Jimmy takes pictures good and I won't hear otherwise! 📸 Also, please go to brilliant.org/NerdSync to get a 30-day free trial. The first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription! (It also helps out my channel 💜)
First saw this show a few days ago and was immediately curious how you felt about it. Glad to hear we're twinsies on it! Also, I knew you'd have something to say about the Jimmy pics plot point.
Love your videos, I gave this one a like as I do with all of them, I'm subscribed to your channel... I still want the characters to have their classic designs (Think Joe Shuster, Curt Swan, John Byrne, Alex Ross and Gary Frank kind of designs for the Superman Cast...), is that wrong?!. I am a gay, brown, Mexican leftist, about as woke as it gets, BUT I WANT THE DESIGNS I FELL IN LOVE WITH (Though Superman's face looks kinda like Christopher Reeve's, but less angular and more oval, which is wrong, like it should be more squared or rectangular, and WHERE IS THE CLASSIC HAIRSTYLE???), I know I have a para-social relationship with them , but that's the way it is, my favorite characters are like my loved ones, and they have a specific physical appearance. Also I hate what they did to the "S" /House of El shield on Superman's chest, WHY CAN'T THEY DO THE CLASSIC LOGO?!. English ain't my first language, so sorry about my grammar.
i will admit i ONLY clicked on this to find out what you didn't like about the show. Also, I stopped watching at 1:13 . So, if this was worth something to you, good job.
Ironically the "glasses disguise" is probably one of the most realistic aspects of the superman mythos but people think it is the least realistic. There have been articles written about how it's actually surprisingly realistic. Heck I knew someone in college who wore glasses all the time and whenever I saw them with their glasses off I was kind of thrown by how different they looked. Additionally it's not JUST glasses. It's the changes in voice and body language that occur. I always view the glasses disguise as a magic trick. Once you know the answer its obvious and you kick yourself for being so stupid but when you don't know the truth then you can't comprehend how a trick is done and question your perceptions of reality.
There's the scene from one of the Christopher Reeves movies that demonstrates this to an uncanny degree. And honestly, he doesn't even need the glasses. It's like when people run into famous people IRL-the first response is almost always, "whoa that person looks a lot like [celebrity]" and not "that person _is_ [celebrity]"
The scene in episode 3 after the interview where he almost forgets to rough up his hair, they get it! They understand that it's more than just glasses!
@@RaptieFeathersexactly because people aren’t going to expect that they’re running into the actual person! That would be too outlandish or good fortune wise to enter their mind. Their first thoughts would be the more casual and realistic on this person looks a lot like this other person. That’s just what people do
@charismaticshere2405 Like if you were a cashier working next to a fellow cashier that looked exactly like Elon Musk or Bill Gates. You may joke about it with them about how much they look alike but never really believe it because it would not make any sense.
@gsigas and that combined with the fact that superman doesn't where a mask means no one will ever think he would have a secret identity, he doesn't look like he's trying to keep it secret so no one would look at a look alike and think "so THAT'S who superman is"
Like Goku. On that note, if Full Metal Alchemist would have been a reboot of DBZ, it would have been ACTUALLY good and stood the test of time. Like this show. Japan has so much to learn from US animation.
@@Hellsing7747hes a farm boy that can do complex things that he literally put a mental block to repressed cuz he couldnt handle anymore. Just cuz he can do complex things doesnt make him not a simple man it just means he struggles more. Steve rogers has the same issues.
All jokes aside, in the second and third episodes Jimmy actually manages to take some very important pictures, so it looks like, just like Lois and Clark, he's working his way up to being the legendary photographer he's meant to be.
12:04 As soon as we walked out of Across the Spider-Verse, my dad said "This movie really makes me wonder, in a world with animation this good, why do live action Superherho movies still exist?" And I 100% agree, Superheroes inherently work better in animation.
Because a lot of adults have an immature notion that watching animation would demean them, somehow, and refuse to leave the comfort zone of live action
Yeah, this is the beloved characters as young adults just getting started, right? So I assume we'll see them maturing and getting better at their jobs :D
For sure. Lois is also an amateur reporter, which was pretty jarring to me at first but totally makes sense as she'll obviously grow into the Pulitzer Prize winner we all know and love. All three are given room to evolve!
it won't be, he's the orbiter best black friend trope all in one, baby faced too as bow in shera was (same workers on this too) i have little faith he'll be anything more than a comedy relief in a show with too many
Unless he's able to turn photography into a semi-superpower like Dead Rising Frank, I sincerely doubt. Superman has always given Jimmy good opportunities for pics, and that's how he gets his money.
And to think I've seen someone complain about this. "That's not superman, superman is superman to know everything about who he is" like no lol. MOST depictions of superman do that, but that doesn't make it law.
Is my small nephew first Superman, we're watching it together and he likes it. Making a series like this was really important: this is the latest Superman Animated Series in almost a quarter of a century, which is insane. I got introduced to the character with that cartoon. A new take was urgently needed to pass Superman to a new generation.
It me! I have never been a fan of superman, at the most I have been pestered to occasionally read or look at something superman just because a friend wanted me to, but it was never my thing. Until *now.* I feel like I finally GET the appeal thanks to this show and I finally get what Superman is supposed to be
oh, no i would immediately have someone watch the original superman the animated series from the 90s, while Nerdsync did make me interested in watching it. I will never let go of those original characters and how the characters in this one just seem way too nice.
One correction: from his very 1st appearance, Batman was cracking jaws. He was all about fighting bad guys. But very quickly, the threats went from gangsters to supervillains.
That feeling when half the shit that we know Batman for today, including the no killing rule, was all just damage control to make up for Bob Kane literally copying The Shadow....it's quite sobering....
superman being earnest is so important to me, he's the man of tomorrow not because we might be able to fly or catch bullets but because he's the moral and emotional ideal we can reach if we were just a little bit better
What I like about this show is how they treat Superman like in the Golden Age of Comics, but in a modern setting. They don't try to overcomplicate his story and give him more depth of anything. He's just a "farm boy" in a big city trying to do his best and be a hero. Just a simple, nice dude trying to help people.
Most of the threats being mad science and pots and pans robots is also peak Golden Age comics and Max Fleicher animation too; what people are complaining about the most in this show are influences and references to materials that are flying over their heads. Turns out they don't know their dank DC fluff as well as they think they do, like all the people who clearly only know of The Brain and Monsieur Mallah from one arc in Teen Titans Animated and don't know they've been a bizarre gay romance between a brain-in-a-jar and his hyper intelligent gorilla assistant since their debut roles in the original 1960's Doom Patrol
Something I really loved about Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker is that they put a lot of focus on him not just saving people but really trying to take care of them. ASM2, flawed as it is, really did a good job of making him out to be this fundamentally compassionate guy who would check on people to make sure they were okay after saving them or trying to talk a villain down rather than just attacking them outright. It’s sad to me we lost that version of him to executive indecision.
Andrew Garfield was my favorite movie version of Spiderman too. He was so cool, smart and funny. I hope the MCU follows up on Peter finally getting over the tragic death of Gwen Stacy and moving on with his life.
At least except for when he lets a bunch of people probably die during the car chase at the beginning of TASM2 and then just casually murders Electro at the end.
The writer is ABSOLUTELY a fan of NerdSync. It really feels like they went through all the media and read everything and watched everything and made this consistent version of Superman. The Brainiac tease is good. Zor-el is good. Its just a collection of all the wholesome parts.
That and Overly Sarcastic Productions. From the moment I watched episode 1 and saw Clark going like "I need to shake my boss's hand without crushing his bones" and whatnot, I was like "Oh, Red is going to LOVE this Superman!"
Supes is too cliche,thats' why his films are failing at the box office.The issues I have with Supes is he has no flaws,no insecurities to over come,no faults either.He's TOO perfect,how can anyone relate to him ???? He's still an_ALIEN-pretending to be human. Supes was raised on earth,but,born on a distant alien planet.
@powerbadpowerbad Supes isn't supposed to appeal to people in a relatable way. His appeal is in his kindness and pure of heart combined with his physical strength. His films, even though he's only had three in the past 20 years, fail at the box office because the movies he's been a part of are uninspired. Brandon's Superman was great but they didn't give him enough to do. Cavill could've been great but Snyder didn't let him feel like Superman until his Justice League movie, and even then, he paled in comparison to his comic counterpart. The issues you have with Supes are completely valid because they are just your opinions, but most like Supes because he is the embodiment of kindness and hope. I hope this reply cleared that up with you.
@@powerbadpowerbadsupes isn’t a marvel hero he’s a DC hero and DC heroes are heroes that you look up to and inspire to be. While marvel have heroes who are just like us their not gods in the sky looking down at us, their flawed everyday people.
@@powerbadpowerbadthe point of Superman is to be a positive foil to Humanity. If an ALIEN is more humane to humans than other humans are, despite experiencing all of our imperfections, we should be inspired to be kinder to each other as well. There's other layers too; he does suffer some interpersonal things that we do in every day life. Him being powerful really only extends to his kryptonian abilities. He clearly still go through the same things we do. You can't strong arm your way through people's emotions. He still has to deal with intangibles, and things he can't control.
"The most important thing to remember about Superman, is that he's Clark Kent, a good neighbor who wants to help out. That's the core of it: Superman is a friend." - Christopher Reeves
Thank you for continuing to stand up for the concept of superheroes who are actually good people. It's always weirded me out a bit when people assume that "real" heroes would be selfish and cruel. One of my strongest childhood memories is the 1994 Northridge earthquake in California, which was centered near the home of my rather fragile grandparents. It took my family a couple of days to make it to that house because the roads were in such a state, but when we arrived, we discovered that everyone in their neighborhood had banded together to help one another out however they could, and they'd made sure that the old folks got help from whoever was able-bodied and uninjured. Half of those people didn't even have a common language with the other half (lots of monolingual English and Spanish speakers), but they basically played neighborhood-wide charades because they saw other humans in trouble. Obviously my parents and siblings and I pitched in when we arrived, but it made a profound impact on me to see what had already been done. And it turns out this happens a LOT in disasters! Fires, floods, blackouts, earthquakes, all of it. Even when covid hit, while there were lots of people who turned into jerks as time went on, there were still people who kept on sharing food and checking on their neighbors and distributing masks. Why WOULDN’T the people who choose to be superheroes include the kind of people who'd get a cat out of a tree? Or help an old lady after an earthquake? Or drop off groceries for a neighbor who lost their job? Sure, some people would put on the tights for fame or attention or money or power, but some of them would just want to help. I think it's disingenuous to assume otherwise. So yeah, color me Team Superman Is Nice, Actually. And I'm glad to have someone as nice as you, Scott, for a teammate. :)
I seriously cried at the end of the first episode. I haven’t had a Superman show make me feel like this in such a long time. It’s so good. Thank you for pushing that too!
"Taking the time out to show heroes helping people" This is why I will forever love the DCAU and especially later episodes of those series like "Epilogue" with Batman and Ace and he HATES that he can't save her.
