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From: gmack@cisden.UUCP (Gregg Mackenzie)
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Subject: re: superheroes in movies
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Date: Mon, 16-Dec-85 15:51:26 EST
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>>> From:	k.cs.cmu.edu!mcb
>>>
>>> Actually, I think that superheroes don't make it in movies and TV because
>>> real people look silly in costumes.  Because of this, superheroes in other
>>> media are almost always played for laughs.  (Just look at the Batman TV show
>>> and the Superman movies for example.)  Offhand, I can't think of a show or
>>> movie that wasn't "camp".  If anyone has a counter example, I'd like to hear
>>> about it.
> 
> Also, there were one-shot pilots (?) of "Captain America" and
> "Dr. Strange" that were not camp.  The latter was interesting,

And, let's not forget the Spiderman TV series.  Although it was inaccurate 
(not to mention stupid), it was played seriously.  As was the original
Superman TV series and the Green Hornet series.  Also, what was the one in
the late 70's about some guy from the bottom of the sea that came out about
the same time as the Spiderman series?  Man From Atlantis or something?

One of the things that really bugged me about the Spiderman show was the way
that J. Jonah Jameson's character was played it wasn't anything like the
comic book character (or even the cartoon character).  SM's suit was pretty
dissappointing, too.  Sags and wrinkles everywhere (they must not have had
that skintight stuff back then that all the runners are wearing these days).
Maybe after reading SM in the comics for all those years I had unrealistic
expectations of what the show should be like.

Gregg Mackenzie
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