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CyberCubed
07-08-2014, 07:01 PM
Here are mine in no particular order:

1. Ninja Turtles (original, 4kids and Nick)
2. Batman: TAS
3. Superman: TAS
4. Batman Beyond
5. Justice League/JLU
6. Teen Titans
7. Young Justice
8. Avengers: EMH
9. X-men Evolution
10. Wolverine and the X-men
11. Spectacular Spiderman
12. Gargoyles
13. Brave and the Bold

Some of the best superhero/action cartoons ever made from the 80's till now.

Leo656
07-09-2014, 09:13 PM
Hmm, that's tough. There was a lot of action in The Real Ghostbusters, would that count? I feel like counting it.

It's tough to list in any particular order, just because some of them are favorites based on quality and some are more from nostalgia. It's pretty fluid. There'd be way too many if I didn't stick to only my very favorites...

1. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (original)
2. Justice League/Justice League Unlimited
3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
4. The Real Ghostbusters
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (original)
6. Superman: The Animated Series
7. Batman: The Animated Series
8. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2003)
9. Thundercats (original)
10. Super-Powers: Galactic Guardians (last few 1980s seasons of Super-Friends)

There could be a bunch more easily, but those were the ones I watched the most and had the most effect on me growing up. Again, on any given day a few of those could move around.

Netkeeper
07-09-2014, 09:31 PM
I assume this is just Western Animation, yeah? I regrettably haven't seen many of the cartoons mentioned here [I plan on Netflixing some of them though; currently going through Justice League] but here's what I like that I have seen:

TMNT 2003
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Gargoyles
Sonic the Hedgehog SatAM
The Powerpuff Girls
Kim Possible
Batman: TAS
X-Men
Spider-Man: TAS
Teen Titans
Jackie Chan Adventures
Static Shock

TheBlueTurtle1
07-10-2014, 01:50 AM
1. X-men 90s show
2. The spectaular Spider-man
3. TMNT 80s
4. TMNT 2003
5. Thundercats
6. Spider-man 90s
7. Avengers Earths Mighest Heroes
8.Wolverine and the X-men
9.Thundercats 2011
10.Young Justice
11.Fantastic four
12. Power Puff Girls
13. Real Ghostbusters
14. He-man
15. Batfink
16. Captain Caveman
17. Hong Kong phooey
18. Captain Planet

Darth Knuckles
07-10-2014, 02:49 AM
1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ('87)
2. Spider-Man: The Animated Series
3. Dragon Ball Z
4. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
5. Beast Wars: Transformers
6. Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)
7. ReBoot
8. Mega Man (Ruby/Spears)
9. Inspector Gadget
10. Batman: The Animated Series

11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Nickelodeon)

I only have the Nick TMNT cartoon lower now because the show isn't over yet. I'm sure it will be higher when the show is over. It may be higher than some of my other shows already now that I think about it.

Whatswiththeheadbands?
07-10-2014, 03:48 AM
In no particular order:

Transformers G1
Teenage mutant ninja turtles 2k3
Justice League/Justice league unlimited
Batman TAS
Spectacular Spiderman
Spiderman 1981


I can't think of any others at the moment

Shred Head
07-10-2014, 06:45 AM
I'm going to put some anime but to be fair to the Western cartoons only stuff that was geared and marketed towards kids in America so no Cowboy Bebops or Triguns or Outlaw Stars here.

1. Dragonball Z (Screw Sailor Moon this needs a reanimation)
2. Batman the Animated Series
3. Digimon Season 3 (Also called Digimon Tamers in Japan)
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2K3)
5. X-Men 90's
6. Batman Beyond
7. Digimon season 1 (Digimon Adventure)
8. Wolverine and the X-Men
9. Spectacular Spider-Man
10 Justice League and Justice League Unlimited
11. Avater: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra
12. Gargoyles
13. Young Justice
14. Beast Wars Transformers
15 Spider-Man the Animated Series (90's)
16 Thundercats 2011
17. Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)
18. Zoids Chaotic Century and Guardian Force
19. Green Lanturn
20. Samurai Jack

Icebot
07-10-2014, 09:05 AM
TMNT 1987 and 2003, Avatar the Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, Mega Man 1994, Sonic the hedgehog, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Underground, Sonic X, Quailman (from Doug).

