OT - Full Moons on Smallville / forgetting later seasons of long-running TV shows

[observer]

Well, I'm in season 7 of Smallville. For some
reason I remembered that Lana Lang (Clark's
on-again off-again childhood sweetheart) had
died, but not really, & come back to life for an
episode or 2.

My memory of the latter seasons of long-run-
ning TV shows isn't that good for reasons un-
known (I either didn't see or didn't remember
seeing the last 4 seasons of Charmed, which
upon viewing them recently, they weren't that
good so maybe that's why I forgot them).

Anyway, back to Lana & Smallville, she's in the
entire season 7, & I have no idea why I don't
remember that from whenever I saw Smallville
in the past. One thing I do notice these nights
& days, in almost every episode they show a
big full moon on Smallville, almost like it's a ...

... magical theme. Every so often they show
a partial moon but even then, they often show
the dark part of the moon grayed out as if it's
viewable & when they do, it's very large. I don't
know why, I've tried to find out why on an inter-
net search, but haven't found out about that.

As to remembering later seasons of long-running
TV shows, here's what I found:

https://www.google.com/search?q=not+remembering+later+seasons+of+TV+shows

Why do I forget shows so easily?

Undivided attention: “While you are watching a
movie, if you are always thinking about other stuff
or looking at your phone, not taking time to reflect,
this could be why you are not remembering,” says
Kathleen Hourihan, associate professor of psycho-
logy at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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I don't know how long I've had a big screen computer
monitor (55 inches) that I view the internet on while
I'm watching stuff on my big screen TV (55 inches)
but I rarely am not writing newsgroup stuff or viewing
other stuff on my big screen computer monitor while
watching stuff on my big screen TV. Another factor, ...

... as seasons go by, decline of interest in the charac-
ters & stories & decline in the quality of the stories are
probably the nature of most TV shows, although I must
say I am finding season 7 of Smallville especially inter-
esting.

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[observer]

Follow-up:

On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 3:23:56 PM UTC-6, observer wrote:

.> Well, I'm in season 7 of Smallville. For some
.> reason I remembered that Lana Lang (Clark's
.> on-again off-again childhood sweetheart) had
.> died, but not really, & come back to life for an
.> episode or 2.
.>
.> My memory of the latter seasons of long-run-
.> ning TV shows isn't that good for reasons un-
.> known (I either didn't see or didn't remember
.> seeing the last 4 seasons of Charmed, which
.> upon viewing them recently, they weren't that
.> good so maybe that's why I forgot them).
.>
.> Anyway, back to Lana & Smallville, she's in the
.> entire season 7, & I have no idea why I don't
.> remember that from whenever I saw Smallville
.> in the past. One thing I do notice these nights
.> & days, in almost every episode they show a
.> big full moon on Smallville, almost like it's a ...
.>
.> ... magical theme. Every so often they show
.> a partial moon but even then, they often show
.> the dark part of the moon grayed out as if it's
.> viewable & when they do, it's very large. I don't
.> know why, I've tried to find out why on an inter-
.> net search, but haven't found out about that.
.>
.> As to remembering later seasons of long-running
.> TV shows, here's what I found:
.>
.> https://www.google.com/search?q=not+remembering+later+seasons+of+TV+shows
.>
.> Why do I forget shows so easily?
.>
.> Undivided attention: “While you are watching a
.> movie, if you are always thinking about other stuff
.> or looking at your phone, not taking time to reflect,
.> this could be why you are not remembering,” says
.> Kathleen Hourihan, associate professor of psycho-
.> logy at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
.>
.> ---
.>
.> I don't know how long I've had a big screen computer
.> monitor (55 inches) that I view the internet on while
.> I'm watching stuff on my big screen TV (55 inches)
.> but I rarely am not writing newsgroup stuff or viewing
.> other stuff on my big screen computer monitor while
.> watching stuff on my big screen TV. Another factor, ...
.>
.> ... as seasons go by, decline of interest in the charac-
.> ters & stories & decline in the quality of the stories are
.> probably the nature of most TV shows, although I must
.> say I am finding season 7 of Smallville especially inter-
.> esting.

For Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) fans, surprise surprise, she
makes a powerful appearance on a few episodes in sea-
son 8, but from scanning season 9 & 10, looks like season
8 is her last appearance. It's weird, I could've swore I saw
all seasons of Smallville but seasons 7 thru 8 & expect
9 thru 10, I have no memories of seeing those, just vague ...

