Batman: The Animated Series Review

Hello there batfans I make it no secret that I was a fan of this show growing up and I figured that it was high time I reviewed this awesome show not like i'm bias or anything by the way did I mention this show is awesome.

Incase you didn't know the series started in 1992 and it ran until 1995 but something strange happened to the show because for the final fifteen episodes the show was renamed The Adventures of Batman & Robin Batman: The Animated Series had a grand total of 85 episodes with season 1 having a whopping 65 and season 2 having a much shortened 20.

The show used the villain of the week format instead of having an overall plot line which I think works well for superhero shows but that's not to say that the show didn't have multi-part episodes in fact a fair chunk of season 1 is made up of multi-part stories and they help make the show feel more epic and grand even if the episode really didn't need to be two parts.

Since the show has a freaking huge cast list i'm not going to name every actor who played a role on the show so in the series we have the great Kevin Conroy , Loren Lester both Clive Revill and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. , Bob Hastings , Robert Costanzo , Melissa Gilbert , the great Mark Hamill , Arleen Sorkin and Adrienne Barbeau. Now the question is shall I say how good Kevin Conroy is in this show and the answer is yes I shall why because he's freaking awesome he was and always will be THE voice for Batman just like Mark Hamill will always be THE voice for The Joker. 

What I found interesting is that both Clive and Efrem both voiced Alfred but at different points Clive did the first three produced episodes while Elfrem did the rest of the series and you really cannot tell the difference and I should know i've spend most of the day watching a ton of episodes and I can say there's no difference at all in the voices.

This show really did Batman the best just due to the fact that we actually see him solve mysteries yeah think about in all other Batman media we rarely see him be a detective despite having the name "The Worlds Best Detective" but here we see him gather clues to help find out who the villain or in some cases what there scheme is and it makes me wish that more Batman cartoons and movies did this since it's apart of his character.

As well as giving us new takes on the classic villains the show also gave us a whole host of new characters the most famous of which is easily Harley Quinn and while watching her debut episode I was shocked that she wasn't in it that much but at the same time it helped create a mystery about her that would later get answered.

What occurred to me while watching the series for the purpose of reviewing is the fact that the setting and style help make it a timeless show all you'd need to do is show people one picture from the series and they will know it's Batman. I also loved the fact that there was a lot of different time periods thrown into this show the blimps seen at the start of every episode are from the 30's and 40's , the style of the cars they drive are much from the 40's , the way the characters dress i'd say is from the 50's and the technology for the most part is from the 90's.

The animation in the show to be honest it's not that good but at the same time it's alot better then most of the stuff that's being produced today *cough* Teen Titans Go! *cough* and this was all hand drawn as well that is something that's not done today for me personally tho the animation is at it's best during both the intro and the fight scenes.

I couldn't do a review of this show and not mention the classic intro there's a reason why the intro is a classic it's so freaking good and if you notice not only is there a little story going on but there's also no sound apart from the lightning at the end and the music all of that combined help set the mood for the show it lets you know that this show will not pull any punches so just enjoy the ride.

This is an action show so of course there's going to be alot of action in it and the action is honestly pretty damn good yes it's just Batman punching people but in those scenes you get to see Batman using his brains so he tries to outwit as well as out punch his opponents.

Even tho the show uses the main theme from the 1989 Batman movie the the score for the show was done by the late Shirley Walker and I honestly think she was born to make scores for Batman because she kills it with this show all of her music fits the show perfectly and it really is hard to imagine the show without her music playing over it.

Overall if your a Batman fan young or old I highly recommend you watch this series it's so freaking good and I promise you'll love every single second of it for me the show gets a 9.5 out of 10. 

  

The Looney Tunes Show Review

Here is a review I was thinking of doing for a few days now and I cannot believe I didn't think of it sooner I had forgotten all about The Looney Tunes Show and yes it is easily better then Wabbit so here is my review of the show.

For those of you who don't remember the show it was first announced in 2009 and it was delayed and delayed for unknown reasons until it finally premiered in 2011 and it ended in 2014 after two seasons but the show wasn't met with universal praise in fact even now the show has divided Looney Tunes fans with some claiming it to be the best thing ever and others claiming it to be the worst thing ever.

