Bass
Nexus of the World
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Bruce Timm Universe Adoration Thread
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Bass
Nexus of the World
It is! I didn't know they invented Renee Montoya nor that they gave Freeze the whole "Nora" thing! Timm and Radomski rock so much.
Ultimate Houde
UC's Resident Genetic Recombinator
That second article is spot on
I knew about Renee, Harley and Freeze's backstory. I didn't know about Hat's backstory though, or they re envisioned Two-Face.
I knew about Renee, Harley and Freeze's backstory. I didn't know about Hat's backstory though, or they re envisioned Two-Face.
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I didn't know about hat or two face either or Clayface I always think that's what Clayface is meant to look like interesting to see they merged all to come up with it
Planet-man
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YOU didn't know that?:shock:
Also, Paul Dini was the one who came up with Nora Freeze and that whole episode. About half the good things about BTAS can be attributed to him.
Batman Animated. SRSLY Bass. Srsly. Go Amazon or eBay it. I'll wait.
Iceshadow
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I did and I agree it was an interesting read.
Bass
Nexus of the World
I've had that book for years. I didn't realise they invented some of that stuff.
Gothamite
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I was about eleven when Zeta started. It was a lot harder to watch shows religiously at that age; especially when I was often screwed over by the channel they were on (reminder: I don't have all of your magically wonderful American channels).
Gothamite
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Final BTAS DVDs just arrived...
:rockon:
Now hopefully I won't have to go through the regional rigamarole I went through with the first set.
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Now hopefully I won't have to go through the regional rigamarole I went through with the first set.
Gothamite
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NO REGIONAL RIGAMAROLE! :rockon:
It's so peculiarly brilliant the way newer Region 1 DVDs just seem to magically work on non-multi-regional players. Anyone have an explanation?
Anyway, this season's really caught me by surprise. There are some truly great episodes in this season. "His Silicon Soul" and "Blind as a Bat" are pure awesome. "Time out of joint" is one of the best DCAU episodes ever, JLU included.
Also, I know that I come across as being pretty anti-Robin around these parts, but I actually really love him in this season. He really compliments Batman in the best possible way and it has that "dynamic duo" feel about it, while retaining the original darkness of the initial seasons.
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Bass
Nexus of the World
HIS SILICON SOUL is a great episode.
Also, the inventor of HARDAC and the duplicants is voiced by the same actor who played the inventor of replicants in BLADE RUNNER. Pretty cool, huh?
Also, the inventor of HARDAC and the duplicants is voiced by the same actor who played the inventor of replicants in BLADE RUNNER. Pretty cool, huh?
Gothamite
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That's awesome.
A lot of older actors from cult films seem to pop up in BTAS. I caught Daniel O'Herlihy ("The Old Man" from RoboCop) in Deep Freeze yesterday. Love that dude.
Planet-man
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A few months ago I watched "Deep Freeze" for the first time since I'd seen Blade Runner and recognized the voice. Looking it up and finding out it was actually him was geektacular.
No....
PLANETACULAR!
Zombipanda
My Boom-Boom's mostly gay
I had a similar encounter when I was watching Batman Beyond and realized the voice of one of the characters was the narrator from City Confidential.
Victor Von Doom
Fist of teh Internets.
Carried over from another thread.....
I actually like B:TAS Season 4. Mostly for the newer animation style.
The big drawback to Season 4 was that, while the animation is a lot smoother and more in-tone with later Bruce Timm projects like Superman, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited...the quality storytelling was absent save for a few episodes.
Unlike the previous seasons where the art is hard to watch (IMO) compared to the newer Timm designs...but the storytelling was better.
But one of the things I didn't like with the transition to the newer art style was that a characteristic portion of Bruce went away. In the earlier seasons we got a clear division of the 2 separate personalities. Bruce Wayne was smiling, always seen around town, and generally a pleasent human being. A stark contrast to his other dark persona. Conroy even made sure to give the 2 characters a different vocal tone.
