american television series developed writer producers based comics character superman created series initially broadcast premiered october fifth season upn merged form series later united_states broadcaster ended tenth final season follows fictional town kansas known superman seasons focus clark friends high school season ventures adult settings eventually focusing career daily planet introducing comic book villains series production young protagonist journey batman proposed series failed generate interest inspired series developers pitched flights rule president reducing superman bare examining led seven seasons departed little explanation primarily filmed vancouver british_columbia local businesses buildings locations music seasons composed incorporated elements musical score superman film series season seven worked snow beginning series primary composer generally positively received began superman star expressed approval series making guest appearances death pilot episode set ratings record debut million viewers seasons series averaged million viewers episode season highest rated million end run passed stargate longest running north american science fiction series season series received accolades ranging teen choice awards spawned series young adult novels comic book soundtrack recordings series related merchandise seasons available dvd regions april continued comic book form storyline resuming shortly series finale ended november series overview regular cast introduced season storylines involving villain power exposure episode villains plot device developed season primarily dealt clark coming terms alien origin revelation arrival earth connected death parents season series fewer villain week episodes focusing instead individual character story arcs exploring clark origins major storylines include clark discovery heritage escalating conflict father voice clark father introduced clark spaceship setting stage plots involving role fulfilling clark destiny fourth season arc clark instructed searches stones contain knowledge universe form fortress clark battles attempts release criminal general capture destroy escaped phantom zone criminals cousin arrives discovers clark secret eighth season introduces version replaces departing series regular recurring guest season ninth season major members military group revived powers efforts regain powers season central conflict final season revolves clark attempts lose doubts fears hero meant confronting biggest challenges coming return cast plays young man abilities tries find place life discovering alien uses powers help danger clark season problems include inability share secret desire normal life months scouting cast clark convince manager role hurt actor film career persuade read pilot script reading script agreed audition plays girl door loss parents feels connected clark cast saw audition tape actress sent left series seventh season returned episodes season guest star plays son sent run local plant clark saves life fast friends series progresses friendship clark consider enemies role difficult cast auditioned twice feeling audition seriously outlined half page scene indicating funny charismatic menacing second audition went hired left seven seasons reprising role series finale plays clark best friends love feelings editor school newspaper curiosity desire expose know truth create tension friends especially investigates clark past learning casting director considered auditioning auditioned twice character created series intended ethnic background hired appeared comic book plays best friend clark person clark voluntarily tells secret love admit clark love triangle place ross written series end season guest appearance season seven jones series regulars cast seeing days began filming pilot comics ross producers chose cast jones african american plays clark adoptive mother husband clark wise advice increasing abilities season martha takes state senate seat season leaves originally cast filming including realized right committed television series filmed original pilot time creators wanted recast canceled allowing join cast actress played plays clark adoptive father goes great lengths protect son secret according perfectly willing jail worse protect son written series 100th episode dying heart attack night election victory wanted recognizable face happy cast known duke saw adding belief grown running farm plays boyfriend season jealous clark friendship clark joining marines going afghanistan whitney written season finale cameo appearances season episode disclosed killed action season episode façade flashback clark freshman year high school johnson auditioned clark cast whitney pleased writers gave character hero exit plays father responsible adoption clark legal questions origins tried try saw character rich powerful businessman disappointed son created parallel experiment extreme recurring season guest series regular seasons seven murdered near end seventh season returns parallel universe version portrayed final season recurring role plays love interest season follows paris taking job school assistant football coach fired relationship comes light end season disclosed working mother track stones knowledge cast second line role received billing season contracted season written season finale commitment supernatural plays cousin comes investigate supposed death stays recurring guest season series regular producers wanted bring series supposed death season finale provided opportunity cast days filming began initially appear episodes according film division negotiations character cleared appearances aaron plays photographer boyfriend works daily planet recurring guest season regular cast member season seven called casting welcome surprise auditioned role tape hadn heard couple weeks later sudden sic got saying going vancouver start shooting dream come true seasons series regular character killed murdered said character real jimmy younger brother appears briefly season finale intended jimmy works clark returns real younger jimmy series finale plays clark cousin sent look clark suspended animation eighteen years dam ship broke season finale phantom set free clark abilities including flight end seventh season trapped phantom zone return regularly eighth season guest appearances wrap storyline season season prophecy plays ceo leader small group recurring guest sixth seventh seasons series regular season producers choice play designed shake clark season clark alternate view fight crime plays season charismatic struggling inner darkness version character kill superman davis come resemble comic book counterpart