What is Smallville?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Smallville_title_letters.jpg|thumb|right|175px|''Smallville'' logo]] '''''Smallville''''' is a [[Superman]] prequel [[television show]] about a teenaged version of the [[comic book]] character [[Clark Kent]]. He later becomes [[Superman]] and has to stop his enemy [[Lex Luthor]]. This show is produced by [[Tollin/Robbins Productions]], [[Millar Gough Ink]], [[DC Comics]] and [[Warner Bros. Television Studios]]. It first premiered on October 16, 2001, which aired on [[The WB]]. == Overview == ''Smallville'' is based on the popular [[DC Comics]] character, [[Superman]]. The series follows the life of a teenage Clark Kent living in the town of [[Smallville (comics)|Smallville]], [[Kansas]] that is set at the start of the 21st century. It shows Clark Kent coping with adolescence while he is developing super powers (X-ray vision, super speed, etc.), exploring his extraterrestrial origins, and struggling to find his destiny. Best shown at the beginning of season 5 and 8, Smallville is said to be a show of 3 chapters: Chapter 1 is the High School year of Clark Kent (Seasons 1-4) featuring villains [[Lionel Luthor]], Roger Nixon and Jason and Genevieve Teague. Chapter 2 is known as Clark's training begins and [[Lex Luthor]]'s descension to darkness (Seasons 5-7) featuring new heroes and villains like [[Brainiac (character)|Brainiac]], [[Bizarro (DC Comics)|Bizarro]] and Lex Luthor. The final chapter is known as The Final Trials of Clark Kent: [[Doomsday (comics)|Doomsday]], [[General Zod]], and [[Darkseid]] (Season's 8-10) and features the rise of the [[Justice League]], Lex Luthor's return, and Clark's rise to Superman. The series often deals with the people in Clark Kent's life: his adoptive human parents, [[Jonathan and Martha Kent|Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent]]; his peers, Chloe Sullivan, Pete Ross; his on-again, off-again love interest, Lana Lang; his Daily Planet cohort, Lois Lane and especially his friendship with a young Lex Luthor. The mineral kryptonite is used as a recurring plot dev