Batman: TAS & Superman: TAS off-air in January [Archive]

Condiment King

11-27-2002, 11:58 AM

Though I love the new Saturday lineup replacing Adult Swim Action, I hate that Batman: The Animated Series isn't there. I also don't see why Batman Beyond is there and B:TAS isn't. Batman Beyond has had far more airings than B:TAS. Well, I suppose having S:TAS, Beyond, and Superfriends every Saturday is still good.

This is just so ironic, you know? B:TAS was getting the best treatment that it has had in a long while from CN for a good three weeks and then its stripped of its weekday slot and a month later will be stripped of its weekend slot. Wow. Then of course, Beyond will be gone December 30th from 3:30 P.M. as well.

I just don't see how shows like He-Man and Transformers: Armada get weekday airings and B:TAS, S:TAS, or even Beyond doesn't. :confused:

Plus, looking at the new schedule for January, the new Codename: Kids Next Door will get 4 or more airings a week??? They couldn't have more than 5 or 6 episodes by then. How is this possible? :confused:

Ordinary Guy

11-27-2002, 12:04 PM

This just sucks.

Superman is going to be on at 1 a.m, that really screws up my schedule.

In my area we don't have a WB affiliate so during the week one of the local NBC channel shows some of the WB shows during the week.

Smallville happens to come on Sundays at 1 a.m after SNL in my area.

So you can see how that screws up my recording schedule.

susan123

11-27-2002, 12:51 PM

Batman Beyond is already on 5 times a week and now they want to make it six? Don't get me wrong, BB is a good show but it doesn't have the same number of episodes as BTAS. It quickly becomes repetitive. It was bad enough taking BTAS off the weekdays but now the weekends too? What is wrong with you CN?! Are you all completely nuts?!

Thundercleese

11-27-2002, 01:05 PM

I personally don't mind, cuz I can finaly see Superfriends. But I can see why you guys would be mad about this.

Condiment King

11-27-2002, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by susan123
Batman Beyond is already on 5 times a week and now they want to make it six? Don't get me wrong, BB is a good show but it doesn't have the same number of episodes as BTAS. It quickly becomes repetitive. It was bad enough taking BTAS off the weekdays but now the weekends too? What is wrong with you CN?! Are you all completely nuts?!

No, Batman Beyond is being taken off weekdays and put only on weekends December 30th. Thus, Batman Beyond would only be on once a week as well as S:TAS with B:TAS, the odd man out.

Batwonderlove

11-27-2002, 01:34 PM

:mad: :( :( :( :( :mad:

katfairy

11-27-2002, 01:52 PM

Max Steel?

Max Steel?

MAX FREAKIN' STEEL?!?!?!??!?!?!?!

sigh....... :rolleyes:

On the other hand, I can finally see the first episode and maybe get an explanation for the kid's existence. I've wondered if it might be improved by knowing the backstory.

murmur

11-27-2002, 04:40 PM

Eh, normally I think we're too baised as fans, but...yeah, they're being stupid. BTAS is one of the few shows fans will record at a ridiculous timeslot. Batman Beyond won't get the same treatment. Superfriends isn't necessarily the worst choice though, from a network standpoint (from a quality standpoint, well...).

Calico

11-27-2002, 05:24 PM

If I were to write down my true feelings about this, all you'd see were a bunch of asterisks, but I am so sick of this crap! :mad: I would like to see every episode at least once before I die, and at this rate, it looks like I won't (I'm sure not counting on those DVDs anytime soon :rolleyes: )

James Harvey

11-27-2002, 06:32 PM

I'd like to see CN give this show at least some kind of normal timeslot. A regula rone isa what it needs - not a timeslot where it can be shoved for three weeks, then booted right off again. Granted, YTV may have put it on at 3.30 am in the morning, but at least it kept that timeslot for more than a year - given the show a stable timeslot. Come on CN...give us a break here...

tarheelmed02

11-27-2002, 10:59 PM

WTF...are you serious? That is soo messed up. First, TNBA is pulled from the 3:30p spot, which I'm still bitter about and now BTAS is pulled from that stupid Rising Sun BS. I mean, they throw us this Bats "bone" and then they take it away...come on Craptoon Network, enough of the line-up screw ups. That is soo not right.

