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From: Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org>
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Subject: Re: Superman (1978) John Williams' score
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On 7/3/2024 11:49 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote:
>> In article <v63kgq$26o4m$1@dont-email.me>, ahk@chinet.com wrote:
>>> Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
>>>> On 6/26/2024 10:58 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>
>>>>> But the Superman I grew up with in adaptations was more cynical, if not
>>>>> the film noir elements of the first season of The Adventures of Superman
>>>>> starring George Reeves. In the few radio serials I've heard, Bud Collyer
>>>>> was terrific.
>>>>
>>>> You like your Superman to strand people on the top of a mountain and
>>>> leave them to die?  ;-)
>>>
>>> I know which George Reeves episode you were talking about. As far as I
>>> know, there was no Bud Collyer script like that.
>>>
>>> I don't know if there were George Reeves episodes that were remakes of
>>> radio or movie serial scripts.
>>
>> AFAIK, they were all based on fairly recent comic book stories.
>>
> 
> No. Absolutely none of them.
> 
> Remember, TV and movie writers don’t read. Especially source material. And
> they look down viciously on comic books as being beneath them.
> 
> Hell, even in the pilot episode they got Ma and Pa Kent’s first names
> wrong.
> 
>

Were Clark's and Bruce's mothers both named "Martha" in the comics?  I'm 
sure I've heard "Martha" used for Clarks mom multiple times over the 
years, but I don't recall ever hearing a name for Bruce's mom before the 
Snyder movie.