What you said about how seeing a show be unapologetically sincere about the core characterization of Superman is really refreshing is so freaking true, I remember Red from Overly Sarcastic Productions saying in a video something about how these reboots/retellings often feel like they’re ashamed of the source material and think that making them grittier or dark they’re making them better or into something you can take seriously, which definitely isn’t true
OSP's video on Superman is SO GOOD. I've never been much of a Superman fan, but the more I actually read up on him and what function he's *supposed* to have in a story, the more interested I become. It's as if sincerity and light heartedness is somehow less valuable and less complex than grimdark, which isn't true at all
Superman and Lois also does a great job of representing Superman being nice and wholesome. All in all it feels like we're having a Superman renaissance, like we're finally allowed to have a sweet Supes (I just really hope James Gunn continues the line)
Agreed I just believe with all the problems that’s happening in our world today, we really need a hopeful Superman movie now more than ever especially since Superman is supposed to be a symbol of hope, not an edgy dark superhero.
The only thing I’m not sure about yet is this iteration of Deathstroke. As a kid who grew up with the Teen Titans cartoon, I have yet to find an animated adaptation of Slade Wilson I like more. I do hope this impresses me. Otherwise, I adore this more youthful take on Clark, Lois, and Jimmy. More than that, SOMETHING THAT SPOTLIGHTS JIMMY AT ALL. The fact that he’s more than just a third wheel, and the fact that he has as much chemistry with Lois as Clark does shows how much care they put into him. And of course, I’d be remised to not harp on how much I love this iteration of Lois and Clark. The fact they’re immediately smitten with each other and that’s all without any fronts, any walls, any deception. Clark’s just a dork who thinks she’s cute and she’s an ambitious go getter who thinks he’s adorable. One episode was all it took to sell me, two was all it took for me to LOVE them. I’m so excited for more
Yeah, Teen Titans did such a good job with Deathstroke/Slade that it's almost impossible to beat. I love Ron Perlman and when he plays other characters, I'm like "oh hey it's Ron" but with Slade, I don't get that reaction. He's just Slade to me
he's terrible in this, same to live wire they butchered their designs and characterization, a broken base isn't a good foundation no matter what happens afterwards
1. This feels like a spiritual successor to Superman TAS, which I absolutely love. 2. The name "My Adventures with Superman" applies not only to Lois and Jimmy but also to CLARK. It's his adventure in learning who Superman is and coming into his own 3. I can't wait for the inevitable hot rich asshole that is Young Lex Luthor
I’m PRAYING that this Lex Luthor is going to be a crybaby college graduate. “DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO?!!!? I AM THE LEX LUTHOR. WITH 19 DEGREES OVER YOUR SORRY ASS-“
this is why i love scott. he clearly was making the intro look like it was one of those, they ruined him cause they changed his appearance, but no hes just a bad photographer. I love the subversion, even though i knew you weren't referring to the whole race thing to begin with cause that aint you lmao
i grew up on the DCAU i can safely say that adventures with superman is one of my favorite superhero shows awhile its not gritty its not dark its like the original comics an escape from reality and its really nice i just hope they dont start over complicating things i just want a down to earth show about a man doing his best to help humanity
I used to not buy the eyeglasses disguise but then I was in a community choir with identical twins and I did not realize they were identical until I had known them for over a year because one of them preferred glasses and one preferred to wear contacts. As soon as the girl who normally wore contacts had to wear glasses one day I was like "Oh the twins are identical, not fraternal!" And my next thought was "I now buy that no one would recognize Clark Kent." 😅
making his Krypton backstory a mystery here reminds me of how the Spectacular Spider-Man show sorta made the Green Goblin identity a mystery, had us thinking at one point "maybe it wasn't Norman?"
Loving the show so far, and this is the kind of Superman media I've been waiting for for so long. Superman being Superman, and it's not in washed out or dreary world.
I feel like the whole point of Superman was to imagine a good person with power who could stand up for common people instead of the horrible people in the real world with power. We need figures like that.
Jimmy isn’t bad 😂 I’m chalking it up to there being a freaking robot fight and things getting actually hectic and terrifying. The end credits are literally Jimmy’s photos and you can clearly see he got some great ones. Like… he’s interning at THE DAILY PLANET! He would have had to submit photos to get the internship 😂
Everything Scott is talking about in terms of what Superman is makes me think he would love Superman and Lois, the TV show. Edit: OMG HE MENTIONED HE BUT HASNT SEEN IT. SCOTT ITS GREAT. Clark in the show is an amazing Clark and does all the stuff you want to see!!
My wife and I are loving it. She got a kick out of the little 'magic girl transformation" and then I was grinning like an idiot in the next episode when he did the classic shirt opening. The saving of the cat is a classic. Jimmy being a conspiracy nut is great. Superman is a classic good old boy and it's awesome to see him portrayed that way again.
This 100%! I've hated every version of Superman for years because everyone seemed to want to run away with what he was supposed to be. The good man, the "boy scout", the hero so powerful that he constantly had to pull his power back to keep from ever doing harm, and who was so in control that he could fight and still ensure everyone around was safe. That's the Superman I grew up with and what I want to see and no one has seemed to understand that for years.
Oh thank god, they put people in charge who understand who Superman is and his place in the world as a source of positivity. I mean that’s why the Injustice series hit hard at first. It wasn’t grim gritty Superman… being grimmer and grittier, it was someone who was kind being warped by grief and rage.
they don't, the coddliefied the world to a tumblr-like design of baby faced, adult cozy look cause tumblr like it is weaker than other works, and him fixing things after won't happen every ep, i sincerely doubt it, its a good touch but i doubt it'll last
@@marcusclark1339 I have my concerns about the show as well -Lois is more childish then usual and hangs out with kids -It won't let red heads be red heads so they're turning Jimmy black for the 3rd or 4th time -Its designs are near identical to that She-ra reboot with some owl house references. Like you said, very soft designs. -They seem to be trying to make Clark Kent more like aged-up Jon Kent (thankfully still straight), both too much of klutz this old and even has that blue lightning energy HOWEVER, while these are all red flags, nothing has pushed it over the edge into truly bad yet. Its no DCAU, we won't see writing that good for a very long time, but it could still be a passable version. The Zack Snyder-verse was always too gritty, and the New 52 animated movies were hit and miss. Jason O'Mara as Batman was given a horrible script, them asking him to do emotionless responses and grunting in annoyance, and New 52 Superman is pretty boring until his death scene or his scene saving Raven. If they are able to control themselves to not make things too floofy, I can understand wanting to make Clark feel like a light hearted farmboy who wants to do good again. I'm reserving my judgement until more episodes come out.
@@steampunk-llama To avoid badly written aged up and gay Jon Kent escapades. I've seen well written gay characters and Jon Kent is certainly not one of them.
@@9751matt "-It won't let red heads be red heads so they're turning Jimmy black for the 3rd or 4th time" I always find funny how you guys really are trying to push this agenda so hard when most red heads characters are replaced by white people with brown hair, like Jimmy had brown hair on Smallville, in the Zack Snyder-verse and most if not all non animated movie adaptations, and the list goes on and this is just one character, and not a single fuss was made
That part about the shift from heroes helping to just heroes fighting villains is exactly why I love Mumen Rider from One Punch Man. He’s literally just a normal guy in a series where literal aliens and humans with insane powers exist, all he has to stand out is the fact he’s a pretty good bike rider, but he’s the one character I would truly consider an actual hero. Even Saitama, as hilarious and engaging as he is to watch, is mostly just trying to go about his day to day life alongside his quest to find a foe who can withstand more than one punch. He does save people yes, but it’s mostly just if they’re in his immediate range of attention. Mumen Rider consistently goes out of his way to check in on people, no matter how menial their woes, and always does his best to make sure they’re safe and happy. Even if he’s beaten down, or at risk of death from some villains, he keeps getting back up and prioritises the safety of those around him first and foremost, not the actual fighting. He’s just this unabashedly kind person doing his best in a world that normally forces one into a state of apathy, and I strive to be more like him irl (not so much pretending to be a hero, rather being kind and uplifting to those around me)
I loved the show. I hope it gets renewed for more that the 2 seasons they schedule for. I did get an anime feel from it but not to the point it became something else. Lois being similar to Luz from Owl house is funny tho.
It's not just that Lois looks like Luz, but she's got the same kind of personality and energy. Same thing for Jimmy Olsen, he's totally Gus from The Owl House too! Even the credits' song is kinda similar and feature a character walking.
This harkens back to the first Christopher Reeves Superman movie. It is bright, flashy, sometimes just a touch silly. But it was sincere and that deepens all the rest. This animation is doing that. The artwork and characters are bright, clean, fun. In fact, it’s light enough that it puts the audience off balance and shales up what we “know” about Superman, Lois and all the rest. There is depth hidden in that simplicity. Also, it’s refreshing to have a Superman who is still figuring things out; he doesn’t know much more than Lois, Jimmy or everyone else. The adventures are fun, chemistry between the main characters is superb. And there’s something sinister brewing just beneath the surface we’ve only gotten hints about.
I'm loving it. He feels like early 2000s superman mixed with the new superman comics in terms of personality and action. And I'm loving the focus on Clark and friends. Alot of the reason I've been loving superman and Lois. Though this may out place it for me depending on how it goes.
I've only seen the first episode (Warner hate non-Americans, so anything more is a struggle) but it's genuinely disarming that someone took this particular character and played them straight. No edgy additions, no dark past, nothing. They're just a powerful person who wants to do nice things. The fact that is such a breath of fresh air is wild, and I'm so hyped to catch up on the rest of this show!
I came into this video expecting spoilers, as my last comment said I have only seen the first episode. I think the fact that Superman cleans up the collateral damage caused by the villain is amazing. While I have other problems with the movie...a lot of them in fact, I would have probably forgiven basically all of them in MoS if after Clark kills Zod (Not that I want THAT to happen) if he had just helped clean up the rubble in the city. Like maybe him rebuilding would have been too cartoony and campy for Snyder, but just clean up. Just taking the time to clean up what was essentially his own mess. Instead it just felt like metropolis, Supermans city for nearly a century, had been destroyed the first time he goes there. So seeing MAwS Clark cleaning up after the fight just makes me happy.
God I love conspiracy Jimmy! He, and pretty much everyone in this show has a lot of likeable energy. Honestly this show is looking really good and I can’t wait for Jimmy to learn how to take better pictures lol.
Absolutely in love with this show so far. As someone who never really understood Superman's appeal, this show does a fantastic job of humanizing him and showing how much he cares for others. I used to criticize Superman because of how simple his character felt, but now I love him for it.
The thing that hooked me first was Lois. This Lois is adorable and cute, but also competent. I also love the chemistry between all of the characters. And like you said, I love it that they're doing Superman as Superman. No 'oh, I'm snapping" or wink wink stuff. It's just Superman and it's awesome. I've got a small crush on both Lois and Clark/Superman.
I HIGHLY recommend you watch Superman and Lois, as hes just as great in that show if not better. They really do a fantastic job of illustrating how kind and caring Superman is for everybody, not just people close to him. Theres even small things, like he will save somebody and give them a smile and wave after the fact. Tyler Hoechlin is my new favorite version of Supes of all time, and there are some similarities to this version of the character
So far I think this new Superman series is off to an amazing start! Though I must admit that one of the few things that bugs me about it is Clark and Lois's obvious attraction to one another, I mean don't get me wrong It's adorable and all but the reason it bugs me is because it makes me wonder if they are gonna do that whole thing where Clark is in love with Lois but then Lois turns out to be in love with Superman and then it starts to make Clark wonder if he should just finally tell Lois his secret.
I dunno. The third episode made it seem like she wasn't very gaga over Superman, which I think is kind of an interesting take. She likes Clark, but is apprehensive about Superman. That seems more realistic to me.
