Apr 24, 2006 12:24 PM
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(Updated Oct 06, 2007 03:16 AM)
As the darkness falls over my sight, your own conscious becomes the dark knight. my obsession will deny you as I am blind in the midst of the night .. You can only overcome your fear, if you become the fear itself.
In the early 80s Batman was just like another hero figure .. the TV series of Batman was too kiddish .. though much appreciated at that time ..!! Batman was being mocked as a hero and spoofs were being shown in certain TV shows with batman and robin doing stupid things . Batman the animated series was partially inspired by Tim Burton's 1989 blockbuster Batman film, and initially took as its theme a variation of music written by Danny Elfman for the film. (Later episodes of the series used a new theme written in a similar style by Shirley Walker.)
Another strong influence was the acclaimed Superman cartoons produced by Fleischer Studios in the 1940s. The series premiered in 1992, a few months after the successful release of the second Batman movie, Batman Returns. The original episodes, produced by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski, were first aired from 1992 to 1995. When Batman the animated series came up .. this series revolutionised the way in which batman was imagined. And thus after the mean streets of Gotham claimed 2 victims ... the victims whose death would change the scene of crime and law forever .. a kid was left weeping as the assailant didnt have time to finish him off !! The deaths which will teach a 10 year old kid that Gotham was going to the mafia and the anti social kinds and would soon be lost if no one did anything.
The victims were Thomas and martha wayne and the 10 year old was Bruce wayne !! When the kid grows up ... justice has a new name. There is a lot of darkness on the mean narrows in Gotham at night ... and a dark figure .. can be seen scrampling above the roof tops ...! You could hardly hear him come or go .. and you could hardly hear him speak ! His actions did all the talking for him ! The Mafia feared him .. the villains of Gotham despised and feared him ... they would do anything to get rid of him but are too scared to try something smart themselves..! He has the charisma and the attribute of never say die...!! The best part ..he looks good doing that !! The animated series were so good and successful ..they continued for a very long time .... and inspite of the fact that every Batman fan would have seen every episode ... they dont mind another view ! All the villians have atleast got 1 episode each to their names... The stories are absolutely mindblowing and people remember them by their names ....!
Kevin Conroy's voice has brought Batman to life ... and the music legend Danny Elfman fills up the background music slot with music in such a manner that the fans and newcomers all get glued to their seats biting their nails as to what would happen next. Batman the animated series is nothing but the result of what happens when the best of everything ..namely ..animation , music , story telling , script writing , voice and much much more successfully come together So when the dark knight is questioned by the bad guys in fear for their well being as to '' Who are you '' ... there is the famous reply they get to her '' I AM YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE .... I AM THE KNIGHT .. I AM VENGANCE ... I AM... BATMAN ''
