"The Batman" (2004) TV series 2004-2008

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

11 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Crime | Family | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Bring on The Batman!

Plot:

A young Bruce Wayne is in his third year of trying to establish himself as Batman, protector of Gotham City...

Plot Keywords:

Martial Arts | Jujitsu | Super Villain | Judo Throw | Villain

Awards:

7 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Rino Romano	...	Bruce Wayne / ... (65 episodes, 2004-2008)
Alastair Duncan	...	Alfred Pennyworth / ... (48 episodes, 2004-2008)

Series Directed by
Brandon Vietti		(15 episodes, 2004-2007)
Anthony Chun		(8 episodes, 2005-2007)
Seung Eun Kim		(7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sam Liu		(7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Vinton Heuck		(6 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christopher Berkeley		(4 episodes, 2005-2008)
John Fang		(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Matt Youngberg		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Writing credits
Steven Melching		(11 episodes, 2004-2007)
Bob Kane		(7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Alexx Van Dyne		(7 episodes, 2005-2008)
Joseph Kuhr		(7 episodes, 2005-2007)
Greg Weisman		(5 episodes, 2004-2007)
Christopher Yost		(4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Stan Berkowitz		(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
J.D. Murray		(3 episodes, 2004-2005)
Michael Jelenic		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bob Goodman		(2 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jane Espenson		(2 episodes, 2007)
Douglas Petrie		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Produced by
Alan Burnett	....	executive producer / supervising producer (32 episodes, 2004-2008)
Sander Schwartz	....	executive producer (32 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kimberly Smith	....	associate producer / line producer (18 episodes, 2004-2008)
Michael Goguen	....	supervising producer (10 episodes, 2004-2008)
Linda Steiner	....	producer (10 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jeff Matsuda	....	producer (9 episodes, 2004-2007)
Glen Murakami	....	producer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Duane Capizzi	....	supervising producer (6 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Original Music by
Thomas Chase		(20 episodes, 2004-2008)

Series Film Editing by
Margaret Hou		(6 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Casting by
Ginny McSwain		(33 episodes, 2004-2008)
Andrea Romano		(23 episodes, 2006-2008)
Michael Hack		(8 episodes, 2004-2008)

Series Art Direction by
Jeff Matsuda		(6 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Production Management
Armando Plata	....	assistant production manager (45 episodes, 2004-2007)
Tramm Wigzell	....	executive in charge of production / executive in charge of production: Cartoon Network (28 episodes, 2004-2006)
Wendy Guin	....	assistant production manager (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Scott Rowden	....	assistant production manager (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Judge Plummer	....	production manager (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ian Richter	....	executive in charge of production (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Bonnie Buckner	....	post-production supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Margaret M. Dean	....	production supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Toshiyuki Hiruma	....	production supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Sam Register	....	executive in charge of production: Cartoon Network (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Howard Schwartz	....	production supervisor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Andi Rodriguez	....	production manager (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Rebecca Lau	....	assistant production manager (4 episodes, 2004-2006)

