Lois & Clark
I've taken to watching Season 1 of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Basically, a few months ago selenak posted a fab post about the first season and it made me wildly nostalgic, so I went and bought it. I watched the show when I was a very young teen, and I thought - well, I loved it then.
And, you know what? It's just as fabulous as I remember it.
First off, Dean Cain was one of my earliest crushes (for real - I had stickers of him & Teri Hatcher on my Eng Lit folders, right next to pictures of Tom Cruise from Interview with a Vampire) and it's amazing to discover that his smile still makes me melt a little. There's just something very wholesome about him. Of course, I don't give a hoot about Superman, but Clark Kent? Awwww.
Also, Lois. Lois was basically who I wanted to be, down to the ludicrously 90s bob haircut. Of course, I never got that haircut because - hello, high maintenance - but what I did get was just as high maintenance and just plain bad. Boy, was I glad when it grew out. But, moreover, Lois was strong and sassy and could have crushes, just like a little girl, which made me relate. She didn't have huge Enduring Loves (tm), she had crushes, and she had friends who wanted to be more than friends. It made the whole concept of Romance slightly more acceptable. (Bear in mind that I was a new teen, and was not that keen on boys - or girls, for that matter.) Also, she had a cool job. Lois Lane - Investigative Reporter. I mean, honestly, how fabulous was that? Definitely a better role model than anyone from Neighbours.
So, I'm probably biased in my love for this show, as it's so warm and fuzzy in the first season, with the original and best Jimmy Olsen, with Cat Grant and the Arm Muscles of Doom, and with the amazing Martha and Jonathan Kent. Also, because I am so definitely not a fan of Smallville. But I do recommend it, for glorious, uncomplicated Sunday-afternoon fun.
And, you know what? It's just as fabulous as I remember it.
First off, Dean Cain was one of my earliest crushes (for real - I had stickers of him & Teri Hatcher on my Eng Lit folders, right next to pictures of Tom Cruise from Interview with a Vampire) and it's amazing to discover that his smile still makes me melt a little. There's just something very wholesome about him. Of course, I don't give a hoot about Superman, but Clark Kent? Awwww.
Also, Lois. Lois was basically who I wanted to be, down to the ludicrously 90s bob haircut. Of course, I never got that haircut because - hello, high maintenance - but what I did get was just as high maintenance and just plain bad. Boy, was I glad when it grew out. But, moreover, Lois was strong and sassy and could have crushes, just like a little girl, which made me relate. She didn't have huge Enduring Loves (tm), she had crushes, and she had friends who wanted to be more than friends. It made the whole concept of Romance slightly more acceptable. (Bear in mind that I was a new teen, and was not that keen on boys - or girls, for that matter.) Also, she had a cool job. Lois Lane - Investigative Reporter. I mean, honestly, how fabulous was that? Definitely a better role model than anyone from Neighbours.
So, I'm probably biased in my love for this show, as it's so warm and fuzzy in the first season, with the original and best Jimmy Olsen, with Cat Grant and the Arm Muscles of Doom, and with the amazing Martha and Jonathan Kent. Also, because I am so definitely not a fan of Smallville. But I do recommend it, for glorious, uncomplicated Sunday-afternoon fun.