I had the totally opposite reaction of relief, personally. A Lois and Clarke who are attracted to each other before Superman shows up tells me the showrunners want Lois to like Clarke as himself, not just as Superman.
Speaking of Clark telling Lois his secret, Between Lois and Jimmy I wonder which of them will find out Clark's secret first because my money is on Jimmy. In fact I think it would make more sense for Jimmy to find out first because after all Clark and Jimmy have been friends and roommates for God knows how long so I think by now Clark could trust Jimmy with his secret especially when it comes to not telling Lois.
Contrivances would annoy anyone who dislikes romance combined with childish behavior. This series takes the Man out of of Superman the same way 1998 Godzilla took out God (sic Ryuhei Kitamura). And for the same, awful reasons, only even more awful this audience actually WANTS it. For comparison, Invincble crashes head first into the impossibility its premise to create a pretty compelling narative, dare I say deconstruction in year of our lord 2023. This show exists ENTIRELY in a weird, naivistic power fantasy, that you will NEVER tackle the idea of adulthood, being the HERO who takes on a loss of innocence so CHILDREN wouldn't have to. This Superman is all about GETTING to not do that. I'm surprised to find out they invetned a more perfect defintion of "Anti-Hero", than the PREVIOUS one. And this Superman is that. Every animated version if He-Man, is a better "Superman" than what we see here. EVERY version. That universe doesn't dodge out of the way when any level of basic introspection on what heroism NEEDS, is put on the table. Not like Nietzschean overman, not even like Christ, but like innocent baby Chairman Mao, delivered without a shred of irony.
I think it’s mainly that they like each other, but Lois is obsessed with finding out who or what superman is. Which is also true for Clark it’s the theme of the show which is self discovery. Now if your a longtime comic fan you already know superman’s backstory. Born on the dying planet krypton after Zod waged a war and lost. Superman’s parents knew the planet was about to be destroyed so sent him to earth. Superman gets his powers from the sun, and his only weakness is kryptonite. Most likely theirs going to be a twist which have a major impact on Clark/superman.
What's funny about the bad photos is that the most recent episode implies Jimmy would've taken bad photos on purpose because he already knew it was Clark.
Lol. I was trying to remember if there were any hints that Jimmy knew. That reveal doesn’t really jive with Jimmy’s actions. Lol. It’s still kool though.
@@Viewahh the problem is that kind of stuff happens in every other superman show and no one notices. Also, that reveal directly contradicts what happened in episode 5. He was whining about his friends standing him up and didn’t once consider that he was probably busy being freaking superman.
@@christianrapper He was clearly acting. If Jimmy wasn't "upset", Clark would have pieced it together. As Jimmy said, he was waiting for Clark to tell him.
Can we just acknowledge that after 26 years we finally have another Superman Animated Series! The fact that it's off to a good start is another plus for it!
Holy cow. You make a really great point about the MCU not saving people anymore. I think that's why Across the Spider-Verse and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem work so well. The questions they face become "how can I be the best hero and save the people I love?" rather than "why is my philosophy on existence different from yours and why are we fighting over it?"
I kind of like this take on the characters. Yea, it’s probably more Supermanime than Superman, but it’s a wholesome and sincere show that actually gets that Superman is supposed to be inspiring and hopeful.
omg this sounds right up my alley. I'm so tired of 'Dark Superman' when we rarely get 'Regular Actual Superman'. Having his mom make his red underwear too has me like 🥺
This show was exactly what I wanted in Superman to be honest. It's just a fun time with a happy go lucky Superman who wants to help people. I haven't really liked a Supes this much since the criminally underrated Justice League Action version. So in love with this show and cannot wait to see where it goes from here! Fantastic video as always!
Love the super heroes wanting to help the villains trope. That's why I love Spider-Man so much. They really hit it on the nail with No Way Home and the Peters going out of his way to help supervillains even to their own detriment.
The Unbeatable Squirrel-Girl is the pinnacle of this trope in my opinion; to the point that she has an actual audio drama podcast that you can listen to that's focused around people calling in for advice 😂
Yeah, NWH missed the mark in a few places for me but Peter trying to help the villains at all costs, when he could have easily just caged them and had Strange send them home, it's just quintessential Spider-Man and what makes him a great hero.
I've heard a lot of people say Lois is like Luz from Owl House but I haven't seen Owl House, but I like this Lois so I get the feeling I will like Owl House!
Yes! Yes!! YES!!! I haven't seen the cartoon yet, but everything you said about Superman and what he is and should be, is what I've been saying for years. You said it so well. Back when I started reading comics (mumble mumble) years ago, it was common to see the Justice League or Iron Man visiting a childrens' hospital, or Superman helping construct a new housing project, or even Batman and Robin performing at a charity fundraiser. And the stories were about people with problems that the heroes helped solve, not about heroes agonising over their own problems. I really miss those days.
I am absolutely adoring this show, as massive and omnipresent as Superman is in media so little of it is a true to form understanding of what makes Superman important and beautiful and this is a shining beacon of that. I also adore that young Clark is so obviously designed to look like our boy Jon. Young Jon and the Supersons was the last time I felt the way this show makes me feel and it's so nice to feel a connection between the 2.
I was originally skeptical of the show because I thought the very "different" designs of the characters meant that we would get a very different and uninteresting take on Superman that would try to distance itself from his very simplistic personality. I'm glad they stayed true to everything I love about Superman and that they aren't embarrassed of what he actually is and what he represents. He's an unapologetically good person who wants to make the world a better place for everyone. I might now consider watching the show!
So my first-hand exposure to Superman is limited to the Justice League animated series and All-Star Superman, and I only have cultural osmosis for the other stuff (mostly movies and shows) but based on everything I’ve picked up over the years, this feels like the first Superman show in a while where the creators actually like Superman and his supporting cast. It’s wild what a difference that makes. (P.S: Thanks for confirming what I suspected was the joke about Jimmy Olsen's conspiracy theories!)
If people read any single Superman series, All-Star is the best, so you chose well! And yeah, this show just... Like it truly understands the character. I recommend the Harley Quinn series this studio did if you haven't seen it; it's for a VERY different audience, but it also captures the soul of the character in a way that's made her the definitive version for me.
I love the show. Not a huge fan of all the character designs, especially the villains. Also the origin of parasite was... not good. It seemed forced like he does it to himself completely without superman's involvement and then he dedicates his life to stopping superman? Also I feel like using Cadmus, Task Force X, and Deathstroke is so overdone and wish they used some more underused characters. Other than those small things, which could be fixed in coming episodes and seasons, its a wonderful show that I'm happy exists and so happy I found it.
Being earnest and unabashedly who you are and writing characters that express that is something almost looked down upon in a lot of writing in modern media, which is why I can understand why this show is so refreshing to me. It's not self-conscious, it isn't trying to be subversive, it's just being itself and I love that :)
For what I Seen People have been Complaining about the Art Style of the Show But Honestly I Realistically i haven't seen Any Complaining about the Plot of the Show in the moment
When I was watching the second episode, I actually did get a little annoyed, not seeing superman’s red undies‘s, but when Clark’s mom literally took time to make the red trunks to add to the costume, I got so unbelievably hyped for it
II remember when I was a teenager I was one of those people who thought Superman was "boring" because he was too powerful and too good, but in an episode of JLA Unlimited I remember the team was fighting a group of super villains, they were on the ropes and BAM! Superman shows up and I just felt at that moment "everything's going to be alright now" and it hit me, that's what Superman should be, the hero that makes you feel "everything's going to be alright now" because not only you know that he's powerful enough to finish the fight, but also, you know that he's the one that's going to do the right thing, he's the one that's not going to let his anger win or let his ego drive him to make the wrong choice. Superman is "boring" in a way we need things to be boring sometimes, by being predictably good and saving the day.
A part of me really wishes that this took place in the same universe as the Harley Quinn cartoon, i just really like the idea of having two cartoons take place in the same universe but developed for completely different audiences with completely different tones and styles
I’ve never been the biggest Superman fan, but I am a huge fan of the trunks, and I’ve been saying this in various YT comment threads for years. The trunks aren’t what matter, per se, but letting him be goofily good enough to wear them that matters. Snyder’s Supes didn’t have trunks because Snyder is an edgy teenager. Superman is not edgy. Superman is impossibly kind. SUPERMAN SHOULD ALWAYS FACE A MAGICAL GIRL TRANSFORMATION
Im reminded of the fairly recent Man of Tomorrow comics. I really enjoyed it, shows all Supermans sides as he saves a lot of people, including villains, and often in smart ways. Lois is solid and not just a damsel, even when she is she doesnt just hang around waiting. It also has one of my favourite moments in any Superman comic, and what hooked me on this series, where you see a disheveled Clark slumped in his seat holding a bottle, and Lois comes in and goes 'Uh-oh, youre hitting the pop. What happened?' (Oh, I should add, this isnt just funny. They talk, genuinely support each other, and she gets a smile out of him before he shoots back in to action.)
One of my favorite comics is still a Spider-man story from about a decade ago. A minor villain gets out of prison and he's just walking down an alley contemplating doing crime again because cons don't get shit once they get out. And there's a brief shadow cast that looks like Spidey, but when the villain turns it's just Pete. Pete talks to the guy. Listens to his problems. Pete says he knows this guy! He did some crazy good tech. Why don't you come for me, Peter Parker at my giant fancy well paying science lab?? Because punching bad guys doesn't mean much if there isn't amnesty and respect for those who want to leave it behind.
The writing is good, the animation is decent, the voice acting and characterization (for the personas created for these specific characters) is spot-on. I love that Superman is the Firefighter idea, not the Cop. A solid 8 out of 10, but I do have some problems with the show as shown below, preventing it from getting a 10/10. 1. The idea that after, what, 10 years or so with his powers, Clark still can't put on his shoes without tearing them in half in the first episode (obviously this doesn't happen now as he's getting the hang of his powers, but wait, why did it take putting on the cape to get him used to putting on shoes?) 2. I think they are rushing the show, given that both Jimmy and Lois already know he's Superman and Lois and Clark are already getting into a romantic relationship and we're only a handful of episodes in. A better reveal is as they're getting the promotions they deserve, Clark hears an emergency and starts stumbling for an excuse, Jimmy then jumping in to cover for him. A momentary look in each other's eyes alone telling us all we need to know, "Clark, I know and I got your back." Season two opener we get Jimmy with the whole doorknob story to Clark. Then the end of the second season Lois finds out after having decided that she likes Clark more than Superman (does not have to be a love triangle aspect). And lets be honest, if you rush the story to this extent, and already reveal that Sam Lane is "the man behind the curtain" out to take out Superman, at this rate to be stopped at the end of the fist season as well... you're going to hit burnout. See, the more they rush the first season, the less content they'll have for the rest of the series, plus they have to keep up that pace to keep it working. Pretty soon we're going to hit the character growth limit and the stories will just be rushed plot, shoving the characters into situations that their character growth would have already prevented from happening, stagnating their growth, or they'll try to solve this by using repetitive filler, all of which gets old fast. 3. Mister Mxyzptlk should have been more magic than manga. But again, still a solid 8/10 despite this.
I really love this show so much right now. I really hope a lot of people gets to see who he really is and how he’s supposed to be a force of good and not just to some overpowered superhero just fighting people. I hope people who don’t like Superman give this show a chance and hopefully you’ll see why Superman is loved and why we should inspire to be like him.
