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It was only a matter of time! Join costars Tom Welling (Clark Kent) and Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor) as they take you behind the scenes of one of the greatest shows of all time, Smallville. With this weekly dose of nostalgia you will get an inside look at what it was like to film each episode and hear fun facts that only those on set could tell you! Tag along with Michael and Tom to revisit the iconic series that changed the way you look at one of America’s favorite superheroes!
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Move over Aubrey Plaza, because Emily Dinsmore is back this week as we revisit Smallville Season 3 Episode 21: FORSAKEN! After the guys talk about the quick ascension of the young girl into a mass murderer, we talk about one of the saddest sequences in the series thus far… the farewell to Pete Ross. Michael talks about the emotion of the final bask…
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🏆 Vote on the Best of S3: https://talkvillepodcast.com/vote Wouldn’t be right talking about this episode with the guy, join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum alongside John Schneider as they talk about the first cast-member directed episode of Smallville in Season 3 Episode 20: TALISMAN! Before talking to John, the guys discuss Lex getting loose wi…
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Memoria with AL GOUGH & MILES MILLAR
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What have you done!?! Phenomenal episode this week as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum are joined by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar to revisit Season 3 Episode 19: MEMORIA! After Al talks about some of the ‘behind the scenes’ conflicts with this storyline and DC, Miles shares his experience with his directorial debut on the series a…
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We explore journalistic integrity this week as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit Smallville Season 3 Episode 18: TRUTH! After reflecting on times in their career when journalists were trying to get close for a story, the guys reflect on all the truth bombs dropped across Smallville in this episode. Michael talks about the pros and cons of a…
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What an episode… Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as they revisit a very impactful episode of Smallville in Season 3 Episode 17: LEGACY. The guys admire the last on camera performance from the late great Christopher Reeve and talk about how he was able to dominate a scene as an actor despite his condition. Later, Tom really connects to the th…
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This week Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit Smallville Season 3 Episode 16: CRISIS! How fitting that the guys are joined by someone special who helped calm crises everyday on set, the very beloved Natalie Cosco - head of makeup on Smallville. Natalie talks about keeping a calm and positive energy, the difficulties of doing ‘blood in eye’ ef…
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Smallville meets John Q this week as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit Season 3 Episode 15: RESURRECTION! Despite Tom mentioning the significance of this episode with fans and their families, noting how this is a Top 3 talked about episode, the guys bomb all over this episode about bombs. Tom points out cast members in the background during…
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Smallville tackles psychotic relationships this week as Michael Rosenbaum and Tom Welling revisit Season 3 Episode 14: OBSESSION! After the guys gush over their time on set with the wonderful Sarah Carter, they analyze some of Tom’s noticeable giddiness in scenes throughout the episode. Michael talks about the plastic butcher knife horror scenes an…
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On your mark… Get set… Woah! Did Clark just kill someone?!? Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as they revisit the cautionary PSA against street racing in Smallville Episode 13 VELOCITY! Before we get into the legality of Clark’s actions the guy gush over Sam Jones III’s performance in this episode and how it won over Michael. Tom talks about d…
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Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as they revisit the ‘Butterfly Effect’ meets ‘Final Destination’ meets Smallville episode in Season 3 Episode 12: HEREAFTER! After Michael gets over some of the hair and makeup decision in this episode he reflects on the amount of Lana’s friends who end up dying and what he wishes Clark did when Jonathan Kent …
