In Honor of Batman's Final Week...

[James Harvey]

...what are your favorite Top 5 episodes? Let's try and keep this discussion going all week up to Friday. Well, I'll chime in my personnal top 5 eventually, but I wanna see what you folks like...

[LazyReaper]

Let's see. Hmm.. this is going to be hard. Here goes:

Rebirth 1 & 2
Spellbound
Eyewitness
Black out
Final cut

[Shriek]

Rebirth
Rebirth Part 2
Babel
Out Of The Past
Revenant

[Maxie Zeus]

1. Out of the Past
2. King's Ransom
3. Heroes (I know, I know. So sue me. :p)
4. Black Out
5. Spellbound

[Winkwink]

In no particular order:

Rebirth 1 & 2
Disappearing Inque
Eyewitness
Dead Man's Hand
Babel

[DarkAngel]

Originally posted by Dick Grayson
...what are your favorite Top 5 episodes? Let's try and keep this discussion going all week up to Friday. Well, I'll chime in my personnal top 5 eventually, but I wanna see what you folks like...


1. Out of the Past
2. Meltdown
3. Rebirth (part 1)
4. Ascension
5. King's Ransom

[Bird Boy]

My Fave:

1)Rebirth 1 + 2 (I count as one episode..cuz originally, it aired at night..as one episode)
2)Eyewitness
3)Out of the Past
4)Eggbaby
5)The Call: Part 1

Part 2 sucked..hehe. I didn't like the alien thing...I thought it of being sorta lame.

-BB

[DerekPowers]

in random order....

rebirth 1 & 2
shriek
acsension
hooked up
dead man's hand

wow, only 5. well id definately count "meltdown" and "out of the past" among the best eps, but when it really boils down to just 5 i have to be biast and not choose episodes that used old villians cause thats more like a btas ep imo. i am most impressed when bb has a great ep using its villians, and the 5 i picked, i think reflect that. peace.

[TuffyCatt]

Hmm, this is pretty tough...I haven't actually seen all of the episodes, but I'll tell my favorites of the ones I've seen. Here they are:

Babel
Shriek
Rebirth 1 & 2
Countdown
Zeta

Yeah, I know, you guys are probably booing and hissing at my last two choices, but I kinda like Zeta (GASP!!). Anyways, I remember the first time I saw Babel. Afterwards I thought to myself "Wow, that was really great", so Babel is definitely my favorite...

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by TuffyCatt

Countdown
Zeta

Yeah, I know, you guys are probably booing and hissing at my last two choices, but I kinda like Zeta (GASP!!). Anyways, I remember the first time I saw Babel. Afterwards I thought to myself "Wow, that was really great", so Babel is definitely my favorite...

Actually, "Countdown" probably comes in no. 6 on my list (missed it by THAT much!), and I have a lot of respect for "Zeta"; it's a hard story to pull off, and the fact that it fails says a lot more about the nobility of the attempt than anything else.

Anyway, I'm one to talk, with "Heroes" on my list. :p

[Failure]

In no particular order...

1. Babel
2. Meltdown
3. Out of the Past
4. Ascension
5. Rebirth 1 & 2

In general, I think I liked the episodes that had more psychological tension and thinking than the ones that were more straight up "shoot em type" episodes. One exception made for Mind Games, it doesnt make my top 5, but the action there was great!

[Robin2099]

My favorite five in no particular order:
1. Rebirth 1&2(perfect way to start)
2.The Call 1&2(Awesome episode)
3.Disapearing inque(Bruce in the Batsuit and the cool techno beat sent chills down my spine)
4.Out of the past(Good loose ends episode)
5.Meltdown(a fitting end to the tragic Mr Freeze)

[Imajine]

1. Zeta
2. Rebirth 1 and 2
3. Countdown
4. Spellbound
5. Meltdown

[Tim Drake]

1. Rebirth 1 and 2
2. Black Out
3. Shriek
4. Meltdown
5. Ascension

I wanted to put Out of the Past as well. However I think these five episodes put together a great stand alone story. Not that I want a theme DVD but this could work. It introduces Bruce, Terry, and our villain Blight. Black Out, Shriek, and Meltdown all have their own villains but Blight is still there calling the shots in each episode. And Ascension wraps it all up with what I thought for a long time was the death of Blight.

