World The Superman: TAS discussion thread.

[Drakepool]

LOL, that scene was hilarious, and establishes the relationship between Superman and Lois perfectly.

 

[Dave McFly]

FYI they have all superman and JL related DVD sets on sale at walmart for 10 bucks I grabbed volume 2 and 3 of STAS (already had volume one) for 20 bucks for both.

and Dana Delany is my fave voice for Lois in animated form .

 

[bullets]

$10? I thought the JL sets were $15. Damn , I need to pick those up sooner. I'm still watching STAS season 2. The World's Finest episodes were fantastic. I was also impressed with "The Late Mr. Kent". It was a bit of a shock to see the villain ( Bowman) be put to death in the gas chamber. It cuts off right as the level is being pulled. I didn't know this series pushed the envelope like that. I was almost certain it would be about the death of Pa Kent.

 

[Dave McFly]

yeah for some reason the JL sets, Smallville and Lois and Clark ones are more but S TAS volumes are 10 bucks each, they aslo had the DTV movies like Brainiac Attacks, public enemies, all star superman, etc.

 

[Steamteck]

I loved it and the power level was fine . He was a powerhouse but still challenged a lot.

The villains were wonderful

I loved the whole take of Brainiac as the former Kryton world computer who undermined Jor-El to save itself

TAS Darkseid was Crazy powerful threatening and a master manipulator. I loved Micheal Ironside's voice for him.

TAS Lex Luthor is the definitive one of me.

In fact the TAS universe is the definitive one for me.

 

[Dave McFly]

I also think it has one of the best 'theme music' for a Superman series

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FYI this long version was only on the Last Son Of Krypton movie (first 3 episodes made into one long episode). even though I have all 3 volumes, I bought Last Son by itself as I liked it as a one long episode instead of broken up into 3 parts.

 

[Steamteck]

I loved the show and all the DCAU. I especially love how they fine tuned and improved the villains origins but kept true to their spirit. Making Brainiac the Krypton world computer was pure genius. TAS Luthor is my definitive Luthor.

 

[Comics N' Toons]

I really like this series but I feel like Timm didn't give it his all. Either that or he doesn't understand the character. We can't really blame the writing because THEY HAD DINI!

 

[ganon51]

One of the greatest animated shows of all-time, very underrated it was more consistent than Batman TAS and the two parter episode Legacy is in the top 2 or 3 DCAU episodes ever made.

This.

 

[Lord]

I really like this series but I feel like Timm didn't give it his all. Either that or he doesn't understand the character. We can't really blame the writing because THEY HAD DINI!

So does Ultimate Spider-Man, and that one is terrible in the writting department.

From the vídeos where the team talk about the villains, they say that the major Superman oponentes are Lex Luthor and Brainiac, and that after that they had to make a bigger research for other villains, but i don't really get this, how did they Forget about General Zod? Yes they put aspects of him in Jax-Ur, who only appeared in 2 episodes, with the talk of Brainiac being an enemy Kal-El inherited from Jor-El i wonder how he forgot about the one villain in the comics that was originally and is still looked at this way.

Was there any problem with the Zod rights or anything like that? DC limiting Timm's team again due to the thought that there couldn't be any more kryptonians alive? Not sure Zod would be any different than Jax-Ur in that.

 

[the5timechamp]

Did the underpowered Superman have anything to do with the fact that to create credible threats would require MOS levels of destruction on a kids show on an episode by episode basis?

 

[Lord]

Probably because a too powerful Superman limits story potential

 

[GremlinZilla89]

I just started watching this again and it's really hitting the spot.

Is by far the best on-screen version of the character yet.

I even think it has a few things on BTAS.

My main and only real gripe with BTAS is that it is too serialized, too compartmentalized. No reals arcs aside from the odd two-parter here and there. There is no real sense of a timeline. I think a small narrative flow would have made it even better. But like I said, it's my only real issue with the show and it's still brilliant.

STAS starts off as a origin story and continues to feel more like an ongoing saga, a continuing story with more arcs.

The action is also better than BTAS.

I shocked at how fluid the motion and animation is. While it doesn't have the atmosphere of BTAS, it has it's own unique style. Kinda like a semi art-deco/futuristic vibe. It's a perfectly realized world for Supes.

Also, it has my favorite Clark of any on screen version yet. He's still white bread, still a boy-scout, but not as bumbling or "gee-golly, ma'am!" He's a great balance of good ol' boy, smart and decent.

The more realistic powers don't bother me at all. There are a few times when it's just a little annoying, but nothing consistent enough to genuinely hinder the show.

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/72249036041/the-main-man-part-1-superman-the-animated-series

 

[Elevator Man]

Super news! For fans of the S:TAS scores. This was posted on the World's Finest site this morning. I only quoted what relates to S:TAS.

La-La Land Records Announces “Superman: The Animated Series” ...

