Spidey: "Oh I got the thing on the thing! What did I win?" Rhino: "YOU!" Spidey: "I win me? That makes no sense." Always makes me laugh! Josh Keaton IS Spider-Man/Peter Parker.
I wish Disney would just try to stop making their animated shows to look like the MCU. What's so good about their animated shows is that they are allowed to use all their heroes. Maybe one day they'll give us a good animated Fantastic Four in the modern age.
We had an FF cartoon back in 2006, which wasn't bad (has some of the first season of the 1994 version feel, but still). That's probably the last time we're gonna see an FF cartoon until Fox finally realizes they have no clue how to reboot it and give up on it in about 20 years.
Peter Parker was a grownup adult with a wife for many many years in the comics. Yes he started as a teenager in highschool but that wasnt what defined his character, its just whats popularly associated with him. If anything defined him it was growth; he was one of few heroes allowed to actually grow up and mature. At least until One More Day pissed it all away because the execs thought being married made Peter unrelateable ...
I won't disagree that it's amazingly craptastic with what happened with OMD, but pissed it all away is far from what the results have been. The Spidey line is the strongest it's been in ages and I hate saying it but part of it is him being single again and finding new relationships. Many of the newer characters created have been pretty strong and the major storylines have been pretty entertaining. I had sworn off Spidey for for a few years until I took a glance at an issue and found myself drawn back in. Heck we now even have an alternate take with the "ASM: Renew Your Vows" title that not only has him still married to MJ but has his daughter alive and well too. It sucks that it's not the classic Pete in that situation but it's still good to see Marvel is willing to do things people want while doing their own thing. But with all the crazy cool stuff that's gone on since OMD, I do think it's worth checking things out.
Yes, he best stories begun there, there isn't a single debate on that. That moment, it was when Spidey got increadible, but what made him popular it's that he was a kid like any other teenager, and with his character having so much stories under his belt. Something that i can appreciate, it's a take on his highschool years while using his future stories, in an adaptation to give it more life. I would love for another take on his collage years, after having so many stories of Peter in highschool in an animated form(And that the ones after this one, they are so lackluster). But with this time and age, i see it less likely and very sad. So, i just hope for another one, with a new fresh and good take on Spidey himself close on level with this one.
Focusing on a collage aged Peter Parker is understandable when it comes to selling merch to a young audience. But you only have so much time before you need to reboot the same story all over again. Remembered the 90s cartoon when Spider-Man teamed up with the X-men, travelled to distant planets and met other versions of himself in alternative dimensions?! Its why I watch Ultimate Spider-Man. That show just utterly embraces it's comic book plots
Marvel owns the spider man characters now, but they don't own the rights to the actual show, sony kept them. So legally, this show can never be continued sadly. 😭😭
Awesome Productions disney should get the rights to the series since they have enough money if they don't waste their money on shitty reboots trying to copy the series but in their way
Disney owns full rights to making Spider-Man cartoons, and there's an agreement that Sony isn't allowed to continue their past projects. So, a third season won't happen unless Disney green-lights one ( which is unlikely since they just released their own new Spidey show ).
I felt so bad when Eddie became Venom. He was such a stand up guy and it broke my heart to see him slowy descend into anger and hate. He had to deal with some tough circumstances that make you understand why he became Venom. Still, it doesn't excuse him wanting to ruin Peter's life and endangering innocent people but I wish we could have seen a redemption arc if the show wasn't cancelled when Eddie forgives Peter, let's go of the symbiote, and returns to being the good man he originally was.
That Flash Thompson gets better and his background is expanded around the time he gains the Venom Symbiote. Sure he sounds like a fucking doofus but he's not 1 dimensional. Now let's not talk about Homecoming's Flash which is just fucking stupid and borderline pandering because weh Classism (better save myself before everyone else because I'm too rich to act like a fucking human being hurf durf punjabi)
So if Disney actually was ready to put in the effort we could have had a shared universe of Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The Spectacular Spider-Man, and Wolverine and the X-Men.
Greg Weismen keeps getting screwed. He basically gets kicked off of his own show with Gargoyles, Young Justice ended because of a lack of action figure sales, and this show gets canned when they still had a lot to get to.
The Weisman Curse is a scenario when a show is good but gets canned after only two seasons. This can be due to many reasons but executive meddling or lack of toy sales tend to be the most common.
Yeah, yeah, limited time and all, but still feel it's a crime captain George Stacy doesn't get even get mentioned here. Not only was a regular supporting character in the show (whereas in other adaptations he'd make some cameo at best), but he became somewhat of a father figure to Peter. He makes it clear to both Peter and Spidey he knows his identity (partially thanks to Venom's failed scheme) and starts helping him on both fronts, coming up with stories as to why Pete would have to disappear. He became the commissioner Gordon to Spidey's Batman and this dynamic would've only gotten more developed had the show not been canceled. Also, he was voice by Lex Luthor, you can't get better than that.
In all fairness, when people say that "Tom Holland is the best Spider-Man", I think they're referring to the live action movies. In that regard, he is the best. But if you take the animated TV shows into account, TSSM had the best Spider-Man.
Peter's actions can't be justified because he is a super hero but, they can be justified. He was working as an unpaid intern and needed to pay his aunts bills. No one would have helped him with that so he helped himself. He was vilified for wanting to help his Aunt May. The woman who raised him. I always hated how they treated him for only wanting to help his family.
that's also how he was treated in the comics. in the amazing spider-man comics right before peter went to university aunt may got in the hospital. because he wanted to rush to the hospital he abandonned a fight (with green goblin i think) all the papers called him a coward en when university started he was so worried over aunt may that he did not interact with his classmates causing everyone to think he was an arrogant douchebag because he got in with a scholarship because of his intellect.
