Things didn’t look especially good for Jarrett Parker yesterday as soon as he made this great running catch at the wall against the Rockies: Nifty catch! Disclaimer: We have no connection with the show or the network. We are just providing information, which we hope fans will find useful. We cannot vouch for the user. Giants' Jarrett Parker Breaks Clavicle With Stellar Catch. From now until late May, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and The CW will determine which shows are good to return next fallThe Batman (Western Animation) - TV Tropes. An Animated Adaptation of Batman that began airing on Kids' WB! It was the first Batman cartoon made outside the DCAU since the latter debuted with Batman: The Animated Series in 1. It was the first Batman series to feature certain obscure comic villains such as Cluemaster. The series also did a mix up of traditional DC Comics lore, primarily that Batgirl shows up as Batman's partner before Robin. Later on, it showed Batman as being immediately on board with the Justice League and convincing Superman it was a good idea. However, the series ended in a more ceremonious tone by ending with a 4. TV movie, a treatment most of the other canned Kids' WB programs did not receive. The series was also allowed to run on Kids' WB!'s successor, The. CW4. Kids, for a few more months before quietly disappearing. The show was produced by Duane Capizzi and characters were designed by Jeff Matsuda, most famous for their work on Jackie Chan Adventures and there is plenty of resemblance between the two shows, mostly the art style and the frantic action scenes. In the fourth season Alan Burnett of B: TAS was brought in as showrunner, resulting in a dramatic shift into exploring the greater DCU universe outside of specifically Batman and his Rogues Gallery. Directed by Bryan Spicer. With Alex O'Loughlin, Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim, Grace Park. Before McGarrett can get answers about his mother from Wo Fat, terrorists. Guide To Seattle's 2017 St. Patrick's Day Parade And EventsIs it any surprise that St. Patrick’s Day is a big deal to the Emerald City? In Seattle, we celebrate St. Also notable in regards to its movie,The Batman vs. It spun a comic series, . Not to be confused with the Columbia Pictures 1. The Batman or the tentatively titled upcoming reboot. Not to Be Confused with an Expyof Batman. Also has a recap page. Absurdly Sharp Blade: Everything. Batarangs can casually slice through metal like a hot knife through butter, even by someone with no training with them (like Alfred). Likewise, any bladed weapon is capable of slicing through steel or whole trees with no effort. Acrofatic: The Penguin Took a Level in Badass compared to his other incarnations; this was downplayed in later episodes due to the controversy this caused. Word of God reveals it was based on Asian films where various heavy characters can pull similar feats. Adaptation Distillation: Several villains including Clayface, The Riddler, Poison Ivy, and Professor Hugo Strange, who was featured as a major villain for most of the show. While the B: TAS version of Clayface was as at most sympathetic, The Batman made him to be an outright tragic figure. Harley Quinn came through with only minor differences to her TAS incarnation (not surprising, as her original creator Paul Dini wrote her episode). Adaptation Origin Connection: In . And somehow has control over the kabuki twins. The Joker also got this treatment, especially early on. His overall design (he started out barefoot) and way of movement made him seem more like a criminally- insane Tarzan (it helps that his first outfit was a straitjacket with tie- dyed sleeves); his ape- like nature lent itself to his fighting style. Later on, he became more like his Batman: The Animated Series incarnation, standing up straighter, wearing the trademark purple suit (though he still goes shoe- free) and generally acting more like that incarnation. On the other hand, he does go the extra mile to inflict his own brand of Mind Rape. A slight case with Mr. Freeze, whose powers are more biological (a la Elsa) instead of depending on Powered Armor and a Freeze Ray. All he has to do is raise his hand to cause mini- blizzards, and smashing his . Penguin's Kabuki Twin accomplices were unnamed in the show, but tie- in material named them . Comes from the same animators as Jackie Chan Adventures. Armor- Piercing Question: Batman gives one to D. A. V. E., who had him completely dead to rights, which triggers a Logic Bomb. Art Evolution: Batman originally had a very