Batman Beyond

An interesting and lovable twist on the modern mythology of Batman. With awesome cyberpunk vibes and good voice acting, a series of average scripts are elevated into a really cool telling of the story of the new Batman, Terry McGinnis.

Has great potential and some wonderful episodes but can't quite capitalize on it. I feel it could've been so much better if it had focused more on the futuristic setting, developing villians, developing Terry's backstory, and been a little more mature.

Following Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series, this is a minor disappointment. I like the idea of Bruce Wayne as a mentor to a younger Batman but it really feels like it was made for kids whereas the aforementioned series were built for fans first and adapted for kids later. This isn't bad but it never stood out either.

I don't love this series quite as much as some Batman fans I've encountered. Yeah, the setting is cool, yeah the new batman suit is awesome, but the problem is, very few of the new villains really are able to stand against the greats of the original Batman series, so it falls short. That being said, I do think it's better than Justice League and the Superman TAS, but only slightly.

A cool spin on the Batman lore it doesn't always leave its mark the same way other Batman inspired projects do. It's engaging because of the new futuristic take on all the characters. Solid enough, definitely needed more than 3 seasons and definitely needed more exposure. I don't know a lot of people that have seen this besides hardcore DC fans.

It's a futuristic Batman with a dose of cyberpunk. It's fun watching the journey of Terry as the new batman as he juggles his family life and superhero life under the mentorship of Bruce. There's some really good stories here.

Not quite as good as Batman TAS, but I still enjoyed the series quite a bit. I liked Terry as the new Batman, some of the villains were interesting, and the relationship between Bruce and Terry was amusing a good portion of the time. However, a disproportionate amount of villains were produced from the high school and it just felt that the plot was more focused on kids than the original series did. I enjoyed it, but it just didn't really reach the heights of its predecessor.

Wasted potential. The idea of a futuristic Batman showed great promise in the initial pilot eps. I was especially intrigued by the father/son dynamic between the new Bat and Bruce; it was charming and entertaining and seemed the perfect kick-start to a new series without repeating Batman TAS. Unfortunately, the show was cursed with some of the worst writing in the business. It is all downhill from the pilot, and eventually devolves into a disappointingly lackluster and mindless cartoon.

One of the many exposures to cyberpunk as a kid that made me the paragon of good taste I am today.