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

August 8, 2008 – This week on SHoE – Derek and Steve recount the wonder that was Comic Con in the first of (hopefully) three episodes chronicling the 5-day experience. First up, though, we’ve got news straight from the second row of the Smallville panel, with new details, new cast introductions, the exclusive season 8 teaser trailer, and more! Plus news from our own panel and experiences from meeting listeners to meeting friends and everything in between!

July 27, 2008 – This week on SHoE – We’re bringing you the audio from Smallville’s panel at the 2008 Comic Con in San Diego from last month. It’s not perfect audio but it’s better than most and makes you feel like you’re right in the audience. Enjoy!

July 14, 2008 – This week on SHoE – Steve yells at Derek from the same hallway he was in during Episode 70 while the countdown to Comic-Con & Season 8 of Smallville has begun, with news about episode 8×01 including the return of the Justice League, a full length discussion on the DC film franchise, and your Comic-Con Q&A!

June 26, 2008 – This week on SHoE – Steve and Derek come at you with a mid-week SHoE to make amends, make plans, and have fun. The war is over and the first real news for season 8 is coming down the pipeline; not to mention our countdown to Comic Con, our new SHoE t-shirts, and Derek’s turn for his ten favorite episodes of Smallville. We’ve also got details on the new cast members and Smallville’s Comic Con panel!

June 11, 2008 – This week on SHoE – Steve and Derek re-hash the news of the Smallville season 7 DVD release with all new details about the set and a release date, plus the biggest and so far, the best news about season eight casting we’ve heard so far, that excites us both. After that Steve’s got his top 10 Smallville episodes of all time, and a war begins brewing on the show that only you can help with, listen for details.

May 23, 2008 – This week on SHoE – Steve comes back to weigh in on the seventh season finale of “Smallville”, plus a ton of your emails regarding last week’s episode with your questions that we answer and how we felt about this finale in line with all the others. There’s a lot of news surrounding the seventh season DVD, Laura Vandervoort’s exit from the show and a look at what we’ll be covering the next few weeks on SHoE!

May 15, 2008 – Kara informs Lex that he will defeat the Traveler, who is really destined to destroy mankind, and sends him to the Fortress of Solitude. Clark learns that Brainiac has been impersonating Kara, who is actually stuck in the Phantom Zone, and destroys him to finally free Lana from her comatose state. Lana leaves Clark a DVD stating that she is holding Clark back, and the only way for him to help the world is if the two of them are not together. The DDS arrest Chloe just as Jimmy is about to propose marriage; Jimmy goes to Clark and tells him about the deal he made with Lex, also informing him that Lex is headed to the Arctic. Clark arrives at the Fortress just as Lex, who now knows Clark’s secret, places the orb onto the crystal control panel, bringing the Fortress down around him and Clark. This week is the second anniversary of Starkville’s House of El. The end of season seven starts a new summer of speculation and waiting for season 8, and we’ve got the episode of all episodes to go out on. Plus lots of HUGE news as the season comes to a close and we comment on Michael Rosenbaum’s final moments in “Smallville”. It was a great season and we can’t wait to see what the future holds.

May 8, 2008 – The bank teller from Zurich attacks Lex, carving the Kryptonian symbols for “Traveler”, “Savior”, and “Sanctuary” into his chest. After seeing the symbols, Clark travels to Montreal, Quebec, where he finds Edward Teague, the only surviving member of Veritas. Edward deems that Clark is no savior and attempts to kill him so that Lex cannot control him. Chloe saves Clark, who in turn saves Edward from Lex, who arrived looking for more clues to controlling the Traveler. Lex returns home and discovers an orb hidden inside the mantle above the fireplace. The orb gives the location of the Fortress of Solitude. This Week on SHoE – Steve and Derek bring you reactions of the nineteenth episode of the season, “Quest” – plus news about the seventh season finale, “Arctic” with new spoilers, images, emails from you the listeners, some new podcast endeavors from our friends and much, much more.

May 4, 2008 – Here is our interview with Alan Ritchson who played the role of Aquaman in seasons five and six of Smallville. Ritchson discusses all his current projects, what led him to the role of Aquaman, how he prepared for it, shares some set stories from “Aqua” and “Justice” – plus lots more.

May 1, 2008 – Jor-El sends Clark to an alternate reality to show him what the world would be like if he never arrived on Earth. Here, the Kents have a natural-born son, Chloe is engaged, Lana married a french philanthropist, Lois is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, Kara is the head of the Department of Domestic Security (DDS) using the alias Linda Danvers, and Lex is the President of the United States. In this reality, Clark is unable to prevent Brainiac and Lex from detonating the country’s nuclear missiles. After learning the world needs him, Clark is sent to Krypton to prevent Brainiac from killing him as an infant. After stopping Brainiac, Clark and Kara both return to present day Earth. This Week on SHoE – We’ve got a packed episode chock-full of news and the final 2 weeks of the season. Plus an in-depth look at Tom Welling’s hat-trick for directing and one of our favorite episodes of the season. We’ve got your emails and spoilers for 7×19 “Quest” as we bid Michael Rosenbaum farewell on our 85th episode!