Superman in Exile

The scientific errors are so numerous it would take several screens just to debunk them.

The scientists are portrayed as an incompetent group who not only perform a dangerous experiment that they do not understand and cannot control, but also come up with all kinds of hair brained schemes to get rid of the radiation contaminating Superman..

The police are also shown to be ineffective and incompetent in that criminals think they can commit crimes with impunity because Superman is not around to stop them.

I agree with most reviewers: the plot was ridiculous. Factually, the writing is very incorrect. Shows incompetence of scientists that wouldn't exist.

Season 2 was the start of comic book writing and acting. Seasons 3-6 were laughable with their stupid plots. I've wondered for 60 yrs why the writers changed the concept of Season 1. Good writing.

Plus. Phyllis Coates is gone. She was a wonderful actress. Played the part of Lois Lane believe ably. Her successor Noel Neill (only a featured player, not star billing as Phyllis Coates had) was a comic book actress. Whether it was the writing or her acting or both, Lois Lane became immature and vindictive towards Clark Kent.

I have missed Phyllis Coates for years. Her distinctive voice and beautiful eyes were very recognizable. In Perry Mason, The Untouchables, even Leave it to Beaver. In a few westerns.

The Adventures of Superman was never the same without Phyllis Coates. In weekly reruns, even 70 yrs later, I await Season 1.

Obviously the negative reviews here did not watch this back in the 1950's when The Adventures of Superman was pretty new and Atomic radiation was still not totally understood! YES! The Science is way off and YES those scientists were not the brightest bulbs in the pack BUT this was meant to entertain us kids growing up in the 50's and all we really cared about was seeing SUPERMAN, fly and save the day!!! So what if this story.doesnt have a bit of real science fact , I as a 5 year old kid in 1954 LOVED every minute of this episode! As a 5 year old I didn't know the differance from a Gamma ray and how a control rod worked all I knew that SUPERMAN was in trouble and somehow he must solve this nuclear-bomb issue! The Adventures of Superman was meant to entertain us Baby boomer kids not to nit pick every wrong thing! I guess some people just don't know how to enjoy this wonderful series for what it is, to entertain and maybe, just maybe instill a little Hope for a brighter future of mankind helping one another!