EPISODEPPilot2001
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Pilot
From Smallville
A 60-minute superheroes episode from Smallville, Season 1, Episode 1.
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Series Progress: Episode 3 of 2091% Completed
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It has been 12 years since the meteor shower which all but devastated the rural Kansas community of Smallville in 1989. On that fateful evening, the parents of little Lana Lang were killed; Lex Luthor, son of billionaire business mogul Lionel Luthor (John Glover), was rendered totally bald; and on the farm of Jonathan and Martha Kent (John Schneider, Annette O'Toole), a spaceship landed, bearing a child from the planet Krypton. Now it is 2001: Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) is the high school homecoming queen; swinging bachelor Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) is in charge of his father's local fertilizer plant; and the alien child who crash-landed on the Kent farm has been raised as the couple's own son, Clark Kent (Tom Welling). Aware that their adopted son is possessed of awesome powers far beyond those of mortal men, Martha and Jonathan have raised Clark in a virtual cocoon, prohibiting him from participating in any sort of contact sports; as a result, the boy has the reputation of a gawky nerd, and is extremely self-conscious and full of trepidation about his place in the world. In this opening episode of the Superman-inspired TV series Smallville, teenager Clark Kent becomes a close friend of Lex Luthor after saving the young playboy's life, and also endeavors to protect Lana and the rest of his high school friends from an electrified lunatic who was victimized by a Halloween "hazing" on the same night that the meteors fell.
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FAQ
How long is Pilot?
Pilot runs for 1h for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under superheroes, SF, action/adventure, spin-off.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 209 episodes across 10 seasons.
Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 211 hours 30 minutes (209 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Epic Binge A massive saga. Set aside dedicated weekends for this run.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 209 days
3 episodes/day: 70 days
5 episodes/day: 42 days
Episodes (209)
- - Finale
- - Absolute Justice
- S01E01 - Pilot Viewing
- S01E10 - Shimmer
- S01E11 - Hug
- S01E12 - Leech
- S01E13 - Kinetic
- S01E14 - Zero
- S01E15 - Nicodemus
- S01E16 - Stray
- S01E17 - Reaper
- S01E18 - Drone
- S01E19 - Crush
- S01E02 - Metamorphosis
- S01E20 - Obscura
- S01E21 - Tempest
- S01E03 - Hothead
- S01E04 - X-Ray
- S01E05 - Cool
- S01E06 - Hourglass
- S01E07 - Craving
- S01E08 - Jitters
- S01E09 - Rogue
- S10E01 - Lazarus
- S10E10 - Luthor
- S10E11 - Icarus
- S10E12 - Collateral
- S10E13 - Beacon
- S10E14 - Masquerade
- S10E15 - Fortune
- S10E16 - Scion
- S10E17 - Kent
- S10E18 - Booster
- S10E19 - Dominion
- S10E02 - Shield
- S10E20 - Prophecy
- S10E03 - Supergirl
- S10E04 - Homecoming
- S10E05 - Isis
- S10E06 - Harvest
- S10E07 - Ambush
