It had been assumed that season eight would likely be the last of the CW's hit TV series "Smallville". After all, we had lost Lex Luthor and Clarks main squeeze Lana Lang who were central characters, as the actors who portrayed them, Kristin Kreuk and Michael Rosenbaum, had left the series. And eight seasons is a pretty long run for a show focusing on Clark Kent's pre-Superman days, also a large number of fans felt the show's quality had dipped drastically by Season 7.

But now EW.com's Michael Ausiello says the TV version of the Man of Steel could be sticking around for at least another year. Most of us who are long time fans feel the series has improved greatly this season, and asked by one such excited fan if the show could return for Season 9, Ausiello replies, "I hear The CW will likely take the don't-fix-if-not-broke approach and keep its Thursday line-up intact next season," implying both Smallville and Supernatural will be back for the 2009-2010 season.

Also the CW may be more keen on keeping "Smallville" now because "The Graysons" project they had in development has been scrapped and laid to rest. That potential series about a young Dick Grayson before he becomes Robin the Boy Wonder was perceived as a potential replacement for "Smallville". However, with "Smallville" still pulling in the ratings for the network and "The Graysons" no longer happening, The CW may be thinking it's just best to stick with their proven series and Thursday night line up.

Ausiello also says that a recent rumor that The CW had already renewed "Supernatural" for a fifth season is not true. However, considering the very respectable numbers that show is pulling in this season, it would be a surprise if it didn't come back next fall.

So are you looking forward to another new season of Smallville?

Comments  

 

#2 AminRah 2009-01-31 14:45

I would just love another season of Smallville with the writers getting Clark and Lois together finally and him becoming truly Superman

 

 

#1 Anthony Ramos 2009-01-10 09:43

Another season of Smallville is just what the doctor ordered! My advice is to change the shows tittle to Metropolis:Supe rman and get Tom Welling into the red, blue and yellow suit! Bring in Darkseid and some addtional help from Justice Leaguers and you have a HOME RUN!

 

Refresh comments list
RSS feed for comments to this post.

Add comment

Name (required)

E-mail (required)

Notify me of follow-up comments

Refresh

Send

Cancel

JComments