BB@10 – Reflection on ‘Spider-Man’

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Hello everyone! 🙂

Welcome to ‘Bradley’s Basement’ blog and I’m Tim Bradley!

My favourite superhero is of course Spider-Man from the Marvel Comics, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. This is who I’ve always to be as a youngster, as I could easily relate to Peter Parker when he’s embarking on balancing his personal life with his superhero life.

Over the years, I’ve shared my thoughts on various movies and TV shows featuring the webslinging superhero. Many I consider to be my favourites that showcase the character very well. And there are some versions I don’t regard very highly and consider them average.

My favourite interpretation of Spider-Man in the movies is the one played by Tobey Maguire in the film trilogy directed by Sam Raimi. I’ve shared my thoughts on the Tobey Maguire era aplenty, and I’ve also enjoyed the movie novelizations by the late Peter David.

I’ve also shared my thoughts on the Andrew Garfield era of ‘Spider-Man’ where he played the character in the film duology directed by Marc Webb. Whilst I don’t rate that era highly compared to Tobey Maguire’s, it’s an era that has grown on me in the two movies I’ve seen.

And of course, there’s the current era of ‘Spider-Man’ movies with the character played by Tom Holland in the ‘Marvel Cinematic Universe’. I’ve had my ups-and-downs with this ‘Spidey’ era, particularly in the first two movies – ‘Homecoming’ and ‘Far From Home’.

However, the third film ‘No Way Home’ was a winner for me, particularly with Tom Holland teaming up with Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. I’m currently looking forward to the next instalment ‘Brand New Day’ and seeing where Tom Holland’s Spider-Man goes next.

I’ve also shared my thoughts on certain animated ‘Spider-Man’ shows. This includes the 1990s animated series, which I’ve enjoyed immensely. I particularly enjoyed sharing and updating my thoughts on the 1990s animated series in the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. 🙂

There’s also the 1960s animated series that I shared my thoughts on as well as the 1990s animated series in 2020. I can’t say the 1960s animated series was a winner for me, but it was very fascinating to check out and I enjoyed Season 1 more than Seasons 2 and 3.

I’ve also had the chance to share my reviews on the short-lived 2003 ‘new’ animated series, featuring Neil Patrick Harris as the voice of Peter Parker/Spider-Man. And I’ve enjoyed checking out ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ on Disney+ recently. 🙂

As well as movies and TV shows, I’ve also ventured into the world of ‘Spider-Man’ in the PS4 video game that came out in 2018. This included checking out the book ‘Hostile Takeover’, the video game itself, and ‘The City That Never Sleeps’ DLC extra content story.

I don’t usually do reviews on video games, since I don’t play them and I don’t own a PS4, let alone a PS5. But having heard so many positive things said about the PS4 ‘Spider-Man’ video game, I just had to check it out on YouTube to find out how pretty excellent it was.

I’ve also enjoyed checking out the ‘Sony’s Spider-Man Universe’ film series, containing films like ‘Venom’, ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’, ‘Morbius’, ‘Madame Web’, ‘Venom: The Last Dance’ and ‘Kraven the Hunter’. These have been fascinating yet flawed films.

There are also the animated ‘Spider-Verse’ films, which I’ve enjoyed watching, including ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ and ‘Across the Spider-Verse’. I’m currently looking forward to checking out the third instalment ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’ when it comes to cinemas. 🙂

Spider-Man, as a character, means a lot to me, and it’s amazing to find how many reviews I’ve done on the webslinging superhero for my blog over the past 10 years. No doubt there’ll be more Spidey content to check out and enjoy, which I’m looking forward to.

Thanks for reading!

Bye for now!

Tim 🙂

2 thoughts on “BB@10 – Reflection on ‘Spider-Man’”

  1. scifimike70's avatarscifimike70

    With all the new Spiderman adaptations that have come in recent decades, I can look back all the more nostalgically on how the original cartoon series was the quintessential Spiderman for me. I found the stand-alone villains like Infinata to be more appealing. And the final episode where we see Spiderman become a very special hero to a boy running away from home was a nice episode to end the series on. It’s good to know how newer adaptations can ensure the appeal of a great superhero who many kids, myself included, imaginatively wanted to be. Thank you, Tim, for your review of this version.

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    1. Tim Bradley's avatarTim Bradley Post author

      Hi scifimike,

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the 1960s ‘Spider-Man’ cartoon TV series. I know I’ve been critical about the 1960s TV series, especially when comparing it to more recent versions, particularly in the movies featuring Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland. But hearing from other people like yourself on how much they’ve enjoyed the 1960s TV series is always welcome for me to hear.

      I recall the final episode where Spider-Man befriends a young boy running away from home, even if it featured clips from previous episodes to end the TV show on. Mind you, that’s not uncommon, as Gerry Anderson-produced TV shows like Season 1 of ‘Thunderbirds’, ‘Stingray’ and ‘Captain Scarlet’ ended with clip-show episodes.

      I’m very pleased the 1960s ‘Spider-Man’ cartoon series made an impact on you as much as the movies and certain TV shows like the 1990s animated series have made an impact on me. It’s been to check out the variety of ‘Spider-Man’ content over the years and hopefully, there’s plenty more to check out in future years.

      Many thanks for your comments.

      Tim 🙂

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