Friday, June 24, 2005

"Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman"

I'm watching "Lois & Clark" on DVD, and it strikes me that Dean Cain is seriously underrated as Superman. He comes off as smart and sexy and far more human than Christopher Reeve or Tom Welling on "Smallville," though that may be my GenX bias at work.

The series lost focus when it shifted away from Lex and went into a more "family friendly" time slot, but early on, it was pretty entertaining, especially Lane Smith as Perry White. L&C's John Shea is also a fun Lex, though I just adore Michael Rosenbaum from "Smallville."

I was sorry to hear that Lane Smith died June 13, 2005. My favorite role of his was D. A. Jim Trotter III in "My Cousin Vinney."