lois and clark certainly can not be describe a the most accurate portrayal of superman but from everything i have see of the man of steel ( include superman return ) it win hand down for entertainment and believability . the main reason for this be clark kent and who be the main character of the show while not superman . we see clark a a human be who have our emotional failure and various other flaw . the show detail his struggle to overcome them . superman be very much his disguise the cape allow him to use the power he be capable of use for good and a an icon and so those he feel for be not affect by the force of evil . in the film and kent be the disguise . i find that a bit too radical . it be acceptable to have this identification in the batman series a wayne playboy lifestyle be the cover for the true character of bruce wayne represent batman . but to have clark kent reduce to a clumsy fool be a bit far fetch for my liking . then of course we have dean cain and teri hatcher . what superb cast . the on screen chemistry from these two be of such a high acting calibre that they both should have win many and many award for this show . the writing for these character also need to mention a it be of such a quality standard . there be truly a sense of complete attraction from both character to each other but both be too shy to express it . what be so brilliantly ironic be that when superman and neither character show anything other than attraction to the other superb write . we be also allow to venture much more into the character of perry white and whose portrayal by lane smith be so witty and funny and all knowing and brilliant . the best perry white there be ever likely to be . i think the real genius behind the new adventure of superman though be lex luthor . never before have a version of luthor be so evil and so calculate so egocentric and so intelligent . i think gene hackman be a fantastic lex luthor ( far good than spacey and whose average performance take me by surprise ) but john o shea voice and mannerism be perfect . of course and clark saw right through luthor good samaritan public façade and this make the story of his brief affair with lois lane all the more watch able . i think the writer perhaps identify that they make a mistake kill him off at the end of the first season a from then on superman have no full time enemy which in the long run cost the quality of episode . have say that and the season two episode the phoenix in which luthor return be perhaps my favourite episode . i be surprised that he wasn not use more often after that because he be in jail and not dead . it would have make excellent view watch luthor escape and then have to build his empire again from nothing . we could have get a taste of how truly evil this character could be . to wrap this assessment up i will say that every other version of superman i have see and i find myself cringe at certain point . not in this one .