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Dating back to 2005, hosts Derek Russell and Steve Glosson (among others) provided commentary, humor and analysis on the WB/CW television series "Smallville," centered around a young Clark Kent before he became Superman.

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    Smallville | Exclusive Interview with Al Gough and Miles Millar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021


    October 16, 2021 – To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Smallville, SHoE sits down with executive producers Al Gough and Miles Millar to discuss the legacy of the series two decades after its premiere.

    Smallville | Episode 190 – ‘Vessel’ – 15th Anniversary Special

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 72:41


    To celebrate 15 years of Starkville’s House of El – Derek and Frank go back to where it started on the night of May 11, 2006 with the “Smallville” 5th season finale, “Vessel.” They also countdown to celebrating 10 years since the series went off the air – and 20 years since it premiered – with the […]

    Starkville | Superman IV: The Zoom for Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020


    On June 6 – in the midst of a global pandemic – SHoE co-host Robin Burdge had but one birthday wish: to star as the Man of Steel in a live-read of “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace” with his friends. Be careful what you wish for.

    Elseworlds | Episode 189 – Supergirl, Part III

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 80:53


    The CW’s “Elseworlds” event comes to a close with Derek and Steve joined by Prof. Michael Bailey coverthe third and final hour of the crossover.

    Elseworlds | Episode 188 – Arrow, Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 51:30


    SHoE continues its “Elseworlds” recap with Derek and guest host Robin doing a live commentary of hour two.

    Elseworlds | Episode 187 – The Flash, Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 50:07


    Starkville’s House of El returns to cover the three-part CW crossover event, “Elseworlds,” featuring “The Flash,” “Arrow” and “Supergirl.” First up, Derek and Steve reunite discuss hour one.

    Smallville | Episode 186 – ‘Tempest’ and ‘Vortex’

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2017 75:35


    Good to see you! Steve and Derek wrap up their season one rewatch of ‘Smallville’ with the season finale, ‘Tempest,’ before heading into season two’s season premiere, ‘Vortex.’

    Smallville | Episode 185 – ‘Crush’ and ‘Obscura’

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2017 55:16


    Steve and Derek return as season one winds down on this Smallville rewatch, with the penultimate’s penultimate episode as well as the penultimate episode. They just like the word penultimate, more than they like Justin’s voice.

    Smallville | Episode 184 – ‘Reaper’ and ‘Drone’

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2017 33:55


    An all-new episode of SHoE covers two of the worst episodes of Smallville ever aired, and basically the biggest dip in season one, ‘Reaper’ and ‘Drone.’ Still, Derek and Steve find plenty to talk about.

    Smallville | Episode 183 – ‘Nicodemus’ and ‘Stray’ LIVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2017 73:33


    The latest episode of Starkville’s House of El was broadcast live as a part of the yearly GOLiverse marathon to raise funds for CURE Childhood Cancer. Immediately before SHoE, the final show on the marathon, the goal of $5,000 was reached after more than 14 hours on the air on Saturday, January 21, 2017 and […]

    Smallville | Episode 182 – ‘Kinetic’ and ‘Zero’

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2017 58:04


    The thirteenth and fourteenth episodes of Smallville’s first season are the subject of episode 182 of Starkville’s House of El. Watch as Whitney’s future and Lex’s past crumble, and laugh along with us.

    Smallville | Episode 181 – ‘Hug’ and ‘Leech’

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 71:31


    ‘Rickman got to him!’ – SHoE is back in 2017 (marking our 12th year on the “air”) with continuing coverage of Smallville season one as Steve and Derek delve into ‘Hug’ and ‘Leech,’ the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the season. Hilarity ensues.

    Smallville | Episode 180 – ‘Rogue’ and ‘Shimmer’

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2016 51:21


    One of the best episodes of the series (followed by one of the worst) make up the latest episode of SHoE, as Derek and Steve walk through ‘Rogue’ and ‘Shimmer’ with their continuing commentary and analysis on season one.

    Smallville | Episode 179 – ‘Craving’ and ‘Jitters’

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2016 67:52


    There is so much ground to cover in two Freak of the Week/non-legacy episodes. But the guys have fun. Join Derek and Steve for the fat-sucking vampire and shaky cam horrors of non-HD, bad digital effects from 2001-era Smallville.

