#phoenix watches Smallville

[phoenixwrites]

Jonathan Kent saw this whole situation as Lex trying to interfere with Jonathan's relationship with Kent.

But it was exactly the opposite. Lex hates the idea of Jonathan and Clark fighting and in this scene, he reminds Clark of how great Jonathan is and how Clark should just suck it up and go fishing with him. Because Jonathan just wants to spend time with Clark and that is something Lionel never ever wanted to do with Lex. And Lex vocalizes his envy of that.

Actually now I kind of want to do a fic where Jonathan ends up inviting Lex fishing and Lex is like "mmmmmmaybe, I dunno, super busy...." and then shows up on the Kent's door at like 4AM the next day in full fishing attire like I'M READY DAD, LET'S GO.

[sbd-laytall]

Thanks for the tag, buddy @makeyouminemp3

Last Song: I do believe that it was Praying by Kesha, which is such a good song and I think everyone should listen to it at least once in their life and no, I am not joking.

Currently Watching: Oof, I have quite a lot. I'm watching My Adventures With Superman, The Secret Circle, Bridgerton, Smallville, and Grey's Anatomy. I am also re-watching Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and watching Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy with @makeyouminemp3

Favorite Color: It's a tie between orange and purple, and no, it's not because I read PJO and HOO by Rick Riordan.

Sweet, Savory, or Spicy: It really depends on my mood. I'm South Asian, so I love me some sweets and spicy food, but savory foods are also really good.

Last Movie: The Lego Batman movie because it just came on Netflix, and I've been dying to re-watch it. Besides Bruce lusting over Barbara (which still gives me the ick), it's still such a great movie and a good Batman movie.

Currently Reading: I'm currently reading through the Dark Phoenix saga, which is fun and interesting. I'm also 70% of the way through The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. It's... something. I mean, I appreciate the idea of someone good and pure being corrupted by society, and I definitely appreciate the friendships that border on homosexual relationships. However, the racism and antisemitism put into the novel by Wilde are pretty bad, and yes, I understand that these were just the period-typical biases, but it's still really awful to read about.

Relationship: I am single. In the past few months, I've come to realize that maybe I'm demi. Which is very confusing for me because I have a fondness for reading and watching about romance, but apparently, you can like shipping even if you are aspec. In real life, I don't feel romantic inclination towards people unless I have a strong connection with them, but I am capable of it, I think.

Current Obsessions: Well, I'm really into superheroes' media and comics, but that's been true for the past few years. My other obsessions are frequently on and off, like Yu-Gi-Oh, Gilmore Girls, First Kill, the Grishaverse, House Of Anubis, and many more.

The Last Thing You Googled: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles because I was curious about where it originated from, and I read through the entire Wikipedia page.

Currently Working On: Nothing at the moment because I have been very busy for months.

Tagging: @paladin-of-nerd-fandom65 @confusedhummingbird and anyone else who wants to do it.

[ziracona]

The thing about watching Smallville is, after, any time someone says something mean about Lex Luthor, the spirit of Michael Rosenbaum possesses you and produces a briefcase and attorney badge and immediately goes to work like Phoenix Wright

[laufire]

Tropes: Batman Gambit, Mythical Motifs, Luke, I am your father

Batman Gambit

No | rather not | I dunno | I guess | Sure | Yes | FUCK yes | Oh god you don’t even know |

HELL YES. It can be incredibly satisfying to watch (although I have to say I love Indy Ploy -aka improv artists xDD- and Spanners in the Works -aka characters that FRUSTRATE Batman Gambits- as well).

Some of my favourite characters really pull these off quite well: Angel, Captain Flint (when he tricked Dufresne <333. Billy is actually quite good at these too. Well, many characters in this show lol), Patrick Jane, the characters of Leverage, Nikita, Root... the first season of Prison Break relied on this AND on unpredictable characters, making it one of the most entertaining seasons of tv I've watched. Michael vs. Eleanor in The Good Place worked as a Batman Gambit vs. Spanner in the Works really well, too.

Mythical Motifs

No | rather not | I dunno | I guess | Sure | Yes | FUCK yes | Oh god you don’t even know |

They're neat. I particularly love a phoenix motif lol. Like Lana in Smallville when she got powers *-*

Luke, I am your father

No | rather not | I dunno | I guess | Sure | Yes | FUCK yes | Oh god you don’t even know |

Listen, I've loved some "surprise relative" plots (I even have one in the works myself lol). But I sure chose to answer this ask in an unfortunate day LOL.

[sippinhoneylemon]

20+ tv shows to watch during quarantine.

hey guys! so i know everyone’s been super bored. i’ve been occupied by binging on tv shows for the past couple weeks and i’ve compiled a little bit of a list to recommend to you and a synopsis of each tv show along with any actors/actresses you might be familiar with additionally, ill have listed ways to watch these shows. enjoy ;)

1. Marvel’s Inhumans - (Disney+, iTunes, ABC app/site)

This is about a colonization of inhumans (people with powers) who live on a city, named Attilan, on the moon. When the king’s brother betrays him and forms a coup against him, the royal family is forced to leave Attilan and flee to Earth. Down on Earth, they make friends and within all of that, they learn to see the flaws of themselves and their city. They also have to find each other and find a way to regain their throne and save the people of Attilan before the city collapses. (1 season, 8 episodes)

Actors you may know: 

Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones)

Henry Ian Cusick (Lost, The 100)

2. Marvel’s Agents of Shield - (Hulu, Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, Google Play)

This is about a group of SHIELD agents who continuously fight to save the world from Hydra, inhumans, aliens, and themselves. They are left to fight the battles the Avengers are too busy to fight. Each season ranges from them fighting Hydra to traveling throughout space and time to save each other and the world. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Clark Gregg (Iron Man, Iron Man II, The Avengers, Captain Marvel)

