"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" (1993) TV series 1993-1997

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Creators:

Joe Shuster
Jerry Siegel

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

12 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In addition to fighting evil, Superman has a burning romance with Lois Lane in both his identities.

Plot Keywords:

Superman | 1990s | Shrinking | Kryptonite | Superhero

Awards:

Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Dean Cain	...	Clark Kent / ... (87 episodes, 1993-1997)
Teri Hatcher	...	Lois Lane (87 episodes, 1993-1997)
K Callan	...	Martha Kent (87 episodes, 1993-1997)
Lane Smith	...	Perry White (84 episodes, 1993-1997)
Eddie Jones	...	Jonathan Kent (77 episodes, 1993-1997)
Justin Whalin	...	Jimmy Olsen (65 episodes, 1994-1997)

Also Known As:

Lois & Clark
The New Adventures of Superman (UK)

Runtime:

60 min (88 episodes) | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) (2006) | Iceland:L (some epiosodes) | USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Pacific Mutual Building, Newport Beach, California, USA

Company:

December 3rd Productions

Trivia:

The city of Chicago's skyline doubles for the city of Metrolopis several times.

Quotes:

Clark Kent: Why do you suppose someone would kidnap Bender?
Lois Lane: Can't be for money. Who would pay ransom for a lawyer?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Teri Hatcher/Dave Matthews Band (#21.18)" (1996)

It's still magical

This is my all time favorite TV show. I first started watching it as a child and even though I didn't get all the plots at the time, I was mesmerized by the superhero in the blue and red suit. As years passed and I watched the show again on reruns, the intensity of the romance between Lois and Clark became what captivated me the most. I believe that this is definitively the best caricature of what would an amorous relationship between Lois and Clark (and not Lois and Superman) be. The idea of Clark being a normal guy (with superpowers, yes, but still trying to pursue a seemingly normal life)and Superman being his cover is a good change. Another good thing is that the show's merit doesn't rely only on the main characters. The supporting characters of Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Martha and Jonathan Kent, Lex Luthor and Cat Grant(this one unfortunately only during the first season) added many of the best moments in the show. Unfortunately, and I guess everyone realizes it, during the third season the show started having some really weird plots with no such thing as coherence. It was still fun but there was something lost along the way. Nevertheless, it's still the best TV show I've ever seen. The only that truly caught my eye from the very first moment. To this day I'm still a fan and it's still magical for me to sit in front of the TV screen and watch another episode of this great show. So, thank you very much Deborah Joy Levine and all the others that wrote all the episodes we watched, to Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, John Shea, Michael Landes and Justin Whalin, K Callan, Eddie Jones, Tracy Scoggins and all the other actors who performed such great roles, and at last but not least thanks to rest of the crew for making this Superman fly.