Spectacular Spider-Man is almost perfect. The only thing it needed to complete perfection was to be finished

@kyronhoward9935

Жыл бұрын

Same

@blairmcauley2497

Жыл бұрын

Ikr

@Vanghool87

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@AmeerCruz

Жыл бұрын

And better character design

@thespectularbladeden9215

Жыл бұрын

@@AmeerCruz what u mean the design is good

Villains? On the Rise. City? Victimized. Looking up? No surprise. Arrival? In the speed of time.

@ajax3748

3 ай бұрын

Ah ah ah ah ah

@RB-ig4go

Ай бұрын

Spectacular spectacular Spiderman

@ThatOneEmoji

Ай бұрын

SPECTACULAAAAAARRRRR

@stefangaming2833

Күн бұрын

Spectacular Spiderman!🕷️🦸

@Pokechrome

Күн бұрын

Crawling through the night Facing evil in his might He's a hero in our eyes See the headlights every time!

Recently rewatched all of Spectacular with my GF who'd never seen it. She absolutely hated me when we got to the last episode. She was just like "How could you show me something *this* good if you know it'll never get a real ending?" So yeah, it *still* hurts, even when you already know it's coming.

@leonardoasaro1832

Жыл бұрын

Fortunately fans are making a movie to finish the story

@nicksrandomreviews

Жыл бұрын

My girlfriend was the exact same way. She actually cried and we held off the last episode for a few days because she wanted to rewatch the entire second season again.

@TheGoldenMan888

Жыл бұрын

What hurts most is you saying that you have a "girlfriend", more like an imagination looks like it :)

@kidanarchy2105

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGoldenMan888 I mean, just cuz you get no bitches doesn't mean that's universal, lol.

@Da_one_tl

Жыл бұрын

@@kidanarchy2105 exactly. Lonely mfs think everyone else is also a lonely mf

All it missed was just a few more seasons and sprinkles of crossovers that were just spread out far enough with each other that makes you still remember that this is a Spider-Man Cartoon.

@icedcapplord710

Жыл бұрын

Man I really wanted to see how the show would've done the Fantastic Four. That and Greg Weisman's idea for Uncle Ben having fought alongside Captain America in WWII were the hugest and saddest unrealized plot threads that could've really given weight to Spidey's support circle

@AnnonymousCommentor28

Жыл бұрын

@@icedcapplord710 WTF? Why didn't anyone incorporate that Uncle Ben idea in any of the other Spidey Media? That would've been so cool!

@Tim_Belay

Жыл бұрын

@Yeehaw it would've only been possible if MCU Ben was played by Stan Lee. Seriously, there's no way MCU Ben was so old he fought in WWII

@imsorryformystupidity2814

Жыл бұрын

@@AnnonymousCommentor28 There was something about that in the 90's Spiderman show I think.

@pn2294

Жыл бұрын

Why are crossovers necessary?

Spectacular Spider-Man, Wolverine and the X-Men and Avengers: EMH are the holy trinity of modern Marvel cartoons.

@juliiju0484

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Dels

Жыл бұрын

Because they're the only good ones

@j1337ke

Жыл бұрын

wolverine and the x-men was amazing, wish it had another season as well :/, why didn’t they?

@juliiju0484

Жыл бұрын

@@Dels Depends on your definition of modern Marvel cartoons

@imdarkmonster3697

Жыл бұрын

I liked Agents of S.M.A.S.H more then the avengers tbh

"relatable doesn't mean he's a self-insert devoid of personality it just means he deals with everyday conflicts that feel like something your average person would encounter and struggle with. being a normal person isn't totally glamorous, and sometimes it sucks." isekai anime has a real problem with understanding this when it comes to the main character

@mateoreyes6921

Жыл бұрын

And modern Marvel characthers like Riri Williams, Khamala Khan, those New Warriors that were cancelled and Miles Morales

@raditzhoneyham

Жыл бұрын

@@mateoreyes6921 those characters you don't like kinda have something in common.... I can see the argument a little but after including miles I dunno

@mateoreyes6921

Жыл бұрын

@@raditzhoneyham I am talking about comics Miles The only good versión of him is the Spiderverse and i even don't find that relatable like Peter I mean, not because of his race, mostly because in my eyes he haven't feel the real pain that is being Spiderman and himself at the same time Like, yeah, Miles lost his father and his uncle is a supervillain by being Spiderman But man, Peter has been through hell for years and he is still using HIS mask, lost his uncle, girlfriend, was buried alive for two weeks, was posseded by an alien parasity that was turning him in a freak, the clone saga, sins of the past, one more day, etc...... I feel empathy towars Peter and i want him to succed in life, and i am a mixed Colombian 19 years old boy While Miles.........he's cool and.......that's about him

@v10fc92

Жыл бұрын

@@mateoreyes6921 what about the Insomniac version? Isn’t he good too?

@elliskaanjones4976

Жыл бұрын

@@mateoreyes6921 for miles to be relatable his life doesnt have to be so harsh.He's relatable because he has human problems just like peter.Not always the exact same problems but problems nonetheless. i dont want to write a whole paragraph of examples right now but i think the best way to sum up his characterization is: peter got his powers and he later learned he needed to have the responsibility to use them miles on the other hand was bombarded with responsibility before he learned any of his powers and now he's trying to live up to his responsibility i think its a nice way of giving miles his own unique story beats.Miles is what MCU spiderman is trying to be for the most part (until the ending parts of NWH)

The fact that this was never concluded will always hurt

@TokyoTqrd

11 ай бұрын

The show disontinued so that they could make That Goofy aa Ultimate spider man

@JMH475

6 ай бұрын

@@TokyoTqrdthat’s not what happen

I love how this show makes you think twice about norman being the first green goblin or not. Even if you know the green goblin storys well.

