TFG1MIKE 365 – 2019 Day 10 – 20th Anniversary of Batman Beyond!

What Batman Beyond did was build upon what was there, but also told a fresh story. There are so many elements of Terry McGinnis’s life, that match up with Bruce Wayne’s, but Terry is a completely different Batman. The story that the show told, I felt then, and still now now, was very interesting, and the look of the series was super cool. Neo Gotham looks bright and shiny on the surface, but you peel back the layers a bit, and it’s still that same old Gotham. The futuristic aspects of the show appealed to me then and now. Some of the subject matter that the episodes tackled was interesting. Take the “Payback” episode, that was all about kids in a group home. Well not all of it was just that, but the setting was a group home. Having been in 15 different placements as a ward of the State of Kentucky, back in the mid 90s, that episode spoke to me a bit. I loved how Terry had to go through the paces of learning to be Batman, at the same time being his own version of Batman. It’s tough to live up to Bruce Wayne’s legendary status! While the show was very villain of the week, the storytelling was very compelling. The creators set up villains that weren’t just Bruce Wayne-Batman rogues’ gallery updates. Terry was given his own set of villains to deal with, along with a completely different set of problems as well in his civilian life. Balancing being a teenager and Batman all at the same time, now that has to be tough! Nowadays I re watch my favorite episodes of the series. I can’t go without watching Rebirth, Shriek, Dead Man’s Hand, Lost Soul, Eggbaby, April Moon, Out of the Past, The Call, and so many others.