>Claims that Green Goblin is the best villain >Goes on later about how Venom was done so masterfully Admit it, Venom was the best villain in the show. Sure, Gobby was great, but Venom just hit so close to home, and the fusion of both mainline and Ultimate (comic) aspects was superb.
I sincerely agree with you on the execution of the Venom Saga, and this show's Venom is the only Venom that I actually like. I like the other villains in the show a lot as well, though I admit that I've always felt a bit disappointed that Janice, Tombstone's daughter and one of the people to use the identity of the Beetle in the comics, was created about a year after the show ended. Janice's presence would've separated Tombstone a bit from Kingpin, and would give him a bit more depth as an antagonist as a caring father as well as a master crime-lord. Also, considering the fact that Janice is a DA in the comics, she could've been the perfect way to bring Tombstone back for future seasons. I would love to see yet another of Greg's shows return for a third season on Netflix, but with a new show about Spidey about to air and Greg being committed to the revived Young Justice show now, I sincerely doubt that it will happen for at least the next few years.
I don't doubt that if this show would have been allowed to run it's intended 5 seasons, it would be my number 1 superhero-show of all time, taking the throne from Batman TAS. Now, it is just a very, very, very close second. This is the best adaptation of my favourite superhero, distilling all the great things about the character. Hell, if this had been allowed it's intended five seasons it could have been *the* best superhero-adaptation of all time, at least for me. But... sweet things seldom last long. I'm grateful for what I got. Thanks to all who worked on this show. You have my undying respect.
Before the game from Insomniac, I totally would’ve agreed that Josh Keaton is the best Spider-Man. But Yuri Lowenthal does such a great job in the video game that I gotta give him props.
5:49- 6:08 plus in the episode identity crisis, he defended peter by stating that he was only dressed up as spiderman for halloween and saying that anyone could dress up as spiderman and people would buy it and he proves it.
I know In the comics it's very different but I was really rooting for Liz and Peter as a couple (because Liz is the most developed character in the series) due to her change. But after they broke up, I either want them to get back together if Peter finds out a way to make her forgive him or reveal that he's Spider-Man. What do you guys,think? This design of Liz is really good too compared to the comics :)
Actually, this version of Eddie Brock is more based on the Ultimate comic version. You forgot to mention that this series had the best adaptations of the classic iconic stories from the comic.
+alaster boneman watch this EXCLUSIVE: The Spectacular Spider-Man 10 Year Anniversary Party Interviews ua-cam.com/video/Wxbo46PBpbA/v-deo.html and listen to them from 7:00 to 7:25 and youll see that your wish come true
alaster boneman I don't see why. I guess maybe he has problem with Cyclops being 2nd fiddle. The story telling is fantastic. I like the 90's show but it is somewhat overrated.
Thanks for the review. This show deserved to be continued and concluded as planned. Not only that, but superhero animated series fans deserve more than they're getting nowadays. Hopefully, Sony and Marvel will give it another chance. They made a deal for the movies and yes I now the movies are more profitable, but I don't think it's impossible.
Mark hamill is great choice but I would have Steve Kramer voice hobgoblin Because when I heard him voice darkonda in power rangers in space I thought of the hobgoblin I personally think Steve Kramer sounds like the hobgoblin and would be perfect for the role
As a kid it was and still is, hard for me to believe that Otto became a villain in this. As in, I really liked him, he was a nice guy, I was even hoping he would turn good at some point.
If victor cook, and Greg Weismen indeed borrowed villain philosophy right from Batman the animated series, then Eddie Brock/Venom is most definitely the Two-Face of Spectacular Spider-man.:)
Well E-Rod given that we have a third season of Young Justice coming to Netflix after being cancelled there MIGHT be a chance that if we show the creators how much we want to see the series come back. We could see a return of it via netflix. If the 90s spiderman series can get a proper finale several years later ANYTHING is possible.
Well it KINDA did. It was more a voice recorded thing rather than animated finale.. It was used as rewards for promoting another show called Rocket League I think.
But they can't make a new season of SSM due to legal reasons and Sony's retardation up their asses! Disney had no chose but to make USM and release its first episode on April Fools day of all dates. lol
Nitwit's World But they have a choice now. Yes there is a new show, but if we show Marvel and Disney we still know and support Spectacular, maybe a deal could happen to bring it back.
Jesus, this video is so fucking underrated. I just discovered your channel, and you deserve way more subs. Love it! Can you also do a review for Justice League and Justice League Unlimited? Thanks so much!
Watched 3 episodes recently, and I loved the third episode, the end specifically, showing the struggle of maintaining spiderman AND Peter Parker. While Spiderman won the battle against the Lizard, Peter lost because unlike us, everyone saw him ran away and take pictures of the fight instead of helping. Even though this struggle is probably shown in the comics, I've never read any, and finally seeing it shown on a series, unlike Ultimate (I think) was so amazing.
I grew up with the movies and this show. Seeing Spidey fight alongside Wolverine and Hulk was a new idea to me as a kid. As I got to know Marvel, I found myself preferring Spidey as a street-level hero with Punisher, Daredevil and Luke Cage. I don't see why he should be an Avenger or fight characters like Dr. Doom or Thanos. I didn't like Spider-Man Homecoming because it was absolutely nothing like the Spectacular Spider-Man. I would've preferred a series on Netflix as it wouldn't include the Avengers, it would be more in-depth, and Spidey would fit in better with the Defenders.
