Post by SporkBot on Jun 26, 2018 19:25:11 GMT -5
I watched the first few episodes some months back, wasn't overly impressed. It wasn't annoyingly bad like Ultimate, but at the same time, I wasn't exactly feeling it, either. But when I noticed Disney finally had the entire first season OnDemand, I figured I'd give it another shot, watch some more episodes.
...I don't hate it...
It takes some time, but it does hit a stride, and even though it goes in a couple new directions with characters, it mostly does well with them. I'm watching the final installment of Spider-Island five-parter right now.
It may seem like nit-picking, but there are some things I notice that really stand out to me.
-I remember when Pete got the black suit, he ended up snooping on Harry's school prepping for the Stark Expo, but I don't think they went anywhere with it. I figured Harry would find the photos on Pete's phone and it'd amp up their rift.
-Shading is sort of inconsistent. Characters, mostly, don't have the kind of shadowing I usually see in these shows, but objects do. Maybe it's a cost-cutting measure.
-Pretty sure they aired eps out of order. The episode after Raymond Warren get locked up, he's being introduced by Gwen. That and the whole deal with the Rhino.
-Miles' spider-sting seemed...super over-powered when he first manifested it.
-There's a certain quality to Robbie Daymond's voice that...I don't know. He's not bad, per se (I'm pretty sure he's done promos for Disney, 'cause his voice is familiar), but Josh Keaton and Christopher Daniel Barnes had a kind of seamless transition between the serious dialogue and snark that doesn't seem present here. This current Spidey can still be funny, and deliver serious lines just fine.
-He talks out loud too much, though. I know they bring it up in the show, but it feels very unnatural to me. He's had inner monologue exactly as many times as his web-shooters have run out. Which is exactly once.
-Oh, and the one time he tumbles because he's outta webs...half a minute later, he's back to web swinging. Is he supposed to have auto-refilling webs now?
-His suit is a bit too advanced, and it doesn't always feel necessary. I mean, did he need AI to know how to use shrubbery for a slingshot? I know it's probably to tie that much more into Homecoming and all, but still.
-There's an ad for the Teen Titans GO! movie...before the OnDemand episode of Spider-Man. Weird.
-Parker doesn't seem that much of an outcast, going to an advanced school where all his buddies are super-smart, too.
-Harry's kind of an idiot. "How dare you think of the entire city instead of a school my Dad built for me! My characterization is totally relatable and understandable!" Seriously, his Dad relapsing would've been motivation enough.
-Entire city gets spider-powers, and everyone's totally cool with it. Like they've had them as long as Parker, or longer. Except Anya, somehow.
-The episodes titled "Rise of Doc Ock" didn't all focus on Otto. Maybe they couldn't think of individual titles.
-Consulting Producer Dan Slott. *CinemaSins DING*.
So...there's that. It's not Spectacular, but...I might think it's better than the 90's series.
...I don't hate it...
It takes some time, but it does hit a stride, and even though it goes in a couple new directions with characters, it mostly does well with them. I'm watching the final installment of Spider-Island five-parter right now.
It may seem like nit-picking, but there are some things I notice that really stand out to me.
-I remember when Pete got the black suit, he ended up snooping on Harry's school prepping for the Stark Expo, but I don't think they went anywhere with it. I figured Harry would find the photos on Pete's phone and it'd amp up their rift.
-Shading is sort of inconsistent. Characters, mostly, don't have the kind of shadowing I usually see in these shows, but objects do. Maybe it's a cost-cutting measure.
-Pretty sure they aired eps out of order. The episode after Raymond Warren get locked up, he's being introduced by Gwen. That and the whole deal with the Rhino.
-Miles' spider-sting seemed...super over-powered when he first manifested it.
-There's a certain quality to Robbie Daymond's voice that...I don't know. He's not bad, per se (I'm pretty sure he's done promos for Disney, 'cause his voice is familiar), but Josh Keaton and Christopher Daniel Barnes had a kind of seamless transition between the serious dialogue and snark that doesn't seem present here. This current Spidey can still be funny, and deliver serious lines just fine.
-He talks out loud too much, though. I know they bring it up in the show, but it feels very unnatural to me. He's had inner monologue exactly as many times as his web-shooters have run out. Which is exactly once.
-Oh, and the one time he tumbles because he's outta webs...half a minute later, he's back to web swinging. Is he supposed to have auto-refilling webs now?
-His suit is a bit too advanced, and it doesn't always feel necessary. I mean, did he need AI to know how to use shrubbery for a slingshot? I know it's probably to tie that much more into Homecoming and all, but still.
-There's an ad for the Teen Titans GO! movie...before the OnDemand episode of Spider-Man. Weird.
-Parker doesn't seem that much of an outcast, going to an advanced school where all his buddies are super-smart, too.
-Harry's kind of an idiot. "How dare you think of the entire city instead of a school my Dad built for me! My characterization is totally relatable and understandable!" Seriously, his Dad relapsing would've been motivation enough.
-Entire city gets spider-powers, and everyone's totally cool with it. Like they've had them as long as Parker, or longer. Except Anya, somehow.
-The episodes titled "Rise of Doc Ock" didn't all focus on Otto. Maybe they couldn't think of individual titles.
-Consulting Producer Dan Slott. *CinemaSins DING*.
So...there's that. It's not Spectacular, but...I might think it's better than the 90's series.