The Official discussion thread for "The Spectacular Spider-Man"

[shadow_spidey]

Welcome to The Official discussion thread for "The Spectacular Spider-Man."

Here you can discuss about the new animated series.

Here are some topics you can talk about:

Storylines
Plots
Episodes
Characters
Character Art
Voices
Art
Fanart
Trivia

and more!

Enjoy! "The Spectacular Spider-Man" premieres on Kids' WB on The CW on Saturday March 8, 2008. With an one hour preimere. Showing the first two episodes.

Episode 1: "Survival of the Fittest"
Summer is over for Peter Parker and school's ready to start -- both literally (it's his junior year of high school), and in the real world of crime-fighting -- as Spider-Man faces his first real challenge the Enforcers and his first real super-villain Vulture.

Episode 2: "Interactions"
Peter Parker and Spider-Man both try to make connections. Peter attempts to tutor the popular Liz Allan, while Spidey reaches out to stop a new menace: Electro.

[web_head_33]

Welcome to The Official discussion thread for "The Spectacular Spider-Man."

Here you can discuss about the new animated series.

Here are some topics you can talk about:

Storylines
Plots
Episodes
Characters
Character Art
Voices
Art
Fanart
Trivia

and more!

Enjoy! "The Spectacular Spider-Man" premieres on Kids' WB on The CW on Saturday March 8, 2008. With an one hour preimere. Showing the first two episodes.

Episode 1: "Survival of the Fittest"
Summer is over for Peter Parker and school's ready to start -- both literally (it's his junior year of high school), and in the real world of crime-fighting -- as Spider-Man faces his first real challenge the Enforcers and his first real super-villain Vulture.

Episode 2: "Interactions"
Peter Parker and Spider-Man both try to make connections. Peter attempts to tutor the popular Liz Allan, while Spidey reaches out to stop a new menace: Electro.

cool thread i just can't wait for it to come out and the concept art looks really good

[Symbiote789]

I can't wait for this! The only thing that I can't stand is venom's look.

[web_head_33]

I can't wait for this! The only thing that I can't stand is venom's look.

yeah i don't like it either

[spider-man guy]

I'm really excited for this show's premier on the 8th.

[web_head_33]

hey what time does it premiere

[spider-man guy]

hey what time does it premiere
10 AM.

:)

[web_head_33]

10 AM.

:)

eastern or western

[spider-man guy]

eastern or western
Eastern, I believe.

[web_head_33]

Eastern, I believe.

aww great that means i got to get up at 7:00

[web_head_33]

wait no i don't i checked on my box and it starts at 10:00 in the west too :)

[shadow_spidey]

Where I live for some reason, I have to get up eariler because it start one or two hours eariler where I live. Which doesn't make sense. Ever sine they made WB The CW it messed things up. :(

[web_head_33]

Where I live for some reason, I have to get up eariler because it start one or two hours eariler where I live. Which doesn't make sense. Ever sine they made WB The CW it messed things up. :(

really that sucks :(

[Spider-Z]

You guess wanna know what happens in epi 1?I mean everything.

[doc_octavius04]

I'm really excited for this show's premier on the 8th.

I know! It looks really awesome!

10 AM.

:)

Eastern, I believe.

Ouch. :(

I am not used to getting up that early...not on a weekend..

...but I am not missing it.

[Spider Rider]

i cant wait for this show!

[spider-man guy]

IGN has posted a review of the first episode!
http://tv.ign.com/articles/855/855085p1.html

8/10! Looking good!

[Spider Rider]

IGN has posted a review of the first episode!
http://tv.ign.com/articles/855/855085p1.html

8/10! Looking good!

sounds good. lol the vulture is voiced by robert englund!

[shadow_spidey]

I have some bad news. It seems that The Spectacular Spider-Man is replacing The Batman on Kids' WB. Basically. A representative for Warner Bros. Animation has confirmed that the current season of The Batman is the last season of the popular series. The series finale, called "Lost Heroes," is slated to air as a one-hour special on Saturday March 8th, 2008.
A representative for Warner Bros. Animation has confirmed that the current season of The Batman is the last season of the popular series.

It's the end for The Batman and the beginning for The Specatular Spider-Man!

[aliensuit1495]

noooooooooo! :(
i hate this new show
why does the bad stuff have to replace the good stuff?

[spider-man guy]

sounds good. lol the vulture is voiced by robert englund!
Yeah, and he sounds great as Vulture. "These skies are mine!"

[shadow_spidey]

noooooooooo! :(
i hate this new show
why does the bad stuff have to replace the good stuff?
Well I haven't been following The Batman. I wish they didn't start the JL stuff though. I wish it was only Batman, Batgirl and Robin. Hopefully the JL stuff is over. Though I just hope TSM is as good or better than The Batman. When The Batman didn't have the JL stuff. But I believe it will be great.

[spider-man guy]

You guys can see symbiote Spidey's head on the show's official website advertising a promotion, he looks awesome with those grey highlights.
http://www.spideytv.com

[BackinBlack07]

I have some bad news. It seems that The Spectacular Spider-Man is replacing The Batman on Kids' WB. Basically. A representative for Warner Bros. Animation has confirmed that the current season of The Batman is the last season of the popular series. The series finale, called "Lost Heroes," is slated to air as a one-hour special on Saturday March 8th, 2008.
A representative for Warner Bros. Animation has confirmed that the current season of The Batman is the last season of the popular series.

It's the end for The Batman and the beginning for The Specatular Spider-Man!

WHYYYYY?!

[shadow_spidey]

:spidey_shrug:

[Spider-Z]

Nnoooooo!!!!

[web_head_33]

Well I haven't been following The Batman. I wish they didn't start the JL stuff though. I wish it was only Batman, Batgirl and Robin. Hopefully the JL stuff is over. Though I just hope TSM is as good or better than The Batman. When The Batman didn't have the JL stuff. But I believe it will be great.

yeah lately i haven't followed it either

[shadow_spidey]

I haven't followed it for like 2 or 3 years. But I own seasons 1 & 2, and hope to purchase seasons 3 & 4 soon. :D

[web_head_33]

I haven't followed it for like 2 or 3 years. But I own seasons 1 & 2, and hope to purchase seasons 3 & 4 soon. :D

i haven't followed it for a year now

[shadow_spidey]

Then I'm not alone. :)

[web_head_33]

Then I'm not alone. :)

yeah :) but i really do hope this series is good

[shadow_spidey]

I'm sure it will be. I wouldn't let what others think make you think something else than what you believe it will be like. :)

[web_head_33]

I'm sure it will be. I wouldn't let what others think make you think something else than what you believe it will be like. :)

yeah ur right

[shadow_spidey]

I know. :)

[Spider-Tim 075]

Yeah, and he sounds great as Vulture. "These skies are mine!"

yeah that sounded awesome

[jb0000612]

I have some bad news. It seems that The Spectacular Spider-Man is replacing The Batman on Kids' WB. Basically. A representative for Warner Bros. Animation has confirmed that the current season of The Batman is the last season of the popular series. The series finale, called "Lost Heroes," is slated to air as a one-hour special on Saturday March 8th, 2008.
A representative for Warner Bros. Animation has confirmed that the current season of The Batman is the last season of the popular series.

It's the end for The Batman and the beginning for The Specatular Spider-Man!

Yey! I didn't really like The Batman. When I saw Mark Hamill as Tony Zucco and Kevin Conroy as Mr. Grayson...I thought of old times. Old animated Joker & Batman will always kick rump!! Besides, I've seen what they've done with the Vulture in this new Spidey series. I expect nothing but greatness.

[spider-man guy]

Newsarama interviews Crispin Freeman the voice of Electro in the new toon. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=148431


Just read this quote from the interview, I love what they have done with Electro!

What I think what’s different about this Electro is his power is effecting his mind. He’s almost completely insane, babbling a lot of the time. The high voltage has overpowered his psyche. I find that really interesting. I mean, of course your brain is responsible for channeling a lot of electronic signals through its neural passages. When you’re charged with all that electricity its probably going to effect your brain. That’s certainly what he struggles with. It’s almost like he’s still trying to figure out what’s happening to him. He switches from being angry to paranoid to being vicious to sort of cool. It’s really interesting playing him.

[shadow_spidey]

I like the sound of that. :D

[Spider Rider]

Newsarama interviews Crispin Freeman the voice of Electro in the new toon. http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=148431


Just read this quote from the interview, I love what they have done with Electro!

Electro sounds awesome

[spider-man guy]

The official website has been updated with character profiles, downloads, and an episode guide. http://www.spideytv.com/

[Spider Rider]

The official website has been updated with character profiles, downloads, and an episode guide. http://www.spideytv.com/

cool!

