Lego Batman: The Animated series!

*Raph's Girl* · 09-01-2008, 12:01 AM

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...rtoon-in-works

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Following the news that Traveller's Tales was turning its hugely lucrative Lego formula into a kids' TV show, the studio has revealed this to be a 20-minute Lego Batman cartoon using the same engine as the forthcoming game.

Speaking exclusively to GamesIndustry.biz last week at Games Convention 2008 in Leipzig, Traveller's Tales producer Rich Earl confirmed that a TV show was being produced as a spin-off from the team's latest Lego project.

"We're looking to do... a Lego Batman series. I think they're looking at doing a one-off initially," he said. "And they're basically able to utilise the assets, because our team has brought Lego characters to life."

Earl added that Traveller's Tales had no involvement in the production of the show, which is "being done by a separate studio in the States."

"My understanding is that they will use the engine, the Maya files where the characters come to life, but they'll be creating animated... I think it's a 20-minute cartoon. I'm personally quite intrigued to see how it comes out. Lego, every time they've had a new brand out, they've done some CGI stuff as well, but I think this will be quite different."

The Lego Star Wars series alone has already sold over 15 million units, with the most recent entry into the series, Lego Indiana Jones, knocking Grand Theft Auto IV off the top of the UK charts when it released in June.

Lego Batman is a departure of sorts for the studio, based on the comic book universe rather than any of the movies. With UK-based Traveller's Tales acquired by Warner Bros in late 2007, the TV project can be seen to point ahead to the way the franchise will develop under the studio's new owners.

The multi-format Lego Batman is due for release this autumn.

Well...this could turn out into something fun or get old really quickly.

*Slap-Happy* · 09-01-2008, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...rtoon-in-works

Well...this could turn out into something fun or get old really quickly.

probably the latter

**ThirdMarioBro** · 09-01-2008, 03:31 AM

Not interested. I've always found the Lego stuff to be more camp than tribute.

*Drtooth* · 09-01-2008, 08:30 AM

Here's something interresting...

That's ALSO the next McDonald's Happy Meal. it's printed right on the bottom of those clone wars boxes. I wonder if that's gonna be any good.

Though, I wonder how a cartoon series will work, with the Brave and the Bold and all.

*ToTheNines* · 09-01-2008, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Drtooth

Though, I wonder how a cartoon series will work, with the Brave and the Bold and all.

Mabey they'll make a new Batsh*t-Embargo and make both cartoons suffer.

*Drtooth* · 09-01-2008, 10:16 AM

Or, maybe they'll have one air in Europe , and then shove it on some bad time slot in the US three years later.... seems the way they're going with everything now...

RAM BAM · 09-01-2008, 09:36 PM

I don't see how they could make a Batman animated lego series with
the current Batman being so full of dark allegories and general melancholy.

*The Stryker* · 09-01-2008, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by RAM BAM

I don't see how they could make a Batman animated lego series with
the current Batman being so full of dark allegories and general melancholy.

By...Uh I don't know maybe having it be different?

Shred Head · 09-02-2008, 02:58 AM

So there going to have two lighthearted Batman comdey series running at the same time. I dont know this kinda seems like a bad idea. I can understand say a DTV they show on Toonami or something but a whole series nah not a good idea.

*odupianist* · 09-02-2008, 08:02 AM

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the current Batman being so full of dark allegories and general melancholy.

The Lego series (Star Wars and Indy so far) are meant to poke fun at the silliness from these franchises. I enjoy them.

*Drtooth* · 09-02-2008, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by RAM BAM

I don't see how they could make a Batman animated lego series with
the current Batman being so full of dark allegories and general melancholy.

Same could be said for Brave and the Bold, mind you. Darkness doesn't have to penetrate the Batman franchise because of the movie. Dude was in Superfriends after all. And let's not forget they brought back Superfriends in comic book and action figure form.

*ToTheNines* · 09-02-2008, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Shred Head

So there going to have two lighthearted Batman comdey series running at the same time. I dont know this kinda seems like a bad idea. I can understand say a DTV they show on Toonami or something but a whole series nah not a good idea.

Brave and the Bold is a bit on the "lighthearted" side, but it won't be a comedy.

*Drtooth* · 09-08-2008, 01:20 PM

Personally, I had to re-read the opening statement. Somehow, I think it would work better as a 5 minute internet series than a 20 minute (with commercials) TV show. I could see too many block jokes worked into it...

And as for the video game.... who's voicing which character?

*Raph's Girl* · 09-08-2008, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Drtooth

And as for the video game.... who's voicing which character?

Unfortunatly there's no cast list for this as of yet.

*Cure* · 09-08-2008, 06:29 PM

I dunno, this show might be fun.

cup-mikey-gertha · 09-08-2008, 06:47 PM

This should be interesting for a while.

Peanut · 09-08-2008, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

Unfortunatly there's no cast list for this as of yet.

And there won't be. None of the previous Lego games have had voice work. Star Wars and Indy have been all silent. It works much better that way.

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