Spider-Man the live action television series.

Spider-Man first appeared on live action television series in 1978 after 16 years since the character was created, followed after a pilot episode on The Amazing Spiderman in April, 1977 on CBS network. The pilot episode is only a 90 minute film and is about how Peter Parker got his spider power uses his power against evil. Starring by Nicholas Hammond as a Peter Parker a.k.a Spiderman. The series came on air a year later on 1977, with the same actor in the pilot episode.
The first season of the series of 5 episodes began on April 5 until May, 3, 1978. And a second season with 8 episodes began on September 5 on the same year. Besides Nicholas Hammond as Spiderman, also starring are Chip Fields as Rita, Robert S. Simon as J. Jonah Jameson, Ellen Bry as Julie Masters, Irene Tedrow played as Aunt May and Michael Pataki as Captain Barbera.



The series, The Amazing Spiderman must be considered one of the single dreariest superhero series ever made. There was complete lack of the super-villains to fight with. The series just only show a man with a costume fight the crime and no different with the average cop series at that time. Nicholas Hammond was also extremely weak as Spiderman and the series been directed in the dullest way you can imagine.

The series badly received by the public and the spidey fans. The series was bland and there is much silliness that overrides most of the proceedings. The character is also to be said badly overplayed by Hammond. Besides the television series in the state, Spiderman also appeared in the Japanese TV only that the story line is really different with the original even though the costume is the same…. Its Japanese style …like Ultraman heheheh…



p/s : this topic also remind me of the SPIDEY in Square One TV on the 80’s….