If I hear one more change esp. involving Bats, I'm gonna go batty, no pun intended...!! What's next...JL. I bet they can't wait to pull JL for some more anime crap like zoids, or DBZ...sorry all you anime fans, but enough is enough, between cartoon cartoon and anime, that's all CN is now...it's sux a big one...!!

Golden Age Flash

11-28-2002, 12:38 PM

ok, maybe I'm just being a little too optimistic, but won't it probably be back on the air soon? BTAS has been in a ton of different time slots, some better than others, but I gotta believe that they'll bring it back before we know it.

Anarky

11-29-2002, 09:25 PM

my vcr programs are dwindling:

1. zim (i'm sick off the on-off schedule)
2. birds of prey (the grog clipped their wings)
3. samurai jack (switched to a weird sched)
4. jl (season 2 in Feb?)
5. btas (fromone airing a week to none)

btas/tnba had almost as many eps as STAS & BB combined!
BTAS can easily be aired 5 days a week...and run TNBA on weekends.

Cartoon Cartoons & anime are really starting to muck w/ my favorite programs.

KingKoopa

11-29-2002, 10:03 PM

Originally posted by Anarky
my vcr programs are dwindling:

1. zim (i'm sick off the on-off schedule)
2. birds of prey (the grog clipped their wings)
3. samurai jack (switched to a weird sched)
4. jl (season 2 in Feb?)
5. btas (fromone airing a week to none)

btas/tnba had almost as many eps as STAS & BB combined!
BTAS can easily be aired 5 days a week...and run TNBA on weekends.

Cartoon Cartoons & anime are really starting to muck w/ my favorite programs. You may note that the program replacing Batman is neither a Cartoon Cartoon nor an anime.

The_NewCatwoman

11-29-2002, 10:45 PM

:confused: wait wait wait...

They're taking adult swim action /and/ Batman off?! What the hell is CN doing?! :mad:

TimmFan

12-01-2002, 09:36 PM

Easily one of the most popular animated shows ever...I'm sure that it drew a lot of viewers when it was on at a regular time (especially a normal one like 3:30 PM)...and they systematically remove all traces of it from their schedule?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?!?

Sorry, didn't mean to shout....I just don't understand. Sigh.

n8twing

12-02-2002, 03:07 PM

where do you guys see this new schedule?

it's not up on cartoonnetwork.com...

also, i kinda think if BTAS is totally absent, it will return soon enough-- maybe CN is pushing something with multiple airings in Jan, and will bring BTAS back after that...

KingKoopa

12-02-2002, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by n8twing
where do you guys see this new schedule?

it's not up on cartoonnetwork.com...

also, i kinda think if BTAS is totally absent, it will return soon enough-- maybe CN is pushing something with multiple airings in Jan, and will bring BTAS back after that... It's Adlink's. I'd give you a link, but I don't have it on the top of my head.

BatChick

12-02-2002, 08:11 PM

I am not happy about this. I'd much rather have B:TAS than Superfriends. Now the only Batman we're going to get is the animated version of the one from the TV show. This sucks. And as far as I'm concerned they've shown BB enough it's time to shelve that.
:mad:

tarheelmed02

12-02-2002, 09:02 PM

I said it before, but I think it's worth saying again...Cart. Ntwk is going to hell in a hand basket. I mean, first TNBA from the afternoon time and now BTAS from the 2:30a slot, WTF is all I can say... CN is soo stupid for doing this, I hope they read these posts b/c it really doesn't represent the real feelings of how many fans supports BATS. Enough of the anime crap!

