I can count on both hands already just from s1 how many times they ripped of copied and stole *beep* from Smallville..
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aspiringwriter16 — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 07:59 PM)
It's so weird.
It's almost like Supergirl and Smallville are based on the same DC comics! There's a Superman in Smallville and a Superman in Supergirl? Seems lke a pretty interesting coincidence.
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xisnex — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 08:05 PM)
Correction there's a the best Superman without a suit, since Christopher Reeves in smallville. And then there's a Superboy in Supergirl in cosplay mode. And it's still a ripoff but then again, that's what to expected with these new cw TV shows with no creativity, or personality.
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marysocontrary — 9 years ago(October 12, 2016 09:11 PM)
It isn't a rip-off. If you want to talk rip-offs, then Smallville ripped off Lois & Clark (red kryptonite in several episodes)which ripped off the Richard Donner movies (or specifically Superman III, if we're talking red k), which ripped off the 1950s TV series which ripped off the comic books.
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marysocontrary — 9 years ago(October 14, 2016 03:28 PM)
63 years of comic before that, "bro." Your point of 10 seasons is irrelevant. Smallville's creators only created Chloe Sullivan. They didn't invent kryptonite of any color (as I've said previously red kryptonite and even manufactured kryptonite was in Lois and Clark in the 1990s), Brainiac, Bizarro, or anything else that came from the comics.
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scotlandcabbage — 9 years ago(October 17, 2016 05:05 AM)
Yep, because Smallville OBVIOUSLY came before Lois & Clark AND all four Christopher Reeve Superman films, AND the comics. Smallville didn't copy anything, right? Everything on Smalllville was an original idea, not based on any other pre-existing Superman material?
Don't make me laugh!!
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soul_reaver265 — 9 years ago(October 13, 2016 01:05 AM)
The OP had me laughing the minute they claimed that Livewire was ripped from Smallville. The character actually dates as far back as 1996's Superman animated series, as she was originally created for that before being introduced into the regular DC Comics Universe a decade later.
Much like in the Supergirl TV series, the DC Animated Universe's version of Leslie Willis - voiced by Lori Petty in STAS and Maria Bererra in Justice League Unlimited - was a shock jock who took particular joy in giving derogatory rants about Superman (as such, Lex Luthor enjoyed listening to her). That's about where the similarities end, however.
She hosted a rock concert in celebration of her radio show's third anniversary, and insisted the show would go on, ignoring her producer's warning about the weather conditions.
Shortly after Superman and the authorities show up to break up the concert, Leslie turns her supporters on them and revels in her moment of glory as lightning starts to strike the stage. Superman moves Leslie to safety as a bolt travels through the rafters towards her, but as she is fleeing the scene, the lightning passes through Superman and hits her. The resultant shock knocks her unconscious and leads her to discover her new appearance and powers once she wakes up.
Here's a link to the full episode, for those interested.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x48iwqv
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