... recollections, so the good new is as I'm watching them
they appear to me brand new as I've completely forgotten
those seasons as if I never saw them.

.>
.> \*---~---~---*/

[observer]

Follow-up 2:

On Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 9:24:21 AM UTC-6, observer wrote:

> Follow-up:

> On Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 3:23:56 PM UTC-6, observer wrote:

/> .> Well, I'm in season 7 of Smallville. For some
/> .> reason I remembered that Lana Lang (Clark's
/> .> on-again off-again childhood sweetheart) had
/> .> died, but not really, & come back to life for an
/> .> episode or 2.
/> .>
/> .> My memory of the latter seasons of long-run-
/> .> ning TV shows isn't that good for reasons un-
/> .> known (I either didn't see or didn't remember
/> .> seeing the last 4 seasons of Charmed, which
/> .> upon viewing them recently, they weren't that
/> .> good so maybe that's why I forgot them).
/> .>
/> .> Anyway, back to Lana & Smallville, she's in the
/> .> entire season 7, & I have no idea why I don't
/> .> remember that from whenever I saw Smallville
/> .> in the past. One thing I do notice these nights
/> .> & days, in almost every episode they show a
/> .> big full moon on Smallville, almost like it's a ...
/> .>
/> .> ... magical theme. Every so often they show
/> .> a partial moon but even then, they often show
/> .> the dark part of the moon grayed out as if it's
/> .> viewable & when they do, it's very large. I don't
/> .> know why, I've tried to find out why on an inter-
/> .> net search, but haven't found out about that.
/> .>
/> .> As to remembering later seasons of long-running
/> .> TV shows, here's what I found:
/> .>
/> .> https://www.google.com/search?q=not+remembering+later+seasons+of+TV+shows
/> .>
/> .> Why do I forget shows so easily?
/> .>
/> .> Undivided attention: “While you are watching a
/> .> movie, if you are always thinking about other stuff
/> .> or looking at your phone, not taking time to reflect,
/> .> this could be why you are not remembering,” says
/> .> Kathleen Hourihan, associate professor of psycho-
/> .> logy at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
/> .>
/> .> ---
/> .>
/> .> I don't know how long I've had a big screen computer
/> .> monitor (55 inches) that I view the internet on while
/> .> I'm watching stuff on my big screen TV (55 inches)
/> .> but I rarely am not writing newsgroup stuff or viewing
/> .> other stuff on my big screen computer monitor while
/> .> watching stuff on my big screen TV. Another factor, ...
/> .>
/> .> ... as seasons go by, decline of interest in the charac-
/> .> ters & stories & decline in the quality of the stories are
/> .> probably the nature of most TV shows, although I must
/> .> say I am finding season 7 of Smallville especially inter-
/> .> esting.

.> For Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) fans, surprise surprise, she
.> makes a powerful appearance on a few episodes in sea-
.> son 8, but from scanning season 9 & 10, looks like season
.> 8 is her last appearance. It's weird, I could've swore I saw
.> all seasons of Smallville but seasons 7 thru 8 & expect
.> 9 thru 10, I have no memories of seeing those, just vague ...
.>
.> ... recollections, so the good new is as I'm watching them
.> they appear to me brand new as I've completely forgotten
.> those seasons as if I never saw them.

Well, after Lana left in season 8 & all of season 9 'til the
Justice Society of America showed up in episodes 11 &
12, disappointing (poor writing, disinteresting stories)
but season 9 episodes 11 & 12, outstanding. I'll report
back on the rest of season 9 but episodes 11 & 12 put-
ting the Zod storyline on the shelf, that was a welcome
relief.

/> .>
/> .> *~\*---*~*---*~*---*/~*

[observer]

Follow-up 3:

Link to previous posts:
https://groups.google.com/g/alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys/c/eFMTJ-YCfKM/m/G_aXOV99AAAJ

.> Well, after Lana left in season 8 & all of season 9 'til the
.> Justice Society of America showed up in episodes 11 &
.> 12, disappointing (poor writing, disinteresting stories)
.> but season 9 episodes 11 & 12, outstanding. I'll report
.> back on the rest of season 9 but episodes 11 & 12 put-
.> ting the Zod storyline on the shelf, that was a welcome
.> relief.

