― Huk-L, Thursday, 24 March 2005 18:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 24 March 2005 18:15 (nineteen years ago) link
― Huk-L, Thursday, 24 March 2005 18:17 (nineteen years ago) link
Oh shit that's Inara from Firefly (and according to Tep, possibly Joss's Wonder Woman)! Yeah, she's great.
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 24 March 2005 18:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 24 March 2005 18:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Thursday, 24 March 2005 18:31 (nineteen years ago) link
My eyes went very big and round when I read this.
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 24 March 2005 21:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 24 March 2005 23:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 24 March 2005 23:39 (nineteen years ago) link
(Full potentially credibility-shredding disclosure: I've also started watching Kids Next Door because Lauren Tom and Cree Summer do voices on it and it's often ridiculously funny. There was a recent episode involving a training bra that was absolutely hysterical.)
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 24 March 2005 23:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 24 March 2005 23:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Thursday, 24 March 2005 23:56 (nineteen years ago) link
Teen Titans is on tonight at 10 EST, if anyone -- like me -- was wondering, so they could check it out. Not sure when JLU is on, but Demonoid (thank you Andrew!) has seasons 1 and 2, and a few a la carte episodes.
― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 25 March 2005 00:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Friday, 25 March 2005 03:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Friday, 25 March 2005 07:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Friday, 25 March 2005 07:46 (nineteen years ago) link
Pretty much; it's also an extended riff on her "even when surrounded by friends, I am alone" schtick.
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 25 March 2005 21:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Saturday, 26 March 2005 14:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Didn't You Write A Vampire Book? (Dan Perry), Saturday, 26 March 2005 17:15 (nineteen years ago) link
I got the first box set and it really is great, as good an introduction to what makes Batman great as you could ever have. The way they treat the Joker I think is particuarly laudable - he's clearly shown as comical, not just psychotic (i.e. you can laugh along with most of his antics), but at the same time he's still pretty fucking scary. A great balance between modern grim&gritty Batman and the character's older incarnation.
Some of the episodes - the Clayface two parter, the Mr.Freeze one - are so unberably tragic. The show's obsessive "sometimes things happen that turn you into a MONSTER and believe me, you sure as hell won't be able to escape that" message is really something for a kid's tv show!
I used to ("used to") have the biggest crush on the animated Poison Ivy when I was a kid - Harley Quinn looks very cute when she's in civilian clothes, as well. Didn't they semi-officially lez up in the cartoon's comics? Perv perv.
One guy on the extras defines the show's visual style as "dark deco" - hits the nail on the head, I think. It's all gorgeous, tho just *occasionally* you notice a slight anime influence, it annoys me every time.
― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Friday, 15 July 2005 10:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― dave k, Friday, 15 July 2005 14:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Friday, 15 July 2005 14:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Friday, 15 July 2005 14:56 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 15 July 2005 15:28 (eighteen years ago) link
Yeah, this is really key, and I'm glad that "Batman Begins" maintained this chronological ambiguity.
I hate Harley Quinn though and I am not looking forward to her appearance.
Oh, she's not *overwhelming* in it, so don't worry. It's a really great episode! The Joker is *really* scary in the first few scenes, and pretty funny after that. Also:
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At the end Batman laughs. Or, well, he seems to *try* to laugh - it comes out all abortion-like. It's crazy, and great.
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The Clayface two-parter is really a highlight of sorts, as is the Christmas Joker episode (which shows that BTAS isn't afraid to go all-out silly when it wants to.) I've a soft spot for "It's Never Too Late", tho - total homage to "Angels With Dirty Faces"!!
― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Friday, 15 July 2005 16:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Friday, 15 July 2005 17:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Friday, 15 July 2005 17:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― dave k, Friday, 15 July 2005 19:06 (eighteen years ago) link
Weeeell, it starts with the Joker cheerfully decorating a christmas tree in Arkham while singing that ol' "jingle bells/Batman smells" thing; then next thing you know he's flying off into the air and you realise that the tree is a ROCKET! No explanation is given as to how, why, what, gah?
The whole episode pretty much maintains that vibe of absurdity/awesomeness.
― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Saturday, 16 July 2005 09:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― latebloomer: lazy r people (latebloomer), Saturday, 16 July 2005 14:56 (eighteen years ago) link
I maintain Batman Beyond was a decent series despite the lame concept, if only for the hilarious Fantastic Four parody. The payoff to the ongoing backstory in "Return Of The Joker" was awesome.
"The Batman" is pure pish, though. I never asked for a version of Batman remodelled to resemble Jackie Chan Adventures, and I probably never will.
― Philip Alderman (Phil A), Sunday, 17 July 2005 01:09 (eighteen years ago) link
― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Sunday, 17 July 2005 01:32 (eighteen years ago) link
And not to come off all pervy, but um, I like Raven's look. Um. Legs.
― Leeeeeee (Leee), Monday, 18 July 2005 04:15 (eighteen years ago) link
― chi a, Monday, 18 July 2005 06:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― latebloomer: lazy r people (latebloomer), Monday, 18 July 2005 06:59 (eighteen years ago) link
The Joker waves good-bye to Charles Manson(!) as he flies out of Arkham.
― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Monday, 18 July 2005 12:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 18 July 2005 12:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 18 July 2005 13:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― Leeeeeee (Leee), Monday, 18 July 2005 22:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 18 July 2005 23:50 (eighteen years ago) link
Reasons I will anticipate:
1. Dracula!1a. ...voiced by Peter Stormare!2. Joker!
Reasons to dread:
1. "The Batman."2. No Mark Hamill.
― Leeeeeeeee (Leee), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 05:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 06:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 08:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 13:55 (eighteen years ago) link
― iodine (iodine), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jordan (Jordan), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:19 (eighteen years ago) link
http://img105.exs.cx/img105/8022/serious.jpg
― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 15:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Huk-L (Huk-L), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 20:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 13 September 2005 20:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― Leeeeeeeee (Leee), Wednesday, 14 September 2005 02:22 (eighteen years ago) link
I loved and still love B:TAS and the other DCAU series (well, most of the time), but I've never been particularly impressed by any of the animated specials that have come out since then. It's pretty disappointing seeing that on some occasions some of the same people were involved. The execution always seems half-assed.
― Duane Barry, Sunday, 4 November 2018 23:20 (five years ago) link
man these blu-ray remasters are gorgeous huh
― i want donald duck to scream into my dick (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 6 November 2018 10:24 (five years ago) link
Worth buying if I have all the DVD boxes?
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 11:55 (five years ago) link
if you’re a btas stan and you’ve got the cash, definitely - the episodes look extraordinarily crisp and clearcheck this handy comparison video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LZJ-HJsWHk
― i want donald duck to scream into my dick (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 6 November 2018 12:05 (five years ago) link
i'm a sucker for these remasters when they're done well. they even managed to make TNG look beautiful!
― Chuck_Tatum, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 12:16 (five years ago) link
yooooo Bruce Timm made an animated Sgt Rock short film!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtwZvaLbwnI
And Phantom Stranger too!https://www.comicsbeat.com/dc-showcase-phantom-stranger-first-look/
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 19 May 2020 21:41 (three years ago) link