# Special effects on old Superman show.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-effects-on-old-superman-show/116536>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 29, 2002, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-effects-on-old-superman-show/116536 "2002-06-29T04:28:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-effects-on-old-superman-show/116536/21 "2017-10-26T14:33:08Z")

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This thread is old enough to have outgrown reading comic books.

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-effects-on-old-superman-show/116536/22 "2017-10-26T14:41:31Z")

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As long as the zombie has already been awakened, in case other people are reading it from the beginning, and have the same question, I’m going to add the obvious “color film cameras for TV were WAY bigger and bulkier and heavier than B&W back then.” If you couldn’t manipulate the camera as much, you were more limited in the FX you could accomplish.

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**Author:** ![RunSilent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RunSilent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RunSilent)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-effects-on-old-superman-show/116536/23 "2017-10-26T14:55:02Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> Okay, it’s time to stop this nattering and get down to the REAL question.
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> Lois Lane #1 (Phyllis Coates) or Lois Lane #2 (Noel Neal)?
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> Yeah, Lois #1 screamed a lot more, but I think she was a lot spunkier, and not above slapping the bad guy when she had a chance.

Phyllis Coates was best, she was a sexy, hard nosed reporter. That first season the show was geared towards adults, and was more noir. Phyllis then left the show, Kelloggs took over the sponsorship and wanted the show geared towards kids.

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-effects-on-old-superman-show/116536/24 "2017-10-26T14:56:11Z")

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> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#):
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> Anyhoo, I’m hoping for a Superman/Batman movie one day.

Sooo…

About that, Bryan from 15 years ago…

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-effects-on-old-superman-show/116536/25 "2017-10-26T15:25:16Z")

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I can still hold out hope for a _good_ Superman/Batman movie one day.

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