On Jan 28th, at 12noon (PST), La-La Land Records will proudly release two fantastic limited edition DC Comics/WB Animation scores: SUPERMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES: LIMITED EDITION (4-CD SET)... The 4-Disc Superman set features a 36 page booklet – with attractive art and exclusive, in-depth liners. As with many La-La Land Releases, autographed copies will be available to the first customers who order these titles at www.lalalandrecords.com when the titles are released on 1/28 at 12noon (PST). Autographed copies are not guaranteed and will only available while supplies last.



SUPERMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES: LIMITED EDITION (4-CD SET)
LLLCD 1276
Music by Kristopher Carter, Harvey R. Cohen, Michael McCuistion, Lolita Ritmanis & Shirley Walker
Limited Edition of 3000 Units
RETAIL PRICE: $59.98
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TRACK LISTING:
DISC 1 (78:59)
1 SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES-Main Title (Shirley Walker) 1:07
THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON, PART I (Lolita Ritmanis)
2 Krypton Opening/Monster Attack 2:37
3 Family Theme 1:12
4 Earthquake/Jor-El Appeals* 1:59
5 Brainiac Confrontation* 2:14
6 Jor-El Escapes Arrest/Jor-El Outside 1:52
7 Decision to Send Kal-El 3:01
8 Brainiac Leaves Krypton*/ Kal-El Leaves Krypton*/** 1:43
THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON, PART II (Michael McCuistion)
9 Recap (The Last Son of Krypton, Part II)* 1:07
10 Kal-El Lands on Earth/Couple Find Kal-El 2:09
11 Clark’s Abilities/Clark Meets His Parents 3:19
12 Clark’s First Flight*** 2:24
13 News Program Source :32
14 Industrial Film Source 1:10
15 Superman Rescues Lois*/ Missile Hits Airliner* 3:13
THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON, PART III (Harvey R. Cohen)
16 Recap (The Last Son of Krypton, Part III)* 1:00
17 Superman Saves Airliner* 2:39
18 Clark’s Identity Crisis* :56
19 Lois Abducts Bibbo/Lois Meets John 1:46
20 Clark Recognizes Ship*/Orders to Kill Lois* 2:05
21 Robot Loose in City* 2:08
22 Lois Gets Story* 1:03
MONKEY FUN (Lolita Ritmanis)
23 Family Pet 2:00
24 Titano Lost and Found 2:06
25 Monkey Business/Babysitting With Fleas/Bacteria Attack* 2:07
26 Jimmy Runs Away* 1:01
27 Monkeys on the Loose*/Superman Cages Lions 1:54
28 Titano at the Dock 1:53
29 Titano/Amusement Park* 1:37
30 Superman vs. Titano 1:39
31 Pop Goes the Weasel (Traditional, arr. L. Ritmanis) :37
32 Titano Relocated 1:13
TOOLS OF THE TRADE (Kristopher Carter)
33 Tank Attack* 3:04
34 Meet Kanto/Mannheim Gets Gloves 1:22
35 Train Wreck/Train Robbery 1:31
36 To the Rescue* 1:44
37 Turpin Resigns 1:11
38 Prisoner Turpin/Superman Finds Turpin/Turpin Saves Superman* 3:55
39 Superman Thanks Turpin*/ Planet Apokolips* 1:20
TOOLS OF THE TRADE—Bonus Track (Kristopher Carter)
40 Train Wreck/Train Robbery (Alternate) 1:51
41 SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES—
Video End Credits (Shirley Walker) 2:37
THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON, PART III—Bonus Music-And-Effects Track
42 Superman Destroys Robot* (H. Cohen)/Superman Spurns Lex* (M. McCuistion)/Brainiac Returns* (L. Ritmanis) 3:07

