Has anyone else

DAN-El...

Very true, they have perfected it. Otherwise, they would not have such a huge fan base. lets be honest, the first season, the main fans were the people that "got it" in other words, the people that understood where it was going. Then in the later seasons, the story go tmore involved, and the super ( pardon the pun) references got by lined, at least until the end of season three. then season four rolls around, and BAM, clark is flying, he is ripping doors off of airplanes, the link between him and lana is revealed, and, he makes his debut as a bad guy.

most people that were not fans of supe's became fans after SV season one, becuase it made the mythos more personal, and it built on that until they felt comfortable in showing clark for wathe truly is.

on a cycnical note, this MIGHT have soethingto do with the new superman movie grossing uber millions of dollars, of course, it may never have done so well if smallville never existed.

meh, who cares, its a good show, with some engaging stories. BRING ON THE OBVIOUS REFERENCES!

ten bucks they introduce wonder woman in the show before the premiere of the movie. ath which point, I will probably puke.

Originally posted by seancstew
oh yeah, another one.....

regarding Aqua...

AC "We should start up a junior lifeguard association"

Clark " I am not sure that I am ready for the JLA yet"

Wow, talk about subtle. 😄 that make the red and blue flannel sirts seem like a beacon on a lighthouse.

bah, Smallville is full if references to the movies, and the comics. Thats why people like us like it so much. It goes beyond the typical formula that so often keeps the shallow ( hehe, sorry, shallow, Aquaman, GET IT MUAHHAAHAHA!!!!)
People occupied, I mean, I can only be so desparate, and frankly, getting lost and seeing a tree on a hill is not that exciting.

Okay, if that was not subtlile enough, then I dont dont know what is....

But, sadly enough, I can always be found on gilmore street..

(okay, I am a little bit of a sap, but ONLY a little)

again flames welcome, andresponses required. OH!!! pop quiz...

when was milton fine officially named braniac in the series?

Exactly...

If it was not for the simple fact that he was reffered to as Braniac in numerous fan posts, then NO BODy would have known.

and the fact that he was a construct, (created out of 10w30 motor oil if you are a fan of visuals).

okay, when did everyone start noticing the subtle musical references to the original movies? I noticed around the middle of season four.

Originally posted by seancstew

ten bucks they introduce wonder woman in the show before the premiere of the movie. ath which point, I will probably puke.

I sincerely doubt it. The movie execs who have their hands on Wonder Woman (figuratively speaking) aren't letting Gough and Miller do any Smallville stories involving the Amazon.

Originally posted by seancstew
Exactly...

If it was not for the simple fact that he was reffered to as Braniac in numerous fan posts, then NO BODy would have known.

and the fact that he was a construct, (created out of 10w30 motor oil if you are a fan of visuals).

okay, when did everyone start noticing the subtle musical references to the original movies? I noticed around the middle of season four.

also, welcome Sean

I love all the little nods that they throw in. I just wish we would see something winking at Bruce Wayne. I know he's too young to be Batman now, seeing as he should probably be away from the US and training, but I'd like to see something like "Wayne Enterprises Heir Missing" on the news, or uh...ya know...something lol. Forgive me for the half-assed post...I'm sitting here in my terribly boring waste of time mandatory (and unnecessary) computer class at 9 in the morning and I haven't woken up yet.

oops...

My bad, milton fine WAS reffered to as braniac... but only if you caught it.

Season five, the last ep, when clark was in the fortress, Jor El called fine...

" The brain Interactive Construct"

I KNEW he was called it the series, it just slipped my mind.

(well, he was not called braniac, but still, its there)

I really like the "Borneo" line at the end of the last episode. Finally, some decent writing. 😛

at the back of the season 5 box it calls him braniac but that doesnt count

hmm interesting (said it on a magazine also)

Well, think of it this way:

Milton Fine is called the "BRAIN InterActive Construct" or "BRAIN I.A.C."

Makes enough sense to me!

yup