onsdag 10 november 2021

Batman Beyond

 

Criminals are a stupid, cowardly lot!
They plan and plot, but they always get caught!

I had to get the blu-ray for Batman Beyond (or Batman of the Future here in Europe).It was broadcasted in Sweden when I grew up, but I can't say I watched, it didn't look that good and the intro put me of with its sound and visuals. Which was a mistake from my side since it's clearly a decent show. The behind the scenes stuff is kinda funny with the idea that they tried to appeal to kids, but somehow got an even more dark show. The old one also had a lot about drug addiction, but here we have a take on parents that abandon their children, children getting hooked on VR or genetic manipulation, Corruption, greed and all that. Here the villains more often die, maybe not mentioned, but they are gone. The TV-person that sinks to the middle of the earth, the league of assassins that are killed by their own, and the ink lady that disintegrates in water. Not to mention Terry's father and his father's coworker. 

Story is that Bruce Wayne gave up the cape when a heart attack forced him to use a gun during his last mission, several years later Terry McGinnis stumbles upon Wayne manor while being chased by a gang of Jokerz (a gang styling itself on the Joker) and takes the latest bat-suit to figure out who killed his father. That turns out to be Derek Powers, the businessman who took over Wayne Enterprises and established Wayne-Powers. During the fight, the nerve gas they experimented on got out causing Powers to turn into the radioactive super-villain Blight. First season is pretty much Terry fighting Derek Powers so that Bruce Wayne can get control of Wayne-Powers. 

Second season focuses more on Terry's everyday life at school and at home, while the third and last season is some mix between them. There is some villains that show up again, like Bane, Mr Freeze and Ra's Al-Ghul, and some references to other character. As well as a 2-parter with the Justice League being a hidden pilot for the Justice League shows that would follow. There's also one movie, Return of the Joker. It's also the censured version so instead of Tim Drake shooting the Joker, we instead get the electrocution of him instead (how that is more child friendly I don't know). There's also the instant when the Joker kills a henchman, and instead of firing at him, gas him with laughing gas so that he lays spread on the table with this grotesce smile. Again, how that is more child friendly is beyond me. 

Overall good enough. Not the same pull like Batman the Animated Series. Still fine though. Hopefully we can get Superman and Justice Leauge in 2021 or 2022 so I can get all those good DC series.

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