I feel like something that felt very refreshing was that Clark was actually a character and not a mask that superman wears. It's felt like a decent amount of Superman media focuses so heavily on the superman aspect of his life that Clark is only used as the explanation for how superman hides in public and doesn't have any character outside of that
I’ve seen a lot of comparisons to Owl House and Invincible but I need to draw a link to another i think the writers and artists were heavily influenced by: Voltron Legendary Defender. The character designs and humor of MAWS is so reminiscent of that show.
@@skyyswaggstudios2934 yep, Studio Mir out of South Korea, so the two show’s styles are directly linked. Owl House was primarily done by studio Sugarcube, also from SK.
Studio Mir also animated The Legend of Korra, and before that, the same animators who would go on to create Studio Mir originally worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender!
I’m a lifelong Superman fan, and I am SO HAPPY with this show! Sadly, yes, there are people who hate it. And you can guess who they are (cough-cough-SNYDER BROS-cough-cough). BTW, speaking of representations of Superman that just portray him as a good guy, have you watched Superman & Lois? My wife and I absolutely love that show too!
Your infectious adoration of this show is everything to me because it's exactly how I feel about the show. It's so genuine and honest and it makes me so unbelievably happy. You know you have a great Superman product when I can't stop smiling whenever I think about it. Superman should make people smile! It's what he's best at! And seeing that honest building relationship with him and Lois is so honest and sweet and cute and just GOD I LOVE THIS SHOW
So Imma go on a Jimmy rant. I love Jimmy in this show. And I especially love his relationship with Clark and Lois. It feels like, for years, Jimmy has been a side character that nobody knows what to do with. They put him in out of some sense of obligation, but they either play it straight, making him the only comic relief in an other wise serious show, or they turn him into a totally different character who takes pictures sometimes. This Jimmy is a perfect blend of old and new. I love how his conspiracy stuff jives with Lois. Lois and Jimmy have always come off as a Kim Possible/Ron Stoppable dynamic to me. But Kim and Ron are best friends. Lois and Jimmy are coworkers first and foremost. And they work at a newspaper. What’s compelling them to work together besides Lois being able to drag Jimmy along by the ear? So I like that Jimmy *wants* to join Lois on her hijinks while Clark is more of the straight man. The dynamic just makes more sense. I’ll also mention that I adore the recap pictures at the end. They’re not just image stills from the episode, they are pictures that logically consider how Jimmy would have taken them. And it’s not just Jimmy’s current camera roll. The second episode includes what I assume to be a picture of Jimmy meeting Clark’s family for the first time. And it’s just so wholesome. I adore all of it.
My reaction and the reaction of my twitter timeline was basically incoherent screams of joy. I got my friends to watch and they got upset there was only 2 episodes out and lost their mind when Ma Kent made the shorts.
I love this show so far. I also like how we get to see Lois on her journey to become a star reporter. These stories usually introduce her after she already earned that status. But, uh... isn't Jor-El (Superman's father) already dead? I thought they made it clear he died with his wife on Krypton, and what we met is some kind of AI.
I think that he was actually referring to Jonathan Kent still being alive, but for some reason showed a clip of Jor-el (maybe an editing mistake). That’s actually something that I was happy to see too, because usually by this time in the Superman timeline Jonathan has died
@@kjthenbee Oh, yeah. That makes much more sense. Though I do feel like Jonathan Kent usually remains alive in animated works. The DCAU, Young Justice, even the film Man of Tomorrow. But you're still right, I made a mistake there.
For all intents and purposes, a copy is as real as the original to outsiders. If I died today and a perfect copy replaced me, memories and all, my family wouldn’t know the difference. The only person who experiences their own existence is themselves, so from the outside looking in, the fact that the original died doesn’t really change the fact that “Jor-El” is alive. I’m kinda getting philosophical here though and I don’t think it was meant to be taken so deeply.
SHHHHH!!! No Scott, don't listen to this comment. Of course Jor-El is still alive... Um... He just went to a big farm up... upstate. A farm with lots space where he can run around and chase all the... the.. chase all the "science" he wants all day long. He's not dead just because a planet exploded in his face. Jor-El is a good boy, he wouldn't die.
Honestly, My Adventures With Superman is the first Superman anything I really got into. Picked up stuff about the guy here and there over some other media I watched, but this one is the first that really hooked me on its own, because I really like wholesome lil' dork Superman. He cute and I really vibe with it.
Great quote from one of the Captain America movies that applies to Superman (atleast modern Superman) "Even if the whole world is telling you to move, it is your duty to plant yourself like a tree, look them in the eye, and say, 'No, you move.'"
This show gives me the same vibes as Wayne Family Adventures, gives me everything I want from these characters, I feel like the writers love these characters, it’s goofy and fun and realistic in some aspects but true to comic book weirdness in other aspects
I think Invincible has a lot less of the problems most "What if Superman was evil" as it's more a "What if Superman's dad is evil" (but still very glad we're getting a good superman, I think that's when he's at his best - great video as always Scott
This video made me realize I misunderstood the character of Superman. I have been a lifelong Batman fan, and I love the complexity of his stories. I always hated Superman because he only has 3 weaknesses that you can exploit, kryptonite to attack him, going after his family/lover/allies, and threatening humanity as a whole. I never saw him as a three dimensional character because he's so plain, but I think that's the appeal. He's just a good dude who wants to use his power to help people, and that is a noble cause. I think the trend of making Superman evil really cheapens the character. Thanks for changing my mind
Don't worry, it's revealed in the most recent episode that Jimmy knows Clark is Superman so he intentionally blurred the photographs to keep his identity a secret until Clark was ready. He's not a bad photographer, he's a good friend.
Yeah, I took me the third watch through that I realized this. In episode 3 Superman comes in the window and looks at himself in the mirror and the Lois shows up at the door. A few minutes pass, Clark and Lois are starting to get close, and Jimmy pops up behind them the first time it looks like a joke but after you find out Jimmy was in on the secret you realize he was there the whole time... and he just hid behind the couch so Clark wouldn't know.
I like the fact this show is on Adult Swim because it subverts our expectations, making the show even better. I think a lot of people watched it thinking it was going to be another dark and gritty superhero series like Invincible or Homelander, but instead they got treated to a delightful surprised of silly yet heartfelt dramedy. I think a lot of people need that. Sometimes I just want a break from all the seriousness and explicitness that "adult" shows dish out and just want to experience something giddy and lighthearted. I think this show awakened that desire in a lot of adults, a desire many of us didn't even realize we have until it was tapped. Just because we're adults doesn't mean we can't indulge in "silly" fantasies like crushes and cute romance. This show seems to appeal to both women and men in that regard, something you don't see much of in modern television.
I find it weird that Batman has more animated TV shows than Superman and Superman has more live action TV shows than Batman, but Superman's powers are easier done in animated form, the flying, heat vision, superspeed, etc. and Batman's powers (or gadgets) are easier done in live action.
Watching this feels like when I watched Superman: The Animated Series as a kid. It's wonderful and bright and optimistic. But it also feels like a lot of modern takes inspired by Max Landis' Kryptonian Epic if you've listened to any of that. Superman is a GOOD PERSON trying to help people (though I'd argue this aspect of him is ramped up further from TAS, which is NOT a bad thing). We get to see him going out of his way TO help people, talking to rescue teams, repairing damage, clearing debris in SECONDS, it's wonderful. Many members of the Rogue's Gallery are the result of Kryptonian Technology (In Kryptonian Epic it's mostly gene splicing to try and replicate Superman's powers using Kryptonite and stolen Tech, while in MAwS it looks like it's straight up Kryptonian Technology being used to create weapons/suits). Some may balk at that, but I think it makes more sense than having a bunch of mutants running around. The main trio are clearly the characters we love, but less mature which, hey, we're at the beginning of the series, so we can look forward to their growth and evolution, and I am HERE for it.
Yeah, I'm not ashamed to say I loved the first episode of this show. It really captures the tone and characterization of Superman, and the supporting characters that I gravitate to, from the Golden Age to George Reeves and the SuperFriends. lol.
I see a lot of parallels between the characterisation of Superman in the 1978 film and in MAWS. For instance, when Lex had Superman trapped at the end of the movie, Miss Teschmacher freed him if he promised to save her mother first, because "Superman always keeps his promises". She really believes that if he gives his word, he'll follow through - and he does! He does, even at the cost of Lois also being in danger, and then dying. Though, of course, he saves her anyway. Only with a sincere, honest-to-goodness Big Blue Boy Scout Superman could you actually pull this off.
Jimmy takes pictures good and I won't hear otherwise! 📸
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Aw, but he's an intern now..... he just needs a lil experience and he will
First saw this show a few days ago and was immediately curious how you felt about it. Glad to hear we're twinsies on it!
Also, I knew you'd have something to say about the Jimmy pics plot point.
Love your videos, I gave this one a like as I do with all of them, I'm subscribed to your channel...
I still want the characters to have their classic designs (Think Joe Shuster, Curt Swan, John Byrne, Alex Ross and Gary Frank kind of designs for the Superman Cast...), is that wrong?!. I am a gay, brown, Mexican leftist, about as woke as it gets, BUT I WANT THE DESIGNS I FELL IN LOVE WITH (Though Superman's face looks kinda like Christopher Reeve's, but less angular and more oval, which is wrong, like it should be more squared or rectangular, and WHERE IS THE CLASSIC HAIRSTYLE???), I know I have a para-social relationship with them , but that's the way it is, my favorite characters are like my loved ones, and they have a specific physical appearance. Also I hate what they did to the "S" /House of El shield on Superman's chest, WHY CAN'T THEY DO THE CLASSIC LOGO?!. English ain't my first language, so sorry about my grammar.
i will admit i ONLY clicked on this to find out what you didn't like about the show. Also, I stopped watching at 1:13 . So, if this was worth something to you, good job.
Ironically the "glasses disguise" is probably one of the most realistic aspects of the superman mythos but people think it is the least realistic. There have been articles written about how it's actually surprisingly realistic. Heck I knew someone in college who wore glasses all the time and whenever I saw them with their glasses off I was kind of thrown by how different they looked. Additionally it's not JUST glasses. It's the changes in voice and body language that occur. I always view the glasses disguise as a magic trick. Once you know the answer its obvious and you kick yourself for being so stupid but when you don't know the truth then you can't comprehend how a trick is done and question your perceptions of reality.
There's the scene from one of the Christopher Reeves movies that demonstrates this to an uncanny degree.
And honestly, he doesn't even need the glasses. It's like when people run into famous people IRL-the first response is almost always, "whoa that person looks a lot like [celebrity]" and not "that person _is_ [celebrity]"
The scene in episode 3 after the interview where he almost forgets to rough up his hair, they get it! They understand that it's more than just glasses!
@@RaptieFeathersexactly because people aren’t going to expect that they’re running into the actual person! That would be too outlandish or good fortune wise to enter their mind. Their first thoughts would be the more casual and realistic on this person looks a lot like this other person. That’s just what people do
@charismaticshere2405 Like if you were a cashier working next to a fellow cashier that looked exactly like Elon Musk or Bill Gates. You may joke about it with them about how much they look alike but never really believe it because it would not make any sense.
