What Happened to Beware The Batman? (Cancelled Season 2 Plans)
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- I think it's finally time to admit that Beware The Batman is actually kinda underrated.
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Underrated and Misjudged are two words that describe Beware the Batman,It deserves better aka more Seasons and a OST Release cause it's long overdue.
Agreed, especially about the lack of an OST release. Its DC Nation counterparts Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series already got them.
Amen
Think about how cold Cartoon Network/Warner Bros is, that they abandon their fans in our own flesh and blood because of low ratings or bad writing from the producers or directors
AMEN PREACH IT THE SHOW WAS SOOOOOO UNDERRATED 👏👏👏
Na bro, IT WAS OVER SATURATION OF BATMAN STUFF MAN FOR F FAKE LETS GET ANOTHER CHARACTER
Sad this couldn't get a season 2 but Velma is despite the hate & backlash
i think velma is for just for shock value, streaming services works different to a traditional tv network
@DOWNUNDER3000 True, but it's unfortunate it won't disappear 😭
Hate sells, unfortunately.
I am with you. I actually liked this show. Velma is HORRIbLE
Velma got an order for 25 episodes. They split it into two seasons to save on costs. Even if Season 1 made $0, they still would have released Season 2.
I'm currently rewatching Beware The Batman and this show is awesome and criminally underrated, so much untapped potential with show and it's bummer it never got to continue and truly show how fantastic this was going to be.
Beware the Batman had a chance to betray Jason Todd, Stephanie brown or Cassandra Cain for the first time in animation history instead they tried to do something that would be less compelling and complex than betraying a father and son/daughter relationship
@@dragonflamexdoom3952maybe they wanted to be different, some people enjoy that.
@@dragonflamexdoom3952 jason todd?
When I was younger I had mixed feelings on the show and was just confused by some of its choices but it's fun to revisit it and see where it could've gone, I would love to see it come back and bring these underrated batman/dc characters to light
Oh I totally get how you felt, the show can be kinda off putting on a first impression, but most people who followed it ended up really enjoying it
Think about how cold Cartoon Network/Warner Bros is, that they abandon their fans in our own flesh and blood because of low ratings or bad writing from the producers or directors
I loved this show.
As Batman fan it was the first time I was exposed to new villains, so I liked this direction that slowly builds up to more known villains.
Think about how cold Cartoon Network/Warner Bros is, that they abandon their fans in our own flesh and blood because of low ratings or bad writing from the producers or directors
@@manuelgrothe608Yeah, you copy-pasted your comment.
Cartoon Network is notorious for hating action cartoons.
All kids network hate action cartoons now
It's more of a thing of the era, action cartoons had a boom on the early 2010s but died quickly halfway through it (or maybe even before) due to a lack of interest by the newer generations.
@@Jean-Paul-Lane-Valleyboomed since the 2000s
CN most successful show
Is a action cartoon
@@painvillegaming4119 - The teenage action shows started falling by the mid 2000s. Their biggest thing right now is TTG, a completely different thing to what was popular back then.
@@Jean-Paul-Lane-Valley the literal network is dying so I don't know how you think that working
The writing wasn’t that bad but the animation was AWFUL. I really hate computer animation.
I liked that it used lesser known Batman villains. We had seen Joker, Catwoman, Penguin, Riddler and the like many times already so I loved that it gave other villains time to shine.
Think about how cold Cartoon Network/Warner Bros is, that they abandon their fans in our own flesh and blood because of low ratings or bad writing from the producers or directors
The main problem I have with that is they butchered a lot of the lesser known villains they introduced. Especially, Anarky and Professor Pyg.
Didn't Two Face appear ?
@@andrewdau1299I mean Pyg had to be lowered if it were the Real One Parents would destroy CN
@@andrewdau1299Honestly writers have different visions for Characters. Joker used to be a mostly harmless prankster or Deadshot was a fake superhero. I liked what they did was Pyg he bounced off Toad well and was a huge physical and mental threat to Batman.
