The show surprised me in a good way. From the marketing and hero images, I was expecting it to rely heavily on BTAS nostalgia, but instead they took risks and established their own identity.
It's essentially a spin on Gotham Central (the two writers are Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka), some of Year One dosed in the nostalgia of the DCAU beginnings and brimming with Elseworlds/1940's decals. I love it
3:33 Regarding your point on this show not entirely fitting into the 1940s- I've thought about that as well. My conclusion was that this is a fantasy show with ghosts and a man made of clay. I think that a sapphic relationship and POC working in the police are plausible in that situation :)
My problem with the show is that there wasn't enough personality or time to get to know the characters. I did like what they did with the Batman and Bruce Wayne dynamic. I even liked what they did with Alfred and Batman's relationship. However, we had little time to explore it, so when he did start calling him Alfred, it didn't seem deserved. I've said it before and I'll say it again: this whole show seems very rushed. So when people got backstabbed or murdered, it didn't have the emotional impact that it wanted me to have because I didn't know these characters. The great thing about "TAS" is that you care about the individual characters, even the villains.
BtAS had an entire marketing empire backing it up in '92. It was coming out along with Batman Returns, a sequel to one of the biggest blockbusters of that era. The animated series HAD to be good though because it needed to encouage the sales of millions in toys, games, books, apparel, etc. This trend continued with the Superman Animated Series and following shows but with diminishing returns. Caped Crusader has none of these responsibilities. For better or worse, whether the show ended up being good or not means another season maybe but there's no outside corporate preasure demanding it be great or appeal to the biggest/most normal demographics in order to sell extra products. There were probably no studio notes, no Standards and Practices or ratings boards to keep the series on track either. The drive for excellence, to live up to what we all wanted this show to be was left in the hands of the creatives and has delivered mixed results.
Clearly you're blind.. besides a ham-fisted attempt at having both shows appear visually similar; these two series couldn't be further apart from one another..
No, the Batman had deeper storylines, not as deep as the original animated series but these stories all felt one dimensional nothing felt extremely deep. Nothing felt varied Batman, the original animated series. Every episode felt different from the last some episodes were holiday, specials, some creature features, some were villain of the week, they all felt very different. Everything in this new series all felt the same, and not to mention the animation wasn’t even on par with the original series… I think they should’ve opted in on drawing by hand instead of digitally.
Okay heres another factor to consider. BTAS has like well over 20 episodes on its first season, it took 4 dvds. In 10 episodes, this show has people debating whether it lives up to the other show. I think that alone says a lot
And it delves into very different aspects of an early Batman and different villains too I’m so excited to see where it goes and excited to see if at the end of it whether it can compare
@@kieferrea4819 the first 10 episodes of btas are much stronger than caped crusader. In btas we got Joker's favor, heart of ice, and feat of clay part 1 and 2
Sorry but you are wrong This show is woke dei and makes these characters to something they are not at all Like bruce timm is clearly not the same person he once was he has meet the same fate as kevin smith
My only real issue with Batman Caped Crusader is the flash animation parts, where movement is way too smooth and looks jarring, but this is most likely a budget/time issue due to 2d animation costing alot of money. I guess the intro just being random scenes of the show is also a budget issue just cause 2d animation is expensive. Something you didn't say that I greatly enjoyed was the constant presence and threat of Rupert Thorne has over the course of the show. Usually mob boss or gang leader villains are one or two time episode/story threats, just fodder for the costumed villains to gun down, and separate from the Batman Rogues Gallery, but Rupert Thorne's actions effects most of the plot-lines in the show and effectively won in the end (Penguin is arrested, Rupert and his son survived Harvey Dent's killing spree, and Dent is now dead). It really feels like the mob actually are a great threat, and season 2 Batman is gonna face a constant uphill battle now that Rupert Thorne is completely aware of Batman's presence.
The show does explicitly say it is the 1940s but it was ADVERTISED as the 1940s and for that reason I think a lot were disappointed which is why I was slightly disappointed (I’m a history teacher)
If you're talking about ACTUAL CANNIBALISM then YES the writers should definitely cook until charred and thrown in the trash where Batman: Caped Crusader belongs.
@@josephmorelli3408 and then someone will take it out of the trash, eat it and feel happy about it. Finds the cooks who made that and tell them to make that same dish again and tell them to keep cooking.
@josephdent6825 lf people are desperate enough to eat trash (yes, some are). They have bigger problems and are not watching Batman: Caped Crusader. I hear Soylent Green is tasty, too. ( I wouldn't want to eat it either). If they already ate, the writers would be gone.
I think it was ok, but I'm not exactly thrilled to see more. To me, it felt like they were a bit too caught up in trying to invoke BtAS nostalgia to the point where I'm worried this series might just end up being remembered as "that series that tried being BtAS again". The animation is also pretty hit and miss at times. Some of the action scenes look fine enough, but then you have scenes like the Catwoman chases, which look so awkwardly slow and stilted.
I just started watching today. So far I wish I liked it more, it's not bad but a lot feels "off" to me. I love the art deco and 40s aesthetic but it feels like it's purely aesthetic and not really relevant. A lot of the new takes feel somewhat shallow just for the sake of it, Harley is my personal least favourite as it feels nothing like the character I love. Plus bullock being a corrupt cop like flass is a shame as I love him so much in btas and wish he was in more. Batman's voice feels very stiff and flat, like a guy doing a batman voice and in some scenes it really distracts me. His 'go to hell' read has no gusto. It's good but nothing special to me so far and I wish it was better, I honestly uphold the batman 2004 as far better and it's a shame many just automatically put this above for it being Bruce timm. I also have my fair share of issues with Bruce timm and his solo work that I feel without Paul dini bleed in severely
Its' pretty funny how you mentioned you would start referring to Batman: The Animated series at BTAS for simplicity. Then the very next sentence and onward you just continue to say Batman: The Animated series, completely ignoring BTAS.
