One last poll before the new season.

Thank you Tennison! I was eagerly awaiting a season 8 countdown thread!

Now, if this is to be the last season, does it make this the last countdown thread? Hmm...I'm not as happy about that as I thought I would be. :(

I always look forward to the new season. Sure, I think we could all pick apart Smallville if we wanted to, but honestly, if we didn't like it then why would we bother to watch it?

There have been individual instances about the show that I have not liked, but I'm a lot happier that it's been on TV than if it had not.

I know I am only following the show because I want to see where Chlark/Chloe ends up. If not for Chloe, I wouldn't even follow the show online anymore. So, in a way I am looking forward to the ending of the show...

My best friend and I have a long standing joke. Every year since at least the 3rd season I keep on telling her "They might kill Chloe this year, then I can stop watching!"

Last year they killed her twice and I'm still watching. The truth is I would miss Smallville if I couldn't watch anymore (if they do something unforgivable to Chloe I'll have to stop, who knows, maybe this is the year.)

There isn't another show that I can happily rip to shreds. I actually like the other shows I watch. This one is like an abusive boyfriend. I know better, but at times he seems so nice. Or if I want to be kinder I can say I'm Charlie Brown and Smallville is Lucy and every year she promises to hold the football steady and yet every year she yanks the ball away and leaves me to fall flat on my back. (In season seven Lois landed flat on her back too, but that is for another thread.)

I'm actually really looking forward to it. Despite the suckage of both Luthors being gone, I'm excited to see where the storylines for old characters (Clark/Chloe/etc.) as well as new ones (mainly DMT) go. I agree that this should be the last season of the show, and I'm really hoping to see some very epic stuff.

In the past, I have mocked Smallville out of love. I would look forward to the new season with some hope Clark would grow a set, that Chloe would not be kicked and that Lex would choke a bitch or two. Yes, I snarked, I mocked, I even accused Al and Miles of treating Kristin like a Real Doll (except that doll might have emoted from time to time)... but it was all because I cared.

Based on the season eight spoilers... those days have ended.

(RepairmanBob cracks knuckles)

Now, I look forward to the new season of Smallville for a new reason. A better reason. I look forward to ripping this convaluted, half-assed, mythos-loving, sibling-fucking, ICONIC clusterfuck of a season a new orifice each and every week. I look forward to treating the new episodes like the writers treat Chloe. Oh, there will be snark.

I also plan to cheer on my new favorite character. GO DOOMS!

And this is a reason to watch Smallville.

As is this.

I have never had a love/hate relationship like this in my life. I'll watch, sure, but with a feeling of dread.



Oh, Bob. This sentence is pure poetry.



GO DOOMS! does seem to be the cry many of us rally around these days.

I'm only in SV fandom for the fanfiction, and to trash SVClark. I might cheer Doomy on if he beats Clark to a pulp, but that's the only thing I even care about any more, and even that's just a vague hope. I'm certainly not going to watch the thing.

I loathe SV. The only characters I thought were half-way worth watching were Lex and Lionel. They were both nearly destroyed by the writers. Lionel is now mercifully dead, and Lex is buried under the Fortress. The show stinks to high heaven without them, so that's it, for me.

I was psyched when AM resigned at the last minute. After the spoilers? Like RepairmanBob said what a subling-fucking clusterfuck.

The only think I'm looking forward to is ratings failure. If the ratings are less than 3M I will declare victory. If they are the same as last year or better, I'll be horrified. Somewhere in between... don't know.

Me too.

It's turning out to be a season-long fuck-you screw to Chloe and Chlark fans.



Alas, Doomsday. I wanted to know you, but I fear despite SW's best intentions your appearance is going to be a cluster-fuck too.

I had a hard time deciding between "Yes" and "I guess". I voted "Yes" because I am pumped about the JLA, I do think the Odyssey concept is cool, I do want to see Clark saving strangers, more DC comics characters, I am pumped about Tess, Sam Witwer seems excited about Doomsday which is getting me excited, I'm excited about seeing Clark fall in love with Chloe, and I'm glad that AM is being billed as the leading lady this season.

(Not sure if I needed to spoiler tag that stuff, but wanted to play it safe.)

So, more pros than cons, I suppose, but the cons are truly terrible, so I don't even know how to weight all of that.

What is this "Season 8" you speak of? SV ended with Lex cuddling Clark close to him and declaring his undying love as the FoS collapsed around them. They are now together for all eternity, The End.

