Just yesterday, I was riding with my dad to Home Depot, and a radio commercial came on that had Keith David’s voice. Keith David was the voice of Goliath in the cartoon Gargoyles. At the time, I thought, “Wow, it’s such a shame that such a talented voice actor has been reduced to crappy commercials.”
Later that night, Clint & I checked out the new Spiderman cartoon on WB (I think they’re calling it “Spectacular Spiderman”). And Keith David is voice acting in it! He’s playing a villian, I believe.
On another note, when the theme song came on for the Spiderman cartoon, Clint & I immediately wondered if it was going to be too juvenile for us. That theme song was HORRIBLE. Then at the end of the theme, it had Greg Weisman’s name. Then we realized Greg Weisman is the writer. He’s the guy who was behind the Gargoyles cartoon. Needless to say, we’re giving it a chance.
To me, Spiderman has always been somewhat more light-hearted and juvenile in the comics and cartoons anyway. He’s always talking to himself and is always so wholesome. So, we’ll see where it goes. The 90’s animated Spiderman rocked, though it was never as good as the 90’s X-men cartoon.
April 1, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Spectacular Spiderman is living up to my expectations. Not really exceeding them, but it’s not bad.
The theme song is still horrible though. But I think it’s got potential to be one of those songs that grows on you. I keep trying to get Clint to fast forward through it so I don’t accidentally start to like it.
April 3, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Back in the day, 98 rock did a parody of the original spiderman theme song (”spiderman, spiderman, does whatever a spider can…”
called “condom man.” I thought that was *hilarious* for months. I guess you have to be a teenager.
I still can’t listen to the original and not think of that.
April 3, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Hahhaha, that’s awesome.
April 3, 2008 at 4:33 pm
WANT.
April 4, 2008 at 2:59 pm
“condom man, condom man, does whatever a condom can…action is his reward, look out! there goes the condom man…in the heat of the night, when she’s about to blow your mind, this latex superhero will arrive just in time!”
sadly, thats all I can remember, altho *all* things considered, i’m impressed I remembered that much!