The Batman Fourth Season News

[ZariusTwo]

http://legionsofgotham.proboards70.com/index.cgi?board=bringonthebatman&action=display&thread=1153802306&page=1


Oracle, Nightwing, Harley, Matt Hagen Clayface, Brandon Rough voicing Everywhere Man, Kevin Conroy voicing Dick Grayson's father etc...

...Wow, either Capizzi took those crticisms of "Braniac Attacks" to heart or he's seriously trying to redeem this show

[DrSpengler]

Some of that sounds pretty interesting. Thank god Dini is writing the Harley introduction episode. It'll be interesting to see how they play her relationship with the Joker, seeing as how Kevin Michael Richardson plays such a different angle with the characters voice (which I like). I'll tune in, maybe give the show its 5th or 6th chance.

[ThirdMarioBro]

Still hate the show, but Harley is enough to get me to watch out of sheer curiousity. Kenvin Conroy voicing an extra bothers me though.

[Brodie]

Harley looks cool, love the huge hat things.
Future Freeze looks cool.
Nightwing looks too big...Looks too buff. But has the very thin waist. Im not sure how I feel about the hair...

[cowabunga14]

All these characters look pretty nice, but where's Two-Face? I guess my favorite villain won't be appearing on the cartoon anytime soon. :ohwell: I'm giving this show a chance even though I've only seen one episode.

[Raph's Girl]

http://legionsofgotham.proboards70.com/index.cgi?board=bringonthebatman&action=display&thread=1153802306&page=1
Oracle, Nightwing, Harley, Matt Hagen Clayface, Brandon Rough voicing Everywhere Man, Kevin Conroy voicing Dick Grayson's father etc...


Oracle already??? Does this mean Batgirl was shot last season? I hardly watch it

Nightwing?! Wait a darn second here... Didn't Robin just become his sidekick?? Oh.. I see they're doing some stuff in the future.

Superman is Everywhere Man? WTF is Everywhere Man???

But.. Martian Manhunter and Harley Quinn!! WOOT!! :D

[ZariusTwo]

Oracle already??? Does this mean Batgirl was shot last season? I hardly watch it

There's going to be a futuristic episode looking at what the characters will be like, in any case this is one time I'm glad one version of Barbera Gordon gets stuck in a wheelchair. Batgirl in this series is that god damn irritating.

[Doppleganger]

Wait! Wait! Wait! Back up. Back up.

Barbara Gordon was shot? :o

This sounds kind of interesting if they are going to introduce Oracle but dayum still sounds kind of weird how they introducing her so quickly.

Harley Quinn?! Really?!

Okay probably still not enough to make me watch this show but it has me intrigued.

[Raph's Girl]

Wait! Wait! Wait! Back up. Back up.
Barbara Gordon was shot? :o

How is Barbara Gordon being shot and becoming Oracle a spoiler?? :lol:

There are apperantly eps that will be set in the future...hence the Oracle and Nightwing references.

[GK Punk]

Wait! Wait! Wait! Back up. Back up.

Barbara Gordon was shot? :o

This sounds kind of interesting if they are going to introduce Oracle but dayum still sounds kind of weird how they introducing her so quickly.


It happened back in the 80s I believe. I have that comic somewhere, just to lazy to look it up :lol:

[Raven]

Yeah it was in the killing joke, Barbara was shot in the spine (um I think....) by the joker.

[Doppleganger]

How is Barbara Gordon being shot and becoming Oracle a spoiler?? :lol:

There are apperantly eps that will be set in the future...hence the Oracle and Nightwing references.

:roll: Me and my being too overly cautious. Well of course I know Oracle is Barbara Gordon I was just being cautious. Too cautious I guess. :lol:

[ZariusTwo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkCqv02LRIo

Comic Con preview for the season.

[Drtooth]

in any case this is one time I'm glad one version of Barbera Gordon gets stuck in a wheelchair. Batgirl in this series is that god damn irritating.

To quote Snidley Whiplash
"My sentaments exactly, Dudley!"

