X-Men: Evolution 

This rendition of X-Men features Cyclops, Jean Grey, Rogue, Nightcrawler, Shadowcat and Spike as teenagers as they fight for a world that fears and hates them.

Stars:

Scott McNeil, Meghan Black, Christopher Judge

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Kirby Morrow	...	Cyclops / ... 51 episodes, 2000-2003
Venus Terzo	...	Jean Grey / ... 50 episodes, 2000-2003
David Kaye	...	Professor Charles Xavier / ... 47 episodes, 2000-2003
Brad Swaile	...	Kurt Wagner / ... 47 episodes, 2000-2003
Maggie Blue O'Hara	...	Kitty Pryde / ... 44 episodes, 2000-2003
Scott McNeil	...	Logan / ... 41 episodes, 2000-2003
Meghan Black	...	Rogue 37 episodes, 2000-2003
Kirsten Alter	...	Ororo Munroe / ... 33 episodes, 2000-2003
Neil Denis	...	Evan Daniels / ... 30 episodes, 2000-2003
Noel Fisher	...	Toad / ... 25 episodes, 2000-2003
Christopher Gray	...	Avalanche / ... 25 episodes, 2000-2003
Michael Dobson	...	Blob / ... 24 episodes, 2000-2003
Andrew Francis	...	Iceman / ... 24 episodes, 2001-2003
Michael Kopsa	...	Beast / ... 22 episodes, 2001-2003
Colleen Wheeler	...	Mystique / ... 21 episodes, 2000-2003

Storyline

Professor Charles Francis Xavier, who has the mutant ability to read minds, searches for new mutants to train them how to use their powers for good and to prevent the mutants from harming themselves and others at his School for Gifted Youngsters. His opposition, Magneto "Master of Magnetism", is doing the same thing, but for evil purposes. He has made Mystique who is a shape-shifter, a principle of his high school to gather evil mutants to prepare them for war against non-mutants. The most interesting plot of the story is that all the heroes and villains attend the same high school. The classic battle of good vs. evil has begun again.

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Plot Keywords:

older actors younger roles | teenager | high school | school | high school student | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

X-Men: Children of the Atom

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Roman Productions, Marvel Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min (52 episodes)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jean chooses Genetics as her major, since in the X-Men (2000) movie; she was a doctor in genetics.

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Goofs

When Jean and Kurt leave the mansion, McCoy and Xavier find them at the airport buying tickets to New York City; Bayville is less than an hour by car from the city, around two in bad traffic. There are no flights from anywhere near Bayville to New York City.

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Quotes

Toad (Todd Tolensky): [sloppily wearing Quicksilver's costume] Look at me, I'm Pietro. Hold on, I have to go to the moon... I'm back.

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Connections

Version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

User Reviews

Defied expectations

Okay, now, I'll be frank. When the first information on "X-Men: Evolution" was released, *everyone* thought it would suck. I did too.

Then, I saw it. And against all expectations, the product was a very, very good show.

There's a way to sum up people's attitudes - those who don't like it are largely those who can't get beyond the fact it doesn't follow the comics versions of the characters. Well, tough noogies, people, it's a different interpretation of the characters, and it's an interpretation that works extremely well. If you let a purist attitude blind you to enjoying them, then it's your loss.

Very few good cartoons have come out of America in the last couple of years, in part as a result of the over-reliance on Japanese animation, which is currently so popular. But of the few quality shows that were made, "X-Men: Evolution" is easily one of them. It's a series with a direction - underlying story threads and sub-plots are all intricately woven together, although sometimes they get a little buried under the focus of the episode, which can sometimes be something as boring as "new kids take jet for joyride."

Many of the characters aren't THAT different from their original selves, anyway, just made a bit younger. Rogue stands out as the character altered the most, but her new goth look is a brilliant take on the character, and a very welcome departure from the "Woe is me, Ah can't kiss anybody!" attitude that we've suffered through in the past. The show's "new" character, Spyke, is really quite needless, though - essentially a P-C version of Marrow (from the comics), he is reduced to a nonentity for much of the season season, because he just doesn't *need* to be there. And say what you will about Nightcrawler, but I just really wish they'd hired an actor who could DO a German accent.

Speaking of voice acting - "X-Men: Evolution" easily scores high points in that area, too (German accent notwithstanding...), with a lot of experienced talent lending their voices to the show. Beautiful animation - that's on a par with, and surpasses a lot of, the current wave of Japanese anime - finishes off the whole package - I swear, this is the only cartoon I have ever seen where *dancing* has been animated so well.

So, that's "X-Men: Evolution." Take it or leave it. But I recommend quite heartily that you take it.