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SlothfulCobra posted:I tend to think of Batman Beyond as just an extension of B:TAS, although I guess it's significantly different and separate from where the rest of the DCAU went. It was very good. Batman's too old in the cyberpunk future, so his mantle gets taken on by a teenager under the supervision of old Bruce Wayne. It's neat stuff, and I think it works well from taking basically a lot of the same stuff from B:TAS and doing basically wholly original plots with mostly original characters (although a few of them are future versions of old villains). Most of its elements also couldn't be really be brought into mainstream DC comics continuity unlike the original aspects of B:TAS, so it ends up standing apart more. I’ve seen Beyond but how was the comic book adaptation/continuation out of curiosity? Also I’ve started Harley Quinn, it’s pretty good so far and I like that Batgirl is voiced by Kaley Cuoco’s real life sister (Harley starting off in her classic outfit and then switching to her modern look after officially jumping ship was a nice touch as well) Larryb fucked around with this message at 19:37 on Jul 22, 2023 |
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Jul 22, 2023 18:57
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In this week’s Superman the show takes a bit of a darker turn as Jimmy goes it alone in his investigation after being neglected by Lois and Clark due to their own drama and gets abducted. Meanwhile, Lois takes wild risks like handcuffing herself to Clark and jumping off roofs to prompt him into coming clean, and when he does they argue and Lois calls time out on their romance Also the first 3 episodes of Harley Quinn Season 4 are out
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Jul 28, 2023 12:17
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Teaser for next week’s episode: https://twitter.com/swimpedia/status/1684784183166541824 Since they seem to be bringing a few villains from outside of Superman’s usual rogue’s gallery for this I wonder if we’ll see some heroes eventually as well Larryb fucked around with this message at 00:56 on Jul 29, 2023 |
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Jul 29, 2023 00:28
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I believe she is, yes. Also, girl’s badass AF for just casually plunging off a building to force Clark to come clean, I think this might be my favorite Lois so far
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Jul 29, 2023 05:04
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thebardyspoon posted:That's exactly what they would tell the public so that they wouldn't go looking where it actually is! #flamebird The preview for next week confirms it’s actually Monsieur Mallah
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Jul 29, 2023 12:49
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Speaking of, I kind of hope the name "Deathstroke" is never uttered in this series (Slade sounds cooler and more menacing anyway). Honestly that should just become his canon name in the comics too
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Jul 29, 2023 13:38
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I mean, Clark hasn’t exactly been subtle about it (in fact that’s part of the reason why Lois was able to piece it together so fast)
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Jul 31, 2023 08:06
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Turns out Jimmy knew Clark’s secret all along (which kind of makes sense), also Lois and Clark appear to have made up. Honestly I’m glad they decided to rip this particular bandaid off sooner rather than later. No Grodd this time but we did get Mallah & The Brain Mxyzptlk debuts next week Larryb fucked around with this message at 13:21 on Aug 4, 2023 |
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Aug 4, 2023 12:21
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TheDK posted:Re: Jimmy- I thought it was implied from the first episode. His comment about the alarm clock, specifically. Oh yeah, forgot about that. Also I really like this version of Mallah and Brain, hope they come back eventually
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Aug 4, 2023 19:39
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AlternateNu posted:Dude. I know not everyone reads every subforum, but it is really loving weird when you crosspost all your stuff between here and both TVIV animation threads. It’s relevant to both threads, who cares?
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Aug 5, 2023 02:08
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Anyway, I’m not entirely familiar with their comic counterparts but is this the first time Mallah and Brain have been portrayed in a more positive light? I’m also still curious if Grodd will show up eventually since him and the former are more often than not a package deal
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Aug 5, 2023 06:24
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Based on this episode guide apparently another non Superman character will be popping up fairly soon (Vicki Vale): https://cartoonnetwork.fandom.com/wiki/My_Adventures_with_Superman Larryb fucked around with this message at 20:49 on Aug 5, 2023 |
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Aug 5, 2023 20:40
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Air Skwirl posted:If Vicki Vale is showing up it'd be weird if there wasn't at least a reference to Batman existing. Also if Batman himself does show up eventually I’m curious how they’ll handle his personality (grim and gritty doesn’t really fit this show’s tone that well)
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bunnyofdoom posted:Unless it's as a joke counterpoint That could also work (just dial the edge up to 11 for comedy purposes)
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thebardyspoon posted:I don't think Vicki Vale showing up necessitates Batman at all, she can just be a reporter from out of town showing up who is actually a mentor who sees Lois Lane as an actual potential reporter or whatever and the name is just a little nod. They’ve already brought in several villains from outside Superman’s normal wheelhouse (albeit with largely different origins) so doing the same with Vicki isn’t out of the realm of possibility Whether they bring in other DC heroes is another matter (though Supergirl’s already confirmed at least). I wouldn’t necessarily mind it but then again Superman doesn’t get that many solo shows on the animated side of things (I think there were only like 2 others prior to STAS) Larryb fucked around with this message at 01:57 on Aug 6, 2023 |
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Aug 6, 2023 01:41
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Teaser for next week’s episode: https://twitter.com/CNArchivesYT/status/1687805258435526656
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Crisis On Infinite Lanes Not sure what a gang of interdimensional Loises has to do with Mr Mxyzptlk though Larryb fucked around with this message at 23:05 on Aug 8, 2023 |
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Aug 8, 2023 22:00
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Weird episode this week but a fun one nonetheless (I like this version of Mxy). Also, Kingdom Hearts Lois. Here’s a preview for next week: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YKn36OsC7V8 Larryb fucked around with this message at 17:49 on Aug 11, 2023 |
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Aug 11, 2023 17:05
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A.o.D. posted:Who was the madlad that pitched a magical girl Superman anime? Jake Wyatt (and it rules)
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A.o.D. posted:I'm not even being sarcastic. There was a transformation sequence and everything. I know you’re not, it was actually one of the first bits of footage revealed for the series
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Speaking of, why is it that Superman has so few cartoons exclusively devoted to him (I think this is only the fourth one overall)? I’d say it’s because the premise might not be as interesting/workable as something like Batman but Supes has had plenty of shows/movies in the live action department
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Aug 13, 2023 02:55
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Oh yeah, I forgot there was a Filmation one too. Are the first 3 cartoon shows worth a watch out of curiosity (I started with STAS)?
