DJ's Top 15 Favorite Disney TV Show Villains

So, why not have a list of the Top 15 Greatest Disney villains. But wait, there are so many different movies and you guys know my favorite ones, so this would be too predictable. BUT how about we do something else: We do Disney TV shows.

Disney has a large library of villains from various cartoons and TV shows from their various in carnations of the TV series. here's some ground rules though:

• Cannot be characters who first appeared in a movie before the show was made (So no Ursula, Hades or anyone like that)
• Has to have a big part in the series, so sadly one-off villains do not count.
• Has to be memorable in their own right and be part of a TV series that DIsney produced themselves.
• NO Marvel or Star Wars.

And also...some honorable mentions include: Miss Finster from Recess, Janja the Hyena from the Lion Guard, Ludo from Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Bill Cipher from Gravity Falls, Lord Dominator from Wonder over Yonder, Baren Blitz from Teamo Surpremo.

With that out of the way, enjoy!

15/ Dr. Doofensmirtz (Phineas and Ferb)

Oh boy, I am gonna guess I'm gonna get flack from some people wtih putting him on the bottom. Look, Heinz is a good villain...kinda. You see, he's a lot of fun to watch very enjoyable as a character, but as a villain, he fails WAY to many times. I know that's part of his charm, but that kinda goes against the idea of a villain.

Of course, it's fun tos ee what hairbrain scheme he thinks up. 

Mind you, his other world duplicate is a BIG Time threat given he wasn't as silly, but as is, Doofensmirtz and his overly convululted backstory. Here's the basis: his parents never arrived at his birth (SOMEHOW), got attacked by various animals, was forced into a dress as a child, was turned into a lawn gnome by his father, was second to his baby brother and a DOG, was raised by Ocelots, smelled like pork for some reason, and wasn't allowed a decent childhood. So yeah, you can expect this guy was a 

14/ Li’l Gideon (Gravity Falls)

And now we're going ot the actual villains into the series of TV shows that Disney has made. Gideon Gleeful is a fake psychic who wants to get rid of his comeptition in Gravity Falls, but soon falls in love with Mable Pines (much to her disgust), but also gets the ire of her brother Dipper. This leads to various events such as making a deal with a demonic being and using a shrink ray to try and get to Dipper. He is also very power hungry and wishes to have ultimate power. In all, this half-pint is quite a evil little annoyance, but still a big time threat as he is quite intimidating and demanding, kinda like a much worse male version of Veruca Salt from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

And give him a magical amulet, he is a BIG time threat.

13/ Evil Manta (Little Mermaid the Televison Series)

One of the main antagonists of the Little Mermaid TV Show besides Ursula, Evil Manta has shown himself to be an interesting idea. instead of the usual merman, he appears to be a evil-mostuache-totting manta ray creature with human-like aspects to him such as hands and the like. However, the glowing eyes and Jim Cumming's voice easily help give him an emposing appearance.

12/ Emporer Zerg (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)

And yes, I know about my rule..but here's the thing: in the Toy STory movies, they're all TOYS. As in, not the actual characters, but toys based on them. SO thus...

 <This does not count as this> 

Anyway, unlike the Toy version of Zurg, who gives himself a sort of Darth Vader-esque feel to him, Zerg in the TV Series has a lot more hammy moments akin to Skeletor or Zedd from POwer Rangers. But do not make any doubts, he IS still very dangerous can be very threatning, especially with the laser (Seriously, it goes from a ball shooter to a F-ing BFG) and his army of robots that allowed him to conquer many different worlds.. If you can find Buzz Lightyear of STar Command online or see the pilot episode, I would highly recommend

11/ Chuckles the Evil Piggy (Dave the Barbarian)

The embodiment of hammy villiany, Chuckles is from the comedic show that was sadly not that long, Dave the Barbarian. Such as with the tone of the series, Chuckles is somewhat compedent of a threat and does win at times. However, his personality and overly goofy personality kinda stops people from realizing it, especially the curly tail thing. However, his amulet (the amulet of Hogswingmore) gives him a lot of dangerous powers. However, he doesn't make the cut for the Top 10 because he isn't the most threatning of them. The next ten however get a lot more frightning.