pointed chin (which is much different than almost any other incarnation where he has a Lantern Jaw of Justice) but when Robin came into the picture they gave him a slightly more square jaw. The eye slits in his cowl also became smaller and more angular. In the first episode, Joker's hair animation was much more fluid. He also lacked the black rings around his eyes, and his lips were a much brighter red. Asshole Victim: Both Chief Rojas and the Joker almost become this, both at the hand of Ethan Bennett / Clayface I. Rojas for treating Ethan like crap, and the Joker for the Mind Rape he put Ethan through, plus exposing him to the chemicals that turned him into Clayface. Wrath and Scorn suffer this via Joker gas. They knew who Batman and Robin were, but Joker gasses them as he refuses to let anyone take away the fun of defeating Batman from him. And I Must Scream: The fate of Hugo Strange because he gets all of the universe's knowledge from the Joining and can barely move after his head becomes full of the knowledge. Attack of the 5. 0- Foot Whatever: Joker 2. Attention Whore: A major defining trait of Basil Karlo, the second Clayface. The last opponent you will ever face. Badass Longcoat: D. A. V. E from the episode . Batman: (beat) Batgirl: Ugh! You just broke the superhero secret identity code! Bad Boss: Scarface.. Even to his own ventriloquist. Before them Chief Rojas. Basement- Dweller: Cluemaster still lives with his mother and has his lair in her basement. Batman even figures out that his mother's house was where the villain would be, rhetorically asking Alfred where a man who never grew up would be. Batman Gambit: Riddler sets fake bombs all over the city that can only be deactivated by solving various puzzles. He actually got away with it — until he had a Villainous Breakdown, that is. Bedlam House: Three guesses, first two don't count. This time it's portrayed as an extremely tall gothic building complete with prison cell- like rooms and padded walls. Oh, and the guards have the authority to carry around tasers and dress in robes that make them look like they're prepared to do a lobotomy on a second's notice. It also features water flowing through open trenches in the middle of the hallways, making one wonder what the building could possibly have been originally built for. Berserk Button: Betrayal Insurance: When Batman got a piece of kryptonite off of Metallo, not only did he keep it, he lied about giving it back (he gave Supes a fake one and kept the real one). However, by the end of the episode, it's the idealistic version, as they have settled their differences, and when Batman offers to give Supes the real kryptonite, Superman says to keep it. It still goes to show you that Batman really doesn't like anyone being nearly as Crazy- Prepared as him. Big . The two most notable examples would be . This, coming from the traditionally grim and silent Batman, may have caused some distaste in more militant fans. He generally stopped these once Batgirl and Robin appeared to take them over. It gave us this: A man walks into a bar and says . Played with in the episode . He was the movie's Butt Monkey! Though oddly enough, he wasn't one in . The Joker seems to like his stuff, however. So the mathematician says: . Ellen Yin later appeared in DC Comics Bombshells as one of Maggie Sawyer's fellow cops. Captain Ersatz: Quite a few: The Joining's MO seemed a lot like Braniac's. Rumor was very similar to Lock- Up. Temblor is a dead ringer for minor Spider- Man villain The Shocker, down to being voiced by. Jim Cummings. Chief Rojas seemed to be Harvey Bullock with a higher rank (both are overweight cops who hate Batman). That said, Harvey was less of a Jerkass than Rojas. D. A. V. E is an expy/homage to H. A. R. D. A. C from Batman: The Animated Series with a name based on Dave Bowman from 2. A Space Odyssey. Might double as a Mythology Gag under some interpretations. In addition, both shared the same voice actor. Cardboard Prison: Arkham Asylum, in classic tradition. Chekhov's Gunman: Hugo Strange makes his first appearance in one brief scene in season 2's . He would go on to become a villain of nigh Big Bad levels in the next few seasons. The Chessmaster: Riddler, Hugo Strange, and Black Mask. Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Detective Ellen Yin never appeared after the second season. She's only even mentioned in one episode set in the future, though she has a pretty awesome apparent future. Likewise, Chief Rojas isn't seen or mentioned since Season 2. A mention in the episode . Marion Grange had gotten reelected as Gotham's Mayor in Season 3, but by the time we see the mayor of Gotham again (in Season 5), Grange was replaced by Hamilton Hill. The Kabuki Twins eventually just stop appearing. Comic Book Fantasy Casting: Lucius Fox looks a lot like Morgan. Freeman. Likewise, Hynden Walch as Harley Quinn emulated original Harley voice actress Arleen Sorkin. Composite Character: Firefly becomes this is Season 5, when he came into contact with an isotope and gained the powers and (partly) the codename of minor Batman baddie Doctor Phosphorus. Additionally a couple of the characters, namely the Penguin and the Flash are confirmed by the show's creators to be Composite Characters of different incarnations and adaptations of themselves throughout the years. Both Batgirl and Robin appear to be composites of two different characters to hold their title. Robin has the identity and back story of Dick Grayson, while the suit and aspects of the personality of Tim Drake. Batgirl has the name, hair color, and family ties of Barbara Gordon, but the personality and age of Stephanie Brown (her costume however is completely unique, but bears some resemblance to Spoiler, Brown's pre- Batgirl name, with the bright purple color scheme Barbara had in the Adam West Batman series). Wrath is mostly like his comics self, but offers his services to criminals to protect them from Batman and the police, like Killer Moth. He also has a more Catman- like color scheme. Ethan Bennett has the powers and codename of Clayface, the backstory of Two- Face (is a friend of Bruce Wayne's, supports Batman, and is a law enforcement official gone bad), and the general appearance and job of Crispus Allen (a bald African- American police detective). Conservation of Ninjutsu: At the end of . List of The Wild Wild West episodes. The Wild Wild West. The cover of the DVD box set containing the complete run of The Wild Wild West, released by CBS DVD, shows the stars of the series: Robert Conrad (left) and Ross Martin (right). Genre. Western / Spy / Science- fiction. Created by. Michael Garrison. Starring. Robert Conrad. Ross Martin. Theme music composer. Richard Markowitz. Country of origin. United States. Original language(s)English. No. During its four- season run a total of 1. The Wild Wild West blended westerns – hugely popular on television at the time (Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Wagon Train, Rawhide, etc.) – with spy adventure, which came into vogue in the wake of the highly successful James Bond films, resulting in such spy- oriented series as The Man from U. N. C. L. E., The Avengers, and Secret Agent. The Wild Wild West is set in the 1. James West (played by Robert Conrad) and Artemus Gordon (Ross Martin), two agents of the United States Secret Service who work directly under the command of President Ulysses S. James West is presented as a sort of . Artemus Gordon is West's partner, a master of disguises and also the inventor of the many gadgets that the two of them use in the course of their adventures. The two men travel about in a private train and use their talents to vanquish the many dastardly villains that threatened the United States — among them, disgraced ex- soldiers seeking revenge against President Grant, power- hungry megalomaniacs, and mad scientists with their brilliant but diabolical inventions. The last group includes the recurring character of Dr. Miguelito Loveless, played by 3'1. As series producer Bruce Lansbury stated. There were inevitable trap doors, hotel walls that ground their victims to dust or revolved into lush Aubrey Beardsley settings next door, lethal chairs that tossed occupants skyward or alternatively dumped them into dank sewers that subterraneously crisscrossed countless cow towns of the period. And then there was that old Dutch sea captain, leaning in the corner of the swill- hole of a bar, who inexplicably winked at Jim as he entered . However, the movie was more campy compared to the serious tone of the TV series. The death of Ross Martin in 1. Only the latter, however, contains the reunion films. The Wild Wild West DVD releases. Season. Episodes. Discs. Originally aired. Region 1. 12. 87. June 6, 2. 00. 6 . Included are the episode titles, directors, writers, broadcast dates, production codes, guest stars and the roles they played, and a brief plot synopsis. Also, the various disguises that Ross Martin used in his Artemus Gordon character are listed. Season One: 1. 