First Look: Metallo On ‘Smallville’

The kryptonite-powered cyborg villain comes to The CW
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

First off, I have to make clear that I do not watch Smallville very regularly, in fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a full season of the show. Back in the say, I was a faithful fan of Lois & Clark but never really got into Smallville. This is odd for me because I am a HUGE DC Comics/Superman fan but, well, the show is entering its 9th season and I fear I’m too far behind to catch up. That said, I keep my eye on the show because I love modern retellings of the Superman story. Brian Austin Green, who starred on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles before it got canceled, is coming to Smallville in the upcoming 9th season and will portray the villainous cyborg Metallo … here is our first look:


He was killed by a robotic assassin in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles last spring, and now Brian Austin Green is coming back to TV as a different kind of cyborg. In a two-episode arc on Smallville (beginning with the September 25 season premiere), Green plays John Corben, a new Daily Planet reporter who becomes the comic-book villain Metallo. In the aftermath of an accident, Corben is mysteriously outfitted with a heart made of kryptonite. Executive producer Kelly Souders won’t reveal the identity of his Frankenstein-esque savoir, but says Corben is turned into “a rough version of Metallo, a first attempt at the technology, and eventually he’ll get sleeker.” So might we see him again? “Well of course—it’s Smallville,” she says with a laugh. “We’re actually throwing some ideas around right now in the hopes that we might be able to bring him back for another episode.”

You might think that Metallo looks a lot like Iron Man, particularly because of the chest battery pack but it should be made clear that Metallo was created as a Superman villain by DC Comics in 1959 and Marvel Comics/Stan Lee created Iron Man in 1963. But, I digress … it’s great that Brian Austin Green will be back on TV this coming season even if he is appearing on Smallville for only a 2 episode story arc. See, every time I check in with Smallville to see what they’re up to I get inspired to watch the show. Mebbe the appearance of BAG will be the trick to get me to tune in more faithfully.

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Not All Superheroes Are Created Equal

Some, unfortch, get the short end of the costume stick
Friday, August 29th, 2008

The CW has released a few new promo images for the upcoming 8th season of Smallville and I found two particular photos of interest. Here are pics of Justin Hartley as Green Arrow (formerly Aquaman) and Alan Ritchson as Aquaman in their superhero costume finery:


See, this is proof positive that poor costume design can really undo a person’s hotness. Green Arrow doesn’t look too terrible but Aquaman, OY, looks just horrrrible! Tho, on the plus side we can plainly see where Aquaman keeps his trident ;) Granted Aquaman (and other Z-list heroes like hiim) is difficult to make cool and/or sexy but … man, couldn’t they have tried harder. Look at Alan’s face — even he looks disappointed. I mean, why does Aquaman need sneakers? Hahahaha … I hope these guys are being paid well for this gig. Poor things.

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