@gsigas and that combined with the fact that superman doesn't where a mask means no one will ever think he would have a secret identity, he doesn't look like he's trying to keep it secret so no one would look at a look alike and think "so THAT'S who superman is"
The appeal of Superman is that he's a simple man in a complicated world. I am so glad we finally have some new Superman media that demonstrates this.
He's hank hill with laser vision
But he is not simple man at all. He struggles with what he is.
Like Goku. On that note, if Full Metal Alchemist would have been a reboot of DBZ, it would have been ACTUALLY good and stood the test of time. Like this show. Japan has so much to learn from US animation.
@@Hellsing7747hes a farm boy that can do complex things that he literally put a mental block to repressed cuz he couldnt handle anymore. Just cuz he can do complex things doesnt make him not a simple man it just means he struggles more. Steve rogers has the same issues.
@@Hellsing7747mentally
All jokes aside, in the second and third episodes Jimmy actually manages to take some very important pictures, so it looks like, just like Lois and Clark, he's working his way up to being the legendary photographer he's meant to be.
In retrospect, i wonder if he screwed up the photos in the first episode on purpose given what he knew about Clark.
@@BeyondTrash-xe1vs OOOOOOOOOO
@@kateorgera5907 now he is a great temptation to 18
12:04 As soon as we walked out of Across the Spider-Verse, my dad said "This movie really makes me wonder, in a world with animation this good, why do live action Superherho movies still exist?" And I 100% agree, Superheroes inherently work better in animation.
Because a lot of adults have an immature notion that watching animation would demean them, somehow, and refuse to leave the comfort zone of live action
Also because Spider-Verse was made with abuse
Absolutely. The notion that animation is a lesser medium is just still so prevalent
@@Gloomdrake which is weird because they first started out for adults to begin with.
@@Gloomdrake itcwasnt made with abuse. You want movies thats how it is or doyou want tobwait 10 years for 1 Film? No
I just love that Klark gets a whole Kryptonian Magical Girl™ transition, but it's still his mum who makes it the Superman costume
@@therealtonycastlec to k makes it kooler
@@TheChocoboKid Exactly. Welcome to the Kool Klark Klub, fellas!
It's Sentai Henshin, not a Magical Girl.
My heart is so full hearing this
@@JohnJohnson-dc9yv ixnsay on the eethray aykays
I'm about to go give it a watch. I bet Jimmy's arc is gonna be him growing into an amazing photographer.
Yeah, this is the beloved characters as young adults just getting started, right? So I assume we'll see them maturing and getting better at their jobs :D
For sure. Lois is also an amateur reporter, which was pretty jarring to me at first but totally makes sense as she'll obviously grow into the Pulitzer Prize winner we all know and love. All three are given room to evolve!
Even Lois Lane is an intern herself, right? Just that she’s been there a tad bit longer. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they all get character arcs
it won't be, he's the orbiter best black friend trope all in one, baby faced too as bow in shera was (same workers on this too) i have little faith he'll be anything more than a comedy relief in a show with too many
Unless he's able to turn photography into a semi-superpower like Dead Rising Frank, I sincerely doubt. Superman has always given Jimmy good opportunities for pics, and that's how he gets his money.
I love the idea of treating his background with sincere mystery.
Nice to think this could be someone's first Superman
And to think I've seen someone complain about this.
"That's not superman, superman is superman to know everything about who he is" like no lol. MOST depictions of superman do that, but that doesn't make it law.
Is my small nephew first Superman, we're watching it together and he likes it.
Making a series like this was really important: this is the latest Superman Animated Series in almost a quarter of a century, which is insane. I got introduced to the character with that cartoon.
A new take was urgently needed to pass Superman to a new generation.
@@marlonbryanmunoznunez3179I hope your nephew and you love the show!
It me! I have never been a fan of superman, at the most I have been pestered to occasionally read or look at something superman just because a friend wanted me to, but it was never my thing. Until *now.* I feel like I finally GET the appeal thanks to this show and I finally get what Superman is supposed to be
oh, no i would immediately have someone watch the original superman the animated series from the 90s, while Nerdsync did make me interested in watching it. I will never let go of those original characters and how the characters in this one just seem way too nice.
"Superman is Superman. Why would he be Clark? It doesn't make sense!" may be my favourite line about Superman's identity, in and out of context
One correction: from his very 1st appearance, Batman was cracking jaws. He was all about fighting bad guys. But very quickly, the threats went from gangsters to supervillains.
That feeling when half the shit that we know Batman for today, including the no killing rule, was all just damage control to make up for Bob Kane literally copying The Shadow....it's quite sobering....
I think both the BTAS and the 2004 series best demonstrated this
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Love how 2004 first episode was literally "scare gangster" and then even Batman is like "wtf is this pale baboon" when Joker shows up
@@cb-ev1tzlmfao I love that
Most of Batman's enemies don't have super powers. Does that make them Super Villains?
superman being earnest is so important to me, he's the man of tomorrow not because we might be able to fly or catch bullets but because he's the moral and emotional ideal we can reach if we were just a little bit better
What I like about this show is how they treat Superman like in the Golden Age of Comics, but in a modern setting. They don't try to overcomplicate his story and give him more depth of anything. He's just a "farm boy" in a big city trying to do his best and be a hero. Just a simple, nice dude trying to help people.
Most of the threats being mad science and pots and pans robots is also peak Golden Age comics and Max Fleicher animation too; what people are complaining about the most in this show are influences and references to materials that are flying over their heads. Turns out they don't know their dank DC fluff as well as they think they do, like all the people who clearly only know of The Brain and Monsieur Mallah from one arc in Teen Titans Animated and don't know they've been a bizarre gay romance between a brain-in-a-jar and his hyper intelligent gorilla assistant since their debut roles in the original 1960's Doom Patrol
Something I really loved about Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker is that they put a lot of focus on him not just saving people but really trying to take care of them. ASM2, flawed as it is, really did a good job of making him out to be this fundamentally compassionate guy who would check on people to make sure they were okay after saving them or trying to talk a villain down rather than just attacking them outright. It’s sad to me we lost that version of him to executive indecision.
FOR REAL. I adore the scene with him and the kid on the bridge so much
Andrew Garfield was my favorite movie version of Spiderman too. He was so cool, smart and funny. I hope the MCU follows up on Peter finally getting over the tragic death of Gwen Stacy and moving on with his life.
At least except for when he lets a bunch of people probably die during the car chase at the beginning of TASM2 and then just casually murders Electro at the end.
The writer is ABSOLUTELY a fan of NerdSync. It really feels like they went through all the media and read everything and watched everything and made this consistent version of Superman. The Brainiac tease is good. Zor-el is good. Its just a collection of all the wholesome parts.
I think its Zod not brainiac
Wait a minute wait Brainiac tease?
@hopebringer2348 they cast a voice actor for Brainac so he's definitely gonna come up in the show.
That and Overly Sarcastic Productions. From the moment I watched episode 1 and saw Clark going like "I need to shake my boss's hand without crushing his bones" and whatnot, I was like "Oh, Red is going to LOVE this Superman!"
He’s not a cliche. He’s the cliche. And that’s why he will never go away
Lol exactly he's the inspiration for the cliche
Supes is too cliche,thats' why his films are failing at the box office.The issues I have with Supes is he has no flaws,no insecurities to over come,no faults either.He's TOO perfect,how can anyone relate to him ???? He's still an_ALIEN-pretending to be human. Supes was raised on earth,but,born on a distant alien planet.
@powerbadpowerbad Supes isn't supposed to appeal to people in a relatable way. His appeal is in his kindness and pure of heart combined with his physical strength. His films, even though he's only had three in the past 20 years, fail at the box office because the movies he's been a part of are uninspired. Brandon's Superman was great but they didn't give him enough to do. Cavill could've been great but Snyder didn't let him feel like Superman until his Justice League movie, and even then, he paled in comparison to his comic counterpart. The issues you have with Supes are completely valid because they are just your opinions, but most like Supes because he is the embodiment of kindness and hope. I hope this reply cleared that up with you.
@@powerbadpowerbadsupes isn’t a marvel hero he’s a DC hero and DC heroes are heroes that you look up to and inspire to be. While marvel have heroes who are just like us their not gods in the sky looking down at us, their flawed everyday people.
@@powerbadpowerbadthe point of Superman is to be a positive foil to Humanity. If an ALIEN is more humane to humans than other humans are, despite experiencing all of our imperfections, we should be inspired to be kinder to each other as well.
There's other layers too; he does suffer some interpersonal things that we do in every day life. Him being powerful really only extends to his kryptonian abilities. He clearly still go through the same things we do. You can't strong arm your way through people's emotions. He still has to deal with intangibles, and things he can't control.
Superman is the guy that will give you a hug if you're having a bad day. That's how he should be written
"The most important thing to remember about Superman, is that he's Clark Kent, a good neighbor who wants to help out. That's the core of it: Superman is a friend." - Christopher Reeves
6:30 I *love* the take that "a normal man would help a civilian, so a _super_ man would help not just the civilians, but also the villains!"
Thank you for continuing to stand up for the concept of superheroes who are actually good people. It's always weirded me out a bit when people assume that "real" heroes would be selfish and cruel.
One of my strongest childhood memories is the 1994 Northridge earthquake in California, which was centered near the home of my rather fragile grandparents. It took my family a couple of days to make it to that house because the roads were in such a state, but when we arrived, we discovered that everyone in their neighborhood had banded together to help one another out however they could, and they'd made sure that the old folks got help from whoever was able-bodied and uninjured. Half of those people didn't even have a common language with the other half (lots of monolingual English and Spanish speakers), but they basically played neighborhood-wide charades because they saw other humans in trouble. Obviously my parents and siblings and I pitched in when we arrived, but it made a profound impact on me to see what had already been done. And it turns out this happens a LOT in disasters! Fires, floods, blackouts, earthquakes, all of it. Even when covid hit, while there were lots of people who turned into jerks as time went on, there were still people who kept on sharing food and checking on their neighbors and distributing masks.
Why WOULDN’T the people who choose to be superheroes include the kind of people who'd get a cat out of a tree? Or help an old lady after an earthquake? Or drop off groceries for a neighbor who lost their job? Sure, some people would put on the tights for fame or attention or money or power, but some of them would just want to help. I think it's disingenuous to assume otherwise.
So yeah, color me Team Superman Is Nice, Actually. And I'm glad to have someone as nice as you, Scott, for a teammate. :)
The idea of a modern Superhero outing not constantly lampshading every silly element sounds amazing
YES. Please let more of these things be made _by_ people with a love for the subject matter _for_ people with a love of the subject matter.
@@TheDelinearwhy was recent Superman media being written by people who hate Superman, again?
While respecting and referencing the fun catchphrases. Like “it looks like a bird. No, it looks like a plane”
I seriously cried at the end of the first episode. I haven’t had a Superman show make me feel like this in such a long time. It’s so good. Thank you for pushing that too!
“They just did Superman.” So true. ❤
"Taking the time out to show heroes helping people"
This is why I will forever love the DCAU and especially later episodes of those series like "Epilogue" with Batman and Ace and he HATES that he can't save her.
At the very least, though, he can make sure a little girl's last moments aren't spent alone or in fear.
