It worries me they weren't more specific. I assume they've actually sat down with someone from WB to hash this out. Right now I give this a 50/50 chance of happening. But if a year from now they're still in "discussion" I'm dropping those odds precipitously. This is a 20 year old show that's been off the air for 10 years. The window to cash in on it is closing. And it's not without controversy (thank you Allison Mack) so it's already coming in as damaged goods. That having been said, Smallville has a very loyal fanbase (raises hand) and will be more than happy to support something like this. I don't see why it has to follow any sort of previous model. How many variations of there of the Donner version? Returns, COIE, Superman 78. All based around the Donner version and none really connected to each other. Even Superman 2 the directors cut.