Batman: The Animated Series

A fantastic series that was way, way ahead of its time. As much as I love the Nolan trilogy, this is still the definitive onscreen Batman.

Probably the best animated series for quality of writing and production. The great score and lead in were always thrilling. A few of the standout episodes were better than 90 percent of the superhero movies made to this date.

As a lifelong comics fan I still think this is the best adaptation out there, it captures the feel of the comics and the characters just perfectly and the writing is good enough that I can still enjoy watching this as an adult. This is still the show all comic-based television should be attempting to emulate.

One of the best batman stories that exists. The voice cast is amazing, the animation is good, and the music is great.

hard to rate. some truly forgettable episodes but there are a few which rank among the best animation has to offer. Feat of Clay is a slam dunk.

The best iteration of Batman out there. Highlights both the brains and brawn of Batman, displays complex villains, and has some seriously amazing stories and visuals. Yes, some of the stories tend towards kids and they're usually not the best stories, but there are many that hold up great. If you're a fan of Batman at all, I would say that this more than any movie series is a must watch. Also Alfred has some pretty amazing one liners that always make me laugh.

Very cool, very dark series. It does not only Batman, but the whole comic world justice with such an excellent well written adaptation.

This one is buried in so many Batman entries by now, and yet I cannot underscore how influential this show was. We got Harley Quinn from this show. We got Mark Hamill as the Joker. The plots were complex and the writing felt very true to human nature. If Paul Dini wrote the episode, by the way, it's a gem among gems.

This is the best adaptation of Batman, big screen or small. Its primary audience is children, and so you have to watch it through that lens, but you know what? Screw that. This is a show that used actual guns -- guns that fired BULLETS -- and killed people with gruesome Joker smiles. The writers explored interesting avenues to the characters, reinvented Mr. Freeze, created now-classics like Harley Quinn, all while staying true to the dark nature of Batman.

As many have said the most empathetic batman which humanizes the larger than life villains. The side characters are a bit too cardboard though with them often feeling bland cause how singularly focused each episode is