Dean Cain Talks Lois & Clark And A Possible Return To Smallville!

I really enjoyed Dean's take on the role - his was one of the first 'modern' interpretations that didn't treat Clark like a bumbling geek.

He's definitely my FAVORITE take on Superman, so far! I LOVE the fact that Superman was a role that Clark played instead of the other way around like Chris Reeve did with Clark. Clark was this funny, lovable country guy that just wanted to make it in a big city and Superman was this idea, this image that he put on for people to emulate. But deep down, Clark was very down to earth and no one could have figured that Clark was the big blue boyscout of a perfect specimen because he was raised by humans and is as much flawed as we are. How could he normally be Kryptonian when he was raised from very early childhood, to be human. Lois & Clark was definitely an improvement on the source from my POV. The show also gave much more importance to The Kents, having been a part of his whole life, and showcasing where his true values came from. Not from a dying planet filled with his dead relatives he never knew but from the heartland of Smallville where he grew up to be just as caring, loving and interesting as the Kents were. This i could relate to much more than any other incarnation of Superman. And Dean Cain was a very good actor for the little acting background he had. He convinced me in every single scene. He was Superman!

LP4 & Loganoneil- AMEN!

lois and clark was a great show! better than smallville..

although erica durance is 100x better than Hatcher as Lane

@Shaman- AMEN right back! lol

Dean Cain was one of the best, he really gave Superman/Clark Kent the impression of being more relatable and down to earth which i liked.

I looked up to both-

Chris Reeve's Superman as being everything I WISH I could amount to but most likely never could.

Dean Cain's Superman as being the friendly neighborhood hero just down the street.

But overall I loved both interpretations, I just looked to Dean Cain's as being more relatable in a sense...which as a kid was good for me. Reeve WAS the gold-standard though for the character. But Dean Cain was really [frick]en good Superman ESPECIALLY as Clark Kent.

But in terms of their Lex Luthors, I'd say John Shea was WAAAAAY better than Gene Hackman. Hackman was way too campy and always after real-estate.

John Shea's Lex was a real killer and cold-blooded and had much more diverse schemes. He was a corrupt CEO of Lexcorp and hid his evil ways from the public eye, that is exactly how Lex SHOULD HAVE BEEN in the damn movies. Plus it was cool at the end of season 1 when John Shea's Lex said before killing himself "Lex Luthor will not live in a cage!!" He was an awesome Lex and one of my favorites.

JOHN SHEA FTW!!!

I bought the entire first season on dvd about 5 years ago but that was by far the best season of the entire series. It had Lex as a recurring villain.

Sorry, JoshW, but this is old news. He said basically the same thing in an article from the On The Red Carpet website and it's in one of my articles here on CBM:
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/StuartGreen/news/?a=23298

I know that he's mentioning it on another website and that this news just came out today on Digital Spy, but it's been around for a while now.

@m2prod- Your point of view is understandable, lots of people tend to see it that way, but I tend to disagree still. Cain was great, he was more relatable...he wasn't sooooo "perfect" he made mistakes as Superman and he took his romance with Lois to the next level by being honest with her.

Great show and great old memories.

I couldn't stand Cain as Clark Kent. Whiney voice..mediocre actor. He's also smaller than me, which makes it very unbelievable for me to accept him as Superman. That's just me though and I am no mammoth guy like DDD. Every movie I have attempted to watch him in since has been just lame with a capital "L". The guy can't act much better than Routh can. :-P

I missed this show while it was on TV, but I just recently watched the whole series on my Xbox Netflix a week or two ago. I loved it. Dean did a damn decent job as Superman. I believed him as both Clark Kent and Superman. Remember, the show wasn't really about Superman saving the world all the time, it was about his relationship with Lois and trying to balance his two lives.

I started watching this show from the beginning again since I was unable to watch it when it first came out (I was stationed in Panama) it is good with some good casting of villains such as John Shea as Lex it did have some corny episodes but the story of Lois and Clark was the basis of the show. I like the fact that Clark isn't shown as a bumbling fool the whole series and can actually think for himself.