"Spider-Man" (2003) TV series 2003-

Creators:

Steve Ditko
Stan Lee
(more)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

11 July 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Animation | Drama | Sci-Fi | Action | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

A young man with spider like abilities fights crime as a superhero in New York City while trying to have a normal personal life.

Plot Keywords:

Spider | Spider-Man | Superhero | Death | Based On Film

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Neil Patrick Harris	...	Peter Parker / ... (13 episodes, 2003)
Lisa Loeb	...	Mary Jane Watson (13 episodes, 2003)
Ian Ziering	...	Harry Osborn (13 episodes, 2003)
Angelle Brooks	...	Indira 'Indy' Daimonji (7 episodes, 2003)
SuChin Pak	...	Alison Tomita (7 episodes, 2003)

Series Directed by
Sebastian Brodin		(2 episodes, 2003)
Alan Caldwell		(unknown episodes)
Johnny Darrell		(unknown episodes)
Vincent Edwards		(unknown episodes)
Tim Eldred		(unknown episodes)
Sean Frewer		(unknown episodes)
Ezekiel Norton		(unknown episodes)
Audu Paden		(unknown episodes)
James Taylor		(unknown episodes)
Brandon Vietti		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Morgan Gendel		(7 episodes, 2003)
Rick Suvalle		(2 episodes, 2003)
Brian Bendis		(unknown episodes)
Steve Ditko		(unknown episodes)
Tracey Forbes		(unknown episodes)
Stan Lee		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Craig Kyle	....	associate producer (13 episodes, 2003)
Stan Lee	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 2003)
David McGrath	....	consulting producer (13 episodes, 2003)
Avi Arad	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Brian Bendis	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Morgan Gendel	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Audu Paden	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Rick Ungar	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Shea Wageman	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Steven Wendland	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Barbara Zelinski	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
William Anderson		(13 episodes, 2003)
John Digweed		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Bruce King		(6 episodes, 2003)
Colin Adams		(3 episodes, 2003)
David Tilgner		(3 episodes, 2003)

Series Casting by
Matthew C. Otoski		(unknown episodes)
Tony Pastor		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
David Hartman		(13 episodes, 2003)

Series Production Management
Jim Corbett	....	post-production manager (13 episodes, 2003)
Richmond Horine	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gio Corsi	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 2003)

Series Art Department
David Hartman	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 2003)
Tom Morgan	....	storyboard artist (13 episodes, 2003)
Kalvin Lee	....	storyboard artist (5 episodes, 2003)
Mandy Sekelsky	....	art coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Devon Bowman	....	production sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Paca Thomas	....	sound designer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Greg Lohr	....	digital artist (13 episodes, 2003)
Jeffrey Scott	....	lighting supervisor (13 episodes, 2003)
Sheryl Low	....	2D compositor (11 episodes, 2003)
Paul Cech	....	motion capture integrator: Mainframe Entertainment (unknown episodes)
Andrea Donnelly	....	motion capture department head: Mainframe Entertainment (unknown episodes)
Rob MacKenzie	....	motion capture technical director (unknown episodes)
Richard Overington	....	motion capture supervisor (unknown episodes)
Jim Su	....	senior character modeler (unknown episodes)
Jayme Vandusen	....	motion capture editor (unknown episodes)
Carl Whiteside	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)
Jody Zoerb	....	motion capture editor (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
David Hartman	....	character designer (13 episodes, 2003)
Kin Fung Kwok	....	modeler (11 episodes, 2003)
Sheryl Low	....	digital artist / facial animation modeler (11 episodes, 2003)
Vera Zivny	....	modeler / animation coordinator (11 episodes, 2003)
Larry Anderson	....	animator (5 episodes, 2003)
Colin Beadle	....	animator (3 episodes, 2003)
Cedric Lo	....	animator (3 episodes, 2003)
Harry Ahn	....	animator (2 episodes, 2003)
Ben Berkman	....	animatic supervisor (unknown episodes)
Clint Butler	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Justin Schultz	....	animatic supervisor (unknown episodes)
Tim Schultz	....	animatic editor (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Matthew C. Otoski	....	casting supervisor (13 episodes, 2003)