My issues with it is that there are cool concepts but some nonsense plot choices in the episodes that don't have bearing on the season arc Episodes 6 confused me just straight up being a ghost story, but that's fine in comparison to episode 7 making absolutely no sense as a hitman story but 8 did have some really cool Easter eggs with the orphans lol
If I'm recalling correctly, the Clayface episode references Edith Head. While she designed from the 30s through the 70s, she's oftwn associated with the Hollywood golden era, which makes me think this really is intended to be placed somewhere in the 1940s. At least that's how I interpreted it. Could be remembering wrong.
I’m convinced a lot of the people criticizing it saw female penguin and just started spouting nonsense like bots. One guy claimed he did watch the whole thing and told me he was irritated at Batman calling Alfred, “Pennyworth”. Like my brother in Christ that is literally supposed to be a recurring arc in the show as they bond over his super hero life. It literally pays off at the end like.. Idk how people are so dumb.
To be fair regardless how much of and bad attitude he has at times, Bruce sees Alfred as family so it can be a warrant criticism, the bait and switch feel of most themes with new stories is at an all-time high. If it wasn't relying on the nostalgia of BTAS to lure in the older fans then rip the rug from under them can also be a factor to alienate them. Political rhetoric and social commentary hasn't been nuanced in a long time and now people are more apprehensive of new shows. Most Comic fans have it rough time for "modern" takes of classic material. It's dumb to dismiss that and fan criticism.
My main issue with the penguin was casting Minnie driver as the voice, it just didn't fit. Someone like Jessica Walter (RIP) or that kind of voice would have worked better
They are too use to batman already being developed, like people complaining about Batman being Brutal is because HE WAS BRUTAL JIS FIRST FEE YEARS it was ROBIN that helped him calm down and went from running people over with his fast car to having it auto park as he n Robin junp out n subdue the criminals, same with the flaws Batman is going through calling Alfred Pennyworth since they arnt close yet(must be fresh off Alfred discovering the identity n offering help[which is a story but ik yall don't care about that]) every nitpick I see is or could be resolved in later seasons because BATMAN HAD A STORY ABOUT the nitpicks people have but they focus on "yeah Batman just 10 peice combo that guy probably sending him to the hospital" Imo this show is exploring Gotham and the people in it as much as Batman and people just want 100% Batman (the BTAS version specifically) when it's not trying to be BTAS bit it's own thing while keeping it faithful to the og
I'm torn about this series. I really like these versions of Batman, Alfred, Commissioner Godron, Clayface, even the Penguin, and the animation is mostly pretty good... but I absolutely hate these versions of Harley Quinn (though I did kinda like her as Harleen Quinzel) and Harvey Dent, the CGI on the cars, and the amount of time spent away from Batman, specially the focus on Renee Montoya. The rest was pretty much just ok.
So a review that doesn't fit what you like is unfair and unbalanced? I'm curious to know what the unfair and unbalanced criticisms from such reviews were.
@@tigeruntamed6036 thats easy: a review of the show thafs unfair and unbalanced would gibe the show an unreasonable and completely blindsided amount of either hate or love. A review that tells you how to feel without really providing reasons as to WHY you should feel that way. "Its either the worst show in DC history or its the new BTAS" situation
This show i like the Villian Reinventions and remixes and supporting characters in Batman caped Crusader...but ...this show didn't make me as excited as i still am about X-Men 97 😀 But I'm still a little burned on Batman and i really want to see a Wonder Woman animated series or something like Wildcats from Wild storm Universe in animation form . I'm enjoying My Adventures with Superman but i feel dc animation doesn't have anything on my level of X-Men 97 i ❤
honestly do think that she aged up barbara TOOOO have them hook up. which works better and could be used to influence batman in being more... reforming.
I'd put it in the 40s for two reasons. None of the cars in that show are the super long physically aesthetic models from the 60s and 70s, and you only see rotary phones. Also the fashion. More or less every man in that show wears a suit, but that started to be less common in the 60s and disappeared from casual wear use almost entirely in the 70s onwards. And Harveys tv that he smashes is STRAIGHT out of the 1940s lol. Granted it could be old, but why would a man with money have an old ass tv 😂😂😂
I think this show has potential, but we need more Batman. I get it, you wanna develop the other characters but it isn’t until episode 6 that Bruce feels like the main protagonist of the series, his screen time is constantly eaten up by Babs and Montoya, the latter of whom we see doing detective work more frequently than…”The World’s Greatest Detective”
Loved the show, felt fresh and different, I kinda like the changes, feels like I’m watching something new rather than a repeat I have seen so many times
ngl alfred is usually always peak but i loved batmans and alfreds relationship in this version, batman is a lot more distant from alfred for most of the show and alfred is a lot more of a concerned parent
The series is an undercooked masterpiece. The concept is all there to make an interesting batman series but it fell a bit flat. If they utilized 1940s better and had better animation. I dont mind the woke stuff as long as they made it interesting. It wasnt SUPER abnoctous as it was there ONLY character trait but if they made ot so they had to hide it, then it would be more interesting. Imagine if in season 2 harley teams up with joker and tries to get montoya fired or something because shes woke. Idk tbh just some ideas. Im willing to accept the changes as long as they get utilized better
I think this is a great, impressive solid foundation, particularly how they reimagined the villains. I'm especially as someone who likes Harley Quinn but thinks she's overused am really impressed what they did with her here and I kind of almost wish that she was the villain of the Matt Reeves sequel with this incarnation as it's just so pleasantly different. I also like that they're going to everything without going to the joker yet and I'm pretty sure eventually the joker will show up and now seeing how the other villains were handled. I'm really excited that if he does show up what he's going to be like. Overall a solid start.
The show was still a 100% approval from me even though I am very much against at least two of the changes made here. All of the changes I’m not a fan of more or less, but two of them really stick out. That being said, I would recommend this show to anyone and I think if I can enjoy it in spite of the things I don’t like that’s a good sign.
