tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post8106242128031100997..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: DCAU #5: The Last LaughSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-16391663718182176652016-01-16T12:39:35.846-04:002016-01-16T12:39:35.846-04:00The "You Killed Captain Clown" build to ...The "You Killed Captain Clown" build to murderous frenzy is a quintessential Joker moment that truly shows his madness.American Hawkmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-54427381515451825712016-01-16T09:23:34.802-04:002016-01-16T09:23:34.802-04:00Liam mentions a connection to Babylon 5, I'll ...Liam mentions a connection to Babylon 5, I'll mention another: That series of reviews ALSO inspired regular commenters to leave long, involved, expert comments that highlighted various connections across the whole series, behind the scenes information, and so on.<br /><br />I love it! Thanks guys!Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-69110078549291959272016-01-16T09:01:34.338-04:002016-01-16T09:01:34.338-04:00I think we got Joker Venom in the Laughing Fish.
...I think we got Joker Venom in the Laughing Fish.<br /><br />Siskoid, you forgot to mention the score. Hope you like that trash barge theme- you'll be hearing it about a thousand times... :-)Andrew Gilbertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604304361825660940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-42843332501189930792016-01-16T08:35:55.952-04:002016-01-16T08:35:55.952-04:00Don't forget Efrem Zimbalist, Jr's role as...Don't forget Efrem Zimbalist, Jr's role as charming-old-guy-who-is-kinda-Hilter-to-telepaths from one of your prior marathon watches. :)<br /><br />Like the previous Joker episode, this one is also animated by AKOM. If you ever watched any 80s toy cartoons (like Transformers or GI Joe) you'd instantly be able to tell an AKOM episode, as they always looked terrible. Flat colours and stilted animation. They're not bad here, but the action certainly lacks zing. They eventually get fired from the show after the directors got sick of making them do retakes.<br /><br />One thing that's noticable about this version of the Joker... he's not just the "force for chaos" that he would later become in the comics. He commits actual robbery. He's interested in money. He's annoyed when Batman shows up, and shows irritation and anger repeatedly. It certainly makes the character a lot more usable on an ongoing TV show, especially when he's not actually allowed to kill people at this point. I don't think we get the classic Joker toxin until the New Batman Adventures.<br /><br />Like the comments we've made about Batman shutting down all the clown factories, he should probably spend April Fools Day permanently following the Joker. And do a similar thing for the Scarecrow on Halloween. And stick to Harvey Dent like glue on second of February.<br /><br />Batman seems a fair bit more competant than last episode at the fighting. He takes down the (human crooks) with almost zero effort, and him catching the razor sharp card at the end is a delight. (As is his grin! Best part of the episode.)<br /><br />Oh, and Bruce... you're Alfred's employer. You can't make jokes about cutting his salary. That's just bad taste. Comedy should punch up, not down.<br /><br />(Still, good thing the Bat Computer doesn't really understand the meaning of the word "permanent".)LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.com