The Death Of Superman

Jasper Dale · Post by **Jasper Dale** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:58 pm

has anyone in the forum watched the old superman t.v. show that starred george reeves as superman? i watched it as a kid and i vividly remember the afternoon my mom told me that the actor that played superman had killed himself.

she had no idea how upset it made me. i remember that whole weekend very well and how i just sat in my room and thought about it.

i probably won't see the movie they just made about his death, but it reminds me that the things kids see on a daily basis really has an impact. that's why i am so glad today's kids have such a neat show like Odyssey to turn to for entertainment!

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:39 pm

The movie looks really interesting... I'd definitely like to see it.

While I'm too young to have watched the show when it was new, I grew up with the reruns on Nick at Nite...

Jasper Dale · Post by **Jasper Dale** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 12:50 am

my wife and i buy way too many dvds and since she has all the "smallville" and "lois and clark" dvd's out there, i made her cough up and get me my "adventures of superman" dvd's.

i really wonder if the "hollywoodland" movie does justice to george reeves or not.

COWBOY OF TEXAS · Post by **COWBOY OF TEXAS** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:12 am

The trailer makes it sound like he was an adulterer...

... which I don't know if that is true or not. But there was a whole lot of loose ends with how he died and I do remember my mom saying that the mob killed him.

It looks interesting, but I don't think I would ever see it in a theatre. (They sadly don't have a fast forward button.

)

-Cowboy

Jasper Dale · Post by **Jasper Dale** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:31 am

i know, i would like to see parts of the movie but don't think i want to sit there and have to watch ben affleck in an "r" rated movie. he's bad enough in the "pg" ones.

$\:D/$

pianokitty · Post by **pianokitty** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 11:55 am

It has Adrian Brody in it..I'll definetly watch it... when it comes out on DVD

Manda · Post by **Manda** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 2:19 pm

www.pluggedinonline.com I won't be watching it, as much as I adore Mr. Brody.

Ruthie · Post by **Ruthie** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:17 pm

COWBOY OF TEXAS wrote:The trailer makes it sound like he was an adulterer...

... which I don't know if that is true or not. But there was a whole lot of loose ends with how he died and I do remember my mom saying that the mob killed him.

It looks interesting, but I don't think I would ever see it in a theatre. (They sadly don't have a fast forward button. )

-Cowboy

Ahh- alas, the joy of the fast forward button.... $\:D/$

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:45 pm

And the slow motion button! $\:D/$

Kidding.

But I noticed in the preview, it looks like they have a shiny reflection over his chest. I've not noticed which studio is putting this out... am I right to assume it's not Warner Bros.? I'm thinking it's not, so they can't show the "S" logo...

Jasper Dale · Post by **Jasper Dale** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:37 am

i would like to see the movie simply because i have always thought it was very unbelievable that George Reeves would kill himself. however, i just can't bring myself to go and pay money to see a movie that has a lot of junk in it.

i really like the "plugged in" reviews because they really tell you about the content of movies. it has helped me avoid icky movies in the past.

xiao · Post by **xiao** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 11:14 am

The Top Crusader wrote:And the slow motion button! $\:D/$

STRYPER · Post by **STRYPER** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:54 am

I remember seeing in a Superman documentary a while ago that George Reeves committed suicide. From what the doc said, George was a fabulous actor who always felt angry that the only role he could get was in tights. He did very well in some early movies and critics expected him to have a glorious career but... no one signed him on for any movies for years and years.

Finally, he got the role of Superman and, while he adored the role, always felt bitter that he was now recognized as Superman and would really never play anything else again.

Sad story