CharmedSerenity
07-10-2014, 09:22 AM
And here's my list...

1st. Legion of Superheroes
2nd. TMNT 2k3
3rd, Justice League Unlimited
4th. Young Justice
5th. X-men Evolution
6th. Digimon Tamers
7th. Transformers Prime
8th. Monster Rancher
9th. Transformers Animated
10th. Beast Wars/Beast Machines
11th. Digimon Xros Wars
12th. Digimon Adventure/02
13th. Gargoyles
14th. Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
15th. Last Airbender/Legend of Korra
16th. Transformers Armada
17th. Jackie Chan Adventures
18th. Wolverine and the X-men
19th. Gurren Lagann
20th. Sonic SatAM
21st. Transformers G1
22nd. Wolf's Rain
23rd. Thundercats 2011
24th. W.I.T.C.H

pingclang
07-10-2014, 11:35 AM
1. TMNT 2003
2. TMNT 1987
3. TMNT 2012
4.Avengers: Earth`s Mightiest Heroes
5.Justice League/ Justice League Unlimited
6.Transformers G1
7. Reboot
8. Thundercats (Original)
9. Spectacular Spider-man
10. GI Joe

Slade
07-11-2014, 12:34 AM
Dragonball Z
Justice League/Unlimited
Batman TAS
TMNT 2k3
Superman TAS
Mortal Kombat Defenders of the Realm
Street Fighter TAS

TheBlueTurtle1
07-11-2014, 02:01 AM
I am re watching the 90s X-men show, It's soooooooooooo good, and it has held its age so well.

Netkeeper
07-11-2014, 04:16 AM
Yeah, 90's X-Men really has aged pretty well -- I came across a couple episodes recently on an old recorded VHS I found, along with some 87 turtles. Good stuff.

ZariusTwo
07-11-2014, 05:44 AM
I am re watching the 90s X-men show, It's soooooooooooo good, and it has held its age so well.

Agreed. I love it's version of the Phoenix Saga, the happy ending they gave it actually shows just how problematic the bleaker comics version proved to be and how it was'nt neccersary at all


As for my own list of favourite superhero shows (this list has went through some changes in the past few years due to rewatching some shows)

1. Spectacular Spider-Man
2. Batman: The Animated Series
3. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
4. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2003)
5. Young Justice
6. X-Men: Evolution
7. Justice Leauge/JLU
8. Teen Titans
9. X-Men: The Animated Series
10. Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
11. Kim Possible
12. Digimon Tamers
13. The Guyver (90s OVAs)
14. Beast Wars
15. Princess Starla and the Jewel Riders
16. TMNT 80S
17. Transformers G1
18. Jackie Chan Adventures
19. Sonic SATAM
20. Centurions

ObiWanFan4life
07-11-2014, 06:38 AM
Agreed. I love it's version of the Phoenix Saga, the happy ending they gave it actually shows just how problematic the bleaker comics version proved to be and how it was'nt neccersary at all


As for my own list of favourite superhero shows (this list has went through some changes in the past few years due to rewatching some shows)

1. Spectacular Spider-Man
2. Batman: The Animated Series
3. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
4. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2003)
5. Young Justice
6. X-Men: Evolution
7. Justice Leauge/JLU
8. Teen Titans
9. X-Men: The Animated Series
10. Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
11. Kim Possible
12. Digimon Tamers
13. The Guyver (90s OVAs)
14. Beast Wars
15. Princess Starla and the Jewel Riders
16. TMNT 80S
17. Transformers G1
18. Jackie Chan Adventures
19. Sonic SATAM
20. Centurions

I'm not sure if Jackie Chan Adventures and Sonic qualify as Superheroes, but they're fantastic show nonetheless.

T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!
07-11-2014, 07:15 AM
Ducktales is what I consider to be the greatest cartoon of all time. So that would be my favorite action show, although maybe it is more "adventure" than "action". As far as superheroes go, it is easily Batman the Animated Series and it's not even close.