    Smallville | Episode 178 – ‘Cool’ and ‘Hourglass’

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2016 69:44


    Steve and Derek continue their re-watch of season one of ‘Smallville’ with the fifth and sixth episodes of the series, ‘Cool’ and ‘Hourglass.’ Continue along with them, as they keep up with Truck Watch, Window Watch and new segments galore.

    Smallville | Episode 177 – ‘Hothead’ and ‘X-Ray’

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2016 91:22


    Derek and Steve are joined by original SHoE co-host Houston to delve into the third and fourth episodes of the first season of Smallville, ‘Hothead’ and ‘X-Ray.’ Lots of discussion about iconic moments from the series born and bred from these two episodes. Also, an age old question is finally answered after more than eight […]

    Smallville | Episode 176 – ‘Pilot’ and ‘Metamorphosis’

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2016 102:21


    It’s been more than five years since Derek Russell and Steve Glosson joined forces to talk ‘Smallville’ on a weekly basis, but the duo are back, taking you all the way back to 2001 where it all started on the WB with fresh faces telling the story of a young Clark Kent on his 10-year […]

    Starkville | Episode 175 – Sign-Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2011


    December 13, 2011 – Reports of its death were highly exaggerated. “Starkville’s House of El: The Movie” (aka Episode 175) is a 2 hour documentary chronicling the story of Smallville, SHoE, and the friendships and stories that were born out of both. It’s our thank you to our listeners for five years of being there […]

    Smallville | Episode 174 – ‘Finale’

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2011 154:48


    May 13, 2011 – Tess learns that the planet Apokolips is coming to Earth to destroy humanity. While verifying the threat, Tess discovers that Oliver is under the possession of Darkseid. Desaad, Godfrey, and Granny supply Oliver with a wedding ring made of gold kryptonite to give to Clark, as it will remove his powers permanently, […]

    Smallville | Episode 173 – ‘Prophecy’

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2011 125:57


    May 6, 2011 – Jor-El gives Lois all of Clark’s powers, leaving him powerless, so that the two can see what it is like to live in each other’s shoes for one day. Clark and the team discover that the imprisoned Toyman is leading a group of supervillains that include Dark Archer, Black Manta, Metallo, Captain […]

    Smallville | Episode 172 – ‘Dominion’

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2011 183:37


    April 29, 2011 – After learning that General Slade escaped the Phantom Zone, Clark enters the Kryptonian prison to learn who has opened the portal. Oliver follows against Clark’s wishes and the two are captured by General Zod’s soldiers. Zod reveals that, upon entering the Phantom Zone, he met Darkseid who helped him become the ruler […]

    Smallville | Episode 171 – ‘Booster’

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2011 81:41


    April 22, 2011 – While Lois helps Clark to develop a mild mannered persona, superhero Booster Gold shows up from the future to try to take the spotlight from the Blur. Clark confronts Booster and informs him that a true hero is not made by the suit they wear, but by who they are inside. A […]

    Smallville | ‘Hex’ Writer’s Commentary feat. Bryan Q. Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2011 64:46


    April 18, 2011 – “Hex” writer Bryan Q. Miller joins Damian and Derek for a fascinating look back at this season eight episode, and all the changes that it went through from inception to end result. It’s a great insight to a fan favorite episode.

    Smallville | Episode 170 – ‘Kent’

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2011 158:33


    April 15, 2011 – Martha gives Clark and Lois the deed to the family farm as an early wedding gift, and the two decide it is best to sell the farm and move to Metropolis. Meanwhile, Clark Luthor arrives from the alternate universe and sends Clark in his place before destroying the gateway between the universes. […]

    Smallville | Episode 169 – ‘Scion’ feat. Al Septien and Turi Meyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2011 162:39


    March 4, 2011 – Tess reveals that Alexander was genetically engineered from both Lex and Clark’s DNA. Clark takes Alexander, now going by the name Conner (CNR), under his wing and attempts to teach him to control his powers. When Clark lies about where the other half of the DNA comes from, Conner flees and is […]

    Smallville | Episode 168 – ‘Fortune’

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2011 201:03


    February 25, 2011 – Zatanna sends magical champagne to Clark and Lois’s bachelor/bachelorette party, which causes everyone to act out of character and afterward wipes their memory. As a result, Clark and Chloe wake up believing they are married, Emil is arrested for the theft of an armored truck, while Lois and Oliver wake up in […]

    Smallville | Episode 167 – ‘Masquerade’