@Rayvon Velez I can't believe I'm agreeing with you on that. Both the movies and cartoons made by Disney got the character entirely wrong. The web-head was definitely better off in Sony's hands (and mostly isolated). But for some reason, I can't get over the idea of Spidey being a Disney character. I'll never acknowledge MCU Spidey, but I still hopelessly wish they'll get Spider-Man right someday.
@Rayvon Velez Vulture was a good villain, and thanks for the warning about Far From Home (Mysterio was my only excuse to watch it anyway). But it's highly unlikely that Disney will be selling Spidey back to Sony anytime soon because they're still attracting viewers (mostly ignorant children). You gotta rile up a boycott against Disney's Spidey to make Disney sell Spidey's rights back to Sony (not Marvel in general though).
@Rayvon Velez Believe me, I don't want the web-head or any of his supporting characters anywhere near the Avengers or the Fantastic Four. I want Spider-Man only to coexist with a select few other superheroes and their respective supporting casts, that's basically why I don't read comics. I still like the Vulture as a character because his motives are understandable and his methods are street-level. I'll take your word on Mysterio though, so I won't watch Far From Home.
“This show actually keeps peter young and in high school, which is one of the important defining qualities of the character in the comics,” oho boy, am i surprised you and linkara didn’t go to war on this.
That's because with Josh Keaton's delivery, he can even make the lamest of Spidey's sound funny just by the way he says them. "I win me. That makes no sense."
To those who want this show back, please sign this petition: www.change.org/p/marvel-and-netflix-please-continue-the-spectacular-spider-man-the-avengers-earth-s-mightiest-heroes-etc
This was a much better review than the previous one (which I admittedly was a fan of) and this is bar and none one of my favorite honest reviews you've done
Also The Venom Saga in the Comics I do agree does kinda pale in comparison to the show. But I personally think it's gotten more engaging over the years (not better than in this show but still)
Great review, Erod! I really enjoyed the show when I saw it on TV. It seemed like a very fun and exciting show. It's a shame that it got cancelled like it did, as I also would have been interested in seeing what the next few seasons would have explored. Keep up the great videos :)
TO be honest with you, they really is a combination of both the classic spider man comics and the ultimate spider man comics. Even introducing the character Kenny from the ultimate comics.
It's Norman Osborn. Norman Osborn is the Green Goblin. That's hardly even a spoiler it's common sense by this point. Either him or Harry but in this case it's Norman.
I know I'm going to get a lot of shit for this, but I'm gonna say it anyway: with just a few minor changes, I think Ultimate SpiderMan would have been pretty good. Maybe not on par with this show, but it could have been a cute, genuinely funny teenage sitcom instead of an annoying cringe fest. What kinds of changes? Well, getting rid of those bizarre 4th wall breaks that ground everything to a screeching halt is a big "No duh!" But one change that I think would have not only provided a lot of good story opportunities, but also a lot of genuine comedy is: telling Aunt May the truth! Seriously, in every incarnation, it's ridiculous why she's kept out of the loop, but it's especially especially stupid in that show. Aunt May could have been a great grounding force for these wayward teenagers. Hell, she could have been employed by SHIELD as a den mother for the teenage superheroes, fussing over them, listening to their fears and concerns, and giving advice for both their personal lives and superhero lives. Hell, she likely would have put the Avengers in their place. Another minor change would be instead of focusing on selling merchandise, kissing Spidey's ass, or introducing more characters only to to absolutely nothing with them, they could have focused more on the personal aspects of the team. Made them a bit more sympathetic, 3-dimensional, and, most importantly, competent. The show was basically the Marvel version of Young Justice and I get why they wanted to set themselves apart, but it really really did not work, and that's just sad.
Bethany McMurtrey I definitely think it could have it could have been a good spider man show like the 90s one just a simply fun show that you can watch occasionally and like it like batman the animated series or the previously mentioned 90s Spiderman but nope marvel just wanted to advertise their movies and other superheroes by giving Spiderman a team having him work with shield and having 80 percent of the episodes have Spiderman fight villains like nightmare and dormamu instead of someone like rihno and Disney wanted to pander to kids it's a shame because the episodes which don't focus on spidey's team as much and have him fight his own villains are actually really good and sometimes great like the rihno episode his origin in it kinda sucks but it's one of the shows best as well as the episode featuring electro if the show just did what spectacular did having new villains show up because of some kind of accident or personal vendetta like how electro and vulture show up in spectacular it could have been good not at all close to this but probably as good as the early episodes of the 90s show or maybe better since the animation quality has improved so the action may be better and I doubt that it would have the plain awful dialogue the 90s show did so yeah ultimate spider man certainly could have been good but sadly it wasn't
Could you do a "real" review on the 90's Spiderman. By that I mean talk about all the problems with the series, no guns, no fighting, no saying kill or death, no mention of blood (even with vampires), and mixing up characters origins (Black Cat being a Super Soldier, Hobgoblin appearing before Green Goblin, Madam Web being a god like being, and Electro being the son of Red Skull).
Spiderman animated series was so good but this was better sadly carnage could not come in i mean he was op in sas so i would have loved to see them doing a version😢
I love this show to bits. Definitely one of the best renditions of Spider-Man. But my favourite is stil the 90's Spider-Man show. I think the big difference between the 2 shows is that 'Spectacular' is based on early Spider-Man years. I love and own the early 1960's books with high school Peter Parker. But I'm a 90's kid. I grew up reading the majority of my Spidey comics when he was already in his 20's and a full grown Spider-MAN. They used alot of the 90's story lines and the inclusion of Carnage in the 90's show was awesome. I also prefered the animation. But comparing the two is sort of pointless as they both represent different eras of Spider-Man's story. Both of these show will always be the best representations of the comic book Spidey brought to screen. I will also include Spider-Man Homecoming as being a great comic to screen representation.
