BRAVO TV SHOW

[Torgaman]

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BURBANK -- April 21, 2005 -- It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Bravo's three-part special "Ultimate Super Heroes, Ultimate Super Villains, Ultimate Super Vixens." The series premieres Thursday, May 26 (10-11 p.m. EST) and will air the same bat time, same bat channel for three consecutive nights.

Narrated by one of television's classic super heroes Adam West, who portrayed Batman in the hit TV series, Bravo's upcoming special celebrates the heroes, villains and vixens who have created powerful impressions on fans throughout the years. More than 50 experts, ranging from comic book creators to filmmakers and producers to the actors who brought these characters to life, were consulted for the formation of the super-powered top 20 countdown lists in each category.

The super heroes, super villains and super vixens were chosen from characters who have appeared in comic books, movies, television, and/or video games. All choices were based on the characters' longevity, their iconic pop-culture status, and their overall "cool factor." Comic buffs won't want to miss celebrities dishing on the ins and outs of their favorite characters, including Lou Ferrigno discussing The Hulk's relatable human side and Mark Hamill talking about his total commitment to creating the fantasy that surrounded "Star Wars."

With a combination of cutting edge graphics, film clips, celebrity and expert interviews, Bravo's "Ultimate Super Heroes" specials look at the popularity and longevity of each list topper. Exclusive interviews include actress Vivica A. Fox ("Batman and Robin, " Kill Bill: Vol. 1"), comic book writer Stan Lee ("X-Men," "Spider-Man," "Fantastic Four"), actor Hal Sparks ("Spiderman 2"), director Bryan Singer ("X-Men," "X-Men 2"), actor Bill Mumy ("Twilight Zone," "Babylon 5"), comic book writer Todd McFarlane ("Spawn"), actor Mark Hamill ("Star Wars"), actor Lou Ferrigno ("The Incredible Hulk") and Chairman/CEO Marvel Studios Avi Arad ("X-Men," "Daredevil," "Elektra").

"Ultimate Super Heroes, Ultimate Super Villains, Ultimate Super Vixens" is produced by Prometheus Entertainment and Fox Television Studios in association with Bravo.

[Xenorama ™]

sounds interesting, but it looks like it's "The USA's Ultimate Heroes"- i mean, where is El Santo, who made movies on three different continents, or Ultraman (the same)? will they talk about Power Rangers and their origins?
i'll watch tho, despite "cutting edge" graphics...

David

[Zone Fighter]

Apparently these people dont even know that Bill Mumy (Will Robinson) was "Lost In Space" long before he was an alien with a funny shapped head in Babylon 5. Of course neither of those shows have anything to do with super heroes. They're not classifying a character he played once in the original Twilight Zone and again in the new series, as a super villain are they? If they are, they're desperate. And Luke Skywalker is not a super hero.

I don't have Cable anyway so it doesn't really matter to me how bad this will be.

[Torgaman]

The show is aimed at Americans who are familiar with American heroes.I doubt BRAVO would want to do a show on obscure heroes very few people in mainstream
would know about.

[Xenorama ™]

still, Power Rangers was a huge thing in 92-93, and is still on to this day- more kids have seen them then many of the movies, that's for sure.

Bill Mumy is also a huge comic book fan- he's always around the San Diego Con, so maybe they are just talking to him from that point. ditto with Mark Hamil.

David

[Xenorama ™]

name several things wrong with this list:

1) Spider-Man
2) Superman
3) Batman
4) James Bond
5) Indiana Jones
6) Luke Skywalker
7) X-Men
8) The Incredibles
9) The Fantastic Four
10) The Hulk
11) Spawn
12) Hellboy
13) Flash Gordon
14) The Mask
15) Daredevil
16) The Tick
17) Austin Powers
18) Conan
19) Blade
20) Men in Black

aside from 7 characters not being superheroes, the Incredibles DO NOT deserve being rated higher than the FF. and as much as i love Spidey, he's nowhere near as influential as Superman and Batman.

just whatever made the most money. The Phantom should be on there, Captain America should be, but neither of those movies made enough money.

the show was alright, always nice to hear Adam, but whoever wrote the script needed to be nicer about some of the movies and shows.

[Torgaman]

Again I state the show was aimed at mainstream America.

The INCREDIBLES are higher than FF because their animated film was a major blockbuster.

[Xenorama ™]

yeah, but couldn't they have done something slightly educational instead of just pandering? i mean, this is Bravo, they used to be the "arts" channel.

[Torgaman]

Just about every cable station in the country is now owned by corporate America whose only concern is to make money and you do that by appealing to the highest number of people.

We are defiantely not the highest number of people.And
appealing to nerds isn't really high on the priorites of corporate America.

[Torgaman]

Frank Gorshin was seen rather briefly in the final installment of ULTIMATE SUPERHEROES,VIXENS AND SUPERVILLIANS.Looking at him it must have been shot a few months maybe even weeks before his sad passing.He did the laugh but it was obvious this was a
physical strain on him.

[Xenorama ™]

i looked at the lists for the other two shows and was so disgusted by them and their lack of true knowledge that i didn't even bother watching them. pleh on Bravo.