Batman: The Complete Animated Series

Kylo Ren · 01-05-2010 07:50PM #1

Batman: The Complete Animated Series

Will we ever see it released over here?

tman · 02-05-2010 09:01AM

One can only dream... Still get goosebumps every time I hear that opening:o

gearoidof · 02-05-2010 02:05PM

But it's not an anime or a manga?

ztoical · 02-05-2010 02:46PM

gearoidof wrote: »

But it's not an anime or a manga?

true but there isn't a general animation forum only a prime time cartoons forum which Batman animated also is not.

OP this topic has come up in the comics forum before, the first two seasons have been released on region 2 but no word on anything further. Given the lack of an animation forum might be more useful to the OP to move the thread to the comics forum.

02-05-2010 07:54PM

Best thing to do is pick up seasons 1 and 2 in HMV,13 euro each and then pick up 3 and 4 online. I got all 4 for my birthday last December and it's an exceptional collection of some of the finest moments of 90s television.

Kylo Ren · 02-05-2010 09:29PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Best thing to do is pick up seasons 1 and 2 in HMV,13 euro each and then pick up 3 and 4 online. I got all 4 for my birthday last December and it's an exceptional collection of some of the finest moments of 90s television.

I was thinking about that but there is no HMV in Waterford

Plus i'd love the complete set in the gorgeous case with the special features disc and the art book....and region 2 is a bit of a must

02-05-2010 09:33PM

Keno 92 wrote: »

I was thinking about that but there is no HMV in Waterford Plus i'd love the complete set in the gorgeous case with the special features disc and the art book....and region 2 is a bit of a must

The complete set is no longer available, my parents tried to get it for me but when they looked the cheapest they could get it for was over 150 euro. While I would have loved it I told them to just get the individual box sets. At the end of the day what would you rather, a nice box which just sits on the shelf or 4 individual boxes which serve the same purpose but costs over 100 euro less?

Kylo Ren · 02-05-2010 09:37PM

Deleted User wrote: »

The complete set is no longer available, my parents tried to get it for me but when they looked the cheapest they could get it for was over 150 euro. While I would have loved it I told them to just get the individual box sets. At the end of the day what would you rather, a nice box which just sits on the shelf or 4 individual boxes which serve the same purpose but costs over 100 euro less?

Yeah true but since they only released in region 1 format i'm hoping they will release it to us in region 2 format sometime! Fingers crossed

Kylo Ren · 02-05-2010 09:41PM

tman wrote: »

One can only dream... Still get goosebumps every time I hear that opening:o

We share a common dream so

02-05-2010 09:47PM

Keno 92 wrote: »

Yeah true but since they only released in region 1 format i'm hoping they will release it to us in region 2 format sometime! Fingers crossed

Highly doubt it tbh, I don't think DVD sales of season 1 and 2 were that great this side of the pond which may be one of the reasons that it's taking so long for the remainder to be released.

Headshot · 02-05-2010 09:55PM

never even heard of this

im a big batman fan so is it worth getting ?

any chance of the dvd being region free ? (thinking of getting it from America)

02-05-2010 10:00PM

Headshot wrote: »

never even heard of this

im a big batman fan so is it worth getting ?

any chance of the dvd being region free ? (thinking of getting it from America)

You've never heard of Batman the animated Series, one of the most popular and criticially respected series of the 90s? Do yourself a favour and buy it now, it's a stunning achievement and manages to perfectly capture everything that Batman should be. Also check out the superb mask of Phantasm, which is the best Batman film, after The Dark Knight.

Headshot · 02-05-2010 10:09PM

Deleted User wrote: »

You've never heard of Batman the animated Series, one of the most popular and criticially respected series of the 90s? Do yourself a favour and buy it now, it's a stunning achievement and manages to perfectly capture everything that Batman should be. Also check out the superb mask of Phantasm, which is the best Batman film, after The Dark Knight.

Oh its the 90s version. Iv watched that. It was awsome, better than the crap they produce today. I thought it was a new batman animation. Cheers darko anyway

Kylo Ren · 02-05-2010 10:10PM

Headshot wrote: »

never even heard of this

im a big batman fan so is it worth getting ?

any chance of the dvd being region free ? (thinking of getting it from America)

Being born in 92 I had some awesome cartoons growing up to watch and I can tell you this is No.1! It can be adored by children but it has a dark and mature atmosphere unlike most cartoons so adults also love it. It's a definate watch!

Kylo Ren · 02-05-2010 10:11PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Highly doubt it tbh, I don't think DVD sales of season 1 and 2 were that great this side of the pond which may be one of the reasons that it's taking so long for the remainder to be released.

Just hoping after they release 3 and 4 it will be released! A boy can dream

ztoical · 02-05-2010 10:37PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Highly doubt it tbh, I don't think DVD sales of season 1 and 2 were that great this side of the pond which may be one of the reasons that it's taking so long for the remainder to be released.

Both season 1 and 2 were exclusive to HMV so that would have hindered sales. The Complete Animated Series they released in region 1 was a limited series and went out of print at the start of '09, they did a second printing but then with drew it. There may be legal reasons that have caused all this delay but there doesn't seem to be any info around as to what it could be. I've heard you can download [legally] from the uk itunes store seasons 3 and 4 but haven't checked that. The irish itunes has only started doing films not sure what the plan is for tv shows.

*edit yep you can buy all 4 seasons plus 3 seasons of batman beyond on the itunes uk store.