[socool83]

does anybody know the release date for the toys?
i checked EVERYWHER today and nowhere had them :(
can someone help

[aliensuit1495]

man this show looks bad

[shadow_spidey]

Vulture:
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh8/socool83/Vulture.jpg

Electro
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh8/socool83/Electro.jpg

[shadow_spidey]

Lizard:
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh8/socool83/Lizard.jpg

Sandman:
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh8/socool83/Sandman.jpg

[shadow_spidey]

Shocker:
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh8/socool83/Shocker.jpg

These are early character pictures from The Spectacular Spider-Man site here. http://www.spideytv.com/ In their character profile section. The pictures are not there yet, but you're seeing them here first! :D

One more week until The Spectecaular Spider-Man premieres on Kids' WB!

[aliensuit1495]

Vulture:
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh8/socool83/Vulture.jpg

Electro
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh8/socool83/Electro.jpg

those are HORRIBLE! :rant:

[aliensuit1495]

Shocker:
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh8/socool83/Shocker.jpg

Lizard:
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh8/socool83/Lizard.jpg

Sandman:
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh8/socool83/Sandman.jpg


these are bad too :shake:
the only one that looks decent is lizard

[Dewzy]

Lizard:
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh8/socool83/Lizard.jpg

Sandman:
http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh8/socool83/Sandman.jpg

sandmans arms are longer than his legs. what a gorilla face

[aliensuit1495]

sandmans arms are longer than his legs. what a gorilla face

lol
sandman looks like a gorilla
he has monkey ears too

[shadow_spidey]

those are HORRIBLE! :rant:

these are bad too : shake:
the only one that looks decent is lizard

sandmans arms are longer than his legs. what a gorilla face

lol
sandman looks like a gorilla
he has monkey ears too
To you that what they are. Try not to say bad things in the thread. Okay? If you can't, please don't post. Talk about it somewhere else or in PMs, in a negative way. Only positive views on the show in this thread. Thank you. :)

[aliensuit1495]

a discussion includes good things and critizism
the only thing that looks good about the show are the casting choices

[shadow_spidey]

Only positive discussion. Thank you. :) Please don't make agruments either. You know how to keep those away? Not to say anything negative.

[Spider-Z]

a discussion includes good things and critizism
the only thing that looks good about the show are the casting choices

Agreed.We can say our opinons this is message board/forum.

[aliensuit1495]

Agreed.We can say our opinons this is message board/forum.

yup

[shadow_spidey]

Go to the other thread to be negative. :spidey_thumbs:

http://boards.sonypictures.com/spiderman/showthread.php?t=18577

[Jick08]

man the web-sling in this show is so awesome.
just take a look in the new trailer.

[socool83]

man the web-sling in this show is so awesome.
just take a look in the new trailer.

:confused: what trailer

[bmwdriver]

To you that what they are. Try not to say bad things in the thread. Okay? If you can't, please don't post. Talk about it somewhere else or in PMs, in a negative way. Only positive views on the show in this thread. Thank you. : )

Only positive discussion. Thank you. :) Please don't make agruments either. You know how to keep those away? Not to say anything negative.

I'm sorry, but it do says The Official discussion thread for "The Spectacular Spider-Man", therefore it is NOT an Appreciation Thread & ppl have to right to say their oppinion, besides, they're posts are decent and they don't contain insulting words or phrases. Plus, it is a Message Board, duh & everyone can post their oppinions whether U like it or not.
Also, it would be interesting to hear different oppinions & maybe the ones who created these Series would see what they did wrong, where did they made mistakes.

Peace! ;)

[socool83]

lol :LOL:
peace my brother :angel:

[lopli]

those are HORRIBLE! :rant:
All the designs are horrible.:shake:

[shadow_spidey]

The designs are horrible club:

Aliensuit
Lopli
Dewzy
BMWdriver

Am I missing anyone? ;)

[bmwdriver]

You can Add me in there too, sorry, I'm just not digging them! :D

[lopli]

The designs are horrible club:

Aliensuit
Lopli
Dewzy

Am I missing anyone? ;)
Does my second account count?It's lopli321.

[shadow_spidey]

I did. For those poeple could have had their own little thread to complaint. But noooooooo!!! :)

You're the same person, so no.

[webhead988]

Does my second account count?It's lopli321.

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!

sorry couldnt resist

[socool83]

i don't know why people hate these sooooo much?! :shake:
they shouldn't have a show EXACTLY like the comics!
that's redundant
they practically HAVE to change it or..........noo one would enjoy it too much :)

[bmwdriver]

I did. For those poeple could have had their own little thread to complaint. But noooooooo!!! :)

You're the same person, so no.

No, I don't need a Thread, I'm actually not that interested in this anyway.

[webhead988]

Bmw, your sig is so cool.

The Peter/Black suit is so creepy and cool. WHished the movie was 1/100th as good as this pic makes it look.

[web_head_33]

Bmw, your sig is so cool.

The Peter/Black suit is so creepy and cool. WHished the movie was 1/100th as good as this pic makes it look.

yeah i know

[bmwdriver]

Bmw, your sig is so cool.

The Peter/Black suit is so creepy and cool. WHished the movie was 1/100th as good as this pic makes it look.

Yep, very well said.

Tortel made my Sig, but let's not talk about it here in this Thread, it's kinda Off Topic! THX anyway!

[webhead988]

Yep, very well said.

Tortel made my Sig, but let's not talk about it here in this Thread, it's kinda Off Topic! THX anyway!

Youre welcome! Anyway, how much longer is it until the show airs?

[shadow_spidey]

No, I don't need a Thread, I'm actually not that interested in this anyway.Then why post in the thread?

It premieres this Saturday on Kids' WB!

[web_head_33]

Youre welcome! Anyway, how much longer is it until the show airs?

it airs march 8th

[webhead988]

it airs march 8th

oh cool. so next week!

[lopli]

i don't know why people hate these sooooo much?! :shake:
they shouldn't have a show EXACTLY like the comics!
that's redundant
they practically HAVE to change it or..........noo one would enjoy it too much :)
They could enleast make the characters where you can recognize who they are!I thought Electro was a scuba diver and Shocker was a bank robber!

[bmwdriver]

Then why post in the thread?

It premieres this Saturday on Kids' WB!

U know very well.

[web_head_33]

oh cool. so next week!

yeah

[webhead988]

They could enleast make the characters where you can recognize who they are!I thought Electro was a scuba diver and Shocker was a bank robber!

same here! I thought the exact thing until I looked at him!

[web_head_33]

same here! I thought the exact thing until I looked at him!

yeah and congratz on ur 3,000 post

[webhead988]

yeah and congratz on ur 3,000 post

whooooooooa i forgot!

Thanks dude!!!

[shadow_spidey]

Is the Lizard going to be short? :LOL: I know that's not how tall he is.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/DarthVader28/S-villains.jpg

[webhead988]

yeah

oh and thanks for the date!

Is the Lizard going to be short? :LOL: I know that's not how tall he is.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/DarthVader28/S-villains.jpg

lol wow that is bad.

[lopli]

Is the Lizard going to be short? :LOL: I know that's not how tall he is.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/DarthVader28/S-villains.jpg
OMG I know lizard prob. isn't going to be that short but he looks like Mini-Lizard compared to the rest of them!

[webhead988]

OMG I know lizard prob. isn't going to be that short but he looks like Mini-Lizard compared to the rest of them!

lizard looks like a frikin plushed animal for crying out loud!

[lopli]

lizard looks like a frikin plushed animal for crying out loud!
lol,yup.Check your pms.

[web_head_33]

lizard looks like a frikin plushed animal for crying out loud!

yeah

[Dewzy]

I'm sorry, but it do says The Official discussion thread for "The Spectacular Spider-Man", therefore it is NOT an Appreciation Thread & ppl have to right to say their oppinion, besides, they're posts are decent and they don't contain insulting words or phrases. Plus, it is a Message Board, duh & everyone can post their oppinions whether U like it or not.
Also, it would be interesting to hear different oppinions & maybe the ones who created these Series would see what they did wrong, where did they made mistakes.

Peace! ;)

RESCUE HERO BMW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Spider-Tim 075]

Is the Lizard going to be short? I know that's not how tall he is.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/DarthVader28/S-villains.jpg

wow thats weired :D They all look pretty good.

[Spider-Z]

I made a animation from the Sandy's design:
http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z31/Spider-Z/th_Sandman.jpg (http://s192.photobucket.com/albums/z31/Spider-Z/?action=view&current=Sandman.flv)

[socool83]

They could enleast make the characters where you can recognize who they are!I thought Electro was a scuba diver and Shocker was a bank robber!

well
Electro takes the face thing off in battle (which is most of the time)
and Shocker IS a bank robberer!!!!!!! :LOL:

[Jick08]

the Shocker design is pretty cool.
I'm sure Sandman will look way better in the actual show.

