Editing Christopher Reeve (section)

=== 2000s ===
In 2000, Reeve made guest appearances on the [[PBS]] series ''[[Sesame Street]]''. In September 2002, Random House published Reeve's second book, ''Nothing Is Impossible: Reflections on a New Life''. This book is shorter than ''Still Me'' and focuses on Reeve's world views and the life experiences which helped shape them. The book spent three weeks on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 27, 2002 |title=BEST SELLERS: October 27, 2002 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/27/books/best-sellers-october-27-2002.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241205150408/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/27/books/best-sellers-october-27-2002.html |archive-date=December 5, 2024 |access-date=November 26, 2024 |website=The New York Times}}</ref> Reeve narrated an unabridged audiobook for which he received his second Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word Album.<ref name="Grammy">{{cite web |title=Christopher Reeve |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/christopher-reeve/12221 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101222024/https://www.grammy.com/artists/christopher-reeve/12221 |archive-date=January 1, 2025 |access-date=November 26, 2024 |website=Grammy Awards}}</ref>

In 2001, Reeve's son Matthew began filming a three-part series detailing Reeve's recovery process and advocacy for spinal cord injury research. The first film, ''Hope in Motion'', aired on ABC in September 2002 under the title ''Courageous Steps''. It received an Emmy nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special|Outstanding Nonfiction Special]]. In February 2003, it was broadcast on [[BBC One]] under its original title. Following Reeve's death in 2004, a third film was never made, while ''Hope in Motion'' and its follow-up, ''Choosing Hope'', were released on DVD in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=Spielvogel |first=Cindy |date=August 27, 2007 |title=Arts Alliance America to release Reeve documentary |url=https://spinalcordinjuryzone.com/news/2191/arts-alliance-america-to-release-reeve-documentary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613034231/https://spinalcordinjuryzone.com/news/2191/arts-alliance-america-to-release-reeve-documentary |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |access-date=February 14, 2025 |work=Video Business}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=An Interview With Christopher Reeve |url=https://www.christopherreeve.org/community/about-us/christopher-reeve-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425152625/https://www.christopherreeve.org/community/about-us/christopher-reeve-interview/ |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |access-date=February 13, 2025 |website=Reeve Foundation}}</ref>

In 2003, Reeve guest-starred in an episode of ''[[The Practice]]''. He submitted a story treatment to the show's creator, [[David E. Kelley]], that addresses the issues of health insurance policy and [[Caregiver stress|caregiver burnout]]. Kelley liked the idea and wrote an episode based on it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Christopher Reeve on The Practice |url=https://abilitymagazine.com/christopher-reeve-the-practice/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422054306/https://abilitymagazine.com/christopher-reeve-the-practice/ |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2025 |website=Ability}}</ref>

Reeve's final acting role was in the television series ''[[Smallville]]'' portraying [[List of Smallville characters#Dr. Virgil Swann|Dr. Virgil Swann]]. On February 25, 2003, he made an appearance in the episode "[[Smallville (Season 2)|Rosetta]]", in which Dr. Swann informs Clark Kent ([[Tom Welling]]) about his origins. The scenes of Reeve and Welling feature music cues from 1978's ''Superman'', composed by [[John Williams]] and arranged by [[Mark Snow]]. At the end of the episode, Reeve and Welling appeared in a short spot inviting people to support the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation.{{refn|group=note|Short spots in support of the foundation were also shown at the end of: "Legacy" (Reeve and Welling), "[[Smallville season 5|Aqua]]" ([[Annette O'Toole]]), "[[Smallville season 6|Progeny]]" ([[Erica Durance]]), and "[[Smallville season 7|Cure]]" ([[Dean Cain]]).}} "Rosetta" set ratings history for [[The WB]].<ref>[http://www.isnnews.net/zocalo/archive/2-8.shtml The Zocalo Today.] ISN News, February 8, 2003. Retrieved November 3, 2006 "Smallville set ratings highs Tuesday, hitting an all-time high for any program on the WB in the key 18–34 [[Demography|demographic]], with a 6.1 rating/15 share. According to [[Significant figures|figures]] from [[Nielsen Media Research]], Smallville attracted 8.1 million total viewers."</ref> The [[fandom|fan community]] met the episode with rave reviews and praised it as being among the series' best to this day.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bailey|first=Neal|title=Superman on Television|url=http://www.supermanhomepage.com/tv/tv.php?topic=reviews/smallville2-ep17|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130212531/http://www.supermanhomepage.com/tv/tv.php?topic=reviews/smallville2-ep17|archive-date=November 30, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2012|publisher=Superman Homepage}}</ref> Reeve also appeared in the episode "[[Smallville (season 3)|Legacy]]", in which he reunited with fellow stage actor [[John Glover (actor)|John Glover]], who played [[Lionel Luthor]] in the show.

In 2004, Reeve directed the [[A&E Network|A&E]] film ''[[Brooke Ellison#The Brooke Ellison Story|The Brooke Ellison Story]]''. The film is based on the true story of [[Brooke Ellison]], the first [[quadriplegic]] to graduate from [[Harvard University]].<ref>Le, Van. [http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=515190 Paralyzed Alum Invigorates N.Y. Race]. ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]'', October 24, 2006. Retrieved November 3, 2006</ref> Reeve during this time was directing the animated film ''[[Everyone's Hero]]''. It was one of his dream projects and he died during the middle of production for the film. His wife Dana helped out, and his son Will was a cast member in the film. Dana and Will also had small roles in ''The Brooke Ellison Story''.<ref>''The Brooke Ellison Story''. Dir. Christopher Reeve. Perf. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, John Slattery, Lacey Chabert, and Vanessa Marano. A&E Television Networks, 2004.</ref>