heirs of Jerry Siegel claim "Smallville is part of the Superboy copyright",[4] of which the Siegels own the rights.

Casting

Unlike most shows, which generally get about four weeks of casting, Gough and Millar had five months for casting.[2] Gough and Millar were initially trying to find someone for the role of Clark Kent, but Kristin Kreuk was the first to be cast, as Lana Lang. They loved her audition tape so much they immediately showed her to the network.[2] After months of scouting, Tom Welling was cast as Clark Kent.[5] Welling auditioned three times, once for the director, the network and then the studio.[5] For one of his auditions, he read the graveyard scene with Kristin Kreuk; the network thought they had "great chemistry".[2] The character of Lex Luthor was hard to cast, as no one could agree on who they liked for the role. Gough and Millar wanted to cast a comedian for the series, on the belief that comedians always want to "please and be loved at the same time."[2] Michael Rosenbaum auditioned for Lex Luthor twice.[6] Feeling he didn't take his first audition seriously, Rosenbaum outlined a two-and-a-half-page scene, indicating all the places to be funny, charismatic, or menacing.[6] His audition went so well that everyone agreed he was "the guy".[2]

Millar and Gough wanted a recognizable face for the show. They loved the idea of casting John Schneider as Jonathan Kent, because Schneider was already well known as Bo Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard, which Gough saw as adding belief that he could have grown up running a farm.[2] Cynthia Ettinger was originally cast as Martha Kent, but during filming everyone realized that she was not right for the role, including Ettinger.[2] Annette O'Toole was committed to the television series The Huntress when Ettinger was filming the original pilot.[7] Around the time the creators were looking to recast the role of Martha Kent, The Huntress was canceled, which allowed O'Toole to join the cast of Smallville.[7] O'Toole had previously portrayed Lana Lang in Superman III.[8]

Sam Jones III, who plays Pete Ross, was the last of the series regulars to be cast. Gough and Millar saw Jones III four days before they began filming for the pilot.[9] In the comics, Pete Ross is Caucasian, and the producers chose to cast Jones III, who is African-American, against the mythology.[9] After learning about Smallville from the show's casting director, Dee Dee Bradley, Allison Mack thought about auditioning for the role of Lana Lang.[10] Mack instead auditioned twice for the role of Chloe Sullivan.[10] The character was created just for the series,[2] and was intended to have an ethnic backgroud.[10] Part of the reason she was cast was because Gough and Millar felt she had a "rare ability to deliver large chunks of expositionary dialogue conversationally."[2] Eric Johnson auditioned for several male roles, including Lex and Clark, before finally being cast as Whitney Fordman.[11] When the producers called him in for one more audition, after passing on him for the major roles, Johnson informed them that if they wanted him then they would need to bring him in for a screen-test. After being brought down for a screen-test, Johnson was cast and spent only one day filming his scenes for the pilot.[11]

Filming

Smallville is filmed at various locales in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada.[12] The show is produced at BB Studios in Burnaby, a suburb of Vancouver.[13] However, "main street" Smallville is Cloverdale, British Columbia.[12] Cloverdale is particularly proud of being a filming site for the show; at its entrance is a huge sign which reads "Home of Smallville.[12]" When filming started, the high school exteriors were shot at the Vancouver Technical School, interiors at Templeton Secondary School.[14] The Kent farm is a real farm located in Aldergrove.[15] A movie house, the Clova Cinema in Cloverdale, is used for exteriors of The Talon[16] (the show's coffee house), which is co-owned by Lex Luthor and Lana Lang, who also manages it. In the show, before being turned into a coffee house, The Talon was formerly Smallville's movie theater. Shannon Mews was used for the interior shots of the Luthor Mansion.[17]

Music

Most episodes feature a song or songs by an alternative rock act. Two soundtrack albums were released, with the second following two years after the first. As yet, none of Mark Snow's Americana-flavored original scores (which at times incorporates John Williams' iconic themes from Richard Donner's 1978 film Superman: The Movie) has been released. On February 25, 2003, Smallville: The Talon Mix was released. The Talon Mix featured a selected group of artists that supplied music for the show.[18] Following that release, on November 8, 2005, Smallville: The Metropolis Mix was released. It followed the same format, featuring selected artists from the show's music.[19]

Series overview

See also: List of Smallville episodes and Smallville timeline
Smallville promotional poster for the premiere of its pilot on October 16 2001

Season 1 saw the introduction of the cast and storylines, including the introduction of a villain (or outcast classmate) deriving a power from kryptonite exposure and appearing in only one episode, in a plot device that becomes known as the "freak of the week".[20][21][22] The first season dealt with Clark trying to come to terms with his alien origins, and the revelation that he caused the death of Lana's parents.[2]

