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Lex Is Back for Smallville Finale!

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Smallville fans can rest easy: Michael Rosenbaum has signed on the dotted line to return for one last turn as Lex Luthor, in the series’ much-anticipated 2-hour finale.

Rosenbaum exited the show at the end of Season 7, and hasn’t been seen since, though Lex Luthor has popped up now and then in other incarnations. Lex was killed in the Season 8 episode “Requiem,” but the show recently revealed that Lex had a number of clones made in his image, in order to harvest their body parts in case of injury. Whether Rosenbaum’s return will come via one of these clones, or the original Lex will be resurrected, remains a closely-guarded secret. Complicating matters is the fact that Lex knew Clark’s secret before he died, so if he returns, that knowledge will have to be undone.

However it occurs, Lex will finally take his place as Superman’s arch-nemesis in the May 13th episode, which will be filming soon.

CW Picks Up ‘Secret Circle’

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Secret Circle, based on another series of novels by The Vampire Diaries author L.J. Smith, has gotten a pilot order from The CW as a potential new hour-long drama. Vampire Diaries showrunner Kevin Williamson will executive produce the pilot, having also co-written the script with Andrew Miller. The duo will executive produce with writing partners Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain (The Shield, Dollhouse, Lie to Me), and Leslie Morganstein (Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars) and Gina Girolamo.

Secret Circle is a trilogy of books about teenager Cassie who moves to New Salem and discovers that she’s a witch and part of a powerful coven, and she may hold the keys to settling an age-old battle between good and evil.

Smallville Sets Finale Date

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I’ve always said that Smallville never had any right to be as good as it is, consistently. When it first premiered, I saw a review that described it as “a bad idea executed nicely,” and that’s stuck with me. As ridiculous as the premise is — teenage Clark Kent grows up and veeeeeeeerry slowly becomes Superman — Smallville just keeps churning out good product. And since Michael Rosenbaum left at the end of Season 6, letting the show finally ditch the melodramatic cold war between Lex and Clark, Smallville has soared, introducing more and more legendary heroes and villains from DC Comics, and putting its own distinct twist on them.

Smallville has taught us that it’s the journey that matters, because after all, how the show would end is the one thing we’ve always known. The tenth and final season of the show has raised everything to a new high-water mark, with long-awaited, rewind-that-and-watch-it-again! moments in nearly every episode.

And now, after 10 years, we finally know when it will end. Clark finally heads up, up and away for good on Friday, May 13th, with a 2-hour finale event. Here’s what the CW says about the finale:

The story of a young Clark Kent (Tom Welling) and his journey to become the Man of Steel has captivated audiences for a decade.  This final season, Clark attempts to find a balance between saving the world, which becomes even more difficult as the Vigilante Registration Act separates a nation, and spending time with his new fiancée Lois Lane (Erica Durance).  Whether it’s donning glasses as a disguise, changing in a phone booth or learning how to fly, this season has put Clark closer to his destiny than ever before.  Taking on Darkseid and battling the darkest of his demons, this two-hour event will send Clark soaring towards his birthright to secure his place in history as the world’s greatest protector.

How much you wanna bet the final episode’s title will be “Superman”?

Executive producers Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders are promising to wrap up every character and story arc while paying homage to all ten seasons of the show. They also seem to recognize the atmospherically-high expectations that fans have for the show’s final moments (I’d say with ten years to think about it, they no doubt have it all figured out).

Supernatural will be preempted on the 13th, but will return for a two-hour season finale on Friday, May 20th.

CW Offers Fans Chance to Be In Smallville Ep

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Smallville is looking for a little help from its fans, via the new “Believe in Heroes Challenge.” Fans can appear in an upcoming episode titled “Beacon” by filming an Internet video where ordinary citizens talk about what it means to be a hero.

In “Beacon,” Clark Kent finds himself at an emotional crossroads, with Metropolis divided by a clash between supporters of the Vigilante Registration Act and the VRA’s opposition, which is starting rallies to drum up support for heroes like Clark. To prove to him that he really is making a difference, Clark’s friends show him videos from the Internet, in which “ordinary citizens express what The Blur means to them, what it means to be a hero, and what it means to have heroes and believe in them.

The CW is asking fans to record these “ordinary citizen” videos, the best of which will be aired as part of the episode. Starting today (December 10th) and running through December 20th, Smallville fans can log on to cwtv.com/smallville and upload their own video testimonial.

Viewers who want to submit videos are asked to speak in character as impassioned citizens of Metropolis, fighting for the rights of heroes by expressing what The Blur means to them and why they believe in superheroes. The show’s producers will review each and every submission and select some of them to be used in the episode. Other favorites that can’t be used in the episode will be posted at cwtv.com after the episode airs on Friday, February 4th.

CW Mining DC Comics for Smallville Replacement

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With Smallville about halfway through its final season, The CW is hoping to find a new comic book character to fill the future Superman’s red boots. And now it looks like they’ve found what they’re looking for in a DC Comics character called Raven.

Right now, Raven has just a script order, but if The CW likes what it reads, it could get a pilot or series order. The DC character’s real name is Rachel Roth, and she’s the daughter of a human mother and a demon father, making her half demon, which is where her powers stem from. She’s able to read emotions empathically, she can read minds, she’s a teleporter, and she can detach her “soul self” from herself to go places her physical body can’t. But Raven must maintain constant vigilance against her own dark side, lest she give in to some evil destiny.

The character is the brainchild of Marv Wolfman and George Perez, and is being developed for television by Diego Gutierrez of ABC’s V. He also worked on Without a Trace, The Shield, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. If Raven goes to series, Gutierrez is expected to serve as showrunner.

No one expected Smallville to endure and last for ten seasons, but this certainly isn’t the first time The CW (aka The WB) has tried to capitalize on Smallville‘s success by developing another comic book property. There was the short-lived Birds of Prey, which ran for just 13 episodes. There was Aquaman, which never made it beyond a pilot. And more recently, The CW seriously considered creating a property around the early adventures of Batman’s sidekick Dick Grayson, before he became known as Robin. (Wonder Woman is also in development from David E. Kelley, but that show hasn’t found a network home yet.)

Will Raven‘s dark, teen angsty thrills finally hit The CW’s sweet spot?