Ming-Na Wen (Mulan, Mulan II)

Adrianne Palicki (GI Joe, John Wick)

Dove Cameron (Liv & Maddie, Descendants)

Luke Mitchell (H20 Just Add Water, The Tomorrow People)

Hayley Atwell (Agent Carter, Captain America: The First Avenger)

3. Spinning Out - (Netflix)

This is about a girl who was performing during sectionals when she attempted to jump and hit her head on the ice, almost sending her to her death. Ever since then, she has been afraid to attempt any jumps while skating and she has given up on her ice skating career. When a new opportunity arrises and she gets the chance to skate, she has to choose between her ego and partner skating. This show is about how she has to overcome her emotions and bipolar disorder enable to reach her dream of skating in the olympics. (1 season, 10 episodes)

Actors you may know:

Kaya Scodelario (The Maze Runner)

Willow Shields (The Hunger Games)

January Jones (X-Men: First Class)

Kaitlyn Leeb (Christmas With a View, Christmas With a Prince)

4. Teen Wolf - (iTunes, Fandango, Google Play, Vudu, Amazon Prime)

This is about a guy who gets bitten and turned into a werewolf one night and has to learn to protect his friends from all the dangers of their town. His best friend is human and his girlfriend is a werewolf hunter. Despite all of that, he has learn to deal with werewolves that are after him and supernatural beings to protect his friends and family. (6 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner, American Assassin, The Intern)

Tyler Posey (Truth or Dare)

Cody Christian (Pretty Little Liars, All American)

Tyler Hoechlin (Supergirl)

Shelley Hennig (The Secret Circle, Unfriended)

Colton Haynes (Arrow, San Andreas)

Daniel Sharman (Medici, Fear the Walking Dead, Immortals)

5. The Vampire Diaries - (Netflix, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, Amazon Prime, Fandango, Youtube)

This is about a girl who encounters two vampire brothers who have just moved into town. Her best friend is a witch and together with the rest of their friends, they have to face the evils that are coming after them, the town, and their families. (8 seasons)

Actors you may know

Nina Dobrev (Degrassi, Flatliners)

Ian Somerhalder (V Wars, Lost)

Paul Wesley (Fallen, Tell me a Story)

Candice King (After We Collided)

6. The Originals - (Netflix, iTunes, Fandango, Amazon Prime, Youtube, Vudu, Google Play)

This is about the original vampires and how they’ve managed to survive for over a thousand years by putting their family above all. They are constantly targeted by their past and when a miracle child comes into play, they risk everything to protect her, even their family. (5 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Phoebe Tonkin (H20 Just Add Water, The Secret Circle)

Claire Holt (H20 Just Add Water, Pretty Little Liars, 47 Meters Down)

Summer Fontana (Dark Phoenix)

Danielle Campbell (Starstruck, Tell Me a Story)

Maisie Richardson-Sellers (DC’s Legends of Tomorrow)

Daniel Sharman (Teen Wolf, Immortals, Fear the Walking Dead, Medici)

Torrance Coombs (Reign)

7. Legacies - (Netflix, iTunes, CW app/site)

This is about the miracle child in The Originals and the school she has grown up in all her life. When monsters start attacking the school, she has to make calls that a teenager should never have to make to save the school. She has to also protect her friends as she is haunted by her past and her family. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Matthew Davis (The Vampire Diaries, Legally Blonde)

Thomas Doherty (Descendants)

Chris Wood (The Vampire Diaries, Supergirl)

Leo Howard (Kickin’ It)

8. DC’s Titans - (iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Prime, Vudu)

This is about a girl with dark and dangerous powers and how the team of Titans try and keep her safe while discovering more about her powers and where she comes from. They struggle to keep the world safe along with all their friends too. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Brenton Thwaites (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Gods of Egypt)

Ryan Potter (Lab Rats: Elite Force, Big Hero 6)

Iain Glen (Game of Thrones)

9. Grey’s Anatomy - (Netflix, Hulu, ABC app/site, Youtube, Google Play, iTunes, Amazon Prime, Vudu)

This is about surgeons in a hospital and the drama of their lives from facing unique patients each day. They also face tragic incidents within the show and struggle to stay friends with each other. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Basically everyone

10. The Secret Circle - (Amazon Prime)

This is about a girl who moves into a new town and discovers her powers as a witch. She also discovers the truth about her family and the reason why her mother was murdered. (1 season, 22 episodes)

Actors you may know:

Britt Robertson (The Longest Ride, The Space Between Us, Tomorrowland, I Still Believe)

Phoebe Tonkin (H20 Just Add Water, The Originals)

Shelley Hennig (Teen Wolf, Unfriended)

Chris Zylka (10 Things I Hate About You)

11. Charmed (2005) - (Netflix, iTunes, Youtube, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Google Play)

This is about a group of sisters and how they discover their powers. Monsters and demons constantly try and attack their family because they want their powers for themselves so they must constantly defend themselves and their friends. (8 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Holly Marie Combs (Pretty Little Liars)

Alyssa Milano (Insatiable)

Brian Krause (Blue Lagoon, Return to the Blue Lagoon)

Kaley Cuoco (The Big Bang Theory)

12. V Wars - (Netflix)

This is about a doctor who discovers a new virus that quickly infects everyone, including his best friend. He also discovers that the people with this virus are called bloods because they have to feed on blood to survive. He has to choose and try and prevent a war between humanity and the bloods. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Ian Somerhalder (The Vampire Diaries)

Nikki Reed (Twilight Saga)

13. The Shannara Chronicles - (Netflix, iTunes, Google Play, Vudu, Amazon Prime)

This is about a post dystopian fantasy world, taking place in present day San Francisco. A demon is trying to destroy their world so a group of people must go and save Shannara before it is destroyed. (2 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Austin Butler (The Carrie Diaries, Switched At Birth)

