Hello all you happy people! It’s one o’clock in the morning and plus 25 degrees Celsius! Have I mentioned I hate global warming?
But that’s okay, because we’re going live blog us some Batman! That’s right folks Batman: Caped Crusader airs today, produced by the legendary Bruce Timm and James Tucker of Batman: The Animated Series fame. Another Batman legend, Ed Brubaker is the showrunner and head writer. This should be good.
Ah, so Rupert Thorne is back in this show. I wondered.
At least they didn’t have the bullet pass right through him, this time.
Love the black and white intro.
Story by Jase Ricci and Bruce Timm
Teleplay by Jase Ricci
Directed by Christina Sotta
Whoever Alfred’s actor is, they sound a lot like Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Batman calling Alfred ‘Pennyworth’ is just plain weird
Wait, Barbara is a defense attorney? Based on the previews, I thought she was a cop. This could be interesting.
Also, I’m glad that the producers remembered black people can be redheads too.
Wow, Dent is crooked in this one. Unusual.
Yeah, like openly corrupt. Weird.
In the 70s, I think, Batman would sometimes pretend to be a police janitor to get at files
Okay, so apparently Penguin is a femme Ratigan in this? Like, she is literally wearing Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective‘s outfit. And singing. This is officially the weirdest take on Pengers yet.
Also, let’s just be honest here, ‘Oswalda’ is lazy as shit.
At least she’s chunky. If I saw another skinny Penguin, I’d have to hurt somebody.
And flirtatious. Okay then.
Just a reminder: Barbara’s one and only father figure is Jim Gordon. Nobody else.
Honestly I just tried to read Batgirl: Year One and I had to put it down after the first few pages because of how badly they screwed up the Barbara-Jim relationship. Jim is, was, and always will be completely supportive of Barbara in everything she does.
Harvey is really, really sleazy in this show.
Barbara is clearly cursed to deal with sleazy men in this show.
Bruce, always making an entrance.
And there’s Rupert. He looks the most different from BTAS, much more generic looking.
Putting the Iceberg Lounge on a ship was a nice touch
Penguin, you have some ugly kids. One of them looks like Beavis (or is it Butthead? I never watched the show)
Please tell me the junior Penguins will be dead by the end of this episode
Aren’t you just a peach, Penguin
Interesting that junior Penguin didn’t go to Harvey, but to Barbara
Welp, they’re dead
No seriously. Batman just straight up ran over three dudes.
Artillery? Seriously? I get this is a superhero show, but come on guys!
Lot of coffins in Gotham Bay
Bullock, that’s a jerk move even for you
You know it wasn’t
Yes, yes he does.
It’s good to know somethings never change.
Batman created by Bill Finger.