[BackinBlack07]

Is the Lizard going to be short? I know that's not how tall he is.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/DarthVader28/S-villains.jpg

What the...? :LOL:

[aliensuit1495]

i don't know why people hate these sooooo much?! :shake:
they shouldn't have a show EXACTLY like the comics!
that's redundant
they practically HAVE to change it or..........noo one would enjoy it too much : )
Honor your sorce, its better to have them be exactly like the comics
but if your gonna change them from the comics at least make them look cool!
but noooooooooooo
they HAD to give sandman a gorilla face and make brock look like a kid on steroids :shake:

[aliensuit1495]

Is the Lizard going to be short?I know that's not how tall he is.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/DarthVader28/S-villains.jpg

wow
these are just terrible

electro looks liek a scuba diver
sandman looks like a monkey without a tail
shocker just looks plain weird
lizard looks somehow decent, but its still not good nuff
and vulture looks like count dracula :shake:

[webhead988]

and make lizard a frikin teddy bear

[aliensuit1495]

for god sakes they can do much better than this

[webhead988]

well its WB running a Marvel show so I never really had that much expectations anyway

[Jick08]

the show is devoted specially for kids. that's why the designs are like this.
and you guys are basing too much in the pics. I"ll wait the show begin, then I'll take conclusions.

[aliensuit1495]

well yeah
but they dont have to make them look so dorky

[socool83]

for god sakes they can do much better than this

oh yeah smarty!
well U design EVERYONE of those characters NOW! :mad:

[Jick08]

well yeah
but they dont have to make them look so dorky
it.is.devoted.to.kids.

[aliensuit1495]

oh yeah smarty!
well U design EVERYONE of those characters NOW! :mad:

pfft
even I can do better than them

[aliensuit1495]

it.is.devoted.to.kids.

yeah
but again since when do kids liek dorky stuff?
i know this is my opinion and all
but i cant stand it!
lol

[socool83]

pfft
even I can do better than them

suuuuure :rolleyes:
prove it :p

[webhead988]

the show is devoted specially for kids. that's why the designs are like this.
and you guys are basing too much in the pics. I"ll wait the show begin, then I'll take conclusions.

you got a point there Jick. It is devoted to kids. And I too shall place my final conclusion when I see it with my own eyes.

oh yeah smarty!
well U design EVERYONE of those characters NOW! :mad:

whoa pal easy easy. easyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. deeeep breaths.

[aliensuit1495]

suuuuure :rolleyes:
prove it : p

at least my sandman drawings dont look like monkeys :innocent:

[socool83]

whoa pal easy easy. easyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. deeeep breaths.

lol
i mean to put this ":D"
but i put this ":mad: "
and i was too lazy to fix it!

[aliensuit1495]

lol
i mean to put this ":D"
but i put this ":mad: "
and i was too lazy to fix it!

suuuuuuuuuuuuuure
lol jk

[webhead988]

lol
i mean to put this ":D"
but i put this ":mad: "
and i was too lazy to fix it!

lol, gotcha!

[socool83]

suuuuuuuuuuuuuure
lol jk

u questioning me?! :mad:
JK

[aliensuit1495]

u questioning me?! :mad:
JK

u got a problem, with that? jk

[webhead988]

u questioning me?! :mad:
JK

did you mean the angry face this time or did you accidentally place it instead of the happy face again?

[socool83]

did you mean the angry face this time or did you accidentally place it instead of the happy face again?

i put a white jk :D

[Jick08]

yeah
but again since when do kids liek dorky stuff?
i know this is my opinion and all
but i cant stand it!
lolit's not that it's dorky.
it's just more suitable for kids.

[aliensuit1495]

well iono man
theres nothing wrong or scary with the original electro

[Spider-Z]

No thoughts on my animation?

[Jick08]

well iono man
theres nothing wrong or scary with the original electrothat's why it's more suitable for kids:
the lines, the expressions...
it calls their attention, and the children are the main target

[Dewzy]

that's why it's more suitable for kids:
the lines, the expressions...
it calls their attention, and the children are the main target

whos here actually going to watch this

[aliensuit1495]

that's why it's more suitable for kids:
the lines, the expressions...
it calls their attention, and the children are the main target

well what do lines and expressions have to do with the villians costumes?

[aliensuit1495]

whos here actually going to watch this

im gonna watch the first episode

just to make sure that it is as bad as i thought
if its not that bad then i may not watch it
it doesnt call my attention

[Jick08]

whos here actually going to watch this
me.
I'll watch the first two or three episodes. if it calls my attention, then I might see it.
well what do lines and expressions have to do with the villians costumes?I'm not talking about villains costumes. please read the post again.

[aliensuit1495]

i know
but you said something about expressions and lines, my complaint is their costume
not their lines (i havent heard many)

[Jick08]

I meant their drawings. the way they look.
it attract kids.

[aliensuit1495]

oh
well iono
i guess it is okay to a certain level since it is for kids, but to me they went over the line :spidey_shrug:

[shadow_spidey]

it.is.devoted.to.kids.Actually it's not. If you've been watching the videos, reading interviews and all, it's not. It's for any age for poeple to enjoy. The show is for kids who are just starting to like Spider-Man, which means they'll want to learn more about the character. Meaning when they can come onto the internet or something, they can look them up and see what they really looked like in the comics, cartoons, and games. Which I think is grand. :) They've said countless times it based off of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's time on the comic. Which is a lot of comics and time. They've taken things from the comic, change a few things, even taken things from the movie! Which I'm pleased to look for those moments that are like the movie. With all this, the person that has loved Spider-Man's world and has seen everything for quite a while, will see those little things from the comics from the plus 40 years, the past three movies everything. A little kid that has even liked Spider-Man for a while, wouldn't know that much. But that depends on their age. I started watching Spider-Man on Fox Kids when I was 4 or 5 and so on until now, I've loved Spidey and his characters. Most of the at least. But it's been almost 20 years since the last real cartoon, and they're trying to give a fresh take on it as well as keeping true to things and doing things right. Unlike previous cartoons. Not even the 60s' cartoon had things from the comic! It was made when the comic has been going on for 5 or so years. I didn't see anything from that comic. But for this series they've said they have, and I believe them.

I'm going to watch every episode. Hopefully I can catch them. Since they change the bloody time when it change to the CW a few years ago. But hey, I have You Tube. :D I can watch the episodes hopefully on there.

[webhead9707]

anyone know when it premiers?

[socool83]

anyone know when it premiers?

Saturday the 8th at 10:00 am :D

[webhead9707]

anybody on here have dish network?

[Jick08]

Actually it's not. If you've been watching the videos, reading interviews and all, it's not. It's for any age for poeple to enjoy. The show is for kids who are just starting to like Spider-Man, which means they'll want to learn more about the character. Meaning when they can come onto the internet or something, they can look them up and see what they really looked like in the comics, cartoons, and games. Which I think is grand. :) They've said countless times it based off of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's time on the comic. Which is a lot of comics and time. They've taken things from the comic, change a few things, even taken things from the movie! Which I'm pleased to look for those moments that are like the movie. With all this, the person that has loved Spider-Man's world and has seen everything for quite a while, will see those little things from the comics from the plus 40 years, the past three movies everything. A little kid that has even liked Spider-Man for a while, wouldn't know that much. But that depends on their age. I started watching Spider-Man on Fox Kids when I was 4 or 5 and so on until now, I've loved Spidey and his characters. Most of the at least. But it's been almost 20 years since the last real cartoon, and they're trying to give a fresh take on it as well as keeping true to things and doing things right. Unlike previous cartoons. Not even the 60s' cartoon had things from the comic! It was made when the comic has been going on for 5 or so years. I didn't see anything from that comic. But for this series they've said they have, and I believe them.

I'm going to watch every episode. Hopefully I can catch them. Since they change the bloody time when it change to the CW a few years ago. But hey, I have You Tube. :D I can watch the episodes hopefully on there.you're not getting the fish here.
it is devoted to kids. but devoted doesn't mean only kids. I never said that.
the children are the target public. that's why their style and drawings of the characters are like that.
it's a logic that it's not only kids who'll see the show. anyone can see that. me, for instance. I'll give a chance.

[BackinBlack07]

Actually it's not. If you've been watching the videos, reading interviews and all, it's not. It's for any age for poeple to enjoy. The show is for kids who are just starting to like Spider-Man, which means they'll want to learn more about the character. Meaning when they can come onto the internet or something, they can look them up and see what they really looked like in the comics, cartoons, and games. Which I think is grand. They've said countless times it based off of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's time on the comic. Which is a lot of comics and time. They've taken things from the comic, change a few things, even taken things from the movie! Which I'm pleased to look for those moments that are like the movie. With all this, the person that has loved Spider-Man's world and has seen everything for quite a while, will see those little things from the comics from the plus 40 years, the past three movies everything. A little kid that has even liked Spider-Man for a while, wouldn't know that much. But that depends on their age. I started watching Spider-Man on Fox Kids when I was 4 or 5 and so on until now, I've loved Spidey and his characters. Most of the at least. But it's been almost 20 years since the last real cartoon, and they're trying to give a fresh take on it as well as keeping true to things and doing things right. Unlike previous cartoons. Not even the 60s' cartoon had things from the comic! It was made when the comic has been going on for 5 or so years. I didn't see anything from that comic. But for this series they've said they have, and I believe them.

