[Hellion]

could this possibly be better than the 90's spider-man series?

[SephCast]

could this possibly be better than the 90's spider-man series?

Spectacular Spider-Man was already better...

[Asbel]

Preview of Gamma World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe7rmWcuH70

cool but no new episode wednesday it seems.

[abundant]

cool but no new episode wednesday it seems.

Correct. Gamma World (pt 1 & 2) airs this Friday instead.

[ReiGun]

Figured I'd bump the thread to remind everyone that Gamma World airs tonight in a few minutes.

[Thunder Monkey]

I think my problem with the show (I do like it overall) is the general series pacing. We're what 6 episodes in and the full team has yet to be formed. And the whole series arc with the supervillains haven't really been touched on yet.

So...

It's just like the original comic then? Very slow to start.

edit: I'd also like to add I fucking love this show.

[Penguin]

Is Disney trying to mess with fans?

Show started on Wedn, now airing on Friday night and the next ep is a Sunday morning. :lol

[Milabrega]

Is Disney trying to mess with fans? Show started on Wedn, now airing on Friday night and the next ep is a Sunday morning

I was thinking the same thing. Is this show going to be multiple seasons or are they going to marathon the 75~ episodes? Seems silly to groom a show in one time slot and then continuously change it if its being broken up, but if they are marathoning the series it does make some sense.

[Asbel]

I'm loving the fights in this series. Part 1 of the Kang story has one of the best fights so far, can't wait for part 2.

[Sho_Nuff82]

I really like the show, but the pacing just isn't as good as Justice League so far.

I enjoyed that most of the episodes in JL and JLU were self-contained stories, even if they had an over-arching season plotline. At the very least, they attempted to clean up one mess before moving onto another. It seems like every episode of Avengers ends with a cliffhanger or some villain cackling maniacally in the shadows.

examples: The Mad Thinker and the escape plot from the vault/cube/big house - dropped; Masters of Evil and Loki's master plan - dropped; Viper is actually a Skrull? - dropped; Carol Danvers getting her Ms. Marvel powers and the upcoming Kree/Skrull war? - dropped; and now with the latest episode we have Ultron hinted at becoming evil and Kang's vague allusion to Cap betraying the team in the near future (probably a Skrull plotline)

They can't possibly use all of this in the first season. Cramming all of this in there just so you can go "SEE! SEE! Everyone's here!" just seems forced and makes it seem like the show lacks direction.

When Spectacular Spiderman introduced new characters, they were almost never throwaways. Only Hobie Brown, Mac Gargan, and Morris Bench never really got their immediate day in the sun, and that's more due to cancellation than to poor planning.

[Penguin]

I agree with you wholeheartedly they have WAY too many plot threads hanging loose and instead of moving forward, they add more. And I don't see it all wrapping up in the first season or that will be a complete mess!

[Slayven]

I agree with you wholeheartedly they have WAY too many plot threads hanging loose and instead of moving forward, they add more. And I don't see it all wrapping up in the first season or that will be a complete mess!

To fair most of those threads tie into each other.

[Penguin]

To fair most of those threads tie into each other.

Yes and no, in the sense that the show does naturally progress, but they have yet to really loop back the other way where all of these plot points will collide.

Though kind of set it up with the upcoming war/Cap's betrayal.

[Sho_Nuff82]

To fair most of those threads tie into each other.

I actually forgot about AIM and the Cosmic Cube. Are they going to introduce Thanos/Doom/Molecule Man/The Beyonder on this show? Since he was already introduced I guess the Red Skull would get it first. But again, they kind of just introduced it "hey the bad guys actually have this kind of all-powerful device and they're not selling it to Hydra" and the next episode we never here from MODOK or AIM again.

[Jerk]

I think they have been handling the plotlines pretty well tbh.

As previously mentioned, most of them are connected one way or another and I think we will start seeing them loop back very soon.

Most of them anyway.

Besides, I think that they plan to have them transition to other plot-lines, not terminate.

[Penguin]

I think they have been handling the plotlines pretty well tbh. As previously mentioned, most of them are connected one way or another and I think we will start seeing them loop back very soon. Most of them anyway. Besides, I think that they plan to have them transition to other plot-lines, not terminate.

I guess I just preferred JL/JLU's style with one large plot that they built up over the season. Instead of several interconnected plots without a strong central backing... so far

[Splinter]

What happened to that Iron man anime?

