Saturday, July 23, 2005

UPDATED: Smallville Season 5 News!

At the 2005 Television Critics Association press tour this week, Smallville star Tom Welling revealed a few cool guest stars/characters for the upcoming season of Smallville, which begins on Thursday, September 29 at 8 pm (new day)

In an episode, currently titled "Aqua" and due to air in October, Lex hires a swim coach, a 19-year-old named A.C. (as in Arthur Curry). Sound familiar? It should -- he's Aquaman!

The same episode introduces a new recurring character, Prof. Milton Fine, to be played by Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel cast member James "Spike" Marsters. Milton Fine is the name of the character who evolved into Brainiac in the Byrne-revamp of Superman.

Here's how The WB describes the character:

"Possessed of a vast, superior knowledge limited only by his hubris and emotions, Brainiac comes to earth armed with a secret about Clark's biological family and the truth about Krypton's demise. Brainiac's presence in Smallville will have a devastating effect on Clark and Lex's already deteriorating friendship."

Another cool guest shot this season, John (Jonathan Kent) Schneider's former Dukes of Hazzard co-star, Tom Wopat, will pop by as a childhood friend of Jonathan's who is now a senator.

Additional information on Season 5 can be found here.

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