I remember this series very fondly. This series did a great job showing spider man for what he should be, the empowered underdog. The guy who never stops swinging (no pun intended) now matter what life throws at him.
Amazing review! I'm a bit sad you didn't go into more detail about the actual symbiote since I would have loved to hear your thoughts about it, but still a great review nonetheless! Thanks for doing this remake ^.^
I really love Spectacular Spider-Man, I still miss it too. I do have the complete series blu-ray but we should have gotten a season 3. Disney ruined it and gave us the garbage that is Ultimate Spider-Man.
IN THE HEROES SECTION I HAVE TO MENTION MARY JANE WATSON PLAYED BY VANESSA MARSHALL. KNOW AS THE MOST LASTING AND REPETITIVE LOVE INTEREST OF SPIDER-MAN ,IN THIS SERIES THE CREATORS REVIVED THE WAY THAT STAN LEE SEE:A QUICK WITTED,FUN AND LOVING GIRL.
Spidey: "Oh I got the thing on the thing! What did I win?"
Rhino: "YOU!"
Spidey: "I win me? That makes no sense."
Always makes me laugh! Josh Keaton IS Spider-Man/Peter Parker.
Just stop! Please!
Why are you even here? Just to bitch about people missing a show that was unfairly cancelled? Good job you are doing sir/mam. -_-
Yeah, Keaton IS Spider-Man. Drake Bell is nowhere near to him
Come one come all! Before your very eyes the world's largest dehydrated turtle!
@@NitwitsWorld No you.
I wish Disney would just try to stop making their animated shows to look like the MCU. What's so good about their animated shows is that they are allowed to use all their heroes. Maybe one day they'll give us a good animated Fantastic Four in the modern age.
AMEN TO THAT. I want Avengers EMH back instead of Avengers Assemble, damn it.
Daniel Lado Don't blame Disney, blame Jeph Loeb.
We had an FF cartoon back in 2006, which wasn't bad (has some of the first season of the 1994 version feel, but still). That's probably the last time we're gonna see an FF cartoon until Fox finally realizes they have no clue how to reboot it and give up on it in about 20 years.
He really should've been fired after screwing the pooch so badly with three god awful shows in a row.
If they make a animated series based the sonic the hegoghog games and made it like this show, than I will watch it for sure.
Peter Parker was a grownup adult with a wife for many many years in the comics. Yes he started as a teenager in highschool but that wasnt what defined his character, its just whats popularly associated with him. If anything defined him it was growth; he was one of few heroes allowed to actually grow up and mature. At least until One More Day pissed it all away because the execs thought being married made Peter unrelateable ...
AGREED.,,.
"Pissed it all away" is a gross understatement.
I won't disagree that it's amazingly craptastic with what happened with OMD, but pissed it all away is far from what the results have been. The Spidey line is the strongest it's been in ages and I hate saying it but part of it is him being single again and finding new relationships. Many of the newer characters created have been pretty strong and the major storylines have been pretty entertaining.
I had sworn off Spidey for for a few years until I took a glance at an issue and found myself drawn back in. Heck we now even have an alternate take with the "ASM: Renew Your Vows" title that not only has him still married to MJ but has his daughter alive and well too. It sucks that it's not the classic Pete in that situation but it's still good to see Marvel is willing to do things people want while doing their own thing. But with all the crazy cool stuff that's gone on since OMD, I do think it's worth checking things out.
Yes, he best stories begun there, there isn't a single debate on that. That moment, it was when Spidey got increadible, but what made him popular it's that he was a kid like any other teenager, and with his character having so much stories under his belt. Something that i can appreciate, it's a take on his highschool years while using his future stories, in an adaptation to give it more life.
I would love for another take on his collage years, after having so many stories of Peter in highschool in an animated form(And that the ones after this one, they are so lackluster). But with this time and age, i see it less likely and very sad. So, i just hope for another one, with a new fresh and good take on Spidey himself close on level with this one.
Focusing on a collage aged Peter Parker is understandable when it comes to selling merch to a young audience. But you only have so much time before you need to reboot the same story all over again. Remembered the 90s cartoon when Spider-Man teamed up with the X-men, travelled to distant planets and met other versions of himself in alternative dimensions?! Its why I watch Ultimate Spider-Man. That show just utterly embraces it's comic book plots
God I missed this show this is the best spiderman cartoon ever
Hey, if Samurai Jack can return after 13 years of hiatus, who's to say Spectacular Spider-Man can't after 8?
Awesome Productions and Young Justice as well. Let's make something happen!
Awesome Productions they can't because Sony won't let them
Marvel owns the spider man characters now, but they don't own the rights to the actual show, sony kept them. So legally, this show can never be continued sadly. 😭😭
Awesome Productions disney should get the rights to the series since they have enough money if they don't waste their money on shitty reboots trying to copy the series but in their way
Disney owns full rights to making Spider-Man cartoons, and there's an agreement that Sony isn't allowed to continue their past projects. So, a third season won't happen unless Disney green-lights one ( which is unlikely since they just released their own new Spidey show ).
RIP, Steve Ditko, and Stan Lee...
We miss you both....
"Nuff said!
I wish to live in an alternate universe where we got Season 5.
