The House of El: A Superman, Smallville & DCU Podcast

August 25, 2007 – This Week On SHoE – Derek reveals the big “talk” driving the new JLA project from Warner Bros; also news and spoilers around the first 6 episodes of season 7; including the first of six episode reviews that you the fans voted as the ones you wanted to hear commented on SHoE.

August 18, 2007 – This Week On SHoE – Derek can’t drive 55, but Tim can! Tim steps in due to an ill Derek to talk all about the remaining 6 weeks left before the premiere of season 7.

August 10, 2007 – This Week On SHoE – Derek takes on the one-man show act with lots of news surrounding the first six episodes of Smallville, including some careful stunt casting and new spoilers, as well as some great emails including a thorough discussion of Marvel vs. DC films.

August 4, 2007 – This Week On A Super-Sized SHoE: Derek tries to answer listener email but keeps getting interrupted by the phone ringing and special guests chiming in with their two cents. Also Comic-Con news and some things going on with SHoE. Derek’s feeling a little under the weather so apologies for the weak voice.

July 28, 2007 – This week on SHoE – Derek and guest-host Aly (of Undead America) discuss all the news coming in from SDCC in San Diego, including new promotions, spoilers for Smallville, the arrival of Supergirl in Kansas, information on The Dark Knight, what’s in store for next week’s episode 53 and more.

July 18, 2007 – This week on SHoE – The SHoE crew has returned, Derek is back with guest-host Shane to chime in on ALL the big news regarding Smallville, including casting details, spoilers, speculation and more – including big SHoE news; It’s great to be back and SHoE’s new all summer leading up to the return of Smallville.

May 17, 2007 – Clark tells Lana the truth about his origins, and learns that Lionel forced her to marry Lex. Martian Manhunter reveals Lionel is working as an emissary for Jor-El. Lois discovers Lex’s research facility. When she is fatally wounded, Chloe sacrifices herself to save Lois’ life. Lana tries to leave Smallville, but is caught in a car bomb; Lex is arrested for her murder. The last phantom copies Clark’s DNA, and becomes a “bizarre” version of Clark. This Week On the One Year Anniversary of SHoE – The second season finale of Starkville’s House of El finds Tucker, Houston, and Derek anxiously awaiting the arrival of Will for his final episode. In the meantime they discuss the season 6 closer.

May 10, 2007 – Lex uses the DNA from meteor-infected individuals, and that of Titan, to turn Wes Keenan into a super soldier. Wes’ first mission is to kill Senator Burke, who has threatened to expose Lex’s operation. Clark battles Wes, and defeats him using his heat vision. Martha takes a job in Washington, D.C. This Week On SHoE – It what will truly be remembered as one of the greatest episodes of the sixth season, Will, Derek, Tucker, and Houston sit down to talk about the impact of ‘Prototype’ in the Smallville universe, and how it’s events will set up next week’s finale. Plus we recap our weekend with James Carrington, discuss our own finale, share some news, laughs, and tears as we prepare to say goodbye to Will.

May 3, 2007 – Jimmy is knocked unconscious and dreams he’s a reporter for the Daily Planet in 1940. In the present, Chloe and Jimmy try to figure out who shot Lana, but it’s Lois and Lionel who discover that Lex is working with Senator Burke on a project called “Ares”. Chloe learns that Lionel forced Lana to marry Lex, and that he’s using her to spy on Lex. This weekend, Derek, Tucker and Graham hung out with singer/songwriter James Carrington, SHoE flew him into Starkville to play a few gigs, as well as sit in on this week’s podcast. What you’re about to download is the audio from this week’s SHoE. The video version will be available in our feed after Wednesday. We’ve got really great footage of this amazing weekend, so keep it locked on the House of El feed for lots of surprises throughout the week!

April 26, 2007 – The wife of special forces soldier Wes Keenan kidnaps Lex in an effort to get her husband back from LuthorCorp and hides him in an abandoned tunnel system with bombs planted throughout. Lionel convinces Clark to go in after Lex. With the walls lined with kryptonite, and only a short time before everything collapses, Clark and Lex are forced to work together to escape the tunnels. This Week on SHoE – The guys deliver an in-depth and informative look into the friendship of Lex Luthor and Clark Kent by discussing the nineteenth episode of season six, ‘Nemesis’. Additional topics include the Justice & Doom promotions, countdown to the season finale, real life kryptonite and maybe even a Krypton-like planet. The ‘Nemesis’ contest is over – thanks for all our entries – we’ll announce the winner next week on SHoE! Thanks for being patient with us.