Regarded as one of the groundbreaking superhero series, Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski’s Batman: The Animated Series originally aired on Fox Kids from 1992 to 1995. Timm and Radomski borrowed filmmaker Tim Burton’s unique vision of the Bat-verse for their animated series commissioned by Warner Bros. The animated series became the first series in the continuity of the shared Dcau.
Upon its premiere, the animated series received a positive response from critics and the audience, especially for its writing, modern take on Batman, art design, and voiceovers. Batman: The Animated Series’ dark and brooding atmosphere depicting the gritty and glamorous city was perfectly showcased in the series. Bruce Timm revealed the specific period he wanted the series to set in.
Batman: The Animated Series
Bruce Timm wanted to set Batman: The Animated Series in the ‘1930s’
In his interview with Les Daniels for his 1999 book Batman: The Complete History...
Upon its premiere, the animated series received a positive response from critics and the audience, especially for its writing, modern take on Batman, art design, and voiceovers. Batman: The Animated Series’ dark and brooding atmosphere depicting the gritty and glamorous city was perfectly showcased in the series. Bruce Timm revealed the specific period he wanted the series to set in.
Batman: The Animated Series
Bruce Timm wanted to set Batman: The Animated Series in the ‘1930s’
In his interview with Les Daniels for his 1999 book Batman: The Complete History...
- 3/27/2024
- by Avneet Ahluwalia
- FandomWire
"Batman: The Animated Series" is one of the crowning achievements of American animation. To this day, it's remembered for its atmospheric art design (homaging Fleischer Studios' Superman cartoons) and mature storytelling — even if it never forgot its young target audience along the way. The series' star, the late, legendary Kevin Conroy, is the definitive voice of the Dark Knight for a generation, while Harley Quinn, who was created for the series, has become the most successful DC Comics character who didn't originate in the comics.
The series' success meant its creative team shaped Batman in animation for the next decade. In 1993, the series led to the theatrical film, "Mask of the Phantasm," which took everything great about the series and pushed it further. While "Batman: The Animated Series" ended in 1995, it became only the first installment in the DC Animated Universe, which culminated wiith "Justice League Unlimited," which ran from...
The series' success meant its creative team shaped Batman in animation for the next decade. In 1993, the series led to the theatrical film, "Mask of the Phantasm," which took everything great about the series and pushed it further. While "Batman: The Animated Series" ended in 1995, it became only the first installment in the DC Animated Universe, which culminated wiith "Justice League Unlimited," which ran from...
- 4/1/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
It's safe to say that the cultural influence of the 1966 "Batman" series peaked with the release of the 1966 feature-length spin-off movie. As detailed in "Batman: The Complete History" by Les Daniels, the series was met with declining enthusiasm when returned for a second season and was then canceled by ABC after the third season. Like the concurrently-airing "Star Trek" on NBC, "Batman" was a classic in the making, but cut short for contemporary audiences.
That's not to say the "Batman" team didn't try to save the show. For season 3, they mixed up the formula. To save costs, they cut the two episodes, one-story format -- aired on back-to-back nights -- from previous seasons. This also meant doing away with the trademark comic book-style cliffhangers. However, one innovation meant a budget increase: bringing in a third star alongside Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward). That star was Barbara Gordon, daughter...
That's not to say the "Batman" team didn't try to save the show. For season 3, they mixed up the formula. To save costs, they cut the two episodes, one-story format -- aired on back-to-back nights -- from previous seasons. This also meant doing away with the trademark comic book-style cliffhangers. However, one innovation meant a budget increase: bringing in a third star alongside Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward). That star was Barbara Gordon, daughter...
- 3/25/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
To tamp down any speculation right away, this post will not be of a lascivious nature, and should not be confused with the rumors — started by Adam West himself in his 1994 autobiography — that he and his "Batman" co-star Frank Gorshin were once kicked out of an orgy because they wouldn't stop acting like their "Batman" characters. This is a story sans orgies.
It is a story about how William Dozier, the creator of the 1966 "Batman" TV series, became interested in the character after a TV executive went to a party at the Playboy Mansion in Chicago, and dipped into the mansion's screening room (!) to watch some of the "Batman" theatrical serials from the 1940s. This is a story chronicled by author Les Daniels in the 1999 book "Batman: The Complete History."
The conception of the 1966 "Batman" TV series was a strange convergence of trends and events that, perhaps dismaying to fans of DC Comics,...
It is a story about how William Dozier, the creator of the 1966 "Batman" TV series, became interested in the character after a TV executive went to a party at the Playboy Mansion in Chicago, and dipped into the mansion's screening room (!) to watch some of the "Batman" theatrical serials from the 1940s. This is a story chronicled by author Les Daniels in the 1999 book "Batman: The Complete History."
The conception of the 1966 "Batman" TV series was a strange convergence of trends and events that, perhaps dismaying to fans of DC Comics,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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