Monday, October 19, 2009

Spider-man:The animated series and censorship.

 In 1994, Marvel created a Spider-man cartoon for the then-emerging tv network FOX. Fox had prior success with DC's Batman and was looking for another show to help cement their status as the network for kids to watch TV. So naturally, FOX turned to Marvel to develop a show based on one the most popular characters in their stable.

Unfortunately, during that time parents groups and the clinton adminstration had cracked down on children's programing and required that the violence and action be toned down. This is a list of some of the things the show was prevented from showing:

Not mentioning "death", "die", "dead" or "kill"

Not using realistic weapons

Spider-Man was not allowed to hit anyone with his fist

No crashing glass was allowed.

 

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