Poppy Drayton (The Little Mermaid)

Malese Jow (The Flash, The Vampire Diaries)

Vanessa Morgan (Riverdale, My Babysitter’s A Vampire)

Brooke Williams (Agents of SHIELD)

John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Indiana Jones Films)

14. The Witcher - (Netflix)

This is about a rare witcher who’s purpose is to destroy evil beings. He has an unknown past with a princess which is hinted throughout the film and he has to work to save the princess from her kingdom which is being overthrown. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Henry Cavil (Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman, Justice League)

15. Outlander - (STARZ app/site, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Youtube, Google Play, Roku, Sling)

This is about a woman who is on her honeymoon in the Scottish highlands with her husband when she gets magically transported back in time during the 1700′s. She must work to go back to her time period even when she’s falling for someone who doesn’t belong in her time period. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Sam Heughan (The Spy Who Dumped Me)

16. Once Upon A Time - (Netflix, Fandango, iTunes, Amazon Prime, Vudu, Youtube, Google Play)

This is about a woman who is approached by a child she left years ago. He leads her to a town where fairytale characters exist but are under a spell which caused them to forget who they were and why they were there.  (7 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Rebecca Mader (Lost)

Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy)

Sebastian Stan (Avengers Series)

17. Beauty and the Beast - (Netflix, iTunes)

This is about a woman who is a cop and was saved when she was younger by a “beast”. She discovers the man behind this beast and how he was experimented on in the military, causing him to turn into a “beast.” Together, they must face the dangers of his strength and his past. (4 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Kristin Kreuk (Smallville, Street Fighter)

Jay Ryan (IT Chapter II)

Rachel Skarsten (Reign, Birds of Prey, Batwoman)

18. The Haunting of Hill House - (Netflix)

This is about siblings who work their way through grief after their mother killed herself in their family home. They must work past their grief and discover the truth about the house and why it made her kill herself. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Victoria Pedretti (You)

Elizabeth Reaser (Twilight Saga, Ouiji: Origin of Evil)

Michiel Huisman (Age of Adaline, Game of Thrones, The Guernsey Literary and the Potato Peel Pie Society)

19. The 100 - (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Youtube, Google Play, Vudu, iTunes)

This is about a post apocalyptic Earth and how a crew of people managed to survive the poison on Earth almost a century ago. They decide to take the risk and come down from space to encounter a group of people who have been living on earth all this time. (ongoing)

Actors you may know:

Eliza Taylor (Christmas Inheritance)

Alycia Debnam-Carey (Fear the Walking Dead)

Henry Ian Cusick (Marvel’s Inhumans, Lost)

Isaiah Washington (Grey’s Anatomy)

20. Travelers - (Netflix)

This is about a group of people in a futuristic, apocalyptic Earth who are able to send their consciousness back in time to a person who is moments from death. This group goes back in time with the hopes of trying to save Earth before it is destroyed. (3 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Kind of unlikely

21. Quantico - (Netflix, Vudu, Amazon Prime, Fandango, Google Play, Youtube)

This is about a woman who volunteers for the FBI academy in Quantico but finds dark secrets about her teammates as they get pick out and booted from the academy one by one. (3 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Blair Underwood (LA Law)

Priyanka Chopra (married to Nick Jonas)

Karolina Wydraw (Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD)

22. Reign - (Netflix, CW app/site, Fandango, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Microsoft Movies and TV, Vudu)

This is about Mary Queen of Scots as she explores France and it’s secrets that lie within the kingdom’s walls. She has to get married to Francis, son of Catherine de Medici and struggles to balance her feelings, friends, and the darkness all together. (4 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Adelaide Kane (Teen Wolf, The Purge)

Torrance Coombs (The Originals)

Anna Popplewell (Chronicles of Narnia Series)

23. Marvel’s Runaways - (Disney+, Hulu, Vudu, iTunes, Google Play)

This is about a group of childhood friends who come together and accidentally find their parents murdering a young girl. Some discover they are mutants and they team up to try and stop their parents. (3 seasons)

Actors you may know:

Greg Sulkin (A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish, Avalon High, Wizards of Waverly Place)

Annie Wersching (The Vampire Diaries)

Olivia Holt (Kickin’ it, Girl Meets Monster, Cloak and Dagger)

Julian McMahon (Charmed)

[jupitermelichios]

S3E2: Phoenix

Oh Jesus it’s been a whole 2 months since I last watched any Smallville and in that time I somehow managed to forget about Lex living on a desert island with his imaginary boyfriend, so that recap section hit me like a sack of angry ferrets to the face

I think this episode opened with Clark murdering Jonathan, which I am so here for

Oh no, apparently Jor-El gave Jonathan superpowers off screen. Because that’s the sort of thing you shouldn’t show on screen obviously

Time to dramatic shirt rip, under 2 minutes, excellent

“If I could raise a son who could kill, I’d rather be dead” boy do I have some news for you about S1E1 Jonathan my dude

“Oh honey we never blamed you for me loosing the baby!” Hey Martha maybe you should check with Jonathan before saying something like that, given he very much did exactly that, or was gaslighting your son your whole plan?

Say what you like about Buffy, at least there were consequences for her running away from home at the end of season 2. Clark can apparently dose himself up on PCP, become a professional bank robber, and then try and murder his own father, and just waltz back into his life without consequences

God I love tiny gay Lex Luthor. I do have to ask how the fuck he got back from Jamaica though, given he’s got no money, no ID, and HE’S LEGALLY DEAD! How the fuck did he pay for flights?!

