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| "Smallville" is currently in its 4th season, taking on some stiff competition in its timeslot from ABC's runaway castaway hit, "Lost." Some fans have also complained that it's the show's weakest season creatively. "I can't comment on it being the weakest season," Rosenbaum says, "because I'd get smacked. I'd just say it's very difficult to write series television. I think next year, it's definitely going to be more adult-oriented." All this time, Rosenbaum -- who has a full head of hair -- has been shaving himself bald. "When I look at anybody with hair, I'm jealous," he says. "But that's not a laughing matter. I'm tired of shaving my damn head. I should get paid more just for that." Asked how many seasons he thinks "Smallville" has left in it, Rosenbaum says, "You're asking me a very dangerous question. Are you asking me how many years I hope it goes for, or how many years I think it will go? I'm going to say, it'll probably go another season or two." Looking ahead, Rosenbaum is starting to get projects going behind the camera, with help from one of the "Smallville" writers. "Greg Beeman and I are writing partners," he says. "We wrote a series based on my childhood. I can't talk too much about it, but it's a very dark, twisted series. We're w**king right now with the former president of The WB, Jordan Levin, and a few other guys, and we're trying to make it happen. "Then I wrote another series with two friends of mine, that Barry Josephson is producing. So, yeah, I'm doing a lot of writing, trying to get some projects made. I need to start exploring. It's a nice outlet for me to be creative. It's nice, when you have a couple of days off, to sit in front of the computer and just write. And my keyboarding class came in handy -- we timed it, 55 words a minute." Rosenbaum would also like to do more comedy, but apparently there aren't all that many roles for bald white dudes. "Well, that's the thing," he says. "A lot of directors can't see past the bald. A lot of directors say, 'Michael, I want to w**k with you, and I will w**k with you, when "Smallville" is over and you can grow your hair back.' I've had some directors who put wigs on me, but then I hate the wig. "But it's only another year or two, and then I'll grow it back, God willing, and I don't all of a sudden go bald the last season. A nasty trick to do to me in the final season would be if I go bald. Wouldn't that be the irony of it all? "But I have some good hair. I have some strong hair. It's going to be OK." With filming winding down for the season, Rosenbaum is currently concentrating on filling up his personal concert schedule. "I'm going to see the Little River Band June 3," he says, "and no one's going to stop me. I'm stuck in the '70s. The music I listen to prevents road rage for me. Somebody cuts me off, Christopher Cross helps me through it. That's the way it goes. You can quote me on that one." |
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| Here are some details on one of the commentaries for the Season 4 Smallville DVD: "Spell" will include commentary by director Jeannot Szwarc with a trio of Smallville's ladies. Look for (or really, listen for) Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, and Erica Durance to be joining him. A release date for the Season Four DVD has not yet been announced. It sounds like it will be released at some time in the later months (between September-December) of 2005. |
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| Margot Kidder, who played Lois in the Superman movies, may not be returning to young Clark Kent series Smallville. Kidder has played Bridgette Crosby in two episodes of the series, and producer's had hoped to bring her back. Talking to Metro, Kidder explained that this my not be happening. "I was in two episodes playing Christopher Reeve's character's emissary. He acted the part of Dr Swan but I had a disagreement with people on the show about how to handle Chris's death so I backed out of doing it. They wanted to have my character announce Dr Swan's death, which I thought was exploitative. "I kept saying: 'You can't have Margot Kidder/Lois Lane/aka this new character go on and shed tears over Dr Swan/Superman/Chris Reeve - it's just not right.' "Chris was a friend of mine, I loved him and thought it was a really tasteless idea. It's a good series, though, and I'd like to be in it again but it's up to the producers." |
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| Lionel Luthor & Arvin Sloane Team Up For "The Paris Letter" Two of television's most magnificent villains will be appearing together on the New York stage this summer. John Glover (Lionel Luthor) will be appearing alongside Ron Rifkin (Alias' Arvin Sloane) in "The Paris Letter" by Jon Robin Baltz, from May 13 - August 7, 2005 at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. It is a production of the Roundabout Theatre Company, and Daniel Eric Gold, Lee Pace, and Michelle Pawk fill out the cast. |
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| 'Smallville' stuntman badly hurt Veteran stuntman Christopher Sayour was in serious condition late Tuesday after falling from a tower during the filming of the WB Network drama "Smallville" in Vancouver. Sayour, 35, the stunt coordinator for the show and primary stuntman for "Smallville" star Tom Welling, was badly injured in what one source described as a "freak accident" during filming Tuesday morning on location near the township of Langley. In a statement, Sayour's family said that he had suffered "multiple fractures and internal injuries during the filming of a stunt sequence." The family also asked that the media "respect our privacy as he undergoes various procedures in the coming days." Sayour was airlifted to Royal Columbian Hospital in nearby New Westminster in critical condition but was upgraded to serious by Tuesday evening. |
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| For all you lucky broadbanders, season 5 starts tonight in the US, so no doubt the premiere will be available soon :thumbsup: I'm not jealous, honest, and I would never encourage such activity :ph43r: :lol: |