@koroallie5583

9 ай бұрын

Wrd

Given your history being tired of Spider-Man content, regardless of any obligation to this series, I actually sincerely appreciate you making this and very much looking forward to seeing it.

@monkeyheist

Жыл бұрын

Nice pfp.

@skullofjustice761

Жыл бұрын

@@monkeyheist thanks

@spider59er35

Жыл бұрын

It’s on Netflix now!

@redknight8215

Жыл бұрын

So true! He is a great creator and I also am so glad he continues to make these videos even though he is tired of it.

@MilestheDirtyMindedGoblin2099

Жыл бұрын

Man is a unit

I’ve always loved the art style for this show and it’s actually a big reason to why this show is one of my favourites. I honestly didn’t really know a lot of others didn’t like it

@thecookj454

Жыл бұрын

I kinda hate the art style why is everyones eyes so giant and everyone is so small??

@curtisleblanc5897

Жыл бұрын

It's like the Simpsons being yellow. it makes it easy to pick out.

@umairashraf5167

Жыл бұрын

​@@thecookj454because it's cool

@JustAguy006

7 ай бұрын

@@thecookj454 stylization and to emphasize emotion with a simple yet gorgeous art style. Ben 10 OV did it and it made for some highly expressive character just through the face alone, same with Spectacular Spider-Man.

@edgonlo17

2 ай бұрын

I think they chose Galloway's specific art style because it helps give away those early Spidey comic vibes, dame with the plain colors, doesn't it remind you of the 60s Ditko/Romita sr. era? I don't know but it give away a vintage vibe I can't no longer see with 70s artists like Gil Kane or Andru

Although the quantity and quality of Marvel animated projects may not be comparable to those of DC, I will always have a place in my heart for the animated series of the 2000s like Spectacular, EMH, and Woverine and the X-Men. You can feel that there was a thought behind all those shows, which were unfortunately canceled one by one.

@anthk.4846

Жыл бұрын

Actually in my opinion the marvel cartoons you mentioned are on the same level as dc’s cartoons.

@juliiju0484

Жыл бұрын

@@anthk.4846 i agree

@TheKingofKings2272

Жыл бұрын

@@anthk.4846 those were better than the past two seasons of Young Justice

@giorgiocartier9012

Жыл бұрын

We could've got carnage, hobogoblin , probably jackal SMH

@mandalorianhunter1

Жыл бұрын

Late 2000s. Though I loved X-Men evolution, it was great

'Canon is a cruel and fickle mistress that doesn't love you" this aged beautifully with the release of the new Spiderverse lol

Xavier finally said what I been saying about Gwen’s character for years. People that claim to like Gwen only liked her because of this show and the amazing movies.

@v10fc92

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, people who are devoted to Spider-Man would already know. Like before this show and the ASM movies, Gwen is only known for dying.

@johnkingbad

Жыл бұрын

@Alexander Capanov That's what he's saying

@yurifairy2969

Жыл бұрын

they killed her off because she was so boring that they didn't wanna write her anymore lmao

@MyCarnageExtreme

Жыл бұрын

But that's the thing about the character, she is a tragic love in Peter's story. One of the only characters in comics to stay dead, and from there her death became part of the Mythos. This seried updates and toys with the Spider-Man Mythos, so it was the right call to give so much setup to the epic and tragic love story of Peter and Gwen. The one thing that actually could be bad about the show is that the creators confirmed that they didn't had plans to kill Gwen, but Peter would end up with MJ anyways, to me that would be a HUGE mistake.

@vullord666

Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with that. I'm still hung up on Felicia/black cat as a love interest because of how perfect she was as partner material in the 90s Spiderman TAS. When I got older and read more comics and their history and how she's portrayed in almost every other adaption I realized they make for a rather toxic relationship elsewhere. I still want Felicia and Peter to end up together though (literally the only reason I bought Spiderman web of shadows originally was for the symbiote black cat ending... now that was a guilty pleasure). Similar to how I still want Bruce and Diana to end up together from the DCAU even though in virtually all other media their personalities don't have the chemistry they did from that animated universe.

This show captured the 'chip on his shoulder' Peter better than any other adaptation. I don't love some of the villains but Peter is perfect

@okayokayfr

Жыл бұрын

@SpiderManFan9000 ppl hate on andrew even tho he’s pretty much exactly like spectacular spidey or ultimate spidey in the comics. he’s got a chip on his shoulder, but for some reason ppl weren’t ready to accept it

@seabookfarno8656

Жыл бұрын

**slowly grabs the CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDERS and EAT IT!** NOMNOMNKMNOM DELICIOUS!

@israeljefte5786

Жыл бұрын

@SpiderManFan9000 well, i am that kinda guy. Andrew's Spider-Man is narcissist, and all that narrative that he is not a normal kid and he is destined for greatest things because he is the special one in those movies, is suck for me. i can't like those movies. Spectacular Spider-Man is a really good adaptation of this character, but i really don't think so about TASM's Spider-Man. i just like Andrew's one in No Way Home, his character is completely different that was showed in TASM franchise and i really enjoed him

@Jellybob69

Жыл бұрын

@@okayokayfr I think it might have something to do with the god awful writing and direction of those movies. Andrew’s Peter is a legitimately terrible person due to unintentionally horrible character work lmao.