I liked the show. I am not a fan of the “villain of the week” formula, I felt that there could have been more development between Batman & his cast. Having Batman take out a villain per episode I think made it harder for these relationships to strengthen more because the pace, namely Harvey and to some extent Selina. Natalia’s arc could have been more impactful on Bruce and us if we saw more of her. I’d be happier if next season they focus on like 3 villains and build up Batman/Bruce and putting him in more personal conflicts. Also I wish Renee stayed antagonistic towards Batman at least until the last episode. The animation was a bit strange too. However, Linklater is a good Batman, the villains were neat, the storylines felt nice, good voice acting, Gordon & Batman were good, Harleen was done well.
I feel like the plot of the episodes are rushed along and don't have any suspense or impactful moments. This is only made worse by the bland and lifeless art style. Batman is the superhero that excels in creating a distinct and immersive atmosphere, but this show fails to take advantage of that. This show just feels stale and the new things they introduce just feel like new coats of paint rather than any real change to the batman formula that has been essentially unchanged since the late 80s. This is a mediocre series made by the same Hollywood royalty like matt Reeves and JJ Abrams (yuck) that are responsible for the creative wasteland that comic book media finds itself in today.
I agree, the pacing of this show is terrible. No suspense, no interesting characters, just straightforward boring plots that neatly resolve themselves within the allotted time. Too many executive producers.
It is at least a novel way to do it and allows more world building for characters who'd typically be on the periphery of the stories. Like having Batman use Montoya to find Clayface shows Batman as tactical and regards certain cops as good as his own detective skills while giving Montoya room to shine in her own right without being chained to Bullock's brick headed comments.
I like the batman-lite aspect of the show since it's the era where batman is a mythical figure, half of gotham isn't sure he's real. And we feel that world building seeing less of him. Also I mean c'mon I would rather see more of Detective Montoya :)
The original btas series is also on Amazon prime and I watched a few episodes after watching two episodes of caped crusader. I think the original has better characters, better writing, better music and better voice acting. But it's kind of unfair to compare the two. Still, I think this show has too many executive producers and the finished product feels kind of lazy and boring. It doesn't seem like they had any fun making it.
I would be very interested to see the greater DC universe in this style. We do see certain characters such as Jim Corrigan(Spectre), Linton Midnite (Papa Midnite from Hellblazer), and Eel O'Brien(Plastic Man), who is the reporter that Bruce punched for saying something about his mother. I would love to see a classic Superman or even Alan Scott Green Lantern in something like this
very left wing, blames capitalism for everything, batman was a guest star in his own show. it's montoya that solves the crimes before the batman who only shows up to dispatch baddies. he's not the detective in this case. almost barely influential to the show. Harley basically was torturing rich white men for being rich white and men. there was a scene where lucious fox tells bruce he was raised to treat the help like people. 😂😂😂 rupert thorne said he has a mole leading the penguin to kill her son. The fact that bullock and flask was enamored by her beauty and sex appeal was hilarious. Harvey who was tough on criminals was corrupt and bought by gangsters, a misogynist and asshole but after he becomes 2 face, his other half is also evil? 😂😂😂 buts not not bruce who redeems his friend, it's Barbra gordon who uses her legal efforts to free criminals who are a victim of circumstances caused by capitalism.Barbra is a cartoon representation of the innocence project who often get more wrong than right but i digress. this is anti capitalistic woke trash.
I'm halfway through it and love it. I appreciated the actual Police headquarters design from the old show that they used before it was blown up. The art is beautiful
I’m the type of comic & Batman fan, who after seeing XMen 97’, and Invincible, are just stoked to have new animated shows ‘feel’ like 90’s cartoons. I don’t look at every single thing on earth through the lens of ‘woke’ or modern politics, I just want to see dope cartoons that are catered for adults while ringing through to kids who are smart. I was born in 1981 and have watched every single iteration of Batman since then, and I think these episodes are awesome. I love the 40’s setting. I have political views like everyone else, but when I sit down to watch some cartoons based on a character I LOVE, I can see the forest for the trees. 8/10 for me here. Plus, Harleen’s ass looks great. Don’t play…
My favorite part of this show was the deeper exploration into how horribly corrupt the city actually is. We got some of that in previous Batman animated shows, but the crooked cops were never this brutal or prevalent. It was never *this* dangerous to be a good cop or an honest public official. I loved the reinvention of Clayface and Harley Quinn, as well as the addition of the Onomatopoeia and Nocturne. I didn't like the ghost episode, though. To me, the purely supernatural stuff never felt like it fit into Batman's world. I agree with you about kinda' not wanting to see Joker in this series. With all the new stuff they could do, if they fall back on the biggest of Batman's villains, he's going to take over and shove everything else out. I guess they *could* do what they did with Harvey Dent, and just show a little bit of him here and there in each episode, doing things in the background until the last two episodes where it culminates in a massive heavy story. Having said that and realizing how heavily this show focused on Barbara Gordon, I wonder if we're gonna see these two characters clash in a variation of "The Killing Joke" storyline.
Okay, so I just finished watching Batman Caped Crusader, and here is my honest take. This show is not bad. It's not Batman The Animated Series, and that is okay. It's its own thing, and I look at this as an elseworld project. It is a really good show that has great animation and beautiful music. Really interesting takes on classic villains. The ending was really nice. The show is not perfect and that's fine. I'm not looking for the perfect Batman show. I'm looking for a good Batman show. Yes, I like that the series uses its 1940 noir setting, and I think it works for the most part. I personally do not like race swaps and gender bent characters In media, but I look at it like this, If it does not take place in the original continuity of the story, then that's perfectly fine if it is a different take on something, then it's okay, but you have to keep the core of the character the same. You can make small changes here and there, but the core of the character is what matters. The show does have woke stuff in it, but it's not arguably that terrible. I will say it doesn't really work for the setting that the show is in, but again, it's a different take.So i'm kind of you know mixed on it, but it doesn't make me go oh I hate this show.It's stupid or oh I looked at clips of the show online out of context without actually watching the show and now I hate it, because someone said it was bad. I really like Batman in this show. He is very hardcore and very focused on the mission, which, again, is Batman in his early years. If you read the comics and that's fine, I liked by the end of the show. He is opening up to having allies, and I think that is a really good progression of his character. Also, I really like the Bruce Wayne and Batman voices very well done. I understand that we hate changes and we hate different takes on things, but I always say, give something a chance for yourself without anyone's Influencing your opinion and check out something for yourself and judge it for yourself. Overall, I give the show and 8 out of 10, not bad, and i'm excited to see what's next. #batman #batmancapedcrusader #dccomics #warnerbros #brucetimm #mattreeves #jjabrams #animation
Story telling was good. I liked the characters. I enjoyed the new take on Harley Quinn. I liked how they threw two legit supernatural episodes in there. My biggest gripe is the animation. It's consistent and some of the fight scenes look very dynamic, especially the one where Barbara and Corrigan fight the goon squad member in the kitchen. But the majority of the show looks so flat. People are stiff and not very expressive. It's just unfortunate that Caped Crusader was announced so long ago, and this is what the finished product ends up looking like. I like New Batman Adventures, Superman The Animated Series, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, and now Caped Crusader, but it seems like nothing is ever going to top or come close to the look of BTAS.
