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Kristin Dos Santos from E!Online's Watch with Kristin interviews Tom Welling at the CW Upfronts, plus a short clip of Tom signing autographs! My favorite part? Tommy talking about Michael, of course! "I'm doing everything I can to get Michael Rosenbaum to come back. Michael? Please? You can't have the show without Lex Luthor, and there's no Lex Luthor to me except Michael. He's the best." A snippet of Tom with the fans! If you're like me and just want to watch this over and over again, here is the clip from the PIX11 interview where Tom shamelessly woos Michael back to Smallville. :) The entire interview segment, in case you missed it. Thanks to jeannev for the heads up!  Tags: e!online, interview, smallville, tom welling, upfronts, youtube
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I'm not sure what Tom is up to with that S11 talk. My best guess is that he's just trying to drum up ratings, doing his job as a producer. Because his other comments make it clear that their intent is to wrap things up. So is he just saying anything is possible, or is he being disingenuous? I can't imagine he would seriously consider extending his contract, even if the network was willing (and I don't think they are).
I really, really hope that S10 is written, produced, and promoted as the LAST.
I don't think Lex needs to come back for more than a couple of episodes either, but I don't mind watching Tom put on the full court press to woo him. :) An episode or two is probably all he could convince Michael to do anyway, if he can get him to say yes at all. I do feel kind of bad that I'm eating up this behavior from Tom, when I would be outraged by the same from Brian or Kelly. He's just so charming and adorable!
I so don't trust these writers to handle any Lois/Lana interaction well, but I also really don't like where they left Clark and Lana. If they wrote a script that made Lana look bad, there's no way KK would agree to come back, would she? Tom seemed to want to mine the potential comedy gold of bringing Lana back into the picture, but obviously there's nothing funny about her Green!K power suit. Would TPTB be willing to undo that entire storyline?
I think in the end, Tom was just talking off the top of his head, and mostly expressing the warm feelings he has for all the actors who have been a part of his Smallville family over the years. He struck me as nostalgic more than anything else. Undoubtedly he recognizes that bringing Lex, Lana, Martha, and Jonathan back could make S10 truly memorable, but I doubt that he has given much thought to the ramifications to the story as it stands now.
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You're absolutely right about that scene in Rabid. I thought that was a nice way to handle that, to see Clark decide it was time to close the book on that chapter of his life, and show the audience that Lana was part of his past. I'm fine with Lana and Clark in relation to Lois and Clark. But I'd still like to see Lana lose the Green!K, both so we know that it wouldn't change how Clark feels about Lois, and so Clark and Lana could have the friendship I think they're meant to have. I still think the whole Super!Lana thing was idiotic, but I guess she wouldn't have to lose her powers.
It still boggles my mind that Brian thought the fans would love Requiem. Talk about being out of touch.
Tom has considerable clout with the show now as a full executive producer, and a lot of pull with the actors because of his personal connection to them. If anyone can make this happen, it's him! Thankfully, I think all the actors in question know this show all too well, and would never consent to return without seeing a script first. We can look to them to guard their characters, even if the show won't.
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