Legends of the Superheroes Revisited

[palitoy]

I noticed on Marc's blog that he's actually tracked down some of the actor's involved with this, this should be of particular interest to our age group:



Noblemania: Super introduction

[MIB41]

I think Legends should always be a frank reminder to everyone (from our generation) how far we have come from the day when something like this was considered "special viewing" for prime time television. As much as superhero films have become a staple in big budget theatrical releases today, it was not that long ago when studios would never consider such an idea. The '66 Batman show forever tied a generation of studio moguls and the public to this misdirected idea that superheroes and camp were one and the same. It took so much to get both the industry and the public over that hump. Superman the Movie offered our first hope. But for every Superman movie, we had something like "Legends" to sink the market back into camp. Eventually even the Superman films reached that level with Superman IV. And that memory persists to this day. Anytime a film approaches that kind of treatment (like Batman and Robin) it gets crucified. So while I certainly respect the nostalgia that some will feel for this feature, I will always feel the inner urge to pull out my "I survived the 70's" superhero t-shirt when reflecting on them. No one really wants to admit it today, but it was socially tough being into heroes during the late 70's and early 80's. The mentality of anything produced on the subject back then was really aimed at 10 year olds or smaller. So that didn't help you much if you were a teenager and liked reading comics. Today it is completely acceptable and hip to be into this kind of stuff. Our generation took the pounding. But many got jobs in the late 80's and 90's at these studios, and pushed out the old heads that never gave our generation a chance to tell a proper story. Now everyone can see our heroes as we always saw them.

[Earth 2 Chris]

WOW, detective work that would make Batman proud. I'm looking forward to much more!

By the way, if you have any interest in these shows, check out that Back Issue article by Andy Mangels. There are some revelations in that one that will cause your jaw to hit the floor.

Chris

[ctc]

>I think Legends should always be a frank reminder to everyone (from our generation) how far we have come

....and that really bad ideas aren't a new thing.

Don C.

[mtnobleman]

Thanks for posting, palitoy!

Earth-2 Chris - While the BACK ISSUE article (issue #25, 12/07) does have some fun info about the show, it does NOT have interviews with any of the actors who played heroes.

As you saw, it took some crazy searching, but I was finally able to find four of them (Flash, Hawkman, Captain Marvel, Huntress) - some of the hardest people to find for this entire, 100-interview series!

Their posts go up 9/22, 9/23, and 9/24 and include some wonderful, previously unpublished photos!

I hope you enjoy...

[The Toyroom]

By the way, if you have any interest in these shows, check out that Back Issue article by Andy Mangels. There are some revelations in that one that will cause your jaw to hit the floor.

Three words... Gi-gan-ta

[mtnobleman]

Don't you mean [redacted to prevent spoiler!]?

[The Toyroom]

^ I didn't want to be a spoiler

[mtnobleman]

Oops, sorry! I figured everyone knew by now! Should I take that down?

[Werewolf]

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[MIB41]

^^^ What an interesting story.

[PNGwynne]

...So while I certainly respect the nostalgia that some will feel for this feature, I will always feel the inner urge to pull out my "I survived the 70's" superhero t-shirt when reflecting on them. No one really wants to admit it today, but it was socially tough being into heroes during the late 70's and early 80's.

As much as I like Batman '66 and can enjoy it on many levels, I have to agree with you.

I remember liking superheroes then (still do), and all my friends became Star Wars snobs.

I mean, Star Wars is fun, but it's not Star Trek. (Uh-oh, I hear the brick-bats unsheathing.)

[Earth 2 Chris]

Earth-2 Chris - While the BACK ISSUE article (issue #25, 12/07) does have some fun info about the show, it does NOT have interviews with any of the actors who played heroes.

This is true. Still a great article. I look forward to your interviews! Congrats on all the hard work paying off.

Chris

[mtnobleman]

Thanks E2C!

[Nostalgiabuff]

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Giganta was a man? guess it sort of makes sense