with so many superhero shows out there
they can’t all stick the landing welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
worst live-action superhero shows before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
TV series that features super characters
but that’s the only super thing about
them an eye for an eye also don’t expect
to see any bad cartoons mentioned here
number 10 in humans we need to go to the
earth now we need to strike first
it would only lead to war after debuting
on IMAX screens across the country
Marvel’s and humans was widely
considered a disaster by both critics
and audiences alike initially planned as
a feature film to be released during
Marvel’s phase 3 the project was
eventually pulled and later rushed to
the small screen as quickly and cheaply
as possible and it shows from awful
costume designed to poor special effects
everything about this project stands in
opposition to the strong reputation
Marvel has cultivated up until this
point there’s also a huge disparity
between the scenes that were shot in
IMAX and those that weren’t making the
viewing experience even more jarring
hopefully this is not a sign of things
to come from Marvel number 9 birds of
prey my name is Alfred Pennyworth and I
have a story to tell
imagine a world where Batman abandons
Gotham City leaving Black Canary Oracle
and Huntress to pick up the pieces
sounds like a pretty cool premise for a
show right they even had Harley Quinn as
the big bad I want you
to lose your mind unfortunately the
results of birds-of-prey never lived up
to the promise of the premise pretty
much an amalgamation of every bad
superhero trope this series pilot
episode actually set a viewership record
but steeply declined from there the show
did make it to the end of its first and
only season but was canceled before any
work on the second season would begin
maybe a little help sometimes isn’t so
bad number eight the thundermans we’re
just getting it started for you you know
when I can’t open a jar and you get it
started for me what happens when a kids
television network tries to cash in on
the popularity of superheroes you get
the thundermans blending the superhero
genre with a family sitcom the
thundermans is like The Incredibles but
without all the stuff that made it
interesting to make matters worse the
show doesn’t do anything new in terms of
sitcoms aimed at children it still
features families bickering with one
another a forced laugh track and
cringe-worthy jokes that practically
never land the superpowers are just a
distraction from the real villain the
show itself and this is the greatest
family ever number 7 the Cape you’re the
one wearing long underwear and a cape
fair enough the Dark Knight is one of
the greatest superhero films of all time
so it makes sense that other producers
would try and cash in on its success
that being said we never did think we’d
get something like this this bizarre
show stars a cop who receives a special
cape that can stretch and grab various
objects in combat while that’s not
inherently bad the show takes itself way
too seriously for that premise to work
it’s a clash of campy superhero action
and a realistic setting and the result
just feels wrong so keep your damn cape
I don’t know number six Flash Gordon
fans of the 80s Flash Gordon film were
excited to hear that the character would
be returning in the 2000s with a brand
new TV show however their excitement
quickly turned to disgust when the
reboot finally premiered the first few
episodes were so poorly received that it
scared off just about anybody who tried
watching it critics said that Flash
Gordon later improved on its tone
direction acting and characters but the
beginning of the show was so bad that
nobody bothered to return to it and it
was canceled after just one season don’t
move hey oh okay say it’s me
number five night man this is good most
superheroes are billionaires inventors
or lawyers Johnny Domino the alter ego
of night man is instead a saxophone
player due to his skills as a musician
he is and we quote tuned to the
frequency of evil after being struck by
lightning night man is able to literally
hear the scheme’s of criminals on top of
that Domino constructed a bulletproof
suit that allows him to fly and looks
like something out of Batman and Robin
as you might expect all of these factors
lead to a show that is campy
unbelievable and packed to the brim with
cliches after two seasons it was time to
say goodnight to the night man very good
number four masked rider you just drink
your juice son I’m sure everything’s
gonna be just fine
the actual story of the masked rider
character is pretty dark so it comes as
a complete shock that the show was
focused on comedy above all else
basically they threw some action into a
sitcom and yes it was every bit as
agonizing to watch as it sounds the
dialogue was also pretty terrible
ranging from almost acceptable and campy
to downright painful to endure
what’s more the show’s action was
jarring to watch with so many cuts
in-between that it was difficult to know
what was going on perhaps the only good
thing that came out of the show was a
crossover with the Power Rangers we came
