tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post1318500930035277744..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: DCAU #238: As the Twig is BentSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-23560005204517573732016-09-11T19:56:33.045-03:002016-09-11T19:56:33.045-03:00I get that, but then why make the kid's origin...I get that, but then why make the kid's origin so much more like Jason's than Tim's? Did they think that "good kid who works out who Batman is and then decides to become Robin in order to keep the Dark Knight balanced" is a hard sell in a 22 minute cartoon?LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-12330215503914672702016-09-11T08:37:43.602-03:002016-09-11T08:37:43.602-03:00At the time, the choice was between the character ...At the time, the choice was between the character fans hated so much, they phoned in to kill him, or the new kid who was helming his own series. I wouldn't have needed a mandate, personally.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-22831073004721638192016-09-11T08:32:17.597-03:002016-09-11T08:32:17.597-03:00I do wonder why they didn't just go and call t...I do wonder why they didn't just go and call the new Robin "Jason Todd" rather than Tim Drake. Was it a DC mandate to keep all their media aligned? The character has way more in common with Jason than Tim (which isn't necessarily a complaint. While comic Tim Drake is great, I think you can get good mileage out of doing an adaption of Jason Todd's story.)LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.com