Originally Posted by
LetheĀ°
Indeed.
Didn't MJ die in the cartoon...Twice? First she drowned and second she evaporated after it was revealed that she was a clone. This was a few years back 'til they started showing repeats of the series again. I think the last one showed Spiderman and Kingpin battling Venom-Carnage who had created a portal above the building, which would lead to the destruction of the world. After that, it said "To Be Continued..." but they started showing the old episodes again.
Also, MJ's death would make sense for Kirsten not appearing in the next movie, as well as paving the way for Harry Osbourne to be the main villain as Green Goblin. Somthing which should have happened earlier IMO, although people beg to differ, saying Venom's entrance would have been too early in the second film. I always thought Doctor Octopus to be kind of lame but he proved to be a good show in the film. I never heard of Sandman prior to the production of the third film, either (or I couldn't remember).