DISC 2 (78:59)
1 THE NEW BATMAN/SUPERMAN ADVENTURES—Main Title (Shirley Walker) 1:05
WORLD’S FINEST, PART I (Michael McCuistion)
2 Closing Time*/Joke in the Box Source*/ Batman Takes Evidence* 1:37
3 Terrorists on Plane* 1:11
4 Lois Talks to Superman/Lois Beats Herself Up :58
5 Joker Abducts Lex 1:20
6 Lex & Joker Make a Deal/Lois Meets Bruce 1:42
7 Joker Undoes Carlini 1:27
8 WayneLex T-7 :52
9 First Dance 1:11
10 Batman Shows Up/Binko’s Bad Night*/Batman Bugs Superman* 3:29
WORLD’S FINEST, PART II (Michael McCuistion)
11 Recap (World’s Finest, Part II) :38
12 Bruce and Lois Go Out/Joker Crashes Date/Joker’s Plan 2:23
13 Batwing Takes Off*/Superman Meets Joker* 1:39
14 Batman Saves Superman* 3:08
15 Batman Makes His Exit :29
16 Harley Cheers Up Joker/Lex Meets With Joker 2:01
17 Batman Pays Lex a Visit/Superman Flies By* 1:14
18 Jet Pac Transportation*/Joker Uses Robot 1:12
WORLD’S FINEST, PART III (Michael McCuistion & Lolita Ritmanis)
19 Recap (World’s Finest, Part III) (M. McCuistion) :35
20 Ship in Distress (M. McCuistion) 1:45
21 Batman Drops In/ Batman Unmasked/ Superman Stops Robot (M. McCuistion) 1:30
22 Batman Has to Leave/Lex Sets Up Joker (M. McCuistion) 1:28
23 Arrival at Lab*/Robots Battle Superman*/Batman Gets to Lexwing* (L. Ritmanis) 6:04
24 Lexwing Crashes* (M. McCuistion) 2:22
25 Bruce Returns to Gotham* (M. McCuistion) 1:08
MXYZPIXILATED (Harvey R. Cohen)
26 Stopping Traffic/Reading the Comics/The Statue Moves 2:43
27 Chickens/Setting the Rules 3:23
28 A Close Shave*/Proofreading/Apartment Source 3:52
29 Building Battle Suit 1:54
30 Clark’s Calendar/Office Menagerie/Aerial Chase* 4:50
31 Why Am I Eating This? :56
FATHER’S DAY (Shirley Walker)
32 Scream Machine Lands/Superman vs. Machine 3:56
33 Desaad’s Tricky Plan 1:26
34 Kalibak Comes to Earth/Kalibak Trashes Minerva 1:56
35 Kalibak Ambushes Superman :48
36 Superman vs. Kalibak/Fight on Train Track 2:04
37 Battle Continues/Power Struggle 3:25
38 Darkseid Beams Superman 2:21
FATHER’S DAY—Bonus Track (Shirley Walker)
39 Restaurant Source 1:07
40 THE NEW BATMAN/SUPERMAN ADVENTURES—End Credits (Shirley Walker) :35

DISC 3 (78:36)
1 SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES— Twenty-Second Promo (Shirley Walker) :26
IN BRIGHTEST DAY… (Michael McCuistion)
2 Kyle Catches Thief :58
3 Abin Makes Ring Choose/Ring Chooses Kyle* 3:27
4 Kyle Is Green Lantern :32
5 Superman Finds Abin/Sinestro Wants the Ring 2:22
6 Superman Meets Guardian :44
7 Kyle Saves Little Girl/Fight Continues 3:02
8 Superman Helps Council/Fight for Power/Kyle Wins Battle 4:05
9 Kyle’s Their Man 1:16
A LITTLE PIECE OF HOME (Kristopher Carter)
10 Break-In at the Museum* 2:14
11 Lex Sees Superman Weak*/Waiting for a Reaction :51
12 Lois Gets a Phone Call/Steal Treasury Plates*/No Deal with Lex* 5:31
13 Lois Visits S.T.A.R. Labs/Superman vs. Dinosaur*/Superman Throws Rock* 4:26
LIVEWIRE (Harvey R. Cohen)
14 Wake-Up Source 1:30
15 Construction Crane/Prevents Crane Accident* 2:42
16 Centennial Park Source 1:15
17 Leslie Becomes Livewire* 1:37
18 Livewire Checks Out :59
19 Metamorphosis Complete 1:07
20 She Turns Off the Light/Tower of Power Is Back 1:31
21 Superman Averts Planes* :59
22 Livewire Gets Recharged*/Caution Sign 3:41
APOKOLIPS…NOW!, PART I (Kristopher Carter)
23 Maggie Brings Cash :51
24 Hovercraft Steals Truck/Superman Fights Craft/Superman & Broken Glass 2:56
25 Darkseid Arrives*/Orion Arrives 2:10
26 New Genesis & Apokolips* 2:55
27 Air Base Battle/Orion Zaps Hovercraft/Orion Wins at Air Base* 3:20
28 Mannheim at Power Plant :33
29 Orion Goes Back 1:24
30 Power Plant Explodes*/Superman Sees Explosion 1:20
APOKOLIPS…NOW!, PART II (Kristopher Carter)
31 Recap (Apokolips…Now!, Part II) 1:00
32 Hamilton Has Bad News 1:06
33 Meet Steppenwolf :26
34 Steppenwolf Arrives*/Missiles Bring Down Superman 2:11
35 Demons Take Over City/Attack of the Demons* 2:01
36 Superman Puts Out Fire* 1:44
37 Darkseid Appears* 1:00
38 Dan Fights Demons* 1:39
39 Apokoliptic War Machine/Darkseid Takes Control* 1:14
40 Orion to the Rescue*/Dan’s Funeral 4:42
41 THE NEW BATMAN/SUPERMAN ADVENTURES—Twenty-Second Promo :26 (Shirley Walker)