10/ Nega-Duck (Darkwing Duck)

And now we get to the impitomy of insanity, Nega-Duck. All of the good in Darkwing perverted into evil, he's from essentially Disney-verse Earth 3, where all the good guysa re evil and what not. Nega-Duck is very violent and sadistic, always whipping out dangerous weapons and using them on anything that happens within to be arms reach of him. He rules the evil group he put together with an iron...wing? I don't know how their physiology works. Anyway, he's as skilled as Darkwing if not more so due to his dangerous attidude and clear-as-day insanity. JUST don't get too close.

9/ Mozenrath (Aladdin the animated Series)

Say hello to one of the big bads of the Aladdin TV Series and a very interesting one at that. You see, in Aladdin 3, it was rumored that they were gonna reveal that he and Aladdin were long-lost brothers but that got scrapped. But given how he is in the show, it makes sense. but as for personality, he is VERY similar to Jafar, however his powers have a different cost. He had lost the skin on his hand, leaving it as a skeleton. This seems to imply taht he is slowly dying and is all he can to conquer the Seven Deserts. This makes him a very dangerous villain as he is not just powerful, he's intelligent. However, having only 9 episodes under his belt, he has not a lot of time to shine.

8/ Pete (House of Mouse)

Playing the usual mean neighbor in Goof Troop and only appearing in a small handful of episodes in the new Shorts, it's nice to see Pete back in his usual swing of things. In House of Mouse, hes the landlord of the club and wishes to close it down mainly to spite Mickey and his friends. He is calculating and very genre savvy, but is also still a goofball as he usually is. He is able to think of some good plans, such as giving out posion apples to the staff of the House of Mouse or using Pumbaa as a way to clear out the building. He can be a big time threat and is sometimes getting others to help. If only the other villains didn't alos cause trouble, but what can you do when you put so many villains in one building.

7/ Queen La (The Legends of Tarzan)

For those that don't know, Queen La is one of the novel characters adapted into the Legends of Tarzan series. She is the Queen of Opar and rules over the leopard people with an iron fist. she has a lot of magical power and that makes her very dangerous. Even death cannot stop her, as when she did perish, she was able to put herself back into Jane's body for her final appearance. She wants Tarzan to herself, but given that she is currently trapped in are at body, she may likely not be able to do much.

6/ The Skeleton King (Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperspace Go!)

Originally an alchemist and creator of the heroes in question, the Skeleton King got corrupted by a dark force and became the big threat of Shugazoom City, named after his old friend. The SKeleton King is a massive threat, akin to the Horned King of Black Couldren fame as he has many different monsters and demons at his disposal, he is a massive threat to the city and the entire universe. Plus being voiced by Mark Hammil never hurt either.

5/ Flintheart Glomgold (Ducktales)

Scrooge McDucks arch rival for years, Flintheart is a long-time rival character and wishes to be the richest duck in the world. Being a fusion of another rival character, Roderduck, Flintheart here is a Scottish man who got his riches and is very stingy. He would do anything to get ahead of his rival, even sending him away with a genie or making his workers work for him. While he isn't as dangerous, the personal threat level of him makes him very interesting.

4/ Drakken and Shego (Kim Possible)

The two most recurring villains in the show and the most interesting, this duo of villains are very fun to watch with their interactions. Drakken was born Drew Lipsky, an old collage friend of James Possible, Kim's father. After somehow getting his skin turned blue and got a nasty-looking scar under his eye, he hires a former superheroine named Shego, who enjoyed the thrill of evil and the two became a fearsome twosome. The two's interaction is a kinda reversal of the Kim and Ron relationship, as Kim is the leader of her team while Drakken is for his own. However, both are still very good villains despite never really winning. Drakken may be very cheap, but is able to think of some ingenious inventions and if Shego applied herself, she'd be the most dangerous villain out there. Just be lucky that they kinda-reformed at the end of their show's run, or else they cold have wised up.

