DC Animation ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’: Animated Series From Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves Greenlit

[TheVileOne]

Hamish Linklater needs to step his game up because his performance as Batman was not it. Rino Romano was a much better Batman and Bruce Wayne.

The other problem with Caped Crusader is Batman was fairly unlikable and barely does anything for most of the season.

 

[flickchick85]

Can’t relate, I thought Hamish was f***ing great.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Hamish is second only to Conroy. He's ****ing masterful.

It's also okay if Batman is unlikable. Batman is a prick. Some versions push that too far but this one doesn't cross the line at all.

 

[Snow Queen]

Linklater's soft-spoken performance was the highlight of the series.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Seriously, that’s so close to what Batman sounds like in my imagination. Conroy, Linklater and Sisto all nail it.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I had a few issues with the show. Hamish was not one of them. Wonderful, as with everything I've seen him in.

 

[flickchick85]

It's also okay if Batman is unlikable. Batman is a prick. Some versions push that too far but this one doesn't cross the line at all.

I’ve rarely found Bruce Wayne especially “likable” in comics or elsewhere. He works best as a bit of a d****e imo. I figured out a long time ago that I don’t need to like him to enjoy his stories.

 

[AnneFan]

Hamish was solid. I liked the way Batman was handled too. Burton also knew to respect Batman’s privacy to create anticipation and an aura whenever he did appear. I rank BTAS/Beyond and Brave and the Bold ahead of it, but Caped Crusader is some of the most atmospheric Bat content we’ve had in years.

 

[HydraSith12]

I loved this show i dont understand why some people didnt like it i liked seeing the Golden Age aesthetic again i liked seeing the classic Golden Age Catwoman on the show i hope there is a season 2

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

From J. M. DeMatteis' recent newsletter:

The second season of Amazon's Batman: Caped Crusader is coming soon and I'm delighted to have contributed an episode to this terrific new interpretation of the Dark Knight mythos. (And, no, much as I'd love to, I can't reveal anything about the episode.) Here's hoping there's more Cape to come!

 

[OnLeatherWings]

I need to get around to this - but I just am too fatigued of early-days Batman where he's still tripping over his cape and building his legend.

I feel like writers just cannot figure out how to make Batman/Bruce compelling when he's established and good at what he does.

 

[Primal Slayer]

I do hope that S2 has a bit of better budget since S1 was ok but seemed like they had to hold back on the animation and some of it felt stiff.

 

[blueharvest]

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[Primal Slayer]

Season 1 wasnt awful but.....i totally forgot about this show except for when i come in here

 

[Rick190293]

I enjoyed a lot season 1, although it's far from TAS quality. Loved the mood/vibe.

 

[Boom]

I worship at the altar of Batman: The Animated Series, so I admit that I probably went into Batman: Caped Crusader with expectations it couldn't possibly meet. Even with that said, Season 1 just didn't move the needle for me at all. At best, it was fine but forgettable. At worst, it was boring.

Hopefully Season 2 is a significant improvement. Otherwise I'm calling it.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

I truly think Bruce Timm made a huge blunder when he announced that the show ''was more B:TAS than B:TAS''.

I understand what he was trying to say, but it set expectations way too high. The truth for me is that there isn't any aspect of this series that surpasses B:TAS.

If I'm on a desert island and I'm told to chose between season one of this and the first 10 episodes of B:TAS.... I'm going B:TAS all the way.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

I loved most of the supporting cast in this series, but I was not hooked at all by Batman’s portrayal in this.

Hopefully season 2 is an improvement in that department.

 

[Boom]

If I'm on a desert island and I'm told to chose between season one of this and the first 10 episodes of B:TAS.... I'm going B:TAS all the way.

Oh no doubt about that whatsoever.

I hated the artstyle change from B:TAS to The New Batman Adventures, and I've been hoping against hope that common sense would finally prevail and that they'd go back to something more akin to the former.