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mikexmachina t1_isun3v7 wrote

In a nutshell, Batman: TAS was not afraid to go dark.

I remember watching House and Garden with the plant monsters, Batman's eyes going wide when he discovered what they really were, and them dissolving with weed killer... true nightmare fuel.

But that's part of the reason the show is so popular - it wasn't afraid to go dark or crazy (remember when Catwoman actually became a cat?)

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slackforce t1_isur7p6 wrote

Wasn't there an episode or two where Joker uses some kinda gas on people that not only kills them but leaves their corpses with a rictus grin? I remember being very creeped out by that imagery. Definitely not something they would put in Saturday morning cartoons anymore.

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MulciberTenebras t1_isut3jz wrote

In the early seasons that aired of FoxKids, it only made them laugh non-stop (they weren't allowed to show corpses). Then the 4th season on WBKids and the film Mask of the Phantasm actually showed his Joker gas killing people.

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SideshowMantis t1_iswbbt7 wrote

In a way, the nonstop laughing thing is kinda worse...

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MulciberTenebras t1_iswc34e wrote

They implied it leads to permenant insanity if not immediately treated (as was the case when Alfred was infected by it on April Fool's Day).

As opposed to simply dying of exhaustion due to the laughing.

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SideshowMantis t1_iswfaic wrote

Yeah, I remember Bats followed up on a criminal that was in a hospital who had been dosed with the toxin and he was terrifyingly exhausted

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DMPunk t1_isx7dey wrote

Mask of the Phantasm. God that's such a good movie

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SideshowMantis t1_isxuzk5 wrote

Thanks for reminding me to watch it again, it's been too long since my last viewing

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DMPunk t1_isx7bzu wrote

It's not implied, it's directly stated that if left untreated, it will lead to permanent insanity

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Smrtguy85 t1_iswbso0 wrote

It's ironic because in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, the laughing gas was considered the tame way for Joker to kill someone. He kills one of the goons at the start of the movie when the goon argues with him. In the censored version of the film, the goon gets gassed to death with the grin on his face and everything. In the uncensored version, Joker just straight up shoots him in the chest.

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HiddenKING t1_isyevg5 wrote

I always felt the censored death of Joker electrocuting himself was darker than Robin shooting him.

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soki03 t1_isv44nh wrote

And Bruce Timm wanted to make it even darker still. Hence what he plans to do with his new series, and what’ll be great is that we’ll get to see him start and progress as Batman.

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thechilipepper0 t1_iswaqhi wrote

New series‽

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soki03 t1_iswazcp wrote

Ya it’ll be feature on HBO Max with JJ Abram, Bruce Timm and Matt Reeves producing it.

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slade707 t1_isweztj wrote

I think they’re not going fwd with it on HBO Max because merger bullshit but shopping it around to different platforms now. It’s by far the DC project I’m most excited for, it had better not get cancelled

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Dull_Cockroach_1581 t1_isx2xfh wrote

>And Bruce Timm wanted to make it even darker still. Hence what he plans to do with his new series

Bruce Timm is a creepy hack, Paul Dini and the rest were the ones making the shows good.

I hope his show gets cancelled.

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MR_PENNY_PIINCHER t1_isxyhvb wrote

Ed Brubaker is the head writer, shit would be really good.

If it ever makes it to air. HBO Max passed on it, they're shopping it around.

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AlfredosSauce t1_isxz8pv wrote

People have lost their minds about this.

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Dull_Cockroach_1581 t1_isy0t4m wrote

>People have lost their minds about this.

Bruce Timm being a creepy hack?

That's just a fact but go on lol

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