tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post3855264231592025217..comments2024-03-28T18:01:28.997-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: Spectacular, spec-tac-u-lar, Spider-Man...Alan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-16295434270585680962008-06-15T17:25:00.000-04:002008-06-15T17:25:00.000-04:00been out of town for the last week or so, so i tot...been out of town for the last week or so, so i totally missed this post when it first went up and don't know if you're still reading the comments section, buuuuut thanks for the shoutout (is that what it's called?) and thanks even more for checking the show out. makes me feel good that i'm not some crazy person for waking up early (for me) every saturday morning to watch this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-81281366038563983472008-06-13T10:20:00.000-04:002008-06-13T10:20:00.000-04:00So glad to see the love for this cartoon. I've be...So glad to see the love for this cartoon. I've been watching it since episode 2 (dang DVR -- ARRGH!), and it's really a great mix of the various spidey continuities. The art really reminds me of Sumerak's kid-friendly "Power Pack/Spiderman" team-up books (among others PP teamups he's done).<BR/><BR/>For me, this show is miles above the MTV computer generated version. The MTV show almost took itself too seriously, trying to be edgy. It didn't have the required Spidey-humor this one does and its computer animation always felt too stiff for me, as if it might have been better with a CGI-feature budget, but not a CGI-for-TV budget. Looked too much like Code Lyoko for my tastes.<BR/><BR/>Great series, and I hope it gets picked up for more.Davyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332729248943434130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-69663180185636162492008-06-12T00:24:00.000-04:002008-06-12T00:24:00.000-04:00The show has moved quite fast, and it is difficult...The show has moved quite fast, and it is difficult for me to assess what has received short shrift because of familiarity with the source material (Foswell's in it but not the Big Man? There's an officer DeWolff wandering around? Jameson Jr. is encountering alien life? Whee!). But knowing how suddenly kids cartoons can come to an end, I can appreciate the desire to hit the ground running and tell as much story as possible in the first thirteen. And like Alap I think the show has streamlined a lot of Spidey history without sacrificing too many character moments. I especially appreciate the willingness to make Pete an unlikable character sometimes -- by letting him fail Harry, for instance -- in fidelity with the source material.<BR/><BR/> I do hope it gets a second season. I'd like to see what the plans are for Spidey after all the players are in place and all the old stories have been retold.<BR/><BR/>AnonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-72503914852955959982008-06-11T21:38:00.000-04:002008-06-11T21:38:00.000-04:00I'll have to check that out. I also liked the MTV ...I'll have to check that out. I also liked the MTV Spider-Man cartoon (starring one Neil Patrick Harris!) and am currently cartoon-less, outside of The Venture Brothers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-85717562217883742482008-06-11T21:31:00.000-04:002008-06-11T21:31:00.000-04:00Big Spidey fan here. I've been watching it since ...Big Spidey fan here. I've been watching it since day one, and I must say, it's really really good. The only episode I didn't quite like was the Electro episode.<BR/><BR/>I like the character designs for Spider-Man and villains, and the civilians are usually ok. The designs are simple enough that they lend to great animation. The animation in the most recent couple episodes are especially top notch.<BR/><BR/>The series has been moving quite briskly, with a lot of characters having been introduced already.<BR/><BR/>I totally recommend giving this show a shot. This and Avatar: The Last Airbender are the two animated series I watch.Kenrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346565881555687494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-23105976667878892232008-06-11T21:23:00.000-04:002008-06-11T21:23:00.000-04:00I'm with you, Alan. This is the best animated Spid...I'm with you, Alan. This is the best animated Spider-Man series... maybe ever. (Though I do have love for the '67 version -- very funny -- and nostalgia for the Amazing Friends series.)<BR/><BR/>It's a great amalgam of Ultimate Spider-Man and the original (and very dated) Spider-Man comic of the 60s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-9495606868040062552008-06-11T15:42:00.000-04:002008-06-11T15:42:00.000-04:00Perhaps I should actually try watching a few episo...Perhaps I should actually try watching a few episodes, but based on that title sequence alone, I'm already kind of put off by it. I'm always bothered by the current animation trend where character designs seem streamlined to the point where everybody looks like stick-figure midgets. I'm also not much of a fan of the huge eyes coupled overdilated pupils that ever character seems to have. It makes them look both creepy, and like they're about to cry. Overall, they just don't look people. Again though, maybe I should actually see how a whole episode plays, but I've always had trouble enjoying a show when I'm already put off by the overall design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-51292570524258166712008-06-11T14:07:00.000-04:002008-06-11T14:07:00.000-04:00Consider me intrigued. I only worry that the repea...<I>Consider me intrigued. I only worry that the repeats will be out of sequence. If that's the case, how confusing would it be?</I><BR/><BR/>Well, it's fairly serialized, but I jumped into the middle of the run, with my local CW affiliate airing two episodes a week (a repeat from earlier in the season followed by the new episode) and I was able to keep up. Obviously, it helps if you know enough of the comic book mythos to be able to say, "Okay, that's the guy who becomes the Sandman" or "Oh, yeah, Aunt May and Mary Jane's aunt are friends."Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-70672099867383779292008-06-11T14:04:00.000-04:002008-06-11T14:04:00.000-04:00Did you ever watch the MTV Spider-Man cartoon? I r...Did you ever watch the MTV Spider-Man cartoon? I really enjoyed that set and wonder how this compares.<BR/><BR/>Consider me intrigued. I only worry that the repeats will be out of sequence. If that's the case, how confusing would it be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-27679853427698508732008-06-11T13:57:00.000-04:002008-06-11T13:57:00.000-04:00Don't go knocking the Hulk movie out just yet. Ch...Don't go knocking the Hulk movie out just yet. Check out what former Premiere critic, Glenn Kenny said on his blog about watching it last night:<BR/><BR/>http://somecamerunning.typepad.com/some_came_running/2008/06/my-incredible-h.html#moreTony Dayoubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04632329277519635858noreply@blogger.com