course season said departure new executive producers looking villain great fit bill plays successor ceo season homage superman characters freeman described character fierce fun intelligent finding primary season goal believes clark able help season episode abandoned disclosed birth illegitimate daughter plays early version criminal sent phantom zone prison character mentioned season uses body vessel spirit appears sphere season finale executive producers called incarnation major opposed typical general season rises experiences key beloved characters production development originally wanted series young feature film division decided develop origin movie batman want compete television series approached president developing series young superman year developed pilot based film watching pilot approached developing pilot young superman flights rule clark fly wear superman suit series wanted strip superman bare essence exploring felt comic book fans familiar universe approach series learned characters researching comics choosing liked pitched idea fox day bidding war networks followed committing thirteen episodes knew action oriented wanted reach 7th heaven create atmosphere team decided shower bringing clark earth ironic foundation primary source life earth super powered beings clark fight away parents girl loves start dark path appreciated clark conflict dealing fact arrival caused pain creators address young people created loneliness character felt drive reach teenagers loneliness echoed clark wanted parallel created father saw conducting experiment extreme wanted younger kent couple involved clark life help journey character created series considered outsider needed ensure notice strange precursor described roots superman mythology november family copyright infringement dispute arisen ownership fictional town claimed similarity according heirs copyright hold crew changes april seven seasons series announced leaving developers thanked cast crew work acknowledging stopped fighting saw vision reason departure provided replaced began writing series start second season executive producers seventh season february season confirmed swimmer new series place return ninth season continue july reported executive producer series march disclosed producer filed lawsuit charging hollywood vertical integration cost millions dollars suit claimed failed maximize profits marketing production costs sold foreign markets value series compensation sought press release appointed executive producer tenth season filming series produced british_columbia production initially planned australia vancouver landscape city provided site kent farm doubled metropolis provided cheaper shooting location los_angeles time zone main street combination locations town doubled exterior high school mid american wanted filmmakers keeping idea usa interior season production team red yellow distributed large school painted adopted red yellow school colors students accustomed film crew shoot school session class dismissed crew stepped aside students equipment class kent farm working farm owned crew painted home yellow exterior shots filmed castle victoria interiors filmed shannon vancouver set dark angel pilot film came spider story told clark point view color schemes camera selection illustrate interprets environment safe home colors warm gentle earth tones camera movement gentle clark keeping secret danger lighting neutral camera mobile danger present lighting colder camera handheld allow extreme angles metropolis clean hard lined architecture blues reflective metals dominant scheme concept characters usually glass steel background white clinical blue background typically wears black grey cool tones blues clark represented red yellow blue similar traditional superman costume american red white blue season onward produced visual effects including view metropolis skyline music worked producer create score snow composed music watched picture performance reviewed initial recordings sent music producers sent needed individual episodes soundtrack comprising songs looked songs soundtrack choices discussed producers decided songs wanted secured rights snow said initially odd combine types music typical action adventure television producers like contrast modern songs traditional orchestral approach score main theme composed snow composed opening themes shows including files series opening music save snow composed closing credits music intended theme seasons closing credits music potential theme series save selected heroic face snow told season closing credits needed new music evolved existing music longer suitable created new toned score melodic sound snow reworked music previous superman films musical score sequence opening credits superman season featured guest appearance times season finale save money snow recorded version williams score original version required team pay williams orchestra interview snow said returning citing joint workload return ghost work snow said music changed series agreed maintaining heroic concept mythology progressing specific changes worked closely snow beginning sole composer season seven said began composing shift thematic development score paralleling characters growth clark grew emotionally complex found need comment musically growth drew closer superman persona obvious superman theme required creative team number opportunities try different music enhance episode storyline chose coordinated music snow scores season producer wondered band provide music entire episode breakfast meeting music department suggested immediately saw opportunity connect episode featured band story revolved sleep season wanted use cover inch nails song hurt final scene shattered looks way mirror soon read episode script cash died trying obtain rights song heirs believing song use episode honor memory gave rights season resurrection songs chosen symbolism characters resurrection scene symbolize question going figure people think wanted use immortal episode final scene telling wade reed saw song mothers scene clark tells martha childhood memory mother season velocity provided music editors opportunity use hip hop rarely series episode similar fast furious focused pete wade reed heard british hip hop artist person united_states secure rights album directs episodes scenes particular songs mind vortex season place final scene season finale exodus directed scene shows kent barn wedding weapon lyrics speak angel devil timed specific shots song lyrics broadcasting premiered tuesday october seasons series aired moving tuesday wednesday eventually thursday start sixth season announced upn