Goddamn it, Smallville, JUST SHOW THE @#$%ING TIGHTS
I think I’ve figured it out — Smallville is an extensive, long-term psychological test to see how long nerds can watch a Superman show without ever seeing Superman. But it’s not just about deprivation — it’s about getting as ludicrous close to showing Superman’s iconic outfit as possible but never letting it be on screen, even for a second. This is the final scene from last Friday’s season 9 finale, and… well, I’ll just let you see for yourself.
I’m trying to figure out what Smallville could do that’s more of a cocktease and than that, and it’s hard, man. Maybe have a scene of Clark dressed a Supes and only shoot the scene from the neck up? Maybe engineer a CW satellite feed error the second after one of the his red boots gets on screen, which only clears up after he’s saved the day? (Via Comics Alliance)
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.