@liamlennon3316

Жыл бұрын

Really I find spectacular probably has one of the best verison of spiderman rogues gallery

The superb writing makes it feel real. This series feels as if Spider-Man could exist in real life. A large portion of this is due to the central character of Peter Parker. His interactions with friends and relationships at Midtown High School ground him to a sense of reality.

A show too spectacular for its own good .

@difference3maker36

Жыл бұрын

It’s sad cause we were going to get Carnage, Hobgoblin, hydroman a movie and 3 more seasons and this show was just shot in the back of the head

@gavin1837

Жыл бұрын

@@difference3maker36 yeah wasn’t it gonna fallow peter through high school and than also college

@difference3maker36

Жыл бұрын

@@gavin1837 I think and also forgot to mention we were going to see scorpion but we never did. Really sucks we never got to see the rest of the show

@gavin1837

Жыл бұрын

@@difference3maker36 yeah the show truly had so much potential they should continue it as a comic like what dc did with Smallville then they could even do big and better ideas they couldn’t do on a kids show maybe even have king pin like they planned before they had to changed him to tombstone

Whoever were the writers and animators of this show; I want to give them all a round of applause, I finally watched it for the first time on Netflix, and I couldn't love it more.

@joshheralal8758

Жыл бұрын

@Alexander Capanov Try 95% of the time.

I feel like the push to bring this series back may be somewhat based on what happened to Young Justice. Another well received comic book show, made by Greg Weisman that was canceled for stupid reason after two seasons. That series was brought back for HBO Max so some hold out hope for Spectacular to also come back.

@icedcapplord710

Жыл бұрын

Thing is YJ has no legal problems and isn't stuck in limbo between two entirely different studios like SpecSpidey is. WB entirely owns Young Justice, but Sony owns SpecSpidey despite relinquishing the rights to produce future televised animated content under 45 min to Marvel

@anrick1362

Жыл бұрын

@@icedcapplord710 under 45 minutes you say? In theory then the show can be continued in the form of straight to video movies or extremely long episodes

@ItsOver9000Productions

Жыл бұрын

@@anrick1362 lol that was the plan initially

@megaavonaco9954

Жыл бұрын

@@anrick1362 yeah, but I don’t think Sony would ever let Disney touch this masterpiece. And will never let them touch it since we’re getting freshman year instead. But here’s to hoping for a cameo from this spidey in across or beyond the spiderverse.

@QuatarTarandir

4 ай бұрын

@@megaavonaco9954 Lol, this comment aged so well. His characters was a little...off, in Across, but I do hope he's in Beyond on Miles' side

Two quick things: 1) on the topic of Josh Keaton's voice acting career, it's really cool that wise men or someone else in the know brought him on to play the villain black spider on young justice. Very fun IYKYK stuff there. 2) there's a fantastic piece of fanfiction called Fighting Crime, Spinning Webs that continues the story after the cancellation of SSM and goes on to incorporate pretty much the entire Marvel universe into the story. The characterization for most of them comes from the other Yost-verse shows but include a lot of nods to both classic continuity and different adaptations, as well.

@v10fc92

Жыл бұрын

Read that fanfic too and it's REALLY good IMO. Perhaps some of the things in that fic probably would have happened in the actual show had it gone on.

@vDorgengoa

Жыл бұрын

I caught that.

@thefortemfortispandorian8333

11 ай бұрын

Link to the fic pls

In the comics, Electro has an inferiority complex due to him feeling like a nobody, particularly by his family that even when he gets his godlike power, he still doesn’t feel worthy enough so that’s what motivates him to get more power or doing some of the crazy stuff he’s been notable for. That’s why it made sense why they made Jamie Foxx the outcast nerd that wanted to be noticed.

Spectacular might be the only Spider-Man adaptation that made me care so much about his personal life that his superhero life actually felt like an interruption and a nuisance - like it actually is to him - rather than the part we all just want to skip to. Loved the show, still miss it.

It's cool that we hear Josh Keaton's voice In one line "is this safe" in EMH, thank you for pointing it out Xavier! 👏

@GamerSlyRatchet1

Жыл бұрын

And for pointing out the possibility that Daran Norris might've also been replaced in the episode. Not a lot of people bring that up.

@Stickfigure-ly7gf

Жыл бұрын

@@GamerSlyRatchet1 True.

@pablocasas5906

Ай бұрын

That kind of reminds me that in the Neutral Spanish dub of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Peter was voiced the same VA who dubbed Andrew Garfield as Peter in all of his appearances, and recently he dubbed Josh Keaton as Agent Spider in Invincible As a side note, Peter in Spectacular was dubbed by Luis Daniel Ramirez, who voiced Tobey McGuire as Peter in the Raimi movies and also in the New Animated Series, though he's caught up in a lot of controversy in recent years and he has been banned from all dubbing studios, he didn't even voice Peter in No Way Home, in his place the VA who dubbed Spiderman in the Insomniac game did

12:33 While I do see where you are coming from, Electro do have a relatable "personality" that is often forgotten about. Electro might be one of my favorite S-M villains and that is because he started of as a regular nobody who suffered from low self-esteem. He always denied other ambitions because he didn't think he was smart enough. That all changed when he got his powers. Just like Peter, his powers made him more confident. As Electro, he set up to prove himself as a somebody. Unfortunately that part of the character often gets forgotten about which is ashame

@pyrolee17

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's his main character, he's a nobody wanting to be a somebody. That's been consistent with his character throughout the multiverse. Spectacular Electro is a bit different as he just want to go back to normal just like moltan man. Thing about him in the comics is that he gets a huge push but then fall off for years at a time. The latest push he got resulted in a new girl becoming electro

@yurifairy2969

Жыл бұрын

Good Electros should basically be the anti Spider-Man: a young man that acquires great power and uses it totally selfishly.

