More clips here!
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=20166
One with Batman versus the Crime Syndicate and another with Joker negotiating a team-up with Batman.
Some good Joker bits in this episode for sure. It looks we have another set of writers who know how to write Joker. First time since Justice League that I've seen a well-written Joker. It strikes the right balance between goofy and evil -- not the junk I've seen in the live-action movies for the past 20 years.
Yes, it's different than Batman: TAS but it looks GOOOOOOOOODDD!
I'm telling you, the Silver Age fans and people who like a FUN Batman series are going to like this upcoming episode!
I'm waiting for higher-quality versions of the clips to show up sooner or later in mp4 forma on ComicsContinuum.com
I really don't want to do more conversions now... FLV is a pain to deal with!
Correction on scheduling... The first part of this two-parter airs THIS Friday, February 27th at 8:00 PM EST! My DVD-Recorder will definitely be set for it!
Daniel wrote:Wow, I may have to make it a point to catch this episode. The show hasn't really hooked me, it's good and all, but not something to go out of my way to watch. Definitely a step in the right direction after The lame Batman, though that shouldn't have been too hard.
I'm not feeling the Jokers voice, but the design is perfect. And I continue to be impressed with Batman's new voice, man does he a good job! Sounded almost exactly like Kevin Conroy in that clip.
Honestly, Diedrich Bader doesn't sound anything like Kevin Conroy. Watch a few episodes of both shows and you'll see what I mean. There's a dramatic difference between the two of their voices and the way they're playing Batman. Bader's Batman tends to be lighter with more of a sense of humor. Brave & The Bold also isn't above playing Batman's "inner" thinking voice, either. That's something not done much anymore on TV or movies.
If anything, Bader is using his Hoss Delgado voice (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy) to do Batman.
The guy doing Joker is someone I don't know but it fits the Dick Sprang (mid-1940s through late 1950s Batman artist) character design. Much, much better than the last guy (who did The Joker on "The Batman" animated series) who was trying too hard to sound like Mark Hamill's Joker...
I'm noticing that "The Batman" got buried very quickly by WB. It still airs on Boomerang (which I only get to watch when I visit my parent's home -- they have satellite, I just have basic cable at my place) but in the insomniac hours. The earlier Batman: TAS airs on Disney XD.
WB seems to be aware that most fanboys DIDN'T like "The Batman" and it didn't seem to score well among the kids who were supposed to buy toys based off the show, too...
The basic vibe I'm getting about "The Brave and the Bold" is that it's a hit amongst many Batman fans and people that wanted a lighter-hearted action series that was respectful to the comics. The only people that don't seem to like it are either Marvel fanboys or the "emo" crowd that have frankly helped ruin comics...