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Superboy - The Complete First Season DVD

NR (Not Rated) :: Warner Home Video :: Released: 2006-06-20

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Superboy - The Complete First Season Summary Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/20/2006 Run Time: 558 Minutes

Produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind, who revitalized Superman's movie career in the '70s with Christopher Reeve in the title role, the syndicated television series Superboy (1988-92) was a flawed but likable attempt to put a youthful spin on the Man of Steel by placing him in college and ridding Metropolis of crime between classes John Haymes Newton (the "Cable Guy" on Desperate Housewives) did a respectable job in both Clark Kent's oversized spectacles and in the cape and boots, and the series certainly made attempts to acknowledge its comic book origins by utilizing original characters, including Lana Lang (Stacy Haiduk), Lex Luthor (Scott Wells), and even villains like Mr. Mxyzptlk (a wonderfully eccentric performance by character actor Michael J. Pollard). Unfortunately, budget restraints and some woefully hackneyed scripts prevented the show from presenting Superboy's exploits in the grand style of the comics, and 20 years after its release, the first season is best appreciated as a camp exercise than a true action-adventure series. Still, there are some moments that approximate the high-flying style of the comics books ("The Alien Solution," which pits Superboy against a belligerent invisible alien, and Pollard's turn in "Mr. Mxyzpltk"), and guest stars like a youthful Joaquin Phoenix (billed here as "Leaf Phoenix) in "Little Hercules" provide some interesting turns (though Leif Garrett's appearance as a wealthy rock star who catches Lana's eye in "Bringing Down the House" pushes things back into camp waters). The extras include a making-of featurette, which covers the series' conception and casting, and commentary by Newton (who gets the show's camp appeal) and Ilya Salkind (who doesn't) on two episodes; Newton's screen test and an excerpt from Ken Burns and Bryan Singer's Superman documentary, Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman, round out the supplemental features. --Paul Gaita

Superboy: The Complete First Season... DVD Techincal Details Cast: John Haymes Newton
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 558 mins
UPC: 012569731288
Binding: DVD
Studio: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 2006-06-20
Region Code: 1
Specs: Full Screen, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo),