#Batman The Animated Series Review

[eshbaal]

Remember Mask of the Phantasm? Sure you do - but do you remember the OTHER Batman: TAS Movies? That's right, with Caped Crusader out on Amazon Prime, I'm in a bat-mood! So let's watch some Batman stuff together!

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[not-another-robin]

So...I did something.

I've never made a video before, but I love talking about btas and I thought I'd take a swing at reviewing some episodes... or all of them. Maybe. This video is super jank because my computer is always on nightmare mode, but honestly, I'm still proud of it. Here's my little review of On Leather Wings :)

[pingu-please-cane-right]

height is pretty good! weirdly enough! ⭐⭐ - it looks a little too tall in the photo but it also looks like the hands in this art style are a little short so this works

end tip meh 🤔🤔 -its like, thiner then the reguler cane lengh, so like, could unstabalize him easily

poor guy having to use this handle 🛑🛑🛑 -round, painfull, its clear he is using this cane for style, so its better then nothing, but the round handle is so uncomftrble to lean on. ouchy riddler ouchy ouch. no clear space to grip it right and having the extra problem of having to grip it tightly to hold on to it

design is ok i guess 🤔 -like ok, he is a fancy man ill give him that, so i get the nice and sleek design, but come on Riddler, have a propper riddle stick! not even one question mark? i can't even count them?

actually walking with it: walks pretty good!! ⭐⭐⭐ -even for a fancy ass cane that is just for show and to use againstr batman in pulling out weird traps, he walks with it correctly! mirroing his leg perfectly

does it make sense character wise to have this spasific mobility aid: yep! ⭐ -the history of the riddlerstick is an interesting one for sure, but for this riddler it makes sense! it adds to his weird business man vibe in the time he went for a toy company. in general, he uses it to show his offical seriosness and i like it!

STAR TOTAL ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

HMM TOTAL 🤔🤔🤔

FAIL TOTAL 🛑🛑🛑

PERSONAL SCORE OF FUNCTIBILITY 6/10

(usable, but ouchie for too long of a use, and minus one point for no question marks)

[macmanx]

You deserve to see the best Batman in the best Batman film.

Make time for it.

[thatgeekwiththeclipons]

Happy 73rd Birthday to Emmy Winning, 3x Saturn Award Winning, Annie Award Nominated actor Mark Hamill! ^__^

[sinnermannn]

The Justice League Crisis On Infinite Earths Trilogy Is Finally OVER

[ogradyfilm]

Recently Viewed - Batman: Caped Crusader

Batman: Caped Crusader does not aspire to be the definitive interpretation of the eponymous superhero, nor is it a postmodern deconstruction of the “tropes,” “lore,” and “mythology” traditionally associated with the source material (à la Matt Reeves’ recent blockbuster film). It’s just a straightforward, no-frills adaptation—and in an era where everything comic book related has to be a capital “E” Event, that modesty feels positively radical.

The show’s structure is elegant in its simplicity. As in Bruce Timm’s classic ‘90s animated series (as well as such similarly influential works as Teen Titans and Batman: The Brave and the Bold), each episode tells a self-contained story, with a handful of recurring threads—Harvey Dent’s mayoral campaign, the increasingly blatant corruption of Detectives Flass and Bullock, the gradual development of Bruce Wayne’s initially icy relationship with Alfred—contributing to a season-spanning narrative arc that ultimately culminates in an explosive two-part finale. This non-serialized approach allows the writers to experiment and discover variations on the versatile “villain of the week” formula: “…And Be a Villain” and “Kiss of the Catwoman”, for example, revolve entirely around the origins of their respective antagonists; “The Night of the Hunters”, meanwhile, utilizes its costumed criminal du jour as a mere prop in a plot that explores the growing schism within the Gotham Police Department.

Beyond this surface-level familiarity, of course, there is ample room for novelty, innovation, and subversion. The creative team’s depiction of Batman’s duality is particularly compelling. Defying the commonly held fan theory that the performative “lazy playboy” façade is the real mask, whereas the “brooding vigilante” alter ego is closer to his actual self, this iteration of our hero treats both personae as equally fabricated—divergent embodiments of the same fundamental vulnerabilities. His “true identity” resides somewhere between these extremes, obfuscated by the repressed trauma that he refuses to confront, emerging only in fleeting moments of compassion—when he prioritizes rescuing imperiled innocents over pursuing perps, for instance, or when he chooses to be merciful towards his vanquished foes.

Lean, efficient, and easily digestible, Batman: Caped Crusader is refreshingly old school in its style and sensibilities. To Hell with the corporate gruel of Multiverses, multibillion-dollar budgets, and bloated “prestige” television; give me ten more years of the bite-sized gourmet meals that Timm, Reeves, and Abrams are cooking.

