Oh great, more revamp whining. Hatter's redesign is quite evidently based on Sir John Tenniel's illustrations for the original publication of Alice in Wonderland, and making the Mad Hatter short is no worse than making him as huge as he was in BTAS. If the episode had a better script the design would have been…

I think Oliver is being a bit too dismissive here. He doesn't really say why this is a "pretty dumb episode." And are the giant genetically-screwed up livestock really more ludicrous than the scientifically impossible Clayface or Poison Ivy's super-plants? Nor do I understand why "it’s hard to be invested in Farmer…

No, the rest is still the same animal. It just has a differently-patterned fur coat.

This episode is not only about age, but also the entertainment industry's exploitation of women (it was also written by a woman, the late Hilary Bader). Calendar Girl is not only pissed off about ageism, but also male double standards (exemplified in Barbara's "Batboy" comment) and how young women are viewed as…

It's not the best Batman episode ever, and perhaps isn't the first one I'd show to a neophyte, but it's a good episode nonetheless.

It's easy to tell what Timm was thinking by watching the show—in this series Bruce Wayne is not meant to contrast with Batman, because he's being eaten up by his alter-ego, and has become a colder, all-business character. Even Conroy's voices for Wayne and Batman have grown closer to each other. TNBA Bruce Wayne has…

You might wish to reacquaint yourself with what a turd looks like…

No, it feels more like a refinement and natural extension of Timm's style, progressing toward a more daring level of stylization and simplicity, and doing away with curves for a more hard-edged look. More artistic in other words. It's like a fusion of Chester Gould, Jack Kirby, and Alex Toth. And in an episode like…

Jordo is right. It's the same show. The cast has a few additions, a few years have been skipped, and the art style is different, but that's all. Furthermore, it has the same creative staff as BTAS—the golden trio of Dini (who of course wrote this episode), Burnett, and Timm—and the redesigns are simply a refinement of…

But it was better than Scarecow's debut episode, which was thoroughly mediocre, aside from Batman's bombastic declaration about being the night.

I think Sava's pretty much said it all in this review, to the point that I have little to add, aside from praise for the weekly excellence of his reviews. When he first started I whinged about petty things like grade inflation, but now I think his commentaries are exactly what one should hope for in any detailed…

Good article. Out of all the pre-BTAS shows I watched as a kid, Duck Tales is probably the only one that holds up as a true classic. Disney later made two other classic adventure series—TaleSpin and Darkwing Duck—but then dropped the ball. Incidentally, why does Todd refer to Darkwing Duck as a "pseudo-spinoff"? The…

Boyer was also terrific in "History Is Made at Night," a bonkers melodrama that is extremely moving, thanks in part to Frank Borzage's direction. Boyer was one of the best actors of that period, and his accent is much more subtle than Pepe's.

I second that notion—Oliver's reviews would feel incomplete without a review of "World's Finest," undoubtedly the best depiction of Superman and Batman's first meeting (their fundamental dislike for each other is hilarious).
And if Oliver has no plans to review Superman: the Animated Series, I hope he'd add "Knight…

"I don't think so.  For one thing, Gargoyles ain't anywhere NEAR Darkwing Duck."

"Critters" is a lovely goofball of an episode, and much funnier than "Joker's Millions" and most of the comedic episodes of BTAS. Plus it features a creepy talking goat, so it is automatically disqualified from being the worst of anything.

I call bullshit on that one. Book Bond tends to be a far more chivalrous and considerate character than his movie counterpart. Many of the heroines in the books fall into the "bird with a wing down" type, and that actually intrigues Bond and makes more attentive and considerate to their needs. Tiffany Case is indeed…

I call bullshit on that one. Book Bond tends to be a far more chivalrous and considerate character than his movie counterpart. Many of the heroines in the books fall into the "bird with a wing down" type, and that actually intrigues Bond and makes more attentive and considerate to their needs. Tiffany Case is indeed…

I hate to break it to Phil, but curing a werewolf by calling out its Christian name is indeed a genuine werewolf myth, sorry or not (his show does actual research). And had he been watching more carefully, he'd see that the show didn't imply everything would be solved with name-calling.  It's unfortunate that the AV…

I hate to break it to Phil, but curing a werewolf by calling out its Christian name is indeed a genuine werewolf myth, sorry or not (his show does actual research). And had he been watching more carefully, he'd see that the show didn't imply everything would be solved with name-calling.  It's unfortunate that the AV…