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Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
— June 18, 2006 4 Comments
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman aired yesterday on A&E. I stumbled upon it as it was coming on, or I would have missed it myself. It is a 2 hour special chronicling Superman from his beginning in comics to becoming an American and later worldwide phenomenon. It focuses more on the history of Superman in the media from comic strips, radio shows, early movies and televsion shows, Saturday morning cartoons, a sitcom and the more recent television show and upcoming movie.
I really enjoyed watching it, and I think that anyone who is a fan of comic books should see this. Superman is the only DC superhero that I happen to like, and it was very interesting to see the origin of the comics and the history of Superman. It was also interesting to see the making of the movies in the 70’s and 80’s. The last 15 minutes or so features the new movie and a behind the scenes look at the next Superman. Here is the synopsis from A&E’s web site.
Here’s the story behind the phenomenon of Superman, the most merchandised and imitated superhero of them all. Through interviews with the key creative talents responsible for seven decades of thrilling Superman adventures, we’ll follow the Man of Steel’s path from Depression-era comic book hero to George Reeves’s TV portrayal in the 50s, Christopher Reeve’s movies in the 70s and 80s, and the TV shows Lois and Clark and Smallville. There’ll even be a sneak preview of the new film, Superman Returns, to be released this summer.
If you missed it, A&E will be airing it again the week that ‘Superman Returns’ will debut in theaters across America. Look for it on Thursday, June 29 @ 9pm/8C and Friday, June 30 @ 1am/12C. Visit the link above to view the trailer.
Ah man. That looks cool. Wished I would have seen it…will try to catch it in re-runs.
Hey I just saw that they are selling this at best buy
check it out
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7819159&type=product&id=1542882
Sweet! Do they have it in stores? If they do, I will probably get it. I have a Best Buy gift card.
They had the DVD at Best Buy today, and I picked up a copy. It is priced at $19.99. It actually has 2 discs. The first disc has the documentary on it. The second disc has Bryan Singer’s video journals from the set of Superman Returns. Apparently, the Best Buy version is exclusive and has the second disc along with a set of 5 official Superman movie poster prints. This is a pretty good set if you ask me!