This video could not have coincided with my viewing of Caped Crusader any better than it has here. I finished it last night. I love what they've done with Caped Crusader. To me, it's more Noir than even BTAS, but at the same time, there's nothing more 'adult' about it with the exception of the emphasis on politics. I very much buy into the idea that this is a setting somewhere in the '40's given the technology (or lack thereof), but with a different spin on how history largely played out. Just as the villains were remixed, it makes sense they could have done the same with everything leading up to the story and Gotham we're seeing here to make the characters more diverse and inclusive. Like Pup, I kind of wish we had stayed clear of Joker because in my opinion he's pretty played out, but this could be another unique twist on the Clown Prince that reinvigorates the idea, or maybe we might even go in the direction of him meeting his intended end earlier on in his criminal career. Only time will tell. I hope they're able to keep this level of quality going forward and if so I can't wait to see what's next.
@@jraulerson3081 that shits always been in Gotham. The reason why it did not get mentioned much was because Batman TAS WAS FOR KIDS! They did not focus on it as much cause it would have been boring as hell.
Of course you like this show and of course you would be glad this show got put on because you are on of them , trying to spread the message and what not, the show does not even show batman all that much , everybody look at him trying to sell this shows looks and asthetic but does not tell you how many times batman shows up in this batman show where batman is supposed to be the focus, my point here is you like this woke garbage because your woke.
I am not a fan of the character models like why is harley an overweight asian woman. I do miss the red headed barbara gordon. Basically the women characters are not recognizable
@@Aerex12 Harley was not overweight wtf are you talking about? Did u see her in the actual Harlequin suit? where was the overweightness there? She wasn't overweight in the slightest. Jesus all the criticisms of this show is just the worst criticisms ever.
What I loved about Caped Crusader is that they did exactly what they have done with BTSA: they reimagined characters from the comics. At the time they ALSO wanted to lean onto the politics and the corrupt police force but weren't allowed to -- not to mention that during the first season of BTSA they had the executives and half of the team wanting to do something closer to Super Friends so that's why you get the one with the Batman in the basement (and then the guy from Super Friends that they hired actually wanted to do more mature and adult stuff and it was when it pivoted). I think Caped Crusader is brilliant.
Love the review honestly spot on. I enjoyed it although it's sad it could been so much more i wish the episodes were bit longer. But its solid show. Sadly got 62 on audiences score on RT 🥲
DEI 1940's let's make Batman and every man be a chump while all the women are all perfect boss babes with flat superficial writing.
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The show surprised me in a good way. From the marketing and hero images, I was expecting it to rely heavily on BTAS nostalgia, but instead they took risks and established their own identity.
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It's essentially a spin on Gotham Central (the two writers are Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka), some of Year One dosed in the nostalgia of the DCAU beginnings and brimming with Elseworlds/1940's decals.
I love it
3:33 Regarding your point on this show not entirely fitting into the 1940s- I've thought about that as well. My conclusion was that this is a fantasy show with ghosts and a man made of clay. I think that a sapphic relationship and POC working in the police are plausible in that situation :)
Who's a clever boy? You are. 😚
People who can't get that never watched a cartoon before because that is a normal level of suspension in belief
My problem with the show is that there wasn't enough personality or time to get to know the characters. I did like what they did with the Batman and Bruce Wayne dynamic. I even liked what they did with Alfred and Batman's relationship. However, we had little time to explore it, so when he did start calling him Alfred, it didn't seem deserved. I've said it before and I'll say it again: this whole show seems very rushed. So when people got backstabbed or murdered, it didn't have the emotional impact that it wanted me to have because I didn't know these characters. The great thing about "TAS" is that you care about the individual characters, even the villains.
If it had more episodes or if the episodes were a bit longer than you’ll probably get that. Season two will probably fix that
BtAS had an entire marketing empire backing it up in '92. It was coming out along with Batman Returns, a sequel to one of the biggest blockbusters of that era. The animated series HAD to be good though because it needed to encouage the sales of millions in toys, games, books, apparel, etc. This trend continued with the Superman Animated Series and following shows but with diminishing returns.
Caped Crusader has none of these responsibilities.
For better or worse, whether the show ended up being good or not means another season maybe but there's no outside corporate preasure demanding it be great or appeal to the biggest/most normal demographics in order to sell extra products.
There were probably no studio notes, no Standards and Practices or ratings boards to keep the series on track either.
The drive for excellence, to live up to what we all wanted this show to be was left in the hands of the creatives and has delivered mixed results.
Personally I see Batman Caped Crusader and The Batman (2004) as two sides of the same golden coin
Why those two specifically?
Clearly you're blind.. besides a ham-fisted attempt at having both shows appear visually similar; these two series couldn't be further apart from one another..
No, the Batman had deeper storylines, not as deep as the original animated series but these stories all felt one dimensional nothing felt extremely deep. Nothing felt varied Batman, the original animated series. Every episode felt different from the last some episodes were holiday, specials, some creature features, some were villain of the week, they all felt very different. Everything in this new series all felt the same, and not to mention the animation wasn’t even on par with the original series… I think they should’ve opted in on drawing by hand instead of digitally.
