The Batman Season 5 Episode Discussions - Page 2

Time Mistress · 10-07-2007, 09:26 PM

Good ep with Ollie! Though I definately prefer Kin Shriner for his voice actor. He's who I hear in my head when I read the comics. Chirs Hardwick is okay but just didn't scream Ollie to me, voice sounded a little too low in places and not distictive enough. I liked seeing Ollie origin animated for the first time on TV as well as working Vertigo into this version (didn't Vertigo show up in the Off Balance ep of Batman TAS? I really should rewatch that now) okay yes there were the Smallville webisodes or whatever they were called, but I prefered this version and animation style better. Then again, I'm a sucker for Ollie origin stories in general I think. I like GA island stories.

I didn't know much about Ollie prior to JLU and Smallville either, but over the past year he's grown to become my favorite character in the DCU.

Can't wait to see Flash and Hal Green Lantern show up. But what about some female leaguers too - Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Zatanna, any of the three would be nice.

Some more of my favorite lines:

Ollie: Haven't I seen you somewhere before?
Alfred: At the renaissance fair perhaps?

Ollie: Concentrated acid arrow.
Batman: Phospherus would have been quicker.

Ollie: I like the set up you have here. Gives me some ideas for my place back in Star City. (nice reference to Ollie's pre-O'Neil days of being a Batman copycat).

On the whole I think the episode did a good job showing the similarities between GA and Batman but their differences as well but all the while keeping GA cool. Nice varitation the the Adams costume too, the underpants over your shorts is so out these days for superheroes, the tunic pays a bit of hamage to Grell.

*Raph's Girl* · 10-07-2007, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Time Mistress

But what about some female leaguers too - Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Zatanna, any of the three would be nice.

Sorry but in the Universe of The Batman the only female JLAer is Batgirl. Wonder Woman's contract says she can't be in a series unless she's a main character or team leader. This basically means no guest spots. *sighs*

Altho I'd love to see Zatanna for sure in The Batman.

Time Mistress · 10-07-2007, 09:41 PM

Yeah, I think I did read that recently about WW, but Canary and Zatanna are still fair game right? I'm not a fan of a "boys club only" league. Though I do wonder, any hope for Aquaman showing up this season? I always had a soft spot for him since the Superfriends days.

Oh, and Robin trying GA's bow was a nice touch considering who Batman's sidekick is named for, also brings Speedy to mind a bit.

*Raph's Girl* · 10-07-2007, 09:59 PM

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Oh, and Robin trying GA's bow was a nice touch considering who Batman's sidekick is named for, also brings Speedy to mind a bit.

Robin was named after the bird...not Robin Hood...

Yes Aquaman is listed as one of the JLAers.

Time Mistress · 10-10-2007, 08:33 PM

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Robin was named after the bird...not Robin Hood...

Not according to The Encyclopedia of Superheroes!

They quote the dialogue from of old issue in Robi's bio that says he was indeed named after Robin Hood. The Encyclopedia is circa 1985 pre-crisis though, so it could have been retconed to be the bird since then.

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Yes Aquaman is listed as one of the JLAers.

Cool!

*ToTheNines* · 10-13-2007, 05:39 PM

Any one watch today? I fell asleep, but the 5 minutes I caught seemed alright.

*Raph's Girl* · 10-13-2007, 06:27 PM

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Any one watch today? I fell asleep, but the 5 minutes I caught seemed alright.

It was another pretty good ep... altho Robin mostly whined about Batgirl getting all the good gadgets. I felt sorry for Phospherus and his GF (loved that Robin and Batgirl compared em to Joker and Harley). Due to Pospherus (formerly Lightening Bug or Bee Man) stupidity he can't touch anything. Kinda sad really.

Today's LOSH tho was better....Lightening Lad got a new origin! *sings* The monkey rode on the rocket ship...the rocket ship...the rocket ship... the monkey rode on the rocket ship and bumped his head on the moon.

*ToTheNines* · 10-13-2007, 08:11 PM

LOSH was awesome today, I'm really loving this new season. Was that James Arnold Taylor (aka Leonardo) doing LL's brother?

*Drtooth* · 10-13-2007, 08:13 PM

You know, no matter how many times I try to watch Legion, I just can't get into it. Just can't.

Really liked seeing Batman go back to his solo adventures....well, solo with Batgirl and Robin, not with the Justice League. Not the most exiting episode, but very interresting none the less.

*Raph's Girl* · 10-13-2007, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

LOSH was awesome today, I'm really loving this new season. Was that James Arnold Taylor (aka Leonardo) doing LL's brother?