Anarchy was great though they could have replaced him with wraith or Phrtometus.
I'm fukin pissed off that this was canceled,this is my favorite batman show!
you must’ve never seen batman beyond or tbas those are years better than this ur definitely young for sure if this is ur favorite 💀
@@nickdemarino5391 I grew up on those shows, it's all played out
@@nickdemarino5391 I was born in 89, of course i watched the classic shows. the animated series is played out, the beware story was great and it should have continued.
@@kaioken654 no way 💀 i promise ur the only one with this view the original animated show set the stage and grounding for more to come after it changed the game for animated superhero shows and is one of the most beloved cartoons ever and this random very unknown awful show is not just in ur top 5 but ur number 1? we see why you aren’t a critic for these shows now 💀💀
@@nickdemarino5391 you're acting like I said the animated series is bad. All I'm saying is I've seen it over and over and this new batman was refreshing. I like how it has a plot all the way through the season and isn't a badguy of the day type show
I'm a fan of different takes on tried and tested superheroes, I'm interested to see new or lesser known characters given new life, and a childhood raised on Beast Wars has fashioned me into a CGI apologist of the highest calibre. As such, I really liked this show and would have loved for it to continue.
I agree with your points about the show's name and Gotham's atmosphere. It seemed far too barren and empty for the gothic, dirty, and dark city Gotham is famed to be, but that might have changed with later seasons. I would have also wanted Katana to get a proper outfit instead of just a domino mask with her regular clothes; that just seemed lazy character design, even with limited character models.
It's a shame that it's gone; there was potential here for something great. Now I'm just waiting for that Caped Crusader series to land; it's been almost a decade since this show and I'm feeling the drought.
I really agree with what you said about Katana! I was also really underwhelmed by her appearance on the show and wished that they gave her a better suit, I personally always loved her New 52 look.
I'm also dying to see Caped Crusader btw! Hopefully we won't have to wait much longer
A second season would satisfied me . I would like to see this Batman fight his own version of joker, penguin and others.
But wasn’t one of like the key ideas of the series him fighting villains he doesn’t fight often?
@@justjoshing1771they again they were setting up Harvey
And killer croc already appeared
I wish there would have been more seasons and more episodes with Lady Shiva. She was my favorite character in this show.
She was definitely one of the stand out characters! The episodes that dealt with Ra's Al Ghul and Lady Shiva were some of the best and I think it's where the show really started improving in quality.
Think about how cold Cartoon Network/Warner Bros is, that they abandon their fans in our own flesh and blood because of low ratings or bad writing from the producers or directors
@@manuelgrothe608What are you talking about the show was called underrated by almost everyone who watched it and most didn't like animation
It's not perfect but what bad writing choices.
Making Bats human instead of all powerful god that can never struggle or lose in a fight or be questioned? Not shoving Joker in your face and sidelining everyone else?
I remember watching it once and wonder where was joker I think season 2 could have introduce bane and scarecrow along with two face and mad hatter
It is unfortunate that season 2 looked like it would’ve been more traditional
Always sad when a show tries something new, makes it work, and still gets canned, it's gotta stop, sure I don't want them to let out too many seasons if it got a chance for another season cause other wise it would eventually get tiresome and stale, but I do want them to finish what they started.
Also I like to think Beware the Batman and Green Lantern the animated series are connected, just a fun thought.
Agreed! I also always thought the same thing when both GLTAS and Beware were airing at the same time, maybe if both shows would’ve been more successful they would’ve made both shows be a part of the same universe, it’s a real shame that both shows ended so quickly
I dunno about that tbh. The Manhunters in GL are way different compared to the ones in Beware
This show and green lantern the animated series were unfairly cancelled
Completely agree, they both had insane potential
If it wasn't for the green lantern movie that had Ryan Reynolds, gltas would have continued
I believe BTB was definitely more adult oriented, and somewhat misleading to the younger audience. This series in my view came after The Brave & The Bold Series & Young Justice Season 2 ended, so there was almost going to be some expectations as to how BTB was going to measure up to all past Batman Series’s. Maybe if it was more advertised towards Adult Swim, it would’ve been more successful, as far as the viewerships were concerned. At the same time, maybe showing it on HBO wouldn’t have been a bad idea either, in a similar way they showed Spawn back in the late 1990’s. Still, if Max would bring back Young Justice & finish Titans, who’s to say they won’t try to do the same with BTB, or at least make a new series with similar contents. Guess for now, we’ll have to settle for Harley Quinn, but I’m definitely wanting to see a new Batman Series with some Updated Storylines.