The show it self doesn't have a plot in fact it takes more of a sitcom style approach and by that I mean any and all plot lines are wrapped up in thirty minuets and nothing has any effect on the rest of the series and I think it works not only for the show but also for the Looney Tunes themselves as they were never meant to have long story arcs.

One thing that this show does differently then Wabbit is the fact that it takes chances with the characters by making them more human and less looney for example Bugs doesn't always win every battle in fact he looses quite a lot of the time so when he does win it makes it all the more special and less dull like in Wabbit.

The show has a huge cast so i'm not going to name every one but starring in the show are Jeff Bergman) , Bob Bergen , Fred Armisen ,  Maurice LaMarche , the late and great June Foray and the saving grace of Lola  Kristen Wiig. Honestly I didn't really expect the voice acting to be bad since you could consider most of these voice actors legends which is certainly true with June but even I was shocked at how good the acting is in this series Jeff plays both Bugs and Daffy and they both sound great. 

What really did shock me tho was how good Kristen Wiig was as Lola to me it felt like they wrote this version of her for Kristen just because it feels like the type of character you would see her play and the two went perfectly together so it makes me wonder why they didn't bring her back for the movie Rabbits Run.

I have no idea what the budget for this show was but judging by how good the animation was i'd guess that it was quite high the characters for a long time havn't had this quality of animation honestly i'm surprised they didn't get the team how did the animation on this show and got them working on a movie because they are quite clearly talented.

The show also has what i'd say are minimalistic and while I think that could be quite distracting you do get used to them and for me at least the backgrounds start to look alot like paintings and I think that helped set the show apart from other shows airing at that time.

The show also has fully CGI segments featuring Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner or at least they do for the first season I will say that while the CGI segments do look good they do get boring after a while and i'm glad they dropped them after the first season.

I know i'm not the only one who's said this about Lola but thank god they actually gave her a personality which trust me is better then what they did with her in Space Jam where she was there just be Bugs's love interest and nothing else here tho she's a scatter brain and while she is still a lover interest for Bugs but it's rarely the focus of her character.

It wouldn't be a Looney Tunes product if there wasn't jokes and this is where I agree with people who don't like the show because alot of the jokes don't work and aren't funny but for every joke that's un-funny you get two or three that are funny as heck but at least the jokes in this series are alot better and are alot funnier then the jokes in Wabbit. 

I know alot of the people hating on this show are hating on it because of the fact it's set in suburbia but I have to say that at least this show takes chances while I can see what there trying to do with Wabbit the fact is they cannot make a show like the classic shorts anymore so we need the characters to do something different in order to remain relevant.

Overall this is a really funny Looney Tunes show that takes the characters in new and interesting directions but it does have it's problems that keep it from being a perfect show so it gets a 8 out of 10.

Robot Chicken Season 9 Episode 7 "3 2 1 2 333, 222, 3...66?" Review

Hello and welcome back Robot Chicken fans it's that time again were I give you my thoughts on the latest episode that hopefully tickled our funny bones so here is my review of Robot Chicken "3 2 1 2 333, 222, 3...66?".

So then what happens in this weeks episode well RC wonders how Harriet the Spy would fit into the modern world of Cyberwarfare. The Midnight Society figures out what is truly scary and Alvin and the Chipmunks play Coachella for the first and last time. This episode was mainly sketch driven and that did actually put me of a little bit and alot of the sketches do go on a little to long for my liking.

Starring in this episode we have series co-creator Seth Green , Dane Cook , Tamara Garfield , Clare Grant , Kiel Kennedy , Howie Mandel , Rick and Morty Co-creator Justin Roiland , and Michelle Trachtenberg. I honestly have no idea who was playing who in this episode but since Harriet The Spy was in the episode i assume that Michelle played her but with that aside you know the voice acting is good when you don't reconise any of the voices in an episode  and believe me I tried.

I do usually like the shows style of animation I think that sop motion really does work for sketch comedy but for some reason in this episode the quality of the animation took a bit of dip the movements of the characters looked a bit rough and the episode overall looked unfinished and I really do hope that the next episode really does get back to the quality animation I know that this show can produce.

 Before I get back to the review I want you all to know that when reviewing this series I won't go into to much detail when it comes to the sketches and near the start of the review I will always include some of the sketches that are in the episode but the punchline will never be given away and that's because I want you all to watch the show and not just read these reviews and not all images will be from the episode they'll just be whatever ones i can find on google or Tumblr.

