I was more optimistic about the show than most people were. While some of their ideas were risky, I liked that they were making an effort to make the show different from it's predecessors. So far, the action sequences are good and the plot and characters are developing nicely. With that said, there are a few aspects of the show that I have concerns about.
I approved of their idea to use more obscure Batman villains. As great as his rogue's gallery is, they have gotten a bit familiar. And hey, it was the original Animated Series that turned Mr. Freeze into a real villain, maybe this show will be able to do the same for some of his other bad guys. However, some of their choices are so violent and psychotic that I didn't see how they could incoporate any of their notable aspects into the show. They don't have to be exactly the same as their comic versions, but if they have nothing in common, what's the point? (I admit that I liked their version of Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad, despite having little to do with their original selves). My biggest problem is that Anarky turned out exactly as I was afraid he would: as a straight out villain without any of the nuance of his comic book counterpart. Hopefully they'll add more depth to him later, but since they seemed to have missed the point of him I'm not hopeful.
Speaking of character portrayls, while their version of Alfred is a good character in his own right, he doesn't really feel much like Alfred. He looks nothing like Alfred usually does, and the show focuses more on his phsyical attributes than his snark. As for Katana, given that she's a relatively unknown character, I thought promoting her to Batman's sidekick was questionable, and I wondered why they chose her specifically. While she's yet to become his sidekick, I do like how they're building her up. Batman himself, I like how he's not as infalliable as he often is, but I don't really feel an emotional connection to him yet. That may just be because the show has so far focused more on his phsyical struggles than his emotional ones, but that'll probably change eventually.
The animation is good, my only problem is that the environments can sometimes look a little empty. I'm running out of room, so I'll end by saying that the show went beyond people's expectations, and it has a bright future ahead of it.
Pretty good so far
I was more optimistic about the show than most people were. While some of their ideas were risky, I liked that they were making an effort to make the show different from it's predecessors. So far, the action sequences are good and the plot and characters are developing nicely. With that said, there are a few aspects of the show that I have concerns about.
I approved of their idea to use more obscure Batman villains. As great as his rogue's gallery is, they have gotten a bit familiar. And hey, it was the original Animated Series that turned Mr. Freeze into a real villain, maybe this show will be able to do the same for some of his other bad guys. However, some of their choices are so violent and psychotic that I didn't see how they could incoporate any of their notable aspects into the show. They don't have to be exactly the same as their comic versions, but if they have nothing in common, what's the point? (I admit that I liked their version of Professor Pyg and Mr. Toad, despite having little to do with their original selves). My biggest problem is that Anarky turned out exactly as I was afraid he would: as a straight out villain without any of the nuance of his comic book counterpart. Hopefully they'll add more depth to him later, but since they seemed to have missed the point of him I'm not hopeful.
Speaking of character portrayls, while their version of Alfred is a good character in his own right, he doesn't really feel much like Alfred. He looks nothing like Alfred usually does, and the show focuses more on his phsyical attributes than his snark. As for Katana, given that she's a relatively unknown character, I thought promoting her to Batman's sidekick was questionable, and I wondered why they chose her specifically. While she's yet to become his sidekick, I do like how they're building her up. Batman himself, I like how he's not as infalliable as he often is, but I don't really feel an emotional connection to him yet. That may just be because the show has so far focused more on his phsyical struggles than his emotional ones, but that'll probably change eventually.
The animation is good, my only problem is that the environments can sometimes look a little empty. I'm running out of room, so I'll end by saying that the show went beyond people's expectations, and it has a bright future ahead of it.