DISC 4 (79:00)
1 SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES — Ten-Second Promo (Shirley Walker) :16
LITTLE GIRL LOST, PART I (Lolita Ritmanis)
2 Journey Through Space 2:43
3 Superman Enters Chamber/Kala’s Story/Superman Finds Kara 3:02
4 Kara Flies 1:17
5 Intergang Interest/Intergang Arrives :28
6 Gang Fights Superman* 2:38
7 Granny Knows Best/Kara Joins Jimmy :48
8 Following Gang Into Building :45
9 Granny Takes Control**** 2:52
LITTLE GIRL LOST, PART II (Lolita Ritmanis)
10 Recap (Little Girl Lost, Part II) :53 11 Surrounded 1:53
12 Superman Is Captured*/Kara Leaves for Apokolips 3:23
13 Kara Arrives on Apokolips**** 1:18
14 Kara Escapes Parademons**** 2:00
15 Superman Kneels*/Darkseid’s Prediction/Get Back Home* 3:31
16 Stop Comet*/Superman Catches 2:50
17 Supergirl’s OK 1:07
FEEDING TIME (Michael McCuistion)
18 Toxic Waste* 2:28
19 Rudy Becomes Toxic/Goo on Superman’s Finger* 1:24
20 Parasite Saps Police* 1:16
21 Parasite Visits LeBeau*/Parasite Saps Superman’s Energy* 2:23
22 Parasite Can’t Rob Bank :32
23 Parasite Attacks Clark/His New Meal Plan* :49
24 Jimmy Gets Idea 2:19
25 Superman Saves Jimmy/Saved by a Bug* 2:25
LEGACY, PART I (Shirley Walker)
26 Planet Attack 2:20
27 Leader Revealed 1:27
28 Kal-El’s Dream 1:20
29 Brainwashed 2:01
30 Supergirl Chases Robot 2:01
31 Lex Knows :34
32 Ready for Battle :49
33 Kal-El Attacks Earth :57
34 Lex Kills Kal-El 3:53
LEGACY, PART II (Shirley Walker)
35 Recap (Legacy, Part II) :28
36 Taken Prisoner 1:37
37 Superman Tries to Escape 2:09
38 Lois Springs Superman*** 3:47
39 Lois Comforts Superman*** 2:08
40 Return to Apokolips 1:20
41 Superman vs. Furies 1:01
42 Superman vs. Darkseid 2:16
43 Darkseid Prevails 2:07
44 Lois and Superman :46
45 SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES—End Credits (Shirley Walker) :35

Total 4CD Time: 5:15:34
* Includes thematic material by Shirley Walker
**Includes thematic material by Michael McCuistion
***Includes thematic material by Lolita Ritmanis
****Includes thematic material by Kristopher Carter

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/2...es-batman-the-brave-and-the-bold-soundtracks/


Glad LLLR is finally releasing this It's got some goodies on there.

 

[Young Superman]

I loved it and the power level was fine . He was a powerhouse but still challenged a lot.

The villains were wonderful

I loved the whole take of Brainiac as the former Kryton world computer who undermined Jor-El to save itself

TAS Darkseid was Crazy powerful threatening and a master manipulator. I loved Micheal Ironside's voice for him.

TAS Lex Luthor is the definitive one of me.

In fact the TAS universe is the definitive one for me.

Agreed, I also like Superman: TAS Kyle Rayner, part of me wishes he would have been the main GL in JL/JLU. Even though I liked John.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

One of my favorite Superman moments comes from this show. During the final fight with Darkseid:

*BAM*
"That's for Dan Turpin."

"Who?"

"The good man you murdered!"

That is Superman.

 

[Young Superman]

One of my favorite Superman moments comes from this show. During the final fight with Darkseid:

*BAM*
"That's for Dan Turpin."

"Who?"

"The good man you murdered!"

That is Superman.

Agreed

 

[LordMortis315]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/72249036041/the-main-man-part-1-superman-the-animated-series

Classic.

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/75018132277/apokolips-now-part-i-superman-the-animated

 

[Young Superman]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/75018132277/apokolips-now-part-i-superman-the-animated

One of the best scenes from the series.

 

[Young Superman]

MOS Superman in Superman TAS style.

Made by Boygos (Sean Linnihan) on deviantART.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

One of my favorite comic book animated shows, and that is an achievement, cause I love comic book shows a lot more than non-comic related ones

One of the funniest moments is when the Warrior Queen says "I'm waiting" exactly like Sonic in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog show

 

[Kane52630]

http://kane52630.tumblr.com/post/91353167869/opening-sequence-superman-the-animated-series

 

[Kane52630]

MOS Superman in Superman TAS style.

Made by Boygos (Sean Linnihan) on deviantART.