But once the new animation kicked in, the difference disappeared. Bruce always seemed cold. And the voice always styed the same. There was no line anymore. Batman was Batman 24/7. And when that happened, a little bit of the show died.
I actually like B:TAS Season 4. Mostly for the newer animation style.
The big drawback to Season 4 was that, while the animation is a lot smoother and more in-tone with later Bruce Timm projects like Superman, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited...the quality storytelling was absent save for a few episodes.
Unlike the previous seasons where the art is hard to watch (IMO) compared to the newer Timm designs...but the storytelling was better.
But one of the things I didn't like with the transition to the newer art style was that a characteristic portion of Bruce went away. In the earlier seasons we got a clear division of the 2 separate personalities. Bruce Wayne was smiling, always seen around town, and generally a pleasent human being. A stark contrast to his other dark persona. Conroy even made sure to give the 2 characters a different vocal tone.
But once the new animation kicked in, the difference disappeared. Bruce always seemed cold. And the voice always styed the same. There was no line anymore. Batman was Batman 24/7. And when that happened, a little bit of the show died.
Dr.Strangefate
He Sees You When You're Sleeping. He Knows When Yo
I loved the season four robin costume... I was definitely happy when Tim went to one based on it in the comics.
ourchair
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I agree with everything this says.
Except for Bruce Wayne 'smiling around town' being a 'generally pleasant human being'. If anything, he looked congenially tolerant while on the edge of being perpetually bored.
Gothamite
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It's okay...but it's just not as good as the original three seasons. Watch Mask of the Phantasm and then watch Over The Edge. MoP is smoky, and fluid and dynamic. OTE is angular and straightforward. There's no mystery about it anymore.
Like Critters. Best DCAU episode ever.
The only character who was truly 'fixed' in the fourth season was Batgirl, who was truly hard to watch in the original episodes (with her horrible, gaping, Joker-like mouth). But that's kind of irrelevant, because I hated every appearance she ever made.
Poison Ivy was completely de-sexified in the fourth season (unless you like, short anorexic little girls...don't say anything Ourchair).
I think it's On Leather Wings again, where Batman (in full costume) answers the phone as Bruce and displays the difference in the two voices. One of the most awesome moments in the show.
I think that may have had something to do with the fact that they were trying to make Batman/Bruce a little older and a little bit more disillusioned with the world. If you watch the original episodes, the dynamic and banter between Batman & Robin is a lot friendlier and there's a lot more trust. Batman even calls Robin his 'friend' in Second Chance. In these newer episodes, Batman's a lot more like the 'a-hole' version he was in the mid-nineties to mid-2000s. He doesn't accept anything but the best from everyone and he's a pessimistic, crusty, cynical bastard that isn't cool. Bruce Wayne (while slightly more light-hearted) is much the same.
Luckily, in JLU, Batman returned to his former glory as a dark (but optimistic) hero, rather than a brooding vigilante who's lost all of his drive and hates the world. The comics seem to have brought him back to what he used to be as well (mainly thanks to Grant Morrisson and Paul Dini) although if All-Star Batman & Robin has anything to say, he could go back to being boring a-hole Batman again. If you ask me, I'd say a lot of Batman's personality in this day and age has to do with how he was perfectly characterised in Batman Begins.
Victor Von Doom
Fist of teh Internets.
I'm rewatching the entire Batman Beyond series.
When you go back and watch the series, having prior knowledge of how everything is tied together from the entire DCUA, its really pretty damn brilliant.
What's even better to watch is Will Friedle's take on how to separate Batman from Terry. His attempt to mimmick Conroy's actions is damn entertaining.
When you go back and watch the series, having prior knowledge of how everything is tied together from the entire DCUA, its really pretty damn brilliant.
What's even better to watch is Will Friedle's take on how to separate Batman from Terry. His attempt to mimmick Conroy's actions is damn entertaining.
