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Superboy TV series
Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on the fictional DC Comics comic book character Kal-El's early years as Superboy. The show ran from 1988�1992 in syndication. It was renamed The Adventures of Superboy at the start of the third season
Background
The Superboy series was brought to the screen by executive producers Ilya and Alexander Salkind, the producers of the first three Superman movies and the 1984 Supergirl movie. This series and the release of the 1988 Superman animated series on CBS coincided with the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Superman character that year. Ironically, the series came about a year after DC Comics had "erased" the character of Superboy from their continuity in The Man of Steel reboot by John Byrne. Nevertheless, the show went on in October 1988 with John Haymes Newton playing the lead role of Superboy/Clark Kent, along with Stacy Haiduk as love interest Lana Lang and Jim Calvert as Clark's college roommate T.J. White.
Siegel & Shuster
As with all Superman properties, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, Superman's creators, received no proceeds whatsoever from the show. Nevertheless, this version of "Superboy" featured Clark Kent/Superboy attending the Siegel School of Journalism at Shuster University in Shusterville, Florida - names which reference Superman's creators.
Disney/MGM Studios
Superboy was the first weekly TV series to be produced at the then new Disney/MGM Studios. For the second season onward, the series moved several miles down Interstate 4 to Universal Studios Florida, the largest motion picture and television-sound facility outside Hollywood, where it was then showcased as that studio's first weekly television product.
At first, much of the action centered around stories that Clark and T.J. reported on for the college newspaper, the Shuster Herald. All the exterior scenes shot at "Shuster University" are actually filmed on the main campus of the University of Central Florida. Siegelville, however, was depicted as a coastal city, as evidenced by imagery of both the new and old Sunshine Skyway Bridges in St. Petersburg, Florida in the opening credits.
Comic book writers' contributionsSuperboy was brought to life by many actual comic book writers. Superman editors Mike Carlin and Andrew Helfer penned several episodes, such as "The Alien Solution", its sequel "Revenge of the Alien" and "The Bride of Bizarro". Other comic book writers that contributed to the series include Denny O'Neil, Cary Bates, J. M. DeMatteis and Mark Evanier.
The Complete First Season
The DVD set includes a behind-the-scenes featurette with new interviews with first-season Clark Kent/Superboy actor John Haymes Newton, actors Stacy Haiduk and James Calvert, creative/executive producer Ilya Salkind as well as director David Nutter. The DVD also features the screen test of John Haymes Newton and audio commentaries by Ilya Salkind and Newton on two key episodes ("Revenge of the Alien" Part 2 and "Meet Mr. Mxyzptlk"). The DVD was released in advance of the major film Superman Returns.
The remaining DVD setsThere are no plans as yet to issue the remaining seasons on DVD in either region 1 or region 2.
In a chat session at Home Theater Forum on September 15, 2008 with representatives from Warner Home Video Television and Animation, a question was asked whether Superboy Season 2 will be released on DVD. Warner Bros. answered back stating that sales for Superboy Season 1 didn't meet expectations, thus there are no plans to release Season 2. It is not known if the current legal wrangling over the ownership of the Superboy character is also a factor.
Superboy TV series - (1988-1992)
Superboy TV series - (1988-1992) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzokRx6wixQ)
The show had exhilarating music by Kevin Kiner who later composed music for notable hit television shows like Stargate SG-1, The Invisible Man and Star Wars: Clone Wars. Kiner�s music had a life of its� own, giving each mood of every episode a touch of John Williams if you will. Each main character and every villain had their own theme song; even villains who were guest stars in certain episodes like �Succubus� and �Run, Dracula, Run�. In �Succubus�, Ilya Salkind professed in the documentary On The Pool Patio With Ilya Salkind that he personally asked Kiner to deliver a musical piece to sound like The Godfather. Ilya Salkind wanted masterpieces in the music; a touch of greatness if you will. Kevin Kiner�s musical scores on The Superboy TV Series is one of the most impressive aspects of the show.
Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on the fictional DC Comics comic book character Kal-El's early years as Superboy. The show ran from 1988�1992 in syndication. It was renamed The Adventures of Superboy at the start of the third season
Background
The Superboy series was brought to the screen by executive producers Ilya and Alexander Salkind, the producers of the first three Superman movies and the 1984 Supergirl movie. This series and the release of the 1988 Superman animated series on CBS coincided with the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Superman character that year. Ironically, the series came about a year after DC Comics had "erased" the character of Superboy from their continuity in The Man of Steel reboot by John Byrne. Nevertheless, the show went on in October 1988 with John Haymes Newton playing the lead role of Superboy/Clark Kent, along with Stacy Haiduk as love interest Lana Lang and Jim Calvert as Clark's college roommate T.J. White.
Siegel & Shuster
As with all Superman properties, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, Superman's creators, received no proceeds whatsoever from the show. Nevertheless, this version of "Superboy" featured Clark Kent/Superboy attending the Siegel School of Journalism at Shuster University in Shusterville, Florida - names which reference Superman's creators.
Disney/MGM Studios
Superboy was the first weekly TV series to be produced at the then new Disney/MGM Studios. For the second season onward, the series moved several miles down Interstate 4 to Universal Studios Florida, the largest motion picture and television-sound facility outside Hollywood, where it was then showcased as that studio's first weekly television product.
At first, much of the action centered around stories that Clark and T.J. reported on for the college newspaper, the Shuster Herald. All the exterior scenes shot at "Shuster University" are actually filmed on the main campus of the University of Central Florida. Siegelville, however, was depicted as a coastal city, as evidenced by imagery of both the new and old Sunshine Skyway Bridges in St. Petersburg, Florida in the opening credits.
Comic book writers' contributionsSuperboy was brought to life by many actual comic book writers. Superman editors Mike Carlin and Andrew Helfer penned several episodes, such as "The Alien Solution", its sequel "Revenge of the Alien" and "The Bride of Bizarro". Other comic book writers that contributed to the series include Denny O'Neil, Cary Bates, J. M. DeMatteis and Mark Evanier.
The Complete First Season
The DVD set includes a behind-the-scenes featurette with new interviews with first-season Clark Kent/Superboy actor John Haymes Newton, actors Stacy Haiduk and James Calvert, creative/executive producer Ilya Salkind as well as director David Nutter. The DVD also features the screen test of John Haymes Newton and audio commentaries by Ilya Salkind and Newton on two key episodes ("Revenge of the Alien" Part 2 and "Meet Mr. Mxyzptlk"). The DVD was released in advance of the major film Superman Returns.
The remaining DVD setsThere are no plans as yet to issue the remaining seasons on DVD in either region 1 or region 2.
In a chat session at Home Theater Forum on September 15, 2008 with representatives from Warner Home Video Television and Animation, a question was asked whether Superboy Season 2 will be released on DVD. Warner Bros. answered back stating that sales for Superboy Season 1 didn't meet expectations, thus there are no plans to release Season 2. It is not known if the current legal wrangling over the ownership of the Superboy character is also a factor.
Superboy TV series - (1988-1992)
Superboy TV series - (1988-1992) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzokRx6wixQ)
The show had exhilarating music by Kevin Kiner who later composed music for notable hit television shows like Stargate SG-1, The Invisible Man and Star Wars: Clone Wars. Kiner�s music had a life of its� own, giving each mood of every episode a touch of John Williams if you will. Each main character and every villain had their own theme song; even villains who were guest stars in certain episodes like �Succubus� and �Run, Dracula, Run�. In �Succubus�, Ilya Salkind professed in the documentary On The Pool Patio With Ilya Salkind that he personally asked Kiner to deliver a musical piece to sound like The Godfather. Ilya Salkind wanted masterpieces in the music; a touch of greatness if you will. Kevin Kiner�s musical scores on The Superboy TV Series is one of the most impressive aspects of the show.