[julianlytle]

"In a year of reinvigorated superhero animated series, Batman: Caped Crusader might be the brightest spot in all of them in a very competitive scene from sister series like My Adventures with Superman to even the competition across the street with X-Men ’97. Much like Batman himself, it worries about none of that, continues tunnel vision on its own mission, and succeeds stellarly." Read more of my review in the link

[thenerdsofcolor]

'Batman: Caped Crusader' is the Superior Animated ‘90s Revival

With apologies to fans of X-Men ‘97, I must proclaim Prime Video’s Batman: Caped Crusader as the clear winner of the battle between nostalgic revivals of classic ‘90s animated series. Continue reading ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ is the Superior Animated ‘90s Revival

[episodicnostalgia]

Episodic Nostalgia: 2024

Happy (belated) new years, everyone!  It’s been a while since I’ve posted, due to a combination of the holidays, and taking time to catch up with some other stuff I’ve been working on. I’m hoping to post here a little more regularly over the next few months, (my baseline goal is at least one post per week, but obviously that’s all time permitting).

At any rate, I intend to continue focusing my reviews on Star Trek: TNG, and Spider-man: TAS, until I’ve completed their respective first seasons.  Afterwards I may decide to temporarily shift my focus, just to shake things up, but we’ll see when I get there.  In the meantime, my next review will focus on episode 108 of Spider-man, aka “The Alien Costume: Part One!”

I’d also like to thank those of you who have followed, liked, and reblogged my posts.  I see you, and hope you continue to enjoy this dorky little project I’ve decided to undertake.

See you soon!

[batmannotes]

Batman: The Animated Series - Batman 1/6 Scale Figure - Redux is available through Mondo's website. Direct link for item is here.

Mondo also carries a variety of collectibles including more 1/6th scale Batman: The Animated Series figures, which can be found here.

[jackofallnerdsshow]

Batman and his Rogues Gallery review the BTAS episode: Mad as a Hatter.

[not-another-robin]

New episode of Every BTAS ranked :D!! I had a lot of fun with making videos again, hopefully I can keep it up!

[subbyfoxelf]

[tv review] btas 1x01-2 "the cat and the claw" (1992)

batman: the animated series’ production order and aired order is drastically different. i’m generally for watching things in production order, but hbo max has it listed in basically aired order (with one fairly substantial change that i already noticed, which i’ll come back to momentarily) and honestly it’s nice to just… not have to think about what episode of a thing you’re on and let the tv do the work for you sometimes, you know?

also, having red claw show back up in the series finale seems like a bit of a signal that the producers did to some degree consider the broadcast order to be the “canonical” order, as this results in her two appearances bookending the series.

anyway, this two-parter actually works just fine as a first episode, and really given the self-contained nature of the vast majority of the episodes in this show you could’ve started with basically any episode and it would’ve been fine. what is weird, though, is that when the series was originally aired, part 1 of this two-parter was the first episode, but part 2 was inexplicably the eighth episode? and like, it isn’t the tightest two-parter ever but bruce deduces selina’s identity in part 2 based on a cat hair he finds reminding him of one that isis left on him in the fight he had with catwoman towards the beginning of part 1, so splitting them up is at the very least kinda awkward.

part 1 is a bit stronger in terms of character work and overall moodiness. it gives solid introductions to both catwoman and her alter ego selina kyle. it’s also a serviceable introduction to batman/bruce, despite not having been originally intended that way. so all in all it kinda works out. part 2 has a bit less moodiness but has quite a bit more action, not to mention at least three separate notable instances of rope bondage. meow! on balance, these are both pretty great episodes, and together make a fine introduction to the series. a-rank

[fabby-book-blog]

Books with Pictures: Batman: The Adventures Continue: Season One

Writers: Alan Burnett & Paul Dini

Artist: Ty Templeton

BTAS is one of my all time favorite things and I was super excited about a comic continuation. But upon reading this first volume, I was frankly underwhelmed.

One of the main attractions for me was the introduction of Jason Todd to the BTAS universe, which I think should have been planned out a little more. It felt too forced to have him shoehorned as the second Robin when the animated series pretty much established Tim Drake as the second Robin with Jason Todd’s partial origin story.

Maybe just rework it with Jason as the third— or better yet, have this story set in the Batman Beyond setting.

Of course I’ll keep reading to see if Jason comes back in a later story.

The volume ends with a Christmas story featuring Batman and Robin featuring Joker and Scar Face (a severely underutilized villain!), which was pretty fun!

Now my own personal gripes: Nightwing is my favorite bat family member and he’s not in this volume at all 😢. Favoritism aside, I still think he should have been featured in the Red Hood and Deathstroke arc. Most especially with the Deathstroke story since he has a fascination with the protégés (plus his actual origins as a Teen Titans villain). To me, just felt like he was missing.

Not perfect, but I’m still going to move forward with the series and see where it goes.

Rating: 2.75/5

[snowmiserboio]

Got a review done on Mafex Harley quinn! Take a look it's under 4 minutes