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<blockquote data-quote="Ome" data-source="post: 63397" data-attributes="member: 2"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Danny Seagren – “Spidey Super Stories”</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><img src="http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff391/ridikancut/10009455_ori.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p>Remember PBS’ “The Electric Company”? Well, did you know that Spider-Man’s first official live-action portrayal was on this show in a series of comedic shorts. Basically, Spider-Man, who was played by the show’s puppeteer/dancer Danny Seagren, faced off against mostly petty criminals, so as to teach children lessons about not breaking the law. He never spoke out loud, instead using comic speech bubbles to get his point across.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Nicholas Hammond – “The Amazing Spider-Man”</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/04/21/08/27CD919800000578-3048266-Heartthrob_Nicholas_who_starred_as_Peter_Parker_in_CBS_series_Th-a-2_1429602701488.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p>Nicholas Hammond, who is known to many for his role in <em>The Sound of Music</em>, played Spider-Man in this short-lived TV series. It got some pretty solid reviews but CBS cancelled it anyways for some unknown reason. The pilot had a feature-film length and there were two movies made from the series by compiling two episodes together, <em>Spider-Man Strikes Back</em> and <em>Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge</em>.</p><p></p><p>For the eagle-eyed readers out there, you’ll probably notice that the show was filmed in Los Angeles, even though it says it takes place in New York City.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Shinji Todō – “Spider-Man”</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRxYYN2DK5Bma66sYmdlSqp9N4H0ziVwc1-mRpvFzNae9-Et52f" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p>While “The Amazing Spider-Man” was airing on CBS, Japan’s Toei Company created their own Spider-Man series that was loosely based on the comics. However, Todō wasn’t playing Peter Parker in this series. Rather, he was Takuya Yamashiro, a young man who got his powers from…an alien that survived a UFO crash? Also he can control the ship, which has the ability to transform into a giant robot named Leopardon? You know what? I don’t care. You do you, Japan.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Tobey Maguire – <em>Spider-Man 1, 2, and 3</em></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><em><img src="http://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/image-base/Movies/S/Spiderman_2/slice_spider-man_2_movie_image_tobey_maguire_01.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></em></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p>For most of us, our first encounter with Spidey was with Tobey Maguire in the three films directed by Sam Raimi. The first two were well-received while the third got mediocre reviews. The series saw him face Green Goblin, Sandman, Venom, Doc Ock, and more!</p><p></p><p>Overall, the three films generated nearly $2.5 billion worldwide, making them hugely successful in the financial department. That’s also not even counting any of the merch sales, of which there had to be TONS!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Andrew Garfield – <em>The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2</em></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><em><img src="http://www.altfg.com/film/wp-content/uploads/images/2012/02/andrew-garfield-the-amazing-spider-man.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></em></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p>After five years, director Marc Webb brought us a new incarnation of the web-slinger, this time with Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker. Many felt that the casting decision was a much better fit than Maguire and reception for the first film was through the roof. The second however…</p><p></p><p>The two films earned nearly $1.4 billion worldwide, so I guess Sony’s pretty happy with their investment!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Tom Holland – <em>Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming</em></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><em><img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/27/23/38DA32F200000578-0-image-a-120_1475016088084.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></em></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p>The youngest actor to play Spider-Man, Holland has already become the fan favorite, thanks to his youthful exuberance and great portrayal. As mentioned above, his first feature-length film comes out in summer of 2017 where he’ll be facing Vulture, played by Michael Keaton. If Marvel’s track record has anything to say, this film will knock it out of the park when it comes to the box office.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ome, post: 63397, member: 2"] [SIZE=5][B]Danny Seagren – “Spidey Super Stories”[/B] [B][/B] [B][IMG]http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff391/ridikancut/10009455_ori.jpg[/IMG][/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] Remember PBS’ “The Electric Company”? Well, did you know that Spider-Man’s first official live-action portrayal was on this show in a series of comedic shorts. Basically, Spider-Man, who was played by the show’s puppeteer/dancer Danny Seagren, faced off against mostly petty criminals, so as to teach children lessons about not breaking the law. He never spoke out loud, instead using comic speech bubbles to get his point across. [SIZE=5][B]Nicholas Hammond – “The Amazing Spider-Man”[/B] [B][/B] [B][IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/04/21/08/27CD919800000578-3048266-Heartthrob_Nicholas_who_starred_as_Peter_Parker_in_CBS_series_Th-a-2_1429602701488.jpg[/IMG][/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] Nicholas Hammond, who is known to many for his role in [I]The Sound of Music[/I], played Spider-Man in this short-lived TV series. It got some pretty solid reviews but CBS cancelled it anyways for some unknown reason. The pilot had a feature-film length and there were two movies made from the series by compiling two episodes together, [I]Spider-Man Strikes Back[/I] and [I]Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge[/I]. For the eagle-eyed readers out there, you’ll probably notice that the show was filmed in Los Angeles, even though it says it takes place in New York City. [SIZE=5][B]Shinji Todō – “Spider-Man”[/B] [B][/B] [B][IMG]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRxYYN2DK5Bma66sYmdlSqp9N4H0ziVwc1-mRpvFzNae9-Et52f[/IMG][/B] [B][/B][/SIZE] While “The Amazing Spider-Man” was airing on CBS, Japan’s Toei Company created their own Spider-Man series that was loosely based on the comics. However, Todō wasn’t playing Peter Parker in this series. Rather, he was Takuya Yamashiro, a young man who got his powers from…an alien that survived a UFO crash? Also he can control the ship, which has the ability to transform into a giant robot named Leopardon? You know what? I don’t care. You do you, Japan. [SIZE=5][B]Tobey Maguire – [I]Spider-Man 1, 2, and 3[/I][/B] [B][I][/I][/B] [B][I][IMG]http://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/image-base/Movies/S/Spiderman_2/slice_spider-man_2_movie_image_tobey_maguire_01.jpg[/IMG][/I][/B] [B][I][/I][/B][/SIZE] For most of us, our first encounter with Spidey was with Tobey Maguire in the three films directed by Sam Raimi. The first two were well-received while the third got mediocre reviews. The series saw him face Green Goblin, Sandman, Venom, Doc Ock, and more! Overall, the three films generated nearly $2.5 billion worldwide, making them hugely successful in the financial department. That’s also not even counting any of the merch sales, of which there had to be TONS! [SIZE=5][B]Andrew Garfield – [I]The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2[/I][/B] [B][I][/I][/B] [B][I][IMG]http://www.altfg.com/film/wp-content/uploads/images/2012/02/andrew-garfield-the-amazing-spider-man.jpg[/IMG][/I][/B] [B][I][/I][/B][/SIZE] After five years, director Marc Webb brought us a new incarnation of the web-slinger, this time with Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker. Many felt that the casting decision was a much better fit than Maguire and reception for the first film was through the roof. The second however… The two films earned nearly $1.4 billion worldwide, so I guess Sony’s pretty happy with their investment! [SIZE=5][B]Tom Holland – [I]Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man: Homecoming[/I][/B] [B][I][/I][/B] [B][I][IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/27/23/38DA32F200000578-0-image-a-120_1475016088084.jpg[/IMG][/I][/B] [B][I][/I][/B][/SIZE] The youngest actor to play Spider-Man, Holland has already become the fan favorite, thanks to his youthful exuberance and great portrayal. As mentioned above, his first feature-length film comes out in summer of 2017 where he’ll be facing Vulture, played by Michael Keaton. If Marvel’s track record has anything to say, this film will knock it out of the park when it comes to the box office. [/QUOTE]
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