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Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as they unwillingly prevent this episode from being deleted from their memory banks by revisiting Smallville Season 3 Episode 11: DELETE! The guys dish back-to-back poor ratings as they talk about this Matrix-laced episode that served as a cautionary tale against SPAM emails. Tom finds a familiar friend in the…
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Keep it down! This week Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum come off of the high of the last couple episodes and back down to reality as we revisit Smallville Season 3 Episode 10: WHISPER. Before Michael remembers that one time he actually went blind, Tom talks about ripping off John Glover in preparation for his Ray Charles-esque scenes in this epis…
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This week the guys visit the loony bin as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit Smallville Season 3 Episode 9: ASYLUM! After going through the long list of stellar guest stars from JTT… Ian Somerhalder… Shawn Ashmore… Jesse Metcalfe and more… we get into one of our most twisted episodes yet. Michael remembers getting gagged, dropping bombs in f…
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Shattered with Smallville Creators AL GOUGH & MILES MILLAR
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Everything changes this week… join Michael Rosenbaum and Tom Welling as we revisit one of the most impactful episodes of the series with Smallville Season 3 Episode 8: SHATTERED! Michael reflects on his favorite Lex moment throughout the series, how he mentally prepared to play a character going insane, and why they used a real straight jacket for …
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We go back to the ‘freak of the week’ basics this week folks as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum dive into Smallville Season 3 Episode 7: Magnetic! Tom remembers his time working with Kevin Zegers, one of the worst gags in the history of the show, and why he felt proud of Lana in this episode. Michael talks about his unrelated Magic Castle stories…
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Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit Season 3 Episode 6: RELIC! Tom talks about the big reveals in this episode, finding out that Jonathan is the ‘actual’ chosen one, Lionel has deeper roots to Smallville, and Lana clearly would accept Clark as he is. Michael talks about why he didn’t play a Luthor in the throwback scenes and how Chloe has don…
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Great episode this week as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum remember the first appearance of a very special guest in Season 3 Episode 5: PERRY! The guys share on set intimidations working with the great Michael McKean, some funny and embarrassing off set stories with him, and what it was like working alongside a guest who really moves the show for…
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Try to stay awake this week (or else) as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit Smallville Season 3 Episode 4: SLUMBER! The guys talk about the not so coincidental inclusion of REM throughout the episode and what the show would have looked like if the characters all said what they truly believed. Tom shares an easter egg he found and talks about…
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Little different pod this week, so ALL of us here appreciate you guys sticking with us as we revisit Smallville Season 3 Episode 3: EXTINCTION… or as Michael puts it Ex-stink-tion. We talk about Sam Jones III forced product placement reads for fresh Lemon Pledge, the experience of working with 2000’s heart throb Jesse Metcalfe, and the importance o…
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Phoenix with EMMANUELLE VAUGIER (Helen Bryce)
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Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum for our Smallville rewatch this week as we are graced by one of the most important characters over the last couple seasons - Helen Bryce herself, Emmanuelle Vaugier is on the pod! She shares her experience on the set with cast and crew and some stories you don’t want to miss. This week we break down Season 3 E…
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Did you miss us? The boys are back as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum kick off their rewatch of Smallville Season 3 with Episode 1: EXILE! Tom remembers working with Rutger Hauer, certain cathartic choices he took as an actor in this episode, and how he relates the emptiness of Clark’s Red-K Bender to real world situation. Michael talks about sho…
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Season 2 Wrap Up, Favorite Moments, & Next Season Update!
