"The Batman" bashers gonna love this...

**Barkworm** · 05-01-2004, 12:33 AM

UnderGroundOnline interviewed Sam Register, Senior Vice President of Original Animation for Cartoon Network, about WBs new show "The Batman.".
I thought this quote of him was quite mentionable:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Register

The difference is that I'm making superhero shows for kids. I want younger kids to love Batman. If the 25-year-old guys who live in their mother's basement also happen to like this Batman, that's great. But it's not for them.

What an asshole!
Read the full interview here!

**Jo Dawn** · 05-01-2004, 12:41 AM

Wow, um... Not a good move on his part...

Peanut · 05-01-2004, 12:42 AM

Classic.

guitardave · 05-01-2004, 12:51 AM

good thing I'm only 18

*Dane E5R* · 05-01-2004, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jo Dawn

Wow, um... Not a good move on his part...

Agreed.

*R-iZZy* · 05-01-2004, 12:55 AM

Ah, I'm sure he didn't mean what he said. He probably meant 25 year-olds living in their father's basement. That guy is such a kidder!

*Kid Icarus* · 05-01-2004, 01:03 AM

Well, the man has a point.

He's not aiming to please the older market, he's aiming to please the younger market. So, really, if the kiddo's are happy with it (and buying the merch) why should he care what the fanboys think of it?

**Barkworm** · 05-01-2004, 01:17 AM

Yeah, but there are other ways to say that. Anyway, I'm glad he chose these words so I had a good laugh.

*The Stryker* · 05-01-2004, 01:28 AM

"The Batman" Is Gonna Suck Ewok balls

Im just gonna buy the Batman:TAS DVDs coming out in May

and I don't live in a Basement I have my own room in my mother's house thank you very much.....Good day sir!

*Taloniss* · 05-01-2004, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Stryker

and I don't live in a Basement I have my own room in my mother's house thank you very much.....Good day sir!

Yeah, same here!

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Originally Posted by Gwgtrunks

He's not aiming to please the older market, he's aiming to please the younger market. So, really, if the kiddo's are happy with it (and buying the merch) why should he care what the fanboys think of it?

Exactly. He just should have been a little more diplomatic in how he said it

**ThirdMarioBro** · 05-01-2004, 08:22 AM

He needs to realize that it's the old fans that have the money to buy the action figures that fuel the franchise. The kids have to beg their parents, or wait for Christmas. He just cut his own throut by cutting off the real fans.

*cqb101* · 05-01-2004, 08:32 AM

He has a point. And hopefully it'll get all of the bashers to shut the **** up already. I like that man.

*Taloniss* · 05-01-2004, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

He needs to realize that it's the old fans that have the money to buy the action figures that fuel the franchise. The kids have to beg their parents, or wait for Christmas. He just cut his own throut by cutting off the real fans.

I think you underestimate the power beggings kids have over their parents

I've seen kids get alot of stuff that way when I'm in the toy stores around here.

*cqb101* · 05-01-2004, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Taloniss

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

He needs to realize that it's the old fans that have the money to buy the action figures that fuel the franchise. The kids have to beg their parents, or wait for Christmas. He just cut his own throut by cutting off the real fans.

I think you underestimate the power beggings kids have over their parents

I've seen kids get alot of stuff that way when I'm in the toy stores around here.

Yep, same here.....I've even gotten stuff from my parents by begging.

**Barkworm** · 05-01-2004, 08:39 AM

When I was a kid I got toys only when it was my birthday or X-mas, begging was useless.

*The Stryker* · 05-01-2004, 08:47 AM

I will Bash "The Batman" Until the day I die for what they did to the Joker

Bastards..............DAMN YOUSE!!! DAMN YOUSE ALL TO HELL!!!

*Bry* · 05-01-2004, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Register

The difference is that I'm making superhero shows for kids. I want younger kids to love Batman. If the 25-year-old guys who live in their mother's basement also happen to like this Batman, that's great. But it's not for them.

He's being stupid.

