Batman: The Brave and The Bold v 2.0

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danhagen

#31
January 30, 2009, 02:18:28 PM
Yeah, and him WITH Elongated Man...that should be relatively awesome.
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Yes, Benton. If they had thrown in Jimmy Olsen as Elastic Lad, I'd have been in true geek heaven.
An appearance by Lois or Jimmy or Supergirl with Batman would be an interesting angle.
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Glitch Girl

#32
January 30, 2009, 03:04:28 PM
from the posted clips...

"Do it again!"

I just nearly spit orange juice all over my monitor.  :D
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BentonGrey

#33
January 31, 2009, 07:08:51 AM
Just when this show was starting to grow on me....this episode had a GREAT premise...I mean, pure superhero awesomeness.  Batman is being eaten from the inside by a nano-virus, and the Atom and Aquaman have to shrink down and go inside him to kill it.  Meanwhile, Bats is constantly trying to stop Chemo, who is on a rampage.  How could that possibly go wrong?  For starters, they've apparently decided that Aquaman needs to be a complete and total IDIOT.  He's not just a little brash, which I had convinced myself was the case from his first episode, he's stupid.  Stupid to the point of endangering their mission.  Yeah, yeah, he saves the day in the end, but he still can't understand simple ideas.  I take my heroes a bit more brainy than that.  Also, Elongated Man's voice for the opener?  Just about worst voice casting ever.
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danhagen

#34
January 31, 2009, 01:59:44 PM
Yes, somehow that was the OPPOSITE of Ralph Dibny's voice. EM was a fun-loving celebrity with a taste for the limelight, not a pompous arse.
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JKCarrier

#35
January 31, 2009, 02:48:43 PM
Agreed, it's not exactly true to the comics, but I get a kick out of Goofy Aquaman. He reminds me of Marvel's Hercules. Maybe DC should try that approach with their next Aquaman reboot... making him all grumpy and ticked off sure hasn't worked.

BentonGrey

#36
January 31, 2009, 04:23:18 PM
Don't get me wrong, JK, if he were just fun loving and brash like Hercules, I would enjoy it much more, but Hercules isn't an idiot.  Once again, they need to employ a little subtlety.
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RTTingle

#37
January 31, 2009, 05:08:34 PM
Quote from: BentonGrey on January 31, 2009, 04:23:18 PM
Don't get me wrong, JK, if he were just fun loving and brash like Hercules, I would enjoy it much more, but Hercules isn't an idiot.  Once again, they need to employ a little subtlety.

Hmmmm, my biggest beef was Atom being Choi and not Palmer, but thems the breaks.

I love this Aquaman.  I think you're taking things just a bit too harsh.  The clues are there on Aquaman not being an idiot... I think you're just taking it a tad personal and not catching them.  The lines where he says, "We shall call this adventure..."  "...but it'll make a great story!"

To me, those lines show he is fully aware of the details.  He's not an idiot, just caught up in the moment and could care less about the details that'll ruin his storytelling later.  He acknowledges the brash person he is and relishes it.  Why let the truth get in the way of a good story?

"What magic is this... ... do it again!"  "I will name him... ... it is!" shows he understands the details and facts and irregardles of them - is amused by himself, others and the situations.  I know magic, I do magic, I love magic.  I see a good trick, a magician shows me how it works, I ask... do it again... and not the reveal, but the trick.  Its an appreciation thing.  He's amazed by the use of the Atom's powers in the situation --- not an awestruck simpleton.

Do these things make him an idiot?  No.  He's not clueless, he's just quite a character. 

He makes me think about my Grandpa in fact who had some of the greatest if not most outrageous stories.  I'm sure some of the details were wrong, a lot of the facts jumbled and most of it highly exaggerated... but they were great stories and made me wish I was bare witness to them instead of just hearing them.  Did I think him an idiot as I got older and heard the same stories?  Of course not.  Just quite the character.   

RTT

BentonGrey

#38
January 31, 2009, 06:21:14 PM
RTT, perhaps I'm being a bit too harsh, but I'd say you're being a bit too forgiving.  Yeah, there are moments when he seems to just be having a blast, and in on the joke, but there are other times when he really seems dumb as a brick.  I think they could do what (I hope) they are going for without making it a matter of interpretation as to whether their hero is an idiot.
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danhagen

#39
January 31, 2009, 09:51:41 PM
I enjoyed the nod to the fact that the Atom and Aquaman teamed in one of the Silver Age non-Batman issues of Brave and the Bold.  The series is much more respectful of its somewhat obscure origins than I had expected.
I wouldn't have bet two bucks that I'd ever see an Atom-Aquaman teamup on TV.
And Bwana Beast?!? Sheesh, as Stan would say.
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BentonGrey

#40
February 02, 2009, 04:38:36 PM
Yeah Danhagen, I was really excited when I heard they were teaming these two up.  I mean, who would have thought that we'd ever get anyone acknowledging that this ever happened:

http://www.comicscardsandmore.com/comics2/bb73.JPG

Other than me, that is.  The episode had good moments, despite Aquaman's thick-headedness. 
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Glitch Girl

#41
February 02, 2009, 09:26:22 PM
Favorite line:

Aquaman: Um... what happened to the plan?

