The Greatest Story Never Told
- Episode aired Sep 11, 2004
- 23m
The Justice League battle Mordru in the background, while the narrative follows Booster Gold as he attempts to close a walking black hole while he's supposed to be on "crowd control".The Justice League battle Mordru in the background, while the narrative follows Booster Gold as he attempts to close a walking black hole while he's supposed to be on "crowd control".The Justice League battle Mordru in the background, while the narrative follows Booster Gold as he attempts to close a walking black hole while he's supposed to be on "crowd control".
- Batman
- (voice)
- …
- Wonder Woman
- (voice)
- …
- Green Lantern
- (voice)
- …
- J'onn J'onzz
- (voice)
- …
- Booster Gold
- (voice)
- …
- Skeets
- (voice)
- …
- Elongated Man
- (voice)
- …
- Captain Atom
- (voice)
- …
- Young Boy
- (voice)
- …
- Superman
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt one point Booster Gold talks with a Superman/Batman hybrid with Wonder Woman's voice, this form resembles Composite Superman.
- GoofsAs J'onn J'onzz is calling off names of Justice Leaguers to go to the transport pad, they leave after he's called their name. After he calls Fire and Ice, he calls Dr. Light. But Dr. Light turns to go to the transport pad before J'onn has called her name.
- Quotes
Booster Gold: I blew it!
Dr. Tracy Simmons: It's not too late!
Booster Gold: I can't do it!
Dr. Tracy Simmons: Yes, you can! You have to!
Booster Gold: Tracy, I'm a fraud! Do you know why I came back to the past? It wasn't to fight for justice! It was to get rich, be famous! I was a failure in the future, just like I am here! I'm not a superhero!
Dr. Tracy Simmons: Everything is about to be destroyed forever! And where are the other superheroes? Not here! You are! You're the only one who can do this! So do it!
- Crazy creditsThe opening credit sequence incorporates preview scenes from the episode a la "Space: 1999".
- ConnectionsReferences The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
- SoundtracksJustice League Unlimited Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Michael McCuistion
Essentially the plot of this episode is about a jerk who gets bullied by the other heroes because he is not popular. He is not even that much of a jerk (in fact he is somewhat likable despite some cockiness) but the heroes seem to have some unknown grudge against him for no good reason. Even the civilians could care less, often mistaking him for Green Lantern (for no reason other than he also wears a big padded suit). Apparently Booster also found a way to turn Fry from Futurama into a bite size super intelligent robot who helps him in oh so convenient ways. Anyways, while the heroes are off fighting some generic super powerful bad guy, Booster also stumbles on one of those "the universe will end if this is not stopped" plots that provides a series of coincidences and inconveniences that stop him from stopping it after a minute.
The writing is poor because, along with flat dialog and comedy attempts, it cannot make the two plots even the least bit suspenseful on either front. Things just happen with no build up and very little payoff. We do not even see the main heroes for most of the story and they are written so uncharacteristically that we are almost glad for that! Booster Gold and Skeets could be a really interesting duo to follow, but Booster's dialog is not snappy enough to give him the edge the actor is trying for. The love interest is shallow as well, barely developed enough to feel natural. It is also hard to make inanimate disasters compelling since it has no personality to attach to and it is either something that cannot realistically be stopped or can be stop too easily with a convenient plot detail. All these complaints are mostly under the one criticism I have for the entirety of Justice League Unlimited: too much stuff in too little time. Half an hour is not enough time to try and do the same level of plot development with over fifty or something new characters thrown into the mix. It gives us little incentive to care!
It is animated just as well as any of the Bruce Timm cartoons, the voice actors are clearly trying to make the material work and there is so much potential to expand on. Sadly, like the whole show, this episode plays it too safe and cannot carry enough momentum to keep our attention for long. Plus, it makes our favorite heroes look like unjustified jerks and we should never feel that way about Batman or any of them.
- zgamer-1
- Aug 25, 2011