@jwatts94

Жыл бұрын

Loving the electro appreciation in this thread⚡❤

@wickedchild8501

Жыл бұрын

This. I wish they gave Electro more recognition and explored more on his psychological problems that maybe could work

@jwatts94

Жыл бұрын

@@wickedchild8501 I’m thinking about writing a Spider-Man movie script with electro as the villain, it’d essentially be about the parallels of Peter and Max, showing them both being young men going through a tough time in their lives. The difference would come with how they handle their grief and how they learn from their experiences.

It's refreshing hearing someone talk about what this show actually accomplished, like the 90s show and alleged censorship, it feels like all anyone talks about when it comes to this show is how it was unjustly cancelled rather than what it did well and why that cancellation was a shame to begin with

Wish you had talked a little about how the show adapted molten man. I was impressed with how well they used him and updated the character

@yurifairy2969

Жыл бұрын

very underrated spidey villain imo

@yenkocamaro6965

Жыл бұрын

He was in my first comic book, I wish he'd been used more in Spidey media. I'm pretty interested in how he's used in the Avengers game, even if that game is pretty poor

@jadenbryant9283

Жыл бұрын

​@@yenkocamaro6965 and I think he was like the only Spider-Man villain we saw in the game

@yenkocamaro6965

Жыл бұрын

@@jadenbryant9283 Yes, and he wasn't even used as an antagonist

I know why it’s ALMOST perfect, it’s because of Kraven’s weird Lion thing that happened to him

@galactic85

Жыл бұрын

That was such a strange choice. Even watching it as a kid I was like....."really? Furry kraven?"

@sergeydoronin1579

Жыл бұрын

@@galactic85 I think they borrowed the animalistic Kraven from the Ultimate version

@spencerpommier806

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was cool

@idisplaypace2411

8 ай бұрын

It was good because Kraven was too easy to defeat

@2KSD.

8 ай бұрын

@@idisplaypace2411 it could’ve just made him stronger it didn’t need to turn him into a lion

I’ve always wanted to see a Spider-Man series where Mr. Sinister is behind the creation of Spider-Man enemies as a way to test him much like a scientific study.

Spectacular Spider-man is honestly the best animated marvel media i’ve ever seen

This show is the quintessential Spider-Man. It's basically everything people love about the character and more. If only it got the support it deserves when it first aired, then it would have been even greater than it already is.

This series is what made me fall in love with Spider-Man. The concept of Spider-Man, his ideals and what he stands for, the recurring characters that appear across the different iterations, this series is what made me a spidey fan and what made me appreciate all the different aspects of spidey’s universe. I just wanna appreciate that this show had a good run and was even made in the first place, this show is great.

For the Electro talk, I do like his design in this show a lot. Though he's not very deep compared to Venom, Green Goblin, Doc Ock, etc. He's one of those tough guy villains who shows up to mess things up. A villain roster should have a few of those playing around.

the reason they gave for Walter Hardy's sloppiness in the show is that he's older than he used to be and caused him to be slower and more cautious. not the best reason I know, but still

I didn’t realize the Hulk Vs. cartoon was intended to be in the same universe as EMH and Wolverine & the X-Men. That’s pretty neat. Ultimate Alliance and Hulk Vs. were my introduction to Deadpool.

Steve Blum is to the green goblin what mark hamill is to the joker and I’m really hoping he voices green goblin in either marvels Spider-Man 2 or another sequel down the road

@jadenbryant9283

Жыл бұрын

Agreed and it's probably not impossible

@SJ_RANKS

Жыл бұрын

@@jadenbryant9283 I mean he voiced the character in marvel ultimate alliance 3 along with yuri Lowenthal as Spider-Man and William saylers as doc ock who voiced said characters in Spider-Man ps4

@jadenbryant9283

Жыл бұрын

@@SJ_RANKS oh yeah forgot about it

Nice throwback down the memory lane when the Spider-Man cartoons were actually good!

@dusanzdravkovic524

Жыл бұрын

@Alexander Capanov I was fortunate enough to watch Spider-Man TAS when I was 5, TNAS when I was 13 and Spectacular Spider-Man when I was in my late teenage years, hell even Ultimate Spider-Man had something to be entrolled about, at least in the lore. I pity the kids who know Spider-Man from the cartoon such as Marvel's Spider-Man ( 2017).

The darkest part for the Green Goblin and the Gobulin Green chemical is that Harry passed out when Norman got home in costume BROKE his own son's leg and put the costume on him

actually, max in spectacular was just a guy who had things he planned to do, also note he's in his early 20's, making him a young man/later-turned villain.then when he misplaces a tool near a broken electrical equipment, it shocks him, and mutates him into a being of electricity.he can't do things anymore, that he wanted cause of the accident, and it causes him to go to the dark side.