I felt so bad when Eddie became Venom. He was such a stand up guy and it broke my heart to see him slowy descend into anger and hate. He had to deal with some tough circumstances that make you understand why he became Venom. Still, it doesn't excuse him wanting to ruin Peter's life and endangering innocent people but I wish we could have seen a redemption arc if the show wasn't cancelled when Eddie forgives Peter, let's go of the symbiote, and returns to being the good man he originally was.
I'd kill for a third season.
Mr. Retrospective id nuke for a third season
Mr. Retrospective I'd commit planetary genocide for the 3rd season
Mr. Retrospective I'd commit mass murder for the rest of the series
Mr. Retrospective I'd trade Sony any Marvel character Marvel isn't currently using for a third season
I'd kill Disney for a third season.
Spectacular Spider-Man was the greatest Spider-Man cartoon ever!
EXACTLY.
EXACTLY.
The Spectacular Spider-Man was too pure for this world 😭
My god why is Flash Thompson acting more actual human than the crappy Disney (XD)'s Flash Thompson?
Azoz Azoz that version sucks!!
that verison of flash did have a couple good moments!....but not enough
That Flash Thompson gets better and his background is expanded around the time he gains the Venom Symbiote. Sure he sounds like a fucking doofus but he's not 1 dimensional. Now let's not talk about Homecoming's Flash which is just fucking stupid and borderline pandering because weh Classism (better save myself before everyone else because I'm too rich to act like a fucking human being hurf durf punjabi)
Flash Thompson was great in Venom, Spaceknight
Hes more human than homecomings Flash to.
This and Avengers EMH are the best marvel cartoons.
Grievousish what about x-men the animated series
So if Disney actually was ready to put in the effort we could have had a shared universe of Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, The Spectacular Spider-Man, and Wolverine and the X-Men.
Noek yea that's one big problem, Fox own the X-men rights. !
Not that X-show though
X men evolution
"There was supposed to be 5 seasons, or 65 episodes."
I was already sad but this makes me cry. Just imagine 65 episodes of this show.
Bring back spectacular spider man we need this back it cant end on a cliffhanger
I also like the fact that in Spectacular Spider-Man Flash and Peter are originally enemies but the later series turns them into allies.
Greg Weismen keeps getting screwed. He basically gets kicked off of his own show with Gargoyles, Young Justice ended because of a lack of action figure sales, and this show gets canned when they still had a lot to get to.
On the plus side Young Justice is coming back for a third season on Netflix.
i hoep spectacular spider-man season 3 can come back
It's called the Weismen Curse for a reason.
THe Weisman Curse?
The Weisman Curse is a scenario when a show is good but gets canned after only two seasons. This can be due to many reasons but executive meddling or lack of toy sales tend to be the most common.
I love how this show gave the “bullies” actual heart and they’re not just dumb assholes it’s great to see in one of these shows
R.I.P spider man's dads, Stan 1922-2018 and Steve 1927-2018 you'll both be loved and remembered by fans to come.
This show needs a continuation.
If Yuri Lowenthal could do a New York accent as good as Josh Keaton, he’d be the new best Spider-Man
Greg Weisman is so awesome! Gargoyles and Spectacular Spider-Man are two of my favorite shows of all time!
Whenever someone asks me what my favorite Spider-Man movie is, I cheat and say "Spectacular Spider-Man."
Yeah, yeah, limited time and all, but still feel it's a crime captain George Stacy doesn't get even get mentioned here. Not only was a regular supporting character in the show (whereas in other adaptations he'd make some cameo at best), but he became somewhat of a father figure to Peter. He makes it clear to both Peter and Spidey he knows his identity (partially thanks to Venom's failed scheme) and starts helping him on both fronts, coming up with stories as to why Pete would have to disappear. He became the commissioner Gordon to Spidey's Batman and this dynamic would've only gotten more developed had the show not been canceled. Also, he was voice by Lex Luthor, you can't get better than that.
In all fairness, when people say that "Tom Holland is the best Spider-Man", I think they're referring to the live action movies. In that regard, he is the best.
But if you take the animated TV shows into account, TSSM had the best Spider-Man.
Ok, Tom Holland is the best live action spidey. But I will never ever let go of toby McGuire, I just, won't
Totally agree about Venom's arc
4:38 Betty was actually 4 years older than Pete in this series....
Peter's actions can't be justified because he is a super hero but, they can be justified. He was working as an unpaid intern and needed to pay his aunts bills. No one would have helped him with that so he helped himself. He was vilified for wanting to help his Aunt May. The woman who raised him. I always hated how they treated him for only wanting to help his family.
that's also how he was treated in the comics. in the amazing spider-man comics right before peter went to university aunt may got in the hospital. because he wanted to rush to the hospital he abandonned a fight (with green goblin i think) all the papers called him a coward en when university started he was so worried over aunt may that he did not interact with his classmates causing everyone to think he was an arrogant douchebag because he got in with a scholarship because of his intellect.
It was worth it to remake the review. It was amazing... No...
SPECTACULAR!!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH good job man
2:13 Another reason why the series is so great...no wonder it was so enjoyable.
>Claims that Green Goblin is the best villain
>Goes on later about how Venom was done so masterfully
Admit it, Venom was the best villain in the show. Sure, Gobby was great, but Venom just hit so close to home, and the fusion of both mainline and Ultimate (comic) aspects was superb.
You could say Peter's love life is all tangled in web
I sincerely agree with you on the execution of the Venom Saga, and this show's Venom is the only Venom that I actually like.
I like the other villains in the show a lot as well, though I admit that I've always felt a bit disappointed that Janice, Tombstone's daughter and one of the people to use the identity of the Beetle in the comics, was created about a year after the show ended. Janice's presence would've separated Tombstone a bit from Kingpin, and would give him a bit more depth as an antagonist as a caring father as well as a master crime-lord. Also, considering the fact that Janice is a DA in the comics, she could've been the perfect way to bring Tombstone back for future seasons.