What you said about how seeing a show be unapologetically sincere about the core characterization of Superman is really refreshing is so freaking true, I remember Red from Overly Sarcastic Productions saying in a video something about how these reboots/retellings often feel like they’re ashamed of the source material and think that making them grittier or dark they’re making them better or into something you can take seriously, which definitely isn’t true
OSP's video on Superman is SO GOOD. I've never been much of a Superman fan, but the more I actually read up on him and what function he's *supposed* to have in a story, the more interested I become. It's as if sincerity and light heartedness is somehow less valuable and less complex than grimdark, which isn't true at all
I have yet to watch this video, but I just wanted to say I am glad they have brought back Jimmy's core character trait. "Being in trouble."
Superman and Lois also does a great job of representing Superman being nice and wholesome. All in all it feels like we're having a Superman renaissance, like we're finally allowed to have a sweet Supes (I just really hope James Gunn continues the line)
You could definitely see this Clark and Lois turning into the Superman and Lois family
I think we might be finally out from the Christopher Nolan/Zac Snyder era of heroes.
@@TooMuchBSToo Let's hope so.
Agreed I just believe with all the problems that’s happening in our world today, we really need a hopeful Superman movie now more than ever especially since Superman is supposed to be a symbol of hope, not an edgy dark superhero.
The only thing I’m not sure about yet is this iteration of Deathstroke. As a kid who grew up with the Teen Titans cartoon, I have yet to find an animated adaptation of Slade Wilson I like more. I do hope this impresses me.
Otherwise, I adore this more youthful take on Clark, Lois, and Jimmy. More than that, SOMETHING THAT SPOTLIGHTS JIMMY AT ALL. The fact that he’s more than just a third wheel, and the fact that he has as much chemistry with Lois as Clark does shows how much care they put into him. And of course, I’d be remised to not harp on how much I love this iteration of Lois and Clark.
The fact they’re immediately smitten with each other and that’s all without any fronts, any walls, any deception. Clark’s just a dork who thinks she’s cute and she’s an ambitious go getter who thinks he’s adorable. One episode was all it took to sell me, two was all it took for me to LOVE them. I’m so excited for more
Yeah, Teen Titans did such a good job with Deathstroke/Slade that it's almost impossible to beat. I love Ron Perlman and when he plays other characters, I'm like "oh hey it's Ron" but with Slade, I don't get that reaction. He's just Slade to me
he's terrible in this, same to live wire they butchered their designs and characterization, a broken base isn't a good foundation no matter what happens afterwards
1. This feels like a spiritual successor to Superman TAS, which I absolutely love.
2. The name "My Adventures with Superman" applies not only to Lois and Jimmy but also to CLARK. It's his adventure in learning who Superman is and coming into his own
3. I can't wait for the inevitable hot rich asshole that is Young Lex Luthor
I’m PRAYING that this Lex Luthor is going to be a crybaby college graduate.
“DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO?!!!? I AM THE LEX LUTHOR. WITH 19 DEGREES OVER YOUR SORRY ASS-“
will he have hair!?
@@10tailedbijuuwill he be Australian?
this is why i love scott. he clearly was making the intro look like it was one of those, they ruined him cause they changed his appearance, but no hes just a bad photographer. I love the subversion, even though i knew you weren't referring to the whole race thing to begin with cause that aint you lmao
i grew up on the DCAU i can safely say that adventures with superman is one of my favorite superhero shows awhile its not gritty its not dark its like the original comics an escape from reality and its really nice i just hope they dont start over complicating things i just want a down to earth show about a man doing his best to help humanity
I used to not buy the eyeglasses disguise but then I was in a community choir with identical twins and I did not realize they were identical until I had known them for over a year because one of them preferred glasses and one preferred to wear contacts. As soon as the girl who normally wore contacts had to wear glasses one day I was like "Oh the twins are identical, not fraternal!"
And my next thought was "I now buy that no one would recognize Clark Kent." 😅
making his Krypton backstory a mystery here reminds me of how the Spectacular Spider-Man show sorta made the Green Goblin identity a mystery, had us thinking at one point "maybe it wasn't Norman?"
Fun Fact: Jack Quaid's father Dennis Quaid was originally considered for Jonathan Kent in Man of Steel (2013).
I'm pretty sure that was Kevin Costner not Dennis Quaid😂 it's okay we all make mistakes and get things mixed up
@@ZanneReid27 Well Costner got the part. The poster is stating Dennis was originally considered.
@@ZanneReid27 😂it’s okay, a lot of us can’t read
@@patkohler9695 i would have preferred Dennis Quaid
So he has superheroes in his blood
Loving the show so far, and this is the kind of Superman media I've been waiting for for so long. Superman being Superman, and it's not in washed out or dreary world.
I feel like the whole point of Superman was to imagine a good person with power who could stand up for common people instead of the horrible people in the real world with power. We need figures like that.
Superman is a modern Golem of Prague
Jimmy isn’t bad 😂 I’m chalking it up to there being a freaking robot fight and things getting actually hectic and terrifying. The end credits are literally Jimmy’s photos and you can clearly see he got some great ones.
Like… he’s interning at THE DAILY PLANET! He would have had to submit photos to get the internship 😂
Everything Scott is talking about in terms of what Superman is makes me think he would love Superman and Lois, the TV show.
Edit: OMG HE MENTIONED HE BUT HASNT SEEN IT. SCOTT ITS GREAT. Clark in the show is an amazing Clark and does all the stuff you want to see!!
My wife and I are loving it. She got a kick out of the little 'magic girl transformation" and then I was grinning like an idiot in the next episode when he did the classic shirt opening. The saving of the cat is a classic. Jimmy being a conspiracy nut is great. Superman is a classic good old boy and it's awesome to see him portrayed that way again.
This 100%! I've hated every version of Superman for years because everyone seemed to want to run away with what he was supposed to be. The good man, the "boy scout", the hero so powerful that he constantly had to pull his power back to keep from ever doing harm, and who was so in control that he could fight and still ensure everyone around was safe. That's the Superman I grew up with and what I want to see and no one has seemed to understand that for years.
Oh thank god, they put people in charge who understand who Superman is and his place in the world as a source of positivity. I mean that’s why the Injustice series hit hard at first. It wasn’t grim gritty Superman… being grimmer and grittier, it was someone who was kind being warped by grief and rage.
they don't, the coddliefied the world to a tumblr-like design of baby faced, adult cozy look cause tumblr
like it is weaker than other works, and him fixing things after won't happen every ep, i sincerely doubt it, its a good touch but i doubt it'll last
@@marcusclark1339 I have my concerns about the show as well
-Lois is more childish then usual and hangs out with kids
-It won't let red heads be red heads so they're turning Jimmy black for the 3rd or 4th time
-Its designs are near identical to that She-ra reboot with some owl house references. Like you said, very soft designs.
-They seem to be trying to make Clark Kent more like aged-up Jon Kent (thankfully still straight), both too much of klutz this old and even has that blue lightning energy
HOWEVER, while these are all red flags, nothing has pushed it over the edge into truly bad yet.
Its no DCAU, we won't see writing that good for a very long time, but it could still be a passable version.
The Zack Snyder-verse was always too gritty, and the New 52 animated movies were hit and miss. Jason O'Mara as Batman was given a horrible script, them asking him to do emotionless responses and grunting in annoyance, and New 52 Superman is pretty boring until his death scene or his scene saving Raven.
If they are able to control themselves to not make things too floofy, I can understand wanting to make Clark feel like a light hearted farmboy who wants to do good again.
I'm reserving my judgement until more episodes come out.
@@9751mattWhy are you concerned about whether Clark is straight or not?
@@steampunk-llama To avoid badly written aged up and gay Jon Kent escapades. I've seen well written gay characters and Jon Kent is certainly not one of them.
@@9751matt "-It won't let red heads be red heads so they're turning Jimmy black for the 3rd or 4th time"
I always find funny how you guys really are trying to push this agenda so hard when most red heads characters are replaced by white people with brown hair, like Jimmy had brown hair on Smallville, in the Zack Snyder-verse and most if not all non animated movie adaptations, and the list goes on and this is just one character, and not a single fuss was made
That part about the shift from heroes helping to just heroes fighting villains is exactly why I love Mumen Rider from One Punch Man. He’s literally just a normal guy in a series where literal aliens and humans with insane powers exist, all he has to stand out is the fact he’s a pretty good bike rider, but he’s the one character I would truly consider an actual hero.
Even Saitama, as hilarious and engaging as he is to watch, is mostly just trying to go about his day to day life alongside his quest to find a foe who can withstand more than one punch. He does save people yes, but it’s mostly just if they’re in his immediate range of attention.
Mumen Rider consistently goes out of his way to check in on people, no matter how menial their woes, and always does his best to make sure they’re safe and happy. Even if he’s beaten down, or at risk of death from some villains, he keeps getting back up and prioritises the safety of those around him first and foremost, not the actual fighting.
He’s just this unabashedly kind person doing his best in a world that normally forces one into a state of apathy, and I strive to be more like him irl (not so much pretending to be a hero, rather being kind and uplifting to those around me)
Hell yeah Mumen Rider rules
I loved the show. I hope it gets renewed for more that the 2 seasons they schedule for. I did get an anime feel from it but not to the point it became something else. Lois being similar to Luz from Owl house is funny tho.
Ah shit now I'm never gonna unsee that similarity XDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXDXD
It's not just that Lois looks like Luz, but she's got the same kind of personality and energy. Same thing for Jimmy Olsen, he's totally Gus from The Owl House too! Even the credits' song is kinda similar and feature a character walking.
This harkens back to the first Christopher Reeves Superman movie. It is bright, flashy, sometimes just a touch silly. But it was sincere and that deepens all the rest. This animation is doing that. The artwork and characters are bright, clean, fun. In fact, it’s light enough that it puts the audience off balance and shales up what we “know” about Superman, Lois and all the rest. There is depth hidden in that simplicity. Also, it’s refreshing to have a Superman who is still figuring things out; he doesn’t know much more than Lois, Jimmy or everyone else. The adventures are fun, chemistry between the main characters is superb. And there’s something sinister brewing just beneath the surface we’ve only gotten hints about.
I'm loving it. He feels like early 2000s superman mixed with the new superman comics in terms of personality and action. And I'm loving the focus on Clark and friends. Alot of the reason I've been loving superman and Lois. Though this may out place it for me depending on how it goes.
I've only seen the first episode (Warner hate non-Americans, so anything more is a struggle) but it's genuinely disarming that someone took this particular character and played them straight. No edgy additions, no dark past, nothing. They're just a powerful person who wants to do nice things. The fact that is such a breath of fresh air is wild, and I'm so hyped to catch up on the rest of this show!
I came into this video expecting spoilers, as my last comment said I have only seen the first episode. I think the fact that Superman cleans up the collateral damage caused by the villain is amazing. While I have other problems with the movie...a lot of them in fact, I would have probably forgiven basically all of them in MoS if after Clark kills Zod (Not that I want THAT to happen) if he had just helped clean up the rubble in the city. Like maybe him rebuilding would have been too cartoony and campy for Snyder, but just clean up. Just taking the time to clean up what was essentially his own mess. Instead it just felt like metropolis, Supermans city for nearly a century, had been destroyed the first time he goes there.
So seeing MAwS Clark cleaning up after the fight just makes me happy.
God I love conspiracy Jimmy! He, and pretty much everyone in this show has a lot of likeable energy. Honestly this show is looking really good and I can’t wait for Jimmy to learn how to take better pictures lol.
I do hope Perry becomes less hostile with the trio and views them with more respect. But for the rest I’m absolutely in love with all the characters.