I always really enjoyed the show. But making Katana Nightwing and Barbara Robin is very strange. Still would’ve liked a second season
I completely agree. Turning Katana into Nightwing and Barbara into Robin is undeniably bizarre... But the idea is so weird that I'm actually intrigued lmao I would totally watch a season 2
It would've been interesting to see
A shame this cartoon only gotten 2 seasons . It didn’t bother me one bit that Batman wasn’t facing the usual villains . It’s always nice to think outside the box it’s just a shame the fans didn’t think so
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@@jordanwright2072 it was 2
@@b_side8669 no it was 1
@@jordanwright2072 you’re right my apologies man
Probably should have marketed a few more A-Lister
Like freeze and penguin
I always remember the theories flying around back in the day that they were setting Anarchy up to become the BTB version of Joker, which kind of makes sense given their close personalities, and would subvert the comic story of having him be Red Hood beforehand
Jason todd is anarky?
@@IIIISaino, the Joker used to be Red Hood
I’m not sure.it’s unlikely but my head-cannon is that this takes place in the young justice and green lantern animated universe
Even though this wasn't my favorite Batman show, the concept art makes me wish it had continued, as I am a fan of alternate takes on characters. One idea I think would have been cool if Anarky became this show's version of the Joker. What I mean is what if one episode, possibly the finale involved Anarky falling into a chemical vat, then in the end, Anarky monologue in shadow, only showing slight features, and said monologue has a rather comedic bent as he now sees the 'funny' side of life.
I dont know anyone else who's even seen this show. Much less liked it. I saw it late night on Adult Swim and really enjoyed it. Its Batman, how do you only get 1 season?!?
I still watch this show i love that they gave Batman's lesser known villains a chance and tried to mix things up
I do too, and I love the CGI animation used on the characters themselves 😁
2:20 We need Batgirl/Oracle in Beware the Batman
No matter your feelings on the show, the title "Beware the Batman" is cool af
Seeing barbara gordon as robin gave me flashbacks to carrie kelley robin which if it is a reference sounds like a really touching idea
Imagine being mad about Professor Pyg getting more focus.
I just finished this series last night. At first, I wasn't getting fimiliar with what was happening in the show, with all less known villians and the story but the show started to pickup after 4th or 5th episode for me, I really started to enjoy it. I liked the art style, the theme, and after 26th episode, I wanted more. Its sad that this got cancelled. And you mentioned how Batman dislocated his shoulder and fixed it on the spot, my jaw dropped when I saw it, because I've never seen anything like this in a Batman series, so yeah, ut would've been cool to see more of this series.
I'm gonna sound snotty, but I always liked this show and tried to keep up with it. I really love the stylized look of the characters and the use of less known villains and supporting characters, and using Earth-1 as an inpiration is always a plus for me. The overarching plots were also quite interesting to me and they managed to leave me hooked in.
Sadly, I never knew of any release schedules for the show in my country, so I had to look up for the episodes online, and even that wasn't easy as not too many attempted to archive it back in the day. I would later learn that this desinterest in promiting the show was apparently a lack of effort by the network in general, quite sad.
it honestly just sounds like most of the criticism and pushback against it came from the fact that most people were somehow to stupid to catch on to the fact that Beware The Batman is very clearly in its own self-contained universe, separate from DC’s mainline universe, so it’d be ridiculous to expect it to abide by the mainline continuity
They're not stupid. It may sound like I'm coddling the detractors for this show, but I do understand *WHY* they were put off by this. If they are coming from "Batman: The Animated Series", "The Batman (2004)", and "Batman: The Brave and The Bold" then they are now jumping into "Beware the Batman" and seeing how different it was, their complaints are understandable. You can't expect someone to instantly like this knowing full well how different it was, it is completely fine if someone doesn't like it or is put off by it. As long as they understand that it's different from the norm, then maybe, possibly they will give it a second chance and see that it's fine on its own.
