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Superboy - The Complete First
Season
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Produced by Alexander
and Ilya Salkind, who revitalized Superman's movie career in
the '70s with Christopher Reeve in the title role, the
syndicated television series Superboy (1988-92) was a
flawed but likable attempt to put a youthful spin on the Man
of Steel by placing him in college and ridding Metropolis of
crime between classes John Haymes Newton (the "Cable Guy" on
Desperate Housewives) did a respectable job in both
Clark Kent's oversized spectacles and in the cape and boots,
and the series certainly made attempts to acknowledge its
comic book origins by utilizing original characters, including
Lana Lang (Stacy Haiduk), Lex Luthor (Scott Wells), and even
villains like Mr. Mxyzptlk (a wonderfully eccentric
performance by character actor Michael J. Pollard).
Unfortunately, budget restraints and some woefully hackneyed
scripts prevented the show from presenting Superboy's exploits
in the grand style of the comics, and 20 years after its
release, the first season is best appreciated as a camp
exercise than a true action-adventure series. Still, there are
some moments that approximate the high-flying style of the
comics books ("The Alien Solution," which pits Superboy
against a belligerent invisible alien, and Pollard's turn in
"Mr. Mxyzpltk"), and guest stars like a youthful Joaquin
Phoenix (billed here as "Leaf Phoenix) in "Little Hercules"
provide some interesting turns (though Leif Garrett's
appearance as a wealthy rock star who catches Lana's eye in
"Bringing Down the House" pushes things back into camp
waters). The extras include a making-of featurette, which
covers the series' conception and casting, and commentary by
Newton (who gets the show's camp appeal) and Ilya Salkind (who
doesn't) on two episodes; Newton's screen test and an excerpt
from Ken Burns and Bryan Singer's Superman documentary,
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman,
round out the supplemental features. --Paul
Gaita
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