"Fantastic Four" (2006) TV series 2006-????

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Writers:

Thomas Barichella (writer)
Cyril Tysz (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

This TV animated series follows the adventures of Mr. Fantastic, The Invisible Woman, The Human Torch and The Thing...

Plot Keywords:

Fantastic Four | Human Torch | Invisible Woman | Super Powers | Superhuman Strength

Cast

Hiro Kanagawa	...	Mr. Fantastic / ... (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christopher Jacot	...	Johnny Storm / ... (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lara Gilchrist	...	Invisible Woman / ... (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Brian Dobson	...	Ben Grimm / ... (19 episodes, 2006-2007)
Sam Vincent	...	H.E.R.B.I.E. (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Paul Dobson	...	Dr. Doom / ... (8 episodes, 2006-2007)

Also Known As:

"Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes" (USA)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:G (some epiosodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Company:

Marvel Enterprises

Movie Connections:

Spin off from Fantastic Four (2005)

If The Adventures of Batman resurrected superhero cartoons, this will sink them...

I really hope the other poster was kidding when he said JLU was cancelled to put this on air.

Bryan Singer did so much to make Marvel a success in adaptations, but let's face it, it's always been DC making the running. First with Christopher Reeve, then with Kevin Conroy...

Why, oh why can't executives look at WHAT makes a series or a film a success and copy that, instead of looking for a source to butcher. Batman (conroy's) was all style (like West's), but with enough substance to sustain it. It had visuals, it had villains, it had stories and it had PACE. Plus, being a cartoon, they got the best voices available. All the things that were transferred into Superman and then Justice League.

Fantastic Four has none of these. The action (for desperate want of a better word) is so slow it nearly put me to sleep. The voices are awful, not necessarily because the actors can't act (don't know what else they've done), but, I suspect, because the directors haven't got a clue about emoting in English. The nationalities don't inspire confidence in this department. The scripts are almost passable, but the direction (see "action" and "voices") sinks everything.

I suspect I may be too old for this, as YouTubing Battle of the Planets brought me face to face with things my memory had edited out (such as the stupid R2D2 clone and his girlfriend on Pluto), but, given the acclaim and success of the recent DC animated adaptations across a broad audience spectrum, I'm willing to say this sucks.

There just isn't any joy in it. There is no way the cast are having fun recording the dialogue, you can hear it in their voices, or, rather, you can't.