@@1001johny because they are both the early days of Batman in the 20th century
@@knosis.mercury I passed my vision test so I don’t think I’m blind
Okay heres another factor to consider. BTAS has like well over 20 episodes on its first season, it took 4 dvds. In 10 episodes, this show has people debating whether it lives up to the other show. I think that alone says a lot
That's a great point, that I have not seen anyone else mention.
Short answer: no it doesn’t
@@seenoevül98 okay bunny sniper your opinion is noted
And it delves into very different aspects of an early Batman and different villains too I’m so excited to see where it goes and excited to see if at the end of it whether it can compare
@@kieferrea4819 the first 10 episodes of btas are much stronger than caped crusader. In btas we got Joker's favor, heart of ice, and feat of clay part 1 and 2
Sorry but you are wrong This show is woke dei and makes these characters to something they are not at all
Like bruce timm is clearly not the same person he once was he has meet the same fate as kevin smith
My only real issue with Batman Caped Crusader is the flash animation parts, where movement is way too smooth and looks jarring, but this is most likely a budget/time issue due to 2d animation costing alot of money. I guess the intro just being random scenes of the show is also a budget issue just cause 2d animation is expensive.
Something you didn't say that I greatly enjoyed was the constant presence and threat of Rupert Thorne has over the course of the show. Usually mob boss or gang leader villains are one or two time episode/story threats, just fodder for the costumed villains to gun down, and separate from the Batman Rogues Gallery, but Rupert Thorne's actions effects most of the plot-lines in the show and effectively won in the end (Penguin is arrested, Rupert and his son survived Harvey Dent's killing spree, and Dent is now dead). It really feels like the mob actually are a great threat, and season 2 Batman is gonna face a constant uphill battle now that Rupert Thorne is completely aware of Batman's presence.
yeah u can see when it switches between Flash and drawn animation.
The show does explicitly say it is the 1940s but it was ADVERTISED as the 1940s and for that reason I think a lot were disappointed which is why I was slightly disappointed (I’m a history teacher)
SECOND BEST REVIEW I'VE SEEN ON THE SHOW
This show just needs more episodes and to let the writers cook
Yes.
If you're talking about ACTUAL CANNIBALISM then YES the writers should definitely cook until charred and thrown in the trash where Batman: Caped Crusader belongs.
@@josephmorelli3408 and then someone will take it out of the trash, eat it and feel happy about it. Finds the cooks who made that and tell them to make that same dish again and tell them to keep cooking.
@josephdent6825 lf people are desperate enough to eat trash (yes, some are). They have bigger problems and are not watching Batman: Caped Crusader. I hear Soylent Green is tasty, too. ( I wouldn't want to eat it either). If they already ate, the writers would be gone.
I think it was ok, but I'm not exactly thrilled to see more. To me, it felt like they were a bit too caught up in trying to invoke BtAS nostalgia to the point where I'm worried this series might just end up being remembered as "that series that tried being BtAS again". The animation is also pretty hit and miss at times. Some of the action scenes look fine enough, but then you have scenes like the Catwoman chases, which look so awkwardly slow and stilted.
Easily the dopest intro in all of youtube!
The writing is what killed the show for me.
I just started watching today. So far I wish I liked it more, it's not bad but a lot feels "off" to me. I love the art deco and 40s aesthetic but it feels like it's purely aesthetic and not really relevant.
A lot of the new takes feel somewhat shallow just for the sake of it, Harley is my personal least favourite as it feels nothing like the character I love. Plus bullock being a corrupt cop like flass is a shame as I love him so much in btas and wish he was in more.
Batman's voice feels very stiff and flat, like a guy doing a batman voice and in some scenes it really distracts me. His 'go to hell' read has no gusto.
It's good but nothing special to me so far and I wish it was better, I honestly uphold the batman 2004 as far better and it's a shame many just automatically put this above for it being Bruce timm.
I also have my fair share of issues with Bruce timm and his solo work that I feel without Paul dini bleed in severely
This shows trash
It was an “OK” show…just didn’t have the charm of BTAS but that’s a hard act to follow.
Probably because they only had one half of the creative duo from BTAS.
This is Batman the new Acolyte! They put a chick in it, and they made it LAME and GAY!
Love the intro 🔥😳
A Batman show is nothing without the riddler
I always wonder if we could have Oracle again and if Carrie could become Oracle instead of Barbra
Possible! Given that they've already teased Stephanie Brown and are clearly going a different direction with Barbara.
Batman going to therapy with Harlee Quinn was so dumb lol the dialogue was so on the nose idk how anyone couldve enjoyed those scenes
Its' pretty funny how you mentioned you would start referring to Batman: The Animated series at BTAS for simplicity. Then the very next sentence and onward you just continue to say Batman: The Animated series, completely ignoring BTAS.
I would think this show works better if you've never seen BTAS. Then you wouldn't notice the cheap stiff animation as much
Every version of Batman have its own joker because every creator want to have their own version
This show is complete DEI garbage!
Gonna come back to this video after I watch a few episodes
My issues with it is that there are cool concepts but some nonsense plot choices in the episodes that don't have bearing on the season arc
Episodes 6 confused me just straight up being a ghost story, but that's fine in comparison to episode 7 making absolutely no sense as a hitman story
but 8 did have some really cool Easter eggs with the orphans lol
If I'm recalling correctly, the Clayface episode references Edith Head. While she designed from the 30s through the 70s, she's oftwn associated with the Hollywood golden era, which makes me think this really is intended to be placed somewhere in the 1940s. At least that's how I interpreted it. Could be remembering wrong.
No one ever recognizes Yuri Lowenthal for Ben 10UAF and Omniverse…
Am I the only one who thinks this show was dogshit 😭 only thing good was the art style
It’s not just The Batman, there’s Batman:Year One, the DC runs Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka who are from crime fiction independent comics in there.
Don't waste your time. The show is trash buddy Just made this review for money
I’m convinced a lot of the people criticizing it saw female penguin and just started spouting nonsense like bots. One guy claimed he did watch the whole thing and told me he was irritated at Batman calling Alfred, “Pennyworth”. Like my brother in Christ that is literally supposed to be a recurring arc in the show as they bond over his super hero life. It literally pays off at the end like.. Idk how people are so dumb.