I do admire Jonathan’s consistency when it comes to anything being morally okay as long as it’s Lionel who’s the victim. “You can’t steal, Clark, that’s wrong!” “But it was from Lionel.” “Oh, lmao that’s totally cool then”

If a suicide is a real cocktail no one tell me because Lionel and Rutger Hauer apparently used to drink them when they were young and based on how it looks, I’m guessing the main ingredients are advocat and tango

Also I’m pretty sure Lionel and Rutger used to fuck, I’m getting strong Giles and Ethan Rayne vibes from this conversation

How do we tell people this is a flashback? Oh I know, lets cover everything with so much bloom it looks like a 360 launch title and no one can see what’s going on, you know, like the past looks

Angry-cupboard-sex-doctor (who is getting abbreviated cos she’s in this episode a lot) is serving strong season 3 Morganna energy and I love it. She’s like the straight woman’s Katie McGrath, I really hope she sticks around as a season villain

Oh Chloe’s hair is so much worse now! Given who the actress turned out to be as a person she deserves it, but it’s still phenomenally terrible. Hands up who remembers Balamory?

“We all do things we regret” yes but being a massive bitch generally has less consequences than TAKING PCP AND BECOMING A BANK ROBBER. He’s not running from himself he’s running from the law

Literally the first thing Lex says to Clark after 3 months of being legally dead is a pick up line. I appreciate your dedication to your brand tiny gay Lex Luthor

Holy shit actual confirmation that Lana doesn’t got to school any more. Go to school Lana! You can’t keep running an ancient Egypt themed coffee shop for the rest of your life!

Okay, I know she’s an objectively terrible love interest given the whole murder thing, but Lex just implied he killed his dad and ACSD was definitely into that, and damnit I just want them to be happy! She’s so much better than Clark, why the fuck is he still into this dickhead when he’s got this homocidal queen as an option?

I love that Rutger Hauer just takes it on trust that the thing Lionel is hunting for is a mason jar full of this random farm boy’s blood, he’s just like ‘yeah, that seems like a thing Lionel would be into’

Lana arrives at the Kent farm, walks up to the most gangster looking gangster to ever be a ganster, who is literally holding a gun and leaning against a black SUV, and is just like ‘hey didn’t know the kent’s had visitors’ and fucking immediately gets taken hostage

But then immediately fucking murders a guy, holy shit, Lana actually did something that contributed to the plot and it’s really sad that the closest thing to agency Lana has is when she stabs a guy to death with a pitchfork, what the fuck

I’m pretty sure Lex is about to kill ACSD, but fuck if I’m not enjoying the two of them standing on a private plane drinking champage and sniping at each other like they’re in a tenessee williams play

Oh my god they shot the fucking pilot. Lex has literally been back from the dead a day, and he’s in another fucking crashing plane, what the actual fuck????

Aaaand there goes ACSD right out the crashing plane. Goodnight sweet bitch, you were the only good love interest lex has ever had, may a flight of angels sing thee to thy rest

You’ve heard of day for night shooting, now get ready for we can only use this set at night as we’re just going to adjust the brightness and hope you don’t notice! (Spoiler, we noticed)

Clark’s jeans and plaid shirt are fireproof. They’re literally fucking fireproof. Which I guess makes sense given he sets shit on fire every time he gets horny but even so. Does explain where all the Kent’s money goes not they’re not going to the feed store every epsiode.

Oh to be Lionel, sitting in the dark drinking scotch and listening to opera, waiting for my son to get back from murdering his wife, so I can congratulate him on becoming a true Luthor

Credit to the makeup artists for giving lex scars and sunburn, and then remembering that they did it. That’s not the kind of consistency I expect from this show but I appreciate it

LEX GETTING FATHER FIGURES LEX GETTING FATHER FIGURES the only thing I want more than that is for them to bring back Lex’s long lost brother and for chloe sullivan to get possessed or something so I don’t have to deal with her. Where’s Joey Wilson when you need him?

I love how they managed to turn superman of all the fucking characters into a YA supernatural love triangle story

Lana has a new horse. She’s never owned a paint horse before. WHAT IS SHE DOING TO HER HORSES?????????????????? I need to know!

Clark just conclusively told Lana he’s not interested. Who wants to bet the writers have forgotten that by the start of next episode?

[afaimscorner]

Sorry, but no definitly not the 90s!!

So thanks to “Crisis on Infinite Earths” I saw a lot of people making references to “Superman Returns” and “Smallville” of late. Sadly a decent amount of them has no idea when this stuff happpened. And I should not take this personally, but ....

Everytime I see someonce claiming that “Smallville” or “Superman Returns” happened in the 90s I feel a ever growing need to yell at them: “I am not that old!”

So: I AM NOT THAT OLD!  IT’S THE 2000s! GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT!

I know you are all babies with no sense for when what happend, so let an old person tell you the facts.

FYI, “Smallville” aired between 2001 and 2011. It ended only a season before “Arrow” came on. “Superman Returns” hit the cinemas in 2006, which was only 13 years ago! The movie got produced during “Smallvilles” tenure on TV, which is why the people behind the script set down with the writers of the show, so they would not end up telling the same story by accident (yes, back then Warner wasn’t as crazy as today, and people working from the same source actually talked to each other because they thought that would be a good idea).

How do I know all of this, you may ask. Well, obviously because I am ancient and was around and mentally aware back then. Also I did read genre-mags, I was informed. So I knew about “Smallville” long before I saw it, but my first episode was actually pretty memorable, cause I saw it in the US.

We made a school trip to the states during an exchange programm, and spend a month or so on an American High School. To put this in context: It almost didn’t happen. We were scheduled for a autum trip, but 9/11 changed it all. Then Anthrax happend, and we flew anyway, however not to San Franciso, because appareantly we were all Nazis and not welcome, so we went to L.A. instead. This was february 2002. My guest father got me to watch “Smallville” with him. “Bascially it’s about Clark Kent, when he was still a boy.” I was a first season freak-of-the-week-episode, and I think it was the one with Shawn Ashmore, but I might be wrong about this (however the date would be right - see kiddies, this is the internet, if you are unsure about something, you can just google it, and find out that the Shawn Ashmore-Episode of “Smallville” Season 1 actually aired in February 2002). So I pretty vividly remember the circumstances around this one.