Absolutely in love with this show so far. As someone who never really understood Superman's appeal, this show does a fantastic job of humanizing him and showing how much he cares for others. I used to criticize Superman because of how simple his character felt, but now I love him for it.
The thing that hooked me first was Lois. This Lois is adorable and cute, but also competent. I also love the chemistry between all of the characters.
And like you said, I love it that they're doing Superman as Superman. No 'oh, I'm snapping" or wink wink stuff. It's just Superman and it's awesome.
I've got a small crush on both Lois and Clark/Superman.
I HIGHLY recommend you watch Superman and Lois, as hes just as great in that show if not better. They really do a fantastic job of illustrating how kind and caring Superman is for everybody, not just people close to him. Theres even small things, like he will save somebody and give them a smile and wave after the fact. Tyler Hoechlin is my new favorite version of Supes of all time, and there are some similarities to this version of the character
So far I think this new Superman series is off to an amazing start! Though I must admit that one of the few things that bugs me about it is Clark and Lois's obvious attraction to one another, I mean don't get me wrong It's adorable and all but the reason it bugs me is because it makes me wonder if they are gonna do that whole thing where Clark is in love with Lois but then Lois turns out to be in love with Superman and then it starts to make Clark wonder if he should just finally tell Lois his secret.
I dunno. The third episode made it seem like she wasn't very gaga over Superman, which I think is kind of an interesting take. She likes Clark, but is apprehensive about Superman. That seems more realistic to me.
I had the totally opposite reaction of relief, personally.
A Lois and Clarke who are attracted to each other before Superman shows up tells me the showrunners want Lois to like Clarke as himself, not just as Superman.
Speaking of Clark telling Lois his secret, Between Lois and Jimmy I wonder which of them will find out Clark's secret first because my money is on Jimmy. In fact I think it would make more sense for Jimmy to find out first because after all Clark and Jimmy have been friends and roommates for God knows how long so I think by now Clark could trust Jimmy with his secret especially when it comes to not telling Lois.
Contrivances would annoy anyone who dislikes romance combined with childish behavior.
This series takes the Man out of of Superman the same way 1998 Godzilla took out God (sic Ryuhei Kitamura). And for the same, awful reasons, only even more awful this audience actually WANTS it.
For comparison, Invincble crashes head first into the impossibility its premise to create a pretty compelling narative, dare I say deconstruction in year of our lord 2023. This show exists ENTIRELY in a weird, naivistic power fantasy, that you will NEVER tackle the idea of adulthood, being the HERO who takes on a loss of innocence so CHILDREN wouldn't have to. This Superman is all about GETTING to not do that.
I'm surprised to find out they invetned a more perfect defintion of "Anti-Hero", than the PREVIOUS one. And this Superman is that. Every animated version if He-Man, is a better "Superman" than what we see here. EVERY version. That universe doesn't dodge out of the way when any level of basic introspection on what heroism NEEDS, is put on the table. Not like Nietzschean overman, not even like Christ, but like innocent baby Chairman Mao, delivered without a shred of irony.
I think it’s mainly that they like each other, but Lois is obsessed with finding out who or what superman is. Which is also true for Clark it’s the theme of the show which is self discovery. Now if your a longtime comic fan you already know superman’s backstory. Born on the dying planet krypton after Zod waged a war and lost. Superman’s parents knew the planet was about to be destroyed so sent him to earth. Superman gets his powers from the sun, and his only weakness is kryptonite. Most likely theirs going to be a twist which have a major impact on Clark/superman.
What's funny about the bad photos is that the most recent episode implies Jimmy would've taken bad photos on purpose because he already knew it was Clark.
Lol. I was trying to remember if there were any hints that Jimmy knew. That reveal doesn’t really jive with Jimmy’s actions. Lol. It’s still kool though.
@@christianrapper Bro Broken handle alarm clock reflex saving him from traffic and whatnot? It would be weird if he doesn't know.
@@Viewahh beat me to it. There were definitely hints from the beginning that Jimmy new.
@@Viewahh the problem is that kind of stuff happens in every other superman show and no one notices. Also, that reveal directly contradicts what happened in episode 5. He was whining about his friends standing him up and didn’t once consider that he was probably busy being freaking superman.
@@christianrapper He was clearly acting. If Jimmy wasn't "upset", Clark would have pieced it together. As Jimmy said, he was waiting for Clark to tell him.
I legitimately had tears in my eyes during the mumbhattan scene of the Spider-Mans just saving people
Can we just acknowledge that after 26 years we finally have another Superman Animated Series! The fact that it's off to a good start is another plus for it!
Holy cow. You make a really great point about the MCU not saving people anymore. I think that's why Across the Spider-Verse and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem work so well. The questions they face become "how can I be the best hero and save the people I love?" rather than "why is my philosophy on existence different from yours and why are we fighting over it?"
I kind of like this take on the characters. Yea, it’s probably more Supermanime than Superman, but it’s a wholesome and sincere show that actually gets that Superman is supposed to be inspiring and hopeful.
omg this sounds right up my alley. I'm so tired of 'Dark Superman' when we rarely get 'Regular Actual Superman'. Having his mom make his red underwear too has me like 🥺
This show was exactly what I wanted in Superman to be honest. It's just a fun time with a happy go lucky Superman who wants to help people. I haven't really liked a Supes this much since the criminally underrated Justice League Action version. So in love with this show and cannot wait to see where it goes from here! Fantastic video as always!
Love the super heroes wanting to help the villains trope. That's why I love Spider-Man so much. They really hit it on the nail with No Way Home and the Peters going out of his way to help supervillains even to their own detriment.
The Unbeatable Squirrel-Girl is the pinnacle of this trope in my opinion; to the point that she has an actual audio drama podcast that you can listen to that's focused around people calling in for advice 😂
Yeah, NWH missed the mark in a few places for me but Peter trying to help the villains at all costs, when he could have easily just caged them and had Strange send them home, it's just quintessential Spider-Man and what makes him a great hero.
I've heard a lot of people say Lois is like Luz from Owl House but I haven't seen Owl House, but I like this Lois so I get the feeling I will like Owl House!
I know it's a joke but the latest episode (the Cadmus episode) explains why Jimmy's a "bad photographer".
Yes! Yes!! YES!!! I haven't seen the cartoon yet, but everything you said about Superman and what he is and should be, is what I've been saying for years. You said it so well.
Back when I started reading comics (mumble mumble) years ago, it was common to see the Justice League or Iron Man visiting a childrens' hospital, or Superman helping construct a new housing project, or even Batman and Robin performing at a charity fundraiser. And the stories were about people with problems that the heroes helped solve, not about heroes agonising over their own problems. I really miss those days.
you miss the days of heroes not being humans themselves?
I am absolutely adoring this show, as massive and omnipresent as Superman is in media so little of it is a true to form understanding of what makes Superman important and beautiful and this is a shining beacon of that. I also adore that young Clark is so obviously designed to look like our boy Jon. Young Jon and the Supersons was the last time I felt the way this show makes me feel and it's so nice to feel a connection between the 2.
I was originally skeptical of the show because I thought the very "different" designs of the characters meant that we would get a very different and uninteresting take on Superman that would try to distance itself from his very simplistic personality. I'm glad they stayed true to everything I love about Superman and that they aren't embarrassed of what he actually is and what he represents. He's an unapologetically good person who wants to make the world a better place for everyone. I might now consider watching the show!
So my first-hand exposure to Superman is limited to the Justice League animated series and All-Star Superman, and I only have cultural osmosis for the other stuff (mostly movies and shows) but based on everything I’ve picked up over the years, this feels like the first Superman show in a while where the creators actually like Superman and his supporting cast. It’s wild what a difference that makes.
(P.S: Thanks for confirming what I suspected was the joke about Jimmy Olsen's conspiracy theories!)
If people read any single Superman series, All-Star is the best, so you chose well!
And yeah, this show just... Like it truly understands the character.
I recommend the Harley Quinn series this studio did if you haven't seen it; it's for a VERY different audience, but it also captures the soul of the character in a way that's made her the definitive version for me.
I love the show. Not a huge fan of all the character designs, especially the villains. Also the origin of parasite was... not good. It seemed forced like he does it to himself completely without superman's involvement and then he dedicates his life to stopping superman? Also I feel like using Cadmus, Task Force X, and Deathstroke is so overdone and wish they used some more underused characters. Other than those small things, which could be fixed in coming episodes and seasons, its a wonderful show that I'm happy exists and so happy I found it.
Being earnest and unabashedly who you are and writing characters that express that is something almost looked down upon in a lot of writing in modern media, which is why I can understand why this show is so refreshing to me. It's not self-conscious, it isn't trying to be subversive, it's just being itself and I love that :)
For what I Seen People have been Complaining about the Art Style of the Show But Honestly I Realistically i haven't seen Any Complaining about the Plot of the Show in the moment
When I was watching the second episode, I actually did get a little annoyed, not seeing superman’s red undies‘s, but when Clark’s mom literally took time to make the red trunks to add to the costume, I got so unbelievably hyped for it
II remember when I was a teenager I was one of those people who thought Superman was "boring" because he was too powerful and too good, but in an episode of JLA Unlimited I remember the team was fighting a group of super villains, they were on the ropes and BAM! Superman shows up and I just felt at that moment "everything's going to be alright now" and it hit me, that's what Superman should be, the hero that makes you feel "everything's going to be alright now" because not only you know that he's powerful enough to finish the fight, but also, you know that he's the one that's going to do the right thing, he's the one that's not going to let his anger win or let his ego drive him to make the wrong choice. Superman is "boring" in a way we need things to be boring sometimes, by being predictably good and saving the day.
A part of me really wishes that this took place in the same universe as the Harley Quinn cartoon, i just really like the idea of having two cartoons take place in the same universe but developed for completely different audiences with completely different tones and styles
Would really drive home the fact that Gotham is just an infinitely worse place to live than Metropolis at all times lmao
I’ve never been the biggest Superman fan, but I am a huge fan of the trunks, and I’ve been saying this in various YT comment threads for years.
The trunks aren’t what matter, per se, but letting him be goofily good enough to wear them that matters.
Snyder’s Supes didn’t have trunks because Snyder is an edgy teenager. Superman is not edgy. Superman is impossibly kind.
SUPERMAN SHOULD ALWAYS FACE A MAGICAL GIRL TRANSFORMATION
Im reminded of the fairly recent Man of Tomorrow comics. I really enjoyed it, shows all Supermans sides as he saves a lot of people, including villains, and often in smart ways. Lois is solid and not just a damsel, even when she is she doesnt just hang around waiting. It also has one of my favourite moments in any Superman comic, and what hooked me on this series, where you see a disheveled Clark slumped in his seat holding a bottle, and Lois comes in and goes 'Uh-oh, youre hitting the pop. What happened?'
(Oh, I should add, this isnt just funny. They talk, genuinely support each other, and she gets a smile out of him before he shoots back in to action.)
does this take place in the present timeline for dc comics?
One of my favorite comics is still a Spider-man story from about a decade ago. A minor villain gets out of prison and he's just walking down an alley contemplating doing crime again because cons don't get shit once they get out. And there's a brief shadow cast that looks like Spidey, but when the villain turns it's just Pete. Pete talks to the guy. Listens to his problems. Pete says he knows this guy! He did some crazy good tech. Why don't you come for me, Peter Parker at my giant fancy well paying science lab?? Because punching bad guys doesn't mean much if there isn't amnesty and respect for those who want to leave it behind.
