Twenty years ago, Smallville made audiences believe that a Superman-less Superman series could fly on the small screen. Premiering on the WB on Oct. 16, 2001, the show starred Tom Welling as the Teen of Steel, Clark Kent, as he tried to balance his Kryptonian heritage with his terrestrial existence. But unlike past Super-stars — from George Reeves and Gerard Christopher to Christopher Reeve and Brandon Routh — Welling never got to change out of his civilian skivvies and into Superman’s vintage red-and-blue ensemble. That’s because Smallville creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar instituted a “no tights, no flights” rule for their Last Son of Krypton that the show stuck to for its 10-season run. “The whole idea was the show was about Clark Kent as he took that leap to be Superman,” Welling tells Yahoo Entertainment in a 20th anniversary Smallville chat. The discussion reunited him with his former co-stars — and off-camera pals — Kristin Kreuk and Michael Rosenbaum, who played Clark’s love interest, Lana Lang, and future nemesis, Lex Luthor, respectively. “We wanted to know he was out there, but we couldn’t go with him. I’m very proud of what we did, and I’m really happy that we didn’t go that extra mile.” Adds Rosenbaum: “It’s called Smallville — if you involve Superman, then it just takes you out of Smallville.” (Watch our virtual reunion above.)Kristin Kreuk, Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum in the first season of Smallville (Photo: @Warner Bros / Courtesy Everett… Click below to read the full story from Yahoo Movies UK
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