Batman TAS in an Alternate Retrospect

[Spike Spiegel]

Okay guys, we know for a fact that a lot of people at this forum absolutely loved Batman the Animated Series (and Batman Beyond, I guess), correct? It has been mentioned in many, many threads even during my short time here. I myself am a huge fan of it, I've watched these shows since the age of three or four.

Many of us seem to feel that it hasn't gotten the credit it deserves especially when compared to "The Batman," which isn't so bad in itself (Kevin Conroy as dick Grayson's dad and Mark Hamill as Tony Zucco is pretty neat, as well as the few other guys from TAS that have appeared on the show). But consider this: what if it had lasted longer? Would we still be satisfied with the series, or would we complain about a lagging continuity? Would we complain that we wanted something fresh?

So anyway, my point is this: the shows had spectacular runs, and it is blessing that they are on DVD. Enjoy the living crap out of the DVDs and videos, read or write fanfictions, read some of the old comics. It is how I manage to live without these spectacular contributions to both animation and the comics. Look at it this way: Because these shows were so groundbreaking and irreverantly awesome (I think there was an ep of BTAS where Montoya mentions a "crack house?"), perhaps its success will pave the way for other shows to follow in its footsteps.