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In many ways, the modern superhero landscape owes a lot to Richard Donner’sSuperman, which made people believe that a man can fly. Although one would presume the film’s success would kickstart a renaissance for CBMs, what ensued was boatloads of unanimously panned projects, and it wasn’t until 1989’sBatmanthat things started to shift for the genre.
Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challengewas one of the many forgotten unbridled messes released to capitalize on the character’s popularity among comic readers. Surprisingly, it includedNCISstar Ted Danson.
Ted Danson’s Forgotten CBM Debut:Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge
One year before Ted Danson’s breakthrough performance in NBC’sCheers, the actor appeared as Major Collings (viaIMDb) in the Nicholas Hammond-ledSpider-Man: The Dragonand the original TV series. Originally intended for TV like its predecessorThe Amazing Spider-Man,The Dragon’s Challengewas one of the two-part episodes, which were then released theatrically.
But like most infamous superhero outings of that era, the film doesn’t hold up very well, neither from a narrative standpoint nor visual, which isn’t surprising as the film was initially intended to be released on TV. Fortunately, it didn’t takeThe Good Placeactor long to make a name for himself outside of the forgotten Spider-Man releases, as later, he became a recipient of multiple Golden Globe and Emmy wins.
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Spider-Man too would become a phenomenon in the 2000s, thanks to the Raimi trilogy and later the MCU, which commenced 27 years afterThe Dragon’s Challenge.
Spider-Man Has Come a Long Way Since the InfamousTASM(1977)
BothTed Dansonand Peter Parker have come a long way since the infamous Spider-Man outings, and the latter’s legacy has continued to flourish in recent years, whether it be animation, live-action, orvideo games. As for the character’s future,Tom Hollandshared a riveting update about the next installment in the franchise after the box-office behemoth,No Way Home.
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WithSpider-Man 4slated to hit theatres in 2026, Holland expressed that the writers are doing a great job on the writing front, adding (viaRich Roll) that he andZendaya“were bouncing around the living room”.
It needs work but the writers are doing a great job. I read it 3 weeks ago and it really lit a fire in me. Zendaya and I sat down, read it together and we at times were bouncing around the living room.
While time will tell how things will play out for the character in the fourth installment, hopefully, Danson will get his redemption in the realm of superheroes someday.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
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