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...And it makes a change from bunnies. Though it's only slightly Buffy connected, I just didn't want to have the shame of starting a thread with Smallville in the title:

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LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) For all the things vampire Spike was on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel," one thing he typically was not was the sharpest stake in the drawer.
That's about to change for the man who played him, James Marsters.

Marsters will join the cast of "Smallville" this season, playing a classic villain from the DC Comics universe: Professor Milton Fine, better known as Brainiac. The WB confirmed a percolating rumor of Marsters' casting Friday (July 22) at the Television Critics Association press tour.


The "Smallville" stint may not be the only work on The WB for Marsters. Network head David Janollari says he would "gladly" do a TV movie featuring the Spike character if Marsters and "Buffy"/"Angel" creator Joss Whedon want to do one.
In addition to Brainiac, the fifth season of "Smallville" -- which moves to the ultra-competitive 8 p.m. ET Thursday spot this fall -- will feature an appearance by fellow DC hero Aquaman (not played, unfortunately, by "Entourage" star Adrian Grenier, who's on the verge of filming an "Aquaman" movie in that show).

"He dates Lois Lane [Erica Durance]," says series star Tom Welling, who made the announcement to the assembled critics. "That's not on here, but I'm going to tell you that anyway."

Also this season, Tom Wopat will reunite with his former "Dukes of Hazzard" co-star, John Schneider, for an episode. Wopat will play a childhood friend of Jonathan Kent's (Schneider) who's now a state senator.

What amuses me about this is that a friend has been trying to convince me that Smallville has moved on a bit from desperately trying to be Buffy with the X-Files incidental music stuck on...

Marsters will join the cast of "Smallville" this season, playing a classic villain from the DC Comics universe: Professor Milton Fine, better known as Brainiac.

This could be good. Or REAL bad.

Is he taking the accent?

'Cause that'd be like... hilarious. I'd put myself through an ep of Smallville-with-the-sound-on for that.

No one should have to put themselves through a episode of Smallville for any reason...

Originally posted by inflatable dalek
No one should have to put themselves through a episode of Smallville for any reason...

Allison Mack.

Originally posted by The HeartBrend Kid
Allison Mack.

mmmmm...yummy! Erica Durance isn't a bad reason either!

Originally posted by The HeartBrend Kid
Allison Mack.

Indeed.

The only reasons anyone should watch Smallville. Tom Welling is actually much, much more tolerable when you don't actually have to hear him deliver his lines.

Originally posted by The HeartBrend Kid
Allison Mack.

Is that the new Lois Lane? Doesn't hold a candle to Terry Hatcher (especialy that shoot that used to be in the Lois and Clark titles every week...)

Originally posted by inflatable dalek
Is that the new Lois Lane? Doesn't hold a candle to Terry Hatcher (especialy that shoot that used to be in the Lois and Clark titles every week...)

Nonono - Erica Durance is Lois.

Allison Mack is Chloe.

I'd post some form of picture, but I'd feel incredibly sad and lecherous looking for something suitable, when it'd be just as easy for you to Google her yerself ya lazy sod...

Originally posted by The HeartBrend Kid
Allison Mack.

Yeah. Not really into blondes, but she had it goin' on.

Originally posted by The HeartBrend Kid
Nonono - Erica Durance is Lois.

Allison Mack is Chloe.

I'd post some form of picture, but I'd feel incredibly sad and lecherous looking for something suitable, when it'd be just as easy for you to Google her yerself ya lazy sod...

I'm not googling anything Smallville related, just in case anyone see me do it... I know who you mean though, she's nice, but not really my type. I did actually watch the first few episodes of Smallville (Or Superman-The Early Years if your a C4 executive), but gave up when I realised it was the same episode every week. "Lump of Kryptonite turns someone into a old Buffy/X-Files Monster, Clark fights it, he wins. Moaps about in his loft whilst Lana has a bit of a cry. The end". I'm told they have found a few different plots as the show went on, but every time I catch a new one it seems to be exactly the same.

Originally posted by inflatable dalek
"Lump of Kryptonite turns someone into a old Buffy/X-Files Monster, Clark fights it, he wins. Moaps about in his loft whilst Lana has a bit of a cry. The end". I'm told they have found a few different plots as the show went on, but every time I catch a new one it seems to be exactly the same.

No, that is pretty much every episode, still.

They've injected a bit of variety into it, but the Luthors are the main reason for anybody to watch. If you can tolerate Welling's attempts to act and resist the urge to have Kristin Kreuk assassinated, it's worth seeing...

Originally posted by The HeartBrend Kid
No, that is pretty much every episode, still.

They've injected a bit of variety into it, but the Luthors are the main reason for anybody to watch. If you can tolerate Welling's attempts to act and resist the urge to have Kristin Kreuk assassinated, it's worth seeing...

You se, my list of things I can tolerate doesn't include any of those... Oh, I did love the blatent "Token black charecter who never really does anything except be black". Only Enterprise has been that blatent recently (At least Gunn got a personality and ditched all the "From the street" stuff as Angel went on).

Originally posted by The HeartBrend Kid
and resist the urge to have Kristin Kreuk assassinated,

I dunno. I didn't have that urge. Sure, I wanted Clark to pick Chloe, but if I were ever propositioned by Kristin kreuk, I'd hit that ten ways from sunday.

Ah, good ol' Pete. Whose role got so much shorter as time went by that, by the time he said he was leaving I'd forgotten he was still in it anyway...

[EDIT] Oh, don't get me wrong. I wouldn't say no, but by gods the character's as bland as hell. All she does is mope around, look miserable then cry a bit.

Originally posted by The HeartBrend Kid
[EDIT] Oh, don't get me wrong. I wouldn't say no, but by gods the character's as bland as hell. All she does is mope around, look miserable then cry a bit.

She has crazy toes... But then, perhaps my standards are just to high? Tom Welling does nothing for me either...

The big problem with Smallville is that everyone just seems a bit embaressed their in a Superman show. Even Christopher Reeves.

I see. Didn't really watch the show much.

Of course, I'd be sure to make her cry . . .

EDIT: Dalek, have you ever seen Boomerang? I think you'd like that movie, judging by the comment you just made. It was a pretty good movie.

Originally posted by The HeartBrend Kid
I'd feel incredibly sad and lecherous looking for something suitable

Fortunately for all of us, I have no such feelings as I too benefit from the gazing at the pair! That and I have some time to kill before taking the ferret to the vet...

Alison Mack



Alison with Erica Durance (Lois)



And Erica alone

Ah, new Lois is cute, but I think Alison Mack is cuter.

EDIT: But just like Kristin Kreuk, I'd make them cry as well.