3/ 627 (Lilo and Stitch: The animated Series)

Evil incarnate,  627 (nicknamed Evile by some) is like Stitch up to 11. Made to be evil in all ways and never able to reform, 627 is very dangerous with various powers and abilities that make him a force of pure danger. He has powers such as fire breath, electrokinesis, super speed and strength, laser energy and what not. His main weakness is his extreme sense of humor, which can render him useless if anyone would come to him and make him laugh. But in all, he is all danger and no redeeming qualities whatsoever, making him a dangerous rival for Stitch.

2/ Dark Dragon (American Dragon Jake Long)

The most dangerous monster in the Jake Long Universe, the Dark Dragon is a being who has lived for centuries and has shown himself to be a massive threat. With an army of dangeorus monsters at his dispoasal, he is a very dangerous threat. He has the usual dragon powers but up to 10 given his size and experience. In fact, he wasn't really killed in his last appearance, only sealed away. so he could be released sooner than later, but who knows, he could still be there. But as for what makes him dangerous, he had to be taken on by multiple dragons at once to even get him and his temple sealed away and nearly took Rose with him. So this adds to some danger.

But if the Dark Dragon isn't number one, I guess you know who it is:

1/ David Xanatos (Gargoyles)
While he did reform in the series, Xanatos was actually one of the most succesful villains out of all of the villains on this list. He is cunning, intelligent and very dangerous, using any resource he can to further his own goals. and here's the kicker, compared to all of the other villains; he has never truely lost in his old evil days. He took any so-called loss as a victory in it's own right, using them to his advantage despite having lost. this puts him above and beyond the others, as they would usually change goals inbetween episodes. Xanatos had a clear goal and he stayed on it until he and Fox got married and his son was saved by his old enemies. This changed him and reformed him into the character we got to know in the later part of the series. In all, his only real way to lose against his enemies was to join their side.

DJ's Top 15 Disney Rescues

DJ's Top 15 Disney Rescues

Hey there, DJ here. Sorry for the long wait on this. REal life stuff, you know the drill. But I'm thinking of puting some of my list ideas I had on here. So you know, I do not own any o the images used here, they belong to Disney. Now...her's some honorable mentions right away:

• Cinderella's animals save her from the attic
• Kenai's oldest brother saves him from the middle brother (Brother Bear)
• Ray vs. the Shadows (Princess and the Frog)
• Anna saves Elsa (Frozen)
• Nick helps Judy against Bogo (Zootopia)
• Pocahontas saving John Smith (Pocahontas)
• Hercules gets Meg out of Styx (Hercules)
• Milo and co. Save Atlantis (Atlantis the Lost Empire)

And now...for the list:

15. Thomas and the Alley Cats save Duchess (Aristocats)



Ah, the Aristocats...a raher underrated film in my opinion  It's a rather nice story with an endering cast-

...QUESTIONABLE things nonewithstanding (it's the 1970s, times have changed)

ANYWAY...after Roguefort gets the alleycats to help them out, they stop Edgar the Butler from sending Duchess and her kids to Timbuktu (literally). Well...Thomas is there to save the day with the aid of the cats.

YEs this is one of the hero victories on this list, but it's still a good moment to start this list off with. It shows that even alleycats can be heroes.

14. Baloo's distraction (Jungle Book)



...OH COME ON, IT'S TOO EASY TO NOT PUT ON HERE! XP When Moglii is kidnapped by Monkeys while under Baloo's care, he and Bagheera make a plan-okay, Baloo makes a plan and it results in this:

It appeared in the newest live action movie, but it wasn't as hilarious as this XD It's fun, upbeat and enjoyable. But hey, who doesn't want to see a Sloth Bear scat against an orangutan while wearing a grass skirt? XP

13. Robinsons vs. The T-Rex (Meet the Robinsons)


...eyeah, I don't know how well this thought was thought through, but it was awesome all the way! XD AFter a rousing speech from Franny Robinson, the Robinsons meet up wtih a honking T-rex infront of their house-Time Travel, am I right?-who goes after Lewis. So what do the Robinsons do? They FIGHT AN F-ING T-REX, that's what!