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Literally can’t believe we’ve been through two seasons of this show. Wild. Time flies when you’re hand blastin’ and ‘damn who’s that’n. Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as the guys pull final tallies for Season 2. We remember the highs and lows of the season and reflect on the rewatch thus far. After that we go through a little stroll down me…
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Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit the Smallville Season 2 Finale with friend of the show and co-star KRISTIN KREUK!! Kristin was awesome this week… She talks about her opinion on the Chloe, Clark, Lana love triangle in this second season, the constant abandonment intertwined into Lana’s storylines, and how she was still finding her voice in…
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Join us for the penultimate episode of Season 2 CALLING as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum explore Clark’s first formidable foe who loves ‘hand blasting.’ We get a healthy dose of Michael dumping on the love-triangle as Tom remembers the first consensual, non-inebriated ‘Clana’ kiss in the series. We also learn about Tom’s strange interaction wit…
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Smallville sees dead people this week as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum review Smallville Season 2 Episode 21: ACCELERATE. After talking about one of the coolest visuals of the season and dangerous Kristin stunts, we have a little jam session… Now that the conspiracy of Lionel’s blindness is over, Tom tries to start a new ‘clone Lionel’ theory. …
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Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as we review Smallville Season 2 Episode 20: WITNESS aka the second Home Improvement kid appearance of the season. While there is certainly no lack of ‘shittin on the show’ the guys have a blast revisiting this Steroid Era baseball meets Superman episode. Michael goes after the absurdity of Lana’s father aband…
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This week Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum tackle a Smallville episode all about predatory men in Season 2 Episode 19: PRECIPICE… joined by special guest (of the show and pod) ANSON MOUNT!! We have a ton of fun with Anson discussing his experience with Smallville, working with Michael on Poolhall Junkies, and whether or not he turned down the orig…
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Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as we ‘phone home’ this week and review Smallville Season 2 Episode 18: Visitor! In an episode following Rosetta, one of the most pivotal of the series, the guys grapple with the ups and downs of this alien classmate introduction. Tom remembers being shocked on set with Kristin as the horse ‘got into position’…
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Rosetta with Smallville Creators AL GOUGH & MILES MILLAR
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One of the MOST impactful episodes in the series folks… join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as they’re joined by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar for our rewatch of Season 2 Episode 17: ROSETTA!! It wouldn’t be right doing this episode without these guys. This week we talk about everything from getting Christopher Reeve to appear in…
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Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as Smallville heats up and gets a bit more cinematic with Season 2 Episode 17: Fever! This week the guys talk about the mysterious “healing” powers of Clark’s ship without trying to ’s*** on the show’ when it comes to the kryptonite this episode. Tom talks about leaving his couch scene with Allison and his nee…
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The reveal we’ve all been waiting for! Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as we talk about the one and only Paul Wesley appearance in Smallville Season 2 Episode 15: PRODIGAL. Tom sits back and plays patron this week as Michael remembers a very Luthor-heavy episode. We get a call from Al justifying one of the most (seemingly) asinine storylines…
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Join us for a cautionary tale against the usage of parasites and Red Kryptonite in Season 2 Episode 14: RUSH! Tried like hell to get Sam Jones on, but we’ll just have to settle with gushing over his performance in this fun episode from afar this week… damn who’s that?! After talking about the Chlanaloe love triangle and days in the cave, Michael qu…
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Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum for a whole lot of fun this week as they re-explore the Smallville ‘who done it’ episode with Season 2 Episode 13: SUSPECT! If you’ve enjoyed this rewatch, then you’ll love this episode… it literally has everything (besides an Al’s Corner). We get stories from on set, a ‘damn who’s that’ moment, brilliance fro…
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We’ve made it to the Smallville, Die Hard crossover with Season 2 Episode 12: Insurgence! What would an episode of Talk Ville be without a cameo from the one and only, Al Gough. Al shares his thoughts on the episode that mirrors Jitters, and discusses why they also were surprised by how ‘over budget’ this went. Despite his court ordered anger manag…
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This week he’s baaack… and she’s back! Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as we dive into Smallville Season 2 Episode 11: VISAGE, accompanied by none other than Whitney Fordham himself, Eric Johnson! So glad we got the guy one. Eric remembers what it was like finding out his character was being sent off, the bittersweet return coming back in Se…
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Welcome to Smallville’s ‘cave era’ … this week Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum review Season 2 Episode 10: SKINWALKER! After talking about how this is probably the unanimous decision for worst set to work on during the series, the guys get some insight from Al Gough on how important this cave plotline is to the vision of Season 2 and origin story…
