shnast The animation and character design on this show is the worst I have ever seen for spider-man, or any Marvel super-hero for that matter. This kind of animation belongs in the realm of "parody" shows like TEEN TITANS. People act like this is a good show because of XYZ but never mention how awful the animation is? Maybe it's because most people can't draw worth a damn anyway so they are not critical of animation quality and style. Maybe people can't see it because they can't draw a straight line much less a goofy looking spider-kid with an alien head.The style of this show is so overwhelmingly bad that I can't actually bear to watch it in more than seconds at a time. Spider-man's head is deformed, he looks like an alien should be under the mask.Let's pretend I wanted this show to happen. Let's pretend I actually asked for this show. I would have to request such a thing like this: "Dear Sony,please make a spider-man cartoon using the cheapest animation style possible, minimalist, and cartoony, and goofy looking. I want it to look like a parody, really kiddie and not serious looking. I want the show to look like a cartoon made for toddlers. I want it too look like comedy show for 3-8 year olds. Also please make spider-man into a child with a skinny body and a big misshaped head like an alien. Make all the characters animated like kimpossible, or other NOT serious shows like that. I really hate realistic animation, and realistic proportions in cartoons. Please make characters unrealistically top heavy with skinny legs and jagged lines for "style". I really like the stylizing of hyper-unrealistic cartoons with big eyes and limited detail. I really hate detail, and shadow, and proportion. Let's just make this like...a kid drew it!!! I want it to look like my 8 year old who is a talented artist drew it! That would be spectacular! Thanks SONY! Here's a big plus for you, it will cost the same to animate this cartoon as it did to produce 5 episodes of the 90's FOX version of Spider-Man. I also like shows like Batman Brave and the Bold, so if this could take some pointers from that minimalist lazy style that would be great" SO there you have it. I would have to request crap in order to get this show made. And I can't imagine it's story is so good that it helps one to over look the abysmal lack of realism and detail (otherwise known as quality).I am not against low quality animation when it comes to satire, comedy, parody,and jokes. But when it comes to serious stories, with action based characters, involved in life or death stakes, I want it to look realistic like in the majority of comics drawn by Jack Kirby, Todd Macfarlane, and Steve Ditko, John Romita. You know good looking art like in the 90's FOX version.In my opinion, not being able to see how bad this animation is is like not being able to taste rancid food. It's like not being able to detect when food is spoiled, moldy, rotten, sour, and so bad that it will make you sick.If you are one of the many people who cannot see how bad this animation is then please realize you lack a visual sensory perception in a part of your brain that cannot detect good from bad quality visual stimulation. Much like some people can't detect certain flavors, odors, colors. You people cannot detect when things look "off" or "unrealistic".I feel like this show could have been animated as stick figures, or like powder puff girls and not one fan of this show would have felt any differently about it.To me, cartoons are a visual medium FIRST, and a STORY second. I can't get over bad animation to get to a good story. I also can't let good animation cause me to forgive terrible storytelling (like in Avengers Assemble).Despite what all the fans of this show think, it was canceled for a REASON. And the fact remains that the longest running Spider-man series is by no coincidence the BEST QUALITY one. And that one is the 90's series that aired on FOX.

tonystark445 Spider-man is my all-time favorite super hero. I grew up following his comic book adventures, and thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them. I remember always dreaming of seeing the web-slinger properly portrayed on screen. I enjoyed the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movies to an extent,but they were not really what I was looking for in terms of portraying Spider-Man for the spectacular (no pun intended) comic book character that he is. When I heard about this series, I was skeptical of it. I had a feeling it would follow in the footsteps of the films, and end up being just another mediocre retelling of the web-slinger's story. But boy, was I wrong!The Spectacular Spider-Man is arguably the finest animated series Marvel Entertainment has ever gifted to it's fans. Not only does it present the story of Spider-Man in a way that is both entertaining and faithful to the comics, but it also updates the web-slinger and his story-line in a fresh, new style, that can easily be enjoyed by comic book fans of all ages. The series deals with the origin of Spider-Man, in which Peter Parker is still in High School, having to deal with problems in his social life, as well as his secret double life as a crime-fighting superhero. It incorporates unique and interesting characters like Gwen Stacy, Peter's girlfriend from high school, which is a fantastic change from the constant overuse of Mary Jane Watson in previous films and animated series. The animation style is fresh and exciting, and the action scenes (as well as all other scenes) are clean and well-drawn, providing a much more believable animated world then previous animated series have done.The show is also incredibly well-written, with a powerful plot and characters that just seem to fit in perfectly. The voice actors in the show do an unbelievable job in portraying their characters, which adds a lot of credibility to the show as a whole. It is truly a shame that this TV show was canceled so early, seeing as it truly had the potential and the capability to continue for many more seasons, and gain the popularity and success that it deserved. If you have not watched the Spectacular Spider-Man, I highly recommend that you do. You will not regret it.

patrickmmc I have read all 26 reviews here and I am wondering what these people are thinking and in fact, I'm wondering too what the producers of this cheesy product where thinking. Ask me, I have no doubt as to why the program was canceled. The drawing and animation are absolutely horrible and appear to be designed by someone in elementary school for kindergarteners. The drawing and animation in the 60's cartoon, when it was all done by hand, are exceedingly better than this crap. The 90's cartoon series definitely blows this away. Many of the reviews here state opinions of this show being better than any others ever produced. How anyone who is an adult or nearing adulthood could think that this tripe is better is beyond me. It's crap, plain and simple.