T-Rexes running on trains, Adam WEst driving a Space Craft that shoot out pizza dough, Squid and Meatball Cannons AND a funny gif? What more can you want in this crazy scene? This shows that thsi movie is just crazy fun, nothing more XP It's kinda low on the list since...yeah, it's kinda ridiculous, but it's a FUN kinda ridiculous.

12. Pongo and Perdita saves the puppies (101 Dalmations)

What's the DUMBEST thing one can do to a litter of puppies? Take them from their parents when they are too young, that's what. When these two go off to find their lost puppies, they go to the head out to find them and save them from the dreaded Cruella de Vil. This leads to them coming in just in time to save Tibbs and the 99 other puppies from Horace and Jasper

Do NOT mess with dogs, people...just...don't mess with dogs.

11. Basil figures out the Trap (Great Mouse Detective)
(Smile everyone! )

Basil of Baker Street is Sherlock Holmes in mouse form. What's more to love? BUT when Ratigan tricks him and he's at an all time low...there seems to be no hope. But after an accidental words of inspiration from Dawson, Basil gets an idea that saves them and will help them save the queen later:

The timing is perfect at this as the chain of events make it even more awesome than you'd think something like this would go. SHows you who's the real genius mouse in England is, huh? And as Basil says, Smile everyone! 

10. The Waterfall Scene (A Goofy Movie)

Never thought that there would be on here, huh? I honestly find this moment to be a rather underrated gem in the Disney Canon  But in all, this scene is the est in the entire thing. Here's a clip (I found it wiht some fitting music. great job to the man behind the video!)


And yes, Goofy almost DIED in this movie! That's gonna be a bit shocking for this kinda movie, huh? Welp, thank goodness for the Perfect cast. This is one vacation to remember. If you want to see the original scene, go watch the movie ;; It'll help a lot.

9. Bolt Saves Penny from the burning building (Bolt)


ignoring Miley Cyrus'...questionable image right now, this movie is still a rather well-made film and it has a rather grueling moment after the fake!Bolt nearly causd the building to burn down.

It's tense, it's heart wrenching, and it has a good pay off. Even there won't be a Bolt 2, I'm happy that this movie at least had a good ending.

8. Fagin saves the animals and Jenny (Oliver and Company)

When the Dogs and oliver go after Jenny, they are met with some bumps. But before Sykes can sick Roscoe and Desotto against them, who would've thought it'd be the resident lovable rogue himself, Fagin, that saves them!

Lets remember that that Fagin, for the entire movie was AFRAID of Sykes. That shows how brave he is aganist someone like Sykes. Plus the chase afterward was very tense and throughout the whole thing, Fagin was trying to hep them out. Dodger and Oliver do their own fair share of heroics in it, but it's Fagin who did the saving thsi time.

7. Tarzan saves Jane from the Babboons (Tarzan)

Yeah, this is a funny scene, but it's a really good rescue too. After Jane causes a baby baboon to cry, she ends up getting an angry horde of them after her Belle-inspired-dress tail, but then she gets saved by her knight-in-loincloth himself, Tarzan!

It's fast, energetic, the animation is beautiful to look at. PLUS that moment with the tree was funny to watch honestly XP But in all, this is one way for romantic leads to meet if I ever saw one.

6. Stitch saves Lilo from Gantu/Gas in lava (Lilo and Stitch)


Lilo and Stitch, who would have seen their success coming, huh? Welp, there was a big moment in this film near the end where Gantu has gotten Lilo captive after catching STitch and her together. So after a guilt trip to Jumba and Pleakley, Stitch goes out to save Lilo from Gantu in the most badass way possible! It starts with a rather simple gas tanker...