I also do remember the circumstances around “Superman Returns”. “X-2″ was great movie with a pseudo-cliffhangar, Jean Grey was dead, but maybe not, we knew she was going to go Dark Phoenix in “X-Men 3″. But than Bryan Singer pulled from the third part, in favour of fullfilling his childhood dream to make a Superman-flick. And he took James Marsden with him, which is why Cyclops is killed be Phoenix in “The Last Stand”. And which is why “X-Men: The Last Stand” got inflicted on us they way it was. Me and many of my generation will never forgive Bryan Singer for that one. “Superman Returns” wasn’t even that great, either. It started the ill-fated trend of modern technologie in old-fashioned settings. Which was okay for that particular movie, but never did make much sense anywhere else. Also, to be honest, I thought the movie was rather boring. I saw it at least twice, maybe even three times, but I can’t tell you the plot. Lex Luthor, played by Kevin Spacey, had a gigantic drill and dug up something for some reason - or something like this. On the bright side: James Marsdens character didn’t die, it was the first time we a saw a super baby anywhere (Clark didn’t know it was his), and the movie gave us the best modern-day Superman/Clark Kent - wonderful Brandon Routh, who made us happy as Ray Palmer in the Arrowverse since Arrow Season 3 since then.

So, now that you have some cultural and historical context: Please, remember, that “Smallville” und “Superman Returns” were very much products of the 2000s not the 90s.

In the name of Brandon, Tom, Erica, Michael and all the others, I beg you: Don’t make us older than we really are!

[intothewickedwood]

Tagged by @wallofweird Thank you so much :D!

Last song: Remember? from A Little Night Music

Last movie: X-Men: The Last Stand

Currently watching: Once Upon a Time (Season 4), LA 7 and Waywards Guide for the Untrained Eye

Currently reading: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian, The Alchemist’s Touch

Currently craving: a vegetarian quesadilla. Yummy!

Favorite colors: Baby Blue, Turquoise, Baby Pink, Pale Yellow, Pale Green

Favorite musician: S Club 7

Favorite character: Hannah Spearritt (S Club 7 Series), Natalie Goodman (Next to Normal), Peter Simmons (Bare: A Pop Opera), Draco Malfoy (A Very Potter Trilogy), Alice Jones (Once Upon a Time), Chloe Sullivan (Smallville), Simon Tudor (Jeopardy), Cloe (Bratz),  Harry Potter (Harry Potter Series), Carmen Cortez (Spy Kids Trilogy), Kurt Wagner (X-men Evolution)

Sweet, spicy, or savory: Spicy! Always spicy! 

Sparkling water, tea, or coffee: Sparkling Water. I don’t drink tea or coffee and haven’t in years and years! 

Any pets: A Jack Russell called Happi aka my world <3

Tagging: @darkpoisonouslove @fairytalepsuedonym @connorwatchesthingsif you guys wanna! And anyone else who wants to do it!

[phoenixwrites]

Clark's first moment on earth was with Lex.

You know I think I'm into Clana, I think I accept Clois, and then this fuckin show hits me in the face with the most earth shattering goddamn soulmate--

I have more to say about this scene, but the Clex of it all. Lex's rebirth and Clark's rebirth. They have been connected from the moment Clark arrived.

[seesgood]

Vampire, unicorn, phoenix, big foot

i was gonna be a smartass and tag you for all of these but i feel like that’s just making it too easy so disclaimer: i tag @amongthcwreck for all of the below :))))

Vampire: Tag someone of whom you've been a longtime fan.

L O N G T I M E fan of @iconicblur like holy shit smallville was one of the first shows i ever watched that i really got into. and even though i wasn’t ever the biggest superman fan i remember just falling in love with this version of the story and the characters. and then this blog shows up, years after i stopped watching smallville, and reminded me of all of those things i loved about this version of clark and every time they write something new i just get super excited to read it. just so so soso amazing on so many levels

Unicorn: Tag someone who is So Good, So Pure™

THE PUREST LITTLE RAY OF SUNSHINE = @idyllicism like i remember my literal first interaction with vicky was me just sliding into her dm’s and being like I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT YOUR BLOG IS ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST THINGS IVE EVER SEEN and idek how to explain it other than that? it’s just everything about the whole atmosphere of idyllicismdottumblrdotcom is just bright and happy and uplifting. her blog, her muses, her writing, the way she makes her edits, it just fills me with warmth and happiness. i adore the shit out of it. and she’s literally such a good. like the goodest of goods. 

Phoenix: Tag someone who is a bright light on your dash.

@starsxmemoriesinthesky is one of the brightest of lights. i love this little nugget. like seriously whenever i get replies or whenever i get tagged in new starters or something it just makes me feel really special and happy and validated. i get all these warm fuzzies. and they’re always so so excited to start new things and try new ideas and i literally just smile whenever i see them.

Bigfoot: Tag someone who seems bigger than life.

asddf @atomghosted ( you changed your url, i mini-freaked thinking you were gone and then NOPE it was just another bout of me being duped by these halloween urls ) but okay so as far as quality goes i feel like???? this babe takes the cake. graphics, writing, personality, characterization --- and i’m a sucker for blogs that take a minor character and just breathe life into them. and that’s exactly what’s done here. granted i haven’t seen more than a season of arrow but i can tell you that as far as ray palmer goes, a++++++++++ 

[jonroxton]

i really want to watch smallville but school will be taking up a lot of my time soon and 10 seasons is a lot. Can you recommend a shortcut? Like a list of essential episodes and/or seasons, or ones i can skip without missing too much? Thanks

Sure thing!

