History WesternAnimation / SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries

--->'''Harry''': You mean like ''Myth/RobinHood in [[Film/RobinHoodMenInTights Men in Tights]]''.

-->'''Spider-Man''': Maybe I need an image makeover. *Whilst using his fingers as makeshift "ears" and speaking in a darker tone of voice* [[Franchise/{{Batman}} I'm... Spider-Man]].

-->'''Peter:''' I bet the ComicBook/XMen get to go to parties.

** Spidey makes reference to the ComicBook/XMen in "The Party".
** The late Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan would reprise [[Film/{{Daredevil}} his role of]] ComicBook/TheKingpin.
** Also, Christina claims to know Spider-Man's true identity is Meng. Meng was voiced by Creator/RinoRomano, who voiced Spidey in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited'', so ''technically'', she was right.

Starring Creator/NeilPatrickHarris in the title role, the story of the show involved Peter Parker, Harry Osborn and Comicbook/MaryJaneWatson during their years in university. Harry is struggling over his father's death, Mary Jane has begun pursuing acting in the middle of her strained relationship with Peter, and Peter is doing what he is usually forced to do; juggle battles against supervillains with his personal life. It's somehow darker than your usual Spider-Man series, and mature as well. Shamefully, it's greatly overlooked.

** Harry is still grieving over the death of his father, Comicbook/NormanOsborn, thinking that Spider-Man killed him and Peter is unable to tell him how it really went down.

** Talon is loosely based on Comicbook/BlackCat, being an attractive thief. She was even originally going to be Black Cat until the casting of Music/{{Eve|Rapper}} persuaded the creators to retool her into a different character.

** Spidey makes reference to the Franchise/XMen in "The Party".

-->'''Peter:''' I bet the [[ComicBook/XMen X-Men]] get to go to parties.

* DownerEnding: The series ends with [[spoiler:Indy in a coma, that she may never recover from, caused unintentionally by Spider-Man, Peter's relationships with Mary Jane and Harry are damaged to a greater extent than ever before, Spider-Man is viewed as a criminal by virtually the entirety of New York City, who actually demand him to leave, and Peter quits being Spider-Man by putting his costume into a suitcase filled with bricks and throwing it into the river]]. A second season was planned to restore some of these events, but never materialized.

* HeroesWantRedheads: Peter and Mary Jane as usual, although MJ has a bit of competition in this series in the form of Indy.

--->'''Harry''': You mean like ''RobinHood in [[Film/RobinHoodMenInTights Men in Tights]]''.

It's fanbase has grown over time, to the point an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSQ0YoL_Lmw&t=422s unofficial revival was]] being developed by a team of skilled and passionate fans. Though, that project has been [[https://twitter.com/TNAScontinued/status/1638260587430924297 cancelled since then]].

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: In "Mind Games Part 2", the Gaines Twins flee to the rooftop after Spider-Man discovers the warehouse they've been hiding in, with Roman taking the door marked "Rooftop Access 1", and Roxanne taking "Rooftop Access 2". Pursuing them, Spider-Man gets locked in a psychic battle of wills with Roxanne as she reaches the rooftop, eventually overpowering her to throw her over the edge. However, [[spoiler:eagle-eyed viewers will note that she runs out of the doorway marked for the first access route, implying something is off. Sure enough, the real Roxanne lifts another psychic illusion, and when Spider-Man looks over the edge again, he sees it was ''Indy'' he threw from the roof in her place]].

* KicktheDog: The Gaines twins torment Mary Jane with psychic visions while holding her hostage, allowing her to think she's escaped her bonds and slipped out of the room she's being held in, only to be attacked by the Lizard. They then reveal that she never even got up from her chair and that the ropes holding her are just for show.

It's fanbase has grown over time, to the point an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSQ0YoL_Lmw&t=422s unofficial revival was]] being developed by a team of skilled and passionate fans. Though, that project has unfortunately been [[https://twitter.com/TNAScontinued/status/1638260587430924297 cancelled]].

It's fanbase has grown over time, to the point an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSQ0YoL_Lmw&t=422s unofficial revival is]] being developed by a team of skilled and passionate fans.

-->'''Peter:''' I bet the X-Men get to go to parties.

* BroadStrokes: For the most part, the events of the 2002 film seemed to have happened in this universe as they were shown, but given that the Peter is identified as eighteen on the anniversary of Norman Osborn's death it can be assumed they happened in Peter's senior year of high school unlike in the film where he starts college.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Definitely a lot darker than the usual Spidey fare, given how often the series shows people getting killed. The PG rating isn't just for show.