To be fair regardless how much of and bad attitude he has at times, Bruce sees Alfred as family so it can be a warrant criticism, the bait and switch feel of most themes with new stories is at an all-time high.
If it wasn't relying on the nostalgia of BTAS to lure in the older fans then rip the rug from under them can also be a factor to alienate them.
Political rhetoric and social commentary hasn't been nuanced in a long time and now people are more apprehensive of new shows.
Most Comic fans have it rough time for "modern" takes of classic material.
It's dumb to dismiss that and fan criticism.
My main issue with the penguin was casting Minnie driver as the voice, it just didn't fit. Someone like Jessica Walter (RIP) or that kind of voice would have worked better
They are too use to batman already being developed, like people complaining about Batman being Brutal is because HE WAS BRUTAL JIS FIRST FEE YEARS it was ROBIN that helped him calm down and went from running people over with his fast car to having it auto park as he n Robin junp out n subdue the criminals, same with the flaws Batman is going through calling Alfred Pennyworth since they arnt close yet(must be fresh off Alfred discovering the identity n offering help[which is a story but ik yall don't care about that]) every nitpick I see is or could be resolved in later seasons because BATMAN HAD A STORY ABOUT the nitpicks people have but they focus on "yeah Batman just 10 peice combo that guy probably sending him to the hospital"
Imo this show is exploring Gotham and the people in it as much as Batman and people just want 100% Batman (the BTAS version specifically) when it's not trying to be BTAS bit it's own thing while keeping it faithful to the og
I'm torn about this series. I really like these versions of Batman, Alfred, Commissioner Godron, Clayface, even the Penguin, and the animation is mostly pretty good... but I absolutely hate these versions of Harley Quinn (though I did kinda like her as Harleen Quinzel) and Harvey Dent, the CGI on the cars, and the amount of time spent away from Batman, specially the focus on Renee Montoya. The rest was pretty much just ok.
Finally a review of the show that's actually fair and balanced.
I do try.
So a review that doesn't fit what you like is unfair and unbalanced? I'm curious to know what the unfair and unbalanced criticisms from such reviews were.
@@tigeruntamed6036 thats easy: a review of the show thafs unfair and unbalanced would gibe the show an unreasonable and completely blindsided amount of either hate or love. A review that tells you how to feel without really providing reasons as to WHY you should feel that way. "Its either the worst show in DC history or its the new BTAS" situation
@@hsandco9560 Thats not what I asked. I asked what specifically made the review unfair or unbalanced.
Think the show had a good spin & alternate world & curious what could be built here. Tho would like more of Bruce Timm's sexy stuff.
Tom kenny actually reprised his role as Plastic man in this show this show features eel O’Brien before he became plastic man
It doesn’t have purple gloves 0/10
I know what you mean when this was announced I was hoping he would have the purple gloves he did not I was so sad
Imagine if he also dished out justice with dual .45's 😂
@@erikwebber6038
What even is dual 45s excuse my ignorance
@@Mohamad-m7md dual .45 caliber pistols. He had one in his first appearance
Maybe he’ll get the purple gloves in later seasons
This show i like the Villian Reinventions and remixes and supporting characters in Batman caped Crusader...but ...this show didn't make me as excited as i still am about X-Men 97 😀
But I'm still a little burned on Batman and i really want to see a Wonder Woman animated series or something like Wildcats from Wild storm Universe in animation form .
I'm enjoying My Adventures with Superman but i feel dc animation doesn't have anything on my level of X-Men 97 i ❤
honestly do think that she aged up barbara TOOOO have them hook up. which works better and could be used to influence batman in being more... reforming.
I'd put it in the 40s for two reasons. None of the cars in that show are the super long physically aesthetic models from the 60s and 70s, and you only see rotary phones. Also the fashion. More or less every man in that show wears a suit, but that started to be less common in the 60s and disappeared from casual wear use almost entirely in the 70s onwards. And Harveys tv that he smashes is STRAIGHT out of the 1940s lol. Granted it could be old, but why would a man with money have an old ass tv 😂😂😂
wym, its 2010 Gotham. That city is permanently stuck in that aesthetic...and it's dark from 5pm to 10am.
Lost me at making Bullock a villain. Write off!
I think this show has potential, but we need more Batman. I get it, you wanna develop the other characters but it isn’t until episode 6 that Bruce feels like the main protagonist of the series, his screen time is constantly eaten up by Babs and Montoya, the latter of whom we see doing detective work more frequently than…”The World’s Greatest Detective”
This show really does feel like The Batman (2022) blended in with BTAS
Loved the show, felt fresh and different, I kinda like the changes, feels like I’m watching something new rather than a repeat I have seen so many times
I like the batman-lite aspect of the show since it's the era where batman is a mythical figure, half of gotham isn't sure he's real.
ngl alfred is usually always peak but i loved batmans and alfreds relationship in this version, batman is a lot more distant from alfred for most of the show and alfred is a lot more of a concerned parent
The series is an undercooked masterpiece. The concept is all there to make an interesting batman series but it fell a bit flat.
If they utilized 1940s better and had better animation.
I dont mind the woke stuff as long as they made it interesting. It wasnt SUPER abnoctous as it was there ONLY character trait but if they made ot so they had to hide it, then it would be more interesting. Imagine if in season 2 harley teams up with joker and tries to get montoya fired or something because shes woke. Idk tbh just some ideas. Im willing to accept the changes as long as they get utilized better
Another banger my lord
I think you mean Yuri Lowenthal the voice of MF BEN 10!!!😎
Oh wow a talking dog
Viéndolo cuando ya anunciaron Avengers Doomsday
disney made batman
They wish
Great review man and honestly for me I think this show is average at best not the best Batman show but still good in my opinion.
Episode 8 was the best
How could you possibly watch the show and have this take on this version of Harvey Dent?