Just imagine if we got the adaptation of the clone saga. Josh would voice the OG Peter while Yuri Lowenthal would voice Ben Reilly (One of the clones). It would've really been awesome, just imagine two of Spidey's best and definitive voices sharing a screen together. My mind would literally explode. Hell, throw in Christopher Daniel Barnes (the voice of 90s Spidey) as the darker clone Kaine. It would have really been interesting.

@danielwesley5051

Жыл бұрын

This idea is too good. Don’t torture me with the thoughts of what could have been. P.S. 90s Spider-Man was awesome.

Electro’s powers are so awesome and visually stunning that I guess the early comics writers felt like they didn’t really need to develop his personality too much. Though I do remember him being fairly similar to his MCU counterpart. A blow hard obsessed with obtaining more power, be that electrical or criminal.

It nailed the concept of Spider-Man

I still see this show as the pinnacle of Spidey media & it's hard to let go of something so godly (especially when nothing comparable has existed since😔....) It's very far-fetched, but my hope is that one day I could potentially make a show that emulates what this video & others highlight as the strongest parts of its narrative & structure bc it really nails the story it got to tell for only being 26 episodes.

This show was extremely underrated. Would have loved to see how the rest of the Marvel superheroes would be represented in this reality.

@fragile4408

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t call a massively beloved show underrated

@mickeymouse7726

Жыл бұрын

I think you mean marvel superheros

@jerryterwase9027

Жыл бұрын

@@mickeymouse7726 thanks👍

@meci6625

Жыл бұрын

Literally everyone loves this show. Underrated is not the word my dude

@jerryterwase9027

Жыл бұрын

@@meci6625 I used the word 'underated' in reference to the producers who had such a cash cow of a show that they got cancelled. It wasn't meant to demean it.

Season 1 is basically perfection. It’s the most consistent interpretation imo and my third favourite adaptation of the character ever after Tobey (excluding SM3) and 1994 Spidey.

@maxcooks2963

Жыл бұрын

What’s wrong w spider-man 3? If it’s because of peter’s emo phase, then I guess you forgot about the symbiote in the 1994 series (shocker! I’ll chase you til the end of the world!!!”)

@kevinskywalker5539

Жыл бұрын

@@maxcooks2963, probably a spider-man 3 hater.

@maxcooks2963

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinskywalker5539 ?? I think Spider-man 3 is awesome! My comment was referring to the original comment, who seemed to have a negative bias towards SM3

@kevinskywalker5539

Жыл бұрын

@@maxcooks2963, I was also referring to the original comment. I was talking to you saying that the original comment could be a spider-man 3 hater.

@maxcooks2963

Жыл бұрын

@@kevinskywalker5539 oh I gotcha. In that case, most definitely

I personally have the mindset of nothing is turkey perfect, and by understanding that and using it to always improve and get better, that is what makes something turkey perfect. In other words, ones perfection is in their imperfections.

This and Insomniac's version of Peter Parker are my top favorites for versions of the character outside comics Really the only downside to this show is the fact it was never allowed to complete its story. It was a perfect medium between the stories and tone of the early Lee/Ditko/Romita Sr. stories and the modern aesthetics of the Ultimate universe, and did so many storylines justice, even incorporating arcs I never thought would be suitable for the age range it targeted like Harry Osborn's substance abuse. If it was able to properly tie up its loose ends with characters like Scorpion, Hobgoblin, Hydro-Man etc. It might've been absolutely definitive in my eyes Really hoping Freshman Year makes good on what it promises because it sounds on paper like the spiritual successor to SpecSpidey we need

@bradfork6853

Жыл бұрын

What, no love for the great Peter B. Parker?

@icedcapplord710

Жыл бұрын

@@bradfork6853 Peter B.'s my favorite film interpretation for sure but my top 3 overall are Spectacular, Insomniac and 1994

@gbdeck200

Жыл бұрын

90s

@spideydudenof7085

Жыл бұрын

I really like The Edge Of Time Spidey as well

@Ghost-Face420

Жыл бұрын

I like Spiderman the animated series the most

This series was one of the only ones that made me care about Peter’s civilian classmates. Like I WANT to see Flash, Liz, and the rest and how they interact with Peter and each other. The kids outright annoy me In subsequent adaptations like the past couple of cartoons and the MCU.

This is the first show i fell in love with when I was a kid. This was the definitive version of Spider-Man in any type of media. I have recently re-read the classic comic books and then rewatched this series and it shows that the writers of this shows know there stuff and it sucks that we will never get this quality of Spider-Man ever again unless the bring this show back and they need to.

I was a little kid in the late 80s, watching reruns of the 60s Spider-Man show. I was 10 in 94, watching the Animated Series. I was 25 in 2009 when this show premiered. Let me tell you, younger folk who may have been like 7 or 9 when this show aired. If you're worried it's rose-colored glasses giving you nostalgia for this series, I can assure you it is not the case. Spectacular Spider-Man is actually that dang good.

I'll always remember this show for the fact that it made me, a life-long fan of Spider-Man, actually unable to guess who the Green Goblin was. They set that up perfectly, and I'll never forget how screwed up it was to see Norman Osborn breaking his own son's leg to frame him.

