The CANCELLED Batman Show No One Talks About | Beware The Batman (2013)

[@Browntable]

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[@jordanthomas4379]

I’d strongly recommend checking out, ‘primal: tales of savagery’

[@gedarosienta103]

Go Watch Young Justice

[@vorrdegard2176]

Ah sym bionic titan miss the show so much

[@redt3788]

Try making another fan film only this time it would be about Kung Fu Panda

[@denisedavis2605]

You shouls probably reanimate a bad anime,or a unknown anime like vinland saga

[@theboulder027]

I swear cartoon network had a vendetta against DC shows back in the early 2010s.

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

They still do lol, but this show got the worst of it. Not even a prime time premiere like all of the DC cartoons in that decade got.

[@BatmanfanYokokurama]

I'm convinced that Cartoon Network wanted this to fail. Putting it ridiculously early on Saturday, next to no promoting, and the fact the show's pacing was rather slow. The fact that they were trying to push toys to children when the show was written for teens and adults. I'm not saying kids would not like it, just that it would not keep every kid's attention, adults on the other hand, would be more likely to stick. This show aimed too high too fast. I also think using more well known villains first, to grab a bigger audience, than get more vague villains for other seasons. I LOVE what they were trying to do with it. It was different, cgi was weird, but I got used to it. A damn shame it never got the chance to shine. I truly believe it could have gone places. My favorite line in that series is one of the most profound I have ever heard in a Batman show! When Bruce and Tatsu are in a restaurant and he is naming off every crime going on at that moment. Tatsu asks him "do you ever turn that crime radar off?" His response is "I don't...I can't..." I have NEVER heard a line that describes Bruce Wayne's perception of the world so perfectly!

[@evenhartwick4422]

i think cartoon network was just trying to kill action shows in general on their network at that time. 2013-2014 were like the last years actual action cartoons aired on CN. everything since then has been slice of life CalArts style shows with maybe some action elements. Action cartoons are dead on network television even the DC shows on Cartoon Network now specifically are not action shows (Teen Titans Go, DC Superhero Girls)

[@mamodokod]

Batman brave and the bold would disagree

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

@@mamodokod Cartoon Network wasn't that fond of Brave and the Bold either. They almost cancelled it at 2 seasons, but it made enough money internationally, so it got one more season.

[@parkerboy795]

One of the more interesting things the show did was show how Bruce had a special diet and was trying to find ways to reduce his sleep time.

[@Browntable]

Yessss I dug that. I like how they mentioned how little Bruce slept too. Sucks that they never really did much with it until like 20 episodes or so in.

[@parkerboy795]

@@Browntable I looked it up to refresh my memory and this was in episode six "Toxic" : Alfred Pennyworth : Uh, Bruce, exactly what did we just purchase in there? Bruce Wayne : Hormone-free bovine glands. I'm experimenting with my body's need for sleep. Currently it's four hours. I'd like to get it down to two. Certain glands are rich in adrenals. Alfred Pennyworth : Very good. I look forward to blending them up for you.

[@beardupbeerdown7355]

The show took a bunch of elements from Grant Morrison's Batman run, including micronaps.

[@plastic_cleopatra]

I'm basically this Batman

[@TigerTzu]

@@parkerboy795 This is literally the only scene I ever watched of this show lol

[@q-tip4723]

"Hey, you just hit a girl!" "No, I just hit a criminal!" Best line ever.

[@Browntable]

YES 10/10

[@caoimhinmccann4449]

Well the hammers of justice are unisex after all.

[@q-tip4723]

@@Browntable And the GOAT replies!

[@JanetStarChild]

It's so cringy when male writers do that; it's strait-up chauvinistic. No female character with even an ounce of dignity would consider her own gender as a handicap. Even people in real life with real disabilities (such as paraplegics) will fight you if you treat them like they're handicapped.

[@someone0]

@@JanetStarChild but it puts feminism in its place

[@cretinouscretin9677]

Tbh you really can’t put Professor Pyg in a children’s show without a massive overhaul on his character. I mean, Pyg is very much *not* a PG-13 type villain. That being said, this show was pretty damn good.

[@Browntable]

I think you can change him to a mind control type villain? Idk there’s lots of ways to reinterpret his psyche

[@cretinouscretin9677]

@@Browntable Really the Man-Bat episode did that. Then the show got canceled before Pyg and Toad could ever show up again. And I guess the animal supremacist angle could tie into ‘human body perfection’ a bit, though I can’t really say Pyg works as well as he does when you tone down his bodily mutilation theme. If you just make Pyg a mind controlling villain, you’ve almost completely neutered what makes Pyg one of Batman’s most deranged rogues. Might as well save the trouble and just use the Mad Hatter instead.

[@randallflagg3700]

@@cretinouscretin9677 - I thought that the show *Gotham* managed to do a pretty nice "toned down" Pyg, without the Dollotrons and constant references to the work of Harry Harlow... Instead he was a cops killer, using the "Pyg/Pig" imagery as a way to depicts police officers. But even if he was very popular with the audience, I still felt like it wasn't worth including Prof Pygmalion if you were going to water him down (and I'm usually a *Gotham* fanboy who worships every choices the creators make). It was also a shame that, well, *SPOILERS alert* for Gotham season 4... ... .. . ... when Lazlo was revealed to be even more interesting than anticipated, what with the different voices and mechanic faces he can use to imitate various serial killers, implying that the real Prof Pyg was still out there, he promptly got killed by Sofia "Gigante" Falcone. Speaking off, It should be fun to see Sofia again in the upcoming *The Long Halloween* next month \o/

[@thunderpantz]

He's probably a big reason why Arkham Knight had an M rating.