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drrockso20 posted:The 1940's Fleischer/Famous Studios shorts are very much worth watching(mind you they were made in during the 40's so there is some racial content in several of them), they actually put out a rather good Blu-Ray set for all 17 of them a couple months ago that is rather reasonably priced How about the New Adventures shorts and the 80’s show?
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Yeah, I’m assuming the League is made up of Loises whose Supermen all turned evil (though it was also implied that Fleischer Lois is their leader). Also when Mxy eventually comes back I’ll be curious if they adapt the oddly specific “get him to say his name backwards” weakness or think of some other way to deal with him
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Assepoester posted:Yeah in comparison WB made Batman also has a reoccurring role in Harley Quinn though he’s of course not the main focus. Conversely, Superman does have more live action shows than Batman does however
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Air Skwirl posted:It is super weird there hasn't been a live action Batman show since the Adam West one and there's a ton of Superman live action shows, and then not that many Superman cartoons but a lot of Batman ones when you would think making a live action Batman show would be easier than a Superman one since Batman doesn't have superpowers. I guess you could count Gotham but I’m not sure if Bruce Wayne is even in that show (it’s more focused on Gordon and I think takes place pre-Batman). But yeah, he’s had plenty of movies but aside from some serials from the 40’s and the Adam West show Batman’s never really had much in the way of live action series’ (like you said, it feels like he’d be a lot easier/less costly to do in that medium than Superman would and conversely Superman feels more suited to animation)
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How was the 80’s Superman cartoon out of curiosity?SlothfulCobra posted:I'm pretty sure Batman in general has normally been more popular than Superman for DC. That's why it's named after his title. Unless I’m forgetting something X-Men only got a small handful of cartoons as well (the 90’s show, Evolution, and an Japanese miniseries or two)
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Open Marriage Night posted:How could you forget Wolverine and the X-Men? Oh yeah, that too (there was also a one shot called Pryde of the X-Men)
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Aug 13, 2023 14:45
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The X-Men cartoons also had a habit of being cancelled prematurely for some reason (only the 90’s show got something even close to an ending)
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muscles like this! posted:That's because nobody at the executive level really cared about kids cartoons and just wanted to get in, make some money and then get out to make the next thing. A pity because Evolution and Wolverine were pretty good in my opinion Off the subject, I checked out a few of the Fleischer Superman shorts for the first time. Not only does the animation still hold up really well but surprisingly for the time they actually let Lois be kind of badass occasionally (like shooting at robbers with a loving machine gun) Larryb fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Aug 14, 2023 |
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Air Skwirl posted:It was WW2, we even let women play baseball back then. True, and to be fair though she often got in over her head I think even in the original comics Lois was typically portrayed as fairly competent/smarter than Clark (a trend that continues to this day in most Superman media though nowadays her and Clark are more like equal partners rather than damsel and hero)
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Aug 14, 2023 03:52
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Also I noticed in the intro they mention that Clark was found by someone and placed in an orphanage after landing on Earth, were the Kents a later addition to the mythos or something?
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Speaking of, is the Gargoyles comic any good?
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Aug 14, 2023 14:39
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AlternateNu posted:I think a lot people forget Gargoyles fell off a cliff at the end there with the move to ABC. Though, I don't remember if Weissman was actually involved with The Goliath Chronicles. As I understand it, he wrote the first episode of TGC and then Disney fired him (he’s involved with the comics though which apparently are closer to his original vision of the third season but I’m not sure if those were ever finished/are still going or not)
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Disney must be banking hard on the X-Men ‘97 series as despite not even having a concrete release date it’s already been greenlit for a second season: https://bleedingcool.com/tv/x-men-97-season-2-i-think-youre-gonna-love-it-lenore-zann-rogue/
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They apparently got at least a few of the 90’s VAs back for it as well. Last I checked it’s currently slated for fall of this year though there are rumblings that it might wind up getting delayed to 2024
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Welp, poo poo just got real in MAWS this week (also we meet this universe’s version of Vicki Vale and Lex returns as well). Looking forward to Part 2
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OnimaruXLR posted:Seeing Superman get exhausted and sleep deprived is neat. At this point in the comics I think he usually just flies into the sun if he gets tired or something. Well he already has a deep hatred of Superman at least thanks to the incident with Ivo but yeah, I’ll be curious how/if this Lex winds up going from what he is now to Superman’s #1 enemy (though we likely won’t see it happen until at least Season 2)
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Air Skwirl posted:They haven't mentioned it in the cartoon, but isn't Lex Corp something Lex Luthor's dad started in a lot continuities? Like, the Lex Luthor we know as Superman's arch-nemesis is Alex Luthor Jr? Dad wanted him to get some experience where the nepotism wouldn't be as obvious but now he knows the most about Superman of anyone Lex Corp has a connection too, and then something happens to Alex Luthor Sr. so he get's the company? That makes sense considering a lot of the characters we’ve seen so far are just starting out their careers (though in most continuities Ivo works for him rather than the other way around but in this case the former’s now Parasite and is currently part of the Not Suicide Squad) Larryb fucked around with this message at 14:39 on Aug 19, 2023 |
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