*gleefully skips back to Egypt*

spt - I LOVE your optimism. No matter how bad things get, you can be counted on to look on the bright side. Thank you for that.

What? It ended just after Chloe and Clark had the most iconic kiss the series has ever seen inside the Daily Planet and he rushed off to face Lex/Zod. Did something else happen after that?

For the record, I voted to be buried under the Fortress. The only logical choice I could make given the spoilers.

You are both wrong. Clark, Lex and Chloe are living together in Maui, plotting world domination by day and having crazy sex by night.

What? When the spoilers get too crappy, I imagine my own show.

Because we hate ourselves.



Much as I might enjoy that, I'm not sure Mrs. Dread would approve.

Hmm, I've reconsidered my previous position. I now choose to believe that SV ended at "Asylum", but with a twist: Clark *did* rescue Lex in time, thus he never became Lionel Luthor's pal/defender, Clex moved to Metropolis and have been saving the world as a team ever since. I guess Chloe can stop by for teh sex on occassion, but mostly she sits back and operates the video camera. Oh and thanks to Stompy, Lana died as a result of the injuries she sustained in "Shattered".

Yes, that's what happened...WINNAR!

Made of win!!!!

I voted "I Guess" because "I Hate Myself" wasn't an option.

Personally I'd rather be buried under the Fortress of Solitude and wait till it's over. At this point I'm anticipating bad or even worse things happening. So I'm just not going to watch.

I had to go with the "Not Really" option. There's so much I'm going to hate, and yet I'll be tuning in. As so many have siad, it is like a bad relationship that you just can't give up. I admire those of you who have cut the strings. The other thing that's gonig to be different for me (at least for the first half of the season) is that, since moving, I don't have access at home so I won't be able to comment the night it's on and will have to wait forreactions 'til the next day at work. I definitely have to work on the new computer thing - right after I get a couch.

Massena1, I try to look on the bright side, but most often times, this show makes it incredibly hard.

I need a good story. That's all I've ever wanted from this show. And, when that doesn't happen? It's hard to want to see it to the end.

Right now, I'm just trying to hold onto the things that are interesting me right now, hoping that the overall story will up interesting because of those few things/characters.

Smallville has really been pushing my optimism, lately, but I'm willing to see where it goes before officially calling it quits, should I need to.

I went with "I guess," I am trying to go into these season expecting a pleasant surprise because the spoilers are not helping. Unfortunately for me, AM resigned and I'm stuck until I see what direction they are taking Chloe/Chlark/Chlois.

Resigned or re-signed? The hyphen makes a whole lot of difference.

I quit this show a while ago, but if I hear that a certain scene or episode is good I might check it out. I commend the people who've stayed with the show up now. So yeah I picked "Fortress of Solitude".

I'm a completist. I can't not stick with it. I've never left a show. But it's never hurt this much. I'm a sad, sick girl.



Heh! And now I'm a homewrecker, too.

Though I don't have high hopes for how things will turn out, I'm looking forward to S8. First and foremost, I want to see how they handle Lex's disappearance. As a Clexer and a bitter Lexana fan, I want to see how Clark and Lana react to Lex being lost in the Artic. I'm hoping to see some regret for how things worked out, but I'm not holding my breath.

I'm also interested in seeing general stuff, like how Clark and Lois are, how they end Clark's story, and how the various DC comic characters are portrayed.

You're right, sita - they'll probably have him fall in love with Lana when she gets back. Then they'll have Chloe die from a chronic case of low self esteem.

I happily join Clark & Lex under the ice crystals, with the occasional peek at YouTube to see how bad it sucks.

It's a "Hell, yes!" from me. I'm feeling a new sense of optimism for the show. Granted, I could be back to cursing and throwing things at the TV right from the first episode, but for now I'm clinging on to that glimmer of hope. The hiatus has sort of reminded me of how much I miss the show when it's not on air. Sure, we can bitch about old seasons and personally, S6 always gives me plenty of fodder to go off on never-ending rants, but at the end of the day, I still find myself looking forward to new episodes. Which is why I'm making a resolution to stay as positive about this as possible.

Plus, looking at all the new promo stills we've got? S8 at least promises to be visually pleasing, if nothing else. And with that, they've pretty much roped me in. Plot? What plot?

Hee! Exactly. Seeing all the pretty pictures of TW has me excited about the new season. We're actually going to see him in something besides plaid and THRJ. Yep, I'm shallow.

Oh, yes. I'm definitely looking forward to Season 8. I've only been watching since May, so I haven't had enough time to get bitter.