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2011 121:26


    February 18, 2011 – As Clark makes more saves around the world, resulting in more exposure of his face, Lois suggests that he develop a better secret identity. Meanwhile, Clark discovers the work of a serial killer in Metropolis and learns that the killer is a man named Desaad, a disciple of Darkseid. Desaad finds Chloe […]

    Smallville | Episode 166 – ‘Beacon’

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2011 140:05


    February 11, 2011 – Tess discovers that the alternate-universe Lionel has taken over LuthorCorp under the guise that he only faked his death years prior. Martha Kent holds an anti-VRA rally that results in her being shot by a spectator. Lionel finds the Lex clone in an abandoned building and realizes that he is the one […]

    Smallville | Episode 165 – ‘Collateral’

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2011 123:14


    February 4, 2011 – After being knocked unconscious at Carter’s funeral, Clark and his friends wake up without their powers and flashbacks of Chloe experimenting on them in a secret lab. Chloe informs Oliver that the government has put everyone in a coma and imprisoned their minds in a virtual reality. Clark and the team learn […]

    Starkville | The End So Far

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2011 121:02


    Steve Glosson returns to Starkville’s House of El along with Derek Russell to cover the entire first half of the final season of Smallville. There’s a lot to discuss in those first eleven episodes from Lazarus to Icarus, that will shape what is to come when Smallville returns next Friday.

    Superman | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2011 94:07


    January 17, 2011 – An oldie but a goodie! Steve and Derek bring you a full length running commentary from 2009 of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Since we never got to release it via SHoE we thought it was a good a time as any since Smallville has been delayed a week. Enjoy!

    Smallville | Episode 164 – ‘Icarus’

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2010 171:51


    December 10, 2010 – Clark proposes marriage to Lois and she accepts, but shortly after their engagement party Oliver is attacked by Metropolis citizens which sparks a manhunt for Queen and the rest of the heroes. Realizing General Slade is still alive, Clark orders all heroes underground until he can find a way to stop Slade. […]

    Smallville | Episode 163 – ‘Luthor’ feat. Bryan Q. Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2010 120:48


    December 3, 2010 – Clark learns that there is another Lex clone in existence, and that Tess has been keeping him alive behind everyone’s back. Clark also discovers that Tess has a Kryptonian box, and when he activates it, it sends him to a parallel universe where Lionel Luthor is his adoptive father and not the […]

    Smallville | Episode 162 – ‘Patriot’

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2010 161:34


    November 19, 2010 – Oliver registers for the new vigilante registration law, now being overseen by Col. Slade Wilson, in order to protect the rest of the team and find out what the government is planning. Oliver’s suspicions are confirmed when the registration location is revealed to be a trap designed to locate and arrest superheroes. […]

    Smallville | Episode 161 – ‘Abandoned’

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2010 159:18


    November 12, 2010 – Lois watches a video tape left by her mother, where Ella Lane tells Lois not to let the loss of a loved one keep her from living up to her full potential. Subsequently, Lois goes to the Fortress of Solitude and pleads with Jor-El to reconcile with Clark so that Clark can […]

    Smallville | Episode 160 – ‘Ambush’

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2010 94:00


    November 5, 2010 – General Sam Lane and Lucy Lane, Lois’s father and sister, come into town to celebrate Thanksgiving with Lois and Clark. While visiting, the General reveals that he is a proponent of a new vigilante registration law, much to the dismay of Clark and Lois. Tess and Oliver discover that the team is […]

    Smallville | Episode 159 – ‘Harvest’ feat. Al Septien and Turi Meyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2010 72:41


    October 29, 2010 – Clark and Lois get a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, so Clark goes to the nearby town to fix the tire while Lois stays behind. Lois meets a young girl who takes her to a village where the water supply has been contaminated with blue kryptonite. Clark returns to find […]

    Smallville | Episode 158 – ‘Isis’

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2010 107:58


    October 22, 2010 – Clark contemplates telling Lois his secret, while Lois also decides to reveal to Clark that she already knows he is The Blur. Before either can say anything, Lois unwittingly becomes possessed by the Egyptian Goddess Isis, who sets out to resurrect her long lost lover Osiris. Clark and Oliver look to Tess […]

    Smallville | Episode 157 – ‘Homecoming’

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2010 236:13


    October 15, 2010 – Clark and Lois attend their five-year high school reunion, which triggers memories of Lana Lang and Chloe. Brainiac 5 arrives from the 31st Century and takes Clark on a journey through his past, present, and future. Brainiac shows Clark that he still blames himself for his adoptive father’s death years prior, he […]