I think this is a great, impressive solid foundation, particularly how they reimagined the villains. I'm especially as someone who likes Harley Quinn but thinks she's overused am really impressed what they did with her here and I kind of almost wish that she was the villain of the Matt Reeves sequel with this incarnation as it's just so pleasantly different. I also like that they're going to everything without going to the joker yet and I'm pretty sure eventually the joker will show up and now seeing how the other villains were handled. I'm really excited that if he does show up what he's going to be like. Overall a solid start.
This Harley reminded me of the one in the Birds of Prey 2002 TV series.
Its good, i loved the 3rd episode especially. I wish it was for an older audience tho.
The show was still a 100% approval from me even though I am very much against at least two of the changes made here. All of the changes I’m not a fan of more or less, but two of them really stick out. That being said, I would recommend this show to anyone and I think if I can enjoy it in spite of the things I don’t like that’s a good sign.
Ah good, someone who isn’t just screaming “Woke” or “DEI”
Literally just finished this show! I loved it!
15:10 blacks?
I liked the show. I am not a fan of the “villain of the week” formula, I felt that there could have been more development between Batman & his cast. Having Batman take out a villain per episode I think made it harder for these relationships to strengthen more because the pace, namely Harvey and to some extent Selina. Natalia’s arc could have been more impactful on Bruce and us if we saw more of her.
I’d be happier if next season they focus on like 3 villains and build up Batman/Bruce and putting him in more personal conflicts. Also I wish Renee stayed antagonistic towards Batman at least until the last episode. The animation was a bit strange too.
However, Linklater is a good Batman, the villains were neat, the storylines felt nice, good voice acting, Gordon & Batman were good, Harleen was done well.
I feel like the plot of the episodes are rushed along and don't have any suspense or impactful moments. This is only made worse by the bland and lifeless art style. Batman is the superhero that excels in creating a distinct and immersive atmosphere, but this show fails to take advantage of that. This show just feels stale and the new things they introduce just feel like new coats of paint rather than any real change to the batman formula that has been essentially unchanged since the late 80s. This is a mediocre series made by the same Hollywood royalty like matt Reeves and JJ Abrams (yuck) that are responsible for the creative wasteland that comic book media finds itself in today.
I agree, the pacing of this show is terrible. No suspense, no interesting characters, just straightforward boring plots that neatly resolve themselves within the allotted time. Too many executive producers.
It to woke with dei
honestly this time period reminds me of the 60's i love this show best original show since beyond in my opinion.
Batman’s voice is dead on, but we see him less than the cops and lawyers. Unfortunately he’s more a sidekick like Robin
It is at least a novel way to do it and allows more world building for characters who'd typically be on the periphery of the stories.
Like having Batman use Montoya to find Clayface shows Batman as tactical and regards certain cops as good as his own detective skills while giving Montoya room to shine in her own right without being chained to Bullock's brick headed comments.
I like the batman-lite aspect of the show since it's the era where batman is a mythical figure, half of gotham isn't sure he's real. And we feel that world building seeing less of him.
Also I mean c'mon I would rather see more of Detective Montoya :)
Very disappointing show
Why
Not really, some changes unnecessary, easy to binge 😊
It good but very true
Yup agreed, its garbage
The original btas series is also on Amazon prime and I watched a few episodes after watching two episodes of caped crusader. I think the original has better characters, better writing, better music and better voice acting. But it's kind of unfair to compare the two. Still, I think this show has too many executive producers and the finished product feels kind of lazy and boring. It doesn't seem like they had any fun making it.
I would be very interested to see the greater DC universe in this style. We do see certain characters such as Jim Corrigan(Spectre), Linton Midnite (Papa Midnite from Hellblazer), and Eel O'Brien(Plastic Man), who is the reporter that Bruce punched for saying something about his mother. I would love to see a classic Superman or even Alan Scott Green Lantern in something like this
It is fking awesome. Might just be the best batman show for me.
very left wing, blames capitalism for everything, batman was a guest star in his own show. it's montoya that solves the crimes before the batman who only shows up to dispatch baddies. he's not the detective in this case. almost barely influential to the show. Harley basically was torturing rich white men for being rich white and men. there was a scene where lucious fox tells bruce he was raised to treat the help like people. 😂😂😂 rupert thorne said he has a mole leading the penguin to kill her son. The fact that bullock and flask was enamored by her beauty and sex appeal was hilarious. Harvey who was tough on criminals was corrupt and bought by gangsters, a misogynist and asshole but after he becomes 2 face, his other half is also evil? 😂😂😂 buts not not bruce who redeems his friend, it's Barbra gordon who uses her legal efforts to free criminals who are a victim of circumstances caused by capitalism.Barbra is a
cartoon representation of the innocence project who often get more wrong than right but i digress. this is anti capitalistic woke trash.
This show is amazing
I'm halfway through it and love it. I appreciated the actual Police headquarters design from the old show that they used before it was blown up. The art is beautiful
It’s no BTAS by any means, but I liked it well enough.
I’m the type of comic & Batman fan, who after seeing XMen 97’, and Invincible, are just stoked to have new animated shows ‘feel’ like 90’s cartoons.
I don’t look at every single thing on earth through the lens of ‘woke’ or modern politics, I just want to see dope cartoons that are catered for adults while ringing through to kids who are smart.
I was born in 1981 and have watched every single iteration of Batman since then, and I think these episodes are awesome. I love the 40’s setting.
I have political views like everyone else, but when I sit down to watch some cartoons based on a character I LOVE, I can see the forest for the trees. 8/10 for me here. Plus, Harleen’s ass looks great. Don’t play…
My favorite part of this show was the deeper exploration into how horribly corrupt the city actually is. We got some of that in previous Batman animated shows, but the crooked cops were never this brutal or prevalent. It was never *this* dangerous to be a good cop or an honest public official.
I loved the reinvention of Clayface and Harley Quinn, as well as the addition of the Onomatopoeia and Nocturne. I didn't like the ghost episode, though. To me, the purely supernatural stuff never felt like it fit into Batman's world.