With the spoilers and the last several eps of S7, I've gotta boycott S8. Actually it's a Noiscott.

Nice word. I hope it won't be needed.

I choosed Hell yes! I'm a veteran of many series and even if this the one more focked and stalled ever I'm confident they will end it right so yeah I'm here till the very end. Unless something really big happens like Chloe dying or turning her into a villainess with no room for redemption.

My mind wandered to some very happy places.

Mine too, Independent - mine too ;-)

Yes, for several reasons.

1. Lana will, apparently, only appear in 5 eps, and I have high hopes we will see an end to the Clana at last.

2. Though I will miss MR and JG, I've had more than enough of St. Lionel, plus I won't have to worry about seeing Lex emotionally gutted in each ep, or seeing his character trashed further than it has been. Lana-whipped Lex of S6 hurt my very soul.

3. I like the notion of things heating up between Clark and Lois. I'm not a Chlarker, and I like the way Lois rolls with the punches, can be philosophical when necessary, and knows how to laugh. Clark needs someone he can have some fun with.

4. TW is still there. When all else fails, there's The Pretty!!

5. As clooless mentioned above, I am not one of those who's in a hurry to see SV end. No matter what they do, when it's over, it's over. Even if it's not the best it could be (and it's not) I'd rather have substandard SV than no SV at all. It's always good to have something new to discuss.

HA! Count me in for this too.

Welcome to the fun side! *splashes around* And I'm VERY excited by the prospect of a mostly THRJ-less season. It's almost like no Lana! :D


Dude, that's awesome. Sometimes I wish I'd only started watching the show during its last season. Plenty of pretty to enjoy, and not enough time spent over it to get bitter!

Then again, bitching and snarking about the show is half the fun, so I guess this is good too. :)


Yup, exactly. Hiatus is boring!

The closer we get to Thursday, the more my level of anticipation and fear rises. We need a catagory that covers being nauseous.

IA. I voted Not really because I am actually dreading this season. I can still see a posibility of it going in the right direction for me i.e. the Chlark partnership on every level, but some of the spoilers are so horrible that I am also feeling quite nauseous fearing the outcome. And, unlike others who won't be watching and are therefor not bothered by the spoilers, not watching doesn't change anything for me because I don't need to see it to get mad. I will be equally pissed off if I only read the recaps/forums and I will at least do that because I want to know what happens and how it all ends (providing it will end with this season which I really hope it will ...). I guess I can't be helped.:-(

I voted yes, because I will freely admit I have a problem. I don't know how to get away...all I can do is keep watching until it ends. I'm even making it an event at my house. Someone give me the cure...

Digiking, Ghani77, Bkwrm, and anyone else feeling nauseous:


"You don't need analyzin'
It is not so surpisin'
That you feel very strange but nice!
Your heart goes pitter patter
I know just what's the matter
Because i've been there once or twice!

"Put your head on my shoulder
You need someone who's older
A rub-down with a velvet glove!
There is nothing you can take
To relieve that pleasant ache
You're not sick, you're just in love!"

Well, maybe not in love, but certainly addicted and powerless to the magnetic pull of SV.

Just come over here, put your head on my shoulder. Think of Teh Pretty. Imagine dark suits, blue shirts, no red jacket. Envision a bare-chested JH. Maybe even some Chloevage. There! Feel better?

I didn't think I would be psyched by the idea of a Season Eight back last year. I thought they were in a position to go out on a pretty good high note for the series after a rough couple of seasons. And I really wasn't anticipating a season without Lex to be that interesting.

But... the more I hear about season eight the more that I'm really looking forward to it. From some pretty iconic-looking promo pics to some of the characters that Clark will be interacting with this season... it's actually really got me interested in it. More interested than I've really been since back in season one.

Yeah, totally! *spoons with Orestes and BabyDee in the wreckage of the Palace of the Phallus & enjoys the floor show*

I watched for Lex and am now relocating from Kansas to NYC on Thursday nights. Oh Betty, how do I love thee, let me count the ways!Okay ; ) No, but really, whoa Digiking, that's amazing. I could never get anyone else in my RL interested in SV (uh, my 8 y.o. doesn't really count) One of the reasons I'm glad to be sprung from the SV cage is that I actually can get friends/neighbors together for popcorn-fueled Betty-thons. Although... Oh Bob, you are truly a man (woman?) after my own heart : ) Great. Now I'll never be able to wean myself off of the forum. So, would Lex be Pinky or the Brain in that scenario...? Because I really can't decide.