"The Spectacular Spider-Man" (2008) TV series

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Creator:

Stan Lee
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Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

An animated television show that focuses on a 16-year-old Peter Parker and the origins of Spider-Man.

Plot Keywords:

Marvel Entertainment | Based On Comic | Spiderman | Superhero

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Josh Keaton	...	Peter Parker / ... (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lacey Chabert	...	Gwen Stacy (24 episodes, 2008-2009)
Joshua LeBar	...	Flash Thompson / ... (21 episodes, 2008-2009)
Grey DeLisle	...	Sally Avril / ... (19 episodes, 2008-2009)
James Arnold Taylor	...	Harry Osborn / ... (18 episodes, 2008-2009)
Alanna Ubach	...	Liz Allan / ... (18 episodes, 2008-2009)
Vanessa Marshall	...	Mary Jane Watson / ... (17 episodes, 2008-2009)
Clancy Brown	...	George Stacy / ... (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Deborah Strang	...	Aunt May Parker (16 episodes, 2008-2009)
Steve Blum	...	Green Goblin / ... (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Alan Rachins	...	Norman Osborn (15 episodes, 2008-2009)
Daran Norris	...	J. Jonah Jameson / ... (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Andrew Kishino	...	Kenny 'King' Kong / ... (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Phil LaMarr	...	Randy Robertson / ... (14 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ben Diskin	...	Eddie Brock / ... (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	L. Thompson Lincoln / ... (13 episodes, 2008-2009)
John Di Maggio	...	Hammerhead / ... (12 episodes, 2008-2009)
Peter MacNicol	...	Dr. Otto Octavius / ... (12 episodes, 2008-2009)

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Series Directed by
Dave Bullock		(5 episodes, 2008)
Jennifer Coyle		(4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Victor Cook		(3 episodes, 2008)
Troy Adomitis		(2 episodes, 2008)
Dan Fausett		(2 episodes, 2008)
Kevin Altieri		(2 episodes, 2009)
Michael Goguen		(2 episodes, 2009)

Series Writing credits
Stan Lee		(26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kevin Hopps		(7 episodes, 2008-2009)
Andrew Robinson		(6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Matt Wayne		(4 episodes, 2008-2009)
Greg Weisman		(3 episodes, 2008)
Randy Jandt		(2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Produced by
Diane A. Crea	....	producer (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Joshua Fine	....	associate producer (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Stan Lee	....	executive producer (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Victor Cook	....	producer (13 episodes, 2008)
Craig Kyle	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 2008)
Greg Weisman	....	supervising producer (13 episodes, 2008)
Eric S. Rollman	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 2008)

Series Original Music by
Kristopher Carter		(26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Michael McCuistion		(26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Lolita Ritmanis		(26 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Film Editing by
Ralph A. Eusebio		(13 episodes, 2008)
Bruce King		(13 episodes, 2008)

Series Casting by
Jamie Thomason		(13 episodes, 2008)

Series Production Management
Sherrian Felix	....	assistant production manager (13 episodes, 2009)
Ian Richter	....	executive in charge of production (8 episodes, 2008)

Series Art Department
Mike Inman	....	background painter (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Adam Van Wyk	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2008)
Jay Oliva	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Sound Department
Eric Lewis	....	dialogue recording engineer: Studiopolis, Inc. / dialogue recording engineer (26 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Visual Effects by
Ulysses Argetta	....	digital effects supervisor (13 episodes, 2008)

Series Animation Department
Thomas Perkins	....	character designer (11 episodes, 2008)
Mike Mangan	....	animatics (5 episodes, 2008)
Mike Inman	....	background artist (2 episodes, 2008)

Series Music Department
Greg Herzenach	....	musician (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mark Mattson	....	music mixer (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Mako Sujishi	....	music mixer (26 episodes, 2008-2009)

Series Other crew
Jennifer L. Anderson	....	post production assistant / production assistant (26 episodes, 2008-2009)
Sherrian Felix	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2008)
Jamie Thomason	....	dialogue director (13 episodes, 2008)
Adam Tootla	....	production coordinator (13 episodes, 2008)

Production Companies

• Adelaide Productions
• Culver Entertainment
• Marvel Enterprises
• Sony Pictures Television

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Television (2008-) (USA) (TV)
• Kids' WB (2008-) (USA) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)

Also Known As:

The Amazing Spider-Man (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | Australia:PG

Company:

Adelaide Productions

Trivia:

Dee Bradley Baker reprises his role as the voice of Dr. Curt Connors/the Lizard on this cartoon series. Baker had previously provided the voice of the Lizard in the 2000 "Spider-Man" video game for the Nintendo 64 and Playstation game consoles, and was the voice for Dr. Curt Connors in the 2001 Playstation sequel game "Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro".

Movie Connections:

Featured in Stylizing Spidey (2009) (V)

a fun show with fantastic writing and (sometimes more-than) decent animation

Spectacular Spider-Man is just the thing to please two circles: those who want to get into Spider-Man on a further level than just the movies (if they haven't read much of the comics) and those who are die-hard fans looking for their next spidey-injection. It gives a fresh perspective on the Peter Parker saga, even as it's meant, or aimed at possibly, at kids. Its style reminds one of Kim Possible with the characters' profiles, especially with the eye-lids being so wide as to suggest something so comical its almost hard to take seriously. And it's bright and flashy too, with only the sporadic sort of darkness one remembers from the 1990's Batman animated series.

But when Spectacular Spider-Man works, it works so well as to wonder if it might even beat out some of the best Spider-Man comics has to offer in the 21st century. Sure, some characters can be whiny (Harry Osbourne) or nagging (Aunt May) or underdeveloped when compared to their filmic counterparts or just 'different' in a way that's unsettling (Doc Ock and the Sandman are the two biggies for me). For the most part though the writing is so strong as to give every episode a sense of urgency, of the weight on Parker's shoulders moment to moment and beat to beat. Can he bounce between Mary Jane and his 'night-life'? How can he get those next pictures to the Bugle? Will he beat that incredibly menacing dude voiced perfectly by Keith David? I never thought that the show totally floored me like I've seen from Batman or another recent animated piece like Avatar. But the stories involved me, the animation usually delivered as complimentary to the characters and settings, and its voiced extremely well. Hard to go wrong.