I agree with you about kinda' not wanting to see Joker in this series. With all the new stuff they could do, if they fall back on the biggest of Batman's villains, he's going to take over and shove everything else out. I guess they *could* do what they did with Harvey Dent, and just show a little bit of him here and there in each episode, doing things in the background until the last two episodes where it culminates in a massive heavy story. Having said that and realizing how heavily this show focused on Barbara Gordon, I wonder if we're gonna see these two characters clash in a variation of "The Killing Joke" storyline.
I watched the show. I loved the animation of the show. I hope they have more seasons.
Okay, so I just finished watching Batman Caped Crusader, and here is my honest take.
This show is not bad. It's not Batman The Animated Series, and that is okay. It's its own thing, and I look at this as an elseworld project. It is a really good show that has great animation and beautiful music. Really interesting takes on classic villains. The ending was really nice. The show is not perfect and that's fine. I'm not looking for the perfect Batman show. I'm looking for a good Batman show. Yes, I like that the series uses its 1940 noir setting, and I think it works for the most part. I personally do not like race swaps and gender bent characters In media, but I look at it like this, If it does not take place in the original continuity of the story, then that's perfectly fine if it is a different take on something, then it's okay, but you have to keep the core of the character the same. You can make small changes here and there, but the core of the character is what matters. The show does have woke stuff in it, but it's not arguably that terrible. I will say it doesn't really work for the setting that the show is in, but again, it's a different take.So i'm kind of you know mixed on it, but it doesn't make me go oh I hate this show.It's stupid or oh I looked at clips of the show online out of context without actually watching the show and now I hate it, because someone said it was bad.
I really like Batman in this show. He is very hardcore and very focused on the mission, which, again, is Batman in his early years. If you read the comics and that's fine, I liked by the end of the show. He is opening up to having allies, and I think that is a really good progression of his character. Also, I really like the Bruce Wayne and Batman voices very well done.
I understand that we hate changes and we hate different takes on things, but I always say, give something a chance for yourself without anyone's Influencing your opinion and check out something for yourself and judge it for yourself. Overall, I give the show and 8 out of 10, not bad, and i'm excited to see what's next. #batman #batmancapedcrusader #dccomics #warnerbros #brucetimm #mattreeves #jjabrams #animation
Story telling was good. I liked the characters. I enjoyed the new take on Harley Quinn. I liked how they threw two legit supernatural episodes in there. My biggest gripe is the animation. It's consistent and some of the fight scenes look very dynamic, especially the one where Barbara and Corrigan fight the goon squad member in the kitchen. But the majority of the show looks so flat. People are stiff and not very expressive. It's just unfortunate that Caped Crusader was announced so long ago, and this is what the finished product ends up looking like. I like New Batman Adventures, Superman The Animated Series, Justice League, Justice League Unlimited, and now Caped Crusader, but it seems like nothing is ever going to top or come close to the look of BTAS.
I wacht all 10 episose this show i men batmana cupep crusaders 🎃🎃🐮😝🍏❤❤🎉😢😮😅
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This video could not have coincided with my viewing of Caped Crusader any better than it has here. I finished it last night. I love what they've done with Caped Crusader. To me, it's more Noir than even BTAS, but at the same time, there's nothing more 'adult' about it with the exception of the emphasis on politics. I very much buy into the idea that this is a setting somewhere in the '40's given the technology (or lack thereof), but with a different spin on how history largely played out. Just as the villains were remixed, it makes sense they could have done the same with everything leading up to the story and Gotham we're seeing here to make the characters more diverse and inclusive. Like Pup, I kind of wish we had stayed clear of Joker because in my opinion he's pretty played out, but this could be another unique twist on the Clown Prince that reinvigorates the idea, or maybe we might even go in the direction of him meeting his intended end earlier on in his criminal career. Only time will tell. I hope they're able to keep this level of quality going forward and if so I can't wait to see what's next.
what Politics are you people seeing in this?
@@MrTheevilmage Corruption in the legal system and police force, quid pro quo for aspiring candidates/politicians, etc.
@@MrTheevilmage They didn't focus on these elements quite as much in BTAS, but in the comics they've always been present.
@@jraulerson3081 that shits always been in Gotham. The reason why it did not get mentioned much was because Batman TAS WAS FOR KIDS! They did not focus on it as much cause it would have been boring as hell.
@@MrTheevilmage Great. That doesn't change what Caped Crusader is, now does it?
Of course you like this show and of course you would be glad this show got put on because you are on of them , trying to spread the message and what not, the show does not even show batman all that much , everybody look at him trying to sell this shows looks and asthetic but does not tell you how many times batman shows up in this batman show where batman is supposed to be the focus, my point here is you like this woke garbage because your woke.
Dissapointing is an understatement. This can't be a time piece.
This is a propaganda piece.
Trash show.
Shame its a product of its gay time.
what's propagandaery about it? cause you're mental for thinking its propaganda. There's no propaganda here.
I am not a fan of the character models like why is harley an overweight asian woman. I do miss the red headed barbara gordon.
Basically the women characters are not recognizable
@@Aerex12 Harley was not overweight wtf are you talking about? Did u see her in the actual Harlequin suit? where was the overweightness there? She wasn't overweight in the slightest. Jesus all the criticisms of this show is just the worst criticisms ever.
@@MrTheevilmage She IS larger than the slim female characters, that being said that one cop is bigger than Harley and is also best cop.
@@thekingofcookies4877 yea how come nobody mentions her? She is actually bigger than Harley.
This is the most accurate review I've seen thus far
It sucked
L take
What I loved about Caped Crusader is that they did exactly what they have done with BTSA: they reimagined characters from the comics. At the time they ALSO wanted to lean onto the politics and the corrupt police force but weren't allowed to -- not to mention that during the first season of BTSA they had the executives and half of the team wanting to do something closer to Super Friends so that's why you get the one with the Batman in the basement (and then the guy from Super Friends that they hired actually wanted to do more mature and adult stuff and it was when it pivoted). I think Caped Crusader is brilliant.
i don't really like how it being in the 1940s affects the character designs, but yeah.. good show
Love the review honestly spot on. I enjoyed it although it's sad it could been so much more i wish the episodes were bit longer. But its solid show. Sadly got 62 on audiences score on RT 🥲