merge network reported series continue lineup seventh season series aired canada day earlier united_states announced ninth season friday considered death slot television programs end tenth season longest running science fiction united_states breaking record held stargate syndication rights available tnt began airing episodes october reception set record highest rated series debut million viewers tuned pilot premiere set record adults aged finished viewers aged president series network tuesday night lineup appeared cover entertainment_weekly new shows watch season series sixth best list broadcast programs acknowledging early concerns villain week series said season introduce smaller mini arcs episodes serialized according succeeding season relied season long story arcs occasional villain week story necessary villain week stories harshly criticized fans superman mythology wanted general audience teenagers preferred villain week stories episodes focusing superman mythology star superman films expressed approval little bit skeptical heard writing acting special effects remarkable big stunt scene taken week film pretty impressive able computers effects technology today weekly gives lot production value thought going heard series think good job following mythology tom good job following tradition according mtv better representation original material remained true heart story showing clark struggle desires obligations wrote series difficult time addressing including recognized clark suit guide called best examples superhero adaptation television metro wrote story need told bothered follow tedious years spent manufacturing batman endure decade shirt wearing hay nielsen rankings table season rankings based average total estimated viewers episode follows rank series ratings compared prime time series accolades seasons won awards ranging teen choice awards series won emmy outstanding sound editing series pilot episode years later received emmy outstanding sound editing series fifth season episode arrival won outstanding sound editing series emmy season seven received number artist won best work fourth season episode scare sixth season leo awards won dramatic series work fourth season episode spirit won best production design dramatic series sacred sixth season won best dramatic series leo won best direction won best costume design work arrow won best production design justice won best dramatic series visual effects team recognized work pilot best visual effects leo received awards outstanding televised program commercial second season accelerate outstanding painting televised program commercial authors publishers honored composer provided opening song save contributions series award given individuals wrote theme highest rated television series network awarded sixth season arrow giving award following year work noir series regulars won awards won saturn award best supporting actor won teen choice award choice breakout star male won teen choice best sidekick award received award media generated media young adult novels comic books internet based mini episodes characters series influenced british series literature series novels published second season series young adult novels published october march second series young adult novels published october april comic book series tied series published young adult novels novels published october aspect aspect novel written clark friends trying uncover truth religious con men set shop use spiritual rob townspeople published arrival series pilot second novel evil series writers follows young actress wants attend dawn invisible wants revenge people talking stopped clark evil original storylines season november aspect published dragon convict assumes abilities appearance dragon exposed cave drives try kill testified novel clark believing normal teenager special abilities month publication grant novel bennett wrote flight young girl clark discovers wings friends believe abused father teach overcome fear flying find mother flight like evil planned episode crew uncertain flying effects right idea scrapped wrote novel aspect series published january follows clark friends investigate presence house published david animal rights activist change animal touches heather uses ability harm people hurt animals clark discovers stops aspect published clark pete investigate murder boy sister tries decide ransom kidnapped father try rescuing published books april june speed written second written speed boy uses father gave birthday stop time commit hate crimes caught clark stops local festival fall love mind reading substitute spanish teacher friendship september aspect published shadows girl father father creates monsters assumes deaths related creating tension son clark discovers truth prove innocence stopping creatures kill returned write runaway clark runs away city lives homeless teenagers falls love girls returning home silence characters investigate zombies town published eighth book greed bennett clark friends summer jobs camp youths boy falls develops ability future tries exploit pete tries exploit clark abilities playing basketball game betting outcome returned write curse year old curse clark attempts things right february little brown young readers published clark uses red attempt impress french exchange student aspect published final novel march written city follows clark trip metropolis city caught japanese mafia secret agent thinks found alien final novel sparks hit sparks fireworks display sparks desire man wear admirer kidnaps rescued clark comic books venture comics story appeared guide series season set period start season published comic based series entitled comic stories abused boy thanks tries revenge family wrote exile kingdom insight remains father offers position metropolis end season began publishing comic stories characters writer script coordinator called comic book line companion series non canonical version according carpenter comic book line expands events series season ending gives additional depth characters limited screen time series storylines needed additional explanation carpenter person asked oversee comic wrote comic originally intended charge series commitment series kept working comic books asked carpenter comic book series intended expand series occasional continuity overlap differences production schedule comic series instance comic book showed clark season premiere showed multiple comic book series tied series related cast crew interviews information episodes production comic book series ended january comics published season 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