Do you think Batman: The Animated Series is less enjoyable for someone who's read numerous Batman comics before watching it?

It is just not the mature type of Batman stories I enjoy. Compare the show to Alan Grant's Batman run, which I love, and one would see that is very very watered down. I want to love it, I do, but I really cannot. I liked Superman TAS though.

No. It's a great show and good representation of batman as a character

@ghostodoofus2: its a great show, much better than that mcu shit

It's great for its time. It sucks compared to today

Idk what's up with ppl man it's a top flight show

Ok, how many of you who voted 'no' first watched the show in your mid-20s instead of your early childhood?

@phisigmatau: I could not stand the lack of skill and greater reliance on luck of the animated Batman compared to his comic counterpart. There were three moments of pure plot armour in the first 9 episodes.

I should have known better than to start watching this show expecting "the goddamn Batman" instead of "Batman".

@ffs91: Stop with the baiting, LMFAO.

Not really. It's an incredible interpretation that has become adopted by all the current portrayals of the character.

@xzenix-everdeen: baiting how?

@killbilly: I'll have to watch more of it, 10 episodes in and I'm still not hooked. I bought the whole series, of course I have to finish it.

Nah, I appreciate the episodic arcs nature for the majority of the show even more nowadays after reading modern Batman comic books.

How does it suck compared to today?

Name 10 cartoons that are better.

@ffs91: By mentioning the MCU when the convo is about Batman. Obviously, you're trying to make it a DC vs. Marvel thing.

@xzenix-everdeen: Those are not my intentions, i just said it because i know the op does not like mcu movies.

That definitely isn't the case for me.

@ffs91: 'Kay.

It pretty much represents all the best aspects of Batman as a property.

@silent_bomber: Except maybe feats.

@ghostodoofus2:

I mean those are legitimate complaints but story, character depth, art, all are of higher importance when we speak of quality and longevity of a show. What amazed ppl abt TAS was it's incredible depth while still being a kid show. Would I have like Batman to be more competent? Sure, but that is little consequence when evaluating a borderline revolutionary series.

Kind off it’s a bit predictable, I remember the episode where batman meet ras al ghul and he was going on about how the Lazarus pit will heal him, plan to destroy the world all that stuff which I’d seen before, it’s not bad it’s just the comic arcs have been clearly recycled for some of them.