Yeppers!! James Arnold Taylor does indeed voice Lightening Lord/Mekt.

Time Mistress · 10-14-2007, 01:13 PM

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It was another pretty good ep... altho Robin mostly whined about Batgirl getting all the good gadgets. I felt sorry for Phospherus and his GF (loved that Robin and Batgirl compared em to Joker and Harley). Due to Pospherus (formerly Lightening Bug or Bee Man) stupidity he can't touch anything. Kinda sad really.

Yeah, but as Batgirl said, Robin gets to ride shotgun.

Poor Firefly. The girlfriend angle was a nice twist for the character. And while I like the JL it's nice to know we're getting some solo Bat adventures this season too. What's next week? They didn't show a preview this time.

*Raph's Girl* · 10-15-2007, 05:32 PM

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What's next week? They didn't show a preview this time.

Generally if they don't show a preview it's cuz they're airing a rerun. The next new ep of The Batman is in November with "A Mirror Darkly"...Im assuming from the title this ep deals with Mirror Master...which means... The Flash is a guest star.

*ToTheNines* · 10-15-2007, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Generally if they don't show a preview it's cuz they're airing a rerun. The next new ep of The Batman is in November with "A Mirror Darkly"...Im assuming from the title this ep deals with Mirror Master...which means... The Flash is a guest star.

AHOY! yessss! Too bad I have to wait till November

*Raph's Girl* · 10-27-2007, 07:06 PM

Info is up for next week's ep of The Batman entitled "A Mirror Darkly"

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"The Flash is coming to Gotham City -- and not a moment too soon. The Mirror Master has arrived with a nefarious plot to trap everyone in their own mirror image."

Charlie Schlatter provides the voice of The Flash, and John Larroquette provides the voice of Mirror Master.

Humm... Im having a bit of a hard time trying to picture John Larroquette's voice coming out of Mirror Master....but ah well. I wish they had gotten Michael Rosenbaum to reprise his role as the Flash...but then I remember that this is Barry Allen and not Wally.

Charlie Schlatter is currently known as the voice of Ace Bunny in Loonatics Unleashed and was Dr. Travis (the cute one) on Diagnosis,Murder.

*Raph's Girl* · 11-04-2007, 06:33 PM

After seeing the episode Im not so sure about it.

John Lorroquette voicing Mirror Master was just wrong. They should have gotten Cam Clarke or Rob Paulsen.

Im not so sure I like The Batman's take on Flash. He actually reminded me a bit of the Loonatics Unleashed character, Rev Runner the way he talked.

And why exactly WAS Mirror Master doing in Gotham??? He could have done the same thing in Central City!

I liked that he had a sidekick named Smoke tho.

*ToTheNines* · 11-04-2007, 08:24 PM

Missed it again, runing errands. Sounds like I didn't miss much, guess I'll catch the rerun.

*Drtooth* · 11-05-2007, 09:01 AM

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Im not so sure I like The Batman's take on Flash. He actually reminded me a bit of the Loonatics Unleashed character, Rev Runner the way he talked.

The only thing I really disliked about the episode was the fact they had to shove in as many "the Flash is fast" jokes as possible. We could have done without a lot of them. We kinda get the idea. He's not called "Sluggo, the amazing turtleboy" afterall.

*Raph's Girl* · 11-26-2007, 07:04 PM

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-en...Nabs/800028237

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Following visits by Superman, Green Arrow and the Flash earlier this fall, Green Lantern is the next super-friend to guest-star on the CW's Saturday-morning serial The Batman. Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend's Wedding) will voice the hero who shows up in the Dec. 8 episode to enlist the Caped Crusader's help in battling arch-nemesis Sinestro.

Mulroney has deep ties to these superheroes. His brother and sister-in-law, Kieran and Michelle Mulroney, penned the upcoming live-action film Justice League of America, which includes Batman and Green Lantern. "Kieran and I grew up reading DC Comics," Mulroney says. "We had a whole system where, once a week, we'd take a trip to the little store that sold the comics. I have a couple of brothers, and we'd fight over who got which issue. There's a long history of comics in the family."

There are many different Green Lanterns in comic lore, but the version Mulroney plays is perhaps the most iconic: test pilot Hal Jordan, who has a somewhat uneasy relationship with the Bat. "I really liked the dynamic between them," Mulroney says. "They're fighting for the same cause, but there are some personality conflicts. That was a fun part to play."

Ooh! I wonder who's voicing Sinestro?!

