As Warner Bros. gets set to release Superman Returns in theatres on June 28, the studio has teamed with internet service provider AOL to launch a special Superman Channel on In2TV (http://www.aol.com/in2tv). A popular web destination for full-length TV episodes offered free of charge, In2TV is featuring installments of various animated and live-action Superman series through the end of July 2006.
For animation fans, the Superman Channel on In2TV will present Max Fleischer’s early cartoons chronicling the heroic deeds of the Man of Steel. Produced between 1941 and 1942, the shorts originally appeared in movie theaters before making their way to television.
The live-action shows featured include 1950s favorite The Adventures of Superman starring George Reeves; Superboy, a pre-Smallville young Superman series that aired in the late ’80s and early ’90s; and Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, the 1993-1997 romantic hit that starred Teri Hatcher and Dean Cain.
In2TV will also host the online debut of the new A&E documentary Look, Up In the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman. Directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Kevin Burns and produced by Burns and Superman Returns helmer Bryan Singer, the program is narrated by new Lex Luthor actor Kevin Spacey and features behind-the-scenes clips interviews with such Superman fans Jerry Seinfeld, Gene Simmons, Mark Hamill and comic book legend Stan Lee. The doc will be available on DVD on June 20.
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