The Batgirl seems like a long line of "We have to have a positive female role model on every boy's cartoon, and make girls' cartoon stars vacuuous bimbos" which I ranted about on another post somewhere before. She's basically a grown up, Caucasian version of Jade from jackie Chan Adventures and little else.

I have hope these episodes will get better, and I like how the original Batman TAS voice actor at least has a cameo. All and all I'm still not a huge fan of the show, but sometimes it's pretty good.

[ZariusTwo]

And we got an episode guide

Episode #40 - A Matter of Family
Original Airdate - September 23rd, 2006 - Fourth Season Premiere

When the circus comes to Gotham, ruthless crime boss Tony Zucco demands protection money from the Flying Graysons, a family of trapeze artists. They refuse to pay and Zucco exacts revenge, leaving, Dick, the youngest Grayson an orphan. Having experienced a similar tragedy himself, Batman is driven to take down Zucco and in the process discovers an unexpected bond with Dick.

Episode #41 - Team Penguin
Original Airdate - September 30th, 2006

After countless humiliations at the hands of the Batman, Penguin realizes that while he may not be able to take down the Dark Knight alone an all-star team of Gotham's most dangerous villains might just do the trick. While trying to stop this powerful force Batman must deal with team building issues of his own as Batgirl and Robin meet for the first time.

Episode #42 - Clayfaces
Original Airdate - Unknown

Shape-shifting villain Clayface turns himself in, promising to give up his criminal ways and hoping to earn a second chance for his alter ego, Ethan Bennett. But when a new Clayface takes to the streets of Gotham, Ethan wants to prove his worth as a hero by helping take down this threat. Having been burned in the past by a seemingly reformed Ethan, Batman isn’t sure his friend can still be trusted.

Episode #43 - The Everywhere Man
Original Airdate - Unknown

When evidence from a series of art thefts by a new costumed villain with the power to replicate implicates a close friend, Batman believes there must be another explanation. Now the Dark Knight must unmask the identity of this rouge called the “Everywhere Man” and prove his friend's innocence.

Episode #44 - Strange New World
Original Airdate - Unknown

Professor Strange unleashes a deadly toxin on all of Gotham, turning its entire population into zombie-like creatures. With the fate of the city in his hands, Batman must overcome incredible odds to find an antidote before the condition is rendered permanent.

Episode #45 - The Breakout
Original Airdate - Unknown

When notorious crime boss Black Mask is captured, his organization works to break him of out jail. But when Batman is sidelined, Batgirl and Robin must prove they can be heroes on their own and stop Black Mask.

Episode #46 - Artifacts
Original Airdate - Unknown
One thousand years into the future Gotham City is terrorized by a dangerous villain from it’s past. Can the city defend itself from such a threat without the Batman?

Episode #47 - Two of A Kind
Original Airdate - Unknown
After Batman takes down Punch and Judy, Joker takes an interest in the TV pop psychologist Harley Quinn and decides to groom her as his new partner in crime.

Episode #48 - Seconds
Original Airdate - Unknown

After a seemingly ordinary criminal continues to get the better of Batman and his partners it is discovered that he has the ability to travel back in time by several seconds. Batman is now faced with the seemingly impossible task of stopping a foe that knows his every move before even Batman himself does.

Episode #49 - Riddler's Revenge
Original Airdate - Unknown
Stuck at the bottom of the ocean with Riddler and no hope of escape, Batman learns he may have played an important role in the creation of this dreaded foe and helps solve a long lingering mystery.

Episode #50 - Rumors
Original Airdate - Unknown

A new vigilante, one playing for keeps, comes to Gotham, with his sights set on taking down the city’s major villains permanently. Now Batman finds himself in the unusual position of having to protect some of his greatest enemies from this deadly threat.

Episode #51 - The Joining, Pt. 1
Original Airdate - Unknown

John Jones, a new detective in Gotham, hints that he may know Batman’s secret. Batman must uncover this mysterious figure’s true identity and whether he is a friend or a foe. The answers prove shocking.

Episode #52 - The Joining, Pt. 2
Original Airdate - Unknown

Gotham faces its biggest threat ever – an alien invasion. Determined to save his city on his own, Batman learns even the greatest heroes must sometimes rely on a team.

