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The departure of "Smallville" creators Al Gough and Miles Millar from The CW series shocked a lot of fans last week. And while that might have some worried about how Season 8 will come about, TV Guide's Michael Ausiello says not to worry.

The biggest reason behind Gough's and Millar's departure was more about money and their lack of ability to make movies while they were tied up in the series, according to sources of Ausiello.

"Two key issues played a role in their departure: money and movies," Ausiello said. "Warner Bros. apparently wasn't offering enough of the former, and their 'Smallville' duties weren't affording them enough time to do the latter."

There has been talks about a "Gilmore Girls"-style collapse like what happened when that show's creators left, but that just can't be compared to what's going on at "Smallville" right now, Ausiello said.

"Whereas Amy and Dan [Palladino] pretty much wrote and/or directed every episode of ['Gilmore GIrls'] right up to the day they packed up and left, Al and Miles have been relatively hands off in recent years," Ausiello said.

A lot of that work had fallen to Darren Swimmer, Todd Slavkin, Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson.

"And since the four of them will now be running the show together, the transition will be a seamless one," he said.

The change won't take place until after the current season, which airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.

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