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Just because it sounds like a new episode, doesn't mean it is. Sometimes it's... Not a New Episode! What follows is a list of "Not a New Episode!" capsules, in roughly chronological order, as originally presented on the board since July 2006. (If anyone can work their Internet search mojo to dig up the missing capsules, please let us know!):

gus
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

beppo
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

g'nort
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

rainbow
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

When an art exhibit in Smallville is robbed and vandalized, Clark (Tom Welling) and Chloe (Allison Mack) investigate. But when they're led to meteor freak artist Roy G. Bivolo (guest star Willie Garson), his abilities leave Clark seeing red and Chloe green with envy. It's soon up to Lois (Erica Durance) and Martha (Annette O'Toole) to find a way to reverse the effects before Bivolo raids an exhibit in Metropolis being held by Lex (Michael Rosenbaum). Meanwhile, Lana (Kristin Kreuk) and Lionel (John Glover) have a confrontation over her relationship with Lex.

lobo
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

In an attempt to get Clark (Tom Welling) out of his way, Professor Milton Fine (James Marsters) hires some help from outer space in the form of intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo (guest star Andrew Bryniarski). But when Lobo takes Martha (Annette O'Toole), Lois (Erica Durance) and Chloe (Allison Mack) hostage and overpowers Clark, he is forced to retreat. Now hunted, outpowered and with his friends and family held captive, Clark must outwit the self-proclaimed "Main Man" before it's too late.

apokolips, part 1
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

General Sam Lane (Guest star Michael Ironside) returns to Smallville, but not to visit his daughter Lois (Erica Durance), but rather to reveal to Clark (Tom Welling) that the government has been watching him and wants him to help stop an invasion from the alien world Apokolips. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Clark must choose between being a pawn for the army or face death at the hands of aliens from a different world: Darkseid, Desaad and Kalibak (Guest stars Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong and Donald Gibb).

apokolips, part 2
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

When Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) forges an alliance with the sinister alien Darkseid (guest star Robert Carradine), Earth's fate forces Clark (Tom Welling) to make a deal with Professor Milton Fine (James Marsters) in order to fight back, but the cost may be higher than Clark knows. And the key to stopping the invasion may lie with Lois (Erica Durance) and her new boyfriend, street performer/magician Scott Freeman (guest star J. August Richards) if Desaad and Kalibak (guest stars Curtis Armstrong and Donald Gibb) don't get to them first. Meanwhile, Chloe (Allison Mack) confronts General Lane (guest star Michael Ironside) about Clark.

ambush
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

atom
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed and written by "Blurb This!" contest winner Superman's Pal.

Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) plays host to visiting Ivy University professor Ray Palmer (Paul "Big Show" Wight), but when Palmer's newest discovery, a white dwarf star fragment goes missing, Clark (Tom Welling) suspects Lex is behind it. Things get a "mite" more interesting at the Daily Planet when Chloe (Allison Mack) attempts to disprove Lois' (Erica Durance) latest tabloid story about a six-inch tall man she claims to have seen roaming the streets of Metropolis.

bats
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Clark (Tom Welling) must protect friends and enemies from a man targeting the rich and powerful. After an attempt on the lives of Oliver (Justin Hartley) and Lex (Michael Rosenbaum), Clark must protect visiting millionaire Bruce Wayne (guest star Dustin Diamond), who is in town to donate funds to Martha's (Annette O'Toole) campaign. But when Clark discovers there's more to Bruce than meets the eye, a reluctant team is formed.

tornado
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed and written by "Blurb This!" contest winner Superman's Pal.

There's big trouble in Smallville when martial-arts superstar John Smith (Tony Jaa), master of the Tornado Kick, comes to town to film crucial scenes for his new Morrow Movies film "Tornado Champion." Soon, Clark (Tom Welling) realizes there's more to Smith's robotic personality than just a lack of acting experience, and it may explain several suspicious thefts from Lexcorp's research wing. Meanwhile, Chloe (Allison Mack) hacks a weather satellite to follow a mysterious tornado funnel that appears to touch down at random spots around town, and discovers a pattern to its destructive march.

strange
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Multiple disappearances are plaguing Smallville as people are vanishing in flashes of light. After Chloe (Alison Mack) becomes one of those people, Clark (Tom Welling) and Jimmy (guest star Aaron Ashmore) scramble to find a way to bring her back. With the help of Adam (guest star Neil Jackson), a Metropolis University archaelogy major, Clark must uncover the secret of Level 33.1's Zeta project and rescue the abductees before anyone else can vanish.

devil
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

When The CW Network comes to Smallville to film a pilot, numerous accidents start to happen around the set, the land above the caves. Soon, Clark (Tom Welling) and Chloe (Allison Mack) are led to believe the project is more than cursed. But problems arise when Lois Lane's (Erica Durance) new boyfriend Dan Cassidy (guest star Marc Blucas) may be involved.

uncle
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

firestorm
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

troy
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

hour
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

starfire
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

target
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

super-natural
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

smackdown
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

house
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

morph
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

maxim
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Episode capsule currently unavailable.

lantern, part 1
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

When a student at Smallville High is found dead of unknown circumstances, Clark (Tom Welling) and Chloe (Allison Mack) return to their old high school to investigate. Initially, the two suspect the brash new coach, Guy Gardner (guest star Ben Browder), who also happens to be an old teammate of Clark's. A rivlary resurfaces between Clark and Gardner, but it's soon discovered that the identity of the murderer may be another escaped phantom: a parasite that leaves a star-shaped mark on it's victims. After a fight with the creature, a near-dead Gardner recieves a visit from a being known as The Guardian, and gets an offer that will change his life forever.

lantern, part 2
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

Clark (Tom Welling) is on the trail of an alien killer, but he soon crosses paths with Guy Gardner (guest star Ben Browder), now armed with a powerful ring, who is also looking for the creature. Clark soon recieves a warning from the Martian Manhunter (guest star Phil Morris), telling him to stay out of Gardner's way. But after a violent and public confrontation with Lex (Michael Rosenbaum), Clark must step in, only to discover Lex has the parasite in one of his labs. Clark and Gardner must work together to get rid of the alien threat before it can strike again.

shadow
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

When a circus comes to Smallville, Clark (Tom Welling) and Lana (Kristin Kreuk) go to the show on a double date with Chloe (Allison Mack) and Jimmy (Aaron Ashmore). The night out then turns ugly when a meteor freak is found dead. Soon Clark discovers that the murder is one in a long line of unsolved deaths that occur wherever the circus travels. But Clark finds out that the circus is actually following the deaths, trying to catch a killer. And in order to save Lana from being the next victim, Clark must work with an unlikely group of carnie allies; The sword throwing Nightmaster and his daughter/assistant Nightshade (guest stars Chris Bruno and Shiri Appleby), the fortune-telling Enchantress (guest star Erica Cerra), and their leader, a talking chimpanzee (special guest voice Bruce Campbell).

terra
thursday, 8 p.m.
not a new episode!
Directed in no way by omike015 and certainly not written by Arsenal.

While covering a protest of LexCorp, Lois (Erica Durance) Chloe (Allison Mack)and Jimmy (Aaron Ashmore) meet environmental activist Miguel de la Terre (guest star Cheech Marin), who believes the constant use of meteor rocks in experiments is dangerous to the planet's ecosystem. But after a failed blackmail attempt by Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) to shut de la Terre down, the activist resorts to extremism and tries to shoot Lex with a bullet made from meteor rocks. Clark (Tom Welling) saves Lex, but is grazed by a blue Kryptonite bullet. Now, temporarily stripped of his powers, Clark is forced into a high-noon showdown with everyone's lives at stake.