CW To Air Two Hour Justice Society-Themed Smallville Movie

Entertainment Weekly has learned that the CW are planning to air the upcoming Justice Society-heavy Smallville two-parter ("Society" and "Legends) as a two hour movie event on January 29th 2010. Penned by comic bookwriter Geoff Johns, the television movie will feature the arrival of Justice Society members Hawkman (Michael Shanks), Doctor Fate (Brent Stait), Stargirl (Britt Irvin), and the return of Phil Morris as Martian Manhunter. The storyline apparently involves Clark crossing paths with the Justice Society characters, who have come out of retirement to meet up with an old foe.

I stopped watching Smallville about 5 or 6 years ago (which in retrospect, was probably 4 or 5 seasons longer than I should have), so I really don't care about this latest development. It also seems that releasing a two episode arc under the package of a two hour television movie was just a last minute decision, and not much more. It might have actually been somewhat interesting if they had planned for it and shot the story as a two hour movie.