[Mr. Mayhem]

Rebirth pts 1 and 2
Meltdown
Ascension
Eyewitness
Where's Terry

ROTJ if you could count it!

[Salvor]

Let's see...

Rebirth
Eyewitness
Out of the Past
The Call
Disappearing Inque

[Blight]

My top 5 are:

1. Ascension
2. Meltdown
3. Out of the Past
4. The Call part 1 and 2
5. Shriek

Hopefully Unmasked will be added to that list when it airs!

See ya!
Blight

[Nightwing]

Something I caught worth noting: Awesome quotes Blight. They're great!

My top five? Well okedokey:

1 Babel
2 Ascention
3 Rebirth 1&2
4 Meltdown
5 Hidden Agenda

I can explain the Hidden Agenda thing!! But first let me say that was the hardest thing I've ever had to do because I left out so much!!! ;) I put in Hidden Agenda because in some ways I treat a list like this as an introduction to the show, and I want people to see Max for the nice supporting character that she was before she was ruined. :)

[optimal321]

Well, here goes:

1. Babel
2. Rebirth
3. Out of the Past
4. Black Out
5. Hooked Up

Man, that was harder than i thought. There are 47 more i want to add to the list!:p

[Blade]

1. Rebirth (part one)
2. Babel
3. Ascension
4. Final Cut
5. Betrayal

[Firefly]

1. Rebirth 1 & 2
2. Out of The Past
3. Meltdown
4. Black Out
5. The Call 1 & 2

[Jowy Blight]

In no real order........

1.)Rebirth (1&2)
2.)Babel
3.)Heroes (Yeah, I Know)
4.)Zeta (At least it's not "Rats!")
5.)Meltdown
6.)Return of the Joker

I know there was no number six, but ROTJ was so damn good!

[James Harvey]

Now that alot of us have given their top 5, why not not favorite episodes #6 - 10, or just their top 10. Come on folks, we gotta keep this thread a pumpin'.

[Batgirl_2005]

OK... I've only SEEN 5 eps :) ... but that's OKIE!!! ^.^ ;) but those 5 are my favourites (although... I suppose that's rather obvious isn't it...) ... but out of those five my top THREE eps were... *ehem!*

1: Rebirth
2: Dead Man's Hand
3: Winning Edge ( i STILL think this episode should be called slap happy :D )

Can't wait to see more episodes :D

*quote of the day*

Bad llama *smack* Bad llama!!!

[Bird Boy]

6-10? Lets see...

Just for the heck of it, I'm putting my top 5 again:

1)Rebirth 1 + 2 (I count as one episode..cuz originally, it aired at night..as one episode)
2)Eyewitness
3)Out of the Past
4)Eggbaby
5)The Call: Part 1
and now..pt2
6)Babel
7)Meltdown
8)Final Cut
9)A Touch of Curare
10)Disappearing Inque

There.. :)


-BB

[DerekPowers]

okay, but dg, you still didnt list your top 5, whats up w/ that!? anyway...in random order....

1. rebirth 1&2
2. Shriek
3. Hooked Up
4. Ascension
5. dead man's hand
6. black out
7. disappearing ink
8. babel
9. king's ransom
10. a touch of curare'

wow, 7 out of the ten were season 1 eps....well, i might as well list my top 15...

11. eyewitness
12. earth mover
13. final cut
14. Meltdown
15. out of the past

i decided to include the 2 main eps w/ old villians cause 15 is alot to list, even though i previously said i wouldnt list them because id rather list all out bb eps for the top 5, but hey 15s alot.

[Blight]

Here are my top ten episodes (forget 15, I can't think that much!):

1. Ascension
2. Meltdown
3. Out of the Past
4. The Call part 1 and 2
5. Shriek
6. Babel
7. Eyewitness
8. Mind Games
9. Where's Terry
10. Kings Ransom

Hey, I bet by friday we'll be listing our top 30 episodes!