The Spectacular Spider-Man is an outstanding example of serialized storytelling in North American animation. But, as good as it was, I feel the best we’ve gotten, so far, is the TMNT series, by Mirage Studios, which ran from 2003-2006. It ran 117 episodes and leaned much harder into serialized storytelling. It didn’t matter if it was a major character, supporting character or recurring character. They all had growth. Not one of them ended up the same way they started out. In my opinion, this take on TMNT is the one to beat.

I haven’t had the chance to watch this show or many others like BTAS, Batman Beyond, STAS and OG Teen Titans, but from what I had watched as a kid I realize that the early and late 2000’s for animated superhero media was on another level of quality. Shows like Justice League Unlimited, Young Justice and movies like The Hulk vs short films, Ultimate Avengers and Batman Under the Redhood have so much passion and effort behind them. They are the reason why I got into liking so many iconic heroes and villains I wouldn’t know otherwise if I didn’t watch these shows and movies. They’re still some of my favorite pieces of media as an adult and it’s just so depressing looking back because it’s so hard now to find quality and passionate superhero media that was so commonly found just over a decade ago.

It’s a small thing but I do really love the idea of different genres of bad guys As you mentioned with Batman For Batman you have 4 waves of villains 1- the old crime bosses like Falcone and Maroni 2- you have new crime bosses like Black Mask and Penguin, corporate business men like Simon Stagg and smaller criminals like Catwoman 3- then you have the freaks like the Joker, Clayface and Man-Bat 4- Supervillains like Bane 4- you have supervillains like Bane, Deathstroke and all the aliens that Batman’s faced

Sean Galloway is an artist that breaks the mold with how fresh and clean his style is. Truly a master in character design using the least amount of lines possible to convey incredibly dynamic movement and expression

@themajormakor

Жыл бұрын

A prize you say?

I feel like no matter what Disney or Sony puts to light, this will still be the best Spider-man story ever told

Ironically enough I’m currently rewatching this show on Netflix right now I’m looking for this part of the retrospective Xavier keep the great work

Ok but come on, you can’t tell me Doc Ock and Electro did not have a Jesse and Walter White esque relationship. I thought their dynamic as villains was pretty cute

I will not lie, on a recent series rewatch I genuinely thought Tombstone was still voiced by Keith David after the first episode. I had no clue they switched voice actors. And I would know what Keith David sounds like, I’m a huge Halo fan.

I could never get past the art style. 90’s series is the peak for me.

I swear Christopher Yost was such a blessing to Marvel, he was literally the Bruce Timm of Marvel

I’ll mention this about your Electro talk. Recently, they made Electro a woman who was originally Max’s girlfriend and due to clone shenanigans, she got electric powers. She’s not a really developed character but she’s got that working class supervillain type character that works. Plus, during one storyline, she got recruited into an all-female Sinister Six and she was the best character because she got weirded out by Beetle over how she tried to set her up with tax forms.

"Don't you just love my balls"- Spectacular spiderman 💀

@garfieldfan925

6 ай бұрын

“Don’t you just love mah balls”

9:07 Congrats, you predicted The Spot.

I really hope we get a Spider Man show of this quality again some day.

After getting to watch this, I was actually at a con I can’t remember which one because I go to a pretty large amount of shows each year due to family ties and occupation but I actually got to see Josh Keaton at a show and I must of caught him at a good time because no one was really around him when we got to talk. I asked all about this show and he didn’t say much about anything this video didn’t cover but it’s great to actually hear everything you talked about come from the actually VA of Spider-Man.

23:49 To this day I’m still pissed at how the MCU did Montana dirty in Homecoming. My favorite version of the Shocker vaporized and they don’t even treat it seriously

I think my only complaint was brought up early in this video and was pointed out in others- they genuinely made every girl Peter’s into or is into Peter SO likable that it’s absolutely PAINFUL to see each girl getting stuck on the stupid “will they won’t they” merry go round Peter and his love interests always end up in. They honestly made Liz Allen almost TOO likable and sympathetic, to the point it’s genuinely difficult to see how she gets treated by Peter. Like of course we want to see Peter and Gwen succeed, but seeing it at the expense of Liz makes it something you kind of actually DON’T want to happen. I know in the comics Peter doesn’t really hit the “popular guy” status until college and that’s originally when Gwen and Peter really start trying to be a couple, so Liz Allen getting more spotlight during the high school years is feasible, it just feels like too long to be playing red light green light with the love triangle. That is honestly one of the only big gripes I have with the show. In terms of MJ, who really isn’t a focal point, I found that refreshing because MJ really wasn’t much more than an occasional date and friend to Peter for most of these stories. The point of MJ was always that she was kind of a friend that was always in the background up until Gwen’s passing, where she stepped up to try and support him and the two grew close. I was happy they stayed true to that, even letting Mary Jane pull her “matchmaker” thing with Gwen, trying to set Gwen up with Peter. She’s one of my favorites in Peter’s cast for the way she developed for that reason, and I was glad to see her be able to play the role she was originally meant to play instead of replacing Gwen or any of the other girls in Peter’s life.

Let's not forget how an arc would end with a whole episode of Peter throwing hands with somebody for 20 mins straight

You’re right that we should just accept that it probably won’t come back, but damn it, this show was my childhood. It’s just too good to forget about! The voice acting, the modern style that isn’t trying too hard, the influences from the movies and comics, everything is great imo.Besides the Raimi movies, this is what introduced me to comics and superheroes as a whole. I’ll always appreciate it and it deserved much better. Great video as always man, cheers.