ObiWanFan4life
07-11-2014, 07:40 AM
Gargoyles and Darkwing Duck for sure.

CyberCubed
07-11-2014, 09:21 AM
I just can't get into Transformers.

ZariusTwo
07-11-2014, 10:42 AM
I'm not sure if Jackie Chan Adventures and Sonic qualify as Superheroes, but they're fantastic show nonetheless.

They don't start out that way, but in time they possess items that give them significant powers, (Chaos Emeralds make Sonic SUPER, Jackie has the tailsmans, in Satam's case, the rings enhanced his speed and then there was the time gem in the finale)

Leo656
07-11-2014, 11:40 AM
Hmm. Kind of a grey area. I love Sonic SatAM a bunch, but I left it off since it wasn't as super-hero-y. I'll go with "Honorable Mention" for my list, as it's definitely among my favorite cartoons.

Leofan26
07-11-2014, 02:47 PM
UGH Tough one...

1 . Justice League

2. Batman Beyound

3. TNMNT 2003 series

4. Speed Racer Next Generation ( I don't care what the old timer fandom thinks, I enjoyed the action the most out of all the Speed Racer shows. Season two is when things really got rolling though. Too bad I can't find the episodes other than Amazon and that costs money :

5 . Teen Titans ( Ignoring the odd Animation, a.cation and some of the plots was good at times. )

6. Young Justice ( It would have been higher had it not focused so much on Super boy and what's her name ) Not to mention what a mess season two in the end turned out to be. What was up with the random Alien plot in season two? What happened with that? Too many characters were added and hardly used, they destroyed Nightwing's character, he could have been an awesome leader too :( )

Jackie Chan Adventures ( Seasons one through four were a blast, than it started being more about Jade and her annoying acting stupid to tag along plots ) I got tired of that.

If we are counting old school Animated shows

Darkwing Duck is a must seen, funny villains and fun action, like able characters. Don't know what number I should add this in.

Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers was cool. Duck Tales of course, loved the film too. Aladdin the series was one of my favorites along with the films.

Sadly we don't have too many good shows these days, Legend of Korra season three so far has been good but I can't judge till it's over. TNMNT 2012 series when it's in the Shredder plot is fun.

As far as Anime goes, that spot goes to Gintama when in bad ass arcs it awesome. Dragon Ball towards the end in the the Piccolo Jr arc, than Dragon Ball Z in the Cell saga. Pokemon in the early series, I'd say Kanto to the D / P series was at it's best but that's me.

I have different taste compared to most I'm sure LOL.

Netkeeper
07-11-2014, 04:47 PM
Well since a lot of people have brought up anime and I purposely left it out of my list I'll name a few anime. I mean why not.

Digimon Tamers
YuYu Hakusho
Dragonball Z
Zoids Chaotic Century/Guardian Force
Pokémon Origins
Dragonball
Digimon Adventure/Digimon Adventure 02

Also, on the note of "Sonic SatAM and Jackie Chan Adventures not being superhero shows", the thread title is action/superhero cartoons. They are definitely action.

Leo656
07-11-2014, 05:09 PM
Point taken. Feel free to slide Sonic SatAM "officially" onto my list in place of Galactic Guardians.

HotNunchuckFury
07-11-2014, 05:16 PM
I just can't get into Transformers.

Me neither, and it's on a lot in my house! Although I did quite enjoy watching Transformers: Prime the other day, certainly my preferred version from what I've seen.

My favourites (in no order) include X-men, He-man, She-ra, Thundercats, Ghostbusters, Teen Titans, Batman, Dungeons & Dragons, and of course, all 3 TMNT cartoons.
With most of these I like all versions I've seen as the 80's/90's ones hold sentimental nostalgia whilst the newer ones are usually better in terms of animation, plot and acting.