* DownerEnding: The series ends with [[spoiler:Indy in a coma, that she may never recover from, caused unintentionally by Spider-Man, Peter's relationships with Mary Jane and Harry are damaged to a greater extent than ever before, Spider-Man is viewed as a criminal by virtually the entirety of New York City, who actually demand him to leave, and Peter quits being Spider-Man by putting his costume into a suitcase filled with bricks and throwing it into the river.]] A second season was planned to restore some of these events, but never materialized.

* HateSink: Doug Reisman, the relentless head of the Sigmas that Max has to deal with. Despite being apparently popular at the university, Doug is not a [[JerkJock nice person]]. It’s almost satisfying to see him getting killed off at the hands of the man he bullied.

* IJustWantToBeNormal: [[spoiler:The series ends with Peter throwing his Spider-man costume into the river, swearing he won't be Spider-man again.]]

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of superhero cartoons. While most superhero cartoons use BloodlessCarnage and make it clear that nobody is killed, here it’s shown clearly that the villains are violently murderous as most real-life criminals are and not afraid to kill people to get what they want, and all supervillain’s rampages can severely injure and even kill innocent bystanders. The villains also have reasons for what they do, and most are either common thieves who just happen to have equipment that lets them keep up with Spider-Man or genuinely mentally unstable people with superpowers who cause a lot of harm in pursuit of their goals. Spider-Man’s YouFightLikeACow schtick is far more subdued, his methods to stop crime often leads to loads of collateral damage, and he is willing to break his code of ThouShaltNotKill if the situation demands it. And finally, him being a HeroWithBadPublicity pursued by the police is based more on several police officers’ prejudice than any real evidence, and some officers like Officer Barr are willing to flat out ignore evidence to support their views rather than admit they could be wrong about Spider-Man.

* AlternateContinuity: To the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'', being that while it's said to take place after ''[[Film/SpiderMan1 Spider-Man 1]]'', it doesn't line up at all to ''Film/SpiderMan2''. Core differences are that Dr. Connors becomes the Lizard and dies in the same episode, MJ taking on a punk look and Harry Osborn being blonde (although this could be justified as Harry dying his hair). It's implied it could be canon to 2003's ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' together, due to this version of Kingpin being black and even being voiced by Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan.

It's fanbase has grown over time, to the point an [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTGpK4L_mS0-9inaINnyJew unofficial revival is]] being developed by a team of skilled and passionate fans.

The series was initially supposed to be an adaptation of the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' comics, but it ended up taking inspiration from the first live-action film and roughly continued the story from there (even though it did not actually share a continuity with the film). It still had Creator/BrianMichaelBendis as a writer from the ''Ultimate'' series and the artistic style did harken slightly towards Mark Bagley's artwork, but ultimately it became [[CelShading its own thing]].

The series was initially supposed to be an adaptation of the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' comics, but ended up taking place after the events of the first live-action film. It still had Creator/BrianMichaelBendis as a writer from the ''Ultimate'' series and the artistic style did harken slightly towards Mark Bagley's artwork, but ultimately it became [[CelShading its own thing]].

* AdaptationalVillainy:
** Curt Connors is far more bitter and rude than his usual portrayal even before becoming the Lizard, and he is fully in control of his actions when he does become the Lizard, and uses his new powers to murder anyone he has a grudge against.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The series makes a lot of references to taking place after the first live-action movie, but ''Spider-Man 2'' seems to ignore it, based mainly on the fact that [[spoiler:Curt Connors/The Lizard dies in this series, but is alive, well, and apparently has never transformed before in the film. Additionally, Peter and Harry's living arrangements are reflective of most of the first movie where they're sharing an apartment, whereas their living arrangements in the second and third movies had Harry back in his dad's penthouse and Peter in a small apartment (and chances are they took hold when Norman died).]] There are a few things that are carried over into the second movie like Harry's drinking and tension with Peter due to the latter taking Spider-Man photos. Which is probably coincidental more than anything.

It's fanbase has grown over time, to the point a [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTGpK4L_mS0-9inaINnyJew pair]] [[https://www.youtube.com/c/TNASContinued of]] unofficial revivals are being developed by a team of skilled and passionate fans.

** Talon is loosely based on Comicbook/BlackCat, being an attractive thief. She was even originally going to be Black Cat until the casting of Music/{{Eve}} persuaded the creators to retool her into a different character.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'': During their climatic duel, Megatron hurls a sharp piece of debris at Optimus Prime, impaling him in the left side of his abdomen. Optimus avoids a couple of follow up shots from Megatron's fusion cannon before punching him into a wall, and then takes the time to remove the debris. Unfortunately, Megatron is wily enough [[AttackTheInjury to strike at the wound]], first with a laser sword and later with several shots from a laser pistol, the combined damage eventually turning out to be fatal. In Optimus' defense, the debris was large enough to clearly be a hindrance in the fight, so leaving it in wasn't an option.