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I can't believe they tried to replace this show w/ Spider-Man Unlimited

posted 13 years ago by TheMarvel
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After reliving the nostalgia of watching the 90's show on Netflix, I decided to try and give Unlimited a chance, out of curiosity. I remember seeing one or two episodes when it aired, finding it horrible, and never thought about it again until now.

And I can't believe they thought this was good.

It's essentially Spider-Man in name only, as none of the characters, even Spidey himself, act like the characters we all know and love. What the hell were they thinking?

ok, I'll address what little I liked first:

-the look and animation of the show is decent
-I liked Spider-Man's costume, except for that stupid "web-cape" and the fact that he could turn it on and off
-Spidey's voice was pretty good, but he's no Christopher Daniel Barnes
-I liked Venom's overall design and look

and that's about it.

now the bad!:
-alter-earth where highly evolved animals run the planet. Is this Ninja Turtles?!
-highly un-creative names for said highly evolved animals, like Sir Ram. Captain Tiger. I think those are the only two they named, but there was Bear and Rat lady too. Seriously?
-said evolved animals are lead by a human sorcerer with telekinetic powers. So we have animals who hate humans, but are lead by one? It's never explained
-Venom and Carnage are buddies
-while I liked Spidey's voice actor, there are several episodes where he shows NO emotion whatsoever. He says he misses MaryJane and Aunt May, but you never actually get that impression.
-alter-earth Electro is an evolved electric eel. AN ELECTRIC EEL! CMON!
-the show was all about the rebels, not Spider-Man

it was interesting seeing the different takes on classic villains like Green Goblin, Vulture, and Kraven (the only episode I can say I actually liked was the Kraven one), but at the same time, why not just create a brand new IP?

the most ironic thing of all though, is the very last episode.

***SPOILERS FOR THE LAST EPISODE IF YOU ACTUALLY CARE***

Venom and Carnage unleash the "Synoptic" which ends up being a giant fungus with poisonous spores. It ends on a cliffhanger. But you can pretty much take this as everybody died. How fitting! lol

It was rough getting through all the episodes and I never care to do it again. I need to rewatch the 90's series again or Spectacular to get the bad taste of this show out of my mouth.

What were they thinking?!

[–] Cold_In_Space 13 years ago

Why didn't you open this on the board for that SMU? Anyway, here's my take:

As a superhero show, it was forgettable.
As a Spidey show show it was bland.
As a continuation to TAS it was terrible.

Then he had his... HIS LIGHTS OUT!! NOW YOU WANNA GET NUTS?!! COME ON, LET'S GET NUTS!!!

[–] Cyborg89 13 years ago

Unilited was made first and foremost to compete with Batman Beyond. It had potential and would have been better and more interesting if they actually made Spider-Man 2099. Sending Peter Parker to a futuristic world and making him a knock off of Miguel O'Hara made no sence at all.

As a continuation to TAS it was terrible.

It's not a continuation of the 94 show.

[–] Cold_In_Space 13 years ago

Cyborg, it is a continuation. They even played the TAS theme in the first episode of SMU! It was brief but that says it all. It was set after Spidey rescues MJ from the portal...

Go ahead! Make my millenium!

[–] Cyborg89 13 years ago

EddRo, this series has NOTHING to do with that wasted potential (that should have actually been Spider-Man 2099) called "Spider-Man Unlimited".

Not only does Peter Parker, Venom, and Carnage look VASTLY different, there was a flashback 3 minutes into a episode of 'Unlimited' called "One Is The Lonliest Number" that tells how the symbiote bonds with Spider-Man in this series. But it has pretty much nothing in common with this series other than also being adapted from the comics. Let's take a look at the differences:

In this series:
1) A space shuttle manned by John Jameson crashed on the George Washington Bridge
2) Spider-Man is attached by Rhino almost immediately after coming on the shuttle.
3) Spider-Man get back on by the shuttle falls in the Hudson River The symboite was on Spider-Man's suit after he gets out of the Hudson River, but didn't bond with Peter Parker until at night when he was dreaming.
4) Spider-Man and Jonah met with Smythe and Shocker in a church to give them the premethium X in exchange for John Jameson.
5) Eddie Brock folled then and attacked Spidey who fully webbed him from his shoulders on down.
6) When Peter Paker got rid of the symbiote he was in his underwear.
7) Spider-Man defeats Vemon by having him stand by a space lauch where sonic vibrations cause the sympiote to go beserk. This allows Spider-Man to web it up and stick it on the space probe. During it's time in space it reproduced asexually.
8) Eddie Brock ends up in the nut house and later on Cletus Cassidy is sent to the same nut house.
9) Baron Mordo had the shuttle return to earth to bring Vemon back. He gives Venom back to Eddie and they rebond.
10) Feeling Venom needed help Baron Mordo introduced the Carnage symbiote to Cletus Cassidy.

In the Unlimited series:
1) John Jameson's shuttle crash landed on the Brooklyn Bridge.
2) The Symbiote attached itself to Spider-Man immediately as he came onto the shuttle
3) The church looks much different than the 94 series
4) When Peter Parker got rid of the symbiote he still had his clothes on.
5) Eddie Brock wasn't fully coved in webbing when the symboite bonded with him.
6) Spider-Man defeats Venom with one punch on a rooftop and SHIELD picks him up.
7) Eddie is still bonded with the Symbiote at shield and apparently it reproduced while still on Brock.
7) Cletus Cassidy is held at SHIELD too and bonds with Carnage when Vemon breaks out and stands in front of Cassidy.

I think that alone should prove beyond a doubt that SPIDER-MAN UNLIMITED IS NOT A CONTINUATION OF THIS SERIES!

[–] Cold_In_Space 13 years ago

Okay, I get it. I never liked SMU anyway so never paid much attention to these differences. Wasted potential at best.
What do you think of The Spectacular Spider-Man? They killed if off when it could've made Spidey bigger than ever.

Go ahead! Make my millenium!

[–] TheMarvel 13 years ago

I posted this on this board because A) this board is way more active and B) I wanted to emphasize my disbelief of them thinking Unlimited was a worthy successor to 94.

[–] Witchblade06 13 years ago

Oh God, please don't mention about this show. It was just awful. The only thing I liked about it was Spidey's costume and how Peter looked. They drew him pretty hot

[–] spooie-1 13 years ago

For a guy that calls himself "The Marvel," you sure don't seem to know much about the High Evolutionary of Wundagore, which has been around in the comics since the 60s. They even show up in the X-Men episode "Family Ties."

I particularly think Rino Romano is a great spider voice actor.

Spider-Man Unlimited was neither a replacement or a continuation of Spider-Man TAS. Cyborg89 is right.

As someone who is friends with one of the developers of the show, the comic and 90s cartoon were used as canon fodder for background elements of the show, but it was not based around either.

I happen to have liked the show, but then, I went in with an open mind.

And just so you know, the show was supposed to take a Spidey team-up turn briefly and then have him return to earth mid-way through the second season… but, unfortunately, Pokemon killed those chances.

Unlike these days, where Marvel seems to have no problem launching a new Spider-Man, canceling it the next year and then immediately replacing it with another generic Spider-Man show, back then the idea was to do something new and different. That is why we got stuff like X-Men Evolution with the kiddies as actual kiddies in high school.

[–] TheMarvel 13 years ago

I don't care if the "High Evolutionary of Wundagore" came from the 60's comics or not. Just because it did, doesn't make it a good idea. I watched this with an open mind too, and it didn't hold up for me. It's just not Spider-Man at all.

also, you're calling me out on my username? Seriously? It's just a username...

[–] spooie-1 13 years ago

I'm not knocking you or anything. You just seemed not to know of their existence, which I thought was odd, being, you know, "The Marvel." I'm just letting you know of them if you didn't

If you wanna go on hating the show or whatever, that's your call. I liked the show, myself. But then, not everyone likes the things I like. *shrug*

[–] TheMarvel 13 years ago

It's cool that you liked the show, I'm just bitter than this was the follow-up to one of the best Spider-Man series.

[–] GreenGoblinsOckVenom86 13 years ago

I agree with Cyborg. They should've just done it as Spidey 2099.

"Time to die! Like a man!" Venom Spider-Man Web of Shadows