[LosDaddie]

Nice! I didn't know there was a thread about this series. Glad to know there's one. :D

Great show so far. Solid action and not too kiddy. I'm also happy it's in HD. Hopefully we get at least 3 seasons of this series before it's cancelled. :lol



On a side note; I'm FINALLY about to finish the X-Men cartoon from the 90's. Always wanted to watch it all, but never was able to. Thank you, Netflix.

[ReiGun]

What happened to that Iron man anime?

Over and done with. You can find it online if you know where to look. Though, from what I hear, it was nothing special.

I can agree that the show has set up way too many plots in a short span of time, but I'm sure they can bring everything together. The Skrull/Kree war will probably be where most of them reach their conclusion. Besides, I do have to give them credit for moving away from the whole "Villains escpaed! Gotta catch em all!" plot because that honestly wasn't doing anything for me.

Also, Thor and Hawkeye are the best things about this show. I love them.

[Sho_Nuff82]

Just a heads up to everyone that the show is back from its short hiatus, new episodes are airing (I think in Australia first) every day this week. Fight choreography has been meh, but the plotlines are starting to sizzle a bit.

I think they have been handling the plotlines pretty well tbh. As previously mentioned, most of them are connected one way or another and I think we will start seeing them loop back very soon. Most of them anyway. Besides, I think that they plan to have them transition to other plot-lines, not terminate.

Turns out you were right. The first two episodes back cover Amora/Asgard and Aim/Hydra/Cosmic cube, respectively. In fact, Episode 21 heavily implies that Cap accidentally resurrecting Bucky with the Cosmic Cube is the earth-altering event that Kang foretold.

Can't wait to see more.

[SykoTech]

I hope this show isn't getting overlooked. Aside from Spectacular Spider-Man and maybe X-Men TAS, it's the best thing Marvel Animation has done. The animation isn't quite on par with DC's output, but it's still very good. Though the main draw is the way there putting the many different stories together. The pacing can seem a bit fast sometimes (it's still the first season yet so many things are happening), but the execution is perfect. Especially in those last few shows. Episode 21's ending was flawless.

Writing's excellent too. Everything that comes out of the Hulk's mouth is gold. Seriously, watch this show people.

[XiaNaphryz]

The same voices in this are also used in MvC3...nice to see franchise continuity.

[Penguin]

The problem is that DC has had a longer and better presence, this show is okay, but nothing special to me.

That said, I'm glad to see its back.

[Asbel]

This show is mostly hit, sometimes miss. The first Kang episode was great with how powerful Kang was then the next two episodes just made him look weak.

I do find it funny gaffers are complaining in the Young Justice thread that they are tired of seeing everything tied to The Light story while Avengers has too many stories it seems.

[Nesotenso]

I like the show and the writing with the different subplots is really good. It is true that the animation done by film roman is a bit sub par. Marvel, unlike DC, has had to rely on outside studios to do the actual animation. Hopefully, with Disney's backing, everything will be done in house and Ultimate Spider-man ( at least from the test footage looks to be really good) is the first of such collaborations.

[Slayven]

Cap can motivate and inspire anybody.

[SykoTech]

I do find it funny gaffers are complaining in the Young Justice thread that they are tired of seeing everything tied to The Light story while Avengers has too many stories it seems.

I prefer when there's a good sense of balance. Shows like Batman TAS and Spectacular Spider-Man had different subplots and villains developing at the same time, but moved along at a steady pace.

Young Justice is good, extremely repetitive. Random villain(s) of the week show up, fail big time, then have the Light tell them everything's going according to plan anyway. Hopefully this slow start will be over soon.

Avengers is far more progressive, hence why I'm enjoying it more so far. But I think they may be burning through the source material too fast. After everything else that's already been used/setup in the first Season, now we even have the Civil War/Superhuman Registration Act right on the horizon. I hope the producers have a lot of ideas and story arcs already planned out, or else they might not have much to work with by the time a third Season rolls around.

[Penguin]

Does anyone know if a new one aired today or was Ultron 5 the most recent one?

[ZoddGutts]

I enjoy Young Justice much more, but this show is okay.

[RSTEIN]

Im not watching just because Pengiun started this thread.

[Penguin]

Im not watching just because Pengiun started this thread.

Let's be honest, you aren't watching because Wolverine isn't on the team.

[abundant]

Does anyone know if a new one aired today or was Ultron 5 the most recent one?

The Ultron Imperative (Ep. 23) is the most recent one.

