For decades Warner Bros. has struggled to make Superman more human and in so doing to make him more relatable to audiences.
Don’t get me wrong. There have been some great Superman films and TV series but they tended to focus primarily on Superman the superhero or too much on his civilian identity as Clark Kent.
When Superman was introduced in the current various CW TV series as a guest star something clicked with audiences.
Never one to pass up the opportunity to cash in on a good thing, Warner Bros. gave the green light a new TV series: Superman and Lois. The series premiered in early 2021 and was an instant hit.
Everything about the show clicked.
Clark Kent finds himself out of job the same day his mother dies. Sometime before he revealed his identity as Superman to Lois Lane, they marry and have two sons.
They decide to move back to Clark’s hometown: Smallville, where Clark is reunited with his childhood friend Lana Lang. She’s married and she and her husband have tow daughters of their own.
While in Smallville Clark and Lois’ sons discover Clark's spaceship. He reveals to him that he is Superman with mixed results.
As the story regresses, the Kent's discover one of their sons has super powers, Superman encounters fellow Kryptonians, goes up several super-powered foes, encounters the Eradicator and more.
During this period he and Lois must contend with typical family problems and situations and desperately try to balance their lives as parents while Clark still fights evil as Superman.
Superman & Lois The Complete First Season on Blu-ray and Digital Code contains all 15 extended episodes and lots of fun extras. They include several featurettes and a DC FanDome Panel, all of which contain a few surprises.
Finally a Superman series that successfully combines the dual life of Superman and Clark Kent, both superhuman and human.
1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV) “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.“
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