Broken it down to 10 to 13 eps each season like a cable or netflix show. I recommend watching S8, S9 and S10 in full.

Season 11. 1X01 – Pilot2. 1X02 – Metamorphosis3. 1X04 - X-Ray4. 1X08 - Jitters5. 1X09 - Rogue6. 1X12 - Leech7. 1X13 - Kinetic8. 1X16 - Stray9. 1X20 - Obscura10. 1X21 - Tempest

Season 21. 2X01 - Vortex2. 2X02 - Heat3. 2X04 - Red4. 2X07 - Lineage5. 2X08 - Ryan6. 2X09 - Dichotic7. 2X10 - Skinwalker8. 2X12 - Insurgence9. 2X17  - Rosetta10. 2X22 - Calling11. 2X23 - Exodus

Season 31. 3X01 - Exile2. 3X02 - Phoenix3. 3X03 - Extinction4. 3X05 -  Perry5. 3X08 – Shattered6. 3X09 – Asylum7. 3X10 – Whisper8. 3X12 - Hereafter9. 3X14 - Obsession10. 3X17 - Legacy11. 3X18 - Truth12. 3X19 – Memoria13. 3X22 - Covenant

Season 41. 4X01 - Crusade2. 4X02 - Gone3. 4X05 - Run4. 4X06 - Transference5. 4X10 - Scare6. 4X11 - Unsafe7. 4X12 - Pariah8. 4X13 - Recruit9. 4X14 - Krypto10. 4X16 – Onyx11. 4X19 – Blank12. 4X22 - Commencement

Season 51. 5X01 - Arrival2. 5X02 - Mortal3. 5X03 - Hidden4. 5X04 - Aqua5. 5X07 - Splinter6. 5X08 - Solitude7. 5X12 - Reckoning8. 5X13 - Vengeance9. 5X15 - Cyborg10. 5X18 - Fragile11. 5X21 - Oracle12.  5X22 - Vessel

Season 61. 6X01 - Zod2. 6X02 - Sneeze3. 6X04 - Arrow4. 6X10 - Hydro5. 6X11 - Justice6. 6X12 - Crimson7. 6X16 - Promise8. 6X17 - Combat9. 6X19 - Nemesis10. 6X22 - Phantom

Season 71. 7X01 - Bizarro2. 7X02 - Kara3. 7X05- Action4. 7X06 - Lara5. 7X08 - Blue6. 7X10 – Persona7. 7X11 - Siren8.  7X12 - Fracture9. 7X14 - Traveler10. 7X15 – Veritas11. 7X18 – Apocalypse13. 7X20 - Arctic

Have fun!

[americanlibraryassoc]

#TeamALA Staff Profiles

Meet Tina Coleman, Membership Specialist, ALA Membership

What do you do at ALA?

My official title is Membership Specialist and I most of my work is with membership engagement projects. If ALA has a booth at a conference, it’s likely I helped to put it together. I also am the co-lead on ALA’s social media team, I organize the ALA Lounge and the Networking Uncommons at ALA Annual and Midwinter, and I’m the staff liaison to the Gaming Round Table, the Graphic Novels & Comics in Libraries Member Interest Group, and the Virtual Communities and Libraries Member Interest Group.

Why do you think libraries / librarians are important?

I think libraries are important because they offer a space for everyone with no questions asked. Libraries provide materials for study, entertainment, and enrichment no matter what your interest is. Librarians are important because it’s hard to navigate the vast landscape of available information on your own. Having a guide that is trained in how to evaluate information is vital in the modern world.

What do you love about your job?

I absolutely love the librarians I get to work with every day. To see and hear about the passion and creativity they bring to their work is humbling. I feel very lucky to be able to learn so much from our community.

What is something cool you’ve accomplished lately at ALA?

I have a couple of things I’m pretty proud of lately. One is these staff profiles. J Having the chance to highlight the wide range of smart and creative people that I work with is pretty amazing.

Working with the Graphic Novel MIG I’ve also helped to build a presence for libraries and librarians at some of the biggest comic conventions in the country. We’ve had programs and booths and events at New York Comic Con, C2E2, Denver Comic Con, San Diego Comic Con, and this year we’re working on some things for Emerald City Comic Con. This is something I’ve worked on for more than five years, so to see it grow and take off has been a lot of fun.

What do you like to do outside of ALA?

I’m pretty crafty, so I like to make things. I sew, and embroider, and I love photography. I really like to make art.

ALA Pro Tip?

If you want to get involved in the Association, find your niche and dig in. It’s not always so easy you might need to try out a few things before deciding what you want to work on. Ultimately, though, it your voice – YES YOU – that makes the wheels move.

What are you reading?

I usually do audiobooks, so I can absorb books on the go. I’m re-listening to the Harry Potter books and I’m about a quarter of the way through Order of the Phoenix. It’s so good!

What are you watching?

At the moment I’m re-watching Smallville. It was easy to do during the holiday season while I was too busy to focus fully on something new. I’m just over halfway through the run already. It’s still one of the best retellings of Superboy ever done!

I did go see a lot of movies recently, though so shout out to Hidden Figures and Rogue One and Moana!

What are you listening to?

At this very minute it’s Los Lobos “I Got Loaded” but I’ve also been jamming to the Hamilton cast album, Frank Tuner, and a bunch of francophone bands from Quebec – karkwa, Malajube, Les Trois Accords.

During the work week I try to post a song of the day outside my office :-P

[savetopnow]

2018-04-01 19 MOVIE now

MOVIE

Birth. Movies. Death.

