"Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" (2006) TV series

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | unknown

Genre:

Game-Show | Reality-TV

Plot:

Eleven hopefuls create their own superhero alter ego in a competition judged by comic book maestro Stan Lee; the winner will be immortalized in a new comic book to be created by Stan Lee himself and released by Dark Horse Comics.

Plot Keywords:

Superhero | Contest

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Stan Lee	...	Himself (14 episodes, 2006-2007)
Richard Malmos	...	Narrator (9 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jarrett Crippen	...	Himself / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
John Stork	...	Himself / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Melody Mooney	...	Herself / ... (8 episodes, 2007)
Matthew Atherton	...	Feedback / ... (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christopher Watters	...	Major Victory / ... (7 episodes, 2006)
Yan Feldman	...	Dr. Dark (6 episodes, 2007)
Dan Williams	...	Himself / ... (6 episodes, 2007)
Tonatzin Mondragon	...	Herself / ... (6 episodes, 2006)
Mary Votava	...	Herself / ... (6 episodes, 2006)
Nell Wilson	...	Fat Momma / ... (6 episodes, 2006)

Also Known As:

"Who Wants to Be a Superhero? 2" (USA) (second season title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

POW! Entertainment

Trivia:

The majority of Season 2 contestants originally auditioned under code-names other than what they used on the show: the Defuser (Takedown), Hyper-Strike (Super Impact Man), Mindset (Omnicron), Mr. Mitzvah (Peaceman, Mitzvah Man), Parthenon (Paragon), and Whip-Snap (Lady Reckoning).

Quotes:

Major Victory: This guy is big and scary. He's a convicted felon. I have to give him a massage. I think I'm gonna die.

The reality-competition show for people who hate reality-competition shows

If you're turned off by the backbiting and Macchiavellian manipulation on such shows as Survivor or Big Brother, but the idea of a group of people competing for a big prize appeals to you, then you really should try this program. Hosted by comic book legend Stan Lee, this show challenges people to behave like superheroes.

Of course, there's much more to "behaving like superheroes" than dressing up in a colorful spandex costume and going into death-defying missions to save the day. That part just makes the contest fun. The tasks presented actually challenge the contestants, and in turn us in the audience, to be better people: courageous, kind, honest, helpful, attentive, friendly, cooperative, decisive, and willing to face our fears and become community leaders. Contestants actually score points (so to speak) for helping each other to perform better! Nearly every episode I've seen thus far has had some little lesson I could apply in my own life to make myself a better person.

Whatever "cheese" the show has, whether you consider it fun or not, that is what good drama, whether scripted or true-life, really should be about.