Greg Beeman Talks "Smallville" Series Finale

Saying the show wasn't about Superman is a fair point, but missing the point at the same time.

This was the FINALE! The final moments of a journey that sees Clark become Superman and for those final moments, it IS important to see him become Superman.

To have a CGI Superman is a stupid way to go, because if that's the case, as it was, you may as well have had a CGI Clark throughout the entire series.

One shot of Clark in full Superman costume was all that was needed.

WoW....I directed the series finale but I knew nothing about the show. I'm not mad at the guy. Blame the producers.

Good God people, let this travesty die already. Smallville was golden for 4 seasons, then they just dragged out this long, bloated, "No flights"... well it could happen if you wait long enough, "no tights"....Oooohhhh we promise that if you stick with us long enough, you will all get what you've been waiting for.....schtick until the last minute so we can see Tommy Boy run at the camera, rip open his shirt to reveal the same T-shirt I have in my dresser and piss all over every Superman fan in the world. ]

For the record, I called the final scene 9 months before it was ever aired.

I guarantee that in a couple of years maybe on the Complete Series or Man of Steel Blu Ray it will come out that it was a business decision by Warner Bros because they didn't want people to associate Zack Snyder's Superman with the Smallville show or feel like they don't need to go to the movie because they have already seen a modern Superman. They were probably worried about what happened with The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Terminator Salvation even though that was mostly McG's fault.

I liked much of the 1st half but the 2nd half seemed rushed. I still enjoyed it. I understand the limitations of a 22 episode small network's budget restrictions, so I was satisfied by what they were able to offer. It's unrealistic to expect Welling in a proper fitting suit without the costs. The CGI suit could have looked better, too, with a larger budget. Keeping it in perspective.

@SKOne...You may be right about Warner's business decision but my question is this: How can anyone in their right mind NOT associate Superman with Smallville? That's like not wanting anyone to associate Batman with Gotham City, or Jesus with Bethlehem.

The only thing more disappointing than Green Lantern was the series finale of Smallville.

FAIL!!!

Ugh. I am not even going to entertain this crap with a well thought out comment. I will say this: this guy's lack of effort and understanding for what this should have been translated to the screen. Suck.

I don't even know where to start when it comes to Smallville. The show started out great. by season three and four, it started to lose its flavor. Season five, things started to pick up again. Smallville has had its ups and downs. Season nine was absolutely amazing. Couldn't have been better. I expected much more from ten. I have to admit that i was hoping for a battle between Kent and Darkseid, instead of him flying through a zombie Lionel. Really? And what was the point of the wedding if Lois and Clark didn't even get married? No glasses. Seriously? Wasted too much time with the mushy crap, which took away from the stuff we really wanted to see. I know that i didn't wait ten years to see a computer generated Clark, smiling at Lois through the window of a plane. If they'd zoomed in just once on him saving the plane, maybe I would have let it slide. Maybe. I honestly have to say that Lex Luthor's return was awesome. I enjoyed his confrontation with Clark in the mansion. Don't like that he is a clone. I could go on and on, but in general, i hated the finale. This series finale should have been better. I'm just glad it's over and quite honestly I'm relieved. The way it ended... was so cliche. Shame. Glad it's over.

So in the finale, the finale where Clark became Superman, it wasn't important to the director to get a shot of Tom in the suit. I think 99% of directors would disagree. If I was this guy I'd consider a career change.