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Alvin Boretz (writer)
Steve Ditko (characters)
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5 April 1978 (USA) more
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With the powers given by the bite of a radioactive spider, a young man fights crime as a wall-crawling superhero. full summary
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(Series Cast Summary - 4 of 11) | Nicholas Hammond | ... | Peter Parker / ... (13 episodes, 1978-1979) |
 | Robert F. Simon | ... | J. Jonah Jameson (12 episodes, 1978-1979) |
 | Ellen Bry | ... | Julie Masters (12 episodes, 1978-1979) |
| Chip Fields | ... | Rita Conway (12 episodes, 1978-1979) |
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Spiderman
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Contrary to popular belief, "Spider-man" was not canceled because of low ratings. In fact, the series performed well in the ratings, but TV politics were believed to have played a role in the cancellation; CBS executives apparently wanted to shed the network's image as "The Superhero Network," so they canceled the show, in addition to "Wonder Woman." (However, "The Incredible Hulk" remained at the network until 1982.) more
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Spoofed in "Dexter's Laboratory: Old Flame/Don't Be a Hero/My Favorite Martian (#2.28)" (1998) more
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Yes, it's campy. Yes, the acting wasn't very good and the scripts were dull. Yes, the special effects are *very* dated.
It doesn't matter. "Amazing Spider-Man" is one of those time capsules that perfectly captures late 1970s action TV. It was funky, it was campy, it was cheesy, and it was great.
Sure, it could have been better. Given time, the series could have hit its groove and easily been as good as the other Marvel TV series of the day, "The Incredible Hulk." Legend has it this show was cancelled because of low ratings, but I heard CBS both wouldn't commit to a consistent timeslot, and they didn't want to be known as the Superhero Network (they had "Hulk," "Wonder Woman," and showed the hideous "Captain America" and "Dr. Strange" movies). They could have had a real winner...