WHICH he uses to rocket himself into Gantu's ship, piledrive the several-foot tall human whale and save Lilo in one fail swoop. Cute and Fluffy just got a lot tougher!

5. Mulan and co SAve he Emporer (Mulan)

 (BE A MAN!...OR WO-MAN!)

Couldn't resist there, moving on. Anyway, after devisinga plan to save the emperor from Shan Yu, the small band of heroes go toe to toe with the huns and escape with the emproer in tow...

Gotta love this scene XP Shows that a little team work can lead to the defeat of one of the most ruthless villains in the Disney Rogues gallery. With the force of a great typhoon, they take down the Huns and save the day! They even roast that freaky hawk. Gotta love that XP

4. Ariel saves Eric (Little Mermaid)

After seeing Eric for the first time, there is a hurricane that comes and destorys his ship and nearly leaves him to drown. But thanks to Ariel, he's alive to see another sail.

Honorable mention also goes to Eric saving Max as well, but this does start a trend of the female leads saving the male leads just as often. It wasn't started later than this, people XP Don't underestimate this mermaid.

3. Beast saves Belle (Beauty and the Beast)


After the Beast freaks out at her, Belle finds her out in the middle of winter in a snow storm...in a forest full of hungry wolves. While she evades them for awhile on Phillipe the horse, the two find themselves cornered...if not for a certain cape-wearing Chimera.

And in return for saving her life, Belle takes him home to patch him up. Thiss how their romance really begins, people; it's not Stockholm syndrome...its Belle seeing that, despite his attitude and his...rather poor choices, Belle sees that there is at least some good in the Beast and wishes to repay that kindness in full.

2. Mufasa saves Simba (Lion King)

(puts up ashield) EASY NOW PEOPLE! Before anyone gets out the pitchforks and knives, let me say this okay; Is Lion King great? Yes. Is this a powerful scene? Yes. Now...I do really enjoy this scene, but I do think that it being this high has to count for something, right?

Okay...to be real now, this is the scene that everyone remembers from this movie: Scar tricks Simba, and then the Hyenas send down a stampede down at him so Mufasa can die under it. But despite that...the song, the animation, the tense atmosphere...it adds so much to this scene. And also why it gets knocked down a peg? The rescuer kinda dies ;;

Now...I bet you're wondering what beat this. WELL...it's this:

1. SANTUARY! (Hunchback of Notre Dame)

Allow me to set the scene for you: A morbid man has an innocent woman up on a stake, the Archdecan is unable to stop it, the entire city is shouting against it, and the hero is locked in chains. The man asks the woman to come with him or be burned...and she choses the fire. This is the scene from Disney's Hunchback of NOtre Dame, showcasing one of the most POWERFUL Scenes in animation they have done in a long time.

IT's all amaszing! Tony Jay's very prescense helps Frollo in this scene of course, but the animation is very grand, showing the gravity of this situation. You can feel the church shake as the bells ring in your ears and then the Latin choir comes in, making it even more epic as Quasimodo shatters the chains that bind him, grab a rope and swings down to save his friend...and says the most famous line in Victor Hugo's books: SANCTUARY! SANCTUARY! SANCTUARY!

Les Miserables review

OK, sorry for no review last week...that was mostly due the fact that I didn't have anything for that week...BUT this time I do. (And I own NONE of their images on here just so you all know) Here it is:

Theatrical Release Poster

PLOT: Hugh Jackman plays Jean Valjean, a convict who gets a second chance of life thanks too a kindly bishop (played by Colm Wilkinson), who gave him shelter after so many made him leave. But fate takes a second chance at him as he inadvertently ruins the life of a young woman named Fantine (played by Anne Hathaway), who dies of a disease because she went into prostitution soon after she was fired from her job at one of Valjean's factories. Now he must raise her young daughter, Cossete (played as a child by Isabelle Lucy Allen and as an adult by Amanda Seyfried) while worrying about his long-time enemy, Inspector Javert (played by Russel Crowe) and a group of university students taking the charge of their own french Revolution.