TheIrishGrover · 03-05-2010 01:55AM

Headshot wrote: »

never even heard of this

im a big batman fan so is it worth getting ?

any chance of the dvd being region free ? (thinking of getting it from America)

You've never heard of Batman TAS? Amazing show. Sure, the animation may look a bit clunky by today's digital standards, but the writing is amazing. It's amazing to think that this one series gave us Harley Quinn and the reinvention of Mr. freeze (From a standard criminal to a tragic figure). It treated the whole idea of Batman with intelligence. As I said in another thread: At the same time that val Kimler was driving up walls TAS was looking into the whole idea of the psyche of Batman and asking what kind of lunatic does what he does.

You ask if it's worth it? I one word:

Essential!

tman · 04-05-2010 11:15AM

Keno 92 wrote: »

Being born in 92 I had some awesome cartoons growing up to watch and I can tell you this is No.1!

Heh, I was born 10 years before and also grew up watching this:o

Kylo Ren · 04-05-2010 01:40PM

tman wrote: »

Heh, I was born 10 years before and also grew up watching this:o

Classic cartoons are timeless and thus are bound to no particular age

Gothamite · 04-05-2010 02:41PM

For anyone worried about regional restrictions, I bought Seasons 3 and 4 from the U.S. (via Amazon.com) and they worked just fine on my ancient DVD players, without me having to tweak anything.

The only Batman DVDs I've ever had difficulty playing because of regional difficulties was Season One (which I also got from the US) which is probably because it's quite old as far as DVD sets go. But Season One is available in Region 2 format, so you should be fine.

Definitely invest in the complete series, if you can. I'm happy enough with my individual boxsets, but I'd love to have it in a more attractive case.

As for the series itself, it's a bombastic masterpiece and certainly the most definitive piece of Batman media in existence. The voice cast is nothing short of phenomenal and for my money, Kevin Conroy gives the greatest performance as Batman, in the history of the character. I really, really, really hope they make an animated 'The Dark Knight Returns' film with him (and Mark Hamill as the Joker of course) at some point in the future to celebrate twenty years of Batman animation.

(When you've finished watching Batman, be sure to pick up the other DCU cartoon sets, most notably Justice League: The Complete Series which I got during the year and is excellent

)

Captain Slow IRL · 23-05-2010 06:44PM

Does anyone know what's the difference between this version and this version of volume 2?

23-05-2010 07:01PM

Captain Slow IRL wrote: »

Does anyone know what's the difference between this version and this version of volume 2?

Batman - The Animated Series Vol.2: Tales Of A Dark Knight contains 5 episodes from various parts of the shows run where as Batman: The Animated Series - Vol.2 has I believe 22 or so episodes. The latter one is the one you want.

Captain Slow IRL · 23-05-2010 07:23PM

Thanks Darko. Is there a better version of vol.1 - the one on play.com only has 5 episodes, is there another version with more episodes?

23-05-2010 08:08PM

Captain Slow IRL wrote: »

Thanks Darko. Is there a better version of vol.1 - the one on play.com only has 5 episodes, is there another version with more episodes?

Best thing to do is to head into a HMV and pick it up there, 13 euro for the proper vol 1. Otherwise I'd recommend orderign all 4 on R1 DVD.

emilybrendon62 · 25-05-2010 05:09PM

i just luv Batman

Gothamite · 07-01-2011 02:53PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Best thing to do is to head into a HMV and pick it up there, 13 euro for the proper vol 1. Otherwise I'd recommend orderign all 4 on R1 DVD.

This is your best bet, really. Just be careful that you have your DVD player unlocked to "Region Free" mode. This is easy enough to do. Just google "How do I make my DVD player Region Free?" and you should get a long list of sites with simple codes you key in with your remote that allow you to play any International DVD you like.

I just got The Complete Superman Animated Series for $35 from Amazon and all the discs work just fine on my Blu-Ray player. The Superman series isn't as good as Batman (or even Justice League), mostly because I guess the creators were too cautious about using a 'traditional' Superman (the corny-but-fun boy scout from the movies and the Lois & Clark show and other shows) and instead made him kind of quiet and pretty boring.

Plus he doesn't have the rogues' gallery that Batman has.

The episodes are still worth a watch and the price is excellent, considering how much material you're getting.

K.O.Kiki · 11-01-2011 09:54PM

2 pages and no-one has mentioned how Batman: TAS led to THIS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNmA9DR-Wew

Off-topic, I still miss the glory days of good Toonami.

Madjackjr · 13-01-2011 12:50PM

i heard of Big O but never seen it i must investagate this
what has surprised me more after two page no one put this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-u07UEDT5I

Gothamite · 17-01-2011 07:52PM

While I enjoy that opening quite a bit, I don't like how it has the Danny Elfman music from the Tim Burton Batman movies, rather than the (far superior, IMO) Shirley Walker theme that was used throughout the Animated Series, Mask of the Phantasm and the greater DCAU.

I'm surprised no one has posted this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6K1qNsE9v0

or this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4s-8zhSJP4

Varik · 18-01-2011 02:11AM

If anyone hasn't seen it then Batman: Under the Red Hood is great, sadly it's not Mark Hamill doing the Joker but Neil Patrick Harris is Nightwing(first robin).

K.O.Kiki · 18-01-2011 02:49AM

Under the Red Hood

Wow, that movie was DEFINITELY not for little kids

Batman: The Complete Animated Series

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