No, not because he's belittling part of the character's fanbase. Because he's specifically making a show with children solely in mind. He even goes so far to say that it's "not for" adults. I mean, that in itself is fine, but these days animated series have huge adult followings, especially ones based on comic books. Hell, consider all the adult-oriented animated shows coming out of the woodwork these days. It's not just a kids' game anymore.

And the merchandise? Adults buy action figures and DVDs and video games, often in much larger quantities than the kiddies - after all, adults have a little thing called "disposable income" they're not afraid to blow on an armload of toys. I can attest to that much.

A smarter idea would be to create a show that appeals to both demographics - children and adults, and embrace them both. It worked rather well for the previous Batman 'toon, right?

*Dane E5R* · 05-01-2004, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by cqb101

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taloniss

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

He needs to realize that it's the old fans that have the money to buy the action figures that fuel the franchise. The kids have to beg their parents, or wait for Christmas. He just cut his own throut by cutting off the real fans.

I think you underestimate the power beggings kids have over their parents

I've seen kids get alot of stuff that way when I'm in the toy stores around here.

Yep, same here.....I've even gotten stuff from my parents by begging.

Yea, but let's be serious.. No kid's gonna beg for those The Batman toys. Not only are the regular figures ugly, but they have the most hideous variants I've ever seen. I hated all the Batman variants when I was a kid, and I still hate them today. Kids know that Batman would NEVER wear that stuff and pisses me off!

...

I mean..them off.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 05-01-2004, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Bry_Katz

A smarter idea would be to create a show that appeals to both demographics - children and adults, and embrace them both. It worked rather well for the previous Batman 'toon, right?

Much like TMNT 2003 appeals to us, as well as the n00bs.

*Voltron* · 05-01-2004, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Sam Register

I want money. Kid's parents have money. The show's toys will cost money. That's why I'm making the show for kids; along the lines of such classics as Yu-Gi-Oh and Beyblade. Have you ever been to the houses of the guys who produce those shows? They wipe their asses with money. Thats what I want my life to be like. Anyway, I want really just want to have kids give me their money. ...I mean love Batman...

It' amazing what you can learn when you can translate Greedy Bastardnese into English.

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Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	Wow, um... Not a good move on his part... __________________

05-01-2004, 12:55 AM	#6
R-iZZy The Long Con Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: G'ville, FL (Gator Country), USA Posts: 3,007	Ah, I'm sure he didn't mean what he said. He probably meant 25 year-olds living in their father's basement. That guy is such a kidder! __________________

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Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,757	Yeah, but there are other ways to say that. Anyway, I'm glad he chose these words so I had a good laugh. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

05-01-2004, 01:28 AM	#9
The Stryker Stupid Rich Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Room 237 Posts: 11,152	"The Batman" Is Gonna Suck Ewok balls Im just gonna buy the Batman:TAS DVDs coming out in May and I don't live in a Basement I have my own room in my mother's house thank you very much.....Good day sir! __________________ @~<3 Mom~@

05-01-2004, 08:22 AM	#11
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	He needs to realize that it's the old fans that have the money to buy the action figures that fuel the franchise. The kids have to beg their parents, or wait for Christmas. He just cut his own throut by cutting off the real fans. __________________

05-01-2004, 12:42 AM	#3
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Classic.

05-01-2004, 12:51 AM	#4
guitardave Foot Soldier Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Posts: 134	good thing I'm only 18

05-01-2004, 01:03 AM	#7
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	Well, the man has a point. He's not aiming to please the older market, he's aiming to please the younger market. So, really, if the kiddo's are happy with it (and buying the merch) why should he care what the fanboys think of it?

05-01-2004, 08:32 AM	#12
cqb101 Cinephile Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Salem, MA Posts: 8,489	He has a point. And hopefully it'll get all of the bashers to shut the **** up already. I like that man. __________________ Facebook

05-01-2004, 08:39 AM	#15
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,757	When I was a kid I got toys only when it was my birthday or X-mas, begging was useless. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

05-01-2004, 08:47 AM	#16
The Stryker Stupid Rich Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Room 237 Posts: 11,152	I will Bash "The Batman" Until the day I die for what they did to the Joker Bastards..............DAMN YOUSE!!! DAMN YOUSE ALL TO HELL!!! __________________ @~<3 Mom~@

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