[@creed8712]

@@Browntable ehh, that’s Mad Hatters thing, because otherwise we have to talk about his Wonderland kink and how that’s also NSFW maybe even more so than Pyg. Honestly best way to do Pyg is implications

[@vaultdweller_1234]

That cowl squished Bruce's forehead so hard he became Bruce Pain

[@TheLEGOZora]

Another Lego man, good work lad

[@dcmarvelcomicfans9458]

Lol

[@gokanproductions]

@@TheLEGOZora and another appears 😉👍

[@vaultdweller_1234]

@@gokanproductions Legonians, assemble!

[@Mailliwoediv]

I'm proud to say that I was one of the few who watched 'Beware the Batman' as it aired in 2013. Glad to see this show finally get some recognition!

[@lancemartin6782]

Amen. This show deserved better audience response

[@Skylerrelyks93]

Me too

[@Me-wx1mt]

same

[@silverwind9906]

Agreed

[@gokaisilver3801]

Same :)

[@adammyers7383]

I really liked this series! Similarly to Green Lantern: The Animated Series there was some stuff that takes some getting used to, but overall I did like it. In particular the focus on Batman being a detective really appealed to me.

[@master0fthearts894]

Same, my guy! I particularly liked Anarchy (Which Browntable said is a Joker knockoff, which I 100% disagree with) and one of my favorites has to be the episode where Harvey dent has an entire small army of SWAT teams after Batman and Katana, and they’re slowly fighting their way and outsmarting them. It really showed their resilience and their drive, and it gave a lot of character to Harvey, who we haven’t seen from the angle of using cops and corrupted politician’s to go after Batman.

[@adammyers7383]

@@master0fthearts894 I actually think it was a good idea to take it slow for a bit-maybe didn’t have to be quite as long, but still-because it’s a pretty stark departure from what’s familiar. The closest was The Batman as mentioned, but even that kept a semi-similar dynamic between Bruce and Alfred to help smooth the transition between the DCAU and the new status quo.

[@master0fthearts894]

@@adammyers7383 You mean in the earlier seasons to ease the fandom into all the changes? Sure. I mean, I think that it was well done with Alfred, because he was still somewhat of a mentor/teacher to Bruce, so as it showed that he was also a badass, it wasn’t hard to believe. From what I can tell from other fans, though, Katana took a whole while to get used to. I think that they could’ve spent some episodes focusing solely on Batman as Bruce, and it introducing a few subtle changes, and build it up until finally going into the massive changes of replacing Robin with Katana, or showing that Dick Grayson is out there, and she’s the 2nd apprentice. Like, the whole episode that with Humpty Dumpty, talking about how all of them are partially responsible for the person being somewhat falsely accused in court? (Or something like that, can’t remember) I loved that episode, but that series of events, introducing Katana, Batman and other characters- that should’ve been episode one, so it doesn’t immediately show her as Robin’s replacement and the fandom gets time to get to know her without freaking out that they got rid of Robin. Those changes weren’t nearly as much as an issue for me, because I accepted way earlier on that it’s a different interpretation of Batman, it was nice to see the changes and angles that characters were re-examined, and the changes were some pretty interesting takes. Also, I like how it was willing to experiment with some of the lesser-known rogue galleries. I mean, sure, it didn’t always land (Professor Pig and Toad) but I like the effort to try an bring the characters to the forefront, success or no.

[@DemonicRemption]

@@adammyers7383 What about The Green Lantern Animated Series took some getting used to? Though I will agree in the regards for Beware The Batman, as the animation and writing for Batman took some getting used to. Thing is despite Batman's stoic nature, each incarnation of Batman has a sense of charm to him that this one seemed to lack. EDIT:"Oh yeah, I forgot how the writing and focus for this show seemed a bit off."

[@FlorasMori]

Green lantern remains one of my favorite animated series ever. That’s what actually got me way more into DC besides having a love for Batman and Superman previously.

[@darkknightfan7520]

Batman’s character arc for the later half of the show was awesome and inspiring. I get why most don’t like it, It’s not the best, but it’s heart was in a good place. It does sadden me that we didn’t get more.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Having heart in the right place and being good as a whole are two different things.

[@michealmahmoud6391]

@@SirBlackReeds But Beware the Batman was both IMO

[@rebal180]

I have to disagree with you about Magpie. She wasn't exactly a love interest like Catwoman. After watching the episode Attraction she came off as more of a crazy stalker to me.

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

Agreed. To me, she seemed like what would happen if Selina had a ton more issues and her love of wealth went overboard.

[@SalinaMoonfall]

​@@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257 This, pretty much Selina is her psycosis was dialed up to 11 and some added ones piled ontop. Batman does try to reach out to her, but that moment passes with her basiclly cementing the fact she is way too far gone mentally to ever be "fixed", Selina by contrast while not giving up her ways does at least curb them or redirect them, and more importantly doesn't lose her sense of rationality...unlike Magpie.

[@naveenkarthikeyan4744]

This show was incredible, talk about brave and the bold next?

