The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV Series)
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| Beginning date | March 8, 2008 |
| Writers | Matt Wayne, Kevin Hopps, Andrew Robinson |
| Producers | Stan Lee, Joshua Fine, Diane A. Crea, Craig Kyle, Eric S. Rollman |
| Original Channel | The CW (Kids WB) |
| Previous Series | Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes |
| Next Series | Wolverine and the X-Men |
The Spectacular Spider-Man is a Non MAU series and the latest animated version of Spider-Man. The show is targeted at both young, new viewers, as well as an older, more sophisticated audience that enjoyed the other previous series.
As of June 2008, twenty-six total episodes are set to air.
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[edit] Premise
Like Spider-Man, The Spectacular Spider-Man follows the adventures of Peter Parker as he deals with his social life while being a costumed superhero. However, unlike the Marvel Animated Universe version this Peter Parker is still in high school. The show deals with typical teenage angst while the MAU version dealt more with early adulthood problems.
The series will use the comics' storylines but condensed to include the classic storylines and characters.
Season two will come out in March 2009. Hobgoblin, Carnage, and Scorpion are said to be in season three.
[edit] Production
Following The Walt Disney Company's purchase of Marvel Entertainment Sony relinquished all television rights to Spider-Man, including animation, in exchange for "some concession vis-a-vis the live action Spider-Man features" thus raising questions about what will happen to the series. If Marvel or another company does not pick it up then the series will end. If another company does continue to produce it it may mean that the series will be allowed to use non-Spider-Man characters.[1]
[edit] Reaction
In January 2009, IGN dubbed The Spectacular Spider-Man the 30th best animated television series. It beat Spider-Man at 84 and Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends at 59. X-Men is the only Marvel series to beat this series at 13. [2]
The episode "Final Curtain" received an Annie Award nomination in Storyboarding in a Television Production. [3]
[edit] Seasons
[edit] References
- ↑ Sony No Longer Producing Spectacular Spider-Man; Studio Loses Spidey TV Rights at IGN.com
- ↑ 30. The Spectacular Spider-Man IGN.com Top 100 Animated Series
- ↑ "The Spectacular Spider-Man" Garners Annie Award Nomination, Weisman Comments at Marvel Animation Age