Series Art Department
Hakjoon Kang	....	background designer (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jon Suzuki	....	character designer (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Robert Fletcher	....	prop designer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jeff Wong	....	prop designer / property designer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Dave McCaig	....	lead background painter (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Sam Liu	....	storyboard artist / storyboard (5 episodes, 2004-2007)
Kirk Van Wormer	....	storyboard artist / storyboard (5 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kim Bowen	....	mark-up/painter (5 episodes, 2004)
Craig Cuqro	....	color key (5 episodes, 2004)
Tec Manalac	....	prop designer (5 episodes, 2004)
Eric Nordberg	....	mark-up/painter (5 episodes, 2004)
Nollan Obena	....	background key designer (5 episodes, 2004)
Jonard Soriano	....	background key designer (5 episodes, 2004)
Ken Yi	....	background key designer (5 episodes, 2004)
Jay Oliva	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2004-2005)
Juan Jose Meza-Leon	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Chuck Drost	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Vinton Heuck	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Brandon Vietti	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bryan Baugh	....	storyboard revisionist (3 episodes, 2004)
Alan Caldwell	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 2004)
Tim Divar	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 2004)
Seung Eun Kim	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 2004)
Kalvin Lee	....	storyboard (2 episodes, 2004)
Steward Lee	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Nathan Chew	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Byron Penaranda	....	prop designer (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Sound Department
Keith Dickens	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (65 episodes, 2004-2008)
Thomas Syslo	....	supervising sound editor / sound supervisor (65 episodes, 2004-2008)
Timothy J. Borquez	....	supervising sound editor / re-recording mixer / ... (60 episodes, 2004-2008)
Mark Keatts	....	supervising adr editor / supervising dialogue editor / ... (60 episodes, 2004-2007)
Doug Andham	....	re-recording mixer / sound effects editor / ... (59 episodes, 2004-2008)
Roy Braverman	....	sound editor (34 episodes, 2004-2005)
Mark Howlett	....	sound editor (34 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jeff Hutchins	....	sound editor (34 episodes, 2004-2005)
Robert Crew	....	foley recording mixer / sound effects editor (26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Daniel Ben-Shimon	....	sound editor (25 episodes, 2005)
Eric Freeman	....	re-recording mixer / sound effects editor / ... (23 episodes, 2004-2008)
Mike Garcia	....	sound editor / adr editor / ... (22 episodes, 2004-2007)
Tony Orozco	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (18 episodes, 2006-2008)
Erik Foreman	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (15 episodes, 2005-2007)
Kelly Ann Foley	....	dialogue editor / adr director / ... (12 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jason Freedman	....	sound effects editor (9 episodes, 2004)
Daisuke Sawa	....	sound editor (8 episodes, 2004)
Michele Beeson	....	recording machine operator (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Ed Collins	....	supervising recording engineer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jeff O. Collins	....	recording machine operator (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mark Keefer	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Preston Oliver	....	recording machine operator (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kerry K. Brody	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (5 episodes, 2004)
Carol Iverson	....	sound reader (5 episodes, 2004)
Fred Salinas	....	sound reader (5 episodes, 2004)
Monett Holderer	....	foley artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Donald Lyles	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Nollan Obena	....	lead background key (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Andy Chiang	....	character designer (52 episodes, 2004-2008)
Wendy Guin	....	animation coordinator (39 episodes, 2004-2006)
Thomas Perkins	....	character designer (39 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bill Dunn	....	background painter (26 episodes, 2004-2005)
Chris Wiltz	....	animation intern (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dave Kupczyk	....	character designer (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jan Browning	....	animation checker (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Susan Burke	....	animation checker (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Geno DuBois	....	director of ink and paint (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Chuck Gefre	....	animation checker (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Brian Hogan	....	animation timing supervisor / animation timing director (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Karl Jacobs	....	animation checker (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jeff Matsuda	....	character designer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Justin Schultz	....	animation checker (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kunio Shimamura	....	animation timing director / timing director (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jennifer Christner	....	background painter (5 episodes, 2004)
Denise M. Mitchell	....	animation checker (5 episodes, 2004)
Swinton O. Scott III	....	animation timing director (5 episodes, 2004)
Deanna Allison	....	animation intern (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Armando Plata	....	animation coordinator (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Randy Ludensky	....	animation timing director (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Rafael L. Navarro	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jim Schumann	....	animation timing director (2 episodes, 2004)
Dave Brain	....	animation timing director / timing director (2 episodes, 2006)
Janette Hulett	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 2006)
Teri McDonald	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 2006)
Michael A. McFerren	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 2006)
Jonard Soriano	....	lead background key designer (2 episodes, 2006)
Seung Eun Kim	....	animation director (unknown episodes)
Brandon Vietti	....	animation director (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Liz Carroll	....	casting administrator (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Robert Fewkes	....	casting coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Myra Owyang	....	assistant editor (37 episodes, 2004-2006)
Christopher D. Lozinski	....	on-line editor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michael Miscio	....	post-production coordinator / post-production administrator (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Tim Iverson	....	vice president of post-production (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bradford Keatts	....	supervising on-line editor (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Donnell Ebarrete	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2006)
Samantha Friedman	....	post-production coordinator (2 episodes, 2006)
Jay R. Lawton	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Music Department
Suzi Civita	....	vice president of music (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
The Edge	....	composer: The Batman Series Theme (5 episodes, 2004)
Andy Sturmer	....	composer: The Batman Series Theme II / performer: The Batman Series Theme II (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Other crew
Ginny McSwain	....	voice director (32 episodes, 2004-2006)
Stan Ruiz	....	production administrator (26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Andrea Romano	....	voice director (24 episodes, 2006-2008)
K.L. Connie Wang	....	clearance administrator (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
Dane Taylor	....	production technology (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
Greg Burke	....	intern (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michael Jelenic	....	script coordinator / series story editor / ... (10 episodes, 2004-2007)
Duane Capizzi	....	series story editor / story editor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Peter Girardi	....	main title designer / title designer / ... (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Michael Goguen	....	main title designer / title designer: main titles (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bradford Keatts	....	director of technical operations (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jeff Matsuda	....	main title designer / title designer: main titles (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
John Voralik	....	assistant production manager of technical operations (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Athena Christianakis	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Robert Fewkes	....	production administrator / recording coordinator (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Luisa Guzman	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
June Kuwatani	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Lon D. Moeller II	....	title designer: main titles (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Alyson Ruppel	....	production administrator (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Renee Toporzysek	....	production administrator (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Amy E. Wagner	....	production administrator (6 episodes, 2004-2006)
Melissa J.L. Smith	....	casting assistant (6 episodes, 2007)
Michael Lalla	....	business and legal affairs (5 episodes, 2004-2006)
Bonnie Negrete	....	business and legal affairs (5 episodes, 2004-2006)
Peter Steckelman	....	business and legal affairs (5 episodes, 2004-2006)
Chase Rodgers	....	shipping (5 episodes, 2004)
Andy Lewis	....	production management (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Duke Logan	....	production accountant (4 episodes, 2004-2006)
Debi Dean	....	business and legal affairs (3 episodes, 2004)
Jacqueline Olsommer	....	production administrator (3 episodes, 2004)
Rita Cooper	....	publicist (unknown episodes)
Teri McDonald	....	production checker (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Animation
• DC Comics
• Warner Bros