I'm going to watch every episode. Hopefully I can catch them. Since they change the bloody time when it change to the CW a few years ago. But hey, I have You Tube. :D I can watch the episodes hopefully on there.

So this was Quesada's plan. This show will attract more younger fans and then they'll start buying Brand New Day! That [EXPLICITY DELETED]! Don't worry, I did that myself.

I will watch every freakin' episode of this show though. It looks awesome. :D

[lopli]

well
Electro takes the face thing off in battle (which is most of the time)
and Shocker IS a bank robberer!!!!!!! :LOL:
What I meant by bank robber is he looks too much like a common theif.He doesn't look very menacing or much of a challenge.

[webhead988]

My only real problem is with Electro. He honestly looks like a scba diver.

[Jick08]

My only real problem is with Electro. He honestly looks like a scba diver.Electro is the only one I disliked until now.
I thought it was Scorpion when I saw him in his last pic posted in this thread.

[webhead988]

Electro is the only one I disliked until now.
I thought it was Scorpion when I saw him in his last pic posted in this thread.

which one was that?

[Jick08]

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/DarthVader28/S-villains.jpg

[web shooters]

shocker realy looks dumb

[Jick08]

I liked

[webhead9707]

idon't get wb so im gonnna have to watch it on utube untill the first season comes out on dvd if it does

[shadow_spidey]

Electro is the only one I disliked until now.
I thought it was Scorpion when I saw him in his last pic posted in this thread.That's actually the Lizard. :) Not Scorpion. The Lizard is actually in the third episode, I think.

[socool83]

That's actually the Lizard. :) Not Scorpion. The Lizard is actually in the third episode, I think.

yeah that!
and guys
u are focusing too much on electros mask
remove the mask and replace it with the head we have recnetly seen (before this) and that is what electro will look like for most of his apperances :D

[shadow_spidey]

HELLO, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello?
Is there anybody to talk to? :(

[socool83]

i'm still here
don't i count? :cry:

[aliensuit1495]

yeah that!
and guys
u are focusing too much on electros mask
remove the mask and replace it with the head we have recnetly seen (before this) and that is what electro will look like for most of his apperances : D
even with his mask off he still sucks, he has a big chin too :innocent:
HELLO, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello?
Is there anybody to talk to? : (

you have me :innocent:

[shadow_spidey]

I didn't see you when you posted. :cool: What should we talk about? I may know what future episodes hold for villains. :D You want to know?

[aliensuit1495]

when is venom coming anyways?

[socool83]

I didn't see you when you posted. :cool: What should we talk about? I may know what future episodes hold for villains. :D You want to know?

i know too
so hahah!
jk
all i know is
1st:Vulture
2nd:Electro
3rd:Lizard
4th:Shocker?(i think)

[aliensuit1495]

am i dead?
because im like a ghost :cry:

[shadow_spidey]

when is venom coming anyways?
I don't know.


1 "Survival of the Fittest" March 8, 2008
Summer is over for Peter Parker and school's ready to start -- both literally (it's his junior year of high school), and in the real world of crime-fighting -- as Spider-Man faces his first real challenge The Enforcers and his first real super-villain Vulture.

2 "Interactions" March 8, 2008
Peter Parker and Spider-Man both try to make connections. Peter attempts to tutor the popular Liz Allan, while Spidey reaches out to stop a new menace: Electro.

3 "Natural Selection" March 15, 2008
The villain will be the Lizard.

4 "Market Forces" March 22, 2008
The villain will be the Shocker.

5 "Competition"
The villain will be Sandman

6 "The Invisible Hand"
The villain will be Rhino

7 "Catalysts"
The villain will be Green Goblin

8 "Persona"
Black Cat and Quentin Beck will play a major part in this episode


am i dead?
because im like a ghost :cry:Maybe. It depends on where you live. If you don't have quite a bit of sun, then you may look like one.

[socool83]

I don't know.


1 "Survival of the Fittest" March 8, 2008
Summer is over for Peter Parker and school's ready to start -- both literally (it's his junior year of high school), and in the real world of crime-fighting -- as Spider-Man faces his first real challenge The Enforcers and his first real super-villain Vulture.

2 "Interactions" March 8, 2008
Peter Parker and Spider-Man both try to make connections. Peter attempts to tutor the popular Liz Allan, while Spidey reaches out to stop a new menace: Electro.

3 "Natural Selection" March 15, 2008
The villain will be the Lizard.

4 "Market Forces" March 22, 2008
The villain will be the Shocker.

5 "Competition"
The villain will be Sandman

6 "The Invisible Hand"
The villain will be Rhino

7 "Catalysts"
The villain will be Green Goblin

8 "Persona"
Black Cat and Quentin Beck will play a major part in this episode

I WAS RIGHT!!!! :D
anyway alein..................u are dead :(
jk
i heard venom was in episode..............15 i believe

[aliensuit1495]

I WAS RIGHT!!!! :D
anyway alein..................u are dead :(
jk
i heard venom was in episode..............15 i believe

is taht in season 2?

[socool83]

is taht in season 2?

nope
season 1 is 26 episodes :D

[aliensuit1495]

hmmmm
i think venom should come in season 2

[socool83]

hmmmm
i think venom should come in season 2

too bad
victor (the producer) announced him for season 1 MONTHS ago :)

[shadow_spidey]

It usually would be. The Batman each season had around 12 episodes or so. TSSM has either 24 or up to 30 episodes for the first season. It's basically like two seasons in one. That way you don't have to wait a year. Also why so interested, Alien? I thought you weren't going to watch any shows except one or two. Unless you want to see the horrible drawn Venom (to you for now) in an episode to see what he looks and sounds like on the show? Hmm. :cool:

hmmmm
i think venom should come in season 2Do you hum a lot and long in real life?

[socool83]

lol :LOL:

[aliensuit1495]

It usually would be. The Batman each season had around 12 episodes or so. TSSM has either 24 or up to 30 episodes for the first season. It's basically like two seasons in one. That way you don't have to wait a year. Also why so interested, Alien? I thought you weren't going to watch any shows except one or two. Unless you want to see the horrible drawn Venom (to you for now) in an episode to see what he looks and sounds like on the show? Hmm. :cool:

Do you hum a lot and long in real life?

i never hum
unless im mediating :innocent:
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmm

[spider-man guy]

A new pic of Curt Connors. http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0803/03/connors.htm

A new pic of Spidey. http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0803/03/spectacularspiderman.htm

DAVE BULLOCK TALKS SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN, NEW FRONTIER

SAN FRANCISCO -- Dave Bullock, director of the recently released Justice League: The New Frontier, told The Continuum he has directed four episodes of Kids' WB!'s The Spectacular Spider-Man.

"The first one I directed was the Lizard episode," Bullock said. "I specifically asked for that, knowing it would absolutely be a much moodier, darker type story. Curt Connors is such a great character, so I pushed for that."

The episode, "Natural Selection," will be the series' third.

Bullock directed one episode in each of the first season's four arcs.

Bullock was a storyboard artist on previous DC animated series -- Justice League, Batman Beyond, Superman and Batman -- and was happy to direct on Justice League: The New Frontier, based on Darwyn Cooke's comic series.

"To get a chance to direct the key players in the DC Universe was a dream come true," he said. "There's such fantastic properties to work with. Darwyn's take, especially, I was much more in line with, retro early Silver Age versions of the heroes.

"It really seems to suit me as a person. My perspective on them is they're just good-hearted, good-natured people trying to find their way in the world. And it doesn't always line up with the latest incarnations being published. I feel the Silver Age is the purest versions of the characters."

Bullock has also directed three episodes of the upcoming Star Wars: Clone Wars, as well as helping out on other episodes.

"I did that before working on New Frontier," he said. "It kind of shows you the difference time-wise between 2D animation and CG. Some of the stuff with Lucas has been in the can for quite a while. It's just that they wanted to build up a volume so they wouldn't have to go into reruns."

[Jick08]

That's actually the Lizard. :) Not Scorpion. The Lizard is actually in the third episode, I think.
what???
I was talking about Electro's suit. I thought it was Scorpion first time I saw.
I know Lizard is Lizard:angel:

[Arcainite]

I am wondering if they will introduce Kraven solo or with his half-brother, Chameleon. What do you all think?

[Jick08]

all solo in the first season, I think.
then they could explore the relation in later seasons. I think the third would be fine for that.

[BackinBlack07]

I am wondering if they will introduce Kraven solo or with his half-brother, Chameleon. What do you all think?

While I don't think they'll so the connection between them yet, he's supposed to have Calypso with him.

