Now in its 10thand final season, it is the longest-running comic book based series in television history.
Check out what they had to say after the jump.
Is it cool to be a part of television history?
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AL GOUGH: Very much so.
To have created something like that, and to have reinterpreted Superman, is pretty interesting.
GOUGH: It makes you feel old.
MILLAR: Theyve been watching their whole lives.
Their adolescence has been the show.
Thats very rewarding for us, obviously.
GOUGH: You become this younger generations interpretation of Superman.
Especially in modern pop culture, how many things ultimately last 10 years?
How far ahead did you look, when you were involved with the day-to-day of the show?
MILLAR: We always took it one episode at a time.
We never, ever took it for granted.
GOUGH: We took it one episode at a time, and then one season at a time.
We always had to fight to keep the show on the air.
They changed presidents at the web link.
It may seem as though destiny was set, but it was an extreme roller coaster.
Had you always been working toward a plan for the ending that you wanted for the series?
The characters evolve and the series evolves.
If it had gone five years versus 10 years, youd end it one way.
MILLAR: Ultimately, in our own heads, we had an ending that we wanted.
That was always in our heads.
That would be the ultimate end to the show.
For us, thats his destiny as Superman, but it was also a budgetary concern.
Initially, we wanted to ground him and ground the show.
After awhile, it was like, Come on, already!
Having writtenSpider-Man 2, do you guys have any thoughts on whats going on with theSpider-Manmusical?
GOUGH: Im fascinated to see it, to be perfectly honest.
It seems like the more people you injure, the higher your box office goes.
Did you understand the potential for a stage musical, when it was announced?
MILLAR: I think Spider-Man is certainly the most enduring and beloved superhero, even more than Superman.
GOUGH: When I was a kid, I loved Spider-Man.
Id never been a fan of Superman.
He was always this earnest, boring character.
Our whole task withSmallvillewas to write the character, so that I was interested in his story.
How did he become this earnest guy that is a boring do-gooder?
That was the whole point of the show.
So, I think it was totally viable as a stage musical.
GOUGH: Theyre all in.
All the chips are on the table.
So, youve got faith in Julie Taymor?
MILLAR: I thinkThe Lion Kingis the most amazing production Ive ever seen.
That being said, I dont getTitus.
GOUGH: Im fascinated to seeSpider-Man.