Atom (drunk on rightious anger): BLAHBLAHBLAH!!! LET'S PUNCH IT!!!

:D
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BentonGrey

#43
February 04, 2009, 11:21:32 PM
Wotan and Dr. Fate!  Cool!  I'd like that as the main story. :)
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danhagen

#44
February 05, 2009, 03:48:04 PM
Wotan and Dr. Fate!  Cool!  I'd like that as the main story
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Second the motion.
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Panther_Gunn

#45
February 05, 2009, 03:51:42 PM
I've got a good premise for an opening segment:  Bats is tracking down Deathstroke, and Ambush Bug teams himself up with Bats.  Hillarity ensues.
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Midnite

#46
February 07, 2009, 06:59:13 AM
Bwuhahahahah... One punch, one punch!  :thumbup:

The Hitman

#47
February 07, 2009, 08:07:30 PM
G'nort, I told you-

NO. LICKING.

Glitch Girl

#48
February 08, 2009, 05:21:21 PM
Two favorites:

1)"Right now, Shakespeare is spinning in his grave."

2) Batman punching Guy - classic moment revisited.

This was kind of a mixed episode for me.  I did like seeing Sinestro before his yellow ring days, but somehow, this episode never quite worked for me.  I'm not sure why though... maybe lots of little things, like Hal's plan with the ring, G'nort forgetting the oath (though some of the mangled versions he came up with were amusing), things like that. 

-Glitch Girl

"Cynicism is not maturity, do not mistake the one for the other. If you truly cannot accept a story where someone does the right thing because it's the right thing to do, that says far more about who you are than these characters." - Greg Rucka

BentonGrey

#49
February 08, 2009, 06:35:58 PM
Yeah...missed this on Friday, but I got to see it last night.  The Fate/Wotan bit was pretty cool, although a bit too much Bat and not enough Fate. ;)  I liked the idea that, underneath all the spells and everything else, Fate is still a two-fisted adventurer.  It sorta' hearkened back to his Golden Age portrayal.  Wotan looked cool animated.  The GL episode...well, I LOVED seeing Hal animated and kicking butt.  I know he showed up in JLU very briefly, but that doesn't count.  He also showed up in "The Batman," but I didn't find that one particularly good either.  Hal came off decently in this episode, and got a couple of cool moments.  I even liked the voice they chose for him.  His plan with the ring...a bit out there, but I liked the reference to Justice.  That was a pretty cool idea.  Sinestro before he went yellow...it was a really interesting concept, and I think it worked decently well.  However, all of the good things are up against one simple fact.  I HATE G'nort.  I can't stand stupidity in that concentrated a form.  So, other than his part in it, I semi-enjoyed the episode.
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danhagen

#50
February 09, 2009, 11:20:25 PM
I enjoyed the fact that Dr. Fate and Batman battled Wotan on an impossible M.C. Escher staircase. Classy touch. As was Fate's professorial voice.
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BentonGrey

#51
February 10, 2009, 01:51:45 AM
Yeah, I liked Fate's voice better in JLU, but the one here was good too.  Once again, it felt more Golden Age-y.
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Midnite

#52
February 12, 2009, 06:17:41 PM Last Edit: February 15, 2009, 06:16:05 AM by Midnite
Preview 02/20/09

Meh.. was looking forward to the Owlman episode. 

BentonGrey

#53
February 12, 2009, 06:21:45 PM
Hmm...Jonah Hex...that's cool at least.
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Glitch Girl

#54
February 12, 2009, 06:23:58 PM
I thought that they weren't airing an ep on Friday - some Pokemon movie/Clone Wars 2 parter thing. 
-Glitch Girl

"Cynicism is not maturity, do not mistake the one for the other. If you truly cannot accept a story where someone does the right thing because it's the right thing to do, that says far more about who you are than these characters." - Greg Rucka

danhagen

#56
February 13, 2009, 01:18:47 PM
I must say, I got a thrill hearing Hal recite the oath. I have always loved the oath. Real, unapologetic, mainlining super hero melodrama there, like the civic plea of the Bat Signal in the sky or Clark Kent glancing around furtively as he strides, suddenly changed and certain and purposeful, into the Daily News store room.
Veritas et probitas super omnia.

danhagen

#57
February 13, 2009, 09:29:22 PM
Daily Planet store room. What was I thinking?
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BentonGrey

#58
February 14, 2009, 10:31:57 PM
Freaking Pokemon...pure evil, I tell you!  I wanted to see some Jonah Hex last night. 
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Midnite

#59
February 15, 2009, 06:15:28 AM
Sorry about the mistake the preview is for the Feb. 20th.  :o
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