KingKoopa

12-02-2002, 10:17 PM

Originally posted by tarheelmed02
I said it before, but I think it's worth saying again...Cart. Ntwk is going to hell in a hand basket. I mean, first TNBA from the afternoon time and now BTAS from the 2:30a slot, WTF is all I can say... CN is soo stupid for doing this, I hope they read these posts b/c it really doesn't represent the real feelings of how many fans supports BATS. Enough of the anime crap! Again, the reason this is happening is because CN is REMOVING anime from the Saturday schedule. I hate people who blame anime for this, when it has nothing to do with it.

tarheelmed02

12-03-2002, 03:09 AM

Eh, anime or not...CN still sux anyway, but thanks for the info on it. Bats rulez...

James Harvey

12-03-2002, 08:51 AM

Cartoon Network is expected to announce their January slate officially sometime soon, so maybe we'll get some good news. Batman won't be off the air for long. It always comes back on!

Caped Crusader

12-06-2002, 12:10 AM

CN is really starting to annoy me! :mad: I was disgusted enough when they took Batman off the weekday schedule, but I thought at least he still had his 2:30 a.m. airings. Now he doesn't even have that! :mad:

Originally posted by Jim Harvey
Batman won't be off the air for long. It always comes back on!

I hope you're right, but you never know with these people. :rolleyes:

Samhaine

12-06-2002, 11:42 AM

Originally posted by Condiment King
Plus, looking at the new schedule for January, the new Codename: Kids Next Door will get 4 or more airings a week??? They couldn't have more than 5 or 6 episodes by then. How is this possible? :confused:
To be fair to KND (which I have no desire of seeing, btw), B:tAS started on a 6 day a week schedule, and it ran new episodes constantly. I realize this is an exception (no one generally orders 65 episodes of the bat), but it still happened.

Posted by The_NewCatwoman
They're taking adult swim action /and/ Batman off?! What the hell is CN doing?!
They're making Adult Swim 5 nights a week, Sunday-Thursday. So, really, they're giving you more, not less.

And I'm upset that they took B:tAS off the air again, but I honestly watched the weekday timeslot maybe 3 times. I've always been either in class or just plum forgot. And the 2:30 airings were no consulation, as I'd be asleep or nowhere near a television at that time. I think maybe we need Batman back on Toonami.

Alph

12-06-2002, 05:34 PM

I don't see why everyone is complaining.Personally,I don't care.I mean,Batman has been on since I was in third grade,and I've seen every episode a million times.Guys,this series is OLD.Sure,superfriends is older,and you know how long it has been since that has gotten a decent time slot?Look at G-I-Joe,that show is old too,and it's thrown around like a frisby.Old shows had there time in the sun.You can't just rerun a series forever.Especially considering how long BTAS has been rerun.

On the other hand,BB and STAS are both much newer,so less people hae seen them.Just because *you* think they aren't as good as BTAS is no reason to complain.That doesn't mean eeryone like BTAS better,after all,both BB and STAS had way better fight scenes than BTAS,and fighting in cartoons is all the rage nowadays.Plus,both STAS and BB had more death and violence than BTAS,and people like that stuff.Sure,they don't come close to animes,like the ones on adult swim,but for american cartoons,they got away with alot.

And besides,if your a true # 1 fan of the series,then you should have bought/recorded all the eps already anyway.I mean,my # 1 favorite cartoon series is Transformers(every incarnation exept that latest two),and I ordered those eps off the internet.Not to expensive,and I got some great deals off Ebay.

The Detective

12-06-2002, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by katfairy
Max Steel?

Max Steel?

MAX FREAKIN' STEEL?!?!?!??!?!?!?!

sigh....... :rolleyes:

On the other hand, I can finally see the first episode and maybe get an explanation for the kid's existence. I've wondered if it might be improved by knowing the backstory.
I agree. I hated Max Steel when it was Kids WB. I never liked Batman Beyond and I'd rather have that than Max Steel. How come CN changes their line up like every month or so? This stinks!

Samhaine

12-07-2002, 10:08 PM

Originally posted by Alph
I don't see why everyone is complaining.Personally,I don't care.I mean,Batman has been on since I was in third grade,and I've seen every episode a million times.
Well, seeing as how this is one of the best series ever (cartoon or live-action), having a constant run (which we really haven't had since the show was taken off of Toonami back in early '01) is imperative to everyone. I enjoyed Supes and BB, but I'd rather watch my 50th viewing of I Am The Night than my 7th of Rebirth (and come on, honestly, they've rerun this ep into the ground on CN already).