I wish they would have never went with the CGI art style, it came off as lazy and forced, only for me to find out how they really put a lot of work into building backgrounds and the utility belt and everything, I hated the show when it came out, I was excited for it, thinking it was going to be the new BTAS or The Batman, only to be very disappointed. It's clear watching as an adult they cared, but the animation and weird direction really shot the show in the foot.
I just watched the whole season on HBO Max and beware the Batman is a good show and am sad learning it never got a season two.
This is my favorite battyman's series. I didn't like the massive change of Alfred though. But the cast of villains was fanfuckingtastic. Its fandom at it's best ❤ excellent job. U get my sub.
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video :D
Maybe James Gunn could revive this show and the original teen titans 2003
I wanted a season 2 at least. I liked it. The art style was different but at the time there was a few shows with the same style.
Wonder why Hugo Strange didn't appear in Beware
Terribly underrated show! I honestly thought "Beware's" version of Professor Pyg was much more unique/interesting than the cliche, psychotic surgeon in the comics. Him and Mr. Toad where a great duo!
I don’t think Green Arrow would’ve appreciated Batman stealing his sidekick.
Lmao I think you're right, but if Roy was going to appear then maybe we also might've seen Ollie as well!
Beware the Batman was too scared to explore a son and father relationship between Batman and any of his robins katana is a good ally to Batman but she is no sidekick same with metamorpho this show was scared of traditional Batman lore and a lot of his characters such as Jason Todd, Stephanie brown and Cassandra Cain which would have been way more complex and interesting than whatever katana storylines were.
Slade was this batmans jason todd, also this batman would most likely agree with redhood philosphy
Ima. Huge Batman fan I actually watched this with my girl recently again she liked it but imma show her the Batman see which one she likes more
I really enjoy this series it was a different take on the character I hope Anthony ruivivar comes back to voice Batman again
Idk man beware the batman was amazing.i loved it.
man low key, as an animator, beware the batman animation is really bad
that been said, i really like the different art style and the new take.
im watching almost religiously.
they really just should add better characters and stay true in what we espect>
katana for example ,is just a woman and period....
proffessor pig and the goddamn frog... seriusly? from all the roster...
shame it got canceled, i was really having a blast, despite all problems
Teen Titans Go is a load of Garbage for Action Animated fans like us
Unless you were Adventure Time,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012-2017 and maybe Star wars the Clone Wars even the best of Cartoon's future's were unsecure unlike now were story oriented action shows are all the rage especially anime
I liked how it didn't use popular villains but I never knew about these other ideas. Maybe one day it will get a Samurai Jack treatment or a law gets pass where shows have to have a proper ending
I like the show so much because he face other villains as the Joker, Riddler, Freeze etc. It's so refreshing. And Bruce and Batman Difference and his beginning Splitpersonalitiy is really interessting worked out.
i think it would've done better if marketed toward adults. as a kid this show bored me
Iba a Ver un Crossover de Linterna Verde la Serie Animada con Beware The Batman.
You know I had a lot of issues with this show one of which was the 3d animation I don't really like 3d animation for Batman and I'm fine with the show adding new villains for example Batman TAS gave us Harley quinn and a bunch of others but they kept the original Villains like The Joker he and Anarchy could have been pals too. Although if the animation for Spider-Man into the Spider-verse was developed a few years earlier than it could have been used for Beware The Batman because it would have made the cartoon feel way more like a living comic book the same way Spider-Man into the spider-verse did I also wish that animation could have been used for League of Super pets.