Mzx10484
07-11-2014, 05:48 PM
In addition to the Ninja Turtles OT and the first and second Movie:

http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/y468/mzx10484/cover_ost-vol1_voll_zpsa42b4b82.jpg (http://s1276.photobucket.com/user/mzx10484/media/cover_ost-vol1_voll_zpsa42b4b82.jpg.html)

MrTMNT2012
07-11-2014, 05:52 PM
Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. That's it really! I mean I've seen shows like Batman: The Animated Series, Young Justice and Spectacular Spider-Man and they're all good but Avatar is on a whole different level.

CyberCubed
07-11-2014, 07:09 PM
I've never watched Avatar. I want to watch it but I feel it has, "Harry Potter" syndrome in that the cult status of it turns me away from trying it.

TMNT_Guy
07-11-2014, 07:14 PM
Oh boy, there’s so many. Here’s a few I haven’t seen mentioned yet in no particular order:

• Swat Kats
• The original 1952 “Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century”.
• Freakazoid
• The Fleischer Studios Popeye cartoons
• Super Secret Secret Squirrel from 2 Stupid Dogs
• The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (Rocky is “a real life TV hero” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm2SS_PryRI))
• Sailor Moon
• Hong Kong Phooey
• Sam & Max: Freelance Police
• Earthworm Jim
• The Super Mario Bros Super Show

MrTMNT2012
07-11-2014, 08:44 PM
I've never watched Avatar. I want to watch it but I feel it has, "Harry Potter" syndrome in that the cult status of it turns me away from trying it.

Harry Potter is overrated IMO. Avatar does have a cult following but that's because the show was a breath of fresh air for Nickelodeon's reputation which basically was that it produced nothing but kids crap during that time period.

I'm not gonna write a whole review but if you're a fan of animation or just good storytelling in general, Avatar is up there with the very best.

TheBlueTurtle1
07-12-2014, 08:41 AM
Would Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers qualify? If so that show was/is just the sh#t. I couldn't get enough of it. The intro had like the best intro song ever!

Whatswiththeheadbands?
07-12-2014, 08:46 AM
I just can't get into Transformers.

I can see what you mean, but personally I love Transformers, and I think the G1 cartoon is one of the greatest cartoons ever.

CyberCubed
07-12-2014, 09:18 AM
Transformers is like the one big childhood fad I never got into.

Loved TMNT, DC and Marvel superheroes, Pokemon, Star Wars, etc. but I just never got into Transformers. It's just something that never clicked with me.

ObiWanFan4life
07-12-2014, 09:24 AM
Transformers is like the one big childhood fad I never got into.

Loved TMNT, DC and Marvel superheroes, Pokemon, Star Wars, etc. but I just never got into Transformers. It's just something that never clicked with me.

That's fair, but chicks dig giant robots. 8)

Turo602
07-12-2014, 10:10 AM
Batman: The Animated Series
X-Men: The Animated Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
Justice League/Unlimited
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Batman Beyond
Young Justice
The Batman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ('87)
Street Fighter II V
Wolverine and the X-Men
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Legion of Superheroes
X-Men: Evolution
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

CyberCubed
07-12-2014, 01:09 PM
The Batman wasn't that good, aside from a remarkable Season 4.

Netkeeper
07-12-2014, 08:05 PM
I've never watched Avatar. I want to watch it but I feel it has, "Harry Potter" syndrome in that the cult status of it turns me away from trying it.
This turned me away from it for years, myself. That and the fandom was batshit. After it ended [during that period between ATLA and Korra] I decided to give it a try and I was really really impressed with how amazing it was. It and TMNT 2k3 are definitely my favourite western cartoons ever. I'd give it a shot someday!

ObiWanFan4life
07-12-2014, 08:15 PM
- Megas XLR
- Batman The Animated Series
- Avengers : Earth's Mightiest Heroes
- Justice League
- Samurai Jack
- Symbiotic Titan
- Avatar The Last Airbender
- Codename : Kids Next Door
- The Legend of Korra
- The Powerpuff Girls
- X-Men 1992
- Batman Beyond
- Static Shock
- TMNT 2012 and 2003
- Transformers Prime
- Jackie Chan Adventures

sdp
07-12-2014, 08:19 PM
I've also never been a fan of Transformers, my generation was just one that didn't have a Transformers cartoon while growing up. I only caught a few episodes of Transformers Generation 2 which apparently is just a re-broadcast of the original show but didn't really like it, I got to watch Beast Wars and loved it but it's far from a "real" transformers show, will watch one of these days. The fact that I don't care about cars probably doesn't help. There's a few times I thought about getting into it but I think it's one of those franchises that if it doesn't appeal to you it just doesn't. I watched the first three episode "movie" of the Animated show from a few years ago and it didn't do much for me either. The franchise just has so much content it's hard to get into it, the original show just screams of 80s and without Nostalgia I don't think I'd be able to make it through most episodes.