*Raph's Girl* · 02-29-2008, 12:52 AM

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/ne...fullnews&id=72

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A representative for Warner Bros. Animation has confirmed that the current season of The Batman is the last season of the popular series.

The series finale, called "Lost Heroes," is slated to air as a one-hour special on Saturday March 8th, 2008.

Something tells me that this season was just a lead into the Brave and the Bold series.

*ZariusTwo* · 02-29-2008, 01:42 AM

The Brave and The Bold series is it's own show, it wont follow this continuity

10-07-2007, 09:26 PM	#21
Time Mistress Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennshellvania, or the 79th level of Null-Time Posts: 710	Good ep with Ollie! Though I definately prefer Kin Shriner for his voice actor. He's who I hear in my head when I read the comics. Chirs Hardwick is okay but just didn't scream Ollie to me, voice sounded a little too low in places and not distictive enough. I liked seeing Ollie origin animated for the first time on TV as well as working Vertigo into this version (didn't Vertigo show up in the Off Balance ep of Batman TAS? I really should rewatch that now) okay yes there were the Smallville webisodes or whatever they were called, but I prefered this version and animation style better. Then again, I'm a sucker for Ollie origin stories in general I think. I like GA island stories. I didn't know much about Ollie prior to JLU and Smallville either, but over the past year he's grown to become my favorite character in the DCU. Can't wait to see Flash and Hal Green Lantern show up. But what about some female leaguers too - Wonder Woman, Black Canary, Zatanna, any of the three would be nice. Some more of my favorite lines: Ollie: Haven't I seen you somewhere before? Alfred: At the renaissance fair perhaps? Ollie: Concentrated acid arrow. Batman: Phospherus would have been quicker. Ollie: I like the set up you have here. Gives me some ideas for my place back in Star City. (nice reference to Ollie's pre-O'Neil days of being a Batman copycat). On the whole I think the episode did a good job showing the similarities between GA and Batman but their differences as well but all the while keeping GA cool. Nice varitation the the Adams costume too, the underpants over your shorts is so out these days for superheroes, the tunic pays a bit of hamage to Grell. __________________ AKA the Edwardian Adventuress and Fairlady_Z "You just made your last mistake, Bugeyes -- 'cuz nobody beats up my best buddy and gets away with it -- Nobody! Got that?!" Raphael about Michaelangelo, TMNT Volume 1 Last edited by Time Mistress; 10-07-2007 at 09:36 PM.

10-07-2007, 09:41 PM	#23
Time Mistress Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pennshellvania, or the 79th level of Null-Time Posts: 710	Yeah, I think I did read that recently about WW, but Canary and Zatanna are still fair game right? I'm not a fan of a "boys club only" league. Though I do wonder, any hope for Aquaman showing up this season? I always had a soft spot for him since the Superfriends days. Oh, and Robin trying GA's bow was a nice touch considering who Batman's sidekick is named for, also brings Speedy to mind a bit. __________________ AKA the Edwardian Adventuress and Fairlady_Z "You just made your last mistake, Bugeyes -- 'cuz nobody beats up my best buddy and gets away with it -- Nobody! Got that?!" Raphael about Michaelangelo, TMNT Volume 1

10-13-2007, 08:13 PM	#29
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	You know, no matter how many times I try to watch Legion, I just can't get into it. Just can't. Really liked seeing Batman go back to his solo adventures....well, solo with Batgirl and Robin, not with the Justice League. Not the most exiting episode, but very interresting none the less. __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

11-04-2007, 06:33 PM	#35
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	After seeing the episode Im not so sure about it. John Lorroquette voicing Mirror Master was just wrong. They should have gotten Cam Clarke or Rob Paulsen. Im not so sure I like The Batman's take on Flash. He actually reminded me a bit of the Loonatics Unleashed character, Rev Runner the way he talked. And why exactly WAS Mirror Master doing in Gotham??? He could have done the same thing in Central City! I liked that he had a sidekick named Smoke tho. __________________

02-29-2008, 01:42 AM	#40
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,498	The Brave and The Bold series is it's own show, it wont follow this continuity __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

10-13-2007, 05:39 PM	#26
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,368	Any one watch today? I fell asleep, but the 5 minutes I caught seemed alright.

10-13-2007, 08:11 PM	#28
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,368	LOSH was awesome today, I'm really loving this new season. Was that James Arnold Taylor (aka Leonardo) doing LL's brother?

11-04-2007, 08:24 PM	#36
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,368	Missed it again, runing errands. Sounds like I didn't miss much, guess I'll catch the rerun.