Source: The Adventures of Superboy, seasons 2-4 (1989-1992)
Type: Television
As discussed last week, John Haymes Newton would not stay in the role of Superboy for long. After a single season, he was booted off the show to make way for Gerard Christopher, who lasted for three seasons. I still did not watch it, but if you have find or not so fond memories of the show from this era, the Comments section is at your disposal. Here's the opening credits sequence to jog your memory:
Of course, Superboy wasn't the only face to change on the show. Lex Luthor got some drastic plastic surgery so he could be played by veteran actor Sherman Howard. More villains from the comics made their debut live action appearances, like Bizarro, Metallo and the Yellow Peri. In Season 3, Superboy got out of college and into the Bureau for Extra-Normal Matters in Capitol City, Florida, as an intern along with Lana. For the rest of its run, Superboy would feature darker stories, perhaps inspired by the success of Tim Burton's Batman. In the end, it wasn't low ratings that killed Superboy. It was doing well enough that 5th and 6th seasons were planned. But Warner's wanted to rights back to make Lois&Clark, so some court stuff later, one show gave way to the other.
But the big question remains! Would puckery Gerard Christopher have grown up to be a good SuperMAN? Well, he was apparently considered for the role Dean Cain eventually got, and here's how he turned out:
Bit too rugged? You tell me.
Type: Television
As discussed last week, John Haymes Newton would not stay in the role of Superboy for long. After a single season, he was booted off the show to make way for Gerard Christopher, who lasted for three seasons. I still did not watch it, but if you have find or not so fond memories of the show from this era, the Comments section is at your disposal. Here's the opening credits sequence to jog your memory:Of course, Superboy wasn't the only face to change on the show. Lex Luthor got some drastic plastic surgery so he could be played by veteran actor Sherman Howard. More villains from the comics made their debut live action appearances, like Bizarro, Metallo and the Yellow Peri. In Season 3, Superboy got out of college and into the Bureau for Extra-Normal Matters in Capitol City, Florida, as an intern along with Lana. For the rest of its run, Superboy would feature darker stories, perhaps inspired by the success of Tim Burton's Batman. In the end, it wasn't low ratings that killed Superboy. It was doing well enough that 5th and 6th seasons were planned. But Warner's wanted to rights back to make Lois&Clark, so some court stuff later, one show gave way to the other.
But the big question remains! Would puckery Gerard Christopher have grown up to be a good SuperMAN? Well, he was apparently considered for the role Dean Cain eventually got, and here's how he turned out:
Bit too rugged? You tell me.
Comments
No it's true, he would be a Superman I could get on board with. And I am a classic love-Smallville-do not love comic fan.
Back when Universal Florida and Disney/MGM opened, I was working the Indiana Jones Stunt Show as the Arab Swordsman/German Mechanic. Superboy and Swamp Thing were both filming in Orlando at the time. They would use stunt men from our show for minor fight gags. They'd bring in the pros from Hollywood for anything major. Both shows were really low budget.
This was at the height of the "no violence on kid's shows" era, so Supes and Swampy tended to do a lot of throwing people around. I also got thrown in a lake by Swamp Thing! (I was one of the few people around as tall as Dick Durock.) We used a Russian Swing to chuck us thirty feet out into the lake. Yes, there were alligators.
The only big star I met doing the shows was Avery Schrieber. I think he played Kryptonite Man. Odd casting.
Anyway, I was already too old for this shit, so my career doing stunt shows only lasted a few years. I also did wild west fights at Boardwalk and Baseball and sword fight shows at Ren Fests.
So, never done a high fall. Never done a fire gag. Never crashed a car. But I'm the best damned swordsman in the USA.
Bill: And that's why the Superboy tv show will show up again on Reign.
Those opening credits are hilarious. I love how wordy they are, compared to today's barely-there credits ("No time for credits! That's precious ad space!").
http://www.gerardchristopher.webs.com
He's a very, very nice guy.