Friday, June 29, 2012

TV Talk - Batman Beyond

Hey all. I'm back with another Batman show. Yes, this counts as a Batman show because even though Bruce Wayne isn't Batman here, he still is around in some form. Ladies and Gents: Batman Beyond.

Background
This show came on in 1999 (7th/8th grade). Anyway, I really didn't know what to expect with this show when it came on. I mean, it looked really different. Since I was bored, I checked it out. It was pretty cool. I'm glad I checked it out every Saturday when it was on. I also have Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker at the house. And yes, it's the unedited version where ____ kills _____. I haven't  really watched the show since it aired, but I have seen some episodes online and BB: ROTJ is a movie that I try to watch occasionally. Yeah, it's that good.

Friday, June 22, 2012

TV Talk - Batman: The Animated Series - Favorite Episodes

Here is part 2 of that post. There was just more to say about these episodes soI decided to split it up into two posts. Before I start, here are some honorable mentions:
  • World's Finest - It's actually a Superman 3-parter, but I have to mention it. It's the first meeting between Superman and Batman and it's a really good one to see. 
  • Batman: Mask of the Phantasm - It's a movie, not an episode. If it was a three parter, it would definitely go at no.1. In the movie, Batman runs into an old flame and has memories of his life pre-Batman while he hunts down this new villain who's killing old mobsters. Also, The Joker's in it. 
  • Anything from JL/JLU - Different show. Plus, not many episodes were Batman-centered. Otherwise I'd probably include Epilogue and A Better World.
  • Just about any Joker Episode - ...'Nuff said.
  • Old Wounds - In this episode, we find out what happened between Batman and Dick and we find out why he quit being Robin.
  • The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy - A guy hires a criminal named Wormwood the Interrogator to take Batman's cape and cowl. There is a twist to this episode that I'm not going to spoil.
  • Almost Got 'em - A hilarious episode centering on the villains. 
  • Pretty Poison - It's a good episode, but it's not on the top list. It's the first appearance of Poison Ivy and Harvey Dent. Also, it has one of the funnies quotes ever uttered by Batman: 


Well, here I go:

TV Talk - Batman: The Animated Series

Robin: So...who really thought Prometheus was a great movie? I mean, Come On!
Batgirl: Oh, here we go again. I'm outta this.
Batman: Tim...Now you know that movie was genius. Prometheus shows what can truly go wrong on first contact missions.
Robin: Wow...and I thought Dick was crazy for keeping that mullet. 

And here it is. This is the one post that I have pretty much held off till now. Is there really anything for me to say about this show? It was a great series. It's probably one of the best. It started off a great animated universe, had awesome voice-acting, ranged from dark to silly, and had some sweet animation. So what else is there to say about Batman The Animated Series? I guess I'll do business as usual.

Monday, June 18, 2012

TV Talk - The Amazing Spider-Man TV Show Pilot

Yes, this actually exists. How do I know about it? Well, let's see...

Background
Long ago, people used to get video cassettes in video stores. Dang, I miss Move Gallery! Anyway, I think it was third grade and I saw this tape called "The Amazing Spider-Man" on the shelf. Since I was (and still) a superhero buff, I rented this movie. I don't remember if I liked it or not. I had no views on movies in general back then. Later on (more like the 2000s) I found out that this was actually a tv show that lasted 13 episodes. I'm not planning on viewing all 13 episodes for this time. I have re-watched the pilot that I saw way back when. Now that I have developed some sort of view, what do I think of the pilot?

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Tales from the 50 Cent Bin! - Batman #1-#2

Now it's time for the blankity blank-blank Batman. As I said last time, today's post would be a little different in that this story is current and still going in this book and others. These are the first two issues of the New 52 Batman aka "Same 'Ole Batman". Unlike everyone else in this new universe, everything is still the same except the whole "Batman's younger, Dick was 16 when he became Robin, Barbara's Batgirl again, etc., etc." stuff. The creative team is Scott Synder and Greg Capullo. Scott Snyder is already known for having a great run on Detective Comics, and Capullo is known for something I don't know. He is a good, stylistic artist. Well, here we go: