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"Lois & Clark: The new Adventures of Superman" Producer Talks Cliffhanger Finale
by Neil Cole
Two decades ago, the hit television series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman" ended with a cliffhanger in which Lois and Clark find an infant in Clark's old bassinet, along with a note that claimed the child belonged to them.
As fans have learned over the years, the episode was never intended to be the series finale and now, in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, executive producer Eugenie Ross-Leming has revealed how the storyline would have progressed had the series continued into a fifth season.
"We didn't write it as a series finale, it was just supposed to be a cliffhanger," stated Ross-Leming. "Looking to create obstacles for them, we ended up saying that carrying a baby to term would kill Lois. But as fate - or intergalactic justice - would have it, a baby of Krypton lineage is left at their doorstep."
"If the show had gone on, we would have seen them figuring out how to raise this child, who would have aged rapidly. He would have become a teenager in months," added Ross-Leming.
Actress Teri Hatcher who portrayed the role of Lois Lane also chimed in on the series stating that she hoped the show's cliffhanger could be resolved someday in the near future.
"I know I have a lot of fans that would like to see the whole show rebooted, so maybe that'll happen," Hatcher explained. "Dean and I both still have really warm feelings about our whole experience on the show. So who knows!"
Both actors have recently starred on the hit CW series "Supergirl" but have yet to actually appear on screen together.
