A Conversation With Gerard Christopher

A Conversation With Gerard Christopher - Superboy: Beyond

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@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond Ай бұрын

Hope people enjoy the episode! We aren't professional interviewers, just big fans of Superboy. Still we learned a few things we'd never heard before! And we'll hopefully improve as we do more episodes like this in the future!

@randolphhicks8208 Ай бұрын

Great video. Long live the Boy of Steel

@SonicCDspeedrunArchives Ай бұрын

Any Gerard Christopher content is appreciated! He was the perfect, photoshop Superman. The Pierce Brosnan/James Bond of Superman actors. We deserved to have him back in all the Superman roles he almost had, he should have been virtually as iconic as Christopher Reeve. The Superman of the 90s!!

@--Fish Ай бұрын

I wish Gerard wasn't treated the way he was after auditioning for Lois and Clark. For what it's worth, he was a million times better than that show! Thanks for this. Wow! Gerard Christopher is genuinely just a really great guy, don't you think? The respect I have for him is endless. Love GC!

@StephenBeckerTube Ай бұрын

Enjoyed this interview! I love hearing stories about the making of the show, and the challenges and process that went into making it. I would be on cloud nine if I had the chance to ask Gerard some questions. I also liked how casual the interview was, getting to hear stories from Gerard about his time on the show and before. I learned a few new things about the show and his career through this interview (I didn't know he auditioned for a John Travolta movie or that Travolta asked to be on the show!). Hopefully you guys can have him on again. It's rare to hear from any actors or other crew members that were on the show, so to have Gerard on was great. Maybe one day you guys could get Stacy Haiduk to make an appearance...

@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond Ай бұрын

Yeah we hope to get Stacy on at some point for sure. Got so many questions to ask her. And yeah, hearing that John Travolta wanted to be on Superboy, but the producers didn't let him, is kinda nuts. Fascinating that it didn't happen. Seems like a no-brainer.

@nmr20067 Ай бұрын

I liked Lois and Clark seasons 3 and 4. Like you felt about Superboy in the later seasons, I felt they started hitting it and had improved tremendously by season 3. In fact the ratings for season 3 were the highest of all season. L&C Season 3 was fun to me and the writing really started getting good... And as we know like Superboy, L&C was abruptly canceled after the cast thought they were getting a Season 5. So that’s a parallel there for both shows.

@captcrash83 Ай бұрын

This was absolutely fantastic, thanks so much to both of you and to Gerard for taking time to do it. I was an extra in the Werewolf episode if Season 3. I was seven at the time and Gerard was so kind to me, as was everyone on set. That's honestly one of the greatest memories I've ever had, so it was great getting to hear some behind the scenes stories of a show I've always loved. Great questions as well, and I hope you are able to get Gerard on again in the future. Good luck with the podcast, wish you the best.

@Moviedinho Ай бұрын

much love & thanks from a Superboy Fan from Germany. thank you guys and special thanks to Gerard for taking the Time❤❤❤😂😂😂

@goldenryan2277 Ай бұрын

Gerard looks great for being 65, he was a model back in his day though. John Travolta had a few bombs that killed his career but Perfect (1985) was probably the one he was talking about.

@Delilah.Elizabeth Ай бұрын

It was so awesome that you got Gerard on your show. I thoroughly enjoyed watching, and could listen for hours. Thank you, guys! ♥️💙

@GerardChristopherSBFS Ай бұрын

I apologize for this long comment. You'll need Superboy's reading speed for it. 😅 I feel sorry for being away from the Superboy fandom for so long. My mom passed away last year after a long illness. Losing her, along with some other challenging stuff, drained me for years. I didn't have the energy for my hobbies, like keeping up with my fansites. I'm hoping to get back on track in the new year. That being said, this interview is excellent! You guys did a terrific job as hosts. And you let your guest speak. That’s so important. I will definitely pin this on my YT page and post it on the website I have for Gerard. Gerard looks wonderful. I love the set up in his room and that he has his own mannequin. I would love for Gerard to be part of a Superman project again. A role in the next Superman film would be fantastic. I loved Ron Ely as the elder Superman, he was perfect in the role. If he didn't play Tarzan, he could've played Superman in his younger years. Body Swap was really fun! I love how Gerard hammed it up the way Sherman would as Lex Luthor. It's so cool to hear Gerard's thoughts behind "Wish for Armageddon." At some point, I imagine Superboy would have to get involved on the world stage. I love learning the tidbits about Kevin Kiner's theme and Eckworth Industries. I have asked the same question as Gerard in years! Why wasn’t he ever cast in any Subsequent Superman project? I really wanted him to be in Crisis on Infinite Earths! I remember looking for Superboy merchandise during those TV years; all we had were the great comic books, and that only lasted about 22 issues. The Internet definitely helped with merchandising and the popularity of everything. It’s amazing. I’ve been “fangirling” many things since the late 90s and creating websites and fan pages for older shows I loved. It’s been fun. There was no reason for Superboy to end; it was perfect and popular, and it got better every season! I love hearing Gerard’s story about Lois and Clark; this was the best retelling yet! Lol. Tom’s joke about the Multiverse was hilarious! I liked Lois and Clark, Loved Teri as Lois, and really liked Dean Cain, but I didn’t love the show as a whole and wasn't into it much by season 3. His comments on Directors and filming were interesting. The casting process sounds very tough! I always learn something new when I read or hear his interviews. I really enjoyed Cat and Mouse. I had forgotten Gerard wrote that! So cool. I liked his villain character in Wish for Armageddon; he was so interesting. It’s great to hear the backstory of his inspiration. I always loved the episode with Vic and wanted to see him again. I also appreciated how they used both super suits! It was a wonderful touch.  That was funny about the Superman fan! As you can see, Gerard is my favorite of all the Supermen! And I agree! Visually, Seasons 3 & 4 were a lot like The Flash! A crossover would’ve been amazing. I’ll add that to my fanfiction list if I ever write one again for Superboy. My Superboy connection is that I discovered Superboy season 1 when I was 8 years old on NBC on a Saturday afternoon and was completely hooked. It jumped around on syndication and when I found it again, Gerard was in the lead in season 2 in the episode "Nightmare Island." I developed the biggest schoolgirl crush and became a Superboy fan for life! You can see a picture of one of Gerard's mannequins on my website, too! It's gorgeous.