I'm sad to say that not only did the animation quality take a bit of a dip but so did some of the jokes like for example the Alvin And The Chipmunks sketch it's a fine idea but it goes on way longer then what is needed and the same can also be said for the Harriet sketch which does have a funny set up and idea but it gets dragged on and the punchline feels forced so instead of laughing you find yourself either groaning or thanking the lord it's over.

Just so you guys all know i'm working out a schedule that will also allow me to review classic episodes of the show and will also give me the time to review other things that I want to talk about but no matter what new episode reviews will happen on Monday if possible Monday morning but the latest will be Tuesday. 

Overall there's not much I more I can say about this episode because everything has already been said in the review and I hope that next weeks episode really is an improvement otherwise I can see this series being deemed as the worst in the show's history.

Some Cartoons I Like But Don't Get As Much Attention From Cartoon Fans

Cartoons fans alot of shows come and go some are good some are bad so it's no wonder that alot of shows don't get attention from the cartoon community which is why i'm here to let you know about some of the shows that I like but don't get much attention from fans.

Mr. Bean: The Animated Series

With this show I kinda get why it's not talked about as much since the live action show wasn't big America but the character and the live action show were huge in Britain so I have to ask why don't us Brits talk about the show as much?

Animaniacs

I've spoken before about my love for this show so I won't go on about why we should be talking about it still but with news of the reboot I honestly think that Cartoon fans should give this gem the attention it deserves now let us all hope that the reboot can do the original any sort of justice.

Batman: The Animated Series

People better then myself have said why this show is fantastic and in all honesty it deserves all of the praise that it gets from Batman fans but the fact remains that it's not talked about by cartoon fans and i'm not sure why that is this is a really great series for both fans old and new and it's the series that gave the world Harley Quinn and Mark Hamill as The Joker.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series

If Batman: The Animated Series was really good this show at times just wasn't good at all but that didn't stop it from being fun and for honestly being the best animated series to feature Spider-Man ever and I do wish Marvel would make a sequel comic just so we can visit that world again.

X-Men: The Animated Series

Yes there really was a 90's X-Men show and yeah it was pretty awesome now I admit that I don't remember much about the show inf act for a few years I forgot all about it but a few months ago I did watch the first two episodes and it still holds up the reason why I don't think this holds is just due to how nineties it is and by that I mean the show is full of jokes you'd only get if you were born in the nineties and is full of nineties technology.

Tiny Toon Adventures

Again the reason why I think people don't talk about this show is the fact it stopped airing in 1992 however it is still a good show and it's one that I frequently go and re-watch whenever I want to watch a cartoon that will make me laugh and it got two specials in 1994.

Ducktales (1987 Series)

I have to stress that this is all about the 1987 show not the awesome reboot but it seems to me that as i'm doing this list you have to be over a certain age to even know about these shows and this is especially true for Ducktales since it started in the late 80's and I want fans of the classic show to try and convince fans of the reboot to give this show a try.

Hot Streets

Right now it feels like i'm the only one who's talking about this show and for the life of me I don't see why that's the case it's a truly good show for me this show is the next Rick And Morty it's funny , it's clever and it has some freaking strange animation and you know what I freaking love it.

The Little Mermaid TV Series Review

Hey there Disney fans a few days ago I realized that i've never reviewed The Little Mermaid TV show despite not only growing up with it but also seeing and reviewing the movie well now that changes with my review of The Little Mermaid TV Series.  

The show is a prequel to the movie but it's also an episodic series so there's no real plot to speak of which is fine if you've just watched the film and want to see more from these characters but if your like me and you grew up with the series first then you might be disappointed.

Now what's pleasing about this series is the fact that most of the films cast came back to voice there characters and those actors are Jodi Benson , Samuel E. Wright , Kenneth Mars and Pat Carroll and honestly they all do a perfect job with reprising there characters in all honesty the voice acting for this series is pretty spot on.

Now since this is a TV the quality in animation of course will take a huge dip but even I was shocked at how bad the animation was the characters alot of the times have awkward movements to them and are just plain drawn weird which is a shame because apparently Disney got the best TV animators they could to work on this series.

What really didn't work for me and it also got old very fast was the fact that the series tries to have many emotional moments in every episode i'm not opposed to a show having these kinds of moments but when they appear in most of the episodes it starts to get old very quick and the reason why they didn't work is because they didn't feel earned.

