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[XIII Heartless]

Who's everyone? If anything, the first showdown with Venom was loads better than the final one. And as for the Shocker's origin changing, and what the mindbonkery of GG is supposed to be...all that matters is the execution. I don't doubt Goblin would've discovered Peter's identity soon anyways, and probably in the very next season the way Osborn went into hiding like at the end of season 2. And how does an engineer from Texas get to work in New York? Uhh....stranger things have happened bruh. If he's really an engineer/professional thief with a genius level IQ, it's not hard to imagine his name running in very important crime circles throughout the country. A million and one reasons could explain his being there, and not one of them would even be contrived.

And Peter's resilience. Yeah, because he just laid down and gave up when his friends thought he was bailing on them, when he couldn't help Aunt May pay the bills, when his work as Spidey caused him to lose his oldest friend Eddie, when New York thought him a thief, when the Sinister Six got out and was whooping his ass, when he confronted Tombstone and got his ass whooped but kept working to stop him, when he discovered he'd inadvertently killed his best friend's father etc etc.

 

[quiteMAD]

Who's everyone? If anything, the first showdown with Venom was loads better than the final one. And as for the Shocker's origin changing, and what the mindbonkery of GG is supposed to be...all that matters is the execution. I don't doubt Goblin would've discovered Peter's identity soon anyways, and probably in the very next season the way Osborn went into hiding like at the end of season 2. And how does an engineer from Texas get to work in New York? Uhh....stranger things have happened bruh. If he's really an engineer/professional thief with a genius level IQ, it's not hard to imagine his name running in very important crime circles throughout the country. A million and one reasons could explain his being there, and not one of them would even be contrived.

Again, I'm not saying it's bad, I'm just saying it's wrong. It can't be the definitive version of Spidey because it's not what Spidey should be. It's like if they actually went through and made Peter black. It would be a cool alternative take, sure, but it can't be the definitive version because Peter Parker isn't black. It would mess up alot of peoples perception of Spider-Man whose first exposure to him would be through this show, then they'd read a comic and get mad because Peter's not black. That's what happened with John Stewart/Hal Jordan.

And Peter's resilience. Yeah, because he just laid down and gave up when his friends thought he was bailing on them, when he couldn't help Aunt May pay the bills, when his work as Spidey caused him to lose his oldest friend Eddie, when New York thought him a thief, when the Sinister Six got out and was whooping his ass, when he confronted Tombstone and got his ass whooped but kept working to stop him, when he discovered he'd inadvertently killed his best friend's father etc etc.

Sure those are hard times, but not one of those reach the level of anguish I'm talking about. Had they covered the death of Gwen Stacy or Kraven's Last Hunt, then I'd start to warm up to it. (and not helping aunt may with the bills is hardly traumatic)

 

[Forever Atlas]

when he discovered he'd inadvertently killed his best friend's father etc etc.

Norman wasn't killed. He hopped onto a flight to the Cayman Islands. They only thought he died.

 

[XIII Heartless]

Norman wasn't killed. He hopped onto a flight to the Cayman Islands. They only thought he died.

No shit Sherlock. Did you read my whole post where i said Osborn went into hiding? Peter thought he killed him, that's all that matters.

 

[DarkRiku-12]

^^I think you mean Spider-Man: The Animated Series, no?

And quiteMAD, guess that's just your opinion then. But you should really try watching TAS again alongside Spectacular, and then tell me Spectacular wasn't the best Spidey. Don't let the nostalgia fool you.

I'm with MAD on this one. Believe me, I YouTube'd Spectacular a while back. It wasn't bad, but after about two episodes, I came running back to my old Spidey VHS tapes. <3 Spectacular Spidey wasn't in any way bad, but I guess TAS just burrowed it's way deep into my heart when I was 5.

 

[XIII Heartless]

^^I'd say that's nostalgia talking, but TAS did nothing for me as a child. Spidey was always my favorite hero, but even at that age I hated the show. It was just too corny for me. And like I said, I didn't think anything was corny at that age, so....eh.

 

[DarkRiku-12]

I guess in the end it just comes down to a matter of opinion. Hopefully Ultimate Spider-Man will combine the best features of both shows.

 

[XIII Heartless]

Ultimate Spider-Man Premiere Date Announced - IGN

April 1st? Fuuuuu

And this sounds a lot like DC's block.

 

[quiteMAD]

JK Simmons is playing Jameson?? This series is officially gonna be legit.

 

[XIII Heartless]

That was announced a while back lol. And Brian Bendis and Paul Dini just seal the deal. So that's 3 superhero shows to look forward to this summer.

And I read the comments and was glad to see my love of Spectacular is largely shared ^__^

 

[Forever Atlas]

https://twitter.com/#!/StephenWacker/status/172342629181292544

 

[XIII Heartless]

Whoo!!! April seems a lot closer from this side of February lol.

 

[Forever Atlas]

First clip:

'Ultimate Spider-Man' Exclusive First Look: Hey, Nick Fury! | Inside TV | EW.com

No embed.

The clip is very short and doesn't exactly offer anything exciting.... or interesting.

 

[XIII Heartless]

I don't know why you'd expect it to be long, but I agree about it not being very interesting.

I just…don't know. I like the animation style. But this feels too cartoony. It's the perfect inverse of Spectacular Spidey; more mature animation style, but more trivial in execution (like the words surrounding Spider-Man). I have no (major) complaints about the voice acting. I know I'll watch this regardless, and I'm still excited, so…just gotta wait and see.

And at this rate, the original Fury is going to be forgotten by the new generation; black Fury's completely taken over. I'm new to comic continuity, and even I don't like the sound of that.

 

[XIII Heartless]

Ultimate Spider-Man: Check Out Two Clips! - IGN

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

Looks underwhelming to me. :c

 

[quiteMAD]

I dunno. I really like the animation for this. Trapster was a horrible first villain to show us, but otherwise good shit.

 

[Mite]

Ultimate Spider-Man: Check Out Two Clips! - IGN

Hm, not bad, but I'll reserve full judgment until I see the first couple of episodes.

 

[XIII Heartless]

Looks underwhelming to me. :c

I agree. I'll reserve judgement, but I'm beginning to think this won't be worth the cancellation of Spectacular, it's far too kiddy. Only the animation is an improvement. And I now have a problem with the voice-acting, especially for Peter. But I'll hold back on judging anything else.

 

[Forever Atlas]

As one of MARVEL's most iconic characters, I wonder why they haven't made an animated film or allowed an anime for Spider-Man. There's Hulk vs., Ultimate Avengers 1 and 2, Dr. Strange, The Invincible Iron Man, Planet Hulk, and a few others - but no Spider-Man. Chances are this series will just get cancelled too. At least the story for a film would be complete. Does Sony own the rights to animated films as well??

Anyway, the previews of this show just aren't doing it for me. I have officially lost interest. I'll watch it.... but I doubt I'll like it. Hope I'm wrong:

Exclusive Preview of Ultimate Spider-Man | Movie & TV News | News | Marvel.com