Spectacular Spider-Man is one of the best animated series ever made by marvel back then. It had such good potential until Disney bought the company and suddenly cancelled it.

Every time I see/hear the scene where Spider-Man speaks while his tongue is burned makes me laugh out loud. It's so hilarious and the voice acting is so good.

One thing I like about this show is that only one person knows Spider-Man’s identity I don’t think any other Spider-Man has done that

Walter Hardy was never a master thief though. We get a line from him about how he "taught" Felicia, but there's no real evidence that he has the level of tech knowledge that Felicia does. Him getting old and not being able to pull off the jobs that got him his reputation anymore makes total sense. Him just doing straight up armed robbery and then killing a defenseless old man for a getaway car is probably the lowest moment of his life, which is why it's so fucking good that Peter spares his life in this version.

@gr6875

Жыл бұрын

It ruined Spider-Man and black cat’s dynamic though which was set up well in S1

@Chiller326

Жыл бұрын

@@gr6875 The whole point of the last three episodes of Season 2 is literally everything falling apart for Peter and his friends. Season 3 would have seen that stuff get mended.

People trashed the art style? I thought it was so good. I think animation is at its best when it focuses on delivering unique art that can be well exploited for delivering high refresh rates and good animation without compromising visuals. I hate the insistence on realism. Why I love projects like Arcane and into the spider verse.

He was in Across the Spider-verse

always wanted to see heroes like luke cage and daredevil make an appearance in the series, it would have been cool to see him have daredevil kinda as a father or older brother figure.

I'm pretty stoked Spectacular has been confirmed for Across The Spider-Verse Part 1. I know he won't get a lot of screen time, but it'll be fun to see him again.

The best thing they did with Venom. Was Making Eddie and Peter close friends at the start. Peter’s actions end up destroying that friendship and creating his own worst enemy. I’m convinced in season 3 when Carnage was to be introduced the two would finally start to make amends

@pheasngl

6 ай бұрын

to bad eddies origin is poorly made

Finally someone who is talking about this show. This show deserves more seasons.

oh man, that bit where you show other spiderman series makes me appreciate unlimited even more, say whatever you want about how bananas the story was, and how carnage looks like that 200 year old monk, but man the style and light rendering on that shows was ahead of it's time, such a visual stunner

19:12 as a 15 year old teen, YEP. Spectacular & the TASM films were the things to make me genuinely care for Gwen, and honestly i like her with Peter a lot more now too. Spider-Gwen is also cool but i kinda consider her to be a very different character.

While Yuri Lowenthal is my personal favorite Spider-Man, Josh Keaton might be the most enjoyable in my opinion when he gives lines like “Oh I got the thing on the thing, wha-what do I win?” “You!” “I win me? That makes no sense” or things like his Spider-Man Memes videos that still get a laugh out of me

I love this series because it made Mysterio SO quotable!! From all of his "spells" being in Latin to my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE new catch phrase: "Demitasse, Spider-Man?" Also, I learned what a demitasse was thanks to this series!

i watched it knowing there wasn't an ending and it still hurt so god damn bad

Peter/Spidey's inner monlogue is one of the best parts for me. I could listen to it for hours

it is so rare to find good MARVEL animated media nowadays... the 2000's got spoiled with so many good ones.

I’m glade I own this series digitally so I can always go back and rewatch some of the awesome story lines.

19:06 holy shit I’ve been watching this show since I was a kid and I’ve seen the pilot episode a million times and I NEVER knew Robert Englund played the vulture! That’s so fucking sick my god! Genius casting it all makes sense now

Honestly I think this Spiderman if at least for me the most balanced version and giving an overall vibe of what I think people always get when they think of the Web-head. Also his humor always comes off as him coping to the idea he won't be able to fully enjoy it even if he made that choice too.

I actually liked the take that Felicia's dad was Uncle Ben's killer. It struck me as someone who was past his prime now suffering for his life choices, while giving Peter something to struggle with: forgiving him. In the Raimi films he simply let go of his hate for Sandman by the end but it's all sorts of clear he resents him by the end of the episode leaving room for interesting ideas to play out! THAT SAID I could be misremembering since it has been a while since I've seen the show, for all I know it does clash as much as you said Xavier, either way I'm just glad we got this video to highlight how spectacular this show truly was.

One problem I always had with Spectacular was probably Eddies transformation into Venom. Mainly because the point where Eddie turns on Peter was because he kept bailing on his friends to do something Eddie deemed was selfish. I thought that when the symbiote told Eddie Peter’s identity, he would have some kind of revelation that Peter wasn’t just a selfish prick. Especially when Eddie would have realised that Peter basically saved Eddie’s life from the Lizard. But instead he immediately goes into wanting to get revenge with no acknowledgement of why he started to hat Peter in the first place. Maybe this could have been acknowledged if the show went on. But it’s just something that bothered me me on first viewing.

@GamerSlyRatchet1

Жыл бұрын

Eddie already had a twisted view on Peter because he was jealous that he was raised by Uncle Ben and Aunt May while he was alone. He needs reasons to justify his hatred of Peter, and it's why he twisted "Peter's Spider-Man, he's not a selfish prick after all" into "Peter's Spider-Man? And he didn't trust me with that?!" And by the time he gets a taste of the symbiote, he doesn't feel alone anymore, so he keeps feeding it hatred.

