... Don't blame Spider-man 3 on Raimi, that movie was ruined by studio interference.Calleja said:Seriously. Raimi should watch every single episode on this show, and do Spider-Man 3 thinking of THAT!
Don't worry Calleja, we ALL blocked the existence of Spider-Man 3 from our memories.Calleja said:Argh, I meant Spider-Man 4... FOUR, four. My bad.
And 4 will be just as bad if the studio makes him shoehorn carnage or wolverine or any other character Sam Rami didn't originally write into the script.Calleja said:Argh, I meant Spider-Man 4... FOUR, four. My bad.
Aw, man.. I hate to hear that. Was it not doing good ratings-wise?Reboneer said:Also, here's hoping Spectacular Spider-man eventually gets picked up for a third season (even though it's looking less and less likely).
THANK YOU!!! I hate trying to convince people that the show really wasn't that great. Good for the time, but Spec. blows it right out of the fucking water.Bowielee said:I HATED the animation in the 90s series, It was stiff and ugly.
What is this 'Spider-Man 3' of which you speak?checkeredhat said:Don't worry Calleja, we ALL blocked the existence of Spider-Man 3 from our memories.Calleja said:Argh, I meant Spider-Man 4... FOUR, four. My bad.
It's so catchy, even the villains have it stuck in their heads.Calleja said:And yes Nick, that theme song friggin' rocks. It's similar to Firefly's theme in that at first I didn't really like it and in fact kinda hated it.. but little by little it began to grow on me to the point that I now sing it in the shower and re-play the intro sometimes.
LOL, I love elevator scenes like that.figmentPez said:It's so catchy, even the villains have it stuck in their heads.
And if you put the creme on it for 3 or four days, the rash should go....ThatNickGuy said:Oh, Bowie. That reminds me of something. I've just sent you a PM on something...COMPLETELY unrelated to what you are requesting. Nothing illegal going on here, folks, carry on!
Except that the original comic only had him in highschool for 2 years... which is like 24 issues... and also real time, as he was bitten at 16...checkeredhat said:put Peter Parker BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE BELONGS,
mj: 'its ...randy, isnt it?'
randy: very
I'm pretty sure it was 15. I could be wrong.@Li3n said:Except that the original comic only had him in highschool for 2 years... which is like 24 issues... and also real time, as he was bitten at 16...checkeredhat said:put Peter Parker BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE BELONGS,
15, 16, not that big of a difference...checkeredhat said:I'm pretty sure it was 15. I could be wrong.
At the time i was young enough that college kids looked 30 anyhow...checkeredhat said:And yes, he aged. But this show is actually starting it off right by having him start in high school. The 90s cartoon I swear he looked like he was 30, and he was taking University. And Sam Raimi only had him in high school long enough to get bitten and fight Flash, and then he graduated.
I've always felt that having him in high school made him a much more interesting character. Its a big part of why I love Ultimate Spider-man so much.
No, I'm just nitpicking. I also concede that I may be wrong on that. I've never read Amazing Spider-Man prior to sometime in the mid 90s. I've read the various synopsis that are available, of course, but not the actual comics.@Li3n said:15, 16, not that big of a difference...
\@Li3n said:At the time i was young enough that college kids looked 30 anyhow...
But imo teen angst has been overdone... and having him stuck in high school forever would get boring quick...
Also, when Norman Osborn is more of a threat then the Green Goblin (and teh GG is hulk but on fire) there's something wrong. (Bendis is good at dialogue and characterization but i wouldn't want him inventing any superpowers).
I haven't read that far yet. I'm up to Ultimate Spider-Man volume 21. I gave up on reading the Ultimates after Ultimates 2 (TERRIBLE), so I didn't see what havoc Loeb wreaked. All I know is that Fury is missing in Ultimate Spider-Man right now.@Li3n said:After Loeb the UU is pretty much dead anyhow... and the current status of the Ultimates and Fury kinda makes it doubtful anyone will actually make him join at 18...