Thoughts: I'll be completely honest...I Loved every single second of this film. I am NOT joking. Seriously, the mood, the atmosphere, the acting, all of it was great. While I have some very minor gripes like the order of the songs being weird and what not, but those are kind of small compared too all the good in this film. I don't know why some people didn't like it. I'll go to the cast of the movie when I get there, but in all, I believed the film as a whole was good.

But before I get to the cast, I'll talk about the songs: The best ones, by far, are I Dream a Dream (played by Hathaway), Stars (Played by Crowe), Do you hear the People sing (By the ABC Club people), Master of the House (By Helena Bonham Carter & Sacha Baron Cohen as the Thénardiers) and the movie's original song, Suddenly (By Jackman). All the songs as a whole are good, but these were the best portrayed and the best sung out of all of them. They created the right tone for each of them.

NOW...for the Cast!

OK, when I first heard about Jackman as Valjean, I was a bit curious at first since THIS was what I remember about him:

Jackman as Wolverine

BUT...after looking up the fact that Jackman was an experienced theater guy, I could see it starting to work out. And...it did. He showed all the right emotion and struggles of a man who has literally been through hell and back and showed a caring side when he was taking care of Fantine and showing kindness to Marius and Cossette. BUT I'll have to admit...it was kind of distracting seeing him go from...

This... 

To this in under 5 minutes

But in all, Jackman proves again his great ability as an actor with this role. But since we started with the hero, lets now go to the villain...

OK, I heard a LOT of people say this guy was bad as Javert, but this is where I have to disagree. Crowe brings his own version of the famous villain, not by intimidation, but by how he takes the role of a cop seriously. Plus, while his tone is a bit softer than most Javert's performances, it shows that he is playing a different Javert and shouldn't be mocked by it. Besides, his versions of Stars and Javert's Suicide are okay by themselves, so if you don't try to compare him too other Javert's, it's okay.

BUT I will admit too one thing I was kind of bugged about now that I think about it...Crowe didn't change his tone when speaking in different songs. In his solo songs, it's fine because it's just him, with others it's kind of distracting. But that's all I got for Crowe's performance.

OK, I was sort of surprised that Hathawayy was brought in too play Fantine, until I saw her in the trailer, singing 'I dreamed a Dream'.

Hathaway on the set of Les Miserables

Hathaway's portrayal of Fantine showed a lot of strength and struggle throughout this, and the ending song with her in it was tear jerking, as was her version of I Dreamed a Dream. In all, Hathaway was good.

Now...for the other members of the cast...since I got the Big three down:

Cossette: I think both actors that played her adult and child forms did a good job, so Amanda and Isebelle did a great job. But...the adult form seemed too be a bit too depressed at times, and I didn't really believe the two were the same person at first since they didn't look a lot alike. But that's my only gripe.

Marius: The main love interest for Cossette is portrayed rather well by Eddie Redmayne, as he shows the right amount of characterization and personality too the role. Heck, he does better at the singing part than Nick Jonas from the 25th Anniversary Concert (Though Jonas was surprisingly good in that). But it seems that some of the novel's version of him came into being in this character, so maybe he did his homework for the role? I'm not sure, but I enjoyed it.

The Friends of the ABC Club: Yeah...there are a LOT of these characters including the leader Enjolras and the street boy, Garvoche. But all of them were played rather well and they did show a genuine friendship in the barricade, watching each other's backs even when they were close to death. Seeing them get killed off was actually a tear-jerking moment for me, especially Garvoche in 'When the Pup Grows up'. THAT was heart breaking...

