Lois & Clark revisited

[selenak]

Talking to bohemiancachet the other day had reminded me of this, and so I went and rented the first season of Lois & Clark. I hadn't seen those episodes since they were originally broadcast, but I was always fond of the show, and I think it's probably my favourite incarnation of the Superman myth in terms of sheer fun and relaxation. Not the most fascinating or

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[watervole]

I love Lois and Clark. It has a lovely gentle touch that I find charming on days when I don't want loads of angst.

I particuarly love K Callan as Martha Kent.

[selenak]

Oh, the Kent parents are adorable, and the scene where Martha makes Clark his various customs until she hits on the definite one is one of my favourites.

"Gentle charm" is exactly the word I was looking for.

[alicamel]

Wow, I think everyone on my flist is reminicising about Lois & Clark today!

[ffutures]

Season 3 has been out on DVD for a few weeks now, and the fans (myself included) have been re-visiting favourite episodes (shame that so much of S3 sucked, of course, but there's some gold amongst the dross).

[alicamel]

Ah, I've been rewatching it on ITV2. I don't know what season it is though. I suspect it's Season 1.

[selenak]

*makes not to check out your flist*

[kathyh]

Teri Hatcher is probably my favourite screen Lois (sorry, Margot Kidder fans);

Yes, mine too. The first series of Lois and Clark was just a delight to watch and the screwball comedy element worked wonderfully. I can't remember the exact line but I always liked the moment when someone said to Lois that she must be the dumbest woman on the planet for not realising that Clark and Superman were one and the same. It acknowledged something that it was impossible not to think *g*.

[selenak]

I can't remember the exact line but I always liked the moment when someone said to Lois that she must be the dumbest woman on the planet for not realising that Clark and Superman were one and the same. It acknowledged something that it was impossible not to think

I think that's in the second season, by the villain with all the letters as his name, and yes, meta acknowledgment. Which reminds me that someone - I think Yahtzee - once wrote a great story about Joyce (Summers) called "Being Lois Lane". Pity the loved ones of superheroes saddled by the narrative in not realizing the obvious!

(In Supreme Power, JMS goes meta too by letting Mark suggest to the goverment people he could have a normal job under another identity, disguising himself by wearing glasses. They just give him a look and say "no".)

[enname]

I am not, and never have been a superman fan, but Lois & Clark will always have a soft spot in my heart. It was sweet, easy going and quite charming. Also the closest I have come to liking the whole Superman thing.

With you on the Teri Hatcher as well.

[selenak]

It's just what one needs between inhaling the darker side of tv.*g*

[enname]

*g* Clears the cobwebs from the lungs.

[grimorie]

Lois and Clark nostalgia! I agree with your assessment, maybe the biggest reason why I really can't get into Smallville is the way Clark is always angsting over his powers and he never seem to be enjoying it not like Dean Cain's Clark is, or toon!Superman or even Clark from the Superman movies.

I have to confess I love almost all incarnations of Lois, with the possible exception of Bosworth!Lois. She seemed too young for the role. Or maybe a better actress could have pulled it off better...

And I really love how the show emphasized that Lois and Clark are partners.

[selenak]

I haven't seen Bosworth's Lois yet - the movie doesn't start here in Germany until a week from now, I think - but I hear ominous rumblings.

Anyway, yes, the partnership is a big part of the appeal. I watched some more s1 episodes, and there is one where he temporarily leaves, which makes her say "why is everyone looking at me as if I just lost my best friend?", and that is really what they become to each other, long before they get to be lovers. Best friends who bicker, and partners.

[likeadeuce]

that is really what they become to each other, long before they get to be lovers. Best friends who bicker, and partners.

Damn you, Selena, you're appealing right to my kinks, once again. *makes note to check out the show*

I have seen episodes and can picture the actors in my head, but don't remember much else about it.

[selenak]

*tempts*

Oh, I think you'd enjoy it very much - the banter, the partnership, and the whole light hearted charme of it. Also, oddly enough, Tim Minear cut his writing teeth there (after the X-Files) in the later seasons. Though the earlier ones are best.