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Gough and Millar
This was a formal sit down interview with Lisa of JMLive asking all the questions.
Al Gough did most of the talking and for the most part Ive not even tried to divide it according to who said what other than the first question.
Q What TV they watch nowadays
MM said his mother sent him tapes of British television shows and that was mostly what he watched
AG was now enjoying 24, though he only started watching when it was no longer on opposite Smallville. On principle he wont watch anything that is up against their show. He also watches Entourage.
Q About how they got started
A They met in film school and sold a spec script they co-wrote back when they were still in college and went from there though that first script was never made. The industry was very different back then and it was much easier to sell spec scripts than it is these days.
Q About how they work.
A They split duties. Al is better dealing with the executives while Miles works more with the designers. They dont know how one person can do it all.
Q About projects other than Smallville
A Theyve written a script for a 3rd installment of The Mummy franchise which is being considered. They were reluctant to discuss other ideas they had at the moment.
Q The origins of Smallville
A They pitched a show about a young Lois Lane and were instead asked if theyd do young Superman. At first they were uncertain as they didnt want to do Superboy. Miles said he hadnt really liked the Superman movies outside of the Smallville bits. They came up with the idea of doing Clark without the cape and the flying and that developed into Smallville.
Q The story planning process
A At the end of each season they try and review what worked and what didnt and plan out where to go next. As they are always being told to bring in new viewers they feel they have to re-launch the show every year. They were very concerned about the initial move to Thursday and are waiting to see how things go with the CW but are hopeful theyll be back for at least one more season.
Q About Chloe becoming Lois
A They know it is what some fans would love and some writers on the show even would like to do it but it was never the plan.
Q About their preferences in seasons
A They said the 5th was their favourite and the 4th was the least favourite. (I think the order was 5, 2,3,1,4 but Im not totally sure.) They thought the 4th had some excellent episodes but didnt work as a season. They talked about how they do less well when they venture out of the DC world and dabble in other genres eg the vampire episode in season 5.
Q- Other characters theyd like to include
A Theyd love to have Bruce Wayne but they cant because of film deals. They then mentioned a whole host of DC characters Id never heard of and cant recall other than Green Arrow is going to be on this season and I think theyll also have Aquaman and Cyborg return along with Jimmy Olson.
They also enjoy bringing in actors who are linked to the Superman mythos such as Christopher Reeve and are still hoping to get Dean Caine.
Q- Issues with DC
A It is complicated and they cant always predict what will cause problems. For instance there were concerns about bringing on Jimmy Olson as in the comics hes so much younger than Clark. They came up with a way to get around this including a younger Jimmy who could theoretically turn out to be the comic book one instead of the Smallville one. They thought it was rather silly but if it got the executives happy they were fine pitching it. They also had a last minute demand to see a costume for the Green Arrow the day before they started shooting. Thankfully everyone loved it but if they hadnt theyd have used it anyway. Its complicated by the fact that Warners doesnt own all the characters and various estates are also involved.
Q The part the good guys have played in Lex becoming a villain
A They think that all the other characters have played a role in turning Lex into a villain. Jonathan Kent in particular never gave Lex a chance. Clark was repeatedly lying to Lex while for the most part Lex eventually comes clean with Clark about whats going on.
Q About the Belle Reve set up
A They hadnt planned it at the beginning but because Superman cant kill anyone the tradition is to cart off the villains in ambulances and they decided to go with a mental hospital that could then tie in with the Luthors. They loved that Lex then ended up there and evidently Lex will have more of a link in the coming season. As for Superman not killing they do think there are a couple of iffy scenarios including one where Clark threw someone into a lake which then froze.
Q About the killing of Jonathan Kent
A It had certainly kept the actors on edge as everyone other than Tom and Michael werent sure if they would be the one to die. They needed a big moment for their 100th episode and as Jonathan died in canon they decided that was the way to go. While they bought him back in later episodes he probably wont be back now. They had contracted the actor for the full season so they used him because they were paying him anyway but hes no longer under contract.
Q The Martha Lionel dynamic
A Martha was what stops Lionel revealing Clarks secret as he loves her and always has. Martha cant forget what Lionel has done but things will develop between the two.
Q The relationship between Buffy fans and Smallville
A They felt theyd been boycotted by a lot of Buffy fans because they were the new show that replaced Buffy after the WB cancelled it.
Q Why they cast James as Brainiac
A He was the only actor theyd considered for the role because they knew he could pull it off. If he hadnt agreed to do the role they didnt have another plan. They appreciated that he had a strong fan-base within genre but more importantly he was a great actor who could play the part well.
James had really had an impact on the show and like John Glover and Michael Rosenbaum he was an actor who brought up the other actors around him. They think James actually intimidated Michael Rosenbaum to some degree. They added that Michael is nothing like Lex, and of all their cast is the actor least like the role he plays.
Q Why didnt they use Brainiac more
A They didnt want to drag the arc out as they had in season 4 plus they have a large regular cast already. They tried to use him well in the episodes they had him for.
Q Issues due to height
A Most of their actresses are small so they have a lot of boxes for them to walk on to help get shots set up. One of the things that they loved about scenes between Clark and Jonathan was that the actors were of similar height. As for James being shorter, they didnt think it mattered because he was such a strong actor that you really didnt notice the height discrepancy in scenes.
Q About fans being worried that Brainiac would be green
A They were never going to make him green. They chose the Milton Fine persona as it gave the character a human side and they could make him a college professor rather than an illusionist. They always wanted him to be linked to Zod and he succeeded in doing that.
ETA: When discussing their ideas for Smallville at the start they said they ruled out the spaceship crashing because by then it would have been picked up on radar. So they went with the meteor shower to mask the arrival and the idea that meteors could create 'freaks' for Superman to battle.