Any other Batman fans around here?
I have been hooked since I came across the Adam West TV series (1966-68 with a movie spinoff in 1966 that was basically a feature-length episode) as a child. And basically never looked back.
Favorite media Batman?
Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995 with a feature film spinoff, Mask of the Phantasm, in 1993), which introduced Kevin Conroy as the voice of Batman and Bruce Wayne, a role he still plays at times today in animated series and computer games. It hit a nice medium, not quite as dark and obsessive as some of the recent movies, but also without the silliness of the West series (though it did have humour, avoiding the grim seriousness of the Nolan-Bale trilogy). It's a mature Batman who has largely overcome his lust for vengeance to focus on fighting crime and corruption. There is one brilliant episode where Batman tries to convince a mobster to turn state's witness after discovering that the man's son is addicted to the very drugs the mobster has been smuggling into Gotham City. It is largely a character piece, with the action limited to Batman making sure the mobster lives long enough to actually turn. Very much not what you would expect from an animated superhero series, but the writers of Batman:TAS were a clever bunch.
There's a new Batman movie looming but the trailer makes me think it will be going the grim route again. Too bad. A lighter Batman, more akin to the animated series, would be more welcome to this bat-fan.
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And, yes, I have contemplated writing my own Batman stories but nothing has ever come of it. There are so many writers and filmmakers who have tackled the character, that it is hard to find something that has not been done before by someone.
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Any other Batman fans around here?
I have been hooked since I came across the Adam West TV series (1966-68 with a movie spinoff in 1966 that was basically a feature-length episode) as a child. And basically never looked back.
Favorite media Batman?
Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995 with a feature film spinoff, Mask of the Phantasm, in 1993), which introduced Kevin Conroy as the voice of Batman and Bruce Wayne, a role he still plays at times today in animated series and computer games. It hit a nice medium, not quite as dark and obsessive as some of the recent movies, but also without the silliness of the West series (though it did have humour, avoiding the grim seriousness of the Nolan-Bale trilogy). It's a mature Batman who has largely overcome his lust for vengeance to focus on fighting crime and corruption. There is one brilliant episode where Batman tries to convince a mobster to turn state's witness after discovering that the man's son is addicted to the very drugs the mobster has been smuggling into Gotham City. It is largely a character piece, with the action limited to Batman making sure the mobster lives long enough to actually turn. Very much not what you would expect from an animated superhero series, but the writers of Batman:TAS were a clever bunch.
There's a new Batman movie looming but the trailer makes me think it will be going the grim route again. Too bad. A lighter Batman, more akin to the animated series, would be more welcome to this bat-fan.
https://io9.gizmodo.com/matt-reeves-says-the-batman-will-find-the-caped-crusade-1844820159?rev=1598203610077&utm_campaign=io9&utm_content=&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_source=twitter
Did you ever see the television series, Gotham? I missed watching most of the last season, but it was a pretty interesting take on how Batman and other characters came into being. I've been fascinated with Batman from the campy Adam West to the darker Christian Bale (although I understand Robert Pattinson's Batman is supposed to be "darker and broodier" still). Looking forward to that movie when it comes out. I look forward to the return of movies in the theater in general!
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I was a fan of the darker, edgier Bat-stories for a time. Loved The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, for instance. However, I kind of think that has run its course and maybe getting back to a detective Batman or Batman as a crusader against crime and corruption without the angst and grim vengeance-seeking is due. Still, Matt Reeves did some great stuff with the Planet of the Apes trilogy so I am certainly not writing this one off.
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Personally, I like the darker edgier Batman. I think he should be judge, jury and executioner. The problem with nice guy Batman is we all know that criminals rarely feel the weight of the law with lawyers and judges and corrupt legal processes. So why bother arresting them?
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I was a big fan of the kitschy camp show of the 1960s when they came out as afterschool reruns. I became more of a Marvel Comics fan than DC in my teens so after my obsession with the Adam West show ended, so did my interest in the character. I did enjoy the Keaton films but that was more just as a movie buff than as a Batman fan. The animated series was great though. Perfect for a non-fan to just enjoy good escapist storytelling.
I watched each of the Nolan films once and while I liked them while watching them, I never felt inclined to rewatching them. I'll catch the new one for sure. Again more as a film buff, and the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed Matt Reeves' Planet of the Apes series, rather than needing to see another Batman movie.
I think at this point, the formula to showing Batman as a gritty, hardboiled crime fighter who is brooding and dark is inescapable. Not surprising since if there's been any superhero that has been burdened with the scars from slipping into campiness, it's him. I think the powers that be are scared to bring any sort of lightness to him for fear of that.
On a side note, I don't understand the love for Joker (the movie).
I watched each of the Nolan films once and while I liked them while watching them, I never felt inclined to rewatching them. I'll catch the new one for sure. Again more as a film buff, and the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed Matt Reeves' Planet of the Apes series, rather than needing to see another Batman movie.
I think at this point, the formula to showing Batman as a gritty, hardboiled crime fighter who is brooding and dark is inescapable. Not surprising since if there's been any superhero that has been burdened with the scars from slipping into campiness, it's him. I think the powers that be are scared to bring any sort of lightness to him for fear of that.
On a side note, I don't understand the love for Joker (the movie).
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Personally, I like the darker edgier Batman. I think he should be judge, jury and executioner. The problem with nice guy Batman is we all know that criminals rarely feel the weight of the law with lawyers and judges and corrupt legal processes. So why bother arresting them?
I think a balance is possible. The problem with constantly pursuing dark and edgy is amply illustrated by Miller's descent into madness in his attempts at a sequel to Dark Knight Returns. Eventually it becomes dark and edgy for the sake of being dark and edgy. And, frankly, it's been done to death at this point. Batman as a noir detective, balancing his status as a vigilante with his desire to bring some kind of order to the means streets would be more interesting than yet another angsty retelling of his origin story. And that is largely what TAS did.
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Did you ever see the television series, Gotham?
I did not. The threads I read about it on another site kind of had me questioning whether I wanted to. I think it's on Netflix here in Canada so I may yet give it a whirl.
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My favorite and most interesting Batman movie was the original 'Batman' premiered in 1943 during WWII. WWII played a considerable influence in the series. 'Batman' was a propaganda piece against the Japanese full or racist stereotypes. It is an excellent study of how the government used media as a propaganda tool. The movie was distributed as a weekly serial series, one chapter each week for the 15 chapter series. Actor Lewis Wilson played Batman. He was the first live-action Batman.
The series was re-released in 1965 and usually using all 15 episodes as an afternoon matinee. The re-release was very popular, especially in college towns due to its campy nature. Less than a year later, 'Batman' starring Adam West, made its TV debut, which, bit by bit, led to the plethora of Batman and Batman-related movies, TV shows, and video games.
The series was re-released in 1965 and usually using all 15 episodes as an afternoon matinee. The re-release was very popular, especially in college towns due to its campy nature. Less than a year later, 'Batman' starring Adam West, made its TV debut, which, bit by bit, led to the plethora of Batman and Batman-related movies, TV shows, and video games.
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Oo, someone who has seen the old movie serial Batman. You get major cool points from me for that. I'll should see if it is floating around on Youtube or something.
It is on YouTube as well as its 1949 serial series.
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