[spider-man guy]

You guys can veiw the Sandman TV spot that aired a couple weeks ago, on the official website. www.spideytv.com

[shadow_spidey]

That train part is the exact pose in SM!!! :yay: But I do hope that Sandman's voice actor is good. The shocked part didn't sound like how I wanted him to sound. :( But I think it'll be better. That was from a few days ago. I really like the new theme song. It seems like the main theme song.

[spider-man guy]

That train part is the exact pose in SM!!! :yay: But I do hope that Sandman's voice actor is good. The shocked part didn't sound like how I wanted him to sound. :( But I think it'll be better. That was from a few days ago. I really like the new theme song. It seems like the main theme song.
That guy screaming in the beginning wasn't Sandman. It was some other guy he was working with that Spidey webs up.

[Arcainite]

While I don't think they'll so the connection between them yet, he's supposed to have Calypso with him.

So they're going to do it sort of like Spider-Man TAS from the 90's did instead of like the comics? Remember when they had Moriah and her "nickname" was Calypso?
I'd rather see the real Calypso though. She's alot scarier than just some feral woman with superstrength. Voodoo can give you nightmares!

[BackinBlack07]

So they're going to do it sort of like Spider-Man TAS from the 90's did instead of like the comics? Remember when they had Moriah and her "nickname" was Calypso?
I'd rather see the real Calypso though. She's alot scarier than just some feral woman with superstrength. Voodoo can give you nightmares!

I think she will just go by Calypso, none of the Moriah stuff from TAS.

[spider-man guy]

Okay, guys. The news for today.

An interview with Victor Cook from www.comicscontinuum.com


THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN'S VICTOR COOK
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Continuum continues its series of interviews with the talent behind The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series today with producer/supervising director Victor Cook.

The Continuum sat down with Cook backstage at WonderCon for a short interview. Following is an edited transcription.

The Continuum: You're working on the second set of episodes now. How does the second set feel compared to the first? Do you feel more like you have your footing now?

Cook: We had our footing really from the beginning of the first season, knowing how we wanted to approach the show. The Comic-Con trailer that we did was really the great testing ground for some of the action things we wanted to do, giving it a little bit more of a Hong Kong flair and a little bit more fun choreographed action as opposed to straight-forward punches and stuff.

What the challenge for the second set is that we are simultaneously doing post-production on the first set. So that's the huge challenge -- it's like we have two full-time jobs going on at the same time. It literally started at the same time. Episode 1 came back basically the same week started storyboards on Episode 14.

The Continuum: Often with these the shows, the second seasons are better because people are more familiar with the property and the routine. Do you feel you hit the ground running?

Cook: I think we hit the ground running with this. That's not to say these aren't going to get better. They're going to get better because we're going to be better at what we're doing. But in terms of the things we wanted to do with character development, designs and how we're staging and storyboarding the action, this stuff was very thought out for months before we attempted our first episode.

But it's going to get better. Each one is better. Even in the first season.

The Continuum: Spider-Man has a lot attention brought to it. It would appear a hard thing to get started. Was it arduous?

Cook: It was, to get everybody on the same page. We're dealing with Sony, who's producing, and Kids' WB! and also Marvel. While there are a lot of similar concerns and goals, there are sometimes different expectations. Kids' WB! wants this to be appealing for kids, Marvel wants this to stay true to the classics and we're trying to do a show for everyone.

From a writing standpoint, Greg Weisman and Sony made the right decision in terms of, we're going to start where (Stan) Lee and (Steve) Ditko started. We're just going to contemporize it. We're just going right to the beginning. And that was the appeal for me coming out. He's a teenager, he's in high school, just like the original comic.

In terms of the visual development, because this had to appeal to kids and to fans, we wanted a design style that was going to give us that ability for animation. If you remember the old, original animated Spider-Man, there was no webs on his costumes. Then you go to the 90s one, where there were webs and muscles everywhere. We knew, because of the movies, that the bar had been raised on how Spider-Man was expected to be seen moving. And, for me, knowing that and having been an animator in the past, the challenge was how do we take the detail down to its most simplest, while still retaining the classic look of the character.

The (Ralph) Bakshi cartoon was a classic, but it still bothered me that he didn't have webs on his body. I think we achieved that. We simplified. He's got webs, but it's distilled to its very essentials. And, as seen on the Comic-Con trailer, it moves great. He's jumping and flipping.

The Continuum: And you have to deal with the cityscapes, too.

Cook: We knew were not going to do a "CG" Spider-Man this time around. But part of Spider-Man's movements isn't just about Spider-Man. It's also the backgrounds, moving dimensionally. We just took the same approach to the backgrounds we did to the characters, just distill it down to the essential details to have architectural detail and real perspective, and have it feel like New York. You'll have buildings in the backgrounds, but there won't even be windows on it, because you don't need them in the far backgrounds.

The Continuum: Can you talk about the look of the villains?

Cook: With the villains, on top of that animation design idea of simplification and having strong silhouettes, we wanted to contemporize the look of each villain, while keeping the iconic look.

The Continuum: Would it be safe to say you changed them a little more?

Cook: If anyone has seen the commercials or the clips of Electro, he is obviously very much changed from the comic book. He doesn't have the stafish mask or anything like that. But, at the same time, you take another look, that electrical head of his is reminscent of that mask. His costume is still green.

I'm not sure if it was by design or by accident, but in the 1960s the majority of Spider-Man's villains had green them it. I don't know if that was because of the comic-book printing process or the limited colors that they had. But Electro, Lizard, Sandman, the Vulture...

And for me, being the filmmaker guy in the series, I said, "You know what? I'm going to make that a choice for the show -- green is the color of evil or oppression." When you go to the high school, for instance, in his biology class, the color is kind of yellow. It's friendly. It's where Peter Parker is most comfortable. When you get out in the hallways, the corridors, it's kind of green. And that's where the social interaction is happening, and there's Flash Thompson and King Kong. The jocks wear green lettermen jackets. It's a little thing, but maybe the average person won't pick up on it, but for me that's a film choice.

The Continuum: With the Green Goblin, were you most influenced by the classic, Ultimate or movie?

Cook: I'd say he's a contemporized version of the classic.

The Continuum: And Sandman?

Cook: A contemporized version of the ciassic. You know, you meet almost every villain in the first episode. You're going to see them. You see Doctor Octavius, Flint Marko, Alex O'Hirn. Marko and Alex O'Hirn are two-bit hoods. And you see the motivations for what their goals are once they have their powers.

The Continuum: Are you having fun?

Cook: It's been a blast. The Romita-era Spider-Man is what I grew up on, and the old Bakshi Spider-Man. When I was brought on, the opportunity to create a new classic animated Spider-Man for a new generation was the big appeal for me. The whole new theme song, the whole vibe of our show is not dark and brooding. The weight of the world is not on his shoulder. I think it's true to Lee-Ditko era, we just contemporized it, not just in the look and the stories, but in the music. We have a great theme song that has a nice retro touch to the 60's Spider-Man. It's a different song, but we wanted it for that reason. The score within the show is very contemporary, and orchestral in the dramatic and action beats. And in the high school beats, it's almost like a high school movie.

Visually, we wanted to bring in some iconic touches from the comic books, some retro touches. Tune in for the little last shot of the episodes. They've very reminiscent of some of the very last panels of the comic books.

The Continuum: You really had a lot to draw upon.

Cook: We really did have a lot to draw upon. For me, with on the visual style, it was like what if 1962 was today and but also but if in 1962 we were making a TV show today. The wipes and transitions to each scene kind of have a retro touch, the last scene you see dissolves the sky into Spider-Man's eyes and mask over the city, just like in the comic books.

In the first episode, you see Harry talking to Peter and he says, "What did you do over the summer?" And you see the half-mask dissolve really quickly and off -- just like in the comic book.

Those were retro, 1960s touches that we're bringing in to today. It just gives a fun feeling, and it really fits into the style of the show. With action shows, there's a range from like Samurai Jack to X-Men: Evolution or Ultimate Avengers, where they're more real. I'd say that Teen Titans, it wasn't all the way over to the real and they could get away with those anime, graphic things. We're not doing that, but, because our design style is all the way to the far right, the half-Spidey mask and the sky turning, it doesn't feel like, "Where does that come from?"

----

Two new picture's of Electro from Interactions. http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0803/05/electro.htm

http://i.enewsi.com/g/image.php?aid=12847&mode=view&album=Entertaiment%2FSpectacular_Spider-Man&pic=00_SMElectro.jpg&dispsize=600&start=0

* Matt Wayne, whose credits include Justice League Unlimited, Legion of Super Heroes and Hellboy: Sword of Storms, is the writer for the show's third episode, which will feature the Lizard.

* Andrew Robinson is the writer of the fourth episode, which will feature the Shocker.

[spider-man guy]

Interview with Robert Englund from www.marvelousnews.com

Robert Englund expands his legacy of creating engaging, iconic characters within the fanboy realm as the voice of Vulture, Spider-Man’s initial super foe in the premiere episode of “The Spectacular Spider-Man.”

