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The Best Comic to TV Adapatations

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Post by Dr. Furball » Wed Jan 06, 2010 5:10 pm

Ever since before most of us can remember, comics have been adapted to the small screen many, many times, in both animation and live-action.
Some...weren't so great (Spider-Man Unlimited, anyone?). Others retold classic stories in new ways and sometimes improved on the source material.
In your opinion, what were the best ones?

As far as accuracy goes, I gotta hand it to the Sam & Max cartoon of the late 90s. It emulated the comics incredibly well. The running gags, overall mood, sense of humor, and characterization were lifted straight from Steve Purcell's original stories, despite being a kid's show based on a comic for teens and adults. I'd even go as far to say that the titular duo are written more accurately here than they are in the recent games.

The Spectacular Spider-Man is another good one, in how it takes the original stories from the 60s, modernizes them for today's audience, while changing enough to keep fans guessing while still keeping the spirit of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's stories intact. Heck, it's the only Spider-Man adaptation that starts Peter off in high school!

I didn't mention Batman: The Animated Series since I need to refresh my memory on it. But don't let that stop you guys. Discuss!
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Post by Metal Mario » Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:58 pm

My favorite live-action adaptation would be Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Great show. It was both dramatic and light-hearted where appropriate, and it also managed to present Superman with a credible challenge or threat every week while resorting to kryptonite only two or three times per season. Very creative and imaginative. It's a shame they ended it after four seasons.

As for my favorite animated adaptations:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
Spider-Man (1981)
Spider-Man (1994)
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Batman: The Animated Series
The Batman
Justice League Unlimited

And an honorable mention to both X-Men (1992) and Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
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Post by t3hDarkness » Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:38 am

I don't think I've ever seen one that at least passable when compared to the source.
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Post by Valigarmander » Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:43 am

Batman: The Animated Series.

Hamill as the Joker should be reason enough.
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Post by Metal Mario » Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:50 am

t3hDarkness wrote:I don't think I've ever seen one that at least passable when compared to the source.
Then you need to watch the shows that I listed.
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Post by Calamity Panfan » Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:06 pm

Batman: TAS
Batman Beyond
X-Men
Spider-Man
Smallville

And nobody's mentioned The Tick? For shame.
and that's the waaaaaaaaaay the news goes
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Post by Benaitiaya » Thu May 20, 2010 11:58 pm

i did not seen it yet
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