<div class="description"><br /><div id="productclips"><div id="productclips-top"><div id="productclips-bottom"><a class="productclip"><object width="240" height="198"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tCVfvmp_cRM&rel=0&showinfo=0"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tCVfvmp_cRM&rel=0&showinfo=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="240" height="198"></embed></object><br />Supermaaaaaaan! Shoot me.</a></div></div></div>
<p><strong>It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…</strong></p>
<p><em>…it’s a pantload, more like.</em> Exhibit A is one of the true gems of suicide-inducing television, the infamous <em>Superman: The Musical</em>.</p>
<p>Based on a failed 1960s Broadway musical, the 1975 TV special was part of <span class="caps">ABC</span>’s attempt at broadcasting “edgy” entertainment in order to compete with <span class="caps">NBC</span>’s <em>Saturday Night Live</em>.</p>
<p>The plot of the musical is of course moronic: an egotistical reporter for the Daily Planet, Max Mencken, is jealous of all the attention Superman gets in the press and from his adoring public. He hatches a plot to bring Superman down not by using any kind of super-weapon, but by turning the public against him, thus giving Superman a negative self-image. Ya.</p>
<p>With cardboard sets, the production looks like it was produced on a budget of a buck and a half with money left over. Superman looks like… well, <em>look</em> at him. Lois is so perky that you want to shoot her in the face.</p>
<p><strong>And then they start singing.</strong></p>
<p align="center"><font color="red">He brings the orphans Christmas turkey.<br />He flew my asthmatic son to Albuquerque.<br />Yes, when the world’s moral standards grow murky<br />We need him.</font></p>
<p>Not as bad as the whining, though:</p>
<p align="center"><font color="red">Why must I, the Man of Steel<br />Feel as helpless as a man of straw?<br />They used to hold me in such awe;<br />Why must the strongest man in the world<br />Be the bluest man, tell me why?<br />Don’t they know the strongest man can cry?</font></p>
<p>One thing’s for sure, fanboy—you’ll be the one crying by the time this one’s through.</p>
<p>This TV special aired once only at 11:30 pm, has <span class="caps">NEVER BEEN RELEASED OFFICIALLY</span>, AND <span class="caps">NEVER WILL BE</span>. It is provided for collectors only, as a curioso object. Comes in the beautiful case shown above.</p>
<img src="http://www.antimattermultiverse.com/files/shops/0000/8622/assets/Superman%20Musical%20DVD.gif" align="right" alt="Superman The Musical DVD" style="padding: 0 50px 0 0;"/>
<strong>Specifications</strong> <a href="http://www.antimattermultiverse.com/pages/about-our-releases"><em>(Learn what these terms mean)</em></a>
<ul>
<li>Running Time: 100min</li>
<li>Format: <span class="caps">DVD</span>-R</li>
<li>Language: English</li>
<li>Subtitles: None</li>
<li>Video System: <span class="caps">NTSC</span></li>
<li>Region: 0 <em>(No Region Protection)</em></li>
<li>Audio quality: 7/10</li>
<li>Picture quality: 7/10<br /></div></li>
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Supermaaaaaaan! Shoot me.</a></div></div></div>
*It's a Bird, It's a Plane...*
_...it's a pantload, more like._ Exhibit A is one of the true gems of suicide-inducing television, the infamous _Superman: The Musical_.
Based on a failed 1960s Broadway musical, the 1975 TV special was part of ABC's attempt at broadcasting “edgy” entertainment in order to compete with NBC’s _Saturday Night Live_.
The plot of the musical is of course moronic: an egotistical reporter for the Daily Planet, Max Mencken, is jealous of all the attention Superman gets in the press and from his adoring public. He hatches a plot to bring Superman down not by using any kind of super-weapon, but by turning the public against him, thus giving Superman a negative self-image. Ya.
With cardboard sets, the production looks like it was produced on a budget of a buck and a half with money left over. Superman looks like... well, _look_ at him. Lois is so perky that you want to shoot her in the face.
*And then they start singing.*
<p align="center"><font color="red">He brings the orphans Christmas turkey.
He flew my asthmatic son to Albuquerque.
Yes, when the world's moral standards grow murky
We need him.</font></p>
Not as bad as the whining, though:
<p align="center"><font color="red">Why must I, the Man of Steel
Feel as helpless as a man of straw?
They used to hold me in such awe;
Why must the strongest man in the world
Be the bluest man, tell me why?
Don't they know the strongest man can cry?</font></p>
One thing’s for sure, fanboy -- you’ll be the one crying by the time this one's through.
This TV special aired once only at 11:30 pm, has NEVER BEEN RELEASED OFFICIALLY, AND NEVER WILL BE. It is provided for collectors only, as a curioso object. Comes in the beautiful case shown above.
<img src="http://www.antimattermultiverse.com/files/shops/0000/8622/assets/Superman%20Musical%20DVD.gif" align="right" alt="Superman The Musical DVD" style="padding: 0 50px 0 0;"/>
*Specifications* "_(Learn what these terms mean)_":http://www.antimattermultiverse.com/pages/about-our-releases
* Running Time: 100min
* Format: DVD-R
* Language: English
* Subtitles: None
* Video System: NTSC
* Region: 0 _(No Region Protection)_
* Audio quality: 7/10
* Picture quality: 7/10
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