Well, I'll agree its not the sole reason (there are so many different reasons to love Spidey!), but I do believe it was extremely important to the character's initial popularity. Teen superheroes were not as common then as they are now. They were mostly sidekicks at the time, right? Now teen superheros is the big fad.@Li3n said:anyhow, my original point was that high school Peter wasn't why Spidey became such an icon in the first place.
Right, but those stories would never have been written if Amazing Fantasy #15 hadn't been as popular as it was. Spidey wasn't originally meant to be a marketable character, he was a short story experiment originally. Certainly though, his continued success and iconic status is definitely to do with the iconic stories told in the later years. You are absolutely right there.@Li3n said:I don't know... most of the iconic stories came after, and his nerdiness was probably more important then being in high school...
No, Peter was already working for the Bugle when Venom was introduced. Eddie Brock, however, was introduced very early on in the series. The show's great like that. You meet several major villains LONG before they become who they become. Rhino and Sandman are both in the very first episode (I believe?), but as their alter egos. Its been a while since I watched the show, but if memory serves, Spidey actually foils like 3 robberies of theirs throughout the series before they even get their suit/powers.Shegokigo said:Another reason I have no interest in this show, this thread alone just did it for me.
Venom before Peter even works for Jonah? Ugh.
I personally disliked the "early years" stuff by a mile. It's not until he worked for Jonah and started taking on the baddies then was I interested much in Spidey.
Next thing you know, they'll have teenage versions of his villains. rly: Which is a lose/lose situation because if they don't, then you have a Freshman in High School Parker/Spidey defeating 30+yr old villains? Yeah, just no.
He is working for J. Jonah Jameson, taking freelance photos for the Bugle.Shegokigo said:Venom before Peter even works for Jonah? Ugh.
Again, because I simply did not enjoy the teen years of the series in the comics.figmentPez said:He is working for J. Jonah Jameson, taking freelance photos for the Bugle.
And he does go up against adult villains. First season he fought the Vulture, Electro, the Lizard, Shocker, the Sandman, the Rhino, Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, Tombstone and the Chameleon. Why are you so against the concept of teenage Spider-Man taking out non-teen enemies?
All of early Spiderman was this. The damn character started as a high schooler battling villaians! THAT WAS WHAT HE WAS!!!Shegokigo said:Another reason I have no interest in this show, this thread alone just did it for me.
Venom before Peter even works for Jonah? Ugh.
I personally disliked the "early years" stuff by a mile. It's not until he worked for Jonah and started taking on the baddies then was I interested much in Spidey.
Next thing you know, they'll have teenage versions of his villains. rly: Which is a lose/lose situation because if they don't, then you have a Freshman in High School Parker/Spidey defeating 30+yr old villains? Yeah, just no.
The focal point? I could have done just fine with a "here's his origin" flashback and gone right to College/Adult Spidey. Not sure how that's his "focal point". Origin? Maybe. Focal point? Nah.Wolverine didn't have an "origin" for years and it worked out just fine.Shannow said:I guess one of the main focal points of the character is something to hate. :retard:
I like Spiderman, except for that whole Power and responsibility thing. Why have that?
Thank you...fully agree with this post completely.ThatNickGuy said:Wolverine is probably one of the most basic, no-brainer characters possible, though. He's the "mysterious badass". Seriously, I think Logan's one of the most overrated characters in comics.
Spidey, on the other hand, works best with the formula that made him great in the first place. Which is why I thought it was brilliant of one writer to put adult Pete back in High School...as a science teacher. Of course, Marvel smurfed that one up completely, to no surprise. As far as the High School formula, though, it works because he's this nerdy, scrawny kid (and still looks like one because his powers are built for agility and speed and less for strength like The Hulk) who was getting picked on all the time. And the suit is like a giant freedom for him from that world.
As i recqall AF #15 was mostly him getting powers and wrestling then his uncle getting shot, and very little high school life...checkeredhat said:Right, but those stories would never have been written if Amazing Fantasy #15 hadn't been as popular as it was. Spidey wasn't originally meant to be a marketable character, he was a short story experiment originally. Certainly though, his continued success and iconic status is definitely to do with the iconic stories told in the later years. You are absolutely right there.
