Marvel Babies?!

[Shogunn2517]

That has to be the worst written press release ever.

It also is the only press release for a new show that makes me dislike the show the more I read it.  If they can't even make it sound good in the press release, then how can the actual show be any better?

Thank you!  Why'd it take so long for someone to say it!  Come on now.  Look at it!

Spoiler

When the greatest heroes on the planet unite to face the world?s greatest villains, you get the biggest, most family-friendly Super Hero team-up in TV history? Super Hero Squad. It?s no small job protecting Super Hero City from VillainVille?s infamous criminals? but Iron Man, Wolverine, the Hulk, the Silver Surfer, Thor and the Falcon are always up for the job.

Shouting ?Hero Up!? as they rush into battle, the Squad must keep Dr. Doom?s allies from gathering pieces of the Infinity Sword. Otherwise, Doom will use the Sword to rule the universe! Luckily, the City is filled with Marvel Super Hero guest-stars to help out in a pinch. These brave heroes totally deliver the action ? but with plenty of humor on the side.

What I'm curious about is what in the hell were these big hollywood names thinking?  Okay, I know ST:TNG don't have much of a future prospect.  I know they canceled Terminator:TSCG.  Seinfield, Nightmare on Elm Street and Sister, Sister all ended years ago.  And I know Heroes writing sucks.  But do these people really have nothing better to do?

[cmdrkoenig67]

The first episode aired in Canada today, and I saw it. I can honestly say I thought it was awful. Lots of gross humor (farts, snot, ect). The show was fast paced to the point of it being on too much sugar, and I really didn't care for the writing in general. I don't plan to watch any more episodes of it.

Gawd....And parents used to say comics and TV would rot your brain...This cartoon totally sounds like brain-rotting media.

Dana

[cmdrkoenig67]

I find it manic, lame and annoying...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF6lLDz_iZA

Horrible...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqNk0eKy7Ec

This was far superior (and it was just for one episode)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qw7WuiItdA

[Glitch Girl]

Well, I saw it.

Oh boy...

CN just aired two episodes back to back. The second had better pacing than the first, and fewer bodily function jokes, but overall, I spent most of the hour rolling my eyes ever few minutes

First, I have a question: are they supposed to be adults, kids, munchkins maybe?  If it's that last one, that would explain a lot, like why all the characters sound either sped up or on helium in episode 1 and to a lesser degree in ep 2.

Second, I'd like to bring up the importance of a voice director.  This is the person who casts the voice actors per role.  While I cannot argue that they got some solid talent on this program, I felt a lot of the voices were miscast and in some cases sounded way too similar even though they were voiced by different people (MODOK & Mole Man, Warbird & Storm, Hawkeye & Iron Man, etc.)  Doom gave me flashes of Buster Bunny from Tiny Toons in the first episode (probably because it was Charles Adler), but somehow by the second, the BBness was gone.

Some more random thoughts...

- Ep 1, the pilot episode was CERTAINLY the weaker of the two.  Pacing was often manic (like cmdrkoenig mentioned) intersperced with bits that felt like filler and really didn't seem to serve a purpose (the whole bit with the eagle getting repeatedly injured for example).  Act two even seemed to speed up as it went along.  Plus waaaaaaaaaay too many fart and booger jokes which also felt like the writers were grasping at straws when it came to gag writing. 

- Do we REALLY need a 12 second long "powerup" sequence every episode?

- If I hear the phrase "Hero Up" one more time, I think I will gag.

- The Silver Surfer as a "surfer dude" actually amused me a little.

-  "Shield Shells"?  Toyetic much?

- Why is Hulk on this team?  Or more specifically, why is THIS version of the Hulk on this team? In episode 2, he contributes NOTHING towards the mission and breaks a phone, a doorway, and a few other things.

- Warbird and Captain America are amazingly annoying in this series.

- Moleman actually asks for a "speed boost", and gets quite possibly the most grotesque pair of legs I've seen in a long time.  Also, the guy voicing him used to voice Waspinator on Beast Wars, so I half expected a line about "Wonko the Sane" at any moment.

- Ep2, should I know who Repteel is, or was he created to be the token hispanic character?  I don't recognize him at all.

- The first 4 minutes of Ep 2 feel like random gags thrown together (including a barf gag). 

- Wolverine lecturing someone on obeying orders... what's wrong with this picture?

- Did Wolverine just call Abominations "Stinky"? Did Thor just say "Zoinks"?  Did he also just say "By Baldur's Manly Earlobes"?

- Did we really need the painted chest gag at the end of the (heaven help me) hockey game for the fractal?

- Is Hulk really completely useless?  Oh wait, I covered that already.