    Smallville | Episode 156 – ‘Supergirl’

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2010 103:23


    October 8, 2010 – Radio personality Gordon Godfrey becomes possessed by the dark force Clark was warned about, and begins waging a crusade against all super-heroes. Kara comes back to Earth and tells Clark that Jor-El has sent her to take care of the evil that is coming, as the doubt in Clark’s heart will allow […]

    Smallville | Episode 155 – ‘Shield’

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2010 113:39


    October 1, 2010 – Lois takes a Daily Planet field reporter position in Egypt, so Clark sends Carter Hall to look after her. Subsequently, Carter and Lois discuss her running away from Clark in order to protect his secret. Oliver discovers that Chloe erased all records of herself before she disappeared, so he sets out to […]

    Smallville | Episode 154 – ‘Lazarus’

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2010 116:14


    September 24, 2010 – Following in the previous season finale, Lois removes the blue kryptonite dagger from Clark’s body and hides as he heals. Chloe uses Doctor Fate’s helmet to see her future and later swaps herself for Oliver’s return from captivity. Tess wakes up healed in Cadmus Labs and discovers Lex Luthor clones. One clone escapes […]

    Starkville | Episode 153 – Big Honkin’ Steve

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2010 60:07


    It wasn’t known at the time of recording, but this is the last episode featuring Steve Glosson as a regular host here on Starkville’s House of El. And as sad as that is, there’s not a more fitting time for it to be released than one hour before the final season premiere of Smallville.

    Starkville | Episode 152 – San Diego Cluster Con 2010

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2010 154:27


    Many SHoEligans died to bring you this episode. Rumors of SHoEligans deaths are highly exaggerated. We’re back with an all new episode, featuring the SHoE Braintrust and TV Guide’s own Damian Holbrook who were in attendance at SDCC 2010 and specifically at the Smallville s10 panel as well as the press junket afterwards.

    Smallville | SDCC 2010 Smallville Junket

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2010 11:27


    After Sunday’s Smallville panel at Comic Con, the press was invited to sit down with the stars of the new season and discuss what they saw in the footage, and talk about what’s to come. Joe was on hand at the junket so check out the video below for some new spoilers.

    Starkville | Episode 151 – ‘Twas the Night Before ComicCon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2010 73:34


    On the eve of ComicCon, Steve and Joe tackle all the latest Smallville news, including hopes for who will be returning season ten and more! Plus news on the rumored Christopher Nolan Superman movie and the upcoming season nine Smallville DVD.

    Smallville | Exclusive Interview with Cassidy Freeman II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2010 39:54


    May 31, 2010 – Here is our exclusive interview with Smallville’s own Tess Mercer, Cassidy Freeman. Cassidy talks about her sophomore season on the show, gives some great insight to specific episodes (especially the season finale ‘Salvation’) as well as where she’d like to see the character to go for season ten.

    Smallville | Episode 150 – ‘Salvation’

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2010 77:40


    May 14, 2010 – Zod appears to Lois claiming to be The Blur and accusing Clark of trying to reveal Zod’s secret. Tess confronts Zod at the Fortress, in an effort to save Clark, but Zod gets the upper hand and uses his heat vision to burn her and leave her for dead before destroying the […]

    Smallville | Episode 149 – ‘Hostage’

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2010 71:25


    May 7, 2010 – Maxwell Lord kidnaps Tess in an effort to find the Book of Rao. Tess escapes only to be caught by the Red Queen, and is forced to give the book to her. Martha returns to Smallville with Perry White, whom she is dating, to the surprise of Clark. Lois informs Clark that […]

    Smallville | Episode 148 – ‘Sacrifice’

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2010 47:05


    April 30, 2010 – Checkmate breaches the Watchtower computer firewalls and begins stealing information. Clark, needing to find Zod, sends Oliver to the Luthor mansion to look through Tess’s things to see if he can find any information. At the same time, Clark talks to Faora and reveals to her that Zod has had powers for […]

    Smallville | Episode 147 – ‘Upgrade’ and ‘Charade’

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2010 137:04


    We’ve got a huge episode to make up for being a week behind (that will also line us up with Salvation being our 150th episode) with some amazing surprises awaiting you inside. We’ve got two special guests to help us cover the last two weeks worth of episodes, plus lots of news surrounding the end […]

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