Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0883929024094 Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 6 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2008-09-09 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Rating: - Slow to start, excellent finish
A change in writing staff, the departure of Annette O'Toole, John Glover and the spotty presence of Kristin Kruek make this a bit of an uneven season. The introduction of Supergirl is helpful, but she's soon hustled out of the way, as though the writers didn't really know what to do with her.
But the season eventually finds its footing and ends with a solid climax in the fortress of solitude which unfortunately, marks the departure of Lex Luthor from the show. Lionel Luthor's character arc is resolved in a way that answers a lot of questions about his fascination with Smallville. Satisfying overall, but it's time to get Clark flying, off the farm and out into the world.
Rating: - Yes!!!!
I am a big Superman fan. I absolutely love Smallville. There are so many mixed reviews about this season, I don't understand. I am such a loyal fan, I simply love the fact that new episodes are available. If it were up to me, the show would continue until its 15th season. Hahaha
Rating: - It's no plane, it's no bird, it doesn't fly...
First of all, my compliments to Amazon: when they say two workdays for international shipping, they mean it! Thanks. Also, the US DVD boxes are somewhat prettier than the international versions, including interior cover art and a booklet (region 2 boxes just have 3 dvd slim cases). As for specials, two featurettes, a gallery, unaired scenes and two commentaries are alright, but it seems we are not getting gag reels and behind the scenes videos anymore, which is regrettable.
Smallville easily gets you hooked. Season 7 has plenty of action plus relationship development, so you won't be disappointed. However, I agree with other reviewers that since season 6 both world building plus the overall seasons-spanning story ark have gotten more and more neglected. Since Martha Kent's exit from the series, it is almost as if she never existed: where are the notorious mum phone calls with motherly advice (even a non-trained actor like Tom Welling should be able to fake a phone conversation)? Who is doing the paper work connected to running a farm, or the cattle sales? Where is the money coming from? It's almost as if the Kent farm turned into a Kara-Lois-Clark commune, with no responsibilities attached for anyone. And I know that from the beginning the writers credo was "no tights, no flights", but Clark's doing super jumps now instead of (slowly, maybe) learning to fly (remember we already saw him floating in season 1?) appears more and more as what it is, a not-story-connected, externally imposed restriction that starts to look silly.
I would hate to see this series go to the drains. Remember "Roswell", where hectic episode-to-episode writing was followed by a sudden, premature death of the series? The writers should be given a pay rise and made sure they have time to develop a story ark that includes loose ends from older episodes and ties the series back to its (fantastic) reality. At the moment, it seems more flying than floating in the direction of a dead end.
Rating: - Most Enjoyable
We have gotten every season of Smallville since they've come out, and have thoroughly enjoyed the series. I believe after watching this season that this has been the best season so far.
A lot of twists and turns, introductions to new characters, some old faces, and a lot more development of Clark Kent into Superman. And let's not forget Supergirl...
So all in all, if you're thinking about buying this set, don't be afraid, it's worth it...probably more so than most of the others.
Rating: - Smallville season 7
Another awsome season of smallville, and one step closer to the tranformation of clark into superman.
You guys! Psyched about that whole Watchmen movie thing (previously, we've touched on Watchmen briefly, like, onceortwice?), kinda wanna read the book, but you just can't see fitting a 400-page comic into your busy, busy schedule? Fortunately for you, there's The Condensed Version. (Via the often NSFW Journalista.)
All About N-Gage have the dirt on a game that looks like it has a lot of potential: Asphalt: Urban GT. I can't say that I've played much more than some FIFA and other random stuff on the N-Gage, but a good racer can add a lot of value to a gaming platform. Of course I'm still waiting to see if Call of Duty rocks as much as it should.
I've heard it said by Dave Winer and many many others: if only Dean had reinvested half the money raised into the Internet, then ...
OK, so you're the Dean Campaign Chief Information Officer in August 2003. The money starts to roll in. $20 million over six months, $2-4 million per month.
What would you spend the money on?
What does your monthly budget look like?
What is your application and infrastructure portfolio?
How much will you allocate to maintenance?
You're building from scratch, so what problems do you hope to avoid through wise architecture?
What are your big milestones?
Who are your key vendors?
How do you spend in consonance with the campaign strategy?
How will you use the Internet to bring offline voters into the campaign at the same numbers as radio or television broadcasts?
What is your online strategy for responding to attack ads and opposition pundits in radio, television and print?
Online community takes time to build and is very hard to organize geographically. What will you do to match the state-by-state primary schedule?
What can you do with online services to serve the campaign in caucus states?
You are preparing for Bush to launch in Spring 2004. What are your countermeasures to reach out to moderate Republicans online while the GOP uses its advanced voter email systems to barrage 200 million validated email addresses?
- Smallville season 7