As far as Avatar, now that is a franchise that even if it doesn't appeal to you, you should watch. It didn't appeal to me but decided to watch it. At first during the first season you think the concept is not good and it's an interesting show, but it's not until the first season finishes that you realize it's much more than that. Truly one of the best cartoons ever made, highly recommended to anyone, especially if you love animation.

So, Jackie Chan Adventures is actually good? The concept seems dumb, the only reason I've ever been vaguely interested in it was because I love Jackie Chan movies which is dumb since this only takes his name for the title..

CyberCubed
07-12-2014, 08:40 PM
So, Jackie Chan Adventures is actually good? The concept seems dumb, the only reason I've ever been vaguely interested in it was because I love Jackie Chan movies which is dumb since this only takes his name for the title..

It was OK. It's nowhere as good as the big DC and Marvel shows, or stuff like Gargoyles or Avatar or TMNT, but its a decent action show.

Jackie Chan Adventures was an interesting experiment that somehow worked and made a good show. It isn't a great show though, simply a good one. It won't blow your socks off or anything.

Redeemer
07-12-2014, 09:44 PM
Batman: The Animated Series
X-Men: The Animated Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
Justice League/Unlimited
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Superman: The Animated Series
Batman Beyond
Young Justice
The Batman
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ('87)
Street Fighter II V
Wolverine and the X-Men
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Legion of Superheroes
X-Men: Evolution
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes


This is pretty much my list except for the Avengers, street fighter, replace those two with Avatar the last airbender and Legend of Korra

ZariusTwo
07-13-2014, 04:27 AM
So, Jackie Chan Adventures is actually good? The concept seems dumb, the only reason I've ever been vaguely interested in it was because I love Jackie Chan movies which is dumb since this only takes his name for the title..

The first two seasons of JCA were obsessive tv for me...after that it was kind of diminishing returns, but it was still very entertaining even in spite of how irritable Jade can get...and Michael Rosenbaum eventually joins the cast as a villain in the final seasons, so that's another plus

Powder
07-13-2014, 05:46 AM
I haven't watched it in quite a few years, so I can't say if it holds up or if it's as good as I remember, but I know I was in looove with that series back in the day. Was really solid. Though JC wasn't voiced by the real fella, the show was full of his spirit & influence, & the character was on point.

CyberCubed
07-13-2014, 10:13 AM
What put me off from watching Avatar was the anime style they used for animation. It's like the producers wanted to make a cool action cartoon but instead of using Anerican style animation they went anime to attract the teen anime side.

I hate it when American cartoons mimic anime. It's like they feel cartoons are not good enough to attract the anime crowd that they have to include their anime mannerisms and fanservice.

God I miss the days of the DCAU, gargoyles, TMNT and the good Spiderman and X-men cartoons that proved cartoons can be better than anime.

Netkeeper
07-13-2014, 10:29 AM
Yeah, again I didn't like that about ATLA either. But it isn't anime, and I don't think they were trying to appeal to anime being so popular back when it came out since they don't follow most anime standard tropes in either storytelling or animation aside from the visual style. TMNT 2k3 looks more anime than ATLA does.

sdp
07-13-2014, 12:38 PM
I would classify Avatar as "inspired" by Anime instead of "influenced" by anime, for example Teen Titans was clearly trying to emulate the chibi formula and it was influenced by Anime, and TT was still a great western cartoon. But Avatar is clearly a western cartoon. Any fan of animation in general is doing themselves a disservice not checking out Avatar. And I definitely don't think 2k3 is "more" anime than Avatar but I do think Avatar is better written. It's not a superlong series either, only 60 something episode, and after the first season you'll be hooked. When the show starts you think it's just a normal adventure show and it's a premise that you would enjoy in a show that lasts a long time but the status quo ends up changing every other episode and that ends up making it even more memorable.
edit:Avatar was the Gargoyles of the 2000's.