I honestly wish ratings and early negative reception weren't factors that determine whether or not a T.V. series gets canned, I really think producers should be aloud to finish the series they create, even if the ratings are low there are still many fans who want their favorite series to continue and I don't really think it's fair to just scrap a series with potential just because viewership is low in some areas.
Completely agree! Especially since the early negative reception was greatly exaggerated considering that the show really improved as it went along, it was treated really poorly
@@SantiBarrios Yep!
It wasn't cancelled due to ratings. It was cancelled because Mattel reneged on the deal to make toys for it. Without toys to promote, the show became useless for Cartoon Network, so they cancelled it.
@@GamerSlyRatchet1 That to me is also BS because toys and merchandise likewise shouldn't play apart in whether or not a series gets cancelled neither as far as I am concerned.
@@claytonveno3710Unfortunately, those things are what determines a shows fate, not quality.
Damn, season 2 would’ve been a much needed improvement
Great video! The only other teases we got for season 2 where in a tweet from writer Mark Banker, where he mentioned Killer Croc was slated to return, more new villains would've been introduced, and there was a big reveal that was cut out. A shame that season 2 will never come to fruition.
That's awesome to know! The Killer Croc episode was one of my favorites from the entire show
Think about how cold Cartoon Network/Warner Bros is, that they abandon their fans in our own flesh and blood because of low ratings or bad writing
A missed opportunity
this Series Really has Potential.
Small rant here, but can DC stop giving the identity of Nightwing to other characters than Dick Grayson in adaptations? It's an iconic role for him and major part of his character development, but giving it to Barbara Gordon or Katana disrespects that. Not only that, but it's a slap in the face to them as well, as these characters have actual identities unique to them and so many interesting stories to tell without shoving someone else's identity in. Same thing goes for making Babs Robin. Just... no.
Sorry but this is a big reason I am not the biggest fan of Beware the Batman.
I mean it's not really anything new as DC has done this before with Nightwing I think with whole multiverse thing it's fine. Think of them like those What If Spider-man was The Punisher or What if Bucky was Cap type of tales.
@@kwayneboy1524It is fine, let's not forget that it is a *BIG* risk they were almost going to take if a second season was made. Common Nightwing fans wouldn't be so open-minded to Katana Nightwing since in their minds they associate the mantle with Dick Grayson and refuse to see someone else take the mantle. Even I felt a little strange seeing Katana as Nightwing until I understood that this was a different universe, whatever I saw on television could not be compared since this show clearly showed that it's not going to be like the Animated Series or The Batman.
Sad that this show was cancelled.
I saw the first season of beware the bat and thought it was ok but still didn’t like it but with everything in this video now I want to go back and rewatch the season now I’m wishing we got season 2
Mr.Terrific could have appeared as michael Holt was in the first episode and that would have been awesome
Mr Terrific is an insanely underrated character, I would've loved to see him on the show. Hopefully him or The Terrifics will get adapted in a show or movie in the future!
I love this show
I hope season 2 comes out
The show wasn't even bad
I imagine it was in the same world as the Green Lantern series due to Sam Luis being a creator for it who also worked on GLTAS. I also liked how it focused on lesser known characters like Magpie.
Whta i Expect for Batman: Caped Crusader, had a Continues Storyline and Mappa gave it's Animation Touch on it.
I’ve never seen the 2d concept art for this show before, it’s really good. They should’ve just animated the whole show like that.
Like many here got alot of love for this show, more seasons would have been great. Really enjoyed how they introduced characters naturally, we got more classic villains as it went on and it was nice to see the direction they went in
Loved this show
I just finished this one. I saw there was a petition to make season 2, but it would've aired in 2022 (according to information about it) but with the WB/Discovery merge I'm sure that's good and dead.
This show’s art style kicked so much ass
It took some getting used to for me because of the CGI but I love it nowadays, it's really unique and when it's handrawn like in the tie in comics it looks insanely awesome
This is the best Batman cartoon. It's like anime it has story and awesome new character with best animation.