Epione: Samantha Barks from the 25th anniversary showed her stuff in the concert, and really showed it here. By combining both versions of the character (Book and Musical), this amalgamation makes it more interesting as

The Theinderes: Both Helena and Sacha brought the RIGHT amount of humor and attention that one would need in this kind of role.But what I liked the most was that that they were a bit more subtle than in the versions I've seen in other versions of the characters. The play more on the fact that these two are skilled thieves more so than goofball comic relief villains, and they show of VERY Well in the 'Master of the House' part of the movie, where they literally take all they can without anyone noticing. now That is true skill.

AND...of course...

THE ORIGINAL JEAN VALJEAN HIMSELF: COLM WILKINSON!

For those that don't know, Colm Wilkinson was in the original English version of Les Miserables when it first came into Broadway, where he played Jean Valjean and made the role very famous because of it. Here, he plays the kindly bishop that saves Valjean from being imprisoned once again. Colm shows off all of his skills in this role, and brings the right amount of warmth and kindness the role always showed. Heck, I evened liked how they brought him back int he ending, such as it should have been...

RATING!

In all, this film is great. Sure some moments are fast and others are slow, but it's mostly well paced and the story telling is superb. The songs are well written and well sung, and the characters were likable. So, in that sense, I'll give this film ***** out of 5 stars!

I hope you enjoyed the review, folks. and sorry for the long wait.

I don't own any of the pictures on this, it belongs toot he original owners and the film in question is owned by Universal Pictures and Working Title Films.

My 2 Cents: Ultimate Spider-man: The end of Spectacular Spider-man?

OK, here's the first edition of the 'My 2 Cents'. This one is about the issue that most fans have with this series:

Ultimate Spiderman (Owned by Marvel entertainment)

You see, after the end of the second season of the really popular Spectacular Spider-man series, most people were hoping for another season to close up any loose ends. But instead, when Disney gained the television rights to Spider-Man, they sadly couldn't get the rights from Sony and the series was canceled.

Everyone thinks that Disney is to blame for this, but that's not the case. While I am sure the crew would enjoy continuing the show, it can't really be done because, when you think about it, back then, Disney didn't own Marvel.

when Disney bought Marvel, it was meant to be a way to save them from financial trouble. but while they own the characters, they don't try to change anything in the comics and let the company do as it pleases with the comics while it helps produce it's Television programming.

And before anyone says about 'Oh Disney is ruining Marvel cartoons', lets remember they were able to show THIS while they owned it:

And while that is another show that got canceled before some things were tied together, lets focus on Spider-Man, shall we? (Avengers Assemble will be for a future 2 Cents thing when I see more of the show).

There are a few complains I've seen about this show, so I'll talk about them each:

Drake Bell as Spider-Man

I do not own this image, but this man or woman is a good artist.

While I haven't heard this a lot, I am sure there are people who complained about the casting choice for Spider-Man, as Josh Keaton from Spectacular did such a good job protraying him. As for me...I like him playing Spidey.

He DID a parody of htis before...if we remember he was the main hero of this film:

I felt REALLY bad for Drake for being in this film...but I will not review it ever.

Anyway, while most people see the show as too humorous (I'll get to that, don't worry), Drake is able to show a lot of the character just as well as Josh did. Sure he's more on the quipy side, but that's how Spidey is: He cracks jokes. While some aren't that good, we can't really blame Drake for that...that's the writer's fault.

While the show can be silly, Drake does a good job like Josh did. Sure Josh is a better actor as he can show off all parts of Spidey's personality in and out of costume, Drake does a good enough job to be counted as one of the good Spider MAn voice actors, as he does show he has grown a bit since this is taking palce a year after he became Spiderman

A good example of this came in the Nightmare episode, the villain of said episode tried to use Spidey's weakness against him (Which was failing his uncle), but it turns out by then, he's made up for his mistake everyday as Spider-Man. And...I actually liked that. It shows that he's moved on quite a bit as a hero.

This Spidey also has to do something not a lot of the other TV shows made him out to be: a leader. He's the leader of a team of OTHER heroes.