Season 2 has fewer "freaks of the week" episodes, focusing more on character development and relationship building. Several key plot points include Lex becoming more entangled in conflict with his father, Chloe digging into Clark's past while dealing with Lionel, Martha and Jonathan Kent's financial troubles, and Lana and Clark's vacillating relationship though they end the season apart. The main story arc, however, focuses on Clark's discovery of his Kryptonian origins.[23] The disembodied voice of Clark's biological father Jor-El is introduced, communicating to Clark via his space ship, setting the stage for plots involving the fulfillment of Clark's earthly destiny.[24] Christopher Reeve, who portrayed Superman in the 1970s and 1980s film series, appears as Dr. Virgil Swann to provide Welling's Clark with information regarding his heritage.[23]

Season 3 focuses on further character development, loyalty, betrayal, and new revelations involving Jor-El. Early in the season, Michael McKean, Annette O'Toole's real-life husband, portrays Clark's future Daily Planet editor Perry White; from this point on, other characters present in the Superman mythos and the DC Universe are introduced to Smallville.[25] Pete Ross' inability to deal with keeping Clark's secret causes him to move to Wichita, Kansas with his mother after his parents' divorce.[26] As of the end of season 6, Sam Jones has not made any return appearances as Pete Ross.

Season 4 ventures further into the Superman mythos by creating a story arc that runs the length of the season; it involved Clark seeking out three Kryptonian stones (at the instruction of Jor-El) apparently containing the knowledge of the universe.[27] The majority of this season revolves around Lex trying to rekindle a strained friendship with Clark, Lana dating Jason Teague (Jensen Ackles), a young man she meets in France, Clark and numerous other characters vying with one another in attempts to obtain the stones, and Lionel's ambiguous transformation into a good father and person.[28] This season also introduced Lois Lane (Erica Durance) as Chloe Sullivan's (Allison Mack) cousin, as well as the Flash.[27][29]

Season 5 introduces several elements of the Superman mythos, including Jonathan Kent's death,[30] the Fortress of Solitude,[31] the Phantom Zone,[31] and Zod.[32] The villain Brainiac, in the guise of Professor Milton Fine (James Marsters), becomes a recurring antagonist. The season's central plot revolves around Clark using the knowledge contained in the Fortress of Solitude to train for an impending doom that will befall Earth: the release of Zod from the Phantom Zone due to Fine's machinations.[33] Clark and Lana finally begin a relationship with one another.[34] As with Season 4, season 5 featured a gradually unveiling storyline in conjunction with multiple minor story arcs running in parallel, mid-season and season finale cliffhangers, and cameos from two other notable DC characters, Aquaman and Cyborg.[35][36]

Season 6 took Clark inside the Phantom Zone, inhabited by a society of exiled criminals from the "28 known inhabited galaxies".[37] The destinies of Lionel and Lex play out in the aftermath of Lex's possession by Zod and Lionel's adoption as the "oracle" of Jor-El. Several prisoners escape the Phantom Zone with Clark.[37] DC Comics characters Jimmy Olsen,[37] Oliver Queen (and his superhero alias Green Arrow) and Martian Manhunter are introduced this season,[38][39] and many of them unite in Smallville to fight a common threat.[40] Clark appears more prepared to accept the greater responsibility and destiny in store for him, by promising to continue his training, at the Fortress of Solitude, once all the escaped Phantom Zone criminals are either returned or destroyed.[41] Other key storylines involve Lana and Lex's marriage,[42] Lex's secret "33.1" experiments,[40] and the introduction of a Clark clone.[43]

Established powers of Clark Kent

See also: Powers and abilities of Superman

Smallville has established a number of Superman's powers throughout its history. The Pilot introduced Clark as being familiar with his super strength, super speed and becoming aware of his invulnerability, after being hit by a car. Over time, Clark learns new abilities and powers that Superman will possess in the future. A new ability is generally introduced in one episode that centers around Clark discovering, learning to understand and then ultimately controlling the new found power. As the series progresses, Clark exhibits, and learns to control, super vision in the episode "X-Ray", heat vision in the episode "Heat", super hearing in "Whisper", and super breath in "Sneeze". His super hearing developed as a consequence of an injury rendering Clark temporarily blind. Clark's abilities, namely his strength, invulnerability and speed, have continually grown in intensity throughout the series. Many early episodes chronicled his body's reaction to being shot, at first becoming bruised, and later showing no marks.

