March 14th, 2008 by loisandclark
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The CW Announces An Early Renewal: Smallville Season Eight Is A Go
The CW Network has announced the news that many of us have hoped for - there will be an eighth season of Smallville. The show was renewed alongside several other CW favorites.
Here is the official press release:
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THE CW ANNOUNCES EARLY PICKUPS OF SERIES
"Gossip Girl," "One Tree Hill," "Smallville,"
"Supernatural," "Everybody Hates Chris" And
"America’s Next Top Model" To Return Next Season
March 03, 2008 (Burbank, California) - The CW announced early pickups of six series today, including the network’s signature reality hit, AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL, four dramas and one comedy. All six series will return for the fall season.
The network’s most popular series, AMERICA’S NEXT TOP MODEL will return with mega-star Tyra Banks for cycles 11 and 12. Returning dramas include the buzz-worthy freshman hit GOSSIP GIRL and ONE TREE HILL, returning for a sixth season. These three series are the top-ranked shows on television with a concentration of women 18-34 viewers.
Also renewed were the long-running Thursday night team of SMALLVILLE, which will begin its eighth season, and SUPERNATURAL, which will begin its fourth season. In addition, the critically acclaimed comedy EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS will return for season four.
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March 8th, 2008 by loisandclark
Site says Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum may only be on board for Smallville’s eighth season as guests.
When Kristin Kreuk began playing Lana Lang on the drama Smallville, she was 18 years old. Now in her prime at 25, the actress is apparently looking to branch out and make the transition to superstardom.
Kreuk’s superpower? The ability to melt my heart.
According to the snoops over at TVGuide.com, Kreuk is asking to not be back as a regular for Smallville’s recently announced eighth season. The report states that both Kreuk and Michael Rosenbaum (who plays young Lex Luthor on the show) have essentially given notice that when the show goes back into production for what is likely its final season, they don’t want to return as stars, but wouldn’t mind dropping in for a few episodes.
Both Kreuk and Rosenbaum are two of four actors to be regulars since the show’s inception (Allison Mack and Tom Welling being the others), and losing half of the show’s core could be seen as a bit of a problem. However, Smallville has plenty of superpower left over thanks to the additions of several recurring Justice League characters such as The Green Arrow (Justin Hartley) and The Black Canary (Alaina Kalanj), as well as new series regular Supergirl (Laura Vandervoort).
As for Kreuk, her star is long overdue for a meteoric rise and it looks as though she’s making the transition to feature films. The Canadian actress recently signed on to star as classic video game character Chun-Li in the upcoming Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li.
Rosenbaum does not have any announced future projects, but by leaving Smallville, he will finally be able to prove that he does in fact have hair.
Smallville airs Thursday nights on the CW. For more information, head over to TV.com’s previous coverage.
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