Batman: The Complete Animated Series

[Mandi-chan]

I already mentioned this in the "DC Animated Universe" thread, but wanted to start a thread for it too to be sure all the Batman fans here learned about it.

If you still don't have Batman:The Animated Series on dvd yet, but have noticed the sale on amazon.com...then I suggest you ignore it and wait just a little bit longer.

Because on November 4th, 2008, Batman: The Complete Animated Series dvd set will be released (and amazon.com already has it up for pre-order at $76.00)!

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/the-batman4.html

[Jester]

I knew I shoulda waited.Then again these "complete series" sets are murder when it comes to making your DVD collection look good.

[Sage Ninja]

Sweet! I'm so going to get this now that it's all going to be released all together instead of in season box sets. I really adored this series when I was elemetary school. Can't wait to see Joker and Harley Quinn debut as well as Cat Woman and the romance between her and Batman unfold.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by Sage Ninja

Sweet! I'm so going to get this now that it's all going to be released all together instead of in season box sets. I really adored this series when I was elemetary school. Can't wait to see Joker and Harley Quinn debut as well as Cat Woman and the romance between her and Batman unfold.

Catwoman's "romance" with Batman didnt mean a thing in the DCAU.

Seriously, the Catwoman episodes really arent any good at all. For some reason..I think about only two episodes with her are worth s*it ("Almost Got 'Im" and "Catwalk")...not to mention Timm paired Bruce up with either his own creations like Andrea Beaumont or Barbera by the time he completly fleshed out the DCAU.

The Joker and Harley Quinn's love story is the only one that blossoms, and it's largely regarded as the definitive couple of the original 65 episodes

[ThirdMarioBro]

The question stands.....to sell my old sets and get this, or just sit on my laurels.......I dunno.

[Mandi-chan]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

The Joker and Harley Quinn's love story is the only one that blossoms, and it's largely regarded as the definitive couple of the original 65 episodes

It's been quite a while since I've seen any eps from the animated series, so I don't really rememeber...but were there any eps at all in the show that showed that the Joker really loved Harley (and wasn't just all an act to get her back on his side)?

[DrSpengler]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Catwoman's "romance" with Batman didnt mean a thing in the DCAU.

Seriously, the Catwoman episodes really arent any good at all. For some reason..I think about only two episodes with her are worth s*it ("Almost Got 'Im" and "Catwalk")...not to mention Timm paired Bruce up with either his own creations like Andrea Beaumont or Barbera by the time he completly fleshed out the DCAU.

I've pretty much got to agree with this. Catwoman was one of the only parts of Batman TAS that I felt Timm and Dini never really handled right.

Her romance with Batman felt pretty clunky and especially pointless considering all the other love interests Bruce had throughout the series. Outside of maybe "Chase Me", it never went anywhere.

They also couldn't seem to figure out what to do with Catwoman. One moment she was a cat burgler, the next she was a crazy animal rights activist and the two personas never meshed well at all. She seemed to get saddled with the worst plots, too. The Claw was just an awful idea from the start, and that episode where she gets mutated into a furry is one of the worst in the whole series. I think "Batgirl Returns" is just about the only Catwoman-centered episode I enjoy from the series.

Lastly...I hated both her TAS and TNBA designs. The former looked too chunky and unattractive while the latter was so spindley and annorexic she looked far too unnatural.

Catwoman was one of the things that The Batman managed to do better than Batman TAS. Blasphemy, I know, but it's true (likewise, The Batman-itself is far too underrated and underappreciated, I think).

[odupianist]

Luckily I only have the first volume of this lol. Now I can wait.

[ToTheNines]

I can't get this, too much for something I don't have. I'm sure the bonus features are nice, but nothing mindblowing.

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Seriously, the Catwoman episodes really arent any good at all. For some reason..I think about only two episodes with her are worth s*it ("Almost Got 'Im" and "Catwalk")...not to mention Timm paired Bruce up with either his own creations like Andrea Beaumont or Barbera by the time he completly fleshed out the DCAU.

Plus, it's rediculous that he kept trying to hook up with her as Bruce once her idendity was public knowledge. I guess you could say it's the fact that they both run around in animal costumes, but he has an actual reason for being Batman, she just likes cats too much.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by Mandi-chan

It's been quite a while since I've seen any eps from the animated series, so I don't really rememeber...but were there any eps at all in the show that showed that the Joker really loved Harley (and wasn't just all an act to get her back on his side)?

"Harelequinade" was the one that really cemented it before "Mad Love" did...the ending is right out of some 1950s movie reserved for stars. It's quiet (if you count exploding planes as "quiet"), and very subtle.

[Drtooth]

Originally Posted by Jester

I knew I shoulda waited.Then again these "complete series" sets are murder when it comes to making your DVD collection look good.

Hey! It's a good thing I was too dang poor to get these, and the only Batman TAS DVD I have I got free after buying Teen Titans volume 1. And only 107 bucks? I was thinking well over 200.... that's a real bargain.

Warners is also issuing a Complete series of The Flintstones as well.

[Spitfire]

Well that's annoying...maybe I'll get it if it saves space in my collection.

[Spike Spiegel]

If I only get one thing for Christmas this year....this has to be it.