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Gough & Millar Exit Smallville

Source:Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

April 3, 2008

"Smallville" creators and executive producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar have announced they are not staying on for the eighth season of the show. They sent out the following open letter:

As the creators of "Smallville" we look back at 7 amazing years. We look back at 152 episodes. We look back knowing that the show will continue into Season 8 without us. After much heartache and debate we have decided it is time for us to move on.

Over the last 7 years we have had the honor of working with a remarkable team of people here in Los Angeles and in Vancouver. We have been blessed with a wonderful cast who we have watched mature with admiration and affection. We have been rewarded with a fan base that is as loyal as it is vocal.

We are incredibly proud of our work on this show. We achieved what we set out to do. We never compromised our vision. We leave knowing that "Smallville" is the longest-running comic book based series of all-time. The show was featured on the covers of Rolling Stone, MAD magazine, TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly. The pilot had the highest-rated premiere in the history of the WB. Even in its seventh year it is still the #1 scripted show on the network. "Smallville" is watched by millions of people in hundreds of countries and in dozens of languages around the world.

The show's success is a credit to a fantastically talented group of people. We wanted to take this chance to single some of them out. Our writers – your work speaks for itself. James, Jae, Rob, David – the backbone of our team in Vancouver. Joe Davola, Chris and Shelly – remember those Friday night brainstorming sessions? Len Goldstein and Steve Pearlman – thanks for believing we could do this. David Nutter – for giving the show your magic touch. John Litvack – when the knives were out, you always had our backs. Ken Horton – our Yoda. Peter Roth – Smallville's biggest fan. Melinda, Michael R., Paul M., Susan and Suzanne – for steering us through 152 episodes. Greg Beeman – your passion is an inspiration. Jordan, David, Garth, Carolyn, Bob & Lew – and everyone at the much-missed WB. Paul Levitz, Greg Noveck and the guys at DC Comics. Lisa Lewis – our very own soccer mom/mafia accountant. Michael Gendler – aka mega-counsel. David Lubliner – we can finally focus on features now. And last but in no way the least, Renee Kurtz – the smartest TV agent in town, we would be nowhere without you!

Finally, to the fans who have stuck with us through the highs and the lows: know this – we never stopped fighting to make this show great. Thanks for watching.

Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

COMMENTS (49)

Posted by:

Jeff

April 3, 2008

Best News one could heard...Smallville is a soul-less mockery of Superman's myth. I mean, really, Kryptonite Gum?

Posted by:

JUST HONESTY

April 3, 2008

Clark is always wining like a little ***** who would never grow up to be the leader called Superman.

Lana is a flat chested no personality woman who depends on her looks to much which she should not be doing.

I do like Lois and her cousin the blond lady who both have personalities.

Lex is no where near as bad ass cool as the Lex who was in the Justice League cartoon.

The show never pushed the TV-MA area. It always lacked that edginess of sex and violence.

Even the romance was pathetic. The scripts for that show just lacked deeply emotional romance. I saw the episode with Lois and Aquaman and the romance was there for a minute or to. Well, they should have expanded it.

I like the show but, I never loved the show for the above reasons.

Gough & Millar delivered a successful show but, not a great show. Perhaps with them gone it will turn into a show that we all want.

p.s. Super-Girl may have a nice body but, her bug eyes are as annoying as hell. Who the hell cast her.

Posted by:

Edward Lee

April 3, 2008

HUGE disappointment.

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April 3, 2008

I'm not too broken up about this. I LOVED the show when it started, and I still don't miss an episode, but some fresh blood could do nothing but help.

Posted by:

April 3, 2008

finaly maybe the show wil get interestin....at least get rid of the stupid no flights rule...being this long into the show its soo stupid that clark has not grown at all...one season he's all superman like but the next back to the tractors and lana drool....maybe 8th season has a chance to come out lookin like a true superhero series

Posted by:

Jimmy

April 3, 2008

Ummm.. what's the reason for this exactly?

Well, as long as Season 8 doesn't suck, I'm all for it. They better make the last episode great. (The last episode of S8 is the series finale right?)

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April 3, 2008

Gough n Millar may have set out to make a cool series but they ended up makin a soap oprah out of superman n turnin the myth into a joke jus like Jeff Loeb is currently doin to Ultimates 3.

Posted by:

DRock

April 3, 2008

This is a bummer... Gough and millar haven't been to involved in the show for the last season and a half... And the last season and a half havent been good because of that. It's probably cause the studio have been pushing clark to fly and Gough & Millar said he'd never fly as long as they were a part of it...

Posted by:

kyle

April 3, 2008

what's Smallville?

Posted by:

Bapman

April 3, 2008

!!! YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES !!! OH YES YES YES !!!
BOOO YEAHHH !!!...
... Ahem...
Sorry... couldn't hold back my excitement.
These 2 Superman "non-fans" have crapped on mythos long enough... finally there's good news.
FINALLY... we might get a show that'll ACTUALLY make us not feel guilty that we're watching this.

Am I the only one who is taking this is as good sign !?