BuddyTV: Smallville

The upcoming season of Smallville will be its last, which means anything can happen. Will Clark Kent finally fly? What familiar faces will be back? Those questions and more were answered at the Comic-Con panel.

The Whedonverse is having a very good day. Not only is one of my favorite Buffy stars, Emma Caulfield, joining the cast of the great CW drama Life Unexpected, but James Marsters revealed at Comic-Con that he'll be returning to Smallville for the 200th episode.

Now that season 9 has come and gone as quickly as the Book of Rao got rid of those Kandorians, let's make our way to another installment of Smallville. It's also known as The Final Season, which hopefully deals with what the fans are dying to see: Superman.

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The final day of Comic-Con offers some interesting possibilities. With every from Glee to Supernatural to Sons of Anarchy, the event has you covered no matter what you like.

Now fans of the CW know exactly how long they need to wait for new episodes. The network announced the premiere dates for its shows this fall. Beginning with America's Next Top Model's 15th cycle on September 8 and culminating with Smallville and Supernatural returning on September 24, the CW will launch its 10 shows, including new dramas Hellcats and Nikita.

Comic-Con beings Thursday, July 22, and while we're still waiting for the full schedule, Warner Brothers has released information on its TV show panels. This includes panels for returning favorites The Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, Smallville, Fringe, Chuck, The Big Bang Theory, V, Human Target and the new CW series Nikita.

I thought the hot vampire quota had been filled for the millennium between Paul Wesley and Ian Somerhalder on The Vampire Diaries, Stephen Moyer and Alexander Skarsgard on True Blood, as well as part favorites like David Boreanaz and James Marsters on Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Alex O'Loughlin in Moonlight. But I guess that wasn't enough.

Now that they're done with the long-running story of Clark Kent, Smallville creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar are heading over to the dark side. Well, sort of. They're just writing the screenplay.

Lex and Lana for Smallville Season 10?

Reuters reports that the duo have been hauled by Universal Studios to pen the upcoming film known as Monster High. It's said to be a musical featuring the spawn of your classic Halloween creeps - Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman.

If the children are our future, then we're screwed.  Today this year's Teen Choice Award nominees were announced, and as always, the list features some truly absurd nominees.

On the television side, Gossip Girl leads the nominees for a TV Drama despite having a subpar season and coming in as one of the CW's lowest-rated shows.  Meanwhile, a great new show like The Vampire Diaries was stuck in categories for Fantasy/Sci Fi shows, which is arguably the most interesting category since it also features Fringe, True Blood, Lost and Supernatural.

In September Smallville returns for season 10, its last.  The adventures of Clark Kent will definitely be coming to an end, which means anything can happen.

Well, not anything.  This is the Superman story, so I'm guessing that Lois Lane isn't about to get killed off in episode 3.

Last week, Tom Welling announced that he wanted to have quite a reunion once the final season of Smallville wraps up. He mentioned friends Michael Rosenbaum and Kristen Kreuk, pleading them to make an appearance for the tenth installment of the series. Despite the gravity of that, the actor still had a few more requests.

Tom Wants Lana and Lex Back on Smallville

The New York Post's PopWrap talked to the star during The CW Upfronts and dug up details on the upcoming season of the show. Or at least, those final hours of Clark's before he embraces his destiny.

The CW has already made its decision to end Smallville after season ten. However, according to Tom Welling, who ironically leaked the news in the first place, there might be hope for more. That is, if the fans want it.

Smallville Wraps Up After Season 10

Some of these die-hards might even agree with what Tom Welling wants. That is, to have old buddies Lex Luthor and Lana Lang back on the show.

The CW announced that Smallville's upcoming 10th season will be its last one, but it will end without one of its original stars.  According to Entertainment Weekly, Mack will not be a series regular for season 10, though she will return for several episodes to wrap up Chloe's storyline.

The CW's Fall Schedule>>

SPOILER WARNING: This article may contain some details about Smallville season 10 you don't want to know.

Today the CW announced its plans for the fall, and the lineup includes plenty of returning shows, but many of them will air in new time slots. Eight of the network's 10 shows are returning to the schedule, with only two new dramas making the cut.  However, 90210, One Tree Hill, Life Unexpected and Supernatural are all getting new times on new nights.  The network also announced, as previously reported, that the upcoming tenth season of Smallville will be its last.

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The CW announces its fall schedule tomorrow, but as with the other networks, most of the details have already been revealed.  We know that Life Unexpected and One Tree Hill will join six other returning shows while Nikita and Hellcats are two new shows being ordered.

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Now, HollywoodLife.com is reporting that, according to Smallville star Tom Welling, the show's upcoming 10th season will be the last one.  Welling told the site at a part that season 10 will mark the end of Smallville.

We can't quite wash our hands clean of the season finale of Smallville, where so many queries were raised and so few were answered. But there's a whole new surprise to look forward to, and of course we mean a tenth installment of the series.

Check Out Our Recap of the Season 9 Finale

But it doesn't look too good for the show, and for Clark. Maybe it's because every hero's journey is bound to be fraught with trouble. So before we get on with today's roundup:

Major spoilers below!

The CW's Upfront presentation is this Thursday when the network will announce its fall lineup including new shows, returning shows, and new timeslots.  While we know some things (six shows have already been renewed), the rest of the schedule is still a mystery.

One thing that could definitely change is when fans can watch the sixth season of Supernatural.  The show was already renewed, but its Thursday timeslot at 9pm might be in jeopardy.

Cue Allison Mack's voice: And now, our recap of the season finale of Smallville. On "Salvation," everything converged into this one-hour episode and wrapped up Zod's storyline.

See More Clips of the Smallville Season 9 Finale

We begin with an image of flight: a helicopter is our welcome wagon to the sight of reds and blues blurring over the Daily Planet globe. But our screams of glee have been cut short though, since this is only a dream (or a vision?) of Clark's after all.

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Smallville has just wrapped up its ninth season and is getting ready to fly into its tenth. And hopefully, Clark (Tom Welling) will up and zoom around by that time. From what we've seen on the recent finale "Salvation," a blue, red and yellow blur will be dominating our screens soon.

Catch Our Recap of the Season 9 Finale

But before we get ahead of ourselves, and we will, let's check out some highlights of Smallville season 9. Afterwards, we can all move on to season 10, because it's time to expect something way better. We've waited long enough.


Slideshow'Smallville' Season 9 Finale Photos

Tonight's finale of Smallville features the moment you've all been waiting for: Clark vs. Zod in the rain! Or maybe you'd much rather see Clark revealing his true identity to Lois. Or the return of the JSA members. Or something else entirely.

Check Out What's to Come on "Salvation"

Nothing to worry about though. "Salvation" has all that, plus more scenes that we cannot even begin to describe because they haven't aired yet. That doesn't keep us from getting excited though.