[@_godspeed3669]

Brave and the bold did a lot for my childhood honestly showing me a lot of characters I didn’t knew just like how Justice league/unlimited did for me

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

@@ashvinravichandran9180 you should finish the series

[@HelluvaOpp]

Yeah, this was good, and sometimes they just get rid of the show after one month :(

[@kingkong9892]

I would like to see a static shock essay

[@randallflagg3700]

@@_godspeed3669 - I still think that for people who enjoyed discovering unknown parts of the DC universe thanks to TBATB, it would be a good idea to watch the great *"Justice League Action"* which ran from 2016 to 2018. The premise is kinda similar to TBATB, with a lot of humor and obscure characters getting some spotlight. Sadly there are only 52 episodes, but thankfully almost all of them are great. Some of my favorites include the Batman/Booster Gold team up *"Time Out"* , the Batman/Plastic Man team up *"Double Cross"* (with a fantastic Two-Face, voiced by Robert Picardo), and the Wonder Woman/Green Arrow team up *"E. Nigma, Consulting Detective"* (with a great Riddler voiced by Brent Spiner). Fans of *Green Lantern: TAS* should watch the episode *"Barehanded"* , in which Aya (from that show) makes a sweet come back...

[@Ren_Davis0531]

Beware the Bat. Unfortunate that they cancelled this since this was pretty decent and they took the Bat into a different direction from other iterations. It has a similar effect to Spectacular Spider-Man in that the design initially turns you off then you watch the show and you find out that it’s actually pretty good.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Eh, Spectacular was written better though.

[@datdankdj8264]

I loved the spectacular Spider-Man style

[@Tigerheiress]

@@datdankdj8264 same

[@Ren_Davis0531]

@The Batman Yes. They did. Back in 2008 before the show came out.

[@BugsyFoga]

A Batman cartoon that took a completely different direction from the norm.

[@kylemccabe1863]

It's basically the rise of the TMNT of the batman shows

[@2jebeal]

STILL better than Monday night Raw

[@s.m.2523]

DiD it, tho ? It may have been 3D but it was clearly modeled propoirtion and design wise on the old Bruce Timm style of DC cartoon style. It may have used complelty new villains but when you look at it, it really used a lot of them in very similar ways to older villains. Pr Yg was compellty chaged from his original comic design to be more of a poison Ivy meet the mad hatter whimsical ecoterrorist. Tobias Whale was pretty much used as a Penguin/Ruper throne analog, Magpie was a crazier catwoman and, possibly the boigest of them all, Anarky might as well have been the joker, etc... Ti be clear I'm not saying they were carbon copies or bad villains (I quite enjoyed them) but defontively there was kind of a 'mold' it still aprlty conformed too. I'm not arguing it's not it's own show, but it really feel like it tried to be closer to older show like BATS without being it at sime times and the results were .. very mixed. Jsut my opinion, of course, but It remind me a bit of what happened with "The Batman", first two deasons tried to do something different (not great but different) but then by the thried and especialu fourth seasons, things were pretty back on track for being your usual batman show.

[@2jebeal]

@@s.m.2523 Like I said again I'll take a CGI Batman series over 3 hours of garbage on Monday night Raw

[@NealFowler]

You know, aside from using literally two of Batman’s most famous villains in Ras al Ghul and Harvey Dent and stealing a DC villain in Deathstroke.

[@ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: At the Canadian University of Victoria, you can enroll onto a course designed to explore the life of Batman. The course is called “The Science of Batman.”

[@AxxLAfriku]

GAGAGAGAGAGA!!! I want to cut my toe nails... NEVER! I am the feet KZbinr. Thanks for being a fan, dear co

[@dumbidiot6608]

@@AxxLAfriku why is AxxL on a comic book video essay..

[@animator4287]

@@AxxLAfriku fucking yikes you’re here now too? You know I wish you tubers would use the block feature once in a while.

[@master0fthearts894]

@@animator4287 Hey trust me, if I ever make it big and he starts pouring into my videos with spam like this, I’m blocking him the millisecond I see him.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

are you trying to get free subs my dude?

[@aarondcruz3443]

This show was such an interesting take on Batman... This is how I wouldve imagined batman in his younger age. Anarchy, Harvey Dent, Deathstroke and Ras Al Ghul were executed so freaking well. Even better than some renditions tbh.. Its excellent! Truly a shame we don't get to see all these smaller B or C-list villians with this kind of batman...

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

Great video! I liked that you explored the show’s disastrous airing schedule. Just a couple of thoughts: 1. I think Penguin’s photo was supposed to foreshadow his role in season 2. There’s multiple hints of his presence in the series, including a news ticker. The news ticker is used in the show to hint characters like Tobias Whale, Marion Grange, and Harvey Dent before they appear. 2. The “lack of toy sales” is due to a lack of toys period. Mattel refused to make toys for both this show and Green Lantern because they wanted to make their own Batman toys and because the GL movie and its merch bombed, respectively. Only Young Justice had bad toy sales, so that’s why it was scrapped. Thanks for giving this show a shot!

[@nic8577]

young justice barely had many toys either man

[@master0fthearts894]

FINALLY SOMEONE TALKS ABOUT THIS! This was one of my favorite shows, and I’m not going to say that it wasn’t flawed-it was, but I *loved* it for what it was. It was a really great interpretation of Batman. For me, this is the equivalent of the 3D-animated Spider-Man series for the character of Batman- certainly not the best media about the character, but still pretty good, and very experimental and willing to try something new. I loved the show. Also, the intro was absolute FIRE. 🔥

[@DonniedrakoE]

I kind of wished this show continued. I think that beware the Batman can be good with a little reworking since I like the idea of having a Batman with a more creative rogues gallery.

[@SirBlackReeds]

It would need more than a little. Visual engagement is especially important in animation.

[@shawerful5209]

I like the fact that they use obscure villains, the problem is that the only use obscure villains.

[@duckywinks]

Ah man, now I remember Sym-Biotic Titan. Such a shame how that show was treated. I hope it finds an audience eventually.

[@Daftanemone]

I watched it religiously every Friday night during season 1 despite it being aired during prime partying time in college. The season finale blew my mind but I thought it was a series finale. I’m still shocked there was a season 2 after how poorly they treated season 1

[@Deidara85]

I still can't get over that they cancelled it. It was so good!