96. Loveless in ten episodes of The Wild Wild West. The Wild Wild West was created by Michael Garrison, a movie producer(Peyton Place, The Long, Hot Summer, An Affair to Remember) who had, at one time, co- owned the rights to Ian Fleming's first James Bondnovel, Casino Royale. Garrison, in the meantime, was moved into the position of Executive Producer. Loveless became an immediate hit, resulting in actor Michael Dunn being contracted to do four episodes per season. Mantley returned to his former position on Gunsmoke while Gene L. Coon took over the production reins for of The Wild Wild West. However, Coon left after five episodes to take a screenwriting assignment at Warner Bros., leaving Michael Garrison to take on double- duty as producer and executive producer for the remainder of the season. Notably, the early ones produced by Collier Young were moved back in the broadcast schedule in favor of the Fred Freiberger- and John Mantley- produced episodes. The breakdown in broadcast order is thus: Michael Garrison — Episodes 1, 2. Collier Young — Episodes 5, 9 and 1. Fred Freiberger — Episodes 2- 4, 6- 8 and 1. John Mantley — Episodes 1. Gene L. Coon — Episodes 2. During this season, The Wild Wild West placed at #2. We sought words and images to convey that style . The most notable of these was that the series was now shot in color, which enhanced the Victorian ambiance of the 1. Loveless was featured in four episodes. Meanwhile, an attempt was made to establish another recurring villain with the character of Count Manzeppi (played by Victor Buono, who had appeared in the pilot episode). However, the Count was dropped after only two episodes. Again, as in the first season, 2. Initially, Michael Garrison continued in the dual capacity as producer and executive producer. However, after seven episodes, the producing chores were handed to Bruce Lansbury, the younger brother of actress Angela Lansbury, and Garrison returned to working solely as the series' executive producer. Garrison died on August 1. Bel Aire. Loveless in only one episode during this season (. I had a high- temporal concussion and a 6. The last two episodes (of that season) were cancelled. Due to Conrad's injury only 2. As in the second season, The Wild Wild West did not rank among the 2. On June 2. 6, 1. 96. As a result, the script for the next episode filmed, . On August 1. 7 of the same year he suffered a massive heart attack. Producer Bruce Lansbury had no choice but again have rewrites of the scripts. Ten episodes were filmed without Martin although he continued to have co- star billing in the opening credits. The absence of his character was explained as being on . For the remaining nine episodes West worked with other agents. These were: Ross Martin returned to filming for the final three episodes of the season, which also turned out to be the last episodes of the entire series. The Wild Wild West was cancelled after four seasons, possibly due to declining ratings (it again did not place among the top 2. All of the fourth- season episodes were produced by Bruce Lansbury. As in the third season, Michael Dunn made only one appearance as Dr. Loveless in this season. Reunion movies. This film proved to be one of CBS' highest rated specials of the year. The second film, however, proved less successful. A breakdown of the episodes and their producers appears in the chart below. Directors. Moore directing the most episodes (2. Of note is that three episodes were directed by William Witney, who had co- directed many . Clark. 00. 31. 04. Alan Crosland, Jr. Edwin Dein. 20. 00. Lawrence Dobkin. 00. Richard Donner. 21. Alvin Ganzer. 10. Harvey Hart. 10. 00. Gunner Hellstrom. Jesse Hibbs. 01. 00. Lee H. Katzin. 10. Lou Katzman. 10. 00. Burt Kennedy. 00. Bernie Kowalski. 10. Sherman Marks. 01. Bernard Mc. Eveety. Mike Moder. 00. 13. Irving J. Moore. 77. Alex Nicol. 00. 21. Lawrence Peerce. 01. Charles R. Rondeau. Mark Rydell. 10. 00. Richard Sarafinan. Ralph Senensky. 11. Robert Sparr. 05. Paul Stanley. 00. Don Taylor. 20. 00. Herb Wallerstein. Paul Wedkos. 10. 00. Richard Whorf. 10. William Witney. 20. Total. 28. 28. 24. Guest stars. Many of these guests also appeared on Star Trek. These actors and the titles to the episodes of both series that they appeared in are listed below. These are listed below. However, The Wild Wild West was the only television series at the time that featured the item.^Kesler, Susan E. The Wild Wild West — The Series. Downey, California: Arnett Press. Inside The Wild Wild West. Cypress, California: Cangey Publishing Co. Kesler, p. 1. 97.^Kesler, p. Kesler, p. Days of Thrills and Adventure. New York: Collier Books.
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