Batman: The Brave and The Bold v 2.0

Midnite · December 24, 2008, 05:00:58 PM

Midnite · January 03, 2009, 06:36:31 AM

Anyone watched tonights episode? Guy cameo!

BentonGrey · January 03, 2009, 05:56:30 PM

Well, this one wasn't bad, but I didn't really enjoy it as much as I was hoping I would. I can't put my finger on what exactly it was that didn't work for me, but there was something that pulled me out of the adventure. Bader's voice was also more noticeable and ill-fitting this episode. My wife, who had previously said she thought he was doing fine, pointed it out and rescinded her approval. Green Arrow was moderately entertaining.

Glitch Girl · January 03, 2009, 06:13:00 PM

I found this latest episode (opener with Guy, main story the Demon and Green Arrow) to be very "meh". The competitiveness theme worked when they used it in the opener of the pilot because it never overshadowed the action. This time it was a major element and it just felt forced. Stuff happened, but it never felt like a coherent plot. The Green Lantern stuff was fun, but it was only the opener. IMO, the weakest episode of the season thus far.

Not to say I haven't enjoyed the series so far. The opener was pretty good (a little weak in middle 3rd), the Plastic Man episode was a hoot, smiled through the Red Tornado ep, and even got a kick out of some of the stuff in the Aquaman. It's a fun take on Batman but still (mostly) keeps the character intact without being too silly. I'm just hoping this latest episode was just a "writers off their game" episode.

GhostMachine · January 03, 2009, 06:31:21 PM

Anyone notice some of the villains during the prison sequence were from the old 60's live action Batman series? I spotted King Tut, Louie the Lilac, the Bookworm, the Mad Hatter, and I think False Face and Egghead (not sure about the last one).

Mahu · January 04, 2009, 09:54:59 PM

My only enjoyment has been seeing things like the new Blue Bettle or Guy Gardner.

This is a show that is a little too kiddie for a sad single 25 year old like me.

Midnite · January 08, 2009, 09:25:02 PM

BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: "ENTER THE OUTSIDERS!"

Scrolled down for images and teaser videos.

Cyber Burn · January 10, 2009, 12:06:52 AM

I'm kind of looking forward to seeing how Wildcat is portrayed tonight.

JKCarrier · January 10, 2009, 04:02:30 PM

Finally got to see an episode of this... man, it's great! I love the light-hearted tone and the fast pace (two complete stories in a half-hour, how cool is that?). They actually made Bwana Beast cool!

danhagen · January 10, 2009, 05:43:47 PM

Bwana Beast. Boy, was that a fun surprise -- particularly Batman's muted reaction at how really icky his animal-combining power is.
And I have to say that this series has one of the great super hero musical themes. It's a nice, fun, light counterbalance to the excellent but deeply depressing super hero movies that have been released lately.

Dr.Volt · January 13, 2009, 09:15:08 PM

The story with Bwana Beast was definitely one of the funnest pre-stories so far!

docdelorean88 · January 13, 2009, 09:49:41 PM

Yeah, i liked Bwana Beast but other than that i found these last two episodes a tad disapointing. The competition between batman and green arrow went too far. I think wild cats appearence distracted me too much. And both most, least and last, Guy Friggin Gardner. Seriously, every other GL is great. But Guy can be summerized in just seven smilies:

I think that describes my hatred for(what i'm calling) the Crap Lantern well enough. Well almost...

Spoiler

crimsonquill · January 18, 2009, 10:09:03 PM

Mmmmm... Nobody has commented on the recent episode of Batman yet.. I missed it on Friday (out of town) but I have it on my TiVo so I'll probably watch it later tonight...

Anyway, I wanted to post about the upcoming episode "Fall Of The Blue Beetle" featuring.. The New Beetle and Ted Kord (Yes, The Fan Favorite Blue Beetle)..