[Drtooth]

They all sound pretty interresting, though 44 is definately an unoriginal concept...especially after the "Plant Zombies" episode last season.

[Ra]

Oh yeah! I've been waiting to see what Harley looks like for "The Batman". It actually sort of looks like a doodle I did after seeing the end of Season 2. I know this show has potential, and some of its episodes have proved worth the horrid Season 1 (With the exception of the two-part Clayface episode.) I mean, until I saw The Big Chill, I have never heard so many bad ice puns in one episode. Still, episodes like Strange Minds and The Laughing Bat showed true potential. Besides, the new Robin design makes me happy since it looks almost identical to the design from Teen Titans. So...yeah, a staisfied fangirl here. Well, at least until we see an episode from this new season ;)

[Drtooth]

When was season 3? Is season 4 the upcoming season, or will that be a year later? I'm confused.

[ZariusTwo]

When was season 3? Is season 4 the upcoming season, or will that be a year later? I'm confused.

The third season was the one that introduced Batgirl

[Drtooth]

I thought that was the second season

[ZariusTwo]

It's now been confirmed that Allyson Mack (Chloe from Smallville) will guest star in the "Everywhere Man" episode, which also features Brandon Routh as the voice of the character

[ThirdMarioBro]

There is no amount of fan service that could get me to watch this.

[Barkworm]

I've been watching tons of TAS for the last couple of days and now I'm pretty sure that I don't want to see "The Batman" ever again. I might check out the Dracula movie though.

[ZariusTwo]

One episode of the fourth season is'nt exactly "Appointment In Crime Alley", but it's better than Legion of Titans.

[Raph's Girl]

I don't like the kid they got to voice Robin.... Scott Menville needs to leave "Scooby and Shaggy: Get A Clue" and come back to voicing Robin... I hate Scott's Shaggy voice too...he sounds like Robin with a cold or something... meh :P

[Drtooth]

I don't like the kid they got to voice Robin.... Scott Menville needs to leave "Scooby and Shaggy: Get A Clue" and come back to voicing Robin... I hate Scott's Shaggy voice too...he sounds like Robin with a cold or something... meh :P

Well... I guess they wanted a younger sounding Robin... not to mention not using the same voice actors in the same roles as before. But Scott's Shaggy? That's the worst. First off, it's WAAAAAAY too whiney, and secondly... doesn't even sound like him. I know Casey's voice is starting to get gravelly with age, and they wanted Shag to sound younger... but there's probably infinant others that could do a better Shaggy voice.

I've noticed that in recent episodes, they DID manage to turn the series around. It's actually ENJOYABLE now.

[DrSpengler]

Ijust find it humorous that Red Herring is now the voice of Shaggy.

And to further derail the topic, as much as I like Menville...c'mon, there are MUCH better Shaggy imitators out there. Billy West, Scott Innes and Tom Kenny have all proven they can do excellent impersonations (though West was my favorite of all the Kasem fill-ins). It was great getting one last hurrah out of Kasem, though. Even if "Scooby Doo, Pirates Ahoy!" wasn't exactly the best note to leave on.

[ZariusTwo]

It's official, not only is The Batman good again, it puts any desparaging comments about it's quality to absolute undeniable shame by putting out epsiodes that match or even top Batman: TAS.

The fourth season is everything the series should have been from the beggining, no longer funny lovy duffy JCA stunts and heroics with Batgirl, episodes like "Strange New World" (with one of the best plot twists ever written) "Artifacts" and "Seconds" are some of the most daring episodes ever attempted, at least since TMNT was putting out it's darkest episodes prior to Fast Forward.

I mean..."Seconds" is by far the most shocking, whilst it's premise does easily pave the way open for a cliched ending, it stil makes Superman turning the world back seem like a picnic waltz.

A Clock King type villian actually manages to elude the Bat team and outmatch them long enough exact his revenge on Gotham City, killing millions with a time released canister of nerve gas. This includes Batman, but HIS demise is nothing in contrast to what happens to Batgirl and Robin...as there beaten over the heads with lead pipes from behind. Jason Todd's manner of execution is adapted for children's television. In this censor-conscience world, it seems just like the 1980's, some commercial driven cartoons are still giving them the finger

Then the son of the main villain dies from the gas, forcing his father into a rage that propels him back to the point he gained his powers, and he quickly ensures he never gains them.

