Who Wants to Be a Superhero?

Who Wants to Be a Superhero?

Stan Lee and the contestants of Season 2
Created by Stan Lee
Bruce Nash
Starring Stan Lee
Narrated by Stan Lee
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 14
Production
Executive producer(s) Stan Lee
Bruce Nash
Scott Satin
Gill Champion
Running time 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Sci Fi Channel
Original run 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.[1] 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."[2] 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.

Season 1

The twelve-hero cast of the first season was:

Season 2

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.

Season DVDs

A 2-disc DVD set of season 1 came out 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.

International broadcasts

Fat Momma at the 2008 New York Comic Con.

The UK Premiere was shown during a 2007 bank holiday special on May 5, 6, and 7th. While UK viewers could not compete in the show, a competition was launched by SCI FI for fans to submit a video of themselves as a superhero. Prizes included the winners footage being included on the DVD.[3] The show continued to run every Monday, the last of season 1 being broadcast on June 18, 2007.

The Sci Fi Channel Australia premiered Season 1 of the show on May 10, 2007; while Season 2 premiered on September 24, 2007. Season 1 of the show was aired in New Zealand on C4 on October 23, 2007. It also aired in Canada on IFC, in Asia on STAR World, and in Latin America through the cable TV station Sony Entertainment Television, with Spanish subtitles. The first season started to air in Denmark, on the TV2 Zulu channel, on January 9, 2008, for a Wednesday evening slot at 22:00.In Indonesia, this program premiered season 1 in Trans7 on December 27, 2007 started to air at 20.30 and in the Philippines at Jack TV.

In the United Kingdom, the BBC commissioned its own version of the show, also called Who Wants To Be a Superhero?, for child contestants. It began airing on BBC Two on 3 January 2009. H20 Man is the current winner.

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