I dunno, maybe I need to be a whole lot younger to like this show.  Those of you who have kids, are they liking it?  I'm guessing it's not aimed at my age range.

SIDENOTE: Thanks cmdrkoenig for posting that JLA link.  First time I saw that episode I was in Chicago with a number of FRers at a pizza place and we were reading the closed captioning since the volume was too low and giving characters funny voices.  Ah.. good times.  Nice thing is, the episode holds up well too. 

[JeyNyce]

I saw the clips from the "tube" and it's not funny at all.  Looks like a poor rip off of Tiny Toons, but with Marvel Characters.

[docdelorean88]

I think it is totally quriky and a tad too funny(sorta a mixed reaction i suppose). I may or may not like it, time will tell though. I actually am amused by the thought of the Incredible Hulk being totally lost the whole time! I laughed so hard when they showed him with the Mariache(excuse the spelling) band. I think that could be a great gag! Thor, as always, is an annoyin little dork. Ironman is pretty cool. Wolvie, cuz let's face it that ain't wolverine, is too twirpy. He's the sort of dude i can see giving wedgies for no apparent reason. "Hey Falcon, what's up?" Yankity yank yank "Not Mu-OOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!" Its an odd little show, but we'll see.

[Silver Shocker]

- Do we REALLY need a 12 second long "powerup" sequence every episode?

Yeah, that was bad. It gave me flashbacks to the old Fox Avengers cartoon.

- Moleman actually asks for a "speed boost", and gets quite possibly the most grotesque pair of legs I've seen in a long time.  Also, the guy voicing him used to voice Waspinator on Beast Wars, so I half expected a line about "Wonko the Sane" at any moment.

Did Scott McNeil voice Mole Man? Because I read that it was someone else I was unfamiliar with)

- Ep2, should I know who Repteel is, or was he created to be the token hispanic character?  I don't recognize him at all.

Reptyl (I think that's how its spelled) is a new character. He was also in a series of comic strips based on this series (they were kinda like the Bullpen Bits) and also appeared in an Avengers: The Initiative special (which was called ATI Special Featuring Reptyl). If I remember an interview with Christos Gage correctly he was created for the show but they wanted to put him in the comics as well.

- Wolverine lecturing someone on obeying orders... what's wrong with this picture?

Have you seen the Wolverine and the X-Men episode that focuses on Cyclops, Marauders and Sinister? That same irony is present in that episode too.

[Podmark]

- Ep2, should I know who Repteel is, or was he created to be the token hispanic character?  I don't recognize him at all.

He was created for the show, but had a one shot in Avengers: The Initiative several months ago.

I thought I read Mole Man was not voiced by Scott McNeil (Waspinator's VA) and someone else entirely. I thought he was done by Tom Kenny who voiced Wasp in Animated but that's wrong too.


I saw the show on the weekend. The pace was ridiculous and I can't say I saw anything I really enjoyed. I do think it's kinda cool that so many characters are appearing in the show, but I doubt the premise will interest me at all.

[Previsionary]

Wolverine's had that irony for years; tis nothing new. He's always been a "do as I say, not as I do" type of person, and most of that comes from his age and the type of burdens he's taken on.

[Glitch Girl]

- Moleman actually asks for a "speed boost", and gets quite possibly the most grotesque pair of legs I've seen in a long time.  Also, the guy voicing him used to voice Waspinator on Beast Wars, so I half expected a line about "Wonko the Sane" at any moment.

Did Scott McNeil voice Mole Man? Because I read that it was someone else I was unfamiliar with)

I may be wrong about Mole Man's voice actor, I didn't check credits since they were squashed up against some promo.  It was my first thought when I heard him talk, though it could be someone else.

[JeyNyce]

THEY'RE TEENAGERS???!!!!

This from Falcon Bio of the "heroes" website:

Falcon flies with wings made of "hard light" (a solid hologram). He's upgraded them with Stark-built "feathers" that shoot out as projectiles. Falcon communicates telepathically with birds, particularly his pet falcon Redwing. He can even "see" through their eyes, which comes in handy when the team needs recon. The original adrenaline junkie, Falcon loves anything that moves fast, flies high or causes severe motion sickness. Passionate and optimistic at 17, he's a born hot-dogger who's finally made it to the big leagues. Beneath his jokester persona, he's got a lot to prove.

They are Marvel teenage hobbits!

[Glitch Girl]

Okay, I hate to say this, but I think I'll have to tune back in on this show, if for nothing else, to satisfy my fannish curiosity.

Pictoral listing of guest voices

Intrigued by Wayne Knight, Mark Hamil, George Takei (as Galactus ????), James Marsters and LeVar Burton.  Ray Steenson as the Punisher is cute, as is Shawn Ashmore as Iceman.