Catch more from Serum Lake on YouTube and “The Fear” on my Saturday Night Showcase (if it’s still up)
“The Fear” is one of my favorite Batman stories period. I grew up with Superfriends/Super Powers Team so my perspective is different from the hosts, but I like the idea that Bruce had to overcome his “demons” in Crime Alley, and I like the idea that “Batman” is an outlet for Bruce more than the brooding loner of Burton and more recent interpretations. Super Powers Team did take a few more risks compared to most Saturday morning shows. (See also The Death Of Superman.) West proved he could play a more dramatic Batman, though why he took over and Soule moved to Professor Stein I couldn’t tell you. Filmation took more risks in syndication, and early Fox Kids also took more risks, at least during their weekday lineup, so WB Animation could actually have guns that sound like guns on BTAS and an episode where Gordon was in a coma after being shot. Meanwhile the X-Men couldn’t keep a character dead because SatAM despite being on the same network.
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