[@ComicalRealm]

Fun fact: In the comic Batman Vol.1 issue 701 we find out that Bruce's favorite food is mulligatawny soup. Mulligatawny soup is a spicy soup usually made with meat, vegetables, rice, and curry spices.

[@marlonclark1896]

mmmmmmmm sounds delicious

[@porassrivastava8242]

It's a South Indian dish if I'm not mistaken

[@leavemealoneyoutube1707]

Sounds like something a British man like Alfred would make.

[@DoctorHippo]

Can We Please Talk about how amazing this show’s intro is

[@NoNamex1412]

That bass guitar though

[@roderick8167]

That Intro is awesome and also incredibly underrated 🔥🔥🔥

[@apieceoftoast768]

Short and sweet. Just a shame it's THAT short.

[@nathanielcadougan8137]

Sooo seeing how you mentioned Green lantern the animated series, think we could get a video on that hmmmm?😉😏

[@Sp1990-x8u]

One of the most underrated super hero animated tv shows!

[@quazirej1998]

Green Lantern TAS never got the respect it truly deserved.

[@BenChanNYC]

Same. It was nice to see it mentioned, (and positively) then I was disappointed to not see a video for the show.

[@davetheimpaler204]

Amazing show. A damn shame we didn't get a 2nd season. (the reason was the box office failure of the movie and stores still having a ton of GL movie merch, not wanting to stock any GL: TAS merch)

[@bluesphere7]

Toonami didn't have to air this, or Sym-Bionic Titan, or ThunderCats 2011, after CN dumped them. They did anyway. They cared a lot.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Or did they?

[@UltimateCerberus666]

As a massive Deathstroke fan I have to say this was honestly the best portrayal of him outside of his comics. I usually hate when writer's take liberties and change his character but what they did with him in this series was something special. the final episodes were absolutely heart wrenching. this is absolutely one of the best Batman cartoons. It's a shame it's time was so short lived.

[@knivesmillions2913]

This version of Bruce Wayne is the quintessential one in my opinion (honestly he rivals the comic version) he was absurdly intelligent he routinely got the best of his villains for example rather than outfight Ra's he stalled for time and outsmarted him, he figured out Anarky's motives in his first interaction (also in a comic he easily saw through Anarky's disguise in a two minute conversation with him at a party. He said that Anarky used four different accents, he wore shoe lifts in order to create a manufactured limp and he took the alias of 'Robert Catesby' the real name of Guy Fawkes). Not to mention he effortlessly broke down Slade's plan with a keen attention to detail. Sidenote: I still use some of Bruce's quotes he said in the show like when he said "Train your mind to let your instincts tell you when something is wrong." Or "Think the problem all the way through before you decide on a course of action."

[@manuelgrothe608]

It's so sad that Beware the Batman never had season 2 and season 3, I mean this show like Green Lantern the Animated Series, and Young Justice was a masterpiece for Cartoon Network, Why don't they understand true action, true art, and true adventures anymore?

[@mariagloriadelcarmen]

They say one more lie

[@btiiithug9585]

They won’t cancel shit like Steven universe but will cancel something that’s actually decent

[@ed_Skynight]

The cool thing about this show is that unlike the others it actually focuses on lesser known bad guys of Batman’s. Before watching beware the Batman I had no idea who professor pyg and Anarchy were.

[@ed_Skynight]

@Omni 8 Productions Yeah and Maxie Zeus.

[@karmrajgor7498]

Prof Pyg and Toad were my favorite

[@beardupbeerdown7355]

Professor Pyg only existed for 6 years before the show came out

[@brandonjones5879]

@Omni 8 Productions I’m just saying Clock King was featured in a few episodes of BTAS.

[@randallflagg3700]

That was also the first appearance of Tobias Whale, long before he was made famous thanks to his badass role in *"Black Lightning"* (played by Marvin "Krondon" Jones III).

[@lilguccimudd6018]

When I was a kid this show was on Cartoon Network and i remember loving it, it introduced me to a lot of Batman characters I didn’t know at the time like professor pig, and anarchy

[@realbunnymaster7629]

Exactly the same thing happened with one of my favorite modern cartoons, Generator Rex. Unlike Beware the Batman it gained decent viewings but CN ended up canceling it early due to it being a really expensive show to make as it was a detailed 2D animated cartoon (the downfall of most action cartoons and the action genre in general) and the decline in toy merchandise is what put the nail into the coffin. It really does sucks how most shows are canceled and shelved cause of the poor toy sales. But that problem's disappearing with more and more action cartoons on other streaming sites like most recently Invincible. Would love for you to do a video and see your perspective on Generator Rex or a video about the action genre in cartoons in general.

[@szn1580]

Loved generator Rex as a kid. Top tier cartoon era imo

[@soulexchangemusic]

This show is a good example of how Katana could be an amazing protagonist and not just...that walking exposition that was in suicide squad (which is a shame, karen fukahara was perfect casting). Also I understand the changes they made to pyg, their is no way they can possibly make the comic book version of the charicter kid friendly (I would not recommend looking him up to find out if you are squeemish) seriously he is arguabley the most deranged villain dc has ever written. I just hope if the show did continue they did not just forget about Katana like how the batman forgot about Ellen Yin Lol.

[@Gummy195]

*me preparing for the hour long praise video after he watches Young Justice*

[@someguyjohn6599]

Same

[@jaxbranham8138]

Same

[@ShockwaveITB]

Truthfully the last season left a lot to be desired. It felt like there was a lot of build up but very little pay off. The last season felt like it was made solely to get interest for a following season. The writing and characters felt... off a times. There were plenty of things I liked about the season, but overall It didn't deliver.

