"The Spectacular Spider-Man" (2008) TV series

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Creator:

Stan Lee

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

An animated television show that focuses on a 16-year-old Peter Parker and the origins of Spider-Man.

Plot Keywords:

Marvel Entertainment | Based On Comic | Spiderman | Superhero

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Josh Keaton	...	Peter Parker / ... (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lacey Chabert	...	Gwen Stacy (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Joshua LeBar	...	Flash Thompson / ... (21 episodes, 2008-2009)
Grey DeLisle	...	Sally Avril / ... (19 episodes, 2008-2009)
Alanna Ubach	...	Liz Allan / ... (18 episodes, 2008-2009)
Vanessa Marshall	...	Mary Jane Watson / ... (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Harry Osborn / ... (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Clancy Brown	...	George Stacy / ... (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Deborah Strang	...	Aunt May Parker (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Steve Blum	...	Green Goblin / ... (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Alan Rachins	...	Norman Osborn (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Andrew Kishino	...	Kenny 'King' Kong / ... (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Phil LaMarr	...	Randy Robertson / ... (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ben Diskin	...	Eddie Brock / ... (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Daran Norris	...	J. Jonah Jameson / ... (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
John Di Maggio	...	Hammerhead / ... (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Peter MacNicol	...	Dr. Otto Octavius / ... (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	L. Thompson Lincoln / ... (12 episodes, 2008-2009)

Also Known As:

"The Amazing Spider-Man" (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | Australia:PG

Company:

Adelaide Productions

Trivia:

This is the first Spider-Man animated series to include the villain Flint Marko/the Sandman since the third season of the 'Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends' cartoon in 1983.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Spider-Man" (1967)

Better than the Rest... WAY BETTER!

I've watched every spider-man animated series there has ever been and this one is by far my favorite of them all. The past series that I've watched have so many flaws I can count them on 10 hands, but this... flawless so far!

Okay, the theme song is pretty weird, but I kind of like that too.

I love that it's more about the high school years with Gwen Stacy (something that was left out of the 1st film Grrrr!) Though I seriously doubt that the producers will kill the animated Gwen :P That's not likely. Plus they're keeping faithful to the comic by making Mary Jane's identity a mystery. Nice!

Compared to the 90s show, the animation is consistent from one episode to the next. In the 90s series artists got lazy and repeated scenes or it was drawn crappy one weekend, then beautiful the next. Spectacular stays clean and well drawn. Even the action sequences are clean, like Spidey's movements are so well done it's hard to believe. And thank you so much for not incorporating 3D buildings....yuck! Spidey's jokes are funnier than they ever been in any previous series as well. The villains give him plenty of ammo.

Speaking of villains, they are so strategically placed throughout the series it's amazing (no pun intended). Their stories are not rushed like the 90's show. He's not babbling on and on about some girl while fighting the baddie and then the scene gets cut back and forth sporadically. I can't say anything bad about this show... yet. But I doubt that they'll give me a reason to.

So until this one goes belly up, make mine Marvel!