An all-new animated television series, “The Spectacular Spider-Man” debuts Saturday, March 8 with back-to-back episodes airing at 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (ET/PT) on Kids’ WB! on The CW.

In the premiere episode, "Survival of the Fittest,” summer is over for Peter Parker and school's ready to start -- both literally (it's his junior year of high school), and in the real world of crime-fighting -- as Spider-Man faces his first real challenge (The Enforcers) and his first real super-villain (Vulture). Victor Cook directed the script, which was written by Greg Weisman. Based on Marvel Entertainment’s popular super hero, “The Spectacular Spider-Man” is produced by Culver Entertainment, a Sony Pictures Television Company.

Englund said the voice for Vulture came organically from looking at the early designs of the character prior to the cast’s first recording session.

“They gave us test drawings when we first came to record, and I used that for my inspiration, my basis for the choice of Vulture’s voice,” Englund said. “I sort of screech – he is a large bird, after all. Mostly I’ve been doing a lot of screaming as Vulture because, as fans know, he flies – and most of the time I’m chasing Spider-Man across the sky.”

After establishing the baseline voice of his character, Englund has worked with “The Spectacular Spider-Man” voice director Jamie Thomason and producer Greg Weisman to further craft Vulture’s personality and particular vocal inflections.

“So far I’ve been conversational, and we’ve spent some time finding Vulture’s sense of humor,” Englund said. “He’s older and a little frustrated, because he feels he’s just as good as the other villains. He actually has a bit of pomposity about him -- so he can be a smart-*** at times with a one-liner here and there. It’s really coming out more as the season progresses – I’ve only just begun to explore that. I think ultimately I’d like to put in a little bit of Clifton Webb -- there’s a bit of his kind of wit.”

Unlike many animated television series today, “The Spectacular Spider-Man” records most episodes in a single day with massive ensemble sessions – often times split into a morning and afternoon segment. The result is a room of 10-14 actors recording together, a scenario that Englund finds especially appealing.

“Jamie is a great voice director – he’s very funny, and he keeps it all nice and loose, which is important because there’s usually a lot of us around,” Englund said. “This is a huge cast – for every episode – and that makes it more fun for everyone. We all get to participate and work off each other. It’s wonderful to finally work with some of these actors – like Peter MacNicol. I’ve been a fan of his since he did ‘Dragonslayer.’ Peter really gets into it.”

Aside from the usual joys of voice acting (“You can show up in your pajamas,” “You do it until you get it right”), Englund finds the nuances of the medium to be both entertaining and educational.

“What’s interesting to me is that voiceover acting and direction has its own different vocabulary that I’m still learning,” Englund said. “It’s kind of like little short cuts of jargon that the director uses to communicate with the actors. It’s pop culture short-hand to cue us to a certain sound or attitude. It’s a learning process, but I like to learn. And it’s fun.”

[spider-man guy]

A new picture of Vulture from Survival of The Fittest, Norman Osborn is also in the picture (I love how Osborn looks.)

http://i.marvelousnews.com/g/index.php?mode=view&album=Animation%2FSpectacular_Spider-Man&pic=SM101c028.jpg&dispsize=600&start=0

[BackinBlack07]

A new picture of Vulture from Survival of The Fittest, Norman Osborn is also in the picture (I love how Osborn looks.)

http://i.marvelousnews.com/g/index.php?mode=view&album=Animation%2FSpectacular_Spider-Man&pic=SM101c028.jpg&dispsize=600&start=0

Does Vulture have a hold of him, or is Osborn flying after him? Because I think I'd be a little more freaked out if a guy in a bird suit carried me off.

[socool83]

A new picture of Vulture from Survival of The Fittest, Norman Osborn is also in the picture (I love how Osborn looks.)

http://i.marvelousnews.com/g/index.php?mode=view&album=Animation%2FSpectacular_Spider-Man&pic=SM101c028.jpg&dispsize=600&start=0

OSBORN LOOKS AWESOME!!!!!! :congrats:
can't wait for the show

[Spider Rider]

Interview with Robert Englund from www.marvelousnews.com

Robert Englund expands his legacy of creating engaging, iconic characters within the fanboy realm as the voice of Vulture, Spider-Man’s initial super foe in the premiere episode of “The Spectacular Spider-Man.”

An all-new animated television series, “The Spectacular Spider-Man” debuts Saturday, March 8 with back-to-back episodes airing at 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (ET/PT) on Kids’ WB! on The CW.

In the premiere episode, "Survival of the Fittest,” summer is over for Peter Parker and school's ready to start -- both literally (it's his junior year of high school), and in the real world of crime-fighting -- as Spider-Man faces his first real challenge (The Enforcers) and his first real super-villain (Vulture). Victor Cook directed the script, which was written by Greg Weisman. Based on Marvel Entertainment’s popular super hero, “The Spectacular Spider-Man” is produced by Culver Entertainment, a Sony Pictures Television Company.

Englund said the voice for Vulture came organically from looking at the early designs of the character prior to the cast’s first recording session.

“They gave us test drawings when we first came to record, and I used that for my inspiration, my basis for the choice of Vulture’s voice,” Englund said. “I sort of screech – he is a large bird, after all. Mostly I’ve been doing a lot of screaming as Vulture because, as fans know, he flies – and most of the time I’m chasing Spider-Man across the sky.”

After establishing the baseline voice of his character, Englund has worked with “The Spectacular Spider-Man” voice director Jamie Thomason and producer Greg Weisman to further craft Vulture’s personality and particular vocal inflections.

“So far I’ve been conversational, and we’ve spent some time finding Vulture’s sense of humor,” Englund said. “He’s older and a little frustrated, because he feels he’s just as good as the other villains. He actually has a bit of pomposity about him -- so he can be a smart-*** at times with a one-liner here and there. It’s really coming out more as the season progresses – I’ve only just begun to explore that. I think ultimately I’d like to put in a little bit of Clifton Webb -- there’s a bit of his kind of wit.”

Unlike many animated television series today, “The Spectacular Spider-Man” records most episodes in a single day with massive ensemble sessions – often times split into a morning and afternoon segment. The result is a room of 10-14 actors recording together, a scenario that Englund finds especially appealing.

“Jamie is a great voice director – he’s very funny, and he keeps it all nice and loose, which is important because there’s usually a lot of us around,” Englund said. “This is a huge cast – for every episode – and that makes it more fun for everyone. We all get to participate and work off each other. It’s wonderful to finally work with some of these actors – like Peter MacNicol. I’ve been a fan of his since he did ‘Dragonslayer.’ Peter really gets into it.”

Aside from the usual joys of voice acting (“You can show up in your pajamas,” “You do it until you get it right”), Englund finds the nuances of the medium to be both entertaining and educational.

“What’s interesting to me is that voiceover acting and direction has its own different vocabulary that I’m still learning,” Englund said. “It’s kind of like little short cuts of jargon that the director uses to communicate with the actors. It’s pop culture short-hand to cue us to a certain sound or attitude. It’s a learning process, but I like to learn. And it’s fun.”

cool i really like robert englund as freddy, and norman looks great!

[spider-man guy]

Does Vulture have a hold of him, or is Osborn flying after him? Because I think I'd be a little more freaked out if a guy in a bird suit carried me off.
Vulture's carrying him by his feet.:)

OSBORN LOOKS AWESOME!!!!!! :congrats:
can't wait for the show
Agreed!

[spider-man guy]

Hey, I just noticed that on the bottom of this website's homepage is a banner advertising this show that takes you to the official website. Not sure if anyone cares but I thought I'd point it out.

[shadow_spidey]

The Spectacular Spider-Man Animated Series 2008 Kids WB! CW
Cast

The Hero!

Peter Parker/Spider-Man - Josh Keaton (Voice Harry Osborn in Spider-Man 2 the game)

Supporting characters

Aunt May - Deborah Strang
Mary Jane Watson - Vanessa Marshall
Gwen Stacy - Lacey Chabert
George Stacy - Clancy Brown
Harry Osborn - James Arnold Taylor
Liz Allan - Alanna Ubach
Sally Avril - Grey Delisle
Jean DeWolff - Irene Bedard
J. Jonah Jameson - Daran Norris
Betty Brant - Grey Delisle
Ned Lee - ?
Eugene "Flash" Thompson - Joshua LeBar
Anna Watson - Kath Soucie
Martha Connors - Kath Soucie
Robbie Robertson - Phil LaMarr
Rand Robertson - Phil LaMarr
Kenny "King" Kong - Andrew Kishino

Villains

Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard - Dee Bradley Baker
Adrian Toomes/Vulture - Robert Englund
Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus - Peter MacNicol
Norman Osborn - Alan Rachins
Green Goblin - Steve Blum
Max Dillon/Electro - Crispin Freeman
Herman Schultz/Shocker - ?
Eddie Brock/Venom - Ben Diskin
Hammerhead - John Dimaggio (Voiced Rhino in Spider-Man 2 the game)
Rhino - Clancy Brown
Shocker - Jeff Bennett
Montana - Jeff Bennett
Lonnie Lincoln/Tombstone - ?
Flint Marko/Sandman - John Dimaggio (Voiced Rhino in Spider-Man 2 the game)
The Enforcers - ?