@SuperboyBeyond Ай бұрын

Thank you, i was worried I’d interrupted a bit. Doing this online there was occasionally a slight delay, so figuring out when to speak was difficult lol glad you enjoyed it

@GerardChristopherSBFS Ай бұрын

@@SuperboyBeyond I can imagine doing vlogs and live interviews is so tricky. I didn't notice any delays. You only occasionally added facts to jog Gerard's memory of something. But I wouldn't call that interrupting. 🙂

@AnthonyDesiato Ай бұрын

Awesome, guys!

@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond Ай бұрын

thanks Anthony!

@PaulStockwell-d9d Ай бұрын

Met Gerard recently at a con in orlando, great guy:)

@johnmontgomery2321 Ай бұрын

I so wish Gerard would’ve been in crisis. I looked really hard hoping to see him.

@MattDeckard 8 күн бұрын

Such a rarely seen man of steel. Good job on the interview. And why did he have reeves cape on in some of the episodes? … oh he answered it at the begenning of the interview.

@BruceWayneOfOz Ай бұрын

That was great!! So good to see and hear Gerard again, looking amazing! I was born into a George Reeves Superman world, and still have 2 boxes of DC Silver Age comics...Batman, Superman, Detective, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Action, Adventure. With the name Bruce Wayne I was destined to be a Batman fan, at least! I got to experience all the TV and Film Super Hero "firsts" as I grew older...and was thrilled to see my Superboy comics "come to life!" I was lucky to have gotten into The Biz in the 70s and was working at Disney Studios then, procuring interesting props in California for Disney Florida. When I called to discuss things, I would get the latest gossip of what was happening on the Superboy set! Such a kick! And, yes...Fun! I'm glad Gerard had Fun! That is important in Everything. I Left The Biz when it was no longer Fun to me. Even now I miss the Good times, the Fun...and the Money! I'm always telling people to Have Fun...No One, on their Deathbed, Ever said 'Damn...I had Too Much Fun!' 😊😊 I too have stories...of working with Tom Cruise, John Travolta, Barbra Streisand, Whoopi Goldberg, Art Carney, Patty Duke, Peter Ustinov, Michele Pfeiffer, The Muppets...and more! So many memories that I'm finally writing a book about those years! At a brief standstill, trying to find my cast and crew photo from "St. Elsewhere!" 😊 There Will be Many photos!! Again...Thank You to Gerard for sharing His time so generously! ^^X^^

@SlayerRanger Ай бұрын

Holy cats that was soooooo awesome . I hope we see more with him maybe a live watch along of his pilot if ever possible

@nmr20067 Ай бұрын

Great interview. I wish you could have asked him more about the more recent interpretations and iterations of Superman in the last 10 years - from Henry Cavil to Tyler Hoechlin. Also, I would have loved to hear him talk about the big picture he took with Tom Welling, Dean Cain, and Tyler Hoechlin earlier this year I believe…. They took a big Superman picture and it was epic to see.. He also has a separate picture on his IG with Tom Welling. I know he talked about how he approached the Smallville producers in the early 2000s to write some episodes for them, but he said they rejected it because they didn’t want anything to do with the Superboy show before them. Wow. Would have loved to hear him talk more about that..

@SuperboyBeyond Ай бұрын

He's done a lot of interviews in recent years, so we mostly focused on just having a chat, and asking things we hadn't heard people talk about. Hopefully we'll get him back on the show at some point and we'll ask more questions then

@nmr20067 Ай бұрын

@@SuperboyBeyondThanks for the reply. It was not a criticism. I totally understand…. Maybe next time you could take some pre questions from the fans. Haha. That would be cool. But the interview was good.

@SuperboyBeyond Ай бұрын

@@nmr20067 yeah next time we will