- S10E08 - Abandoned
- S10E09 - Patriot
- S02E01 - Vortex
- S02E10 - Skinwalker
- S02E11 - Visage
- S02E12 - Insurgence
- S02E13 - Suspect
- S02E14 - Rush
- S02E15 - Prodigal
- S02E16 - Fever
- S02E17 - Rosetta
- S02E18 - Visitor
- S02E19 - Precipice
- S02E02 - Heat
- S02E20 - Witness
- S02E21 - Accelerate
- S02E22 - Calling
- S02E23 - Exodus
- S02E03 - Duplicity
- S02E04 - Red
- S02E05 - Nocturne
- S02E06 - Redux
- S02E07 - Lineage
- S02E08 - Ryan
- S02E09 - Dichotic
- S03E01 - Exile
- S03E10 - Whisper
- S03E11 - Delete
- S03E12 - Hereafter
- S03E13 - Velocity
- S03E14 - Obsession
- S03E15 - Resurrection
- S03E16 - Crisis
- S03E17 - Legacy
- S03E18 - Truth
- S03E19 - Memoria
- S03E02 - Phoenix
- S03E20 - Talisman
- S03E21 - Forsaken
- S03E22 - Covenant
- S03E03 - Extinction
- S03E04 - Slumber
- S03E05 - Perry
- S03E06 - Relic
- S03E07 - Magnetic
- S03E08 - Shattered
- S03E09 - Asylum
- S04E01 - Crusade
- S04E10 - Scare
- S04E11 - Unsafe
- S04E12 - Pariah
- S04E13 - Recruit
- S04E14 - Krypto
- S04E15 - Sacred
- S04E16 - Lucy
- S04E17 - Onyx
- S04E18 - Spirit
- S04E19 - Blank
- S04E02 - Gone
- S04E20 - Ageless
- S04E21 - Forever
- S04E22 - Commencement
- S04E03 - Facade
- S04E04 - Devoted
- S04E05 - Run
- S04E06 - Transference
- S04E07 - Jinx
- S04E08 - Spell
- S04E09 - Bound
- S05E01 - Arrival
- S05E10 - Fanatic
- S05E11 - Lockdown
- S05E12 - Reckoning
- S05E13 - Vengeance
- S05E14 - Tomb
- S05E15 - Cyborg
- S05E16 - Hypnotic
- S05E17 - Void
- S05E18 - Fragile
- S05E19 - Mercy
- S05E02 - Mortal
- S05E20 - Fade
- S05E21 - Oracle
- S05E22 - Vessel
- S05E03 - Hidden
- S05E04 - Aqua
- S05E05 - Thirst
- S05E06 - Exposed
- S05E07 - Splinter
- S05E08 - Solitude
- S05E09 - Lexmas
- S06E01 - Zod
- S06E10 - Hydro
- S06E12 - Labyrinth
- S06E13 - Crimson
- S06E14 - Trespass
- S06E15 - Freak
- S06E16 - Promise
- S06E17 - Combat
- S06E19 - Nemesis
- S06E02 - Sneeze
- S06E22 - Phantom
- S06E03 - Wither
- S06E04 - Arrow
- S06E05 - Reunion
- S06E06 - Fallout
- S06E07 - Rage
- S06E08 - Static
- S07E01 - Bizarro
- S07E10 - Persona
- S07E11 - Siren
- S07E12 - Fracture
- S07E13 - Hero
- S07E14 - Traveler
- S07E15 - Veritas
- S07E16 - Descent
- S07E17 - Sleeper
- S07E18 - Apocalypse
- S07E19 - Quest
- S07E02 - Kara
- S07E20 - Arctic
- S07E03 - Fierce
- S07E04 - Cure
- S07E05 - Action
- S07E06 - Lara
- S07E07 - Wrath
- S07E08 - Blue
- S07E09 - Gemini
- S08E01 - Odyssey
- S08E10 - Bride
- S08E11 - Legion
- S08E12 - Bulletproof
- S08E13 - Power
- S08E14 - Requiem
- S08E15 - Infamous
- S08E16 - Turbulence
- S08E17 - Hex
- S08E18 - Eternal
- S08E19 - Stiletto
- S08E02 - Plastique
- S08E20 - Beast
- S08E21 - Injustice
- S08E22 - Doomsday
- S08E03 - Toxic
- S08E04 - Instinct
- S08E05 - Committed
- S08E06 - Prey
- S08E07 - Identity
- S08E08 - Bloodline
- S08E09 - Abyss
- S09E01 - Savior
- S09E13 - Warrior
- S09E14 - Persuasion
- S09E16 - Escape
- S09E17 - Checkmate
- S09E18 - Upgrade
- S09E19 - Charade
- S09E02 - Metallo
- S09E20 - Sacrifice
- S09E21 - Hostage
- S09E22 - Salvation
- S09E03 - Rabid
- S09E04 - Echo
- S09E05 - Roulette
- S09E06 - Crossfire
- S09E07 - Kandor
- S09E08 - Idol
- S09E09 - Pandora
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