because our friend alpha 5 believed you
were in danger
number 3 ninja turtles the next mutation
you’re gonna bust your noggin leo no
Mikey I’m gonna break the breaks
adapting a story for television is one
thing but when you throw the lure out
the window all together you end up with
something like this notice the lack of
teenage in the title
that’s because our heroes in a
half-shell are now adults which takes
away a lot of their personality the show
also introduced many original characters
that don’t fit the franchise’s fans have
come to know it you know characters like
the fifth turtle a female named Venus de
Milo who used magic to fight enemies
this aspect of the show was so bad that
Turtles co-creator Peter Laird refuses
to acknowledge that Venus ever happened
the dunk is magic magic number two the
amazing spider-man
spider-man is one of the most popular
superheroes ever created so a TV show
about him seems easy enough however
there are so many problems with this
series that it’s considered to be one of
the worst adaptations of the character
ever made first of all there are no
villains in the show don’t expect any
familiar faces like Green Goblin or Doc
Ock secondly there are a ton of changes
made to the character all but erasing
his comic book origins save for the
spider bite lastly one of the only parts
of the comics they did take inspiration
from was the Clone Saga needless to say
it was a recipe for disaster I feel like
such a fool calling you a coward like I
did I didn’t realize you a spider-man
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions you know what
have you noticed a lot of things have
been disappearing the last couple of
weeks yeah my basketball is missing too
let’s blow some bubbles and fight some
crime
[Music]
25:25
number one tattooed teenage alien
fighters from Beverly Hills
[Music]
if the name isn’t enough of an
indication this show is contrived
ridiculous and downright atrocious
according to the viewers critics and
pretty much anyone who tuned in the show
stars for teens who were bestowed with
magical tattoos from an alien blob
however the tattoos aren’t just your
average ink they glow in trouble as a
foot and give the teenagers portals to
travel through which then transformed
them into horrible looking heroes still
with us you won’t be after we tell you
they can all combine to form a giant
night we couldn’t make this stuff up if
we tried so if we get it dysfunctioning
we can destroy it
correct didn’t work but you must hurry
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
they can’t all stick the landing welcome
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
worst live-action superhero shows before
we begin we publish new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
TV series that features super characters
but that’s the only super thing about
them an eye for an eye also don’t expect
to see any bad cartoons mentioned here
number 10 in humans we need to go to the
earth now we need to strike first
it would only lead to war after debuting
on IMAX screens across the country
Marvel’s and humans was widely
considered a disaster by both critics
and audiences alike initially planned as
a feature film to be released during
Marvel’s phase 3 the project was
eventually pulled and later rushed to
the small screen as quickly and cheaply
as possible and it shows from awful
costume designed to poor special effects
everything about this project stands in
opposition to the strong reputation
Marvel has cultivated up until this
point there’s also a huge disparity
between the scenes that were shot in
IMAX and those that weren’t making the
viewing experience even more jarring
hopefully this is not a sign of things
to come from Marvel number 9 birds of
prey my name is Alfred Pennyworth and I
have a story to tell
imagine a world where Batman abandons
Gotham City leaving Black Canary Oracle
and Huntress to pick up the pieces
sounds like a pretty cool premise for a
show right they even had Harley Quinn as
the big bad I want you
to lose your mind unfortunately the
results of birds-of-prey never lived up
to the promise of the premise pretty
much an amalgamation of every bad
superhero trope this series pilot
episode actually set a viewership record
but steeply declined from there the show
did make it to the end of its first and
only season but was canceled before any
work on the second season would begin
maybe a little help sometimes isn’t so
bad number eight the thundermans we’re
just getting it started for you you know
when I can’t open a jar and you get it
started for me what happens when a kids
television network tries to cash in on
the popularity of superheroes you get
the thundermans blending the superhero
genre with a family sitcom the
thundermans is like The Incredibles but
without all the stuff that made it
interesting to make matters worse the
show doesn’t do anything new in terms of
sitcoms aimed at children it still
features families bickering with one
another a forced laugh track and
cringe-worthy jokes that practically
never land the superpowers are just a
distraction from the real villain the
show itself and this is the greatest