SXSW 2018 Review: TAKE YOUR PILLS Shines A Light On An Alarming Problem

Is Denis Villeneuve Still Making a DUNE Movie? Nope! Now He’s Making TWO Of Them

FIRST MATCH Trailer Takes A Girl’s Troubles To The Mat

Wes Anderson And Bill Murray: A Cinematic Rapport

Book Review: S. Craig Zahler’s HUG CHICKENPENNY Is A Touching Gothic Parable

CineVue

DVD Review: Score: A Film Music Documentary

Film Review: The Island and the Whales

Film Review: Midnight Sun

Film Review: Journeyman

Criterion Review: Yi Yi

Cinema Blend

Smallville's Kristin Kreuk Responds To Allison Mack's Sex Cult Reports

Telltale Officially Announces The Walking Dead: The Final Season

Vin Diesel Updates Fans On Bloodshot

Life Is Strange Will Continue As A Comic

Which Version Of Cheetah Kristen Wiig May Be Playing In Wonder Woman 2

Cinema Scope

Cinema Scope 74 Contents

The Work (Jairus McLeary & Gethin Aldous, US)

Global Discoveries on DVD: A Few Peripheral Matters

Canadiana | Hometown Horror: Robin Aubert’s Les affamés

Exploded View: Bruce Conner’s Crossroads

Comicboook.com

'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' Rumor States Jessica Chastain Playing Miss Sinister

Marvel Fans Launch Petition To Get Hawkeye Included In 'Avengers: Infinity War' Trailers And Marketing

'Solo: A Star Wars Story' On Track for $150 Million Opening

'Shazam!' Star Zachary Levi Addresses "Fake Muscles" Controversy

Every Easter Egg in 'Ready Player One'

Film Comment Magazine

Interview: Ishmael Reed

Film of the Week: Ready Player One

ND/NF Interview: Stephen Loveridge

Deep Focus: Gemini

Feeling at Home: Our House, Drift, and Western

Film Inquiry

ALL I WISH: A Strong Stone Can’t Save This Film From Mediocrity

Escape To New York: Interview With Ana Asensio, Director, Writer & Star Of MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND

FATHER FIGURES: Drags On Despite An All-Star Cast

Interview With CALIFORNIA DREAMS Director Mike Ott: “It Was My Own Kind Of Dream Come True”

BEYOND SKYLINE: When A Guilty Pleasure Isn’t That Fun

Film School Rejects

What’s New to Stream on Amazon Prime for April 2018

What’s New to Stream on Hulu for April 2018

Kate McKinnon Eyes A Musical Comedy From Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis

The Best Action Movies of 2018 So Far

Watch ‘Ready Player One,’ Then Watch These Movies

Reddit Movies

Documentary on the making of "Her". Well worth a watch imo.

'The Crow' Soundtrack: The Anti-'Singles' of Its Time, The Outsider Mixtape of Forever

YO Disney, how about another TRON Movie?

2001: A Space Odyssey to return to select theaters in original 70mm format in May.

5 Reasons To Watch 'The Prince Of Egypt' With Your Family This Week

Roger Ebert

Thumbnails Special Edition: Women Writers Week 2018

Ready Player One

Acrimony

God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness

Love After Love

Screen Rant

Fear the Walking Dead Producer Says Season 4 Is Accessible to New Viewers

20 Things That Make No Sense About CW Shows

Shane Black Builds Predator Trailer Hype With Teaser Image

20 Star Wars Memes That Prove The Movies Make No Sense

15 Wild Behind-The-Scenes Photos Of Amazing Sitcoms

Slash Film

Adam Sandler Could Star in the Next Safdie Brothers Movie

Step Onto the Set of ‘The Last Jedi’ With This Stunning ‘Star Wars VR’ Video

TV Bits: ‘Cursed’, ‘Archer’, ‘Unfortunate Events’, ‘Westworld’, ‘Star Trek: Discovery’, ‘Fear the Walking Dead’

‘True Detective’ Season 3 is Losing Director Jeremy Saulnier Earlier Than Expected

This Week In Trailers: And Then I Go, Duck Butter, Closer Than We Think, All or Nothing: The Dallas Cowboys

[jondalars]

movies, tv shows, and books of 2017

((as before,  * is a rewatch/reread; currently watching; can’t get through))

Skam (s3, s4)

The OA (s1)

Misfits (s1*, s2*, s3*)

My Mad Fat Diary (s1*, s2*)

A Series of Unfortunate Events (s1)

Smallville (s4*)

Don’t Breathe (2016)

The Eric Andre Show (s1, s2, s3, s4)

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid

Hidden Figures (2016) & *

Schindler’s List (1993)

Sophie’s Choice (1982)

Timeless (s1)

Shadowhunters (s2)

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

The Imposter (2012)

Tickled (2016)

Riverdale (s1)

Jenny and the Jaws of Life by Jincy Willett

In the Flesh (s1*, s2*)

Till We Have Faces by CS Lewis

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

Doctored Images by Robert Sherrier

Moonlight (2016)

The Happening (2008)

Love & Friendship (2016)

The Office (s4*, s5*)

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

Cléo de 5 à 7 (1962)

The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall

The Witch (2015)

Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman

Grey Gardens (1975)

Holy Motors (2012)

Lion (2016) & *

Plein Soleil (1960)

On Beauty by Zadie Smith

Becoming Native to This Place by Wes Jackson

Moana (2016) & *

Arrival (2016)

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemmingway

We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

Confirmation (2016)

Get Out (2017)

Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan

Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan

Unmade by Sarah Rees Brennan

Roswell (s1*)

Pride and Prejudice (2005) ****

Beauty Queens by Libba Bray

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

The Ultimate Gift (2006)

Cold Magic by Kate Elliott

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

Men in the Off Hours by Anne Carson

Pain & Gain (2013)

Cold Fire by Kate Elliott

If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Anne Carson

The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis

The Plays of Oscar Wilde by Oscar Wilde (LWF, S, WNI, AIH, IBE*) 

Degrassi: Next Class (s3, s4)

