radioactive tomdog Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 so i loved this show as a kid and i recently bought all three volumes plus the movie (volume four and after is technically a different series). this is truly what i believe batman is supposed to be and i hold it above any of the live action films. there are brief moments when it can be kind of corny/childish, but for the most part i can't believe how well written it is. the animation and story lines are rather dark, and that's what i love about it. there's also a lot of great humor in here that i simply just didn't understand when i was younger. anyone else watch this? have any favorite episodes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 I have the entire DC Animated Universe (Batman, Superman, Beyond, Justice League Unlimited) downloaded to my external drive. Some of my favorites Over the Edge The Man Who Killed Batman Heart of Ice Almost Got Em Feat Of Clay Harley and Ivy Mad Love Also even though it's a Superman episode. "Knight Time," Loved seeing Supes beat the crap out of Bane in the Bat suit. Childhood defining cartoon right here. When I have kids I'll be definitely sure to show them this masterpiece of a show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dildo69er Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 love the show, its brilliant heart of ice is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioactive tomdog Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 so i just read that The Phantasm was an original character developed for this series, and probably my favorite "villain" thus far. i can't believe no one ever attempted to use her in a live action film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Only thing about that movie that kinda bugs me now was how The Phantasm was able to literally disappear into thin air in front of people or have bullets literally go through her. Not even Bats could pull some of that shit. Harley was actually a completely original character from show as well. She's since then been adapted into the comics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioactive tomdog Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 that never really bothered me because i always saw gotham as a city where anything could go down and that kind of just added more mystery to the character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSandt Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 It's a good series and I watched those episodes as a kid a billion times but these days I'm only interested in Harley Quinn episodes and the movies, which I still watch from time to time (Mask of the Phantasm and Return of the Joker are my favorites). If only they released a HQ collection on DVD... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 absolutely the best of batman. i recently started watching the dc movies from batman as well, like superman/batman apocalypse, justice league doom, and just downloaded under the red hood and some others. ive been wanting to go back and watch this series for the longest time though. just to go back and watch everything over because i watched it as a kid as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxbrankxx Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 That was such a great show. I remember having all The Joker episodes on tape back in the day. They came out with a DVD box set of the complete series at the end of 2008 but it was only available for a few months. Now the marketplace is flooded with crappy bootlegs of the complete set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioactive tomdog Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 i bought volumes 1-3 at amazon and at FYE for a total of $40. they aren't bootlegs either. volume 4 isn't even part of the same series, so you can skip it. with that said, the complete series box had some extras but you're better off buying volumes 1-3 separately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Even though it's technically a different show it still shares the same continuity as the previous seasons. It just has a different art style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioactive tomdog Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 but the animation is what made me love the series to begin with. i strongly disliked the artistic changes and the regular involvement of batman sidekicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russel Coight Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I used to run home from school everyday cause this was on at 330. Loved it. Only episode I can remember involved some guy using the touch of death on Alfred but he had on a bulletproof vest which protected him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishguts182 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Great series been meaning to pick them up on DVD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishguts182 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 On a side not since we are discussing, anyone excited next week for Dark Knight Returns part 1? I can't wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 On a side not since we are discussing, anyone excited next week for Dark Knight Returns part 1? I can't wait I guess but I'm a total Kevin Conroy fan boy so when I saw he wasn't voicing Bats my excitement dropped massively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSandt Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Yeah at least I've gotten way too used to Conroy, Hamill, Sorkin, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 i noticed that the dvd episodes are ordered by production date and not air date. but im not sure it makes too much of a difference because there isn't really any continuity in the episodes right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojangles Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 This and TMNT were both my favorite shows when i was growing up. Every now and then i'll look these shows up on the internet and watch them. Still love it to this day and it brings great nostalgia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioactive tomdog Posted September 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 i noticed that the dvd episodes are ordered by production date and not air date. but im not sure it makes too much of a difference because there isn't really any continuity in the episodes right? I didn't even notice except for the random episode with robin on volume 1 when he technically came in during the second season. the multi part episodes are together though so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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