The fact of the matter is that B:tAS paved the way for the other DC shows, and has double the episodes, so it can run longer with less reruns. This, and the show is just that good.

And regarding getting episodes off the net: well, that's bootlegging, with poor quality at that, and I personally would think anyone who would buy bootlegs off the net is somewhat foolish. That, and I don't support bootlegging in any way.

The Detective

12-07-2002, 10:17 PM

Originally posted by Alph
I don't see why everyone is complaining.Personally,I don't care.I mean,Batman has been on since I was in third grade,and I've seen every episode a million times.Guys,this series is OLD.Sure,superfriends is older,and you know how long it has been since that has gotten a decent time slot?Look at G-I-Joe,that show is old too,and it's thrown around like a frisby.Old shows had there time in the sun.You can't just rerun a series forever.Especially considering how long BTAS has been rerun.

On the other hand,BB and STAS are both much newer,so less people hae seen them.Just because *you* think they aren't as good as BTAS is no reason to complain.That doesn't mean eeryone like BTAS better,after all,both BB and STAS had way better fight scenes than BTAS,and fighting in cartoons is all the rage nowadays.Plus,both STAS and BB had more death and violence than BTAS,and people like that stuff.Sure,they don't come close to animes,like the ones on adult swim,but for american cartoons,they got away with alot.

And besides,if your a true # 1 fan of the series,then you should have bought/recorded all the eps already anyway.I mean,my # 1 favorite cartoon series is Transformers(every incarnation exept that latest two),and I ordered those eps off the internet.Not to expensive,and I got some great deals off Ebay.

Well some of us haven't seen every episode a million times. And some of us haven't been watching the show since third grade. I myself started watching it way back when CN had it on at 5:00. Heck, I'll be lucky if I ever see all the episodes at this rate.

Anarky

12-08-2002, 01:24 AM

my beef is that I'm trying to re-record BTAS.
I had all the eps but my home was destroyed by a tornado back in '98. Some of my tapes were salvaged but the visual quality is trash (airings from the FOX age).

as for STAS & BB having better fights, I disagree. I've often yawned at Superman's fights, particulalry episodes like:

"Prototype"
"Heavy Metal"
"Warrior Queen"
"Father's Day" (this ep would've been a total waste had Darkseid not shown up at the end and toasted Superman)

My favorite eps of STAS oftened involved very little fighting:
"Fun & Games"
"The Late Mr. Kent"
"The Promethean"
"Two's a Crowd"
"Solar Power"

As for BB, eh...the only fights that standout are Terry vs. Shriek in "Shriek" & "Babel" and Terry vs. Edgar in "Mindgames" (???). Well, the JLU eps were really too.

Ah, but to watch the Batman in action...it's truly a sight to behold.
Just watch "P.O.V.". The rookie cop (Wilkes) tells it best.

TheScarecrow

12-08-2002, 04:02 AM

Originally posted by Alph
I don't see why everyone is complaining.

Let's see here...

People on this board love Batman: The Animated Series, they love watching it, and CN takes it off the air.

It's not hard to figure out.

Condiment King

12-08-2002, 02:56 PM

Originally posted by Alph
On the other hand,BB and STAS are both much newer,so less people hae seen them.Just because *you* think they aren't as good as BTAS is no reason to complain.That doesn't mean eeryone like BTAS better,after all,both BB and STAS had way better fight scenes than BTAS,and fighting in cartoons is all the rage nowadays.Plus,both STAS and BB had more death and violence than BTAS,and people like that stuff.Sure,they don't come close to animes,like the ones on adult swim,but for american cartoons,they got away with alot.
Yeah, but as samhaine said Batman: The Animated Series has all together 109 episodes while S:TAS has 54 and BB has 52. In other words, B:TAS equals S:TAS and BB combined! It would take forever to run through those episodes whereas S:TAS and BB would not take as long.
In B:TAS's 3-week run on CN at 3:30 P.M. recently, it ran through 23 episodes (every TNBA episode except one, "Judgment Day") whereas when BB hits 3 weeks in the 3:30 P.M. slot, it will almost be halfway through the series.
My major beef with CN is that they have double ups of He-Man and Transformers: Armada when the second showing of both of those could be taken out and replaced with an hour of B:TAS and still keep the BB and S:TAS showings. Hopefully, CN will get rid of the double ups in their schedule of Toonami Saturday Nights.

