Batman: The Animated Series? More Like The Dark Knight Rider!

[spectralbovine]

Like those who grew up on the Adam West/Burt Ward Batman television show of yore, I grew up on Batman: The Animated Series. So when I discovered the DVDs at Newbury Comics for CRAZY LOW PRICES, I eagerly scooped them up so I could mainline all 109 episodes, many of which I had not seen.

By now, pretty much everyone has read or seen Batman in some

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[amberlynne]

I loooooooooooooove B:TAS soooo much. I have every set in series (though I wish I had picked up this when it was briefly available) and I adore just about every episode. Watching the credit sequence alone makes me giddy.

[spectralbovine]

It is a pretty fabulous credit sequence. When I watched it for the first time after so many years, it was like being a kid again. I remembered every second of it.

[sophia_helix]

I totally want to re-watch that show now -- we loved it when we were kids, and I didn't realize until much later in life that it was my default idea of Batman (and ergo, that's why no movie has ever felt really right). Also glad to know it's stood up, since I haven't seen it in 15 years.

[spectralbovine]

It has absolutely stood up. There are some clunkers here and there, but overall it's great and such fun to rewatch. So great to hear all the old voices. BATMAN!

[spectralbovine]

Oh man, the love I have for this show is very close to shameful.
There is no shame! I don't think there are people who don't love this show. If there are haters, I don't want to know.

(Ledger finally gave Hamill some competition for Joker, but Kevin Conroy is Batman and that's just the way it is.)
I love hearing all their voices in my head! They sound so right. Except Ra's al-Ghul. His voice annoys me. (Commissioner Gordon took a little getting used to since Gary Oldman was so great, but now he sounds right in my head as well. Bullock too, though it was confusing that he wasn't actually a dirty cop.)

I don't know how many small children were completely, totally, sleep-with-the-lights-on traumatized by the reveal of Two Face, but I was traumatized enough for at least two or three.
For a show that didn't kill anyone, it still went to some dark places.

I haven't sat down with the writers' bible yet, but it looks awesome.
Yeah, I haven't read it all yet either, but what I did read was very interesting.

[chrryblssmninja]

YESSSSS THIS SERIES

DOMO-KUN IN MY ICON IS TELLING EVERYONE ABOUT IT

[spectralbovine]

GOOD JOB DOMO-KUN. THE DVDS ARE OUT THERE.

[dharmavati]

Oh, I loved that show! In fact, I've never followed the comics, so B:TAS is how I know my Batman canon. When watching the Nolan movies, I had map the live-action characters to the animated characters I knew well from this show. :D

[spectralbovine]

Hee, yeah! The cartoons are how I got all my canon before the movies, and then I started reading comics. I want to rewatch the X-Men animated series now.

(If you want to read the comics, I have suggestions! There are several classic Batman stories you can read.)