Adventures of Superman

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Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman"

Faster than a speeding bullet!
More powerful than a locomotive!
Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!

Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane!
It's Superman!"
Announcer:... more »

Announcer: "The Adventures of Superman"

Faster than a speeding bullet!
More powerful than a locomotive!
Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!

Voices: "Look up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane!
It's Superman!"
Announcer: "Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another
planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities
far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can
change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in
his bare hands; and who, disguised as Clark Kent,
mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan
newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth,
justice, and the American way."less «

• Season 2 episode question

  I have read in many forums about the Adventures of Superman episode "Around the World with Superman" having a scene cut out...more »

  I have read in many forums about the Adventures of Superman episode "Around the World with Superman" having a scene cut out of it showing Superman looking into a blind girls eye and seeing a piece of glass. Does anyone know why the scene was cut? Was it just footage that could not be found or was it edited for some other reason? I guess it probably was a scene that was only seconds long anyway. I have all six seasons and have heard that this was the only edit done to all of them. Has anyone actually viewed this footage and am I really missing something? Thanks!!!! less «

  dkloss2377 Last online Aug 23, 2007
  3 comments, last one May 22, 2009 + Add Comment

• What did you think of George Reeves playing Superman

  This goes way back when, so I just wanted to know how many fans have been watching this Classic

  This goes way back when, so I just wanted to know how many fans have been watching this Classicless «

  SupermanNYC Last online 1 day, 13 hrs ago
  20 comments, last one Jul 4, 2008 + Add Comment

• Best & Worst Epsiodes Of Season One

  Whats is your favorite and lest favorite episode of season one. My favorite episodes were The Mind Machine and The Deserted Village.Worst epsiodes were Rescue & The Stolen Costume.

  Whats is your favorite and lest favorite episode of season one. My favorite episodes were The Mind Machine and The Deserted Village.Worst epsiodes were Rescue & The Stolen Costume. less «

  MrBond5000 Last online May 29, 2008
  5 comments, last one Mar 25, 2008 + Add Comment

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  8.5 Great

  Perry White's pearls of wisdom hide « show »

  I grew up with the "Adventures of Superman" but it was only in my early adulthood did I come to appreciate the non-PC and sexist remarks by Perry Whyte, usually in reference to Lois.
  For example. In one scene, Lois is ordered to take an impromptu flight across the country to some interesting location for a news report, and in her rush, she exclaims "but I haven't a thing to wear!", to which Perry states "What woman ever did!".
  In another episode, Lois is making some interesting remarks about something I forgot in front of all the boys, which bemuses and befuddles the younger men. Perry's response is:
  "My boy when a woman has nothing to say, she speaks in riddles....just to keep every one in a state of confusion".

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  aferraro Added Apr 26, 2009 All my reviews
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  9.2 Superb

  It's a bird, it's plane...you know the rest! hide « show »

  I was born in 1983, so I did not grow up watching this TV series. That does not change the fact on how great the series is. George Reeves shines in this series as Clark Kent/Superman. The real star of the series, however, is Jack Larson. He completely owns the screen as Jimmy Olsen, especially later in the series. The best thing about "Adventures of Superman" is that it never gets tired or boring the longer it went. The last episode was just a fun as the first. Every Superman fan owes their fandom to this TV series, which made Superman more popular than he was as just a comic book.

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  GameraTrekkie Added Mar 25, 2008 All my reviews
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  8.5 Great

  Jeepers Superman, have you seen Mr Kent. This is a show that represents the innocence of the early days of TV. I was an avid viewer and grew up with Superman Comic books. For a child of the time it was never a dissapointment. hide « show »

  Superman was one of those shows I couldn't wait to see as a kid, TV was in it's infancy and things were still dependent on trickery and good acting, a bit camp but it did the job. George Reeves was an excellent Superman and never did injustice to the legacy of the comic, a true to life comic book Hero and intelligent actor. His demise was very unfortunate and spoke to the drawbacks of type casting for talented actors. Unfortunately this era of TV was a wasteland and most shows were hype and pap, but Superman was deffinetly a breath of naive fresh air.

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  JohnnyGnote Added Nov 9, 2007 All my reviews
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  9 Superb

  No amount of Kryptonite can destroy this series! hide « show »

  Back in the days when there were no color TV's, no cell phones, no microwaves ovens, no computers (hey! how did we survive without all that???), there actually was a television show with believable plots (in a science-fictiony way!), good (if hammy!) acting, and, just a tad violent (bullets shown bouncing off Superman's chest), and even a bit frightening ("Superman and the Mole Men"), but was a wonderful, family-friendly, show!
  
  Though there were some scares over very few kids in bedsheets-turned-capes, allegedly leaping off balconies, thinking they were Superman, the majority of us knew what was real and what wasn't. I guess we 50's kids were smarter than today's kids who imitate, to disastrous effect, the faux-wrestlers on today's TV. George Reeves, a smoker, was so concerned about the character he protrayed, that he never smoked in front of children or fans! That's class!
  
  On a personal note, one of my uncles bore a striking resemblance to George (Superman) Reeves, and, being just a kid, back then, I considered it my duty never to reveal his secret identity! (still haven't!)
  
  Given a choice between our modern technology and sociological environment, with its ultra-violent, gross, potty-mouthed, near-pornographic, TV shows, parading as entertainment for the masses, as opposed to returning to a simpler, more serene time of black and white TV's and enjoying good television programs with the family, I'd pick the latter every time!
  
  Take me away, Superman!

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  skaizun Added Aug 10, 2007 All my reviews
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  7.7 Good

  You will again be amazed at how simple the production is, and yet how extremely effective it is. The color is great, and the special effects work well for the most part. hide « show »

  George Reeves does a great job as Superman, but it was his confident Clark Kent that shows the range of this talented and underappreciated thespian. Reeves, who often looks more muscular in his classic suits than in his Superman garb, plays Kent with far more confidence and humor than recent incarnations, and it works.
  
  Jack Larson sets the bar high as Jimmy Olsen, and no actor to date has come close to it since. His child-like innocence, subtle humor, and energy are an acting lesson in each appearance. He steals scenes one after another. The rest of the cast, including Noel Neill as Lois Lane, also establish the institution that is Superman with excellent performances, which other actors have and should continue to strive towards.
  
  If there is any weakness here, it is the stories. Even geared towards children, these stories can be considered weak. Often the plots make little sense and the guests appear to be trying to figure them out. There are a few gems in the set, but for the most parts, it is the acting of our leads and the special effects that are the highlights here.
  
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