Stan Lee’S Superhumans: Season 1 [DVD]

When this was on the History Channel, I watched one episode with a guy they call the hammer head. They go to the boxing gym he works out at and break cinder blocks over his head and hit a cinder block on his head with a sledge hammer. The host remarks that the cinderblocks could be absorbing most of the energy of the hit, and thus his head isn't super human at all. To that I would challenge the host to break a cinderblock over his head, but instead the guy says "I can show you something else.... But we can't do it here". Whoa! Where are they going to go to show us this amazing feat? Is it in Mexico? Is it at the guy's house? No, they end up at a Goodwill. Apparently, you can perform amazing stunts of inhuman proportion at the Goodwill where the typical gym will say "Not Here!"In the meantime they conduct an MRI on the guy and find his skull is like 30% thicker than a typical human's so the guy really is "Superhuman" That's the great thing about this series. Not only does it show you the superhuman feats, it attempts to explain why the person is able to do the things he or she does.Back at the Goodwill Hammerhead pounds a nail into a board with his head. He gets it about an inch in before he starts bending the nail beyond the point of any further penetration. The host is amazed by his feat and tries to give him attaboys, but he is sitting there with a big welt on his forehead and the only thing he could muster up to say is "I did that" or something like that.If the rest of the characters in this series are as entertaining as Hammerhead, I look forward to adding this set to my DVD library! That was easily one of the best things I saw on Television last year. Actually, just having the Hammerhead episode is worth buying this entire series.

My son is fascinated with people who have unusual skills and loves watching Stan Lee's Superhumans on TV. He's also a huge fan of the Guiness Book of World Records, movies, speed, action, anything that's beyond the norm. I was glad to find that Superhumans is on DVD. It came fast and well packaged. I've been buying from Amazon almost since its beginning and have been pleased 99% of the time. For that 1% that I wasn't happy with, Amazon and/or the seller were always fast and efficient and very polite in making sure that they either refunded my money (usually within 24 hours or less) or replaced the item and rushed it to me.

The video isn't bad, but the show was. Awful is an understatement... RIP Stan

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Excellent video! I am a psychology teacher and my students find the segments fascinating. Video had Never been used, stilll in wrapping. Product was inexpensive from this seller &, arrived very fast!

The people profiled are often super human in what they can do. This series is well done, interesting and thought provoking. Thoroughly enjoyable!

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With comic book movies being released every other weekend these days, the world of superheros has never been more prevalent in our culture. Enter the History Channel and A&E with their perfectly timed new series "Stan Lee's Superhumans." To be sure this exciting series reveals itself to basically be a reinvented "Ripley's Believe It or Not" by the end of the eight-episode first season. But the people profiled here more than make up for the slightly overdone title - for the most part they really are superhumans. From the Houston man who can bend metal and hold back a motorcycle with his hands to the samurai who can cut a beebee pellet in half after it's shot at him to the Indian man who can conduct electricity through his body without being harmed, there's more exciting feats of human uniqueness than you can fully comprehend.The series is narrated and led by Daniel Browning Smith, known as the most flexible man in the world (I was honestly disappointed he wasn't fully profiled in an episode, but oh well). Stan Lee also makes a few appearances each episode from behind a desk, reminding the viewer why his name is attached to the show. Smith and Lee manage some decent banter, but Smith's personality is really the big selling point of the show as Lee mostly reads stiltedly from a teleprompter. As Smith travels around the world interviewing and helping with experiments on the various supposed "superhumans" his presence serves to ground the show with a light-hearted but inquisitive tone that does the people being profiled justice.Though there's some question in my mind about the "super"-ness of some of these people (a guy who invented a solution to attract bees, a guy who claims to predict the future, and a guy who says he can knock people down with his mind) most of them actually are physically different than the rest of us. Whether their skulls are thicker (The Human Anvil) or their bodies don't produce lactic acid when they run (Dean Karnazes, the Ultramarathon Man) or they have skin that can be stretched to incredible lengths ("Rubber Band Man") these people were actually born with physical traits that make them different and "super"human. Most of the pleasure in this show comes from watching Smith revel in the discovery of these people's not-so-hidden talents. Though he sometimes overdoes his enthusiasm there's plenty to be excited about and he's the perfect choice to host a show like this.I watched all six hours of Season One in one sitting (I guess I'm not very superhuman myself) and I was thoroughly entertained throughout. If they plan a second season, I just hope they leave out some of the less impressive types and bring in more people like "Quick Draw" - a man who can draw his gun and shoot a target "faster than a rattlesnake." Also, is it too much to ask to find a superhuman female?

