Batman Beyond: The Complete Series (Blu-ray)

I gotta say, I was a little leery at first when I heard that a new Batman cartoon was coming out back in '99, but I checked it out anyway. And loved it! A techno-savvy Batman for a techno-savvy world. What a concept. I usually don't like when a character I've followed since childhood is radically changed because I liked the character the way it was (so I'm gonna dodge the upcoming "Man of Steel" movie like the plague). But this is an exception. And it didn't go completely new, either. It brought back some classic characters, albeit older versions of them. Now the fact that the new Batman is a teenager didn't bother me either, since I had graduated high school the same year the cartoon debuted. If it had debuted, say, this year, I probably wouldn't have checked it out. Now on to the product. The Batman Beyond Collection is the entire series of 52 episodes on 8 DVDs, with added bonus features on some of them. It also comes with a special 9th DVD, which has some cool features on it, like the history of DC Comics. You wouldn't get this DVD if you bought the series in the separate 3 volumes it also comes in, but at the same time, you wouldn't pay as much for the entire series that way either. I read some other reviews before I bought this collection and the main problem I found among them was that the animated movie Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker and the Justice League episode "Epilogue" (which serves as a kind of series finale for the Batman Beyond series) were not included in the set. You can buy both of them separately, tho (the Justice League episode can be found in either the season 2 collection of Justice League or in the Justice League: The Complete Series collection (both of which, I believe, are sold here on Amazon). Now, aside from the DVDs, the collection also comes with a booklet that contains the episode listings on the DVDs and also has exclusive artwork from the series. The DVDs are all together in a plastic box which, along with the booklet, are contained in a large cardboard box with cool artwork, which is then inside of a plastic sleeve, also with cool artwork. Needless to say, the series itself is awesome and worth buying. I only have 2 complaints: first, the DVDs are hard to get out of the plastic case. You really have to press down HARD in the center of the DVDs to get them out; and second, when I got the product, that was the only thing inside the mailing box. No styrofoam peanuts, nothing. Even tho it appears that the DVDs are well protected, Amazon's shipping department either forgot to put in additional packaging material or they decided that the product was protected enough and just didn't bother with it. I don't know about you, but I like my orders to be WELL PROTECTED! Despite that, I encourage you to go get the collection. I doubt you'll regret it.

Great series. Worth watching.

Terrific series! I'd dismissed this as too different from Batman the Animated Series, and therefore thought I'd never enjoy it, but I happily stand corrected! The Blu-Ray set arrived in mint condition, and it arrived blazingly fast! Thanks again for the fast, efficient, and flat-out STELLAR service!

Some great batman content. Nice to have it all at your fingertips in a single box. Visual and audio are better than when I would catch an episode as it aired. Good value for the amount of content and good,though kid-friendly, storytelling.

I am a long time fan of the 1990s Batman and grew into the future Batman which is known as Batman Beyond. Although this series is regrettably short,it's amazingly thrilling. The blu ray version captures the vibrance of the neo futuristic gothic world of Gotham City. You'll find the majority of the interactions with Bruce Wayne and Terry McGinnis amusing and interesting,along with a new set of characters from villains to allies. A small issue I take,which is no fault of the seller,is that there is a very important episode that should have been in this collection. Instead of adding it to explain Terry's origins on a more profound level,they put it in the Justice League Unlimited series. This episode features Bruce Wayne and Amanda Waller,it's called Project Batman Beyond. Not including this episode in the collection is like your grandma leaving 10 thousand dollars under your bed and reminding you three years after the fact. A major oversight. So if you haven't bought the Justice League TAS collection,you may as well if you can. I've already bought mine. If anyone's interested,this version of Batman also appears in Static Shock in an episode called "Future Shock",that's the last I've seen of this very interesting character. Good music, amazing visuals,sharp animation,great characters (Max is one of my favorites along with Shreik),adrenaline induced entertainment.

While Batman: The Animated Series will always be superior, this series is nothing to sneeze at. Come on, Kevin Conroy is still Bruce Wayne! That's major coolness right there. And Will Friedle is a pretty good new Batman, bringing all the inexperience of a kid with no formal training before being called on to become the next Dark Knight...it's just so much fun to watch him learn from the master. Speaking of which, Kevin Conroy, a master of voice-acting, gave newcomer Will Friedle some pointers in the craft...talk about life imitating art. The new rogues gallery was also pretty cool and some of the technology used by both sides rocked, the new flying Batmobile being my favorite. I did find it a bit too convenient that Barbara Gordon was the new police commissioner, but her cooled relationship with Bruce was interesting and I wish more was done to explore the time between The New Batman adventures and Batman Beyond. It's just hinted at here and there. For example, where's Alfred? What was up with Bruce and Barbara at one point before Terry McGinnis became Batman? Where did the Royal Flush Gang come from? I also wish that this series did have more callbacks to the other series as those are few and far between. I know Bruce Wayne isn't known for being open and talkative, but come on...you're training a new Batman...a few more history lessons wouldn't hurt! My wish is granted in one way by the film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (watch that to learn more), as it does explain some of Bruce Wayne's more current sharing issues...but only some. Nevertheless, this brave new world and new Batman is definitely worth watching. My favorite episode would have to be a three-way tie between "Ascension", "Hidden Agenda", and "Eyewitness". Like with the original series, all of the episodes are great in one way or another and many of them hold up when compared to the adventures of the first Dark Knight. It's a fine series that continues a great legacy. Enjoy.

The item is great the show is fantastic my only complaint is it has a little tiny rip on the cover of the front and the bottom case broke where it won't clamp anymore and the disc keeps falling out

Good show in my opinion

great watch

todo muy bien, solo el detalle es que no viene en español latino, a considerar, nada que no afecté, subtitulos sí.

I l have only seen the movie with the joker in it and I was very impressed with it so I decided to buy the complete series and it looks good and it was a great and interesting version of the character and having the voice talents of Kevin Conroy still playing the role of Bruce Wayne. The only problem I had was with the packaging as when I received it the box was damaged luckily the discs were fine . I would recommend people get the series if you enjoyed Batman The Animated Series then it is a must have just to compliment the original Animated series

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If you're a fan of the Batman Animated Series and haven't watched this series, go have to check it out. Kevin Conroy plays an older Bruce Wayne who has taken on a new protégé to fill the role of Batman in a high tech, future Gotham. This is a cool, action-packed series that can be dark and gritty at times, but it also a ton of fun. Truly a great watch.