 As go-to-guy Greg Beeman stopped directing the high-profile "Smallville" episodes (due to his commitment to the Heroes TV series), series creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar began to look to James Marshall, who first began directing on "Smallville" during the second half of the first season.After producing "Smallville" for many years, starting at season seven Marshall became an executive producer on the show.With this position Marshall began directing fewer episodes, and in season nine he directed no episodes, returning to the director's chair once in season 10.