See, it works just fine that way too...checkeredhat said:But as the original high school superhero, I think his spending his formative years fighting villains while juggling college life is important.
Awesome. I disagree completely. :smug:Shannow said:Thank you...fully agree with this post completely.ThatNickGuy said:Wolverine is probably one of the most basic, no-brainer characters possible, though. He's the "mysterious badass". Seriously, I think Logan's one of the most overrated characters in comics.
Spidey, on the other hand, works best with the formula that made him great in the first place. Which is why I thought it was brilliant of one writer to put adult Pete back in High School...as a science teacher. Of course, Marvel smurfed that one up completely, to no surprise. As far as the High School formula, though, it works because he's this nerdy, scrawny kid (and still looks like one because his powers are built for agility and speed and less for strength like The Hulk) who was getting picked on all the time. And the suit is like a giant freedom for him from that world.
Not my fault you are an idiot. :smug:Shegokigo said:Awesome. I disagree completely. :smug:Shannow said:Thank you...fully agree with this post completely.ThatNickGuy said:Wolverine is probably one of the most basic, no-brainer characters possible, though. He's the "mysterious badass". Seriously, I think Logan's one of the most overrated characters in comics.
Spidey, on the other hand, works best with the formula that made him great in the first place. Which is why I thought it was brilliant of one writer to put adult Pete back in High School...as a science teacher. Of course, Marvel smurfed that one up completely, to no surprise. As far as the High School formula, though, it works because he's this nerdy, scrawny kid (and still looks like one because his powers are built for agility and speed and less for strength like The Hulk) who was getting picked on all the time. And the suit is like a giant freedom for him from that world.
Time till Shannow resorted back to calling people an idiot for having an opposing opinion:Shannow said:Not my fault you are an idiot. :smug:
See, I can do it too!
Oh my, you are so witty and clever! :smug:Shegokigo said:Time till Shannow resorted back to calling people an idiot for having an opposing opinion:Shannow said:Not my fault you are an idiot. :smug:
See, I can do it too!
Less than a week
Woo! I won the pool! :smug:
Yeah yeah, I'm still collecting my cash! :smug:Shannow said:Oh my, you are so witty and clever! :smug:
The idiot comment was more to the smug icon, than anything, btw
you forgot the Enforcers.figmentPez said:He is working for J. Jonah Jameson, taking freelance photos for the Bugle.Shegokigo said:Venom before Peter even works for Jonah? Ugh.
And he does go up against adult villains. First season he fought the Vulture, Electro, the Lizard, Shocker, the Sandman, the Rhino, Doctor Octopus, Green Goblin, Tombstone and the Chameleon. Why are you so against the concept of teenage Spider-Man taking out non-teen enemies?
Gwen getting thrown of the bridge should be at least season 3 stuff... if only cause Norman has to die for it...wana10 said:tried it when this thread first came around and dropped it pretty soon after. while i liked all the spidey parts i hated all the relationship drama/high school parts.
my ultimate spidey show would take this spidey(wise cracking, snarky, smart) but remove the relationship drama. spend the first season setting up a deep romance between peter and gwen. no relationship tests or any of that crap. no love triangle with mj, let her be a friend or something but the audience should really feel the bond between peter and gwen. that way when the goblin drops her off a bridge in the season finale the audience feels it like a sledge hammer to the chest. :bush:
then in the second season you can have fun with a devastated peter with mj being a supportive friend helping him through a tough time, setting up a possible romance in the later parts of the season. don't let him just get over gwen's death really quickly and jump to mj. maybe run the symbiote arc to show peter slipping from the straight and narrow, but mj helps pull him back.
the net fu is weak in this one...KCWM said:I wish I could "get" this series :toocool:
Once funds become available then I can definitely purchase it.
Hint hint.
Yeah, when I'm at work on a strictly monitored server, it sure is. I don't often check the forum at home, so I forgot about the thread. Since someone else was PM'd, I assumed that someone had whatever info relatively handy. Perhaps I was wrong.@Li3n said:the net fu is weak in this one...KCWM said:I wish I could "get" this series :toocool:
Once funds become available then I can definitely purchase it.
Hint hint.