Kryptonite

Main article: Kryptonite in Smallville

The element of kryptonite is used as a recurring plot device throughout the series. Kryptonite is shown to have bizarre and lingering effects on human physiology and the young superhero often encounters mutated villains who have developed bizarre powers, such as psychic abilities, shapeshifting, and other paranormal abilities. For this reason, the show is often criticized as being predominantly a "villain of the week" series.[20][21][22]

Kryptonite has very different effects on Kryptonians like Clark. The general premise is that Clark is virtually invincible except when around it. Different colors affect Clark differently: Green kryptonite physically weakens him and could possibly kill him if he is exposed to it for too long.[44] Red kryptonite causes him to set aside moral compunctions and act out on his impulses and dark desires.[45] Black kryptonite splits Clark into (and merges him back together from) two separate beings exhibiting two personalities.[27]

Cast and characters

Main articles: Characters of Smallville and List of Smallville guest stars
File:SmallvilleSeason1fullcast.jpg
The original cast: (from left) Annette O'Toole, John Schneider, Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Eric Johnson, Allison Mack, and Sam Jones III

At the end of the first season, the character of Whitney Fordman was written out of the show, having left for the Marines. Since the end of the first season, more main cast members left the series, and the producers brought in new recurring guests to help expand certain story arcs, with some earning spots as regular cast members. When season two began, John Glover, who had been a recurring guest on the show in season one as Lex's father, became a part of the regular cast. Season two saw the character of Jor-El, Clark's biological father, brought in as a main story arc that has expanded for the entire series. Jor-El is voiced by Terence Stamp, who once portrayed General Zod in the 1978 film Superman and its sequel Superman II. Emmanuelle Vaugier was brought in as Dr. Helen Bryce, a love interest for Lex and for a short time his wife. Lana Lang, whose parents died in the meteor shower that brought Clark, was given a long lost biologicial father, Henry Small, who was portrayed by Patrick Cassidy. Christopher Reeve was introduced as a special guest for seasons two and three, as Dr. Virgil Swann, the man who would educate Clark about his birth planet Krypton.

Season three introduced other major comic book characters from Superman's mythology. Michael McKean guest starred as Perry White, although this Perry White had not yet become the editor of the Daily Planet. Ian Somerhalder was cast as the mysterious Adam Knight. Adam Knight was part of a small story arc involving both Lana and Clark. Sam Jones III's Pete Ross was written out of the series at the end of season three. Erica Durance was brought in to play Lois Lane. Durance's Lois Lane would serve as recurring guest for season four. Jensen Ackles portrayed Jason Teague, a new serious love interest for Lana. Jensen received top billing for season four, but he was written out of the show in the season's finale. Season four introduced other super powered characters from the comics. Kyle Gallner was selected to portray Bart Allen; Bart Allen eventually becomes The Flash in the comics. Trent Ford had the duty of playing one of Superman's comic book nemeses, Mikail Mxyzptlk.

Erica Durance was given top billing at the start of season five, while John Schneider was written out of the show on the series' 100th episode. In a season long story arc, James Marsters was brought in to play Milton Fine, the alias of comic book villain Brainiac. Season five introduced three additional superheroes from the comic books: Alan Ritchson was cast as Arthur Curry, Denise Quiñones portrayed Andrea Rojas, and Lee Thompson Young was selected to play Victor Stone. Season six introduced two recurring characters, Jimmy Olsen and Oliver Queen. Jimmy Olsen was portrayed by Aaron Ashmore, while Justin Hartley played Oliver Queen. Later in season six, Phil Morris was selected to play Martian Manhunter.[46] Although his name is never given, in the episode "Crimson", Chloe uses the name "Martian Manhunter" in reference to the character.[47]

Reception and awards

Smallville's first accomplishment was breaking the record for highest rated debut for The WB, with 8.4 million viewers tuning in for its pilot.[48] Since debuting in 2001, Smallville has been nominated and won a number of awards in a number of categories.[49] Smallville has been nominated for numerous Saturn Awards. In 2002 the show was nominated in six categories, including Best Network Television Series, out of the nominations, Michael Rosenbaum took home the Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series.[49] Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Kristin Kreuk, Erica Durance and John Glover have also received numerous nominations in their respective acting categories as well.[49] Smallville has been nominated for Best Network Television Series five times in a row (2002-06). Most of the cast has been nominated for one or more Teen Choice Awards; in 2002 Welling won the award for Choice Breakout Star and in 2006 Mack won Choice Sidekick.[49] Rosenbaum also won a Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series.[49] Smallville also won a Casting Society of America award for Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot in 2002.[49] Smallville won an award from the American Society of Cinematographers for the episode Arrow (2007).[49]