Big Little Lies (s1)

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Face/Off (1997) *

Degrassi (s10*)

Death Becomes Her (1992)

Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (s1)

Cold Steel by Kate Elliott

To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf *

Feud (s1)

13 Reasons Why (s1)

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

The Social Network (2010) *

Bowling for Columbine (2002)

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Extras (s1)

Chewing Gum (s2)

The Virgin Suicides (1999) *

And Then There Were None (s1*)

My Cousin Vinny (1992) *

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin *

Vineland by Thomas Pynchon

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

The Handmaid’s Tale (s1)

Personal Shopper (2016)

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

The Handmaid’s Tale (1990)

My Own Private Idaho (1991)

Gosford Park (2001)

Kynodontas (2009)

The Island (2005)

Notorious (2009)

Busanhaeng (2016)

Last Night I Sang to the Monster by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

The Girl on the Train (2016)

Law & Order: SVU (s18)

Rize (2005) *

Phoenix (2014) *

American Gods (s1)

The Bank Dick (1940)

Gentlemen Broncos (2009)

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (s3)

Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson

The People Look Like Flowers At Last by Charles Bukowski

North & South (2004) *

The Beauty of the Husband by Anne Carson & *

The Keepers (s1)

The Girls by Emma Cline

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) *

Clue (1985) *

Finding Dory (2016) *

The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

The Great Gatsby (1974)

The Great British Baking Show (s3)

The End of Everything by Megan Abbott

Suite Française (2014)

Across the Universe (2007)

Casting JonBenet (2017)

Life (2015)

Blindness by Jose Saramago *

The Iron Giant (1999)

Freaks & Geeks (s1*)

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Jurassic Park (1993) *

Habibi by Craig Thompson

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) *

Jurassic Park III (2001) *

Jurassic World (2015) *

Children of Men (2006)

Oh, Hello on Broadway (2017)

Queen of Katwe (2016)

Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins

Testament of Youth (2014)

The Final Girls (2015)

Wandafuru raifu (1998)

Updraft by Fran Wilde

Okja (2017)

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle *

Unbreakable (2000)

Dunkirk (2017)

A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L’Engle

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015) *

War & Peace (s1)

Stage Beauty (2004)

Defending Your Life (1991)

Sleepers (1996)

Game of Thrones (s7)

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

Odd Thomas (2013)

Spirited Away (2001)

In Bruges (2008) *

12 Years a Slave (2013) *

Elvis & Annabelle (2007)

Showgirls (1995)

The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

Almost Famous (2000) *

Princess Mononoke (1997)

Kill Your Darlings (2013) *

Francis Ha (2012)

Much Ado About Nothing (2012) *

Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)

Iris (2015)

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

Tiny Furniture (2010)

Gameboard of the Gods by Richelle Mead

Following (1998) *

Meet the Blacks (2016)

The Falling (2014)

Amélie (2001) *

Death Note (2017)

Anastasia (1997) *

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin *

The Good Place (s1)

Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente *

The Red and the Black by Stendhal

To the Bone (2017)

Experimenter (2015)

The Land Before Time (1988) *

A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle *

Wonder Woman (2017)

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood *

It (1990)

I, Claudius by Robert Graves *

The Reader (2008)

Bojack Horseman (s4)

It (2017)

Love Songs (2007)

Girl Asleep (2015)

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn *

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Sing Street (2016)

White Noise by Don DeLillo *

The Beguiled (2017)

Def Comedy Jam 25 (2017)

Shameless (s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6, s7)

The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton *

Goon (2011)

The Breakfast Club (1985) *

The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin

American Vandal (s1)

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold (2017)

Stranger Things (s2)

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell *

Free Fire (2016)

You Instead (2011)

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

Factory Girl (2006) *

Girls Trip (2017)

The Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

Sense and Sensibility (1995) *

Emma (1996) *

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen *

Amnesiac (2015)

What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)

The 100 (s1, s2, s3, s4)

Emma by Jane Austen *

Dark (s1)

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys

The Edge of Seventeen (2016)

Miss Stevens (2016)

Mudbound (2017)

Logan (2017)

Ex Machina (2015)

The Love Witch (2016)

Matilda by Roald Dahl

The Walking Dead (s1*, s2*, s3*, s4*)

Just Kids by Patti Smith

X-Me (2000) *

X2 (2003) *

Democracy by Joan Didion

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) *

Dancer (2016)

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

Lady Bird (2017)

X-Men: First Class (2011) *

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) *

The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

Lady Macbeth (2016)

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

[eccentricwearsgoggles]

Tagged by @quakebeats thank you! n.n Relationship status: Not available. Favorite color: navy blue Lipstick or chapstick: chapstick, I guess? But I wear lipstick occasionally. Last song: Such Fun by Tobu Last movie: I think it was Koe no Katachi? If not, it was Despicable Me 3. Top 3 shows: Arrested Development, The Walking Dead, and Smallville? I don't watch TV regularly, and typically I watch more animated things than live action so idk. Top 3 ships: Phoenix Wright x Maya Fey, Yosuke Hanamura x Me and idk I tag: I'm currently feeling too lazy to tag TBH

[jessicamdawn]

I just watched Smallville season 3, episode 2: Phoenix and

Oh my God it’s everything I ever wanted. Clark’s acting pretty mature most of the episode, Lex handles his own shit, that hug when they first see each other again if my life blood, Lana and Chloe being Real with each other, Clark and Lana and Clark and Chloe having good (if sad) conversations, and then. I mean. And THEN.

“I hope you’ll just consider me part of the family.”

Like sign me the fuck up. I am so here for this. Everyone ends that scene so happy I CAN’T.

And then I’m sitting here, side-eyeing Clark like

I don’t know exactly what Clark does to fuck this up, but I know it’s his fault. I know it in my soul.