Speaking of which, I just finished watching the Fear of Victory episode, and the animation was really nice.
Turns out it was animated by TMS. Can't help imagine how this show would look if every episode was animated by TMS.
On the commentary track for "Heart of Ice" on the Batman: The Animated Series, Volume One DVD, producer Bruce Timm stated that Spectrum was responsible for airbrushing Mr. Freeze's helmet in every frame that featured him. Such attention to detail ultimately drove the studio to bankruptcy; most of their staff members are now working for Production I.G
TMS did the following episodes:
And I believe they also did Mask of the Phantasm, tough the movie does not look as good as their episodes.
- "Fear of Victory"
- "Two-Face, Part I"
- "Feat of Clay, Part II"
- "Harley and Ivy" (layouts)
- "The Demon's Quest"
- "Read My Lips"
- "Never Fear"
- "Over the Edge"
- "Growing Pains"
- "Mean Seasons"
- "The Demon Within"
Also good animation in my opinion was by Spectrum, another Japanese studio. They did:
From Spectrum on Wikipedia:
- "On Leather Wings"
- "P.O.V"
- "The Forgotten"
- "It's Never Too Late"
- "Vendetta"
- "Heart of Ice"
- "Robin's Reckoning, Part 1"
Phantasm was animated by Dong Wang. BB: Return of the Joker was TMS.
Dong Yang was fine in the first season, but from the second season onwards they became consistently good, with some exemplary work on episodes like Harley's Holiday and Second Chance. That carried over through the bulk of their DCAU work
The one bad animation studio was Akom. My god were they a bad choice for this show. They mangled every script they got l, including Mad as a Hatter. They did Feat of Clay part one and TMS famously did part two and the difference between those two episodes is just night and day.
Sorry to bump this. Was this a limited edition? I want to buy it now that I can afford to but from what I see on Amazon it's only available from third party retailers.
edit: Is this it? https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Complete-Animated-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B07J33MNCV/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548696209&sr=8-1&keywords=Batman:+The+Animated+Series+blu+ray
People are giving it low reviews.
Your link is the standard edition and that's the MSRP. I'd wait for it to go on sale which I'm sure will happen frequently. You should be able to get it for around $60 then.
So I grabbed this set at Best Buy and there was no code in the box despite the outside advertising it. I contacted WB and they sent me a Vudu code. Is there any way I can link my iTunes and Vudu accounts so they'll show up on iTunes or do I have to use Vudu if I want to watch it now?
So you have an AppleTV? They have a Vudu app then. Same when redeeming 4K digital copies of Disney/Marvel stuff. Watch in Vudu for 4K.Damn it. I would have just bought it on iTunes had I known that.
What are they going for these days?Silly question, but the book in the limited edition isn't only available in that set, right? Those LE prices are crazy.
You really want that avatar quote huh?Been watching a lot of this lately....goddamn it's still so good. This might be my "desert island" TV show.
Best Batman media ever...I'll take that opinion to the grave lol.
i have the LE, but i thought the book was only in the set. I hope so honestly, as the LE set doesnt have much of value over the standard. I just wanted to make sure it didnt go out if print like the original set did.Silly question, but the book in the limited edition isn't only available in that set, right? Those LE prices are crazy.
There should be an air order and a disc order.I got all these ripped. And my son loves them. But goddamn they list the shows in a different order from imdb, tvdb etc. Makes it so media center master downloads the wrong information for certain episodes.
Orly?
I got all these ripped. And my son loves them. But goddamn they list the shows in a different order from imdb, tvdb etc. Makes it so media center master downloads the wrong information for certain episodes.
Orly?
Is that setting in media center master? Or do I have to point it somewhere else?
