Comments from the producer:
"I mean, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is amazing, to say the least," Winderbaum says. "I think it's really going to surprise people. It is very much like a cut from that Steve Ditko era of the comics. It's Peter Parker back in high school just trying to make it work, take care of his aunt, completely broke, and having to be a superhero. It's so essentially Spider-Man, and what Jeff Trammell, the creator of that show, did, which I think people are going to love, is he built this ensemble of characters around Peter that you fall in love with. Similarly, just because it's long-form storytelling, as those relationships brew when the stakes rise in that first season, things feel really tragic and dangerous, and pretty incredible. So, I love that show."
I really just have no interest in more High School Spider-Man. It'll be cool if the show is good and I sincerely hope it is, but that unfortunately won't change the fact that I'm tired of the setting.
Not to mention that I don't like how a good percentage of the supporting cast are other superheroes again. Don't get me wrong, I like Nico Minoru and Amadaus Cho...but I don't want them in my Spider-Man show.
Oh this is still happening...boring i am tired of seeing Peter in zhigh School. I kniw its MCU which Meh. Im not interested.
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I do like the idea of long-form storytelling with Peter in high school (it would be fine in college.)
It's a series that could work. It's a shame that they've tried it quite a few times, and the results vary so much.
There are two main problems with earlier series. Some of these are too childish to appeal to a wider audience. Kids obviously like the PG-13 movies, so there's no reason for tamer TV shows.
The other is weird studio requirements, like the stuff that can't be shown in the 90s cartoon or the MTV series putting limits on older characters.
This could end up being good, but it seems to me the obvious move is how to continue Spectacular.
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I personally suspect it’s likely a belief that “boys” who watch the show would find “high school soap opera drama” boring, but that a formulaic “...And now this particular background character gets their powers or go to on their own costumed adventure!” will delight them.
I think Spectacular Spider-Man was the only major modern cartoon to realize that just a little bit of humor and basic competence in relationship writing could make the regular kids interesting too.
Like action, adventure, rogues, and outlaws? Like anti-heroes, femme fatales, mysteries and thrillers?
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Yeah, if any old one gets revived it'd be Spider-Man 1994. Helps that it's set in the same world as X-Men 1992, which already got a revival as X-Men 97 this year.
Of course, any theoretical Spider-Man 98 wouldn't have the old restrictions in place. Peter would be able to throw a punch!
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I feel like Nico is there as the bestie so they can say Peter still has an Asian best friend.
I do wonder if MJ shows up if she'll be black because of Zendaya.
The interview emphasizes the relationships but it feels like they can't fathom that relating in a way that doesn't lead to a bunch of people probably suiting up alongside Peter.
I feel like that extends beyond cartoons and just Superhero fiction in general. I mean, they just put MJ into a costume. How many characters in the Arrowverse were constantly getting powers or getting costumes even if they didn't have them in the comics?
This could surprise us. While I prefer Peter get out of High School (seriously, I'm so tired of that setting...), I'll judge it on its own merits. Spectacular is great, despite a High School setting. I've never be opposed to it - it's a new universe and a new starting point - but I'm biased. I grew up with every cartoon Peter since the 60s in college already until Bendis's USM took off and the cartoons followed.
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