"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

It's Batman from another perspective.

One of the biggest disappointments to people is this show's animation and the radical looks of some villains (mostly Joker).

The animation was done very slick in a Japanese anime style to catch new audiences that are used to it these days. Let's be honest and remember that old DCAU shows changed their animation from "The New Adventures of Batman" to "Justice League" for the same reason.

The reason for more action is because of that stupid 65 episode rule. This gives limited time for story which I find disappointing, you can tell they were going for a story that would lead to a Dark Knight Returns kind of arc. The show seems campy at times(because of those damn rules child broadcasting has), but has more dark moments like it should. You can easily tell from the first two episodes that they had planned for a mob story-arc similar to Batman:Year One. Each season pretty much starts with a story that grows to a nice climax at the end(the same technique is done in Marvel's new series "The Spectacular Spiderman"). If you continue to watch the show, you can see how his detective skills grow over time. Remember we're watching a young Bruce growing into the Dark Knight the city needs him to be.

In BTAS he's been at it as Batman for a couple of years already, he's known as a detective, and is accepted by the police. This show has him on the vigilante side and Gordon doesn't come in until later. I love how we get to see more of Bruce having a social life and protecting his alter-ego, where in BTAS how do you not know he's Batman!? Kevin Conroy's awesome but his voice doesn't seem to change in and out of the cowl. The creators of the show took their own liberties to pay respect to BTAS and the shadow it will forever cast. The use of villains is good too, I like how they use the lesser known ones.

The visuals are stunning in the fight and chase scenes(you can tell they were pulled right out of Batman comics), sound quality is top of the line for an animated show too. You have a sense of life from Gotham too. Where in previous DCAU shows there would be so many fights in the city you'd ask yourself "where are the people?". I personally think Clayface was done well, but nothing beats how Dr. Hugo Strange is portrayed. I personally think this incarnation of him is used best (even better than BTAS portrayal). The fact that the villains can stand a fighting chance to Batman was always cool to me, I like how each one has their own fighting style. As a Bat-fan I disliked how the villains would do nothing but plot and you knew in the back of your head that in the end of the episode all it's gonna take is one punch from Batman to end it. Joker is always a subject of debate among people who see this show. To me not liking this Joker is like hating Heath Ledger's portrayal(his Joker was so radical that his skin wasn't even bleached), they both do a great job nonetheless. Personally I think Mark Hamill forever nailed the role.

Everything else was because of legal issues really. Robin appearing after Batgirl(because of Teen Titans ending), Batman not having a square chin and Kevin Conroy not doing the voice(because Justice League was still on at the time, Rino Ramano did a good job as a young Batman though), Scarecrow, Two-Face, and Ra's Al Ghul not appearing(because of them being in the new movies).

In a time where good cartoons are hard to find these days the creators of this show worked with what they had and did a great job at it.