family ever number 7 the Cape you’re the
one wearing long underwear and a cape
fair enough the Dark Knight is one of
the greatest superhero films of all time
so it makes sense that other producers
would try and cash in on its success
that being said we never did think we’d
get something like this this bizarre
show stars a cop who receives a special
cape that can stretch and grab various
objects in combat while that’s not
inherently bad the show takes itself way
too seriously for that premise to work
it’s a clash of campy superhero action
and a realistic setting and the result
just feels wrong so keep your damn cape
I don’t know number six Flash Gordon
fans of the 80s Flash Gordon film were
excited to hear that the character would
be returning in the 2000s with a brand
new TV show however their excitement
quickly turned to disgust when the
reboot finally premiered the first few
episodes were so poorly received that it
scared off just about anybody who tried
watching it critics said that Flash
Gordon later improved on its tone
direction acting and characters but the
beginning of the show was so bad that
nobody bothered to return to it and it
was canceled after just one season don’t
move hey oh okay say it’s me
number five night man this is good most
superheroes are billionaires inventors
or lawyers Johnny Domino the alter ego
of night man is instead a saxophone
player due to his skills as a musician
he is and we quote tuned to the
frequency of evil after being struck by
lightning night man is able to literally
hear the scheme’s of criminals on top of
that Domino constructed a bulletproof
suit that allows him to fly and looks
like something out of Batman and Robin
as you might expect all of these factors
lead to a show that is campy
unbelievable and packed to the brim with
cliches after two seasons it was time to
say goodnight to the night man very good
number four masked rider you just drink
your juice son I’m sure everything’s
gonna be just fine
the actual story of the masked rider
character is pretty dark so it comes as
a complete shock that the show was
focused on comedy above all else
basically they threw some action into a
sitcom and yes it was every bit as
agonizing to watch as it sounds the
dialogue was also pretty terrible
ranging from almost acceptable and campy
to downright painful to endure
what’s more the show’s action was
jarring to watch with so many cuts
in-between that it was difficult to know
what was going on perhaps the only good
thing that came out of the show was a
crossover with the Power Rangers we came
because our friend alpha 5 believed you
were in danger
number 3 ninja turtles the next mutation
you’re gonna bust your noggin leo no
Mikey I’m gonna break the breaks
adapting a story for television is one
thing but when you throw the lure out
the window all together you end up with
something like this notice the lack of
teenage in the title
that’s because our heroes in a
half-shell are now adults which takes
away a lot of their personality the show
also introduced many original characters
that don’t fit the franchise’s fans have
come to know it you know characters like
the fifth turtle a female named Venus de
Milo who used magic to fight enemies
this aspect of the show was so bad that
Turtles co-creator Peter Laird refuses
to acknowledge that Venus ever happened
the dunk is magic magic number two the
amazing spider-man
spider-man is one of the most popular
superheroes ever created so a TV show
about him seems easy enough however
there are so many problems with this
series that it’s considered to be one of
the worst adaptations of the character
ever made first of all there are no
villains in the show don’t expect any
familiar faces like Green Goblin or Doc
Ock secondly there are a ton of changes
made to the character all but erasing
his comic book origins save for the
spider bite lastly one of the only parts
of the comics they did take inspiration
from was the Clone Saga needless to say
it was a recipe for disaster I feel like
such a fool calling you a coward like I
did I didn’t realize you a spider-man
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions you know what
have you noticed a lot of things have
been disappearing the last couple of
weeks yeah my basketball is missing too
let’s blow some bubbles and fight some
crime
[Music]
25:25
number one tattooed teenage alien
fighters from Beverly Hills
[Music]
if the name isn’t enough of an
indication this show is contrived
ridiculous and downright atrocious
according to the viewers critics and
pretty much anyone who tuned in the show
stars for teens who were bestowed with
magical tattoos from an alien blob
however the tattoos aren’t just your
average ink they glow in trouble as a
foot and give the teenagers portals to
travel through which then transformed
them into horrible looking heroes still
with us you won’t be after we tell you
they can all combine to form a giant
night we couldn’t make this stuff up if
we tried so if we get it dysfunctioning
we can destroy it
correct didn’t work but you must hurry
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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