All of us know about superman, but do you want to know how it all began. Well if you want to know how superman was doing when he was just Clark Kent, you should check out the TV series, Smallville.

Smallville is a popular American television series. The series was developed by the writer/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. They based the series on the DC Comics character Superman, who was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

The television series traces the beginning of the Superman Mythos. It was initially picked up for broadcast by The WB. However after its fifth season, the WB and UPN enter into a merger to form The CW. So as of now The CW is the official broadcaster of the show in the United States.

The series premiered on the 16th of October in the year, 2001. As of now the series has completed its seventh season. The network also announced its eighth season in the first quarter of 2008. It is going to be filmed in and around the areas of Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada.

The plot of the series follows the initial adventures of a young Clark Kent while he was still living in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas. The story of the series follows the time before he started using his Superman identity.

The first four seasons of the series focused on Clark Kent and his high school years with his friends. From its fifth season, the show ventured into some more adult settings. Some of the characters started to attend college. Also since this season some other DC comic book superheroes and villains have also been introduced into the story. .

The show broke a record it had the highest rated debut for The WB. At the time of the broadcast of its pilot episode 8.4 million viewers tuned in.