[@AlienGreg]

Eh, young Justice is ok

[@BubblesZap]

Anarky was actually a really neat change from Joker tbh, not perfect but he had some neat stuff going for him, i liked that chess angle and his theme is fantastic.

[@randallflagg3700]

The problem was that this version of Anarky had almost nothing in common with the usual comic book Lonnie Machin, and was made to resemble the Joker both physically, thematically ("I'm your opposite, Ying Yang, blabla") from a voice perspective (with Wallace Langham going for a Mark Hamill type voice acting) and a psychopath. They made the same mistake in *Arrow* , where Anarky/Lonnie Machin was played by Alexander Calvert (seasons 4&5) and looked the part, but was a plain psychopath instead of an anti-villain, well-meaning anarchist. I still prefer the "Arrow" adaptation compared to the "Beware the Batman" one, but I wish that some day we'll get a real Lonnie on screen... He was pretty good/faithful in "Arkham: Origins" for example.

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

Super underrated show. I’m looking forward to the new series and all that, but I wish this show had gotten a couple more seasons. Hey, I’ll even take a movie or a comic book revival like the ones B:TAS or JLU have gotten recently.

[@DoodleThis]

It’s sad when Teen Titans Go has like TONS of episodes and this show got like mistreated. I remember seeing this show on Adult Swim thinking it would get a 2nd life.

[@Therealdakeeondavis]

Bro that show's intro is so underrated that is a banger.

[@jaylenjayden9305]

That thumbnail is freaking sick

[@dartagnanjames8069]

This show is where I learned that all the Batman shows are actually good. All of them. The Batman was good. Beware the Batman was good. This show was honestly amazing and I'm glad I gave it a chance.

[@michaelramon2411]

I have two really strong memories about this show. The first is the entire episode "Twist" (the one where Deathstroke's whole deal is revealed), where like 50 little things suddenly snap into place as Batman and the audience suddenly realize how much they've been played. One of the best episodes of that nature that I can recall. The other memory is the prison fight between Batman and Killer Croc. Specifically how Batman not only wins by being smarter, but that the show doesn't have a character come out and explain what he did - you get the camera showing Batman's POV to see what he notices, and then the show trusts the audience to be smart enough to understand. Not much media has that much faith in the audience - especially not children's cartoons.

[@szn1580]

Well said!

[@justboy8908]

The spectacular Spider-Man was so good i want it back so bad.

[@flashyk2430]

Yesss and ultimate spiderman

[@TyMLevy]

I loved Beware the Batman. It's my second favorite Batman show. In my eyes, it had so much potential. Sure we got the comics based on the show, which are decent follow-ups, but still. The animation can be off-putting at times, but since it focused a lot on Batman's detective work, it lead to some great stories. I also loved how it used lesser known villains. The villains might have been reskins of the more well known ones but they were very fun to watch. My favorites were Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad and Humpty Dumpty. I am genuinely very interested in the universe it takes place in. I am also convinced that Green Lantern: The Animated Series and this show share the same universe. Maybe there could have been a crossover. Or maybe there could have been a spinoff series about The Outsiders. I think the biggest problem was Cartoon Network. CN barely promoted the show and made it seem like it didn't exist. Instead we got Teen Titans Go!, a show that treats kids like they are stupid. However, I am very happy we got Young Justice back.

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

Did you hear about some of the plans they had for Season 2? Besides Two-Face and Penguin, they were going to expand the Outsiders with Cyborg and someone who looks like Red Arrow. Tatsu was also going to become Nightwing, while Barbara was going to become Robin.

[@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman]

i hope they bring it back...i love this show

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

@@SuicidalSummerSnowWoman Unlikely, but I hope so too.

[@ztyran]

4:58 Outside of dressing like Lady Gaga, Magpie was in character. She's to Catwoman what Cluemaster is to Riddler, similar but different villain. In Magpie's case her love for jewels drove her mad.

[@baligong3592]

"Beware The Batman? More like... Be aware of my Money" -Cartoon Network

[@okasathemasterninja5528]

Horrible Title-It literally tells the audience to stay away from this version of Batman.

[@Jokin_Jake]

I remember Beware the Batman being really good! I remember it being the first time I was introduced to Professor Pyg and now I love that villain. I also like to think that Alfred is Agent 47 in this show.

[@DJBProductionsNetwork]

Cartoon Network has a lot to do with its lack of viewership... They moved it to 3am

[@wiseguy240Winston]

Wow what!?

[@Machamp-ps7wx]

I remember watching the premier of this show. I was a huge Batman fan then and I’m a huge Batman fan today. This was a lot of firsts for me, the introduction to one of my favorite Batman villains Professor Pyg, it was an interesting take on Batman having a new sidekick in Kitana as opposed to just Robin or Bat Girl. I honestly liked it. For at least opening my mind to new and underrated villains.

[@shadowstrike234]

I love the type of Alfred that helps to keep the "man" part of the Batman.

[@JarvisBaileyVA]

Oh my god I remember Beware the Batman! I watched maybe half of an episode about that Magpie girl.

[@themikx2939]

You should review Tron Uprising sometime that is a really good CGI show!

[@Browntable]

I love it sm, might do a vid on it and Legacy eventually

[@Kinsey_]

BTAS steals all the thunder from every Batman animated show. It makes me sometimes feel as if BTAS is overrated or not. I'm saying this as someone who thinks THE BATMAN 2004 is massively underrated. (Yes I remember the video you made on it last year lol)

[@brandonjones5879]

No, rewatching BtAS just a week ago the series still holds up as something different. I still remember briefly when it ran in a prime time slot. And rewatching those episodes I understand why.

