question about batman animated series dvd

[Dr. Doom]

Teen Titans is very much an aquired taste. Many people are turned off by the anime influence that is ever so prevelant(sp) in it, but it added to the charm of the show in my opinion, and it's probably one of my favorite TV shows currently. I think everyone should give it a try before judging at the very least. Just make sure you're watching a good episode.. there were a few stinkers here and there.

[DrSpengler]

Teen Titans is...strange. It takes everything I love about America cartoon storytelling but incorporates just about evrything I hate from Japanese animation. Yet I still liked hte show.

The Japanese anime flare can be very helpful, especially during the action sequences. However, the can also make the viewing experience very painful, such as montages to gut-wrenchingly awful Pufi Ami Yumi music, or when everyone keeps morphing into midgets with giant heads running around in circles screaming at each other.

The WRITING for the show, though, as well as the stupendous voice acting, completely out-weighs the god awful anime cliches.

I actually prefer the cartoon's "Slade" over the comic's "Deathstroke", thanks in large part to a magnificent performance from Ron Perlman.

The pacing has a certain formula to it. There are story arcs featuring the main villain sprinkled with comedy relief episodes featuring some of the goofier villains of the comics, just to lighten things up.

The serious episodes can be very, very dark and surprisingly violent. "Haunted" is a great example of some of Teen Titans' most exceptional story-telling (though moments of Beast Boy going all anime cliche almost ruins it).

The comedy relief episodes vary in quality. I like the Mad Mod episodes, save for the PAU montage from the first one. The Mumbo Jumbo episode, however, is my all time favorite comedy relief, one, though. Probably the best performance of Tom Kenny's career, too.


It has its ups and downs, with the downs being really down, but the ups being magnificent. As mentioned, it is definately an acquired taste. It took me a while to tolerate the hackneyed anime s***. But once I got past that I could appreciate the show for the quality of the story telling.

[Duke]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

The Japanese anime flare can be very helpful, especially during the action sequences. However, the can also make the viewing experience very painful, such as montages to gut-wrenchingly awful Pufi Ami Yumi music, or when everyone keeps morphing into midgets with giant heads running around in circles screaming at each other.

I only gave the show a try twice and the crappy giant head stuff turned me completely off both times.

[Dr. Doom]

My point exactly. I love mosta that stuff.

[LogicDonny]

Is the batman vs dracula movie part of the batman show or a standalone movie? If so, I will go buy it tomorrow.

Also, the batman dvd doesn't seem too expensive so is it worth buying?

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by LogicDonny

Is the batman vs dracula movie part of the batman show or a standalone movie? If so, I will go buy it tomorrow.

Also, the batman dvd doesn't seem too expensive so is it worth buying?

It's a part of the series in that it takes place in that continuity, but the story is entirely standalone and doesn't even require one to have seen an episode of the TV series, just to know who characters like Batman and the Joker are.

[LogicDonny]

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

It's a part of the series in that it takes place in that continuity, but the story is entirely standalone and doesn't even require one to have seen an episode of the TV series, just to know who characters like Batman and the Joker are.

I have seen episodes of the batman. It can't touch teh greatness of the animated series but it's still fun to watch. I seen the episodes where the guy turns into clayface.

Thanks man.