@j1337ke

Жыл бұрын

@@GamerSlyRatchet1 i agree with this and maybe the symbiote only showed eddie the bad parts to skew it even further

@sarcasticsuperjerk18

Жыл бұрын

I mean, the symbiote basically induces hatred and malice in someone. Peter had it be a slow burner, because deep down he’s not really a hateful guy and it takes a lot to get him to submit to the symbiote. Eddie on the other hand is shown to have hatred built into his personality, he’s an easy target for the symbiote.

@sunsetvibe1063

Жыл бұрын

@@j1337ke I would have preferred that and the symbiote only showed Eddie certain parts of Peter’s memory to frame it as only one sided instead of implying that the symbiote showed Peter saving Eddies life and having no comment on it at all.

@wdcain1

Жыл бұрын

At this point, the symbiote would tweak its wearer's memories to control their emotional state so it could feed on their rage. This came from Paul Jenkins run on Spidey.

I remember the cartoon, in my dub, each and every single voice had the va's of the spiderman movie trilogy, like, even the secondary characters! (Except Harry, for some reason, I guess the va of the movie Harry sounded way too old for his age, then) And I think that was amazing, because it felt like watching an alternative version of the movie :)

@shinji136

Жыл бұрын

Latin American dub? This sounds just like it, from my memories

Greg Weisman is quite possibly the greatest writer for animation ever. He creates character development on a level I don't think I've seen before. It really sucks that he seems to be cursed that any show he works on doesn't go past its 2nd season.

@v10fc92

Жыл бұрын

I mean at least YJ got a 3rd and 4th season....

@Krendall2

Жыл бұрын

@@v10fc92 Was Weisman still a part of it? I mean, Gargoyles got a 3rd season, but Greg Weisman was removed as the showrunner for some reason.

@talentlessartist7929

11 ай бұрын

Dunno, the last two seasons of young Justice weren’t that good.

Before we got the news about the 90s X-Men show coming back yeah I'd be right there with ya on moving on. But nah now that there's interest shown in bringing these back, and seeing how it happened with young justice as well, this show deserves to continue especially since it did seem like one with a solid outline for where they wanted to take it.

I love this cartoon I have the entire series on dvd josh Keaton is one of my favourite adaptations of Spider-Man And I honestly like how this show handled the uncle Ben killer story more than Spider-Man 3 mainly because it didn’t retcon anything no I didn’t like how they handled the uncle Ben killer story in Spider-Man 3. sandman already had a great backstory stealing money to save sick and dying daughter they didn’t need to make him uncle bens killer on top of that

@galactic85

Жыл бұрын

Making sandman uncle bens killer was a horrible choice. It removed Peter's direct responsibility for his uncle's death. Instead of a single selfish choice causing his uncle's death it becomes more just random chance. Additionally it removes Peter's guilt over being responsible for his uncle's death in a bug way and the movie doesn't contend with that in any way. The heartfelt scene in spider-man 2 where he tells aunt may the truth is rendered meaningless. I understand that rhey wanted to give sandman A personal connection to Peter but the solution should have been to have sandman accidentally hurt aunt may. That would have worked so much better than what we got.

@kevinskywalker5539

Жыл бұрын

@@galactic85 , your not getting it. There's lessons in the rami trilogy. The first is about responsibility. The second is about trying to find a way to balance both Peter's life and spider-man saving lives. The 3rd is about forgiveness.

@lazaroskarmaniolas7410

Жыл бұрын

Didn't they retcon Uncle Ben's killer into Black Cat's dad? Are y'all wearing nostalgia goggles for a Weisman show again? Because that's what gave us the last few seasons of Young Justice, which were a trainwreck.

This is definitely the best animated incarnation of Spider-Man. That said, I remember watching this on CW 4 Kids back in the day when it was still new. And I remember being kind of mad at the black suit in the show at first because it looked a lot closer to how it did in Spider-Man 3. But, the way they have it slowly mutate into the more traditional black symbiote suit over the course of a few episodes was a brilliant way to subvert my expectations. Damn I miss this show!

I did asked Keith David last year at LA Comic Con about his role in The Spectacular Spider-Man, and yeah totally didn't know what I was talking about, and it made me felt dumb that day. Was cool to meet him and Josh Keaton the same day.

This was SO worth the wait! This might be my favorite Spider-Man related video from you since the one you did for the insomniac game. Great work Xavier!

I actually loved this shows lizard and Electro, I think I used to have action figures of them but of course me being a kid had played with them only for lizards tail and electros head to be missing. Also my dog chewed on Doctor Octavious tentacles!

Few years ? I am watching it every year. Everytime a new movie/Tv series/game comes out, i watch it. Even now after the Spidey lotus news and spider-man 4 rumours came out, i feel like watching it. Damn, i am halfway through season 2 already. Thats how much i love this show. Josh keaton is my Spider-man !

I like Electro because he's kind of a mirror to Peter Parker. He's an everyman mechanic, not much special about him besides maybe being a bit smarter than your average bloke who stumbles onto powers by complete chance. He's a mirror in the sense that while he does have great power, he never had to learn about responsibility, and I like the idea that Spider-Man reinforces that from time to time. Max Dillon and Peter Parker aren't all that unlike each other and could easily have swapped places given the circumstances.

@Galvatronover

10 ай бұрын

Yes but then again a lot of peters villains are mirrors of him I could name a dozen it’s interesting but not unique