I would love to see yet another of Greg's shows return for a third season on Netflix, but with a new show about Spidey about to air and Greg being committed to the revived Young Justice show now, I sincerely doubt that it will happen for at least the next few years.
Isn't the saying actually; With great power, there must also be great responsibility?
This Venom saga reminds me the Ultimate SpiderMan.
I think that, "You can thank me later, dude.", scene is my favorite out of the entire show. :D
I don't doubt that if this show would have been allowed to run it's intended 5 seasons, it would be my number 1 superhero-show of all time, taking the throne from Batman TAS.
Now, it is just a very, very, very close second.
This is the best adaptation of my favourite superhero, distilling all the great things about the character. Hell, if this had been allowed it's intended five seasons it could have been *the* best superhero-adaptation of all time, at least for me.
But... sweet things seldom last long.
I'm grateful for what I got. Thanks to all who worked on this show. You have my undying respect.
Before the game from Insomniac, I totally would’ve agreed that Josh Keaton is the best Spider-Man. But Yuri Lowenthal does such a great job in the video game that I gotta give him props.
5:49- 6:08 plus in the episode identity crisis, he defended peter by stating that he was only dressed up as spiderman for halloween and saying that anyone could dress up as spiderman and people would buy it and he proves it.
29:17 - That was a good gag!
Come on chat, sing it loud!
Livin' on the edge,
Figthing crime,
Spinning webs
Swinging from the highest ledge,
He can leap above our heads
Fresh Prince villains on the rise
And the cities victimized
Looking up with no surprise
Arriving in the speed of time
Autobot Productions AAAAAAAAAAHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH
ROBLOXian Noob Crawling through the night facing evil with his might.
He's a hero to our eyes even headlines everytime!
@@Batmanbeyyond Aaaaaa-aaaa, aah-ah-ahahhaha
Spectacular, Spectacular Spider-Man!
God. Robert Englund pretty much played my childhood and nerd life today.
Freddy Kruger, Vulture, scarecrow.
He's awesome!
I know In the comics it's very different but I was really rooting for Liz and Peter as a couple (because Liz is the most developed character in the series) due to her change. But after they broke up, I either want them to get back together if Peter finds out a way to make her forgive him or reveal that he's Spider-Man. What do you guys,think?
This design of Liz is really good too compared to the comics :)
If they ever continued season 3 which I hope they will eventually!
Damn, i thought that i was the only one rooting for her.
The best thing was the references to the sam raimi trilogy
4:35 Betty is only 4 years older than peter
I love the theme song🤟🏾
Actually, this version of Eddie Brock is more based on the Ultimate comic version.
You forgot to mention that this series had the best adaptations of the classic iconic stories from the comic.
gods I miss this show
+alaster boneman watch this EXCLUSIVE: The Spectacular Spider-Man 10 Year Anniversary Party Interviews ua-cam.com/video/Wxbo46PBpbA/v-deo.html and listen to them from 7:00 to 7:25 and youll see that your wish come true
Ultimate Spider-Man got better by the end of its run. Especially when Miles and Gwen showed up. But Spectacular Spider-Man is way better
yeah season 4 and 5 were actually good
guts on the mic there wasn't a fifth one only 4 seasons exist and even then it's just ok
Ah it only ran for 4 season and I think that the on that piece of shit all of characters are killed by the 2012 shredder with a explosions
Loved this show. The best spidey animated show.
Would like to see an Honest review on the best X-Men show....Wolverine and The X-Men.
I was a paytron of erods for a while, he covered it on his paytron page a think last year? if I recall correctly he wasn't to impressed
alaster boneman I don't see why. I guess maybe he has problem with Cyclops being 2nd fiddle. The story telling is fantastic. I like the 90's show but it is somewhat overrated.
This is the best incarnation of Spider-Man
Thanks for the review. This show deserved to be continued and concluded as planned. Not only that, but superhero animated series fans deserve more than they're getting nowadays. Hopefully, Sony and Marvel will give it another chance. They made a deal for the movies and yes I now the movies are more profitable, but I don't think it's impossible.
I agree with everything you said, this is the best representation of Spiderman on television.
It also has, in my opinion, the best version of Venom.
Mark hamill is great choice but I would have Steve Kramer voice hobgoblin
Because when I heard him voice darkonda in power rangers in space I thought of the hobgoblin I personally think Steve Kramer sounds like the hobgoblin and would be perfect for the role
16:58 I FORGOT ABOUT THIS LINE
Tom Holland is the best "Live-Action" incarnation of Spider-Man.
This show in this video is the best incarnation in the "Animated" universe.
Gola245 I think 2099.
candycover he's a terrible actor in general
Nope......he's trying to IMPRESS people.....Parker is supposed to be humble
@@JazzStation95 i know this is old but why, all he did was die in infinity war
As a kid it was and still is, hard for me to believe that Otto became a villain in this. As in, I really liked him, he was a nice guy, I was even hoping he would turn good at some point.
dam this videos been up for 2 days and its gotten 12k views, my spectacular spiderman reviews been up for a bit and its only at 10k ahah
If victor cook, and Greg Weismen indeed borrowed villain philosophy right from Batman the animated series, then Eddie Brock/Venom is most definitely the Two-Face of Spectacular Spider-man.:)
Awesome.:)
Totally agreed, Tim. (It's Josh, Xrno on dA)
Yeah… Peter’s love lifeIs definitely more complicated in the comics than in the cartoon!