Rumors are the short feature will have a classic adventure between Ted Kord (as Silver Age Beetle) and Batman with the main feature having the New Beetle trying to understand the legacy of the Beetle and why he was chosen to be the new host, what happened to Ted Kord, and facing a villian that wants revenge against both of them.

Guest voices include: Wil Wheaton as Ted Kord/Silver Age Blue Beetle and Lex Lang as Dr. Polaris.

Glitch Girl · January 19, 2009, 02:54:27 AM

I saw friday's, and it was pretty good. Missed about a minute of the opener but had a pretty good idea what was going on.

Opener: Guest hero - Kamandi
Batman has gone forward to Kamandi's time to get a cure for a plague of some kind (like I said, missed the first minute or so) Not bad but hard to review without the whole thing.

Main Story: Guest Heroes - Deadman, Green Arrow, Speedy
We open with Batman rising from his own grave. What a way to start, and we quickly learn why in a flashback of the last few hours. I admit, I had a minor problem with Batman being able to "astral project" from some tibetan training, but that turned out to be a minor quibble in an otherwise solid episode. The voice of Boston Brand, a ghost who takes an interest in a new spirit hanging around his haunt, sounded familiar but I was unable to place it until I saw the credits, and my opinion of Michael Rosenbaum as a voice actor just went up another notch. A good balance of humor and action with a touch of occult, a decent villanous plot, a nice bit with the Waynes, and Green Arrow being used much MUCH better than last time all added up to a nice bit of entertainment.

BentonGrey · January 19, 2009, 04:34:54 AM

Yeah, I enjoyed this one pretty well....although the idea of "borrowing" Speedy (and asking Green Arrow about it, not Speedy himself) just so that Deadman could take a joyride was more than a little unsettling.

Just think about that for a few minutes. Anyway, all in all, a solid episode. I never in my life thought that I'd see Kamandi animated, and he looked like he could have been drawn by the King himself. That was pretty cool. I would have liked to see a Green Arrow and Speedy solo episode, to tell the truth, but this was still fun.

The prospect of seeing the real Blue Beetle next episode...that is something I'm very excited about...but I was more excited before I heard that he was only the opener, and the annoying new version is the main story.

Midnite · January 19, 2009, 10:58:11 PM

Sneak peek BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD: "FALL OF THE BLUE BEETLE!"

Scroll down a bit for the 13 images and vid.

Talavar · January 20, 2009, 01:45:30 AM

If the new Blue Beetle isn't the "real" Blue Beetle, shouldn't Dan Garrett be the real Blue Beetle? Just throwing that out there...

Previsionary · January 20, 2009, 01:52:17 AM

Quote from: Talavar on January 20, 2009, 01:45:30 AM
If the new Blue Beetle isn't the "real" Blue Beetle, shouldn't Dan Garrett be the real Blue Beetle? Just throwing that out there...

Don't be silly. The "real" Blue Beetle is always the one the watcher identifies with. So that means Jamie.

. Joking aside, maybe "Dan" was the one that died. They did say that in Jamie's first episode, right? One of the Beetles died or some such.

BentonGrey · January 20, 2009, 02:12:03 AM

Nope Talavar, the real one is Ted...and you know why? 'Cause, that's why.

Glitch Girl · January 20, 2009, 02:45:18 AM

Quote from: Previsionary on January 20, 2009, 01:52:17 AM
Quote from: Talavar on January 20, 2009, 01:45:30 AM
If the new Blue Beetle isn't the "real" Blue Beetle, shouldn't Dan Garrett be the real Blue Beetle? Just throwing that out there...

Don't be silly. The "real" Blue Beetle is always the one the watcher identifies with. So that means Jamie. . Joking aside, maybe "Dan" was the one that died. They did say that in Jamie's first episode, right? One of the Beetles died or some such.

It was mentioned that a previous owner of the Blue Beetle ARMOR was killed by Kanjar Ro. Could be it's a completely unnamed precursor to even Dan Garrett, someone alien even.