[@randallflagg3700]

You know people are going too far with the "X is overrated" trend, when some start to feel that Batman:TAS is overrated ^^

[@lordskeletor4558]

It's not overrated but the fanbase is ridiculously negative to what isn't dcau aside from the new one which is just a big raven and robin fan fiction most of them don't even know harley quinn is a creation of the show or that Mr freeze used to just be a thief they need to open their eyes and stop judging everything as dcau and just as a show or movie.

[@randallflagg3700]

@@lordskeletor4558 - You think most of the "Batman:TAS fanbase" don't know Harley Quinn was created in the show? Feels like something that people who are specifically fans of that show would know, especially now that Harley became a huge character... Anyway, what was that about a Raven/Robin fanfiction? O_o

[@katherinealvarez9216]

I vaguely remember this, because everyone was upset about an ad for it?

[@clbyt]

I don’t know why he didn’t talk about this, but HBO Max confirmed that they have begun production on a second (and final) season of the show

[@talonskye5577]

I’ve always adored this series. I almost didn’t watch it because I KNEW it would get canceled. Despite being right about that, I’m happy I watched the show. I talk about it relatively frequently & always make it a point to acknowledge, like you did, that the series doesn’t find its stride until halfway through the season. But after that, things really ramp up for the better. I thought it was interstate how the Bruce & Alfred relationship seemed to take from the Earth One comics, where Alfred was more active & Bruce was more green. Speaking of green, I also had always hoped to see BTB crossover with GLTAS. Alas, it wasn’t to be.

[@SujalKumarJaiswal91]

This was such a unique show from other Batman iterations I loved it. My childhood were The Batman (2004) and Beware the Batman series. This show was very different from others in its concept, and I liked it, it's actually good. I just hate it when people don't give new things/ideas a chance (then rant how it's the joker again, bcz you want to see him every time, this was a breath of fresh air, a unique concept and it was executed pretty well). I won't say I'm some expert of highest degree on Batman, but I know a lot about Batman from so many comics, movies, shows and even games, have watched everything, and I in my position can definitely say this was a good series. Started out decent but interesting and later got very good & interesting. I just wish we got more seasons of this.

[@jessea6922]

I remember the happy meal for this show more than the show itself.

[@meep9231]

Same as me, looking at this vid only makes me remember the GL series

[@thedarkknight5239]

I REMEMBER IT TOO LOL

[@RexisSOUL]

I actually caught some of this when it moved to Toonami. I remember hating it for the extremely petty reason of not having any villains I cared about. I didn’t know anything about the wider mythos at the time.

[@Everik-ct6pg]

Before I actually watched the show, I thought it was a show that took place within the perspective of thugs/villains, and they need to escape and fight Batman, thus the name.

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

That's a pretty cool premise. Someone I know theorized that it was about the Batman persona threatening to consume the rest of Bruce Wayne, which was a conflict in the series.

[@נבוהראל-ד9ה]

Well, you can’t really judge a show just because it got one season or multiple seasons; think how many shows there are which have too many seasons although they’re horrible with terrible writing, and how many shows with amazing writers and plot were cancelled too soon and for stupid reasons.

[@sageweinberg4167]

I know you said don’t kill you... but GO WATCH YOUNG JUSTICE, it’s one of the best animated shows I’ve ever seen

[@toughlondonman]

I remember watching this show as a kid and I was scared af of professor pyg

[@dariusthurman8835]

I finally saw this whole show on hbo max and was impressed. Rich mature crime stories, Cast of Newer lesser known villains like Prof Pig, Whale and Magpie. Aside from the tacky lasers (kid friendly guns) its a good show.

[@Me-wx1mt]

honestly, the visual of batman getting these blue, lightsaber lookin beams blasted at him is pretty cool

[@andreixp2142]

6:01 Might sound crazy but...for a second I legit thought that Lex Luthor was Batman's butler in this show lol.

[@nathan_why3714]

4:23 transition was so smooth

[@arnoldoaad]

One of the darkest trivia about this show is it was announced around the time that Dark Rises was coming out, then the Aurora shooting happens in which a deranged man enters the theater in the middle of screening and started shooting. as a direct result of this WB decided to change the look of every single gun in the show to look less realistic, in some cases they look like water guns or space guns.

[@batmanfan6207]

Man I really like this show, Glad you are making a video on it because it deserves more recognition. I was a kid when this show premiered and remember watching it until after 11 episodes they shoved it on adult swim at 2 AM. This show really got screwed but It tried doing something new and a good portion of it worked in my opinion. Great video Mauricio:-)

[@otakuverse8545]

I remember watching this show and all I remember from this show was Batman getting one shotted by each and every villan. Like why was he getting one tapped.

[@jordannicotra2168]

easily my favorite batman show. I was so happy to finally have a batman series with an overarching storyline and fully fleshed out character arcs

[@GamerSlyRatchet1]

Everyone talks about the CGI, obscure villains, Katana, bulkier Alfred, etc. but I always thought this was its biggest contribution to Batman cartoons. B:TAS is iconic and I enjoyed The Batman and Brave and the Bold, but none of those had that.

[@TikkiEXX]

Didn't sell enough toys. Same reason way too many Cartoon Network shows got canned during that time.

[@theheelgarcia7906]

Kind of sad seeing something unique like this being cut. I for one dig the character design for Batman, too bad they didn't get a second season.