I'll think about watching JCA, though the 100 episode length makes me question it since while apparently good it's nothing mind blowing and I just don't have the time. I also started watching the X-Files which is a pretty damn long show doesn't help the idea of starting another long show, especially with limited time.

4. Speed Racer Next Generation ( I don't care what the old timer fandom thinks, I enjoyed the action the most out of all the Speed Racer shows. Season two is when things really got rolling though. Too bad I can't find the episodes other than Amazon and that costs money :


That's interesting, it looked kinda bad, hope to check it out one day. I watched the original Speed Racer like 2 years ago and it was alright but got burnt out on SR for a while I do want to watch the other shows in the series though, New Adventures/X/Next Generation.

turtlefanforever
07-13-2014, 01:02 PM
What about Rambo's animated series? That count?

BabyTurtles
07-13-2014, 01:35 PM
Avatar the last Airbender XD it has everything!

1) good story (all the way through!)
2) awesome characters
3)great action!
4) continuity!! :D
5) the art is pretty to look at~
6) bonus, the girl characters are perfect.

I also like Kim Possible, TMNT 2003, JLA, Ben10, Batman, The Batman, Young Justice, Green Lanturn

MrTMNT2012
07-13-2014, 02:57 PM
Basically if you haven't seen Avatar, you haven't seen how far epic storytelling and characters developed throughout Animation.

CyberCubed
07-13-2014, 04:17 PM
I find it hard to believe Avatar is so much more developed than Gargoyles, TMNT 2k3, JLU, etc.

People act like it broke barriers.

MrTMNT2012
07-13-2014, 05:13 PM
I find it hard to believe Avatar is so much more developed than Gargoyles, TMNT 2k3, JLU, etc.

People act like it broke barriers.

Maybe you'd find it easier to believe when you actually watch it... :roll:

CyberCubed
07-13-2014, 06:56 PM
I will eventually but people act like we haven't already had action cartoons with strong continuity, plot and characters.

Redeemer
07-13-2014, 07:38 PM
I will eventually but people act like we haven't already had action cartoons with strong continuity, plot and characters.

I have watched both shows completely through within the last few years. I personally like Avatar the Last Airbender better bc of the universe and comedy. I feel that Gargoyles forgot to put comedy in the series at times.

MrTMNT2012
07-14-2014, 01:37 AM
I will eventually but people act like we haven't already had action cartoons with strong continuity, plot and characters.

We had but never to this level.

sdp
07-15-2014, 10:58 PM
I just realized no one here mentioned Todd McFarlane's Spawn cartoon, it only ran 3 seasons and a total of 18 episodes but even with such a short run it accomplished more than most animated Superhero shows do in a full run. It aired in the late 90s and isn't very well known, since it aired on HBO they had no restrictions on what they could do. Keith David voices Spawn and all the voice work is fantastic, the tone is dark and it has plenty of action and story. I think it's BTAS level good, I think it's worth checking out even if you don't like premise from a few comics or even the movie since the show is pretty different, like the best of the character without the BS.

Too bad they haven't been able to get another Spawn show off the ground, I know McFarlane had been trying for years but it's been years since we heard of anything. Surely the biggest (new)superhero from the 90s will get a revival eventually.

edit:this thread needs more pictures:
http://mutantville.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/spawn-animated-series-02.jpg
http://cdn.static.ovimg.com/episode/290799.jpghttps://static.squarespace.com/static/51b3dc8ee4b051b96ceb10de/51ce6099e4b0d911b4489b79/51ce61f8e4b0d911b44a815e/1289527009163/1000w/SPawn%20Series.jpeg
http://cdn.static.ovimg.com/episode/290799.jpg
And my favorite characters Sam and Twitch:
http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/6/67602/2034867-29twitch.jpghttp://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/6/67602/2034845-15sam.jpg

pennydreadful
07-15-2014, 11:34 PM
That show was ace, SDP. Love me some Keith David voice acting! :D

