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Who Wants to be a
Super-hero?
Directed by: Craig Borders and Rick Telles
Starring: Stupid Actors
Genre:
Comedy (Supposedly)
Run Time: 288
min.
Release Date:
September 2006
On The Web:
Official
Site
Teaser:
Movie Trailer
Reviewed by
Byron Merritt |
I'm sure there are worse things in the TV
biz than trying to make a reality show filled with actors play as if it
were "real", but I can't think of any at the moment.
There was a certain amount of curiosity (that soon turned morbid) that
made me watch this show. First, I wanted to know how in the hell it
could be pulled off. Humans obviously have no superpowers, so I thought
maybe they'd make it comical.
No.
The producers really wanted to create a new superhero with the help of
comic book icon Stan Lee. But filling the entire cast with actors -- and
I'm not talking about actors who just happened to get picked, but actors
who were obviously cast -- made this TV series so shallow and a blatant
marketing tactic to try and help sell the show to audiences, that it
came off being both cheesy and phony.
It was obvious from the outset that this entire "reality show" was
scripted. Unlike SURVIVOR or other series that plunk strangers together
in often bizarre circumstances, WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPERHERO had no
angst, no interesting internal or external dynamics, and cared more
about showing off lame costumes, large hooters, and moronic names (Lemuria?).
The barefaced scripting of the show became all too apparent when one of
the cast was kicked off but then returns as the "evil villain" with Stan
Lee's help. How could that not be scripted?
If there'd been anything approaching reality for this "reality show", it
probably would've engaged me on some level. But as it stands now, it's
an intellectual retardant.
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DVD cost: $24.95
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Newsworthy:
The series lasted only two
tortuous seasons before being mercifully cancelled.
Movie Quote: "I'm
here to save you and eat some donuts."
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