Regardless of how infrequent the quality of the seasons are, season two of The Batman is awesome, and it's quite pleasing to now say that the fourth has ensured that was'nt a one off hiccup of greatness.

[Ra]

Oh yes! One VERY satified fan girl here! *dances* "Seconds" sounds very dramatic and angsty, just the way Batman should be. I mean, it's not like the live action show; grab some crooks and a guy who has a very campy sense of dress, beat them up, then they get thrown into the slamer. This definately sounds like it's coming closer to the standards the Animated Series left us with :D *scampers off to find an episode of "Seconds" she can view*

[Shark]

CN is currently in the middle of season 2. So I won't be able to see season 4 for another...7 years...

Harley and Nightwing? This season is going to be sweet...unless they ruin both characters, much like they ruined everyone else. Although Joker isn't totally ruined, like I said in another topic, no one can replace Mark Hamill's Joker.

Kevin Conrey...get rid of the current Batman voice and have Kevin replace him dammit!

EDIT: Actually, I just leaned UPN and WB merged, and since I had UPN, I have the WB now! ^.^ Finally. And I checked TV Listings, and I can get The Batman ^^ So, whats this on, Season 3?

[ZariusTwo]

CN is currently in the middle of season 2. So I won't be able to see season 4 for another...7 years...Harley and Nightwing? This season is going to be sweet...unless they ruin both characters, much like they ruined everyone else.

Paul Dini wrote Quinn's episode. It was'nt very good (Dini stuck to the kind of show The Batman was when it began, not the one it evolves later into), but "Artifacts" the DKR look at Nightwing and Oracle, is awesome. And it's written by Greg Wiesman also

As for "ruining other characters", their versions of Clayface and The Riddler are better than any previous interpretation. Period.

[Shark]

Yeah I forgot about Clayface. He is pretty much the best character devolped in this show. And Joker turning a major season 1 character into Clayface was pretty dark imo. Actually gave me a reason to like this Joker.

I haven't seen Riddler yet.

[DrSpengler]

Paul Dini wrote Quinn's episode. It was'nt very good (Dini stuck to the kind of show The Batman was when it began, not the one it evolves later into), but "Artifacts" the DKR look at Nightwing and Oracle, is awesome. And it's written by Greg Wiesman also


So did Dini do anything new with Quinn's origin this time around?

I know this is, what, the third time he's written it (BTAS, "Harley Quin" graphic novel for the regular DCU and now this one); fourth if you count that he wrote the "Mad Love" issue of Batman Adventures before adapting it for the television series.

Any particular differences this time around?

[ZariusTwo]

So did Dini do anything new with Quinn's origin this time around?

He made her a Jerry Springer kind of character, still a Psychologits, but humiliating people with problems she would diagnose on the air. The Joker became infautated with her through watching her rather than talking to her on the couch in an asylum.

[Shark]

What about her outfit? What did she look like? Pretty much all of these villians had new looks, so I'm curious on how she looks.

[ZariusTwo]

Practically the same.

[DrSpengler]

He made her a Jerry Springer kind of character, still a Psychologits, but humiliating people with problems she would diagnose on the air. The Joker became infautated with her through watching her rather than talking to her on the couch in an asylum.

That's an interesting take. Kind of a reversal, where in previous incarnation she was the one who became infatuated with him.

Is the whole "spousal abuse" thing still present between them?

[Shark]

Maybe Harley beats Joker this time?

[ZariusTwo]

That's an interesting take. Kind of a reversal, where in previous incarnation she was the one who became infatuated with him.

Is the whole "spousal abuse" thing still present between them?

Yes.

And the ending is pretty much how "Mad Love" ends...in a manner befitting "The Batman"

[Time Mistress]

Looks like some cool stuff. Saw the Robin ep already. Guess I'll have to make more of an effort to catch this show more regularly.

[Shark]

Did anyone else feel that Nightwing was wasted?

And did anyone else feel the future Batman was way better than Present Batman?