[Blader5489]

What happened to that Iron man anime?

It came out last year and was terribad.

[Nesotenso]

Looks like second season will be Kree/Skrull war or Secret Invasion and Winter Soldier arcs. With the three episodes left don't see them resolving the aforementioned subplots.

[abundant]

Looks like second season will be Kree/Skrull war or Secret Invasion and Winter Soldier arcs. With the three episodes left don't see them resolving the aforementioned subplots.

There's also The Civil War arc that was hinted in Hail, Hydra

The last three episodes of season one deal with The LoKi/Masters of Evil arc

[The Take Out Bandit]

Let's be honest, you aren't watching because Wolverine isn't on the team.

To be fair he ought to be, to pay child support for those retard kids he crapped out.

Finally caught this and I really, really dislike the whine rock they use for the intro. Sweet christ almighty, it's so bad I stopped watching because of it. :|

[SykoTech]

Does anyone know if a new one aired today or was Ultron 5 the most recent one?

New episodes are airing everyday in Australia, with the Season Finale on Saturday.

EDIT: Scratch that. The last 2 episode don't air until the 11th and 12th in Australia.

And it looks like the Loki/Asgard arc will be the finale, leaving stuff like the Kree/Skrull War and The Superhuman Registration Act/Civil War for Season 2 and onwards.

Loving how there's pretty much no filler in this show. I still feel that they might be moving a bit too fast surely Ultron can be done already?, but it makes every episode worthwhile at least.

[Jerk]

To be fair he ought to be, to pay child support for those retard kids he crapped out. Finally caught this and I really, really dislike the whine rock they use for the intro. Sweet christ almighty, it's so bad I stopped watching because of it. :|

Kids?

[Nesotenso]

Yeah, the writers on the show clearly know their Marvel lore and that makes it good. Just wish the animation was as good as the writing. Its not broken but its not impressive either.

[Slayven]

Yeah, the writers on the show clearly know their Marvel lore and that makes it good. Just wish the animation was as good as the writing. Its not broken but its not impressive either.

Yeah I knew they were legit when they used Solo series Wonderman.

[Parallax]

To be fair he ought to be, to pay child support for those retard kids he crapped out. Finally caught this and I really, really dislike the whine rock they use for the intro. Sweet christ almighty, it's so bad I stopped watching because of it. :|

one wasnt conceived by him, so hes good on that one. but the other has been running his name through the mud with the dark avengers. so that counts for something.

[the chris]

Let's be honest, you aren't watching because Wolverine isn't on the team.

Wolverine appeared in a cameo in the WWII Captain America episode, does that count?

[abundant]

Loving how there's pretty much no filler in this show. I still feel that they might be moving a bit too fast surely Ultron can be done already?, but it makes every episode worthwhile at least.

Ultron will be back. Remember that part in Ultron 5 where Ultron scans Captain America's shield? Knowing how this show is written, that has to be foreshadowing Ultron 7

[SykoTech]

Ultron will be back. Remember that part in Ultron 5 where Ultron scans Captain America's shield? Knowing how this show is written, that has to be foreshadowing Ultron 7

Nice catch, forgot about that.

And yes, the theme song is pretty irritating. Just like with Spectacular Spider-Man, Marvel can't let go off cheesy themes even if the show is great. After hearing for the 50th time though, it's become kinda catchy.

[Penguin]

So season 1, I think is complete... unless there's an episode 26, and it was... yeah... kind of end on a huge downer but with hope I guess.

Wonder how long before series 2 starts airing.

[Nesotenso]

Episode 25, with all the Avengers dispersed in different parts of the nine realms was great. Always liked the nine worlds. Can't wait for episode 26. For a long time Marvel, the story threads alone make it better for me than Young Justice.

[Htown]

Kids?

Yeah, Wolverine has kids.

Sort of.

X-23 and Daken.

[DoctorWho]

So season 1, I think is complete... unless there's an episode 26, and it was... yeah... kind of end on a huge downer but with hope I guess. Wonder how long before series 2 starts airing.

Isn't there one more episode tomorrow (April 12th)?

Haven't seen today's yet.

[Pandaman]

Yeah, Wolverine has kids. Sort of. X-23 and Daken.

Daken isn't a sort of.

[SykoTech]

Man, Episode 26 just wasn't Cap's day. The Avengers as a whole just can't seem to catch a break. It's Doomsday like every other episode. Was a pretty good finale though. Guess Season 2 starts in the Fall as usual.