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Batman: The Animated Seriesis one of the most iconic pieces of television of all time, having laid the foundations for the DCAU as well as revolutionized storytelling in animation. One of the biggest reasons for its success has to be its co-creator, Bruce Timm, who has an innate understanding of the characters he portrays, which also helped him create other beloved projects likeJustice League, Batman: Beyond,andSuperman: The Animated Series.
Despite these, the original 1992 series has to be one of his most significant works to date. Despite being as successful as it was, it is a difficult truth that the series was canceled due to a decline in its hype and quality. Since the release of its final season, however, its viewership has only grown, and it still stands as one of the best-animated works of all time.
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With these in mind, many have been trying to get the series rebooted for another season, and it would seem that Timm is also on board. He does have one condition, though.
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In 2017,Batman and Harley Quinnwere released, and the film was quite reminiscent of the 90’s classic animated series,Batman: The Animated Series. Not only does the animation look the same, but the Caped Crusader and Nightwing are also voiced by Kevin Conroy and Loren Lester, respectively, who voiced these characters in the series as well.
“Early on we decided we were going to set the movie in the classic, Batman: The Animated Series universe. That meant the character designs and bringing Kevin [Conroy] and Loren [Lester] back to play Batman and Nightwing.”said Timm.
This has caused many to raise the question of whether the movie is placed in the same universe as the series.Bruce Timmactually explained this during an interview withComicbook, revealing that he does not have a concrete answer. Although the similarities are not a coincidence and were very much made as a nod to the 1992 series, he could not confirm that the 2017 movie was a continuation of the older story.
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“I don’t really know. I personally kind of think that it is, but I’m not actually in control of what’s in continuity and what isn’t because there’s been several other classic Batman animated-style movies that I didn’t have anything to do with, so technically they’re canon even though I didn’t have anything to do with them, so technically this could be continuity or it could just be head-canon. I don’t know.”
Despite this, he personally believes that the film is placed in the same universe, especially because he was involved in both of them.
Bruce Timm’s One Condition
In another interview withComicbook,Bruce Timmwas promoting theHarley Quinnfilm when he was asked if there was a possibility forBatman: The Animated Seriesto get renewed. The animator revealed that there was one specific condition that could make the series, which was canceled more than two decades ago, make a comeback.
“I’m sure that if it does really really well, the home video people will say, ‘Yeah! let’s do some more in that classic style!”said Timm.
Timm revealed that if the audience showed how much they loved coming back into the world of the 1992 series throughBatman and Harley Quinn, there might be a chance to make DC Studios consider renewing.
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Unfortunately, the movie failed to impress fans, having a rating of only 50% onRotten Tomatoescompared to the show’s100%.
Ananya Godboley
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Ananya Godboley is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on TV shows, with over 2,000 articles published. She has been an entertainment journalist for the past two years. Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology from K.R. Mangalam University, Ananya also likes to fangirl as a full-time job. She covers news and analyses on anything from Rick and Morty to Hannibal and even Arcane. In between these lines, she also enjoys superheroes and Taylor Swift.A philosophy enthusiast, Ananya enjoys digging deeper into the media she consumes, trying to understand the root of her favorite characters' behavior.
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