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Stan Lee/Comic fans... this is a must see! So entertaining and really REALLY corny! In a sea of lame reality shows (which I can NOT stand to watch) this one actually has some substance. As Stan Lee searches for a new 'Hero' to feature in a new comic (and I believe he chose the right one!), we meet an array of individuals all with different reasons for being there. This show has a lot of heart! It is SO corny at times, but couldn't be more entertaining. The challenges are great and really had me laughing! Many of the contestants were really likeable and I found myself cheering for all of them. =)
None of these contestants were actors (I remember when they had the open auditions)... anyone who tried to get on the show for exposure (actors, also one guy who owned a comic book store) were not allowed on the show, or were kicked off if found out. Monkey Woman is an example of this. During a challenge, she starts to give acting advice to a waitor and admits she is trying to get in to the acting business. Needless to say, she was next to be eliminated. The show is all about everyday people creating a super identy to do good for others.
Some scenes (like when an eliminated contestant is brought back as a villain), is very campy and scripted... but it's all in good fun! The people are all real and the challenges are real. Stan Lee did a terrific job with this fun ride... and did a terrific job choosing who he felt was the best Superhero!
Excelsior!
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This series is not about silly heroics, it's about people caring about people. Both seasons were full of people who, by the end of the series, cared more about their colleagues than they did about winning a contest.
The human drama was as powerful as any reality show even though the subject was anything but reality. Many people probably watch to see the special effects but I watched to see the human emotion and drama.
When Monkey Woman resisted attack dogs (Season 1) for ten minutes, that was real, that was amazing. When Fat Mama almost took herself out of the game voluntarily, (season 1) rather than beat out her competitor because she cared about him I was was in tears. This kind of thing, will never be in any other reality TV. It is the stuff of superheroes.
These people remind us what is important about being human. They are superheroes at heart, if not in reality.
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Aside from the fact that the legendary Stan Lee serves a judge, jury, and executioner on this reality show, the very concept of a reality show that tests who has all of the essential character traits of a true superhero is doubtlessly what made WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO? the phenomenon that it has become.
The rules are simple: Stan Lee holds auditions for people to create their own superhero, selects 11 people (out of what seems to have been 11 million), and puts them through a series of challenges to test their inner superhero.
The Superheroes include gay toy-maker Levity, Voluptuous Sculptor Lemuria, Comical ex-stripper Major Victory, bodybuilder/bodyguard The Iron Enforcer, tiny comic book geek Nitro G, portly single mother Fat Momma, Computer programmer/Spider-Man disciple Feedback, environmentalist Creature, boy scout/Fire captain TyVeculus, Attractive interior designer Cell Phone Girl, and tree climber Monkey Woman.
In closing, I just want to leave you with this: The Superhero who wins the competition (whose name I will not disclose) had a stronger desire than anyone to be a superhero, and , I think, defintely deserved to become the hero of Stan Lee's next comic book.
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Perhaps I'm a bit biased in the sense that, aside from the Celebrity Fear Factor skit on Mad TV where 'Kenny Rogers' eats a box of kittens, I'd never seen a reality show before sitting down to watch the 2-DVD set of Who Wants to be a Superhero?, Season One. Needless to say, I loved it.
Comic book legend, Stan Lee, hosts this charming series featuring a misfit troupe of spandex-laden-would-be superheroes giving their all to prove their worthiness as the next great comic book marvel (pun intended).
Eleven people were chosen from a single live audition and thousands of video submissions to assume the role of a superhero of their own design. The purpose of the contest is to select the most deserving of the heroes to be featured in a comic book written by Stan Lee and published by Darkhorse. Since none of the contestants can be tested on how fast they can fly or whether they can stop a train with their pinky, they are instead asked to prove that they possess the qualities that every superhero possesses: honesty, courage, self-sacrifice, etc.: The human qualities that make heroes heroic.
The show opens with the greatest show-intro I've ever seen, a montage of the contestants changing into their super-alter-ego and taking to a building top to combat a giant robot, and proceeds to pit them against one another in various challenges. Some of the challenges are cheezy and have an obvious point, while others carry with them hidden goals that make for interesting twists and turns. At the end of every challenge or two, Stan calls all of the heroes to the roof or living room of the lair and tells one of them to "turn in [their] costume."
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For only 6 episodes, two-discs are a bit much. In my opinion, the entire series could have easily fit onto one. The extra features aren't all that special, as they consist only of SciFi filler [Q
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this is all matter of opinion, mind you, but i really really really really enjoyed this series. i was an avid watcher when it was on sci-fi, and having it on dvd is great. i totally reccommend- best reality series so far!
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