Originally Posted by
phantom1592
Actually, I felt like the 'long form' really hurt that series. I loved the early seasons with episodes of lizard, octopus, mysterio, spider-slayers... with just a loose connecting thread that tied the series together... like a comic book. However each episode felt stand-alone and you could watch it when you watched... Even the 2-3 episode 'symbiote costume' or 'hobgoblin' storylines were fine since you didn't miss MUCH and there were a ton of other episodes to watch... The later seasons though? ONce the whole season was dedicated to secret wars or tablets of time or whatever... it wasn't 6 separate stories tied together... it was ONE story with 6 parts and in the era before DVR and Streaming and the competition with a VHS... missing one chapter felt like a LOT...
I much preferred the Amazing Friends concept of a dozen episodes without continuity that can be seen in any order when you get home from school. I loved the 90's use of ALL the marvel characters... but the 'long form' got on my nerves a LOT back then.