I am loving this new series. Jack Quaid is doing a brilliant job bringing both Clark and Superman to life. ❤
The writing is good, the animation is decent, the voice acting and characterization (for the personas created for these specific characters) is spot-on. I love that Superman is the Firefighter idea, not the Cop. A solid 8 out of 10, but I do have some problems with the show as shown below, preventing it from getting a 10/10.
1. The idea that after, what, 10 years or so with his powers, Clark still can't put on his shoes without tearing them in half in the first episode (obviously this doesn't happen now as he's getting the hang of his powers, but wait, why did it take putting on the cape to get him used to putting on shoes?)
2. I think they are rushing the show, given that both Jimmy and Lois already know he's Superman and Lois and Clark are already getting into a romantic relationship and we're only a handful of episodes in. A better reveal is as they're getting the promotions they deserve, Clark hears an emergency and starts stumbling for an excuse, Jimmy then jumping in to cover for him. A momentary look in each other's eyes alone telling us all we need to know, "Clark, I know and I got your back." Season two opener we get Jimmy with the whole doorknob story to Clark. Then the end of the second season Lois finds out after having decided that she likes Clark more than Superman (does not have to be a love triangle aspect).
And lets be honest, if you rush the story to this extent, and already reveal that Sam Lane is "the man behind the curtain" out to take out Superman, at this rate to be stopped at the end of the fist season as well... you're going to hit burnout. See, the more they rush the first season, the less content they'll have for the rest of the series, plus they have to keep up that pace to keep it working. Pretty soon we're going to hit the character growth limit and the stories will just be rushed plot, shoving the characters into situations that their character growth would have already prevented from happening, stagnating their growth, or they'll try to solve this by using repetitive filler, all of which gets old fast.
3. Mister Mxyzptlk should have been more magic than manga.
But again, still a solid 8/10 despite this.
I really love this show so much right now. I really hope a lot of people gets to see who he really is and how he’s supposed to be a force of good and not just to some overpowered superhero just fighting people. I hope people who don’t like Superman give this show a chance and hopefully you’ll see why Superman is loved and why we should inspire to be like him.
I feel like something that felt very refreshing was that Clark was actually a character and not a mask that superman wears. It's felt like a decent amount of Superman media focuses so heavily on the superman aspect of his life that Clark is only used as the explanation for how superman hides in public and doesn't have any character outside of that
I’ve seen a lot of comparisons to Owl House and Invincible but I need to draw a link to another i think the writers and artists were heavily influenced by: Voltron Legendary Defender. The character designs and humor of MAWS is so reminiscent of that show.
Isnt it the same studio as voltron?
@@skyyswaggstudios2934 yep, Studio Mir out of South Korea, so the two show’s styles are directly linked. Owl House was primarily done by studio Sugarcube, also from SK.
Studio Mir also animated The Legend of Korra, and before that, the same animators who would go on to create Studio Mir originally worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender!
I’m a lifelong Superman fan, and I am SO HAPPY with this show! Sadly, yes, there are people who hate it. And you can guess who they are (cough-cough-SNYDER BROS-cough-cough). BTW, speaking of representations of Superman that just portray him as a good guy, have you watched Superman & Lois? My wife and I absolutely love that show too!
Your infectious adoration of this show is everything to me because it's exactly how I feel about the show. It's so genuine and honest and it makes me so unbelievably happy. You know you have a great Superman product when I can't stop smiling whenever I think about it. Superman should make people smile! It's what he's best at! And seeing that honest building relationship with him and Lois is so honest and sweet and cute and just GOD I LOVE THIS SHOW
So Imma go on a Jimmy rant. I love Jimmy in this show. And I especially love his relationship with Clark and Lois. It feels like, for years, Jimmy has been a side character that nobody knows what to do with. They put him in out of some sense of obligation, but they either play it straight, making him the only comic relief in an other wise serious show, or they turn him into a totally different character who takes pictures sometimes. This Jimmy is a perfect blend of old and new. I love how his conspiracy stuff jives with Lois. Lois and Jimmy have always come off as a Kim Possible/Ron Stoppable dynamic to me. But Kim and Ron are best friends. Lois and Jimmy are coworkers first and foremost. And they work at a newspaper. What’s compelling them to work together besides Lois being able to drag Jimmy along by the ear? So I like that Jimmy *wants* to join Lois on her hijinks while Clark is more of the straight man. The dynamic just makes more sense.
I’ll also mention that I adore the recap pictures at the end. They’re not just image stills from the episode, they are pictures that logically consider how Jimmy would have taken them. And it’s not just Jimmy’s current camera roll. The second episode includes what I assume to be a picture of Jimmy meeting Clark’s family for the first time. And it’s just so wholesome. I adore all of it.
My reaction and the reaction of my twitter timeline was basically incoherent screams of joy. I got my friends to watch and they got upset there was only 2 episodes out and lost their mind when Ma Kent made the shorts.
I love this show so far. I also like how we get to see Lois on her journey to become a star reporter. These stories usually introduce her after she already earned that status. But, uh... isn't Jor-El (Superman's father) already dead? I thought they made it clear he died with his wife on Krypton, and what we met is some kind of AI.
I think that he was actually referring to Jonathan Kent still being alive, but for some reason showed a clip of Jor-el (maybe an editing mistake). That’s actually something that I was happy to see too, because usually by this time in the Superman timeline Jonathan has died
@@kjthenbee Oh, yeah. That makes much more sense. Though I do feel like Jonathan Kent usually remains alive in animated works. The DCAU, Young Justice, even the film Man of Tomorrow. But you're still right, I made a mistake there.
For all intents and purposes, a copy is as real as the original to outsiders. If I died today and a perfect copy replaced me, memories and all, my family wouldn’t know the difference. The only person who experiences their own existence is themselves, so from the outside looking in, the fact that the original died doesn’t really change the fact that “Jor-El” is alive.
I’m kinda getting philosophical here though and I don’t think it was meant to be taken so deeply.
SHHHHH!!! No Scott, don't listen to this comment. Of course Jor-El is still alive... Um... He just went to a big farm up... upstate. A farm with lots space where he can run around and chase all the... the.. chase all the "science" he wants all day long. He's not dead just because a planet exploded in his face. Jor-El is a good boy, he wouldn't die.
Gotta say, it’s nice just to have a DC series that’s just fun and optimistic, it being legit good is just wonderful.
I hope they also make "My Adventures With ..." animated series for other DC Characters set in the same universe as well
Honestly, from what little bits I've seen of the Superman & Lois show, they do a good job of representing him as well.
Honestly, My Adventures With Superman is the first Superman anything I really got into. Picked up stuff about the guy here and there over some other media I watched, but this one is the first that really hooked me on its own, because I really like wholesome lil' dork Superman. He cute and I really vibe with it.
I need more of this. I need more wholesome, SMART, cartoons.
Great quote from one of the Captain America movies that applies to Superman (atleast modern Superman)
"Even if the whole world is telling you to move, it is your duty to plant yourself like a tree, look them in the eye, and say, 'No, you move.'"
This show gives me the same vibes as Wayne Family Adventures, gives me everything I want from these characters, I feel like the writers love these characters, it’s goofy and fun and realistic in some aspects but true to comic book weirdness in other aspects
I think Invincible has a lot less of the problems most "What if Superman was evil" as it's more a "What if Superman's dad is evil" (but still very glad we're getting a good superman, I think that's when he's at his best - great video as always Scott
Looking back, im 99.99% sure jimmy took bad photos on purpose since he already had put together that clark was superman. He was being a bro
This video made me realize I misunderstood the character of Superman. I have been a lifelong Batman fan, and I love the complexity of his stories. I always hated Superman because he only has 3 weaknesses that you can exploit, kryptonite to attack him, going after his family/lover/allies, and threatening humanity as a whole. I never saw him as a three dimensional character because he's so plain, but I think that's the appeal. He's just a good dude who wants to use his power to help people, and that is a noble cause. I think the trend of making Superman evil really cheapens the character. Thanks for changing my mind
Don't worry, it's revealed in the most recent episode that Jimmy knows Clark is Superman so he intentionally blurred the photographs to keep his identity a secret until Clark was ready. He's not a bad photographer, he's a good friend.
Yeah, I took me the third watch through that I realized this. In episode 3 Superman comes in the window and looks at himself in the mirror and the Lois shows up at the door. A few minutes pass, Clark and Lois are starting to get close, and Jimmy pops up behind them the first time it looks like a joke but after you find out Jimmy was in on the secret you realize he was there the whole time... and he just hid behind the couch so Clark wouldn't know.
I like the fact this show is on Adult Swim because it subverts our expectations, making the show even better. I think a lot of people watched it thinking it was going to be another dark and gritty superhero series like Invincible or Homelander, but instead they got treated to a delightful surprised of silly yet heartfelt dramedy.
I think a lot of people need that. Sometimes I just want a break from all the seriousness and explicitness that "adult" shows dish out and just want to experience something giddy and lighthearted. I think this show awakened that desire in a lot of adults, a desire many of us didn't even realize we have until it was tapped. Just because we're adults doesn't mean we can't indulge in "silly" fantasies like crushes and cute romance. This show seems to appeal to both women and men in that regard, something you don't see much of in modern television.
I find it weird that Batman has more animated TV shows than Superman and Superman has more live action TV shows than Batman, but Superman's powers are easier done in animated form, the flying, heat vision, superspeed, etc. and Batman's powers (or gadgets) are easier done in live action.
This show had me excited the second they had Clark save a cat from a tree. That's how you know they are about to do superman justice.
Damn this sounds great. I love when they let Clark be Clark. Sounds like these writers recognize how important he is.
Watching this feels like when I watched Superman: The Animated Series as a kid. It's wonderful and bright and optimistic. But it also feels like a lot of modern takes inspired by Max Landis' Kryptonian Epic if you've listened to any of that.
Superman is a GOOD PERSON trying to help people (though I'd argue this aspect of him is ramped up further from TAS, which is NOT a bad thing). We get to see him going out of his way TO help people, talking to rescue teams, repairing damage, clearing debris in SECONDS, it's wonderful.
Many members of the Rogue's Gallery are the result of Kryptonian Technology (In Kryptonian Epic it's mostly gene splicing to try and replicate Superman's powers using Kryptonite and stolen Tech, while in MAwS it looks like it's straight up Kryptonian Technology being used to create weapons/suits). Some may balk at that, but I think it makes more sense than having a bunch of mutants running around.
The main trio are clearly the characters we love, but less mature which, hey, we're at the beginning of the series, so we can look forward to their growth and evolution, and I am HERE for it.
Yeah, I'm not ashamed to say I loved the first episode of this show. It really captures the tone and characterization of Superman, and the supporting characters that I gravitate to, from the Golden Age to George Reeves and the SuperFriends. lol.
I see a lot of parallels between the characterisation of Superman in the 1978 film and in MAWS. For instance, when Lex had Superman trapped at the end of the movie, Miss Teschmacher freed him if he promised to save her mother first, because "Superman always keeps his promises". She really believes that if he gives his word, he'll follow through - and he does! He does, even at the cost of Lois also being in danger, and then dying. Though, of course, he saves her anyway.
Only with a sincere, honest-to-goodness Big Blue Boy Scout Superman could you actually pull this off.