"The Invisible Hand" Discussion Thread

[vinny2]

Since all the episode titles up to this point have supposedily been references to nature and the animal, what the heck does "The Invisible Hand" refer to then?

We're in a different story arc, therefore, the titles changed. That's why I still think the second arc starts with "Market Forces" because the titles stopped having to do with nature at "Natural Selection"

"Market Forces" and "Competition" and "The Invisible Hand" are about business and "Catalysts and "Reaction" are about science.

"Uncertainty Principle", "Persona", "Group Therapy" and "Nature vs. Nurture" all have a psychological spin in their titles.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

As sPiderine explained...

O'Hirn: What the--!? Why did you turn me into a friggin' Rhino!?

Hammerhead: It's kinda funny but Norman, Otto and I were takin' bong hits and that fat little nerd starts laughin' it up sayin' "Ya know what's funny about O'Hirn? You move the letters in his last name around and you get 'Rhino'!" And Osborne starts cackelin' and says "We should SO TOTALLY turn him into like a super Rhino! That would be SO TOTALLY perfect!" And the rest as they say, is history.

Rhino: Oh. Well, when you put it like that I guess I really can't get mad can I?

LOL! t:

 

[Sarcastic Fan]

So, you're telling me that they can't complete all 13 episodes first?

They can't spend 6 months to a year to complete all 13 episodes first, before airing them, what's stopping them once they have a secure Network?

It's called contract obligations. KidsWB wanted the series to premiere in March. They demanded that date over a year ago. There are deadlines that have to be met.

It's not just this show, this is the way it is with every show. It takes a long time to produce a series, and this is a business. There are all sorts of business strategies that dictate why they choose to air a series when.

Besides, a couple of re-runs are hardly the end of the world anyway.

 

[vinny2]

It's called contract obligations. KidsWB wanted the series to premiere in March. They demanded that date over a year ago. There are deadlines that have to be met.

It's not just this show, this is the way it is with every show. It takes a long time to produce a series, and this is a business. There are all sorts of business strategies that dictate why they choose to air a series when.

Besides, a couple of re-runs are hardly the end of the world anyway.

This is why a lot of great shows get bad reputations. A handful of fans want to much and they get annoyed when the show doesn't meet THEIR schedule. I assume, at the start, they thought they could meet the deadline. That's why they announced they would air all the episodes straight. They couldn't so they took a week off to catch up. As previously stated, it's not the end of the world. If getting the full 100% Weisman awesomeness meant waiting two months, I would do it. One week isn't even a flesh wound.

 

[Visionary]

One week isn't even a flesh wound.

Well, it is for those who have no life...and I'm bleeding all over the place.

 

[WolfCypher]

It's called contract obligations. KidsWB wanted the series to premiere in March. They demanded that date over a year ago. There are deadlines that have to be met.

It's not just this show, this is the way it is with every show. It takes a long time to produce a series, and this is a business. There are all sorts of business strategies that dictate why they choose to air a series when.

Besides, a couple of re-runs are hardly the end of the world anyway.

Although I will agree with you on that, don't be surprised when Kids WB starts showing two months of reruns to stall from premiering the last one or two episodes of the season, like they always do. Shame that that means Venom will take forever to premier.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

This is why a lot of great shows get bad reputations. A handful of fans want to much and they get annoyed when the show doesn't meet THEIR schedule. I assume, at the start, they thought they could meet the deadline. That's why they announced they would air all the episodes straight. They couldn't so they took a week off to catch up. As previously stated, it's not the end of the world. If getting the full 100% Weisman awesomeness meant waiting two months, I would do it. One week isn't even a flesh wound.

Exactly my thughts! As I once said, I'd rather wait a while so that the show would be fantastic rather than rushing and making the show bad.

 

[Visionary]

When does 4Kids take over?

 

[Webhead2006]

in the fall.

 

[Visionary]

So what exactly happens during the switch, because 4Kids has enough cartoons to take over KidsWB's entire block. Or is it a mix between 4Kids/WB toons. And what happens to FOX channel cartoon block, do they fill it with non-4Kids cartoons?

 

[Venomfan]

does anybody know why they bothered changing Rhino's name to Alex O'hirn?

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I'm loving how Rhino was just throwing Spidey around like he was nothing. That's pure Rhino right there.

 

[Silver Spider]

I'm loving how Rhino was just throwing Spidey around like he was nothing. That's pure Rhino right there.

You can tell that I agree by my avatar.

 

[Venom 1988]

does anybody know why they bothered changing Rhino's name to Alex O'hirn?

Uh they didn't

Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich is his real name, but hes gone by Alex O'hirn in the comics as well.

 

[vinny2]

does anybody know why they bothered changing Rhino's name to Alex O'hirn?

Alex O'Hirn was his alias in the comics.

 

[Venomfan]

Uh they didn't

Aleksei Mikhailovich Sytsevich is his real name, but hes gone by Alex O'hirn in the comics as well.

o really, i guess i havent noticed those, i think i only ever saw that in the ultimate spider-man game

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

o really, i guess i havent noticed those, i think i only ever saw that in the ultimate spider-man game

Speaking of that game, I didn't like how somebody was just controlling the mechanical Rhino. That's for a different discussion though so I don't want to get off topic.

 

[IamProdigy]

We're in a different story arc, therefore, the titles changed. That's why I still think the second arc starts with "Market Forces" because the titles stopped having to do with nature at "Natural Selection"

"Market Forces" and "Competition" and "The Invisible Hand" are about business and "Catalysts and "Reaction" are about science.

"Uncertainty Principle", "Persona", "Group Therapy" and "Nature vs. Nurture" all have a psychological spin in their titles.

You're pretty close, but no cigar because "The Uncertainty Principle" is part of the third arc with "Catalysts" and "Reaction".

But maybe UP is a segue episode to get ready for the symbiote arc.

 

[vinny2]

It's nothing we didn't already know, but it does have a nice picture:

Kids' WB! has released an image and description from "The Invisible Hand," Saturday's new episode of The Spectacular Spider-Man.

Here's how the network describes the episode:

"Peter Parker struggles to get a date for the Fall Formal, and to figure out a way to pay for it. Meanwhile, the unstoppable Rhino -- the latest of the Big Man's creations -- has sworn vengeance on Spider-Man. Spidey takes the battle directly to the source of his troubles, the previously invisible hand, who has been secretly conducting his villain-of-the-week attacks. But the Big Man offers a surprising solution to Spidey's problems, a tempting offer he doesn't think our hero can afford to refuse. Will Spidey do the right thing?"

The episode was written by Matt Wayne and directed by David Bullock. Clancy Brown, the voice of Lex Luthor in Superman and Justice League, provides the voice of Rhino.

Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0804/08/index.htm

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

It's nothing we didn't already know, but it does have a nice picture:



http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0804/08/index.htm

Awesome! That picture is so badass.

 

[Webhead2006]

sweet pic did any one notice second horn i didnt before/during the promo for the episode.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

sweet pic did any one notice second horn i didnt before/during the promo for the episode.

I didn't notice that. Thanks for pointing it out.

 

[Silver Spider]

sweet pic did any one notice second horn i didnt before/during the promo for the episode.

I did, like the second or third time seeing the picture. How about the little red eyes on the sides of his head, did you see those?

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I did, like the second or third time seeing the picture. How about the little red eyes on the sides of his head, did you see those?

I never noticed those in the promo, but in the picture that was posted today I did.

 

[PJBoy]

It's nothing we didn't already know, but it does have a nice picture:
http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0804/08/index.htm

Ahá, the same synopsis I posted. You guys believe on me right now?