[Alienweirdo]

Well I finally got around to watching the first three episodes. At first I thought it wasn't bad, although I found (and still do) Peter's voice highly irritating, and the barrage of cutaways makes Family Guy more like Game of Thrones in comparison. But I love the animation and the fight scenes. The style is nice as well. I did like his reaction to the Spider-cycle, and I hope that's the last we'll see of that.

However. I genuinely dislike the inclusion of the other four 'kids'. Like the general consensus, I find Luke Cage dull, no idea who White Tiger is, Iron Fist is weird and Nova is annoying. I would have been more impressed if they included Iceman, Firestar, Human Torch, Kitty Pride and so forth. The dialogue is still ropey, and the moments where he 'freeze frames' takes you out of the moment and I find ruins it.

I want to like it, but I don't at the moment. On some levels I find it offensive as Spectacular was cancelled for this, and it puts out that the makers think that all children are stupid and will watch anything with bright colours and silly characters. Instead of investing in something tried and tested and is known to be popular with kids and adults, they throw it away and go for something on the other end of the spectrum. SpectacularSM will leave a lasting legacy as the greatest Spider-man cartoon produced, because of it's engaging story arcs and mature dialogue balanced with the right amount of humour. This on the other hand, well we'll have to see.