In some ways born out of irony--the Salkinds Superman films didn't include the Superboy mythos, while the series came out shortly after DC Comics did away with the Superboy continuity. Those expecting to see (myself included) a teen-aged Superboy and his life in Smallville, would likely be surprised to see him depicted as a college aged student at Shuster University (whereabouts unknown--nice homage btw, but any Superfan knows Clark and Lana attended Metropolis U). I cant remember all specifics about the series, but obviously Clark/Superboy was the younger version of Superman, while Lana and TJ/Andy filled the roles of Junior Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen respectively. I didn't see all of the series (particularly the last couple of seasons where Clark interned at a Government Agency)-this mostly because the local stations I watched it on too often moved it around the schedule, at one point switching to new stations entirely. Good as it was, it could've been much better. For the most part it was hampered by its half hour time frame, which limited the budget and production, and didn't always leave much in terms of story development. Looking back, I'm suprprised it wasn't an hour long show, especially on the heels of Star Trek:The Next Generation, which broke the mold of first run syndicated programs paving the way for others.