ChristophCinema As a child, I grew up with a lot of Spider-Man. I read the comics, I watched the TV shows, and the Sam Raimi trilogy was one of the biggest franchises of the 2000s. In the later part of the decade, my interest in Spider-Man slowly began to fade. It wasn't until I heard that "The Amazing Spider-Man" was coming out, that all those memories of Spider-Man came rushing back.To prepare for the movie, I started doing everything Spider-Man related, including watching all the TV series, but sadly, they weren't as good as I remembered them. There was just something about all of them that was off, and I couldn't believe Spider-Man never had an animated show to do him justice. That is, until I discovered the highly underrated "Spectacular Spider-Man".Now I remember this show when it first came out, but unfortunately, I was in the middle of high school, and wasn't interested by superhero cartoons anymore; so I kind of just ignored it. But everyone else seemed to watch it. Not only did they watch it, they loved it. People were ranking this show on their "Top Comic Book Shows", IGN ranked it #30 on their Top 100 Animated Series (when it was only a year old), and people were calling it Marvel's "Batman: The Animated Series". So I finally decided to give it a watch and after watching three episodes, I was hooked, and I ended up watching the entire series within 12 hours. It is that awesome.So what's good about the show? I would have to say everything. The animation, the music, the characters, the writing, the humor, the action, the drama, the voice acting; everything fits together so perfectly. It's no wonder people were calling this the next "Batman: TAS". It takes every previous incarnation of the story (comics, previous animated shows, and the films) and rolls it into one.First of all, the animation is the best I've ever seen in a Spider-Man cartoon. I've heard people complain that the animation is too cartoony, but i think the animation fits perfectly with the tone of the Spider-Man universe. It's bright, very comic book like, and matches the fast paced action that Spider-Man is known for. The animation is very fun to look at and it makes me feel like a kid again.Now the action is awesome in this show, but what I love about it is how it puts good writing and character before everything else. I grew so attached to these characters, that I almost cried a dozen times watching this series. Josh Keaton as Peter Parker is just perfect. He really makes the character come to life by getting both the dramatic side and the comedic side down flawlessly. In the previous cartoons, I found Spider-Man's jokes and one-liners kind of annoying, but with Keaton's performance, you actually laugh along with him and you really enjoy this character.I also like the way the villains in the show are handled. Just like in Batman, the villains are just as well written as the main characters, and they do a great job of making you hate them, but at the same time, make you feel what they're going through. Seeing Eddie Brock slowly lose his mind over Venom was well thought out and well written; and I was heart broken seeing this friendly character slowly transition to the dark side. The side characters are great too. Aunt May is spot on, J. Jonah Jameson is just as funny as ever (and has more of a human side than in the films), Harry Osborn is very sympathetic, and of course, there's Gwen Stacy. Out of all the Gwen Stacys out there, this one is no doubt the greatest there ever was. Voiced by Lacey Chabert, this is the Gwen Stacy I've been waiting for. She's the shy, intelligent, supportive friend who is just as awkward and unpopular as Peter is, who doesn't seem to care what others think of her, and who isn't just there as a love interest.This character is so well written, you feel like you know this person. If you were unpopular or an outcast in high school, you probably had a friend like this (or maybe you were the Gwen Stacy yourself); and that's what makes you like her so much. She spends the whole series kind of getting the short end of the stick (always being abandoned by Peter and Harry), and to me, her relationship with Peter is the backbone of the series. I'm 20 years old, and I almost cried when these two cartoon characters didn't get together. That's how attached you'll get to this show.The last thing I love this show for is how they put it in a high school setting. It's like people don't realize that the best thing about Spider-Man is how he has to balance the life of an average teen with the life of a superhero. That's where the drama comes from. That's where the comedy comes from. That's where the heart of this story comes from. This is the Spider-Man that kids look up to, teenagers identify with, and adults get a sense of nostalgia with. It makes the characters more human, and that's what gets the audience so invested. This was a brilliant show, and its cancellation was a crime against humanity. This isn't just the best Spider-Man TV show; it's the best Spider-Man ever. I pray this show will come back, because I'm going crazy with what's going to happen next. The series finale left us with so many questions unanswered, and completing the show would be the right thing to do. Please Greg Weisman, do the world a favor, and bring back The Spectacular Spider-Man.