I've been a Batfan for...5 some years now, and I know almost the entire mythos by heart, so I consider myself a 'hardcore' batfan. With my credentials out of the way, I can officially say this may be the worse representation of the Dark Knight's earliest years. It makes Gordon look like a total unsuportive jerk (Which he wasn't), it make the weakest attempts to TAS some of the smaller time villain in Gotham (Which fails miserably), and try so very hard to make Batman dark again (Like TAS and The Dark Knight (2008)) But why was this horrid, mistake ridden show put on the air? I have a few theories.
A. Cartoon Network, being the money hungry dogs they are, needed a new Superhero show to make kids forget about 'Teen Titans GO!' (DONT. GET. ME. STARTED.). What's the only logical solution? Look at the past, take what ever worked best, and complete make a mockery out of it. TAS basically revolutionized children's point of view on Bats. It got more serious and even emotionally engaging. But most of all, it showed the kids that Batman is both a Superhero, but also a dark symbol of fear. That's his thing. That's what works for him. THIS on the other hand, trys to take that formula and apply it to the early years of Batman, when Gordon was still a Ltn. But see here, this was already done in BATMAN: YEAR ONE (Which is a far better film than this show. Check it out.)!!! It was dark, it was new, it was Batman the way he should be. You could look at it as a continuation of the film, but even then, the animation will drive you insane it's so bad.
B. They needed something to compete with. Believe me, nothing on Cartoon Network today will ever compete with other children's channels. In he 90's, yes, they gave everyone a run for their money, but today it's awful. One of their biggest competitions is Nickelodeon, who just recently came out with a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show with very similar CGI design (I personally feel the new TMNT show is FAR better than the 2003 series and give the 1987 series a run for is shell. Check it out.) With TMNT generating all this hub-bub, CN needed something to say, "Hey, we're still cool! Look at this!" And they raise up Beware the Batman. What you should do: turn around, walk away, and get your turtle on because that is a WAY better kids show than this.
C. Ehhhhhhh....whatever. What? We have an open timeslot? Throw in some new Batman show. That'll be good. Kid's like Batman.
See my point yet?
All in all, say what you want. As a hardcore Batfan, I can say I was disappointed...throughly. 5 outa' 10.
A. Cartoon Network, being the money hungry dogs they are, needed a new Superhero show to make kids forget about 'Teen Titans GO!' (DONT. GET. ME. STARTED.). What's the only logical solution? Look at the past, take what ever worked best, and complete make a mockery out of it. TAS basically revolutionized children's point of view on Bats. It got more serious and even emotionally engaging. But most of all, it showed the kids that Batman is both a Superhero, but also a dark symbol of fear. That's his thing. That's what works for him. THIS on the other hand, trys to take that formula and apply it to the early years of Batman, when Gordon was still a Ltn. But see here, this was already done in BATMAN: YEAR ONE (Which is a far better film than this show. Check it out.)!!! It was dark, it was new, it was Batman the way he should be. You could look at it as a continuation of the film, but even then, the animation will drive you insane it's so bad.
B. They needed something to compete with. Believe me, nothing on Cartoon Network today will ever compete with other children's channels. In he 90's, yes, they gave everyone a run for their money, but today it's awful. One of their biggest competitions is Nickelodeon, who just recently came out with a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show with very similar CGI design (I personally feel the new TMNT show is FAR better than the 2003 series and give the 1987 series a run for is shell. Check it out.) With TMNT generating all this hub-bub, CN needed something to say, "Hey, we're still cool! Look at this!" And they raise up Beware the Batman. What you should do: turn around, walk away, and get your turtle on because that is a WAY better kids show than this.
C. Ehhhhhhh....whatever. What? We have an open timeslot? Throw in some new Batman show. That'll be good. Kid's like Batman.
See my point yet?
All in all, say what you want. As a hardcore Batfan, I can say I was disappointed...throughly. 5 outa' 10.