The show received two nominations for American Society of Cinematographers awards for the Pilot (2002) and Sacred (2006) and a Canadian Society of Cinematographers award for Tempest (2003).[49] In addition to numerous Leo Awards nominations, the show won Best Visual Effects (2002), Best Make-Up (2005), Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series, and Best Production Design in a Dramatic Series (2006).[49] The show has also received six Motion Picture Sound Editors nominations.[49] At the Visual Effects Society Awards, Smallville has received four nominations and two awards: Outstanding Compositing and Outstanding Matte Painting in a Televised Program, Music Video or Commercial. Smallville has also been nominated for four Emmy Awards, winning two for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series in 2002 and again in 2006.[49] On January 24, 2006, it was confirmed Smallville would be part of the new The CW's Fall 2006–2007 lineup once The WB and UPN ceased separate operations and merged as The CW in September 2006. Season 6 began on September 28, 2006.[50]

U.S. television ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Smallville on The WB and The CW:

Season Timeslot Season Premiere Season Finale TV Season Rank # Viewers
(in millions)
1st Tuesday 9/8C[51] October 16, 2001 May 21, 2002 2001-2002 115Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page). 5.9Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page).
2nd Tuesday 9/8C[52] September 24, 2002 May 20, 2003 2002-2003 113Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page). 6.3Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page).
3rd Wednesday 8/7C[52] October 1, 2003 May 19, 2004 2003-2004 141Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page). 4.9Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page).
4th Wednesday 8/7C[citation needed] September 22, 2004 May 18, 2005 2004-2005 124Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page). 4.4Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page).
5th Thursday 8/7C[citation needed] September 29, 2005 May 11, 2006 2005-2006 117Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page). 4.7Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page).
6th Thursday 8/7C[citation needed] September 28, 2006 May 17, 2007 2006-2007 125Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page). 4.1Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page).

DVD releases

Main article: Smallville DVD releases

Seasons one through to five have been released in regions 1, 2, 3 and 4. DVD releases typically include commentary by cast and crew members on a select number of episodes, deleted scenes, gag reels and some featurettes, such as visual effects or a Lois Lane documentary. Smallville: Chloe Chronicles are also included on some seasons. Other special features include interactive features such as a tour of Smallville, or a comic book. There are also DVD-ROM features on some DVDs.

Complete Season Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1st September 23, 2003[53] October 13, 2003[54] December 3, 2003[55]
2nd May 18,2004[56] September 17,2004[57] January 1, 2005[58]
3rd November 16,2004[59] April 18,2005[60] July 13, 2005[61]
4th September 13,2005[62] October 10,2005[63] November 11, 2006[64]
5th September 12,2006[65] August 28,2006[66] April 4,2007[67]
6th September 18,2007[68]

Other media

Allison Mack's character Chloe Sullivan has starred in two promotional tie-in series, Smallville: Chloe Chronicles, and Vengeance Chronicles. Both were available online, and were included in the DVD releases of Smallville. There were two "Chloe Chronicles" editions. The first featured Chloe investigating further into the events of the first season episode "Jitters". The second edition, Chloe Chronicles, Vol II, was a continuation of the first. In total, the first two series included seven mini-episodes. The third series was a spin-off of the fifth season episode "Vengeance". Titled Vengeance Chronicles, Chloe joins forces with a costumed vigilante whom she dubs the "Angel of Vengeance." In a promotional tie-in with Sprint, Smallville Legends: The Oliver Queen Chronicles was released dictating the early life of Oliver Queen in a six-episode CGI series.[69]

On April 19 2007, a tie-in with Toyota, promoting their new Yaris, featured an online comic strip as interstitial programs, during new episodes, titled Smallville Legends: Justice & Doom. The interactive comic was based on the episode "Justice", which follows the adventures of Oliver Queen, Bart Allen, Victor Stone, and Arthur Curry as they seek to destroy all of LuthorCorp's secret experimental labs. The online series allowed viewers to investigate alongside the fictional team, in an effort to win prizes.[70] The plots of Smallville and the Smallville Legends: Justice & Doom are integral and complimentary to each other. Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar also developed an Aquaman pilot for The WB Television Network, with Justin Hartley as Arthur Curry.[71] The series was planned to follow the adventures of Arthur, in the same fashion that was being done with Clark. Following the merger of the WB and UPN, the resulting CW network opted not to produce the show. The pilot can be found through the iTunes Store, and the Xbox 360 video marketplace.

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