[@jamesallred460]

Man I really liked this show, and I see people say it over and over so I know I'm not the only one. It'll prob never happen but I wish it could get a reboot and be given a second chance

[@superveryman]

I was one of those less than a million people watching beware the batman on toonami. It's interesting that it's on HBO Max, hopefully that means we can get Sym-Bionic Titan and Megas XLR someday.

[@sub-zero5433]

show wasn’t amazing or anything but it had some interesting villains and themes

[@z.incognito6259]

I just finished the season for nostalgia and the 25th episode literally had me shook

[@emeraldphoenix5868]

I wish that Beware the Batman got a 2nd Season,The Show was really starting to get Good.

[@JRGProjects]

I love the Beware the Batman it's so unique and fresh. Batman - a young angry Batman. Very similar to the new Robert Pattinson Batman. The Bat Design I think was intentional to make him look more like a creature like the Schumacher Suits in the 90s (minus the nipples). This Batman is to be actually FEARED for a change. Alfred - an M-I6 agent that was sent after Ras Al Ghul (awesome). Looks like Jason Statham. Katana - an actually useful partner rather than a sidekick that was once CIA, ironically after the same target as Alfred and she is his God-Daughter. Gordon - same guy we know but a more by the book character. Dent - An enemy of the Batman rather than ally and actually closer to Mr. Reeves from Mask of the Phantasm. A realistic take on a DA. Anarky - a guy who is just out to cause chaos for chaos sake. No big motive or connection to anything. He is what he is. Pyg and Toad - Animal Extremists with a Mad Hatter style flair - Manhunters - Basically Jason Bourne's "Treadstone" Program for DC. League of Assassins - Same type of animal as we have seen but with far more edge and politics. They want to control rather than destroy. Beware the Batman is FAR more adult than kids cartoon. Granted their guns look like toys but the maturity in themes and story telling rival TAS and in fact get much darker than TAS. Well worth the watch and the animation grows on you quick. BTB is getting S2 on HBO this year due to fans wanting more.

[@RedDeadDevilTrigger]

I remember in 2013 I saw the end of the two face episode

[@EverydayMick]

In Hong Kong, Beware the Batman aired on Saturday mornings. I watched it with my kids, and we really enjoyed it. I had no idea its airing history was so troubled in the US.

[@fablejoey3666]

Beware The Batman was so dope!! So glad to see someone talking about it!

[@israelruiz8706]

If you were paying attention to the show at the time you would have seen how bad they mismanaged it. Like it first aired at Saturday morning on cartoon network. Then I believe after 6-8 episodes they took it off for a small hiatus. Which they actually ended releasing episodes 8-13 on DVD first which was stupid. Then after a couple months of hiatus the show returned on Adult Swim at like 1 am for the rest of the series. My honest opinion on the show is that it had potential for sure but people were turned off by the animation to even give it a chance and cartoon network managed it so poorly. It also released around the time cartons were turning into 11 minute segments rather than a full 22 minutes which is what this show ran for. It really pissed me off that this released alongside teen titans go which actually lasted for a long ass time

[@blackdragon6]

Cartoon Network was notorious for hating action cartoons in general. Usually for petty reasons like having too many female fans 😂.

[@kwayneboy1524]

Oh I remember that one I can't believe they actually canned YJ mostly in part of having a female fan base😂

[@wdcain1]

This show made me borderline obsessed with Magpie for about a year. I wrote fan fiction, commented on every picture of her on DA, and bought every back issue about her. I think she was the first animated character I crushed on.

[@randallflagg3700]

Well, 2019 must have been a good year for you ^^ Magpie getting her first live-action adaptations in both *Gotham* (season 5) and *Batwoman* (season 1) in the span of a year sure was unexpected...

[@josiah8533]

The show wasn’t perfect imo but it had some great designs and loved the new ideas this show presented

[@J-T99]

Jell Magpie's design is what newer designs of the character is based on

[@SirBlackReeds]

The designs are part of the problem. Just look at Batman. What the hell is going on there?

[@talon3684]

I found Beware The Batman to be a fun show with a different variation. A year or two ago, I watched all the episodes on HBO Max. As a Batfan, I can appreciate a departure from the norm if it's interesting enough and doesn't alienate who Batman is and I definitely thought this was pretty cool. I dug the animation and really liked seeing the addition of Katana as Batman's sidekick. It definitely worked for me and it had good, crisp storytelling IMO.

[@rashawncollins6038]

I remember this show a lot but after like the episode with lady shiva and the soul taker sword I thought that was it and it didn’t know there more episodes

[@theredrighthandproductions]

God I miss this show. I love how it had the guts to portray Bruce's paranoid loner nature as being very unhealthy and something he needs to grow past, and framing framing his season long arc as Bruce learning to trust others to help him I his war on crime.

[@TevyaSmolka]

Great Job on covering the batman CGI animated series

[@savagedarksider5934]

I honestly didn't care for it.

[@tidepoolclipper8657]

I remember the first season and how it wanted to focus on the more so nearly forgotten villains of the Batman comics.

[@44briggs]

You need to watch the entire series of Young Justice and review it. It’s quite excellent and it’s very much a big picture show. Each episode is just one piece of a much larger plot with multiple moving parts and characters. Feels like Game of Thrones storytelling. The first season won’t feel like this, but the 2nd and 3rd absolutely do.

[@phousefilms]

The show was definitely setting up for "Batman and Outsiders", with Metamorpho and Manbat, but got cancelled before we could continue. However, I overall enjoyed it. Thought Anarky being the villain rather than the Joker was a good choice as well and introducing some of the "Arkham Asylum:Living Hell"characters like Magpie, Lunkhead and Humpty Dumpty was a neat choice. Top two favourite villains have to be Pyg and Toad though. I know Professor Pyg is the opposite of his rendition in the comics(though seriously, you could never get the Dollotrons past the censors), but I liked the pair a lot, with their eco terrorist leanings and Toad's sonic croak.