Series Editorial Department
Jhoanne Reyes	....	assistant editor (11 episodes, 2003)

Series Other crew
Karen Chan	....	technical supporter (11 episodes, 2003)
Grace Benn	....	production executive (unknown episodes)
Susan Blu	....	voice director (unknown episodes)
Gordon Farrell	....	software technical lead (unknown episodes)
Morgan Gendel	....	developer (unknown episodes)
Tammy Golihew	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Alison Olin	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Jason Osipa	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Donavon Stinson	....	motion capture talent (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Adelaide Productions
• Sony Pictures Television
• Mainframe Entertainment
• Marvel Enterprises

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Music Television (MTV)
• YTV

Other Companies

• Mainframe Entertainment  cgi animation

Also Known As:

"Spider-Man: The New Animated Series" - Canada (English title) (DVD box title), USA (DVD box title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Canada:G (Ontario/Quebec) (video rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) (video rating) | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Adelaide Productions

Trivia:

In the original script of "When Sparks Fly" Professor Williams was killed by Electro.

Quotes:

Spider-Man:[to Electro] Cute trick. Where were you when we had an energy crisis?

Movie Connections:

Version of Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

A more mature Spider romp than we're used to on TV.

Spidey on TV has always suffered from being intended for children, and blatant cases of cheesiness, and that was a part of the appeal of it. Recently however, they've come out with a new Spider formula: more mature, having characters die on screen, insanity, and dealing with a broad range of new subject matter like sex, violence, drug abuse, and murder. This show is Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (or MTV Spider-Man).

Being done in full cell shading animation, it loosely follows up on the events of the first Spider-Man movie, following Peter Parkers life as he tries to deal with college, women, life, and his responsibility of being Spider-Man. The 13 eps. series flows in a somewhat sequestered format, with each eps being cut off from the others, aside from a few exceptions (a new love interest being introduced halfway through, and the 2-part series finale), which takes away from the feel that you're watching Pete's life go on, since his actions in one eps don't necessarily reflect in any of the others. But overall it works to establish the villains which show up in every eps.

As said, there is a villain appearance in each eps, ranging from a college girl obsessed with Spider-Man, to Russian terrorists, to telepathic twins. Of course some of your old favorites make an appearance such as Kingpin, The Lizard, and Electro to name a few, though not all of them are handled appropriately. For example, Kingpin, who's basically the nexus with which all crime in New York revolves around, comes off as no more dangerous than a somewhat successful crime boss. While others, such as Electro and The Lizard, are almost epic in their presentation. Both of which will tempt a tear to be released if not making you cry openly.

The voice acting is decent, with Spidey sounding appropriate and having a good hint of silly sarcasm to his voice, but the problem is he doesn't really change it. In some serious scenes, it just doesn't sound much different than when he's taunting a villain, only in a slightly lower tone. The real shining voicework comes from the one-shot villains. Particularly from Rob Zombie as Dr. Kurt Conners and Kathy Griffin as Roxanne (a telepathic twin). Both giving amazing performances and convey their characters marvelously. Especially Kathy Griffin, who doesn't seem like she would be the type to play a psychotic killer at all, but her voice fits amazingly well. One special note I'd like to make is about Ethan Embry who plays Max Dillon/Electro. While his performance isn't really anything special in the first half of his eps, once he becomes Electro his quality skyrockets. With 2 lines being given by him that are the 2 most memorable, and emotionally stirring in the entire series:

- No one is innocent!! NO ONE!! - Spidey: I know.. what it's like!! Electro: No.. you.. don't!!

It's not the lines themselves, but the way that they are said that just rips your heart out. The second line never fails to make me close my eyes and turn away slightly at his pain no matter how many times I see it. It's just that well delivered. You need to listen to it in order to understand what I mean, words can't explain it.

Overall, this is a well made Spider-man series with a more mature twist than what we're expecting to see from a spidey series. Though not without it's flaws (reuse of 3-4 people designs as extras continuously, repetition of Spidey's catch phrase "seriously.. ow!", etc.) it's definitely a worthy addition to the Spidey franchise, and is definitely worth a look if you're at all interested in your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man.