"X-Men '97 (Disney+)" Animated Series News & Discussion, Part 2 (Spoilers)

[RoyalRubble]

Apparently Deadpool was off-limits for the show. Not sure if that will change in following seasons but it's fine with me, personally. Though I did consider Theo James might voice him, before all was revealed.

 

[Frontier]

Apparently Deadpool was off-limits for the show. Not sure if that will change in following seasons but it's fine with me, personally. Though I did consider Theo James might voice him, before all was revealed.

I wonder if it's because of Ryan Reynolds' version and they want that to be the de-facto Deadpool...

 

[RoyalRubble]

It's weird because Deadpool did have a couple of cameos on the original series, when he wasn't as famous as he is now. I figured him and Carol Danvers would appear here instead of Captain America (not that I'm complaining).

With this embargo in place it kind of reminds me how Batman related characters couldn't appear on Justice League Unlimited.

 

[Rick Jones]

I wonder if it's because of Ryan Reynolds' version and they want that to be the de-facto Deadpool...

I think it's been hinted that Cassandra Nova was off-limits due to the movie as well.

 

[Frontier]

It's weird because Deadpool did have a couple of cameos on the original series, when he wasn't as famous as he is now. I figured him and Carol Danvers would appear here instead of Captain America (not that I'm complaining).

With this embargo in place it kind of reminds me how Batman related characters couldn't appear on Justice League Unlimited.

Marvel Animation trying to take cue from the successes of DC Animation, even the embargos .

 

[Rick Jones]

Marvel Animation trying to take cue from the successes of DC Animation, even the embargos .

I'm still shell shocked from the little X-Men and Fantastic Four embargos from the Marvel Animation Studios days. The e-word gives me cold shivers.

 

[RoyalRubble]

Speaking of, with Wolverine on the show and now cameos of Spidey and Hulk (well, thanks to Morph anyway), we basically have 3/4 of a Fantastic Four line-up. Will Ghost Rider pop up next? Or the real, original F4 team?

 

[Frontier]

Speaking of, with Wolverine on the show and now cameos of Spidey and Hulk (well, thanks to Morph anyway), we basically have 3/4 of a Fantastic Four line-up. Will Ghost Rider pop up next? Or the real, original F4 team?

They might be saving Ghost Rider so they can do a Spider-Man '98 team-up .

 

[RoyalRubble]

05/14:
Some viewership data:

Per Variety, Echo is the second-most viewed Disney+ series in 2024, only trailing the popular live-action book adaptation, Percy Jackson and Olympians. When assessing the share of viewership time across all Disney+ shows this year, Echo has 11.8% of the streamer's overall viewing hours, well behind Percy Jackson and the Olympians at 23.3%. The next-closest original series to Echo is the recently released X-Men '97 Season 1 at 6.8%.

EDIT:
Nominated for "Breakthrough Drama Series" at the Gotham TV Awards.


05/17:
How X-Men '97 sets the stage for season 2.

New EW article; possible spoilers. Also addresses kick-staring season 3.

 

[Frontier]

It's kind of funny to think that this show is going to have a heavy Apocalypse influence when season 2 of WaTXM was also going to be heavily focused on Apocalypse.

 

[Rick Jones]

It's kind of funny to think that this show is going to have a heavy Apocalypse influence when season 2 of WaTXM was also going to be heavily focused on Apocalypse.

Season 1 had the destruction of Genosha too.

 

[Frontier]

Season 1 had the destruction of Genosha too.

Also the X-Men having to stop a mass Sentinel attack and Magneto .

I guess there was also a Phoenix appearance without the classic costume too .

 

[RoyalRubble]

05/19:
Missed this before but Variety also posted an interview with Brad Winderbaum following the season finale. (Again, possible spoilers)

05/21:
More viewership data. The Season finale had "3.5M views globally in its first five days on the streaming platform. That makes it the most-viewed full-length animation series finale since Season 1 of What If…?, the Walt Disney Company says. [...] As an added bonus, Disney also says that viewership for the original 1992 X-Men animated series has doubled since X-Men ’97 premiered."

 

[Rick Jones]

That is awesome news, all around.

 

[RoyalRubble]

I forgot about this, but the Assembled special about the making of the show debuts today on Disney+. It can be discussed here, if anyone wants to comment on it, or if there's any new or interesting trivia revealed in the documentary.

 

[Rick Jones]

I just finished the Assembled special. I'm a sucker for these kinds of things, so I was going to check it out as soon as I realized that it was released today. It showcases some of the origin of the original series, which we diehards have become very familiar with in recent years. There is also a lot of focus on the voice acting (it's lovely seeing Norm Spencer honored). I just wish that a little more light was shone on the technical aspect, and also the writing. It's a shame that Beau DeMayo was excised, after knowing how much of an architect he was of the final season. Amelia Vidal, Theo James and Catherine Disher would have been welcome faces too.

 

[thisithis]

If anything Disney should thank Universal Studios and the late Michael Edens for the success of X-Men 97. Even though Exosquad came out at the same time as the original X-Men Animated Series, Batman TAS was kicking both X-Men Animated Series and Exosquad's buts. Even though Exosquad's ratings were good an odd lawsuit from FASA Corporation on Playmates and the reason why Universal Studios may have canceled Exosquad. And the X-Men Animated Serie already sharing some of the writers with Exosquad, Universal Studios killing Exosquad turned out to be a good thing for the X-Men Animated Serie. Most of the writers in Universal Studios left angry at Universal Studios including the late Michael Edens to work on the X-Men Animated Serie for Fox. Some of those stories Michael Edens before sadly dying from cancer just a few years ago can be seen in X-Men 97. Of course, he did die cursing out Universal Studios for not letting him finish Exosquad's storyline. even though he didn't create the character Morph, he did flush out the relationship between Wolverine and Morph more.

 

[RoyalRubble]

There will be a digital release of the show's soundtrack tomorrow.

 

[wonderfly]

From the front page of AnimeSuperhero.com:

"Five Interesting Facts From The Making Of X-Men 97"​

"Two X-Men 97 posts in one day? The show is just that good. If you haven’t seen it yet, go see it, and then return here for a breakdown of the making-of documentary that Disney+ just posted.

The doc is part of the Marvel Assembled series, and goes into not just X-Men 97 but the original series itself, who was behind it, its appeal and anything interesting that happened in the background. Beau DeMayo has been wiped from the doc entirely and you wouldn’t know he existed if this was all you saw, but here are the five most interesting facts we learned today otherwise:"

Read the full article here.

 

[RoyalRubble]

05/30:
An interview with Matthew Waterson.

06/07:
The Hollywood Reporter has a first look at the vinyl soundtrack release for the show.