Burton references in Animated series

[thecolorsblend]

One thing I always liked about the pilot is the fluidity and kinetics of it.  It's a standard I don't think the main show ever really matched.  When I read the comics, I think of Batman as being able to move so quickly that it seems plausible somehow that he could dodge a bullet.  The pilot communicated that idea pretty well with a pretty heavy 1940's/noir/crime atmosphere.  BTAS is an awesome show and I'll never say otherwise but I felt like the animation wasn't always quite up to par with the material.

[Azrael]

What he all agree on, I think, is that the first seasons of the show were perhaps the best and most intelligent piece of children's animated TV ever made. In fact, an adult can enjoy some elements in the show as much as a child. You don't see episodes like "Heart of Ice" everyday in most american adventure/superhero cartoons.

[thecolorsblend]

A lot of people today claim that the show isn't all that special in retrospect but I very much disagree.

I find it's mostly young people who didn't have GI Joe and the Superfriends in the early early childhoods who say that.  By modern standards, sure, there's probably not much to write home about concerning TAS (beyond some extremely well written episodes, that is).  In 1992 though, that animation style and that level of sophistication was absolutely foreign to children's programming.  Even now, BTAS has the novelty of being totally watchable by both children and adults.  I can't think of any too many animated shows you can say that about.

You don't see episodes like "Heart of Ice" everyday in most american adventure/superhero cartoons.

Right on.

[Sandman]

If i remember right on a police file on The Joker or somthing like that it says under name Jack Napier i can't remeber which episode it was from sorry.

[catman]

The creation of the show really - if not for the movie, there wouldn't have been the Animated TV show - which was awesome 

[The Dark Knight]

The creation of the show really - if not for the movie, there wouldn't have been the Animated TV show - which was awesome 

Exactly right. By the way, I love your avatar.

[DarkVengeance]

WOW! Ive never seen that pilot before that is Grade A BADASS BATMAN!!!

[phantom stranger]

As a kid, I never understood why the BTAS universe had black and white TV's.

Now I do.

Because it enhances the show's art deco style. And that's really all that matters.

[gordonblu]

"Jack Napier" was referenced at least twice. I can't recall which episode had the file, but he's mentioned by name in Dreams in Darkness.

[GothamAlleys]

Ill start. For one, Joker's outfit was always green shirt with orange vest, in the 89 movie it was in reverse. Same in AS



Jack Napier's name


Penguin's look


Batmobile looks like the movie batmobile with shields...


...and even has the same functions