Distributors

• WB Television Network, The
• CW Television Network (2006-) (USA) (TV)
• Cartoon Network (2005-) (USA) (TV)
• Kids' WB (2004-) (USA) (TV)
• Teletoon (2004) (Canada) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Animation (USA) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Flashpoint Studios  project consulting (2004-2005)
• Hacienda Post  post-production audio services
• Hacienda Post  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-11

Company:

Warner Bros. Animation

Trivia:

Two-Face is never featured in this show, nor is his alter ego, Harvey Dent due to an agreement with Warner Brothers not to use him because of his planned use Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008). A new character named Ethan Bennett was created in his place and featured many elements from Harvey Dent. Bennett also had a tragic accident that caused him to become a villain.

Quotes:

Bane:The Batman, I presume?
Batman:The masked look must really be catching on.
Bane:Defeat me, and I will allow you to remove it.
Batman:Hate to disappoint, but I don't fight for sport.
Bane:Then fight for your life!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: Episode #35.16" (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Batman Series Theme II

Disappointing

Argh, It's like so many people had done so much work for nothing.

Since the "Batman" TV show in the 60's, there has been an ongoing effort with comic book artists and even a couple of filmmakers to return the Dark Knight to his roots, rather than the "Pow!, Bam!" stereotype Howie Horwitz gave him and pretty much all comics. In such efforts, these people had brought up some of the finest pieces in fiction, the extraordinary stories by Dennis O Neal and Neal Adams, "The Dark Knight Returns" by Frank Miller, the first two Batman films by Tim Burton, and of course the fantastic "Batman: the Animated Series".

So now I look at the new "The Batman" on WB, with Adam West and Frank Gorshin as regular voices, all of the old voices and character designs thrown out in favor of the stylization from "The Jackie Chan Adventures" and ostentatious gadgets and vehicles that scream "Toys Toys Toys".

The methodical pace of "TAS"(The Animated Series) has been replaced by a rapid-fire quick change motif, suiting ever increasing attention spans, I'm sure. While in TAS, physical action might sometimes take a back seat to the stories,"The Batman" overflows with Kung Fu, Slow Motion, and Dramatic rapid-Fire Jump Cuts.

The Characters have been "Updated', Batman is no longer square jawed, but has a triangle for a head, Comissioner Gordon is gone. The Batcave has gone back in time about 35 years and is complete with Batpoles and the Apple-red support beams that were prevalent in the old Adam West TV show. The Joker now sports a colorful straight jacket and hair the size of Beachball rather than his stylish purple suit of years past.

While the 'Extreme' approach may appease those with no exposure to engaging storytelling, I prefer TAS, which had strong, character driven stories, a cinematic style complete with orchestrated music, references to the best of all the batman representations, not just Adam West, and most importantly, looked like an actual movie, not a toy commercial.

'The Batman' has flashy animation, color keys that don't variate, CGI, and a ton of flashy camera techniques. But I say that it's all frosting and no cake.