The Spectacular Spider-Man Animated Series 2008 Kids WB! CW

Crew

Created by - Stan Lee & Steve Ditko

Executive Producers - Stan Lee, Craig Kyle, Eric Rollman

Producer and Supervising Director-Victor Cook (first 13 episodes)
Supervising Producer and Supervising Director - Victor Cook (episodes 14-26)
Writer - Matt Wayne
Supervising Producer and Story Editor - Greg Weisman

Lead Character Designer - Sean "Cheeks" Galloway

[Keehar]

The cast of characters is incredible for this cartoon.

[spider-man guy]

The Green Goblin action figure!!!!http://www.hasbro.com/marvel/spiderman/default.cfm?page=Entertainment/FiercestFoes/Wanted-Green-Goblin


New interview with Victor Cook.http://marvel.toonzone.net/specspidey/interviews/cook/

[shadow_spidey]

That's so freaking fantastic. :D It looks just like I want it. I like the pumpkin design on his "kilt". ;) But it looks almost just like the comic version only with the hint of this new show.

[Spider-Z]

The Green Goblin action figure!!!!http://www.hasbro.com/marvel/spiderman/default.cfm?page=Entertainment/FiercestFoes/Wanted-Green-Goblin


New interview with Victor Cook.http://marvel.toonzone.net/specspidey/interviews/cook/

:o... :LOL:

[spider-man guy]

:o... :LOL:
The design?

I like it, myself. Ditko Green Goblin with a modern flair.

[Spider-Z]

The design just looks 6,5,14,14,26(code) to me.

[BackinBlack07]

Hmm, kind of reminds me of Menace for some reason.

[Spider Rider]

i dont like that action figure. hopefully it looks better in the show

[shadow_spidey]

The design just looks 6,5,14,14,26(code) to me.It looks like a female Goblin? The numbers don't match the last three letter of female, but that's all I could think of. Luke did a drawin that sort of look like that Goblin. I'll go look for it. :)

[aliensuit1495]

The design just looks 6,5,14,14,26(code) to me.

fennz?

[Spider-Z]

I meant to say 6,22,14,14,25.:LOL:

[shadow_spidey]

I meant to say 6,22,14,14,25.:LOL:
Funny. :) U is the 21st letter actually if you did mean funny.

[Spider-Z]

My keyboard is wireless and has problems sometimes.:)

[spider-man guy]

If anybody is interested, that game is up now on the official website. www.spideytv.com Just click on GAME.

[Chipper9620]

NEW PROMO ON KIDS WB SITE!
www.kidswb.com

Also: New Spectacular Spider-Man Sweepstakes! You find the three villians webbed up villains during the premiere. You could win 500 sets of exlusive Spectacular Spider-Man toys! The drop down boxes also reveal some up coming villians, suck as Carnage and Kingpin.

http://kidswb.com/contest/enter/spidermanswp

[Chipper9620]

NEW PROMO ON KIDS WB SITE!
www.kidswb.com

Also: New Spectacular Spider-Man Sweepstakes! You find the three villians webbed up villains during the premiere. You could win 500 sets of exlusive Spectacular Spider-Man toys! The drop down boxes also reveal some up coming villians, suck as Carnage and Kingpin.

http://kidswb.com/contest/enter/spidermanswp

2 hours and 45 minutes!!!

[shadow_spidey]

I'm about to watch it in 31 minutes! :D I guess it's good that my Kids' WB comes on 2 or 3 hours eariler than everybody else.

[socool83]

I'm about to watch it in 31 minutes! :D I guess it's good that my Kids' WB comes on 2 or 3 hours eariler than everybody else.

lucky!
i have to wait....................2hrs and 45 minutes :cry:
it's gonna take me forever
btw AWESOME promo chipper
it was ALL about the Lizard

[shadow_spidey]

Yes. Yes I am. :D :spidey_cheers: Only 10 minutes or so. I'll tell you the future in two hours. After I watch TSSM and The Batman. I'll post what each episode was like in the threads I made. If you don't want to be spoiled about an hour or so before watching it, don't look at the threads until after you watch them!

[socool83]

Yes. Yes I am. Only 10 minutes or so. I'll tell you the future in two hours. After I watch TSSM and The Batman. I'll post what each episode was like in the threads I made. If you don't want to be spoiled about an hour or so before watching it, don't look at the threads until after you watch them!

hell i'm not!
i don't like spoilers!!!! :shake:
(not the people who post them the things they post!)

[shadow_spidey]

Uh-huh. 7 more minutes. :D

[Chipper9620]

1hr 20 m where I am!!!

[KrnSPidey1056]

1 min..cya everyone

[shadow_spidey]

The villains are these. For the contest thing for the toys.

1. Vulture
2. Electro
3. Rhino Rhino looks great. He has a huge horn for his horn. He's all grey.
4. Sandman

You're welcome. :D

[KrnSPidey1056]

hey everyone...havent been on this board for so many months..dont think anyone knows me now...but anyway good ot be back and i just watched the first episode and on the second of the animated spider man...i took videos of clips from episode 1 there both like 1min and 5 sec and the third video is shot but it shows allmost the whole opening...ill be puting them up on youtube just for those who havent seen it yet and would like to see clips of the new show. Ill put up the links to clips im going to upload on youtube. oh and the show is looking great everyone :D:congrats:

[Spider-Z]

Good quality?

[KrnSPidey1056]

kinda...i mean i did take it with mah cell phone...but it isnt hav as most other cell phones..cuz i took it with mah helio ocean...youu guys can say if its good quiality or not...going to upload it soon...and how coem when i sumit it says sorry we are not able to process your requst..any help?

[KrnSPidey1056]

alrite quality is good but its a bit slow...its not as smoothhh..and the volume is kinda weird...but i did try..so yea i took two more videos of the elctro and spider man fight..so yea ill upload all mah videos and ill up the link.

[socool83]

the show was..................SPECTACULAR!!!!!!!!! :yay:
perfect origin for Electro, the voice talent was amazing, great animation and loads of apperances form characters ranging from, Aunt May to Hammerhead!!!!
a MUST see for any Spidey fan!!!
can't wait tilll next week :D

[shadow_spidey]

Go look at the first episode's thread. :D Tell me what you think. I saw it before all of you, so you all have it fresh in your minds.

Also, you sounded like a critic. :cool:

[socool83]

Go look at the first episode's thread. :D Tell me what you think. I saw it before all of you, so you all have it fresh in your minds.

Also, you sounded like a critic. :cool:

i know!
but where do u live?

[Iron-Spidey]

This show is so rad. :congrats:

I love the theme song.

[shadow_spidey]

i know!
but where do u live?
Above Virginia. To the right of West Virginia. Below of Pennsylvania. To the left of the first state. :cool: Figure it out.

[Iron-Spidey]

Go look at the first episode's thread. :D Tell me what you think. I saw it before all of you, so you all have it fresh in your minds.

Also, you sounded like a critic. :cool:

Yeah, Kids WB comes on 2 hours early 'round these parts.

I went past Easton last weekend.

[shadow_spidey]

Cool. :D That's strange. Did you see it at 8:00 - 9:00 A.M. or 10:00 - 11:00 A.M.? That's when I saw it.

[KrnSPidey1056]

alrite i uploaded two clips..just gota wait for youtube to accept it and ill make a thread that has the link to all 5 or 6 videos. :angel:

[Iron-Spidey]

Cool. :D That's strange. Did you see it at 8:00 - 9:00 A.M. or 10:00 - 11:00 A.M.? That's when I saw it.

8:00-9:00 AM. It was never like that until they became the CW.

[socool83]

Above Virginia. To the right of West Virginia. Below of Pennsylvania. To the left of the first state. :cool: Figure it out.

maryland. :cool:
i'm good
and i live in NY so how is it 2 hours before me if i'm only......4 hours away?

[Chipper9620]

I really liked it. All the characterization was great, it seems like it would happen in real life. I gotta say, Harrys voice was so funny, I loved it!

[Chipper9620]

The villains are these. For the contest thing for the toys.

1. Vulture
2. Electro
3. Rhino Rhino looks great. He has a huge horn for his horn. He's all grey.
4. Sandman

You're welcome. :D

Gee thanks, now we have an even less chance of winning...

lol jk

[shadow_spidey]

You're welcome. But I can't enter it because I'm too old by three years. Doesn't matter. I like free things, but it's not worth getting into trouble. But I'm not old I'm young.

alrite i uploaded two clips..just gota wait for youtube to accept it and ill make a thread that has the link to all 5 or 6 videos. :angel:I would post them here. You could get an infraction, maybe, for it though. I would either post it in this thread or not at all. Maybe even just have poeple PM you and you give them the links. : )

8:00-9:00 AM. It was never like that until they became the CW.I know. It's annoying for me though. But we got to see it before anyone else. :D

maryland. :cool :
i'm good
and i live in NY so how is it 2 hours before me if i'm only......4 hours away?Yes. It's because when the WB changed to the CW around here, Kids' WB got messed up on the time.

