Eleven hopefuls create their own superhero alter ego in a competition judged by comic book maestro Stan Lee; the winner will be immortalized in a new comic book to be created by Stan Lee himself and released by Dark Horse Comics.
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| Stan Lee | ... | Self 14 episodes, 2006-2007 | |
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Richard Malmos | ... | Self - Narrator 9 episodes, 2006-2007 |
| Jarrett Crippen | ... | Self / ... 8 episodes, 2007 | |
| John Stork | ... | Hyper-Strike / ... 8 episodes, 2007 | |
| Melody Mooney | ... | Hygena / ... 8 episodes, 2007 | |
| Matthew Atherton | ... | Feedback / ... 8 episodes, 2006-2007 | |
| Christopher Watters | ... | Major Victory / ... 7 episodes, 2006 | |
| Yan Feldman | ... | Dr. Dark 6 episodes, 2007 | |
| Dan Williams | ... | Parthenon / ... 6 episodes, 2007 | |
| Tonatzin Mondragon | ... | Lemuria / ... 6 episodes, 2006 | |
| Mary Votava | ... | Monkey Woman / ... 6 episodes, 2006 | |
| Nell Wilson | ... | Fat Momma / ... 6 episodes, 2006 | |
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The six-episode, one-hour series challenges 11 lucky participants, chosen from thousands of hopefuls from across the country, to create their very own superhero alter ego, live with each other in a secret lair and compete against each other to prove their mettle, reveal the true nature of their superhuman abilities and invoke the noble credos by which they live. There's only one person in the world who is qualified to act as both judge and jury for such a contest and that's Stan "The Man" Lee, the creator of Spider-Man, The Hulk, Fantastic Four and X-Men, to name only a few. During the six-week competition, these homegrown superheroes will live under Stan's watchful eye doing their utmost to demonstrate the true qualities of a superhero - courage, integrity, self-sacrifice, compassion and resourcefulness - while at the same time fighting tooth and nail to come out on top by the seat of their spandex pants. The winner flies away with the greatest prize in reality TV history! His or her... Written by Sci Fi Channel
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The majority of Season 2 contestants originally auditioned under code-names other than what they used on the show: the Defuser (Takedown), Hyper-Strike (Super Impact Man), Mindset (Omnicron), Mr. Mitzvah (Peaceman, Mitzvah Man), Parthenon (Paragon), and Whip-Snap (Lady Reckoning). See more »Goofs
In the season one opening titles, Spider-Man's name is not properly hyphenated. See more »Quotes
Stan Lee: [to Iron Enforcer after he brags about how lethal he is] Superheroes don't kill people. Superheroes save people.See more »
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If you're turned off by the backbiting and Macchiavellian manipulation on such shows as Survivor or Big Brother, but the idea of a group of people competing for a big prize appeals to you, then you really should try this program. Hosted by comic book legend Stan Lee, this show challenges people to behave like superheroes.
Of course, there's much more to "behaving like superheroes" than dressing up in a colorful spandex costume and going into death-defying missions to save the day. That part just makes the contest fun. The tasks presented actually challenge the contestants, and in turn us in the audience, to be better people: courageous, kind, honest, helpful, attentive, friendly, cooperative, decisive, and willing to face our fears and become community leaders. Contestants actually score points (so to speak) for helping each other to perform better! Nearly every episode I've seen thus far has had some little lesson I could apply in my own life to make myself a better person.
Whatever "cheese" the show has, whether you consider it fun or not, that is what good drama, whether scripted or true-life, really should be about.