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Dichotic with SARAH JANE REDMOND (Aunt Nell)
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Join us this week as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit Smallville Season 2 Episode 9: DICHOTIC… Not only does the show welcome a notable guest star in Jonthan Taylor Thomas, but our pod gets graced by the one and only, Aunt Nell herself, SARAH JANE REDMOND. Yeah folks! Sarah remembers what it was like during the early seasons of the show, h…
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Our scores may have been high, but this week’s episode is definitely a bummer… join us for one of the most emotional reviews yet as we get into Smallville Season 2 Episode 8: RYAN. We revisit memories of working alongside Ryan Kelley on set and the different emotional hurdles we had to overcome in creating this episode. Tom talks about the unique j…
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Our rewatch rebounds this week as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum review Season 2 Episode 7: LINEAGE. Not only do we get to review a beautifully written and directed episode of Smallville, but we’re also joined by two very important people to the show. First - it’s been a long time coming, but Annette O’Toole finally joins us! She shares everythi…
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Want to start out by saying thank you if you made it through this episode of Smallville… and well, misery loves company, so buckle up and join us for our review of Season 2 Episode 6: REDUX. Thank goodness we are joined by Maggie Lawson this week, because not only did she help this episode of Smallville save face, but she also helped make this podc…
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This week the guys shine some light on the Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde style episode as we rewatch and review Smallville Season 2 Episode 5: Nocturne. Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum talk about Lana’s visits to the cemetery, how Martha begins to own her own storyline, and why everyone seems to be injuring their wrists in the episode. We’re graced with …
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We've finally made it to one of the most loved episodes of the entire series... Introducing Red-K Clark! This week Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum rewatch and review Smallville Season 2 Episode 4: Red. The guys talk about how strange it is seeing Clark go bad, what he means by having split identities, and how sick of Clark's 💩 Lana is. Oh yeah...…
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Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as they break down the countless instances of deceit in this week’s rewatch of Season 2 Episode 3: DUPLICITY … whole lot of lying going on. The guys show love to the performance of Sam Jones III in a pivotal Pete episode and discuss the unique decisions Joe Morton made off script in his sendoff as Dr. Hamilton…
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Might be one of those “show episode was ehh but the rewatch was good” type of weeks - this week as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit Season 2 Episode 2: HEAT. We find out this episode’s idea to be included in the pilot was canned, and maybe for good reason? Tom remembers what it was like portraying Clark’s pubescent discovery of heat vision…
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We’re baaack! It’s a new year and a brand new season of our rewatch. This week Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum dive into Season 2 Episode 1 of Smallville: Vortex. They pick up on the tornado cliffhanger from last season’s finale and discuss what it was like behind the scenes to shoot something of that magnitude. The guys also talk about what it w…
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Last stop before Season 2! This week we revisit our convos with some of the guests who were responsible for making Smallville the incredible show it still is. Including, but not limited to, the work behind the scenes from Al Gough, Miles Millar, Glenn Winter, and Greg Beeman … and the lasting performances on screen from Kristin Kreuk, John Schneide…
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Before we jump into Season 2, it’s time we recap some of the best moments from Season 1 of Smallville… and there were a lot! Here’s a little compilation episode of Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisiting the first season of the show that changed both their lives. This episode covers some of the major threads we got into this season - from FOTW…
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Tempest (Season Finale Part 2) with JOHN GLOVER!
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It just wouldn’t be right wrapping up this season without him. The mane, the myth, and the legend John Glover, aka Lionel Luthor, joins Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as we officially wrap up our rewatch of Season 1 of Smallville and the finale episode Tempest. It was a treat talking to Glover. He remembered what it was like going from a guest s…
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That flew by fast… This week Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum review Episode 21 of Smallville, the Season 1 Finale, TEMPEST. From tornado effects, to a Remy Zero live performance, and fighting Luthors, this episode has it all. Not only do the guys review the series’ first cliffhanger episode, but we also leave our rewatch on a bit of a cliffhanger…
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Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as they share their pinhole point of view on this week’s review of Smallville Episode #20: OBSCURA. The guys grapple with the suspension of disbelief surrounding this particular FOTW episode and explore the drama surrounding the “Clana” vs “Chlark” relationships being developed. Tom fondly remembers the techni…
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