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The Battle of the Lexes!


Hi everyone, I've been on a Superman kick this past year. I've always had Superman the movie but this year have started watching Smallville and bought the series Lois and Clark and Superboy. Of them all, which do you think has the best portrayal of Lex?

Here's my list, from best to worst:

Smallville--Michael Rosenbaum
Superman Returns--Kevin Spacey
Lois and Clark--John Shea
Superman The Movie--Gene Hackman
Superboy--Whatever his name is.

Notes. I really almost like Rosenbaum and Spacey equally. I might like Rosenbaum better because his character is more developed and I've been able to watch his evolution into evil Lex. But I can easily see Rosenbaum growing into Spacey's Lex.

I didn't like John Shea's look, but I thought he did a decent portrayal. Despite his being so far down in the list, I did like Hackman's Lex. But after seeing Rosenbaum and Spacey I feel they more accurately capture what how I've always envisioned Lex. The guy on Superboy is the worse Lex on the face of the earth.

What do you guys think?

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Scott Wells played Lex Luthor in the 1st Season of Superboy and he was god awful, the last episode of that season was probably the only decent portrayal he made. Sherman Howard took over the role in S2-S4 and he played the part much better. I will have to say Michael Rosenbaum is my favorite, as he is more developed, with John Shea being my favorite Lex as he is the full on Lex we know in the comics.

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Which Lex from "Superboy", as there were two actors who played him?

I actually liked Sherman Howard's portrayal of Lex on "Superboy". His srorylines were better, and he seemed more evil.

Also, interested to know what you think of the casting of Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor in "Batman v Superman:Dawn Of Justice"

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1. Michael Rosenbaum
2. John Shea
3. Gene Hackman
4. Sherman Howard
5. Kevin Spacey
6. John Wells

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