The Detective

12-08-2002, 03:23 PM

I have very few Batman Beyonds eps I even want on tape but before the take it off the air they better show:
"The Call" They better show this one.
"Out of the Past"
And the one with the Royal Flush Gang.

James Harvey

12-10-2002, 05:52 PM

I'm hoping CN decides to strip the series for a primetime weekday slot at some point. If reruns are still bringing in the viewers, then why stop?

KingKoopa

12-18-2002, 05:32 PM

Sorry for the bump, but CN has apparently dropped Superman as well. There is now an hour of Batman Beyond from 1:00-2:00.

Cyber E.

12-18-2002, 05:45 PM

Wait a friggin' cotton-picking minute. Do you mean to tell me we are losing both Batman And Superman to BATMAN BEYOND?! Cartoon Network has gone extremely far before but now, the line has been crossed.

:shake: Master Shake will make CN pay

The Penguin

12-18-2002, 05:52 PM

Superman is almost done too!! I want to see "Knight Time" and the two parters they haven't aired yet!! :(

M'ral

12-18-2002, 06:19 PM

This sucks. Period. This just sucks. :mad:

At least they're showing I AM THE NIGHT before they take B:TAS off. I swear, I'm setting up no less than THREE VCR's just to make sure I actually get it this time. It's driving me nuts that there's actually an episode of B:TAS that I've never seen. But so many of the other ones I still only have in crappy antenna reception, and my only copy of HEART OF ICE is still missing...

Like I said, this sucks a big one. :mad:

Condiment King

12-18-2002, 07:18 PM

OMG.....

Someone remind me why 52 episodes of Batman Beyond are having an hour while the 163 Batman/Superman episodes are off air?!?! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Batman Beyond has had MULTIPLE runs of its 52 episodes. Heck, they have one going right now until December 30th, for pete's sake.

Time to rent some Adventures of Batman & Robin VHSs from Blockbuster and email Cartoon Network....... :( :(

Good Soldier

12-19-2002, 05:36 AM

well whoop-de-friggin'-do.

i can't believe this. *shakes fist at CN*

The Detective

12-19-2002, 10:52 AM

What the!!! :mad: :confused: :mad: :confused: :mad: :confused: :eek: :confused: :eek: :eek: Superman and Batman for BATMAN BEYOND! Maybe I van finally get "The Call" on tape but still. I have not seen most Superman epsidoes and was hoping to do some catching up. At least "I am the Night" is showing. After missing Legacy, I must have this episode or CN heads will roll. Just for doing this CN heads wil roll. :mad: :eek: :confused: :(

Livewire

12-19-2002, 09:45 PM

Nnnoooooo!! This is horrid news. :( I only had a few more eps of Supes left to record in order to complete my collection. CN can’t leave Bats and Supes off the air long. They’ll have to bring them back soon, and when they do, I hope they put them in a better timeslot.

TheGothsandman

12-23-2002, 06:39 PM

the only way this blow can be softened is if they anounced the new justice league episodes...but even then...it's just not the same.

It's very upsetting to see that WB and Cn are loosing good shows, and the idiots in Time Warner are trying to go for an overall dominance, leaving CN high, and dry. I wonder if this has anything to do with that?

Either way, it gives me more reasons to hate Time Warner. :mad:

Supremus

12-23-2002, 07:16 PM

You guys should be glad Superman & Batman TAS have even been on air recently, and it will probably be back soon anyway.

