So I just recently picked up the complete series on Blu Ray....and goddamn I forgot how good this series was.
It's the best Batman interpretation in any medium and the upgrades they did with this for BR are amazing, looks and sounds out of this world.
I loved this cartoon as a kid but had forgot so much about it and watching it again makes me appreciate how good it was. The storytelling is top notch, rarely a bad episode, and one of the few cartoons that both children and adults can enjoy.
So what's everyone else's feelings on this? Stories, favorite episodes, thoughts?
BTW if you have the $$ and are a fan of this show, the Special Edition set is a no brainer...comes with 2 movies as well as the entire run, some cool special features and interviews, etc. and you get a digital code for it as well. [Reply]
Almost Got 'Im has to be the one where all the villains are telling the story of the closest they were to catching the Bat around the poker table, right? That's a great one.
I always loved On Leather Wings. The Man-Bat scared the shit out of me when I was a kid.
Help me remember: there was one episode where Batman was working with some evilish dude for some reason. The evilish dude had a brutish bodyguard of sorts who was being a real dick to Batman. For instance, he like pushed Batman out of the way once and Bats is like "alright, that's strike 1". Then he keeps going up to strike 3 where he just unloads on this dude.
Is that from Batman the animated series or maybe I'm misremembering and that's from Justice League? [Reply]
Originally Posted by ThaVirus:
Almost Got 'Im has to be the one where all the villains are telling the story of the closest they were to catching the Bat around the poker table, right? That's a great one.
Indeed, top 3 episode for me...Joker's Favor is awesome too. [Reply]
I started collecting the DC Collectibles line of Animated Series figures a couple years ago. I need to start getting the ones I'm missing. They have several more coming out this year including Grey Ghost.
Originally Posted by lcarus:
I started collecting the DC Collectibles line of Animated Series figures a couple years ago. I need to start getting the ones I'm missing. They have several more coming out this year including Grey Ghost.
Do want lol....man I need to start collecting those. [Reply]
Yeah those are nice. They have a Mr. Freeze too. I'm cheap when it comes to collectibles though. Gotta stick with $20 action figures and stupid Funko Pops lol. [Reply]
Originally Posted by lcarus:
Yeah those are nice. They have a Mr. Freeze too. I'm cheap when it comes to collectibles though. Gotta stick with $20 action figures and stupid Funko Pops lol.
Me too...this is the only one I've spent so much on. I wanted the freeze one too but the wife would kill me [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sure-Oz:
Me too...this is the only one I've spent so much on. I wanted the freeze one too but the wife would kill me
Ha I hear that. I started the Animated Series figures collection a couple years back and had to stop. They ended up making a ton more. The only thing that kinda ticks me off about the DC Collectibles line is they made the Animated Series versions of Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, Bane, and a couple others as part of this big 5-pack rogues gallery where they're each in their own cell. It was awesome but it was around $200. The Animated Series Freeze was the figure I really really wanted. They made the New Batman Adventures Mr. Freeze earlier but that design stinks imo. [Reply]
The Superman animated series is pretty good too. Not as dark obviously but it's the same style of animation as the Batman series. Eventually they combined the 2 shows and then did the Justice League after that. [Reply]
