I was talking about some of the individual heroes that I know about then I was going to talk about the teams but that may end up being to long of a post so I going to try a different approach.
I like superheroes. I love to watch them on TV. I love to watch movies about them (with some exceptions). but what I love more than anything is a team. Sure Superman kicking but every week in a cartoon is great but when does it along side Batman is just completely awesome. I have watched all the Iron Man movies and they are great. I have seen the other movies in the Marvel Movie Universe as well. But the best movie in this group is the Avengers Movie because it showcases all of them.
On the DC side of things, I love Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. But I really love it when the three of them team up. One cartoon that aired in the recent years that was just awesome was Batman: The Brave and the Bold where he teams up with just about every superhero out there. He even teams up with Space Ghost. Do people even know who that guy is now a days?
But what about teams do I like more than just the superheroes who work by themselves? I think the fact that they are a team and the concept of teamwork is in play when they are together is why I like them more than individuals. With Individuals they do not always have someone to hold them accountable. However when you have heroes working as a team they always (for the most part) hold each other accountable.
Justice League and the Avengers are prime examples of individual heroes working together in teams and holding each other accountable while working together. Now these are examples of teams with traditional individual Superheroes in them but what about the teams that are just teams to begins with. Well they always showcase good teamwork as well. Examples would be the Fantastic Four and the X-Men.
Now I'm going to talk about a team most people probably don't even know is still on TV and in fact you would have to add all the seasons of all the TV incarnations of Superman together to surpass the number of years this team has been on TV. But as far as episode counts goes this show beats them all (actually I don't know if that is true because I don't know episode counts for most of the incarnations of Superman but what I'm talking about is very close to 800 episodes so could they really be that high? I think not!) And the same can be said about Batman too. The Green Arrow is the most recent to have a live action series (the first actual live action version was actually on Smallville) but the Flash had one years ago and Wonder Woman is well known for her series. But this show surpasses them all and I would have to say despite the different incarnations there are of this team they have to be the greatest team of superheroes ever. Who are they? The Power Rangers!
Now why do I mention them? Well they are celebrating 20 years on TV and that is 20 years without stopping. Okay, the truth is they were not on with new episodes in 2010. The only thing that actually aired that year was a revamp version of the very first season. But despite everything they have still been on TV for the last 20 years and their popularity is still very high. Now yes it is a "kids' show" but so what they're superheroes. That is the only reason I really still watch them and I will continue to watch them until they go off the air for good. Then again I am collecting the box sets of the earlier and current seasons so I will be watching them for years to come.
Okay, I was just starting high school when the show started. I didn't really like the concept of the show at first. But watching one episode is all it took to fall in love with it. But unfortunately I couldn't until I was a senior in high school and I really started watching it when I got into college. And I have been watching it ever since. Well I don't watch the repeats as much but when one airs I haven't seen in a long time I watch it. And I am watching the current season when it airs.
The reason the show has lasted for so long is because it was something very different when it started. It was the first live-action kids show of its kind. It took action footage from a Japaneses show and mixed it with American Actors who went through everyday teenage problems. This is something kids could relate to and they loved it.
But despite all of this do I really think teams are better than individual superheroes. In the area of storytelling, yes I do. But when it comes to the real world, the answer is an individual superhero who is better. In particular, one superhero is better than the rest and I am happy to say that he is my personal superhero, my savior Jesus Christ. He saved the world by dying on the cross for our sins so when we die we won't have to be eternally separated from him if we believe and I do. Thank-you Lord Jesus for dying for my sins and saving me from eternal death.
In conclusion I believe that superhero teams is better than the single individual superheroes because of the companionship that can occur and the accountability too. This is my opinion what is your? Please respond in the comment section and participate in the pole I'm going to put up to go with this post. Thank-you and God Bless.
No comments:
Post a Comment