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| - Lois & Clark aired on ABC from September 12, 1993 to June 14, 1997, and starred Dean Cain as Superman/Clark Kent and Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane. It was developed for TV by Deborah Joy Levine. The series loosely followed the comic philosophy of writer John Byrne (who revamped the Superman mythos in 1986 with his six-issue series, The Man of Steel), with Clark Kent as the true personality, and Superman as a secondary disguise. As the show's title suggests, it focused as much on the relationship between Clark Kent and Lois Lane as on the adventures of Clark's alter-ego.
- After the low-ish ratings of the first season the show was overhauled, including dropping gossip columnist Cat Grant (considered too sexy and flirtatious for a family show) and a recasting of Jimmy Olsen to be a much younger looking actor (the first one could have passed as Dean Cain's brother). A bit controversial amongst sectors of the fanbase, particularly fans of The Adventures of Superboy TV series, which may have been killed by Warner Bros to avert the possibility of two competing Superman shows. In the final analysis, both series are unique in their own right, so pick your poison.
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| - Lois & Clark aired on ABC from September 12, 1993 to June 14, 1997, and starred Dean Cain as Superman/Clark Kent and Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane. It was developed for TV by Deborah Joy Levine. The series loosely followed the comic philosophy of writer John Byrne (who revamped the Superman mythos in 1986 with his six-issue series, The Man of Steel), with Clark Kent as the true personality, and Superman as a secondary disguise. As the show's title suggests, it focused as much on the relationship between Clark Kent and Lois Lane as on the adventures of Clark's alter-ego. The series spawned several short tie-in books aimed at young adults, as well as one full-length novel for adults, Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel (1996), written by C. J. Cherryh. It was entirely shot in California.
- After the low-ish ratings of the first season the show was overhauled, including dropping gossip columnist Cat Grant (considered too sexy and flirtatious for a family show) and a recasting of Jimmy Olsen to be a much younger looking actor (the first one could have passed as Dean Cain's brother). The show suffered, to an extent, from a known problem with live-action superhero shows: restraints on budget and their effect on the story (modern technological capabilities have reduced this somewhat, as can be seen on Smallville and Heroes). Superman rarely fought someone who was a physical match for him, with most villains either being secretive like Luthor or resorting to kidnapping innocents. Making up for this were the particularly well-thought-out character dynamics, the strong acting, and most of all, the phenomenal chemistry between Cain and Hatcher. A bit controversial amongst sectors of the fanbase, particularly fans of The Adventures of Superboy TV series, which may have been killed by Warner Bros to avert the possibility of two competing Superman shows. In the final analysis, both series are unique in their own right, so pick your poison. Was simply known as The New Adventures of Superman in some countries outside the USA, due to executives believing non-American viewers wouldn't understand the pun on 19th Century explorers Lewis and Clark (And what would it matter if they didn't?)
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