Here in the UK, Superman TAS has not aired for over 5 years, and we only got season 1. Batman TAS started again earlier this year, but this was also after a 4-5 year absence, and some of the episodes were even censored for violence, most noticeable was Over The Edge, where we didn't get to see Batgirl hit the police car when she fell off the building.

Stu

12-23-2002, 08:09 PM

You guys should be glad Superman & Batman TAS have even been on air recently, and it will probably be back soon anyway.

The number of times that Batman has been moved about in the USA, it will no doubt be on again soon. They will do something to promote the DVD sales. And yes it is extremely annoying that B and S have had little airings in the UK. I taped them all on Sky Ones first run but missed 1 episode. God knows how long I will have to wait to tape it. I bought Superman TAS from someone on these boards and haven't regretted it since. Hopefully he will do BB in the summer cause CNX aren't showing season 3 despite all the pro BOTF commercials.

Dark Knight

12-23-2002, 11:32 PM

Yeah this sucks and we all know how much it sucks so I wont go into that. But what REALLY bugs me is that everytime they do stuff like this they START ALL OVER AGAIN!!! :mad: The only episodes of Batman Beyond I needed were "Sneak Peak," and "Countdown." If BB had continued on weekdays I'd have had them within the next couple of weeks or so, but now that they're moving to Sat. they'll start from Rebirth and who knows how long they'll keep it there? I doubt long enough to get to the later third season stuff based on one or two episodes per week.

Then there was BTAS. In Dec. They were supposed to show 15-20 episodes I never managed to tape, then it was replaced by BB. It's not the end of the world but if they start showing Batman again they'll START OVER! :( And there's even more Batman episodes so God knows they probably wont get back to it before it goes back to the shelf or just switched and starts again.

I get that in a new timeslot different viewers would want to start from the beginning but c'mon, show a series consistantly enough in that slot so it can get to the end!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

nWoxtreme4life

12-25-2002, 04:26 PM

Yes, Yes I know, It SUCKS how Cartoon Network is using the Batman, Superman, & Batman Beyond Episodes but there is nothing we can do about it because Cartoon Network is just like Vince McMahon, They don't give a crap what we think or want. The only thing we can do is enjoy the final broadcast of Batman: The Animated Series on January 4, 2003 at 2:30am which will be "The Man Who Killed Batman". You know, it is SO hard to believe that a few years ago Batman used to air at 4:30 on Kids WB! then at 6pm "&" 6:30pm on Cartoon Network! Those were the days.

nWoxtreme4life

12-27-2002, 11:41 PM

Now what I wanna know is, why would Cartoon Network cancel Batman anyway, I mean the Saturday Night Run began way back in February 2002 so why would Cartoon Network spend 11 months airing the episodes if they weren't even gonna let it finish. Since Superman is almost finished, why couldn't Batman: TAS air at 1 & 1:30 and then the run would be complete in a few months instead of starting Batman Beyond AGAIN!! Do you know that a whole Batman Beyond run hasn't happened in 10 Months? Just a little brief history lesson, Beyond started in June 2002 at 5pm and only ran for a month, then in October 2002 it started "again" for only a month, then in Mid-November is started "again". This will be the 4th time a Batman Beyond run has happened. Why in the world would Cartoon Network keep trying to "not" show "The Call", "Out of the Past", "Unmasked", etc... This sickens me that Batman: The Animated Series is everyone's favorite and hasn't had a long time weekday run since 2000. I was so lookin forward to "His Silicon Soul" that "would've" aired in March 2003 and now I still won't get the honor of taping this episode. I was on a roll, I had 80% of the Batman: TAS episodes on tape and another 6 or 7 months, I would've had them all but now I am short 19 Episodes and it's all CN's fault for being a bunch of stupid idiots. Oh well, I ain't gonna waste anymore time sitting here complaining about CN and the use of the Batman episodes because it does no good. I guess I'm gonna have to really enjoy "Knight Time", "Off Balance", & "The Man Who Killed Batman" because that will be the FINAL time we see Batman on Cartoon Network for probably a long, long time...
__________________________________________________

(almost) 1 Year ago in Batman: The Animated Series History:

1.) JANUARY 1, 2002: Episode 4, "The Last Laugh" Airs at 3:30am as apart of "New Year's Eve-il. Joker wins 5,649 Votes for being one of the top evil villians.

