"The Batman" (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Ginny McSwain

Writers:

J.D. Murray (writer)
Christopher Yost (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

11 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Crime | Family | Mystery | 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:

Batman | Based On Comic Book | Secret Identity | Based On Comic | Prequel

Awards:

7 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Rino Romano	...	Bruce Wayne / ... (65 episodes, 2004-2008)
Alastair Duncan	...	Alfred Pennyworth / ... (48 episodes, 2004-2008)

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Series Directed by
Brandon Vietti		(15 episodes, 2004-2007)
Seung Eun Kim		(7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sam Liu		(7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Vinton Heuck		(5 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christopher Berkeley		(4 episodes, 2005-2008)
Anthony Chun		(4 episodes, 2005-2007)
John Fang		(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Matt Youngberg		(2 episodes, 2007)
Ginny McSwain		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Steven Melching		(9 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)
Stan Berkowitz		(4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michael Jelenic		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Bob Goodman		(2 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jane Espenson		(2 episodes, 2007)
Douglas Petrie		(2 episodes, 2007)
J.D. Murray		(unknown episodes)
Christopher Yost		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
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)
Alan Burnett	....	executive producer / supervising producer (7 episodes, 2004-2008)
Glen Murakami	....	producer (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Sander Schwartz	....	executive 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
Andrea Romano		(23 episodes, 2006-2008)
Michael Hack		(8 episodes, 2004-2008)
Ginny McSwain		(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)
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)
Toshi 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)
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)
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
Doug Andham	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound effects editor / ... (53 episodes, 2004-2008)
Erik Foreman	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (15 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jason Freedman	....	sound effects editor (9 episodes, 2004)
Timothy Borquez	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound supervisor (8 episodes, 2004-2008)
Eric Freeman	....	sound re-recording mixer / sound effects editor / ... (8 episodes, 2004-2008)
Thomas Syslo	....	sound supervisor / supervising sound editor (8 episodes, 2004-2008)
Daniel Ben-Shimon	....	sound effects editor / sound editor (8 episodes, 2005-2006)
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)
Kelly Ann Foley	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mike Garcia	....	adr editor / dialogue editor (7 episodes, 2004-2006)
Mark Keatts	....	supervising adr editor / supervising dialogue editor / ... (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)
Daisuke Sawa	....	sound effects editor (4 episodes, 2004)
Keith Dickens	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (3 episodes, 2006-2008)
Tony Orozco	....	sound editor / sound effects editor (3 episodes, 2006-2008)
Monette Becktold	....	foley artist (2 episodes, 2006)
Roy Braverman	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Mark Howlett	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Jeff Hutchins	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Donald Lyles	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Nollan Obena	....	lead background key (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Wendy Guin	....	animation coordinator (39 episodes, 2004-2006)
Thomas Perkins	....	character designer (39 episodes, 2004-2006)
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)
Andy Chiang	....	character designer (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)
Bill Dunn	....	background painter (3 episodes, 2004)
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 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
Stan Ruiz	....	production administrator (26 episodes, 2006-2008)
Andrea Romano	....	voice director (24 episodes, 2006-2008)
Connie Wang	....	clearance administrator (21 episodes, 2006-2007)
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)
Kelly Ann Foley	....	adr director (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)
Ginny McSwain	....	voice director (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)
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. Pictures

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)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:K-11 | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Warner Bros. Animation

Trivia:

The Edge (Dave Evans) from U2 performs the opening theme (season 1).

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: (#35.16)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Batman Series Theme I

The Batman

I fought this show for a long time. I would have been like all the others complaining about what they did wrong and this looks like jackie chan yada yada yada and hey I loved batman TAS as much if not more than everyone else bashing this series. I'm not going to write a book here but just consider the DC comics "elseworld" series. It take a different look at batman, superman etc. no one complains about that. Try reading dark joker the wild, batman red rain, gotham by gaslight all these show batman and the joker in a different light so why the harsh words here. Can't we just enjoy the show? If you can just get past TAS this cartoon really is not that bad.

John