Well E-Rod given that we have a third season of Young Justice coming to Netflix after being cancelled there MIGHT be a chance that if we show the creators how much we want to see the series come back. We could see a return of it via netflix. If the 90s spiderman series can get a proper finale several years later ANYTHING is possible.
Well it KINDA did. It was more a voice recorded thing rather than animated finale.. It was used as rewards for promoting another show called Rocket League I think.
But they can't make a new season of SSM due to legal reasons and Sony's retardation up their asses!
Disney had no chose but to make USM and release its first episode on April Fools day of all dates. lol
That and Netflix is removing Young Justice from its servers. So?
Nitwit's World But they have a choice now. Yes there is a new show, but if we show Marvel and Disney we still know and support Spectacular, maybe a deal could happen to bring it back.
Jesus, this video is so fucking underrated. I just discovered your channel, and you deserve way more subs. Love it! Can you also do a review for Justice League and Justice League Unlimited? Thanks so much!
George Thomas he already has
Autobot Productions that comment was 7 months ago, before he uploaded it
George Thomas yeah but he made the video years ago. He was just reuploading it
Autobot Productions oh ok
Watched 3 episodes recently, and I loved the third episode, the end specifically, showing the struggle of maintaining spiderman AND Peter Parker. While Spiderman won the battle against the Lizard, Peter lost because unlike us, everyone saw him ran away and take pictures of the fight instead of helping. Even though this struggle is probably shown in the comics, I've never read any, and finally seeing it shown on a series, unlike Ultimate (I think) was so amazing.
What did you get Hydro-Man pic from?
maybe deviant art? Thats where the shows artist post his stuff
I think its concepts arts
I love Spectacular Spider-Man
Ayyyyy Gwen was my favorite in the cartoon too!
The same.
Also spiderman homecoming is heavily inspired by spectacular spiderman which is why I love the movie so much.
I feel sorrow when I think about how this show died but I'm also glad it died young and beautiful!
The restriction of the other Marvel characters made the show better for me, since I don't like Spidey coexisting with most other Marvel heroes.
Why?
I grew up with the movies and this show. Seeing Spidey fight alongside Wolverine and Hulk was a new idea to me as a kid. As I got to know Marvel, I found myself preferring Spidey as a street-level hero with Punisher, Daredevil and Luke Cage. I don't see why he should be an Avenger or fight characters like Dr. Doom or Thanos. I didn't like Spider-Man Homecoming because it was absolutely nothing like the Spectacular Spider-Man. I would've preferred a series on Netflix as it wouldn't include the Avengers, it would be more in-depth, and Spidey would fit in better with the Defenders.
@Rayvon Velez I can't believe I'm agreeing with you on that. Both the movies and cartoons made by Disney got the character entirely wrong. The web-head was definitely better off in Sony's hands (and mostly isolated). But for some reason, I can't get over the idea of Spidey being a Disney character. I'll never acknowledge MCU Spidey, but I still hopelessly wish they'll get Spider-Man right someday.
@Rayvon Velez Vulture was a good villain, and thanks for the warning about Far From Home (Mysterio was my only excuse to watch it anyway). But it's highly unlikely that Disney will be selling Spidey back to Sony anytime soon because they're still attracting viewers (mostly ignorant children). You gotta rile up a boycott against Disney's Spidey to make Disney sell Spidey's rights back to Sony (not Marvel in general though).
@Rayvon Velez Believe me, I don't want the web-head or any of his supporting characters anywhere near the Avengers or the Fantastic Four. I want Spider-Man only to coexist with a select few other superheroes and their respective supporting casts, that's basically why I don't read comics. I still like the Vulture as a character because his motives are understandable and his methods are street-level. I'll take your word on Mysterio though, so I won't watch Far From Home.
“This show actually keeps peter young and in high school, which is one of the important defining qualities of the character in the comics,” oho boy, am i surprised you and linkara didn’t go to war on this.
Years later and the "I got the thing on the thing" bit is still hilarious
That's because with Josh Keaton's delivery, he can even make the lamest of Spidey's sound funny just by the way he says them. "I win me. That makes no sense."
To those who want this show back, please sign this petition:
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OMG! I didn't know that was Englund as the Vulture. Cool fact.
Tom Holland is best cinematic Spider-Man, Josh Keaton is best V Spider-Man.
Actionfan19 yes but he needs to have Spider sense in the next Spiderman film.
Jon Stewart They said that he does have spider sense, they didn't emphasize it though. That's what I heard
Tobey and Barnes are the best. Keaton gets close to Barnes though. Spectacular is the best screen writing of Spiderman ever though.
Actionfan19 Tobey's a waaaaay better live action Spiderman than Tom Holland.
BatBrickFlicks and how?
You took the words right out of my mouth when it comes to Venom!
“I win me? That makes no sense.”
You're reviews are amazing. I'm really gonna miss this show. I hope you enjoy Spider-man Homecoming! Take care E-Rod
Check out the Venom storyline in the Ultimate Spiderman comics for the early two thousands.
This was a much better review than the previous one (which I admittedly was a fan of) and this is bar and none one of my favorite honest reviews you've done
Also The Venom Saga in the Comics I do agree does kinda pale in comparison to the show. But I personally think it's gotten more engaging over the years (not better than in this show but still)
I like how Robert Englund voices vulture
Same.
love your vid this is the first one i have seen so far but 9 min in a i had a good chuckle and got a bit of nice info gj
Did you hear? Darkwing Duck is gonna be in the Ducktales reboot!
Great review, Erod!