Unfortunately, the rest of the season was Zod-centric, a
mix of poorly written episodes with hard to follow plot
twists & Zod being both friend & enemy of everyone on
Earth, constantly deceiving or trying to deceive everyone
he talks to along with murdering his wife & unborn baby
& others. He's close to the most despicable character ...

... ever on Smallville. Oh, and by the way, he's trying to
destroy Earth in between all his pretense of being every-
one's buddy, supposedly, it's no wonder why season 9
was the lowest rated season of Smallville. On a bright
note, it looks like Zod got sent to wherever the Book of
Rao was sending all the Kryptonians, with Clark's fate ...

... uncertain at the end as he had been stabbed by blue
kryptonite preventing his departure but he was tossed
off a building & may have died (I know, season 10 is
upcoming & he didn't die). If you think you're confused
by all that, that's just a tidbit of a hint how terrible the
writing was in season 9, but on a bright note, maybe, ...

... looks like Lois knows Clark is "the blur" & so if Clark
isn't dead, Lois & Clark may, you know, hook up / end up
living happily every after in season 10 (I don't remember
what happens in season 10, I'll soon find out).

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[observer]

Follow-up 4:

On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 6:20:33 PM UTC-6, observer wrote:

.> Follow-up 3:
.>
.> Link to previous posts:
.> https://groups.google.com/g/alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys/c/eFMTJ-YCfKM/m/G_aXOV99AAAJ

/> .> Well, after Lana left in season 8 & all of season 9 'til the
/> .> Justice Society of America showed up in episodes 11 &
/> .> 12, disappointing (poor writing, disinteresting stories)
/> .> but season 9 episodes 11 & 12, outstanding. I'll report
/> .> back on the rest of season 9 but episodes 11 & 12 put-
/> .> ting the Zod storyline on the shelf, that was a welcome
/> .> relief.

.> Unfortunately, the rest of the season was Zod-centric, a
.> mix of poorly written episodes with hard to follow plot
.> twists & Zod being both friend & enemy of everyone on
.> Earth, constantly deceiving or trying to deceive everyone
.> he talks to along with murdering his wife & unborn baby
.> & others. He's close to the most despicable character ...
.>
.> ... ever on Smallville. Oh, and by the way, he's trying to
.> destroy Earth in between all his pretense of being every-
.> one's buddy, supposedly, it's no wonder why season 9
.> was the lowest rated season of Smallville. On a bright
.> note, it looks like Zod got sent to wherever the Book of
.> Rao was sending all the Kryptonians, with Clark's fate ...
.>
.> ... uncertain at the end as he had been stabbed by blue
.> kryptonite preventing his departure but he was tossed
.> off a building & may have died (I know, season 10 is
.> upcoming & he didn't die). If you think you're confused
.> by all that, that's just a tidbit of a hint how terrible the
.> writing was in season 9, but on a bright note, maybe, ...
.>
.> ... looks like Lois knows Clark is "the blur" & so if Clark
.> isn't dead, Lois & Clark may, you know, hook up / end up
.> living happily every after in season 10 (I don't remember
.> what happens in season 10, I'll soon find out).
.>
.> ~\*---~---~---*/~

Well, it took all season for Lois & Clark to 'officially'
(almost) get married (implied, but a bomb may delay
that) & for Earth to come close to obliteration, with
Clark finally passing all the tests to merit wearing
the Superman costume, flying, & finally becoming
full-blown Superman & saving Earth in the knick of
time.

Downsides of season 10, 2 episodes with a pseudo-
alternate universe with only 2 colors (blue & green),
everything else washed out, an evil universe with
alternate versions of characters & events from the
universe we call our own, with Lionel following Clark
back to our universe, doing the evil thing, Lex ...

... reappearing in the final version, one of the Lexs
ending up killing Tess in the finale & a brief view
showed him becoming President at some point (not
really sure what was going on with that). Zod popped
up in a Clark & Oliver visit to the Phantom Zone, some-
where in the neighborhood of being the 3rd-worst ...

... episode, the writing in season 10 slightly better than
season 9, but still problematic at times, my favorite
episode other than the finale, an episode directed by
Tom Welling (Superman), episode 18 "Booster" with a
superhero from the future who was pretending to be
something he really wasn't, and ended up redeeming ...

... himself at the end. Tom Welling's other directed
episode, "Patriot", episode 9, that was pretty good,
too, close to the 2nd-best episode so Tom stood out
in season 10 as a director in those 2 successful up-
lifting episodes.

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