Spider-Man (1994 TV series): Difference between revisions

While [[Fox Kids]]' ''[[X-Men (TV series)|X-Men]]'' animated series was being produced by [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]], ''Spider-Man'' was produced by the newly formed Marvel Films Animation; it was the only series that in-house studio produced, but was animated by [[TMS Entertainment|TMS-Kyokuchi Corporation]],<ref name="cataroo">{{cite web|last=Cawley|first=John|title=Marvel Films Animation 1993-1997|url=http://www.cataroo.com/020104.html|work=Home of John Cawley|publisher=John Cawley|access-date=5 May 2011}}</ref> with their subsidiary, Seoul Movie helping their parent company with the show's animation (uncredited). [[CNK International|Koko Enterprises Ltd.]] and Anima Sam Won did additional animation for this series (though they were also uncredited). For many years, the series was the second longest-running Marvel show created, after ''X-Men'', as well as the longest-running series based on Spider-Man (until ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' surpassed its record in 2015).

The show was notorious for its censorship. In some episodes, realistic guns were depicted, but only in flashbacks, such as the showing of guns being fired during a flashback about the Punisher's origins where his wife was killed in the crossfire during a crime. Rules for the production of the show included no punching, throwing through glass, putting children in jeopardy or vampires as well as no usage of the word sinister.<ref>https://collider.com/spider-man-animated-series-template-for-spider-verse-explained/amp/</ref> In November 2014 podcasts, Semper clarified that the show was not censored more than any other show at the time and that every time this has been brought up to him, he feels it has been blown out of proportion;<ref name="sempercensor">{{cite web|url=http://www.cartoonspiderman.com/podcasts/|title=The Making of Spider-Man The Animated Series - Podcasts|publisher=cartoonspiderman.com|access-date=2015-05-24}}</ref> Semper said that Marvel had no creative control on the TV series because Marvel at the time was in a tough time and close to bankruptcy. In addition, Semper stated that Stan Lee had influence on the show in the first thirteen episodes. The series is currently owned and distributed by [[The Walt Disney Company]] (Marvel's parent company), which acquired all Fox Kids-related properties from [[News Corporation (1980–2013)|News Corporation]] and [[Saban Entertainment|Saban International]] in 2001.