Don't matter what they call it. It's Batman the bar was already created with TAS. I'm a huge fan of batman and this show was overlooked. It had so many adult undertones. It was on CN Saturday mornings then moved to [AS]. Slowly the show started disappearing off the network. Ugh, this show had so much damn potential I pray somehow season two can resurface. I miss this undderated show.
I love this show. Never lose the hope for a second season 😢
I would like to have seen (besides The Joker), Hush, The Court of Owls, Riddler and The Mad Hatter as well on the show
Yes, it's not my favorite show but it did have it's charm.
I think it would be great, if (BEWARE THE BATMAN) computer animated show, could get rebooted now.
I would’ve liked to see the show’s equivalent of the Justice League with GLTAS Hal Jordan
Or maybe make a, new different version of it, that’s titled as (BATMAN: AND THE OUTSIDERS).
Honestly it was just so short sighted to cancel this show. My fav part was any scene with Pig and Toad-must watch. You are spot on but I want to add that what made this series so dope was that IT WAS SO DIFFERENT. Batman as a character has always been malleable to fit many different time periods and situations. I really wanted another season of this show. ITS NOT TOO LATE. Do it!
it’s not even the side kicks or villains that make this bad it’s the cgi and fights scenes and character interactions but nothing is worse than that cgi and the models of the characters i remembered how much i hated this show so i came to see what others think abt it and im so shocked ppl love this show as much as they do bc i could go in and dig on how bad this show truly is im not shocked it was cancelled tbh
It would've been interesting to see the Joker on this show. And I like that first concept design.
And now, we have such a lack of action cartoons... the few that exist like Kung Fu Panda - Dragon Knight, or Usagi Chronicles, also do not last long.
Magpie's redesign was so good that the look was used for her after the show
I feel like just as how Batman helped elevate the outsiders and the Justice League International and served as a hook to get readers interested in these less iheroes, I feel as if the show would have been better off if it included at least one of Bats’s iconic villains right off the bat (no pun intended), rather than use exclusively C and B listers. While one’s like Deathstroke may be iconic to you and I, the average kid who this show was aimed at would be more familiar with the classic rogues: Joker, Two-Face (who was set up outright), Penguin (same case here), Riddler, Bane, Catwoman, Poison Ivy. I feel they hound have included at least one of those, probably Joker or Penguin, who would serve as the hook same as Batman to get more interested in these more obscure villains.
I watched every episode so much potential waste.
That's Keri Kelly as robin
Glen Murakami (the guy who made and shared that concept art) actually clarified that it's supposed to be Barbara Gordon as Robin, though she looks very similar to Carey Kelly!
Maybe season 2 could've been called Batman And The Outsiders
I just finished watching the first season and I'm pissed that they didn't continue the show. This show is heavily underrated, the storyline and action was great. Lastly, I like the fact that they used some unpopular characters especially the villains.
I just watched it and love it! I hope they will do another season. It’s not impossible. They have continued the X-Men series decades later.
Personally I love the fact that they used lesser known villains. I've watched so much Batman that I am almost tired of his normal Rogues gallery. Dont get me wrong i love a good penguin or Mr Freeze but it gets a little same old same old.
I liked it enough to search the web so I could stream all the episodes (especially the ones I didn't see due to Cartoon Network moving the show around).
It would’ve been hilarious if they introduced Joker as Anarkys dad and the reason he is who he is
What ruined it for me was the cgi and the design choice for what was gonna keep me watching which was Batman
Just hate the ray guns. Know they changed them because of that shooting but by the time the show aired it was old and forgotten news and theres something wrong about Batman in a gunless universe to fight against.
I enjoyed this series and did not enjoy that fact the Cartoon Network shafted this series.
too bad this guy loves james gunn than life itself
i loved the beware the batman because it gets to show us the lesser known villains, which is refreshing. too bad it was canceled before it was about to be even more good
4:41 here i have a theory. Maybe the idea was turn anarchy into the joker
One of the most underrated shows and underappreciated
0:16 please does anyone know the name of that racing show
This show created my bad sleep schedule as a kid