The fourth season of ''

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'', an

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television series, began airing on September 22, 2004. The series recounts the early adventures of

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as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of

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, during the years before he becomes

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. The fourth season comprises 22 episodes and concluded its initial airing on May 18, 2005. Regular cast members during season four include Tom Welling,

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, John Glover,

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and John Schneider. Season four chronicles Clark and his classmates' senior year of high school and centers on his attempt to unite the three stones of knowledge, and trying to cope with Lana's new relationship with Jason Teague. Clark's friendship with Lex becomes increasingly strained, as he begins to distrust Lex more and more. At the end of season 3,

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left the series as

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, and

was brought in as Jason Teague and given star billing.

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was cast as

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, and became a recurring character for 13 episodes. Writers also brought in other popular

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characters, such as

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, and Sam and

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. ''Smallvilles Season four slipped in the ratings, averaging at 4.4 million viewers a week.

Episodes

Awards

The fourth season garnered

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. Make-up artist Natalie Cosco was awarded the Leo Award for Best Make-Up, for her work on the episode "Scare". In 2006, Barry Donlevy took home Best Cinematography in a Dramatic Series for his work on "Spirit", while David Wilson won Best Production Design in a Dramatic Series for "Sacred". The series was recognized by the

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with a nomination in the 2005 VES Awards and 2006 VES Awards. The 2005 nomination was for Outstanding Created Environment for "Crusade", while the 2006 nomination was for Outstanding Visual Effects in the episode "Commencement". The show received

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nominations in 2005 for Choice TV Actor (Tom Welling), Choice Parental Units (John Schneider and Annette O'Toole), and Choice Sidekick (Allison Mack). In 2005, the show was nominated for a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in "Scare". In 2005, "Commencement" was nominated for an Outstanding Sound Editing

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. Glen Winter's cinematography work was recognized with an

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Award for "Sacred". For the 31st Annual

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, Tom Welling received a nomination for Best Actor, Michael Rosenbaum and Erica Durance received nominations for Best Supporting Actor/Actress, and the fourth season was nominated for Best Network Television Series.

Home media release

The complete fourth season of ''Smallville'' was released on September 13, 2005 in North America. Additional releases in region 2 and region 4 took place on October 10, 2005 and November 11, 2006, respectively. The DVD box set included various special features, including episode commentary, a behind-the-scenes featurette on the writers, a featurette on the different actress to have portrayed Lois Lane over the years, and DVD-ROM linking to ''Smallville'' websites.Details from the back of the DVD box set.

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