Legends of the superheroes 1979 youtube
The episodes both begin with a roll call, introducing the titular legendary superheroes. So let me take you, through the miracle of videotape, through more than a few atrocious moments from LEGENDS OF THE SUPERHEROES. And who could blame them, really? But I sense that you, gentle reader, might think I’m exaggerating about just how awful this thing was. If I had to guess, it seems to me like the success of the SUPERFRIENDS Saturday-morning animated series prompted the production of this abomination, a live-action comedy/action kids’ show that thankfully only managed to eke out two episodes, most likely because when the people bankrolling this trainwreck saw the finished project, they not only slashed funding, they probably slashed their wrists as well.
Airing on NBC in January 1979, LEGENDS was apparently one of Hanna-Barbera’s few ventures into live-action. What is LEGENDS OF THE SUPERHEROES? Well, I’ve seen it with my own eyes, and I’m still not sure. No superhero movie, no matter how bad, how awful, how soul-numbingly un-good in every sense of the word, can hurt me. Last year, it was “Aren’t you worried about CATWOMAN?” Then a few months back, it was “Aren’t you worried about CONSTANTINE?” Nowadays, it’s “Aren’t you worried about FANTASTIC FOUR?” And my answer is always the same: “Nope.” Why is that, you ask?
“Aren’t you worried about INSERT MOVIE HERE ruining the superhero movie?” Hopefully it brings a smile to your face too.Īs the superhero movies come and go faster and faster these days, your humble professor gets the same question over and over, with each successively worse movie:
I could use a little cheering up around this time, so I’m rerunning one of my favorite columns.