Smallville was a rebound show after Buffy went away. It's fun as long as you don't take it too seriously. It's so campy that it is almost a parody of itself. The show did have some standout actors. Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, and Michael Rosenbaum are solid as the hero, the girl, and the villain. John Schneider and Annette O'Toole do great as the Kents.