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more about #generationx Makidian: This may be a week old Feature but I would just like to say Ben 10 and Ben 10: Alien Force are some of the best superhero 'toons around. Yes, I am an ... more » GreyHammer: Im sorry but power rangers was not fail. I loved it as a kid and it gave me my first love, the pink ranger... and amy jo if you read this; I'm a man ... more » agentgray: EXEC: What do we name the mentor for Shazam? WRITER: ... more » thufir_hawat: I'm reasonably certain that Shazam! (always with exclamation point) was joined by its sister show, The Secrets of Isis. Teacher by day, Egyptian Godde... more » TemporalSword: No Greatest American Hero? more » Brisco_County_Jr: Odd trivia: Birds of Prey's Barbara Gordon = Dizzy from "Starship Troopers". (So if you ever wanted to see Babs naked, multiple times...I'm sorry. Evi... more » twDarkflame: Lois & Clark is about a hundred fold better then Smallville. Its just pure fun. For that mater though, I found the start of Heroes this season infini... more » crackblind: But without the original Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, you wouldn't have the awesomeness that is Markie Post playing a drunken washed up Electra Woman in... more » gaggle64: I totally reject the concept of Power Rangers as "unwatchably bad." I mean, it was, but the show didn't simply accept it: it embraced it and turned it... more » Daniel-Midnight: I guess if you want to throw Buffy in there why not "The Six Million Dollar Man"? more » Purple Dave: No Greatest American Hero? For shame... more » tande04: Whats the batgirl shot in the lead image from? Looks like it would of fit in birds of prey but I don't remember her in it. Or was that a pre-oracle ... more » CmdrHunt (aka Clarence Colton): I loved Birds of Prey. I will always hold a special place in my heart for Dina Meyer as Oracle... and she looked great in the Bat-girl suit - so much ... more » LifeonQueen: Except Buffy isn't a superhero show. Different genre, different tropes, different metaphor, different expectations. Seriously, Graeme, I'd expect io9'... more » bluehinter: Of course, if it wasn't for spastic TV movie superheroes, we wouldn't have one of the greatest MST3K episodes ever. more » Elpon: That Amazing Spider-Man theme song is funktastic. And say what you will about Power Rangers, when your 6 years old that show is the shit. more » dandank: I will forgive Birdman and the Galaxy Trio because it led to Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law. more » HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: I actually really liked that Flash clip. Seems like Hamill was already developing the voice and mannerisms he'd use as The Joker on Batman. more » vurtscribe: You forgot Nightman. Superhero by night and sax player by later at night. [en.wikipedia.org] more » Cobra-Commander: Manimal? The Man from Atlantis? more » -
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14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don't Mix
If there's one thing that this week's premieres of Heroes and Smallville collectively proved, it's that television really shouldn't try and tackle superheroes. Here's even more proof why - as well as some rare examples of when it does work. More »
