Plot: In October 1989, a huge meteor shower destroyed most of the town of Smallville, Kansas. This event brought Jonathan (John Schneider) and Martha Kent (Annette O'Toole) what they have always wanted, a son they named Clark (Tom Welling). In 2001, their son is becoming a man, who has two best friends, Pete Ross (Sam Jones III) and Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack), and a crush on the hottest girl in school, Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk), not to mention a budding friendship with future nemesis Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum). But his parents have been hiding a secret from him: they found him inside a spaceship when the meteor shower came. As he begins to develop his powers and discover more abilities that will soon transform him into Superman, Clark begins to take on his mantle as the Man of Steel.

His journey, their battle, our future (season 6)

The new girl...friend or foe? (season 7)

Every superhero has a beginning...

Before he was Superman, he was just a young man with extraordinary abilities
"Smallville" is an excellent idea for a TV series. I am one of those who grew up in the 1950s with Superboy and Superman comics. I loved the Superman films with Chris Reeves. I loved the "Lois and Clark" TV series. But this one, which chronicles Clark Kent's high school life, the period when he began to realize the extent of his super powers, and began to see his life's mission, has not been depicted before, as far as I can recall. They've done it extremely well, and the actors are very fitting for the parts. And, naturally, good always prevails over evil.

A year 2005 update -- we don't watch "Smallville" as faithfully anymore as we used to. I suppose that is a natural consequence, as old story lines get stale, and the writers try harder for scripts with an "edge." Still, whenever we do watch, we still enjoy the series.

Tom Welling ...  Clark Kent (152 episodes, 2001-2008)

Michael Rosenbaum ...  Lex Luthor / ... (152 episodes, 2001-2008)

Allison Mack ...  Chloe Sullivan (152 episodes, 2001-2008)

Kristin Kreuk ...  Lana Lang / ... (150 episodes, 2001-2008)
Annette O'Toole ...  Martha Kent (131 episodes, 2001-2007)
John Glover ...  Lionel Luthor (118 episodes, 2001-2008)

John Schneider ...  Jonathan Kent (109 episodes, 2001-2006)

Erica Durance ...  Lois Lane (75 episodes, 2004-2008)
Sam Jones III ...  Pete Ross (68 episodes, 2001-2008)