Who Wants to be a Superhero?
| Who Wants to Be a Superhero? | |
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Stan Lee and the contestants of Season 2
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| Created by |
Stan Lee Bruce Nash |
| Starring | Stan Lee |
| Narrated by | Stan Lee |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Stan Lee Bruce Nash Scott Satin Gill Champion |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original network | Sci Fi Channel |
| Original release | July 27, 2006 – September 6, 2007 |
Who Wants to Be a Superhero? was a reality show hosted by Stan Lee. Contestants dress up as comic book superheroes of their own invention. Each week, Lee challenges the contestants to represent what "superheroes are all about." One or more of the superheroes deemed the least deserving is eliminated per episode. The grand prize for the winning superhero is to have his or her character star in a Dark Horse Comics comic book written by Lee and appear in an original movie to be aired on the Sci Fi Channel. The winner also receives a trip for two to Universal Studios Florida to participate in the park's Parade of Superheroes.
Season 1 premiered on July 27, 2006 on the Sci Fi Channel. Season 2 premiered on July 26, 2007. Stan Lee and his partner Gil Champion refused to confirm or deny rumors of a third season; Champion, in a shared 2007 interview with iF Magazine, stated "I guess it's a little early." There has been no sign of a third season, so despite no official announcement, the show is believed cancelled. Stan Lee has also co-created a British children's version of the series.
The twelve-hero cast of the first season was:
The ten-hero cast of the second season was:
A spin-off series, The Superhero After Show, premiered on the Sci Fi Pulse broadband network immediately following the Eastern Time Zone broadcast of the first episode. The series was hosted by Feedback (Matthew Atherton) and is shown on Sci Fi Pulse. Feedback interviews Superhero contestants as they depart the show; each departing challenger shares reflections on his or her show experience and plans for the future. In the final installment, Feedback interviews Stan Lee about the season as a whole.
A 2-disc DVD set of season 1 was released on September 21, 2006; Season 2 was released as a 3-disc DVD set on October 19, 2007. Both are available at both the NBC Universal Store and Amazon.
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