TV series

Stan Lee's Superhumans

2010–2014 · 3 seasons

A breezy, gee-whiz globe-trot through human oddities, hosted with comic-book showmanship and a wink that keeps it fun rather than rigorous.

Created by: Stan Lee
Genres: Documentary, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Stan Lee, Daniel Browning Smith, Miroslaw Magola

Overview: Stan Lee's Superhumans is a television series that debuted August 5, 2010 on History. It is hosted by comic book superhero creator Stan Lee and follows contortionist Daniel Browning Smith, "the most flexible man in the world", as he searches the globe for real-life superhumans – people with extraordinary physical or mental abilities. Many of the segments are fraudulenty manipulated and these appear side by side with other segments that are valid. For example, one segment shows a person applying an electric drill to their body[ after it is used to drill a hole in wood], except the direction of rotation of the drill is fraudulently reversed in the process.

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Created by: Stan Lee
Genres: Documentary, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Stan Lee, Daniel Browning Smith, Miroslaw Magola

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
science
exploration
obsession
media
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: documentary
anthology
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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