The Official Batman TAS Thread - Part 3

[Mistah K88]

I'm Back.... (after years haha, this still works!)

Has anyone seen this guy George Caltsoudas tile card artwork for the episodes of the show? Truly phenomenal

http://caltsoudas.tumblr.com/archive

(here's a sample of what's to come)

 

[Kane52630]

Welcome back and yeah I've been posting all of his work on here. I think he stopped a while back.

 

[Wildcard]

I'm Back.... (after years haha, this still works!)

Has anyone seen this guy George Caltsoudas tile card artwork for the episodes of the show? Truly phenomenal

http://caltsoudas.tumblr.com/archive

(here's a sample of what's to come)

Yes, it is phenomenal. Welcome back and thanks for posting!

 

[Jordacar]

I'm Back.... (after years haha, this still works!)

Has anyone seen this guy George Caltsoudas tile card artwork for the episodes of the show? Truly phenomenal

http://caltsoudas.tumblr.com/archive

(here's a sample of what's to come)

Hell yes. DawnWarrior and I have been using his posters in our reviews to tease the next episode.

 

[Mistah K88]

Hah, I'm late then... I just went through the beginning of this thread and noticed... sorry guys haha

The Penguin is one of my favorite villains from this show (and the series actually made him my favorite bat baddie), and I'd say that it is one of the only mediums that have done the "gentleman of crime" justice. I LOVE his TNBA redesign, and looking at the above, it's a shame that it was going to be his design all along, but when it comes to superhero animated series marketing always wants to try to force a tie to a movie (if there is one). I find it really interesting that Catwoman had her costume design be its own thing and changed more close to Returns in TNBA and Penguin the reverse happen (but then again, they wanted Penguin to have his classic look from the get go looking at the above).


Another shame is that in the Penguin's last appearance in the DCAU they changed his voice actor...David Ogden Stiers is a good Penguin, but Paul Williams IS the Penguin (perhaps barring Burgess Meredith of course)

Anyone remember all of the villain themes from BTAS (the little jingles that played whenever they showed up)? I can remember Joker's of course, Penguin's, Harley's, Ivy's, Clayface's, Catwoman, Two Face's and Mad Hatter's off the top of my head.

 

[Elevator Man]

Yeah, the villain themes always resonated with me. The various hero themes were also brilliant e.g. Batgirl's (both B:TAS and TNBA's), Nightwing's, Robin's (theme from "Robin's Reckoning, Part 2"), Robin (Tim Drake), The Gray Ghost, etc.

 

[DawnWarrior]

BTAS Opinionated Reviews - "Vendetta"
http://www.evilcloneproductions.com/blog/2017/2/10/batman-tas-review-vendetta
This is one of those episodes that really feels like it could be in prime time. I always really enjoyed Aron Kincaid's distinctive over-the-top performance as Croc.

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/157115611304/make-em-laugh-batman-the-animated-series

 

[Milk Tray Guy]

I remember reading the show's bible, right from the start, you can tell they were trying to create something special.

Yes, I've bookmarked the link for that. Fascinating stuff!

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/157426897449/pov-batman-the-animated-series

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/157653110524/zatanna-batman-the-animated-series

 

[Mistah K88]

We all know about the redesigns from when the show became more streamlined in TNB, it was very hit or miss. Some were OBVIOUS improvements (Penguin, Scarecrow) some were simple cleanups (Two-Face, Harley) and some were plain horrid... When it came to the Riddler's redesign in TNBA, I think the best look for him was when they merged the designs for the comic book continuation that was going on while Justice League was still on the air (after TNBA was finished) called The Batman Adventures.

Heck to tell you the truth I think the final Joker design for the DCAU (Return of the Joker onward) was a merger of the BTAS and TNBA designs...

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/158025648739/harley-and-ivy-batman-the-animated-series

 

[Elevator Man]

WatchMojo's Top 10 Best Batman: The Animated Series Episodes

Spoiler

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[Harry_Lime02]

Not even an honorable mention for Harlequinade?

 

[Elevator Man]

I was surprised "I Am The Night" didn't make the top ten.

 

[DawnWarrior]

^Yeah, me too, now that you mention it. On the plus side, there's a helluva lot of great episodes.

 

[atomicbattery]

Wow- my #1 and #2 are the same ('Over the Edge' and 'Heart of Ice')

Felt it was a little Joker heavy (but what Batman list isn't?)- I'd maybe swap out 'Laughing Fish' and 'Joker's Favor' for 'On Leather Wings' and the jaw-dropping animation of 'Feat of Clay, pt.II'.

I'd swap out 'TwoFace' for the underrated 'Second Chance'.

I'd also mention 'House and Garden' and 'Batgirl Returns' in my Honorable er-Mention.

 

[DawnWarrior]

BTAS Opinionated Reviews - "The Laughing Fish"

New review up at last! A BTAS classic, "The Laughing Fish."

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/158756770824/two-face-part-i-batman-the-animated-series

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

Could we be properly returning to the world of B:TAS/TNBA with this summer's Batman and Harley Quinn?

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Kane52630]

So I finally met Kevin Conroy over the weekend. He signed my copy of the Mask of the Phantasm novelization. He's by far the nicest celebrity I've met.

 

[Kane52630]

And oh yeah, I told him Mask of the Phantasm is my favorite Batman flick. He was stunned and asked me if I meant even with the live action movies and I said yes.

 

[The Joker]

Nice one

I met him 3 years ago. Such a nice man. So friendly and humble.