Cause I did it in disc order. If I could have media center master redo it that way, my ocd could rest.
thanks. That really helps my current situation.
oh, poop. I don't like how Kodi scrapes at least how it did it years ago, so I always use media center master and let it set everything up for Kodi. It creates the folder, the xml, downloads all the pictures and stuff.I'm not familiar with Media Center Master, but in Kodi (I'm assuming MCM is just for the database/library info), if you go to the file view, bring up the context menu on the folder, select Change Content/Set Content, then Settings and you can select DVD order as an option. From there I believe you can then scrape it and it'll scrape based on the DVD ordering. It's been awhile since I last did it though.
oh, poop. I don't like how Kodi scrapes at least how it did it years ago, so I always use media center master and let it set everything up for Kodi. It creates the folder, the xml, downloads all the pictures and stuff.
Silly question, but the book in the limited edition isn't only available in that set, right? Those LE prices are crazy.
My Walmart had a few of the LE last night. Want me to grab one for you?
I just like that it does it all for you. The only thing I do is drop it into my main root folder. Then MCM creates the appropriate folder and moves the files, renames them.I never really explored the other options even though I know they exist so I never really learned all the ins and outs of going that route. I know for some it's easier to modify and manage the data so I get why some people would go that route. I've just been using the stock scraping built in for ages that I've just gotten used to how to work with it. I'm sure I'm doing things more difficult than it has to be but it's just sort of routine and habit now.
From my side, I go and rename the files to the format I want, put them in the folder where they belong and then I just tell the library to update and it will scrape the data. Kodi can export the xml and pictures if you want, otherwise it is just stored in the SQL database but it does download all the images. Is there a reason you want the xml files and images instead of just in the database? I accidentally did that once and it just cluttered up all the directories. I'm still cleaning that up.
That all said, tvdb has the info for air order and dvd order in their database so you might want to see if MCM can somehow utilize that data from there. I would love to know what I'm missing out on though by not venturing outward with other content managers that handle the database info.
My Walmart had a few of the LE last night. Want me to grab one for you?
90.86. They have 2 left. Want me to grab you one? I'm actually headed up there this evening.
90.86. They have 2 left. Want me to grab you one? I'm actually headed up there this evening.
Okay cool. They were still there tonight. If anybody wants them, let me know. Always down to help out fellow Era members.Nah, I'm good, my friend. To be honest, I already have a LE sealed, but am not gonna open it after seeing the prices are rising. And I thought (as said above) that there was an actual book in there (rather than it being a disc holder)
If the differences with the LE are just the funkos and the lithographs, then, I'll wait for a sale for the plain one. Thanks again, though.
I just like that it does it all for you. The only thing I do is drop it into my main root folder. Then MCM creates the appropriate folder and moves the files, renames them.
But also the xml is useful for creating sets. I created a set for Nolans batman called the dark night trilogy so it puts them all together. Same with Man with no name trilogy. I'm sure you can modify the same way with kodi. It's just how I've always done it. When I first started with XBMC I let it do it and I didnt like it. But that was 2012 or so? I'm sure it's gotten better.
I'll check out if MCM will let you select DVD order. Cause that would Def solve my problem.
so i checked and MCM can't do dvd order.I should look into it a bit more. I'm probably putting more effort into file naming than I have to from the sound of it. How does MCM know which file to name though? In the case of the movie can it also name bonus extras? For a TV show how does it know which file is which ep to name? I just assumed auto naming wouldn't work because it wouldn't know which file ripped from MakeMKV is which content.
On a different note, Kodi has the concept of sets and it auto creates them from your library. You're also free to add and modify the set or create your own. That was probably added after you last looked at it but if you're at all curious, it's there now. If it was there and inadequate at the time, you probably have a better idea of what it's weakness was than me though.
Hopefully you can find a resolution to the DVD order too. The data is definitely there in tvdb so hopefully it's just a setting.
Is there way to redeem the digital code in this set with iTunes?
Thanks for the heads up!Hey guys, the animated series bluray is the deal of the day on Amazon for 43.99.
I want it, but I'm still mad that I missed out on the LE lolHey guys, the animated series bluray is the deal of the day on Amazon for 43.99.