2.) We hear that the Batman & Superman run that would begin on Monday January 7, 2002 at 11pm & 11:30pm have now been CANCELED and replaced with "Bugs N Daffy".

3.) The Countdown began to the big Batman vs. Superman Marathon that would air Jan. 26 from 1-5pm.

4.) (short) BB Schedule for Dec. 2001
Dec 26, 2001 6:30pm "Countdown"
Dec 27, 2001 6:30pm "Rebirth" Part 1
Dec 28, 2001 6:30pm "Rebirth" Part 2
Dec 31, 2001 6:30pm "Black Out"

nWoxtreme4life

12-27-2002, 11:45 PM

Oh yeah, one more thing! Hasn't Cartoon Network worn out the "Rebirth" Tape yet. I mean Good Lord come on, That episode has been shown 50,000 times this year and it's coming up again on January 11. I'll be glad the day the tapes blow up for that episode and it'll probably be soon known how many times it's been aired.

katfairy

12-30-2002, 10:10 AM

I'm with you. I'm a huge BB fan, but there are reasonable limits, ya know.

Also, the episodes I don't have on tape yet are the later ones, so them continually starting over from the beginning has been particularly frustrating. Especially since I have a wonky VCR that only tapes on extended play if I'm sitting right there pressing the buttons and I'm too cheap to use a quarter of a tape on a single episode. (What do you want? I'm mostly Scottish. :p )

The Detective

12-30-2002, 11:01 AM

Id use extended play too and get more episodes, but the quality is really not that good. Especially if you watch it a lot. The more you watch it, the worse the quality gets.

nWoxtreme4life

12-30-2002, 05:07 PM

This ain't really nothing big enough to start a forum over but I just wanted to say that the 60's Batman has now moved into the 3:30pm timeslot on TV Land. The Series will be restarting w/ Ep. 1 sometime this week.

The Detective

12-30-2002, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by nWoxtreme4life
This ain't really nothing big enough to start a forum over but I just wanted to say that the 60's Batman has now moved into the 3:30pm timeslot on TV Land. The Series will be restarting w/ Ep. 1 sometime this week.
Don't you think that's just a bit off-topic?

nWoxtreme4life

12-30-2002, 06:40 PM

ah shutup! It's not off topic, It means that since no Batman cartoon airs at 3:30pm now on Cartoon Network, you can always switch it over to watch a Live Action Batman series.

The Detective

12-30-2002, 07:36 PM

Originally posted by nWoxtreme4life
ah shutup! It's not off topic, It means that since no Batman cartoon airs at 3:30pm now on Cartoon Network, you can always switch it over to watch a Live Action Batman series.
Yeah, and that would be a real improvement. Well, it would if be if you're looking for a good laugh.

nWoxtreme4life

12-30-2002, 08:12 PM

LOL Yeah I agree with you on that. That show is pretty bad and fun to laugh at. I didn't tell people to watch it because ''I'' liked it, I just didn't know how many people there were on the board that liked it. Only trying to pass along new info.

JTurner954

12-30-2002, 08:20 PM

There is no such thing as a bad Batman episode. That also goes for the 60's TV show.

Meow

12-30-2002, 08:21 PM

Man, this really sucks. I've just recently started to get into Superman, so I haven't seen all of the episodes.

I've seen all the Batman episodes, but again...just recently I've started to tape them. At this rate, I'll never get them all on tape.

The timeslot for Batman and Superman was pretty lousy, but it was better than not having them on at all. It was nothing my VCR couldn't handle. :p

Originally posted by Golden Age Flash
ok, maybe I'm just being a little too optimistic, but won't it probably be back on the air soon? BTAS has been in a ton of different time slots, some better than others, but I gotta believe that they'll bring it back before we know it.