Shred Head
07-16-2014, 12:42 AM
Spawn was a pretty bold show although from what I remember of it it had a pretty good first season but the second was just painful wish I could see it again and get refreshed on it. Sadly is it even on DVD I heard there was some problems with rights for some characters. With a Marvel character being on it now I wonder if you can legally find it anywhere now.Sadly it never really broke new ground like Batman: TAS. America still feels cartoons are for kids outside comedy shows like The Simpsons and Family Guy. Its still very rare to find an action drama animation series meant for adults that's not anime.

sdp
07-16-2014, 03:26 PM
I don't remember the show well enough, I really need to re-watch it but the first season while awesome wasn't the best, I think S1 is bogged down by the fact that they were trying to show that this wasn't a kids cartoon by showing too much blood and nudity just because they could, the other seasons don't cave in and only do when necessary, even live action shows fall to that trap like Spartacus and Game of Thrones. I think it's Season 3 that is inferior because it tried to put in as much story as it could since it knew it wasn't getting renewed I think and S2 is the best because we have some amazing Twitch moments, but I could be wrong, it's been a while since I watched it.

I don't think the show was in any legal trouble, for many years they sold it as three separate "Movies" for about 10 bucks each. I think around 2007 they released a set that had all the episodes separately instead of stitched together as movies which is the superior way to see the show. Maybe the DVDs just went out of print...you can still find the show on youtube but it's the movie versions.

pharaohyami5000
08-12-2014, 03:10 PM
Huh. Forgot about this one.

Okay. Action series I've seen that remain my favorite shows currently below are:

-Batman TAS
-Batman Beyond
-Spider-Man TAS
-Spectacular Spider-Man
-X-Men TAS
-Storm Hawks
-Avatar the Last Airbender
-Transformers Beast Wars
-Transformers Beast Machines
-Justice League series
-Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes

And of course, TMNT Classics + 2k3.

Currently considering Young Justice as my next series to watch once I complete Breaking Bad.

Redeemer
08-12-2014, 08:28 PM
Huh. Forgot about this one.

Okay. Action series I've seen that remain my favorite shows currently below are:

-Batman TAS
-Batman Beyond
-Spider-Man TAS
-Spectacular Spider-Man
-X-Men TAS
-Storm Hawks
-Avatar the Last Airbender
-Transformers Beast Wars
-Transformers Beast Machines
-Justice League series
-Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes

And of course, TMNT Classics + 2k3.

Currently considering Young Justice as my next series to watch once I complete Breaking Bad.

You will add young justice after watching it :P

Slade
08-12-2014, 08:30 PM
Ooo..I forgot about Spawn. I think I have a season of it. It's really good.

Speak up, you wanna be heard?

Sage Ninja
08-13-2014, 01:06 PM
I've never watched Avatar. I want to watch it but I feel it has, "Harry Potter" syndrome in that the cult status of it turns me away from trying it.

you are missing out...

Lou 500
08-13-2014, 01:28 PM
The only one I used to watch was the old Teen Titans. Man, I loved Teen Titans.

pharaohyami5000
08-13-2014, 03:58 PM
Ah yes. I should re-watch Teen Titans as well. Just to see if I still like it to this day. Though kind of undecided whether or not to try Teen Titans Go after that. *scratches head*

Spawn is another series I liked, but it's made for older audience (due to obvious reasons), hence why it's not on the list. Seems to me western cartoons restricted for older audiences are not much out there. Only Spawn, Spicy City, some of Ralph Bakshi's (I spelled it wrong, didn't I) animations and the Heavy Metal movies are what I've known so far.

CyberCubed
08-13-2014, 08:19 PM
The 2003 Teen Titans is amazing and its written by Ciro Nieli who is the same guy who makes the Nick TMNT show. You'll notice a lot of similarities between Teen Titans and Nick TMNT.