(Teammates behind Spidey from Left to right): Iron Fist, Nova, Power Man and White Tiger

His team consists of Ava Ayala, aka the White Tiger, a new heroine who was introduced to the comics sometime before this series in the Avengers Academy comics. Then there's another hero named Sam Alexander, the new Nova (Sort of like a Marvel's answer to the Green Lantern.). and then there's Long-time Marvel characters Luke Cage (back as Power Man) and Iron Fist, aka Danny Rand. These four make up four rookie heroes that are under Spidey's Leadership as he has a bit more experience on the field.

While the show is humor-based, it's nice they actually DO give them character moments and gives Spidey time too know his teammates more and more as teh series goes on.

The Humor

Yeah this is complained about a lot...here's some examples of the humor:

Yeah...those are just SOME examples of what the humor of the show is: KIND OF cartoony nonsense...THAT only happens in his head usually instead of real life. Meaning that those goofier moments (Except for the Pig thing, that's actually what Loki did to him) are just meant to show his brainwaves trying to make sense of something in a humorous way.

People also complained that he breaks the fourth wall too much...didn't he have a monologue in most of his shows or comics? So...yeah...this is kind of weird to talk about...so I won't.

And there ARE some serious moments in this show, and sometimes down right SCARY ideas. Like for example:

Sandman being a psycho who's been stuck on an island by SHIELD

The symboite taking over, not just Spidey, but most of his teammates as well

...JUST look at this guy! He's scarier than MOST versions of Doc Ock!

Iron Fist and Spidey helping Dr. Strange save new york from being stuck in Eternal Sleep

In all, most of the time, the humor CAN be irritating, but I do like how they have some serious moments that make up for it.

Speaking of Spidey though...here's the last complaint I'll talk about, but this IS a big one:

Lack of Spider-Man Villains

About 1/4 of these villains actually appeared in Spectacular anyway, but more than Ultimate it seems

Up until Season 2, we've had little to no Spidey villains besides Norman Osborn (later Green Goblin), Venom, Doctor Octopus and one appearance from Sandman.

And this is a crime for Spider Man. I like seeing Spidey going toe to toe with Dr. Doom and Loki, but it does seem odd that we don't get a lot of his villains. Though I think I know why:

Spectacular did such a good job with the villains. think about it: Most of the villains in that show were expertly done and it can be hard too do all these villains justice. So they had to make some choices. And as of Season 2, they were able to get more in.

They got Kraven as a hunter who goes after mystical artifacts instead of hunting Spidey, Electro appeared as both his original and Ultimate forms, and what not. But in all, I can see why people are annoyed by this and I can understand that.

But in all...can we realy blame Ultimate Spider Man for the end of Spectacular? Not really. I mean, it's not MArvel, or Sony, or even the creators of the show's fault. Some shows end before their time and while some things can be helped, some things can't. And that's usually because of dumb reasons like the executives wanting to end it because of budget issues or lack of merchandise...

While I would have liked to see Spectacular Spider Man continue it's story telling and what not, but we can't always change their minds. But there is hope that Ultimate Spider Man can get better if we keep an open mind.

I'll use an example of another show in this argument: 

I'm not sure about other people, but I was a bit cautious at first when I heard about Young Justice when it was first announced. I was a big Teen Titans fan, so I was curious on how this show would do. But as I continued to watch it, it got better and better.

And before people complain about me comparing Ultimate Spider Man to Young Justice, I am just saying that, like the people who are kind of cautious about Ultimate Spiderman, I was the same with Young Justice. But I gave it a chance and I really enjoyed it. It's the same with Ultimate Spider Man: I gave it a chance and I really enjoyed it.

If you did give Ultimate Spider Man a chance and didn't enjoy it, that's okay. More power to you for having a different opinion than me. But if you are just someone who complains about something without even giving it that chance, that isn't cool. At all, and it kind of makes your complaints sound a bit empty.

But this is the end of my first editorial and let me know if you enjoyed it. Next week will be another review of an animated film this time. I hope too catch you guys up soon.