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I bought this DVD blind just because I wanted to see it and I've been getting into animation lately in my DVD collecting. Let me tell ya folks, this is a great series...for several reasons.
1) The CG animation, although a bit awkward at times with "regular" human movement and such, it really shines during the Spidey and villian "battles". Just the fact that the animation is all in 3D (put with a 2D look), allows the camera to do some really interesting things, from pans, to spins, to rotations, and fly-thrus, and of course, the ultra-cool slo-mo effects. This kind of camera control is something that just isn't possible in a traditionally hand-drawn cartoon.
2) The action sequences in general. This isn't your grandfather's Spider-Man. Much like Mainframe Entertainment's other CG shows, the action is much more mature than your ordinary animated show. By that I mean the fight scenes and the "chases" are much more intense and, shall I say, violent than anything else I've seen in a cartoon such as this. In fact, there's actually moments of blood from both Spidey and his enemies. And as some of you may know, blood is almost always a "no-no" for childrens' animated shows. So just with that, the viewer can easily tell that this show was made for a much more mature audience, which is always good in this circumstance, especially for comic book heroes.
3) The audio and video presentation. The video is presented in 1.78 anamorphic widescreen and is extremely sharp. Even looks good on a computer via DVD-ROM drive. And the soundtrack is recorded in both DTS and DD 5.1 (always a plus for any show, eh?) Also the widescreen presentation gives the show a bit of a epic cinematic feel to it. How many cartoons do you know that were created in widescreen?
4) The villians. The villians, some classic (with new looks), others new, were all great with maybe the exception of one, but that's to one's taste. I thought the Terradax group were awesome. Their suits and weapons were just too cool. And again, the maturity of the dialogue for the villians and actions are just what makes these villians great.
So with all that said, let's all hope that this series gets picked up by some outlet for another season or more. I'd love to see what the creators could do with the Venon and Carnage saga. Hell, even Doc Oc, Green Goblin, and Hobgoblin would be great. But can we get Parker out of college? Being almost 10 years out myself, I despise the college atmosphere anymore. Too many crazy activists and party animals.
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As someone who doesn't have cable tv, the first time I saw this show was on a screen at a Sony store. I bought the DVD based on the unusual look of the show and I was blown away. Thank god someone is producing cartoons with gutsy writing, outstanding acting direction and a great stylized look. I thought that great cartoons had died with Batman - The Animated Series. Watching lame cartoons (like the mid 90's rehash of Spiderman that came along with the incredibly dull X-Men cartoon)makes you wonder why the creative 'geniuses' can't come up with something great. I guess, having watched the informative featurettes included in this DVD set, the difference is money. A lot of money has gone into this CGI SpiderMan and it's apparently all been well used. I'm really hoping that I get to buy a second season DVD set next year.
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KINDAVE GOOD.I DON`T LIKE IT AS MUCH AS THE 1994 SERES.IT`S KINDAVE GOOD THOUGH.
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This Collection has them allll !!1 13 episodes on two discs: Heroes and Villains, Royal Scam, Law of the Jungle, Sword of Shikata, Keeping Secrets, Tight Squeeze, Head Over Heels, The Party, Flash Memory, Spider-Man Dis-Sabled, When Sparks Fly, Mind Games Part 1, Mind Games Part 2
Each episode has audio commentary by various contributors to the series, including producer Adu Paden, Stan Lee, and Neil Patrick Harris
Amazing spider facts
Test footage
Outtake reel
Building with Layers (multi-angle featurette)
The Making of Spider-Man
Creating the Models
Animating Performance
Spider-Man Music: The Composers
Production artwork
DVD-ROM: Character Modeler
Widescreen anamorphic format
Number of discs: 2
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This is a great DVD boxed set! It collects all 13 episodes of the Spider-Man animated television series The New Adventures Of Spider-Man. It is very entertaining and the action is cutting edge. The series is voiced by Neil Patcrick Harris,Lisa Loeb,and Ian Ziering (Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson, and Harry Osborn). It is done in computer animation and just as thrilling as the two Spider-Man series before it. These are the episodes on the DVD:
Episode One: Heroes And Villains
Episode Two: Royal Scam
Eisode Three: Law Of The Jungle
Episode Four: Sword Of Shikata
Episode Five: Keeping Secrets
Episode Six: Tight Squeeze
Episode Seven: Head Over Heels
Episode Eight: The Party
Episode Nine: Flash Memory
Episode Ten: Spider-Man Dis-Abled
Episode Eleven: When Sparks Fly
Episode Twelve: Mind Games-Part One
Episode Thirteen: Mind Games-Part Two
I reommend this highly entertaining DVD to Spider-Man fans and Action fans.
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