I agree with you. I'll be very surprised if at least BTAS doesn't come back on eventually.

nWoxtreme4life

12-30-2002, 08:33 PM

Good Point, I was getting into also. With all the crappy shows they have on during weekday mornings, why not air B:TAS & S:TAS then instead of keeping them off completely. I agree with all you that Batman "will" return, one day we will check the Cartoon Network schedule and see where they have added it back in to a timeslot, probably a crappy timeslot but oh well. Batman hasn't had a really good timeslot ever since 1998-2000 when it aired at 6pm, 6:30pm, & 12am everynight on Toonami.

nWoxtreme4life

12-30-2002, 08:45 PM

As you know it's almost time for CartoonNetwork.com to post their February 2003 Schedule so PERHAPS Batman & Superman will be returning that month. I remember last February Batman started airing Saturdays at 2:30am "&" Sundays at 7:30pm which surprised me at the time. So you never know, just keep checkin the schedule daily, you know how Cartoon Network can be with their last minute changes.

James Harvey

12-31-2002, 01:18 PM

Well, here's hoping the channel returns Batman and Superman to us. These shows, both having more episodes than Batman Beyond, definatly need a great timeslot. These shows still pull in the ratings becuasepeople still enjoy watching them! Putting them on at a better timeslot would no doubt give the shows better ratings - surely enough to please the brass at the top. I'm sure we'l lsee these two seriesback on the air soon.

James Harvey

01-01-2003, 02:23 PM

I have combined KingKoopa's and nWoxtreme4life's threads dealing with Superman and Batman being taken off the air for the time being. They're the same threads pretty much so it makes sense to merge them as one.

After going through Cartoon Network's schedule the current Batman Beyond Back To Back is still on, with the entire "Rebirth" arc being aired on January 11th. For more episode schedule information, hop over Here (http://wf.toonzone.net/WF/sections/episodes/sched/epsched.htm).

Golden Age Flash

01-01-2003, 08:20 PM

anybody think that they're taking them off the air to try to boost the upcoming DVD sales? The old approach of "if they can't see it anywhere else they might buy more..blah blah .blah.....

JTurner954

01-01-2003, 08:47 PM

That was my first reaction. Either way, I'm glad to see any kind of Batman show on the weekends (and at one hour it's an excellent choice).

Maybe this change might convince WB to make more Batman Beyond DVD's (ROTJ did sell well, didn't it?).

Nik Jam

01-01-2003, 09:10 PM

I'm still shooting myself in the foot for not watching Batman and Superman when it was on 5 days a week in Summer 2000.

nWoxtreme4life

01-04-2003, 06:34 PM

Ok Everyone don't get too excited yet but I checked the listings for Superman: TAS on Cartoonnetwork.com and it appears that it will probably be returning Saturday March 1 at 1:30am!!

M'ral

01-04-2003, 06:35 PM

Coolness!! Any word on B:TAS?

nWoxtreme4life

01-04-2003, 06:40 PM

Unfortunely, There are still no future airings of Batman: TAS after tonight which really sucks. As I said earlier, just keep checking the CN schedule daily because you never know when a Batman: TAS run may begin.

Steven C

01-12-2003, 03:04 PM

i set my VCR for 2-3 last night too!!!!
At least they still had some superman/batman show. i havent seen the show they put on since i was a kid!!

JTurner954

01-12-2003, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by Steven C
i set my VCR for 2-3 last night too!!!!
At least they still had some superman/batman show. i havent seen the show they put on since i was a kid!!

I've never seen those shows, but I'm glad I did. An hour and a half plus of Batman is never a bad thing.

Condiment King

01-12-2003, 08:49 PM

Yeah, this is how the schedule breaks out each and every Saturday right now as far as the DC Animated Universe goes.

1:00: Batman Beyond
1:30: Batman Beyond
2:00: Boomeraction (DC Filmation Shorts)
2:30: Superfriends

I enjoyed the DC Filmation Shorts when they were on at 3 during TNBA's run at 3:30 last. It seemed to be in the shadow of B:TAS during their entire last run. Got replaced by Johnny Bravo. Ick. At least, Batman Beyond got replaced by Max Steel, a Pre-Toonami hour type show.