As I mentioned this is a prequel so there's no real threat at all both to the characters , there relationships or the kingdom why because there all in the movie so making a prequel series makes no sense why didn't they instead make a sequel series.

The comedy for me is very and i mean very hit and miss alot of the jokes in the series just flat out don't work and and aren't funny but the jokes that do work at best will only get a chuckle out of someone and won't make them laugh out loud.

We might as well call this series a musical since there's a song in most of the episodes and not all of them are bad infact alot of them are at best ok none are really memorable but that doesn't mean there not good all though I don't know why they mixed "Part of Your World", "Under the Sea", and "Kiss the Girl" for the opening theme it just seems like an odd thing to do.

Overall if you want to see more from these characters and that world then this is the show for you but if your not a fan of the film then I advise that you stay away from this show for me the show gets a 5 out of 10.

  

The Top 5 Scooby-Doo! Films That I've Seen

Scooby fans i'm going to do something that no one has ever done in the history of ever and that's ........................................make a list about Scooby-Doo! movies but what will hopefully make mine stand out a little bit more is i'm only counting the movies that i've seen so if your favorite isn't on the list then it's either lower down or I havn't seen it.

5) Scooby-Doo (2002)

I know alot of people don't like this film and that's fair enough I myself have some issues with this film but I also have fond memories with it as well and it's a film that I grew up with and that's why it's on this list that and it gave us a look at future Shaggy Matthew Lillard.

4) Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold

I'll admit that when I first saw the trailer I thought that this film would be pretty bad and to a degree it is but it's not as bad as I thought it would be while there are some unfunny jokes in this movie there's some decent jokes as well as some nice animation.

3) Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash

This was the first Lego Scooby-Doo! movie i've seen and for some reason I thought it was going to be like The Lego Movie but instead I got a fun and fresh take on the gang and the computer animation honestly wasn't that bad altho there was some cringy moments in this movie. 

Altered Carbon Review

Netflix you glorious people I believe you've done it again you have given us another series that is worth talking about so that's what i'm going to go here is my review of the new netflix series Altered Carbon.

The plot of the show us in the future, people's consciousnesses are contained in what are called "stacks" storage devices attached to the back of a person's neck. Physical bodies are turned into what's called "sleeves" mere disposable vessels. Takeshi Kovacs (Joel Kinnaman) a violent mercenary wakes up 250 years after his sleeve is killed and he's given the choice to either spend the rest of his life in prison for his crimes or help solve the murder of the wealthiest man in the world. I'm not gonna lie I really liked the plot of this show because of the simple fact it forces you to think and believe it or not people do like to be challenged despite what the poor box office for Blade Runner 2049 will have you believe.

The show stars Rick Flagg , Will Yun Lee , Renée Elise Goldsberry , James Purefoy , Kristin Lehman and Martha Higareda. Acting wise the show is freaking perfect because all of the main actors in this show do a really freaking good job I had no idea that Joel could act and in this he blew me away.

To say that this film took visual inspiration from Blade Runner would be an understatement but in all honesty I think it works for the show and for the world it's set in but with that being said with the show looking so much like Blade Runner it might as well have been called Blade Runner: The Series.

This show is very much for a mature audience and it lets you know it every single chance it gets , there's original Robocop levels of violence and so many love making scenes that it would make the makers of Game Of Thrones blush and don't get me started on swearing so bottom line here don't let little kids watch even a single episode of this.

The opening title sequence is visually stunning and in a change from other Netflix shows it doesn't last that long it's only on screen for around twenty seven to twenty eight seconds. The only issue I have with the intro is the fact that the music playing over it is just sounds dull i'm not sure if that was done on purpose or not but you can fall asleep just from listening to the opening music.

I've already mentioned how violent this show is so I won't go into it again here but I will say that the action scenes I thought were really well done for a TV / Web series they honestly look like action scenes that you'd find in a big budget movie that's how good they truly are.

Another thing that was movie quality for me was the CGI it looked damn good and dare I say it better then what is used in must movies these days I don't know who did the CGI effects for this series but I hope that they got paid well.

Overall you guys should go and check this series out like i've mentioned before it's out on Netflix and it's freaking worth it for me the series gets a 9.5 out of 10 and since it's on Netflix it's safe to say we'll be getting a second season.