Season One (2010)[edit]Episode Title Original Airdate101 "Electro Man" August 5, 2010Daniel meets Rajmohan Nair of Kollam, India, who can withstand being shocked by electricity 30 times the amount that can kill an ordinary man; Scott Flansburg of San Diego, a "human calculator" who can perform complex arithmetic in his head; Juan Ruiz of Los Angeles, a blind man who can see the world around him with bat-like echolocation; and Dennis Rogers of Houston, the "strongest man in the world".102 "Killer Punch" August 12, 2010Daniel meets Bob Munden of Las Vegas, the fastest and most accurate gunslinger alive; Finland's Timo Kaukonen, whose body can withstand near-boiling temperatures; Shi Yan Ming, a Shaolin monk who defected from China and who takes Bruce Lee's infamous "one-inch punch" to a new level; and Darren Taylor "Professor Splash" of Denver, who can survive a 35-foot belly flop into 1 foot of water.103 "Hammer Head" August 19, 2010Daniel meets Dean Karnazes of San Francisco, who can ignore extreme fatigue and ran 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days; John Ferraro of Boston, whose thick skull can withstand the blow of a sledgehammer; Chris Robinson of Edinburgh, Scotland who believes his dreams can predict the future; and Kenny Muhammad of New York City, "The Human Orchestra", who can mimic complex beatbox rhythms with his mouth.104 "Human Speed Bump" August 26, 2010Daniel meets Zamora the Torture King (aka Tim Cridland) of New York City, who skewers himself without feeling any pain or shedding blood; Derek Paravicini of London, England, a blind autistic man who can accurately recreate any piano piece after hearing it once; Jyothi Raj of Chitradurga, India who can scale walls with incredible speed and agility; and Tom Owen of Birmingham, Alabama, the man with the hardest muscles on Earth.105 "Human Wolf" September 9, 2010Daniel meets Patrick Musimu, of Bonaire who can free dive to nearly 700 feet and hold his breath for over 8 minutes; Miroslaw Magola of Brighton, England who allegedly exhibits telekinetic powers; Shaun Ellis of Devon, England who lives and communicates with wolves; and Eskil Rønningsbakken from Trondheim, Norway, who performs incredible feats of balance.106 "Human Crash Test Dummy" September 16, 2010Daniel meets Isao Machii of Osaka, a modern-day swordsman with such precise sword skills that he can cut a pellet in half; Dr. Norman Gary of Sacramento, California who can summon and control swarms of bees; Steve Santini of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada a fearless escape artist who shows ultimate body control when facing extreme danger; and Rusty Haight of Las Vegas, a daredevil "human crash test dummy" who drives himself into car wrecks at high speed.107 "Rubber Band Man" September 23, 2010Daniel meets Tim Friede of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a human guinea-pig who allows himself to be bitten by venomous snakes for medical research; Dan Meyer of Hartselle, Alabama, who is proclaimed to be one of the greatest sword swallowers in the world; Garry "Stretch" Turner of London, England whose rare medical condition gives him the World's stretchiest skin; and Yves Rossy of Geneva, Switzerland who flies with a high-tech, jet-powered wing strapped to his back that is controlled by precise movements of his body.108 "Jaw Breaker" September 30, 2010Daniel meets martial artist Tom Cameron of Chicago, the "Human Stun Gun" who claims to focus the power of "Chi" to deliver knockdown blows to opponents without touching them; Salim Haini of Marrakech, Morocco, whose incredible gastronomical fortitude has earned him the title of the "Man Who Eats Anything"; Ron White of Fort Worth, Texas whose super mental focus allows him to memorize and recall complex information quickly, even while distracted; and Greg Poe, a test pilot from Florida who claims he can withstand up to 12g of force