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I am perhaps the only "fan" of this series who hated the look of Peter and MJ and the baddies and yet I loved the animation and the series. The reason is the animation is brilliant, making it look like 3D continuously and very well-done shading and physics-based. But the look of Peter and MJ is bad and too many sharp edges on their faces and the bad guys (such as Electro... YECHHH!) simply didn't look like their namesakes in Marvel's universe. I got the feeling that Anime artists were hired to do this series and perhaps that is true I don't know or care. But I didn't think the inked lines were true to the Marvel universe and yet the stories were extremely compelling and the stories (and the artwork except as I note here) were very faithful (not exactly the same but faithful) to the original. Well done, I hope this isn't the only seasen we ever see.
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Please give this series another chance MTV or any network that actually gives a damn about quality. The animation and storytelling in this series is outstanding. The Spidey in this series moves like I wish the one in the movie would.. and I LOVE the movie! I don't understand what's wrong with people.. if something's good and not about drugs, sex or humiliation.. it just doesn't last. That makes me so sad..
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Just because Brian Michael Bendis serves as executive producer doesn't mean you can expect the same kind of brilliant writing you get in his various comics. MTV's New Adventures of Spider-Man finds the wall crawler in yet another animated series (I've lost count how many times the Marvel hero has starred in his own animated show) this time created by Mainframe: the same folks who brought us the computer animated Reboot and Transformers: Beast Wars. Using a computer generated cell-shaded design to present the show, Spidey looks great while he's webslinging, but everyday movements of normal people look jerky. The story of this series picks up after the mega hit film with Spidey/Peter Parker (voiced by Neil Patrick Harris), his friend Harry Osborne (Ian Ziering), and his longtime crush Mary Jane Watson (Lisa Loeb) in college and features the webslinger taking on classic enemies like Kraven and The Lizard as well as new villians designed specifically for the show. It's a notion that longtime fans of Spider-Man will either love or loathe as this collected first season offers a mixed bag of animation, voice acting, and storytelling. Guest voices range from solid (Buffy the Vampire Slayer's James Marsters) to lackluster (rapper Eve) and it will really depend on the fan whether or not they'll find the series enjoyable. MTV has since dropped the series after airing it's first season, but my recommendation is that this new show is worth checking out, but many are better left sticking with the comics.
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This show is odd. No kiddin', huh? Kid turns into a spider, and I'm statin' the obvious. When I first saw this show, I was on vacation. There was nothin' else on, so I tuned in to MTV (somethin' I never do, man). I liked the movie, and I thought this would be similar. WRONG! This show was much more mature than the original film. And when I say that, I do mean that in every way. Don't worry, it's not trashy. I would still let my older kids watch it. It's just no comic material. The episodes were short and sweet, just the way I like it. All in all, entertaining.
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Spider-Man on MTV was by definitly the best thing to hit MTV/TV last year. Amazing story lines, Graphics, plots, Characters, etc.. Worth every penny of the DVD. Dont just judge it by the graphics, the stories are so intense and real, if this show was in 2-D it would look rather silly. The 3D CG graphics will grow on you, it will become very realistic looking. For $20, you dont have much to lose, and alot to gain. Buy It!
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