[@readlots9983]

I used to collect Batman and the Outsiders when I was a kid. I liked the fresh take on Batman. Frankly, I'm sick of seeing the same villains over and over again. Anarky was a good change from Joker. I'm happy where the series ended because the story is finished. The overall arc is that Batman learns he needs people and he can't be an island. The debate is introduced in the very first episode between Alfred and Bruce. Finally, I recommend watching it in Spanish with subtitles. I'm learning Spanish and the actors voices are much better than the English ones, imo. Anarky in Spanish actually makes him seem gay and adds an extra dimension to his character.

[@xyongrayson8007]

In my mind this show was always in the same universe as the green lantern animated series and tmnt 2012

[@juanpere3209]

Ah a man of culture

[@AlexXiloh]

Ok in Greece the wasn't any batman or dc show since barman the brave and the bold, when i saw the tv spot for the show i was hype to the MAX. And well... After 2.5 seasons it quickly see died in the network (cartoon network doesn't exist in greece) you cant imagine how sad i was

[@shotgunn3535]

Watch Young Justice man you'll love it. Takes a while to get into character stories around the same time as beware the batman.

[@BlythePennyBicycle21]

That comment about how Katana should have been the focus reminds me of some comments about Batman: Soul Of The Dragon, with people seeing the latter movie thinking that Richard Dragon should have been the protagonist rather than the deuteragonist.

[@okasathemasterninja5528]

Soul of the Dragon was Horrible. They turned Richard Dragon into a Bruce Lee Clone. He was never that in the Comics.

[@guillermoproano1164]

Amazing video as always! Can you do future videos on X-Men Evolution, Wolverine And The X-Men, and Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes? I think that these shows are amazing and deserved to be talked about.

[@mohammedvawda8221]

Just watched your non spoiler review of weathering with you. Im really looking forward to a more in depth view of it and all your videos including this one are really well made. Love your videos

[@SupaidaFan]

I remember watching some episodes I don’t remember what they were called I think the image in my head is sayin cat woman but she isn’t in it but magpie is a clone as you said but it wasn’t her either wait I think I know who I am thinking of katana 3:19 was the part I vividly remember can someone tell me what scene from the episode is that from? And I also remember seeing the episodes (vividly) of Death Stroke when it came out

[@sfkeepay]

Great to see this review. I would take issue with the assertion that Anarky is a discount Joker. Anarky is really quite different. First, Anarky is a physical threat, being highly skilled in hand to hand combat. Second, he’s far more collaborative. He makes extensive use of various surrogates, and he recruits the criminally inclined for various purposes. Third, there’s a strong suggestion that, whoever he is under that mask and hood, he’s either powerful (in his civilian life) or at least, believes that he is. Finally, he seems to have a over-arching goal and something of a long-term, albeit flexible, master plan. I found him much more compelling than you apparently did, and I genuinely regret never getting to see what they had in mind for him. And to that last sentiment, applied now to the show in general, I join your disappointment in its termination. And while I respect and even agree with many of your critiques, I actually really enjoyed it from the first episode. Anyway, this video is just more of the same from you…as in, a rewarding and fun way to spend some time. Nice job, as always.

[@Me-wx1mt]

I have a theory that as the show went on, we would slowly see anarky fit the role of joker more and more, eventually becoming the character all together. What do you think of this theory?

[@sfkeepay]

@@Me-wx1mt, I don’t know if that’s what they had in mind for the character, BUT I can see great narrative potential in your idea! Maybe constantly being defeated by Batman makes Anarky less and less mentally stable. After all, he already seems to be somewhat disconnected from reality. (along with not showing any moral restraints on his behavior and having delusions of grandeur/narcissistic personality and anti-social personality disorders.) I know Browntable didn’t seem to like Anarky very much, but I actually did. I enjoyed his schemes and his approach. I even got off on his costume and really enjoyed his personality and expressions. And again to your idea, the unbridled way he would often speak, the humor he would use…they do seem like he could be on the edge of becoming something even darker and more dangerous. It’s a plausible (and novel) origin story for the Joker.

[@Me-wx1mt]

@@sfkeepay thanks, and you brought up some stuff I didn't even think of lol. I'd love to see a second season, or something just to see how they use these characters.

[@sfkeepay]

@@Me-wx1mt Same here! Your idea for Anarky would be a great place to start. Likewise, I’d like to see what they had in mind for Two-Face.

[@Me-wx1mt]

@@sfkeepay yeah. The build up to dent’s inevitable downfall was really engaging, and I think Slade would’ve also been interesting after his defeat in the batcave

[@ap8714]

Great job on this video

[@Browntable]

Thank you!

[@ACEnBEAKY]

So basically they made Katana a sassy Nightwing who almost stole the show, Alfred a grumpy big brother who kicks ass but in a way that doesn’t feel appropriate, and all the villains are just re-skinned, barely different Chinese knock offs of already established, more popular villains. Basically it should have been about Katana with Batman as a leader and mentor ship role, the Butler should have been a different character besides Alfred, and the villains should have been more unique and original. Got it. However, it started to lift off in the 2nd half and looked promising near the end, implying a 2nd season would be consistently better aaaaaaand it’s gone. Guess it’s late game 2nd wind 🌬 was too little too late. Basically it was an ugly duckling that got abandoned right before it could become a swan 🦢

[@WaterMeLoan64]

I can’t wait to hear Maurcio sing Chug Jug With You.