Who Wants to Be a Superhero?

I remember watching "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" two years back on the Sci-Fi Channel and thinking that this show was like reality television for comic book geeks, and therefore was a sure-fire way to get comic book geeks into the reality television market.

Let's face it, reality TV is anything but. They, typically, are the lowest denominator of television and entertainment.

At first I winced when I heard this show has the tag-line of banality, namely "A Sci-Fi Channel Original". Yet when I saw the concept I had hope.

Having seen only the premier, the missus and I watched this for a laugh. And laugh we did, the first 30 minutes were hilarious.

*this comment may contain spoilers* Who wants to be a superhero is a reality show that seems to be far from reality. I saw a few ads for the show and was mildly interested but never actually got around to watch it.

The only thing that keeps me from giving this show a ten is the fact that some of the contestants on the show are already actors. I think the chosen contestants should have been pure comic book geeks who really wanted to be a superhero and featured in a comic book, not just actors looking for a gig.

Well the first time I saw this my first thought was... "Oh god no...

Stan Lee was the host of this show and that alone is enough reason to pay homage to it.

Like a lot of reality shows that I intend to stay far away from, Who Wants to Be a Superhero sucked me in like a Hoover last season. At times, it was like watching a horrific scene, trying not to look.