I think one can't hold Lois and Clark not currently being together and Lois even dating someone else against them. It took along time in the comics for them to get together. In the series Lois even dated the villain before they got together after many hardships.
The rest stands.
Though I think the change in looks and the Kent thing might be due to outcome of lawsuit with the Schuster people. I don't know the details for that and what DC was still allowed to use and what not.
