Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a TV junkie. I've watched alot of television in my lifetime, and recently I've been re-watching a show I used to watch when I was younger called Smallville. It's based on the origins of Superman and just an easy-go-lucky show. However, I've noticed somethings that have been bugging me during this past month and my "re-watch". The setting for the show comes from it's title. We used to watch Smallville as a family and with at least 1+ member of the town being killed or sent to prison every episode we used to joke that the sign to enter town should say "Smallville: and getting smaller everyday!"
This is rather a humorous statement because Smallville doesn't actually function like a small farming community town. By looking at the population on the town welcome billboard I noticed they have roughly the same population as the farming community that I am from. Let's compare some of the assets and landmarks that are in Smallville compared to where I'm from, Lincoln, CA.
1. First thing that comes to mind is that Smallville has a fully functioning Hospital.... Lincoln has a 24 hour vet clinic...
2. Smallville has a large labyrinth of caves. Lincoln has a used car lot?
3. Smallville has a large quarry where they mine granite, surprisingly this might be the one we have most in common as Lincoln has the world largest Clay Factory.
4. Smallville has a large Corporate CEO's mansion/castle. The town rumors were once heard that John Travolta maybe built a house on the outskirts of Lincoln.
5. Smallville also has multiple activities you can choose to engage in on any given night like: an Ice Skating Ring, Fair Grounds, a Bowling Alley, a movie theatre, museum, and a bar/club... Lincoln has a park
6. Another Smallville amenity is a damn ... in their town. We had a well at my house in Lincoln, that counts right?
8. Smallville also has not one, but two full sized gorges, that people have jumped off of at some point. Lincoln has a McDonalds...
9. You don't want to get in trouble in Smallville because they have a full Sheriff's department with SWAT team and Judge with courtroom in their tiny town. Lincoln has a police car parked at the busiest intersection in town (one of four street lights).
10. Smallville has an Mental Health Hospital (although on the show they just refer to it as an Asylum). I think Lincoln has a designated homeless person who we refer to as the "crazy lady".
11. Surprisingly (possibly not) Smallville also has a street racing conglomeration/gang. Lincoln has a park.
12. Last but not least, Smallville has Superman and a ton of supernatural/alien related events happen inside it. Lincoln has a park.
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