I really enjoyed the show when I saw it on TV. It seemed like a very fun and exciting show. It's a shame that it got cancelled like it did, as I also would have been interested in seeing what the next few seasons would have explored.
Keep up the great videos :)
TO be honest with you, they really is a combination of both the classic spider man comics and the ultimate spider man comics. Even introducing the character Kenny from the ultimate comics.
It's Norman Osborn. Norman Osborn is the Green Goblin. That's hardly even a spoiler it's common sense by this point. Either him or Harry but in this case it's Norman.
I know I'm going to get a lot of shit for this, but I'm gonna say it anyway: with just a few minor changes, I think Ultimate SpiderMan would have been pretty good. Maybe not on par with this show, but it could have been a cute, genuinely funny teenage sitcom instead of an annoying cringe fest. What kinds of changes? Well, getting rid of those bizarre 4th wall breaks that ground everything to a screeching halt is a big "No duh!" But one change that I think would have not only provided a lot of good story opportunities, but also a lot of genuine comedy is: telling Aunt May the truth! Seriously, in every incarnation, it's ridiculous why she's kept out of the loop, but it's especially especially stupid in that show. Aunt May could have been a great grounding force for these wayward teenagers. Hell, she could have been employed by SHIELD as a den mother for the teenage superheroes, fussing over them, listening to their fears and concerns, and giving advice for both their personal lives and superhero lives. Hell, she likely would have put the Avengers in their place. Another minor change would be instead of focusing on selling merchandise, kissing Spidey's ass, or introducing more characters only to to absolutely nothing with them, they could have focused more on the personal aspects of the team. Made them a bit more sympathetic, 3-dimensional, and, most importantly, competent. The show was basically the Marvel version of Young Justice and I get why they wanted to set themselves apart, but it really really did not work, and that's just sad.
Bethany McMurtrey I definitely think it could have it could have been a good spider man show like the 90s one just a simply fun show that you can watch occasionally and like it like batman the animated series or the previously mentioned 90s Spiderman but nope marvel just wanted to advertise their movies and other superheroes by giving Spiderman a team having him work with shield and having 80 percent of the episodes have Spiderman fight villains like nightmare and dormamu instead of someone like rihno and Disney wanted to pander to kids it's a shame because the episodes which don't focus on spidey's team as much and have him fight his own villains are actually really good and sometimes great like the rihno episode his origin in it kinda sucks but it's one of the shows best as well as the episode featuring electro if the show just did what spectacular did having new villains show up because of some kind of accident or personal vendetta like how electro and vulture show up in spectacular it could have been good not at all close to this but probably as good as the early episodes of the 90s show or maybe better since the animation quality has improved so the action may be better and I doubt that it would have the plain awful dialogue the 90s show did so yeah ultimate spider man certainly could have been good but sadly it wasn't
I wish they did more with sandy and brought molecule kid in.
I enjoyed Ultimate spider man but still Spectacular Spiderman>>>>Ultimate Spiderman
Another great awesome E-Rod review
Could you do a "real" review on the 90's Spiderman. By that I mean talk about all the problems with the series, no guns, no fighting, no saying kill or death, no mention of blood (even with vampires), and mixing up characters origins (Black Cat being a Super Soldier, Hobgoblin appearing before Green Goblin, Madam Web being a god like being, and Electro being the son of Red Skull).
geardog24 He has talked about the the 90s Spiderman in the last Spectacular Spiderman video.
geardog24 I honestly liked that one though.
ill only ever hear josh keatons voice as a badass strong guy because of shiro
Spiderman animated series was so good but this was better sadly carnage could not come in i mean he was op in sas so i would have loved to see them doing a version😢
Cleetus kassidy was in spectacular for like two seconds
I love this show to bits. Definitely one of the best renditions of Spider-Man. But my favourite is stil the 90's Spider-Man show. I think the big difference between the 2 shows is that 'Spectacular' is based on early Spider-Man years. I love and own the early 1960's books with high school Peter Parker. But I'm a 90's kid. I grew up reading the majority of my Spidey comics when he was already in his 20's and a full grown Spider-MAN. They used alot of the 90's story lines and the inclusion of Carnage in the 90's show was awesome. I also prefered the animation. But comparing the two is sort of pointless as they both represent different eras of Spider-Man's story. Both of these show will always be the best representations of the comic book Spidey brought to screen. I will also include Spider-Man Homecoming as being a great comic to screen representation.
I remember this series very fondly. This series did a great job showing spider man for what he should be, the empowered underdog. The guy who never stops swinging (no pun intended) now matter what life throws at him.
5:08 and in some stories, is depicted older than him.
Amazing review! I'm a bit sad you didn't go into more detail about the actual symbiote since I would have loved to hear your thoughts about it, but still a great review nonetheless! Thanks for doing this remake ^.^
that just like the ultimate comics!..Eddie Brock is a childhood friend of peter parker
I really love Spectacular Spider-Man, I still miss it too. I do have the complete series blu-ray but we should have gotten a season 3. Disney ruined it and gave us the garbage that is Ultimate Spider-Man.
IN THE HEROES SECTION I HAVE TO MENTION MARY JANE WATSON PLAYED BY VANESSA MARSHALL. KNOW AS THE MOST LASTING AND REPETITIVE LOVE INTEREST OF SPIDER-MAN ,IN THIS SERIES THE CREATORS REVIVED THE WAY THAT STAN LEE SEE:A QUICK WITTED,FUN AND LOVING GIRL.
U should've talked about how well John DiMaggio played Hammerhead
19:36 I don't know who'd hate you for saying that, because I couldn't agree with you more.