PS:I frickin love that clip with BB.

crimsonquill · January 20, 2009, 08:42:09 PM

For those of you who can't wait... here is a brief moment of Ted's appearance as Blue Beetle...

http://www.newsarama.com/common/media/video/player.php?aid=25397

Edit: Oh frak.. It's the same video that was available on Midnite's link above...

.. oh well, it's another link to it..

- CQ

BentonGrey · January 20, 2009, 09:34:28 PM

That....was awesome....I want an episode of that.

crimsonquill · January 20, 2009, 10:13:57 PM

Quote from: BentonGrey on January 20, 2009, 09:34:28 PM
That....was awesome....I want an episode of that.

There are rumors from the writers and an interview with Wil Wheaton that Booster Gold is planned for later episodes and if reaction to "Fall Of The Blue Beetle" is favorable it might allow them to push for further Silver Age Blue Beetle flashback sequences - one of which will have Booster and Ted together during an adventure.

- CQ

BentonGrey · January 21, 2009, 02:25:10 AM

Sign me up!

Glitch Girl · January 21, 2009, 02:31:51 AM

According to IMDB
Batman: The Brave and The Bold
Billy West ... Skeets (unknown episodes, 2008)[/quote]

and elsewhere
Tom Everett Scott
"Batman: The Brave and the Bold" (2008) TV series .... Booster Gold (unknown episodes, 2008)

(why are these not on the same page?)

Glitch Girl · January 25, 2009, 02:20:17 AM

RE: Fall of the Blue Beetle

Short review: Me likey.

Longer Review (includes some spoilers)

Spoiler

So it looks like short of Booster Gold type intervention, the only way we're going to see the Ted Kord Blue Beetle is in flashback which is my one regret about this episode. Banter between Bats and Ted was wonderful and Will Wheton makes a great Blue Beetle/Ted Kord.

It also establishes (albeit breifly) that the Dan Garrett Blue Beetle did exist, but is also deceased. The details are left up in the air, only that it established a close bond between him and Ted.

This may make it sound like it was a dour episode, but oddly enough it wasn't - it was actually pretty light in the beginning and managed to maintain a pretty good balance throughout. Jamie is really growing on me, more than I thought he would which is good since they've been using him frequently. I just hope they move beyond his whole "questioning heroism" thing eventually. Two episodes, okay, but after that it's going to start getting old.

Some things to look for:
- talking shop (yes you saw it in the clips above, I still love it)
- origin of the Green Lantern and believability thereof
- the whole Doctor Polaris fight
- tables and robotics experts
- contingency plans
- "No missiles in the lab, please."

Next week: opener looks to be Plastic Man and Elongated Man vs BabyFace
main story is the Brain & Chemo and Aquaman & The Atom
(man, can we pack in any more guest appearances?)

danhagen · January 27, 2009, 07:04:48 PM

Fall of the Blue Beetle.
A nice homage to the Silver Age origin of Steve Ditko's Beetle, swirling in the fanboy satisfactions without getting bogged down by them.
Does anybody else get the sense they'd like to do a spinoff series on the new teen Blue Beetle?

BentonGrey · January 28, 2009, 06:41:14 PM

Yeah Danhagen, we've seen a lot of him so far. Still, we get more Aquaman next episode! I rather wish Ray Palmer was with him, a-la their classic team up, but Ryan Choi was pretty cool.

Kommando · January 28, 2009, 10:08:14 PM

Quote from: Glitch Girl on January 25, 2009, 02:20:17 AM
Next week: opener looks to be Plastic Man and Elongated Man vs BabyFace
main story is the Brain & Chemo and Aquaman & The Atom
(man, can we pack in any more guest appearances?)

Sweet - need more Plastic Man, my all time favorite DC hero.

BentonGrey · January 28, 2009, 10:10:16 PM

Yeah, and him WITH Elongated Man...that should be relatively awesome.

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