I really liked it. All the characterization was great, it seems like it would happen in real life. I gotta say, Harrys voice was so funny, I loved it!Yes. Harry's voice and Norman blowing his figures.

[LudaChris]

The show exceeded all my expectations. You can tell it was made by spider-man fanboys, they got everything right.
And did anyone else enjoy the fact that it wasn't as kiddy as we expected it to be?

[socool83]

The show exceeded all my expectations. You can tell it was made by spider-man fanboys, they got everything right.
And did anyone else enjoy the fact that it wasn't as kiddy as we expected it to be?

yea i noticed it was............aimed towrds young teens (13, 14)
i mean they dind't cuss or anything but it was enjoyable and i could relate to Peter well :D

[LudaChris]

Well of course they weren't gonna cuss, no one expected that.
But you have to appreciate that they made it accessible to almost every demographic. There were definitely kiddy parts, but I would in no way consider it a kiddy show.

[socool83]

Well of course they weren't gonna cuss, no one expected that.
But you have to appreciate that they made it accessible to almost every demographic. There were definitely kiddy parts, but I would in no way consider it a kiddy show.

what kid parts? :confused:

[LudaChris]

Just little snippets of semi-corny dialogue, and I felt the characterization for the electro character was a little watered down.
But that is literally the only thing not fantastic about this show.

[Chipper9620]

Shadow, you live in Maryland?

Im right below you, man!

I wonder why we didnt see it at the same time...

Anyways, I T-Voed the episodes, so I'm going to try and get them on a dvd to watch on my computer...

(and make some bubble bodies!)

[socool83]

Just little snippets of semi-corny dialogue, and I flet the characterization for the electro character was a little watered down.
But that is literally the only thing not fantastic about this show.

u mean spectacular ;)

[LudaChris]

u mean spectacular ;)

Haha, thats what I meant to say

[shadow_spidey]

Shadow, you live in Maryland?

Im right below you, man!

I wonder why we didnt see it at the same time...

Anyways, I T-Voed the episodes, so I'm going to try and get them on a dvd to watch on my computer...

(and make some bubble bodies!)All my life so far. :D I don't know. I only know Maryland got messed up by the CW for Kids' WB.

Could you PM me the second episode of how it was. That way I can remember what happened in the right order and post it in it's thread. :)

I didn't know you could make DVD from TiVo.

[Chipper9620]

You're welcome. But I can't enter it because I'm too old by three years. Doesn't matter. I like free things, but it's not worth getting into trouble. But I'm not old I'm young.

Yea, I had that problem too when I entered another contest, but then I just decided to use my little brothers birthday and stuff. Now I can enter contests like these... lol pathetic...

[shadow_spidey]

Indeed it is. :p No, I'm kidding, of course. Hey, if you win, you're brother will be happy you did. If he knows.

[Chipper9620]

All my life so far. :D I don't know. I only know Maryland got messed up by the CW for Kids' WB.

Could you PM me the second episode of how it was. That way I can remember what happened in the right order and post it in it's thread. :)

I didn't know you could make DVD from TiVo.

You really cant, but the cable box is connected to the TV, which has some sort of DVD burner on it, it records what comes on the screen I guess.

It might take a while to do, my madre is the only one that knows how to use it, its her tv, so yea...

[shadow_spidey]

Hmm. :)

[KrnSPidey1056]

Here you go guys..just higher your volume and its good..like i said i took it with mah cell phone but yea its good..oh and clip 1 is suspose to be clip 2 and 2 should be 1..cuz clip 1 shows episode 2 and clip 1 shows episode 1..sorry about that..anyway here you go Spectacular spiderMan clip 1 : http://youtube.com/watch?v=UMPIChG6WxM Spectacular spiderMan clip 2 :http://youtube.com/watch?v=SfrYS1scj0w Spectacular spiderMan clip 3: this is 98% of the opening too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6apFp0m61M /enjoy everyone..feel free to comment or somthing..no bad comment please lol

[Chipper9620]

Here you go guys..just higher your volume and its good..like i said i took it with mah cell phone but yea its good..oh and clip 1 is suspose to be clip 2 and 2 should be 1..cuz clip 1 shows episode 2 and clip 1 shows episode 1..sorry about that..anyway here you go Spectacular spiderMan clip 1 : http://youtube.com/watch?v=UMPIChG6WxM Spectacular spiderMan clip 2 :http://youtube.com/watch?v=SfrYS1scj0w Spectacular spiderMan clip 3: this is 98% of the opening too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6apFp0m61M /enjoy everyone..feel free to comment or somthing..no bad comment please lol

Haha... lightning butt?

[shadow_spidey]

Vulture: Names himself
Electro: Spidey names him

We'll meet again, Spider-Man!!

When do you think MJ will appear?

[Symbiote789]

40 more min!

[shadow_spidey]

Where do you live? West Coast? :)

[KrnSPidey1056]

Haha... lightning butt?

huh? o.o i dont get it...lol oh and everyone heres the cip 4 electro fight http://youtube.com/watch?v=nTSY7LV-8Y0 but waohh is it me or is there no sound? on that

[Symbiote789]

Where do you live? West Coast? :)

Yep

[Spidergurl4302]

Well this show was definitely worth the hype. Classic Spider-man at its best.

The only complaint I can think of is the new Liz Allen. I get that they want to have diversity on the show, but I don't think they have to change the well-known characters. For example, they could have easily switched Liz and Sally. Plus the way they wrote Liz in general I thought was pretty annoying. I'm kind of hoping she doesn't last long as a love interest.

[Symbiote789]

I hope this show becomes available on iTunes.

[Chipper9620]

Well this show was definitely worth the hype. Classic Spider-man at its best.

The only complaint I can think of is the new Liz Allen. I get that they want to have diversity on the show, but I don't think they have to change the well-known characters. For example, they could have easily switched Liz and Sally. Plus the way they wrote Liz in general I thought was pretty annoying. I'm kind of hoping she doesn't last long as a love interest.

Haha... Latino Liz was so funny... it was a real contrast!

Also, it looks like Midtown is like some college, or hotel... Thats like the only thing that bugged me.

[Chipper9620]

OMG! I was just watching it again on TiVo, and I think the person working with Flint Marko was Aleksie or whoever, the Rhino!

[shadow_spidey]

Maybe. I didn't see him clearly.

[Chipper9620]

Maybe. I didn't see him clearly.

I dont think you could tell by his looks, but he sure sounded like rhino!

[shadow_spidey]

The voice actor for Rhino for Spider-Man 2 the game, is voicing Sandman oddly enough. As well as Hammerhead, I think.

[socool83]

well Victor Crook, said in one of his interview it was Alex O Hiron :D

[Symbiote789]

we should request this show to be on iTunes.

[dodgeballer27]

this episode was great i was really happy with it i was very skeptical of the show but nwo i cant wait for next week

[Spider-Z]

Anyone has a link to where I can watch it online?

[Arcainite]

Well this show was definitely worth the hype. Classic Spider-man at its best.

The only complaint I can think of is the new Liz Allen. I get that they want to have diversity on the show, but I don't think they have to change the well-known characters. For example, they could have easily switched Liz and Sally. Plus the way they wrote Liz in general I thought was pretty annoying. I'm kind of hoping she doesn't last long as a love interest.

Technically, Liz Allen WAS Peter Parker's love interest in high school. It's just that it was unrequited love. She always brushed him off to hang out with people like Flash Thompson who was a bully and a jerk in his high school days.

As for Sally Avril, if you didn't know, she tried to become a superhero and paid the ultimate price. She was supposed to be the only female that liked Peter when he was just a geek in high school.

What some of you don't realize is that Peter never met MJ, Gwen, or Harry until he got to his first year of college in the comics.

[Spidergurl4302]

Technically, Liz Allen WAS Peter Parker's love interest in high school. It's just that it was unrequited love. She always brushed him off to hang out with people like Flash Thompson who was a bully and a jerk in his high school days.I know she was his love interest. It's not that I don't like Liz Allen, I just don't like this Liz Allen. I know Liz always brushed Peter off, but the way they wrote this Liz just got on my nerves. Especially how she kept calling him "Petey." It's been awhile since I've read the Lee/Ditko comics, but I can only remember Gwen calling Peter Petey. It just sounded really odd to me how she would insult while using a pet name like Petey.

What some of you don't realize is that Peter never met MJ, Gwen, or Harry until he got to his first year of college in the comics.I realize that, but there was Betty. I have a feeling I'm going to prefer Betty over Liz.