See ya!
Blight

[James Harvey]

Up to 30...hmmm...:)

Well - I'm sure we can keep the momentum going until then. I think keeping this thread going will be a great send off to the final episode, and a nice lead up to the countless reviews that will no doubt flood this board moments after the episodes airs on Friday.

[batE]

Thanks for expanding this to 10. Choosing five was just too, too hard


In no particular order:

1. Out of the Past
2. Spellbound
3. Rebirth 1 & 2 (two-parters should be counted as one ep because neither ep would make sense without the other)
4. Curse of the Kobra 1&2
5. Terry's Friend Dates a Robot
6. Hooked Up
7. Final Cut
8. Mind Games
9. Babel
10. Eyewitness

and No. 11 would be Shriek


Basically, anything with Spellbinder and/or Max involved worked for me. And in Hooked Up, I got both!


Ah, I love this show. Hope all's well for everyone,


batE

[Firefly]

I know the week is over but here is my top 15

1. Rebirth 1 & 2
2. Out Of The Past
3. Meltdown
4. Black Out
5. The Call 1 & 2
6. Shreik
7. Spellbound
8. Heroes
9. Babel
10. Ascension
11. Eyewitness
12. Where's Terry
13. Inqueling
14. Renevent
15. Disappering Inque

[James Harvey]

Well, the final week ended on a rathar low note with HOOKED UP. Ah well...the possibility of KWB getting UNMASKED is still a nice thought.

[n2Deepeth]

1. Lost Soul (This has to be loved. It was the episode where Terry found out that he made Batman, not the suit. This shows why there can only be one true Batman that relies on something else other than powers. I thought this was one of the things that made Terry become more like Bruce, going by himself without insurance and using qualities such as judgment and patience. I don't know how people overlooked this)
2. Rebirth 1+2 (This is where Bruce retires and the new Knight comes in. It's somewhat emotional and has the story of origin)
3. Mind Games (Hey, it was cool how Terry was able to predict moves using his senses other than sight and going against villains with psychic powers)
4. Revenant (Even though Batman gets his body beaten up and down the block, it had such a great villain, even though Batman lucked out)
5. Babel (Quite a cool invention based on sound. This idea was based on the Bible, which I thought was cool. Another quality that shows why Batman is Batman: he's willing to sacrifice himself)
6. Out of the Past (Hey, if Batman comes back, it's good. It shows how Batman wouldn't accept gifts he didn't earn. Such a sad ending for Bruce. hehehe, the play was based on the Adam West shows)
7. Meltdown (tragic ending to a classic villain, probably the only villain in original Batman without insanity)
8. The Call 1+2 (It's Superman and other Justice League Heroes, How can you not go crazy?)
9. Heroes (raises the question of what makes a hero, powers or something more, even though it ripped off Marvel)
10. April Moon (It had one of the biggest plot twists I have ever seen, plus it showed Batman's easiest wins. This is one of the episodes that show why people go insane)

I know the first eight were extremely good, as in the best of the best. Last two are slightly subpar to the others.

Of course, I would put ROTJ up there, but I demand an unedited version, plus it's not an episode.

Certainly Unmasked will be on my favorites list simply because the title makes you imagine what's to come. It's the end of an era, so I know it's going to be good. However, if I'm wrong, I'll be too disappointed to care about a list. I highly doubt that though.

[frame runner]

So, it's officially off the WB forever now? Will the rest of the episodes be released on home video? If they air Batman Beyond of the cartoon network, Are they going to remove the opening?

[James Harvey]

Originally posted by frame runner
So, it's officially off the WB forever now? Will the rest of the episodes be released on home video? If they air Batman Beyond of the cartoon network, Are they going to remove the opening?

The show is officially off KWB as of last week, but there's an ultra-slim chance BB will breifly return to KWB to air UNMASKED but that looks incredibly unlikely. As for the epiisode release to video - that's all in the air right now. And as for the intro - it's going to stay as is becuase the intro blends into the beginning of the show.