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Well, to be honest, there were a lot of stupid kids out there ready to improvise with a hand-sized rock of a boulder was not available.SprangFan wrote: I never understood how the "parent group" types got so worked up over Looney Tunes. The argument was that seeing violence would inspire violence. How many kids did they really think we're going to roll boulders onto each other, or throw around sticks of dynamite?
Hahahaha! The comic relief character appeaing in adventure series was a longtime staple by that time (long years of distractions with Tusky, Blip, et al), but if Filmation had one shortcoming, it was the type of comic relief character that would ruin many a series from the 70s until the company's end: the short and/or potbellied whiner who screwed up the hero's plans. From BraveStarr, He-Manand Web Womanto Batman, and other series, the overall value of the show was compromised.It's amazing that so many fan boys single out the '66 series as some "insult" to their "serious" hero when it was a pretty accurate reflection of the comics of the era. They should save their ire for the 70s cartoon, which ignored several years of Batman's "Darknight Detective" makeover at the hands of O'Neill, Adams, Englehart, Roger's, et al to resurrect Bat-Mite of all things. Bat-mite! And what's more, some Hollywood genius said, "you know what this character needs? He needs to be more annoying. Let's give him buck teeth and a voice that could peel paint."
Oh? Okay, I have to ask, which 70's Bat-reunion production caused more pain: the Filmation series, or Legends of the Superheroes?I'm happy for any fans of the show who get to see it now on DVD -- and that Adam and Burt are at least getting royalties for *something* -- but I wouldn't watch that show again on a bet.
RomeroJoker wrote:I know there has been problems with the masters being severely damaged and that they'd be unsuitable for a DVD release, but I don't know how much of that is actually true or exaggerated as they look absolutely fine to me in my opinion. A huge upgrade compared to my copies from Cartoon Network/Boomerang that I've had for years.
Easily the Filmation series. Compared to the weekly abuse of the cartoon, "Legends" was just a one-off (unless you count the "Roast" as an "Episode 2") and my first chance to see characters like Green Lantern,the Flash, Black Canary and Hawkman in live action (not to mention the return of old favorites Adam, Burt and Frank). Yes, it was stupid, but in those days we didn't expect much. I'd already endured the Cathy Lee Crosby version of Wonder Woman, Nicholas Hammond's lame attempt at Spider-Man, Peter Horton's (permed!) Dr Strange and if I hadn't seen it yet I was soon to see Reb Brown as Captain America. With that sort of dreck setting the standard, even "Legends" doesn't necessarily stand out as a "nadir of the genre." Sure this stuff is painful in hindsight, but at the time we were used to the pain. Sort of like going to school every day even though you knew the bullies were waiting for you; kids are survivors.Oh? Okay, I have to ask, which 70's Bat-reunion production caused more pain: the Filmation series, or Legends of the Superheroes?