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Batman: The Animated Series - More Batman:TAS swings into action just before Batman Begins
Posted by Gord Lacey	2/23/2005


Gotham City crime czars Scarface and Rupert Thorne battle evil masterminds like the Joker and the Penguin for money, power and respect. Kidnappings rise as foe-versus-foe attacks become more vindictive. And just when you thought you knew the good guys from the bad, the craziest villains try to go straight, triggering one dangerous blowout after another. Amidst all the terror one man walks the fine line between vengeance and justice as often as he balances his crimefighting persona and his billionaire playboy public life. This is the Batman series that introduced a new kind of super hero - cool, composed, uncompromising. Your Batman collection won't be complete without this compilation! Batman will be performing double-duty on May 24 when he appears in SuperFriends Season 2 and Batman: The Animated Series Volume 3! This release is timed to coincide with the 6/17 theatrical release of Batman Begins starring Christian Bale in the title role, and a wonderful list of supporting actors including Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Katie Holmes, Rutger Hauer and Ken Watanabe. Fans of the previous releases know what to expect with Volume 3; Full Frame (1:33:1) video, English, French and Spanish Dolby Stereo Surround audio tracks, and matching subtitles. The 4 disc set has a running time of 609 mins, though we expect that to be an error since there are 29 episodes left, and previous sets ran 624 and 625 mins long, and contained 28 episodes. We've compiled a list of the missing episodes and guessed at the order in which they may appear, based on the previous 2 releases: 557 Shadow of the Bat 561 Shadow of the Bat, Part II 558 Blind as a Bat 559 The Demon's Quest 563 The Demon's Quest, Part II 560 His Silicon Soul 562 Fire From Olympus 564 Read My Lips 565 The Worry Men 566 Sideshow 567 A Bullet for Bullock 568 Trial 569 Avatar 570 House And Garden 571 The Terrible Trio 572 Harlequinade 573 Time Out of Joint 574 Catwalk 575 Bane 576 Baby-Doll 577 The Lion & the Unicorn 578 Showdown 579 Riddler's Reform 580 Second Chance 581 Harley's Holiday 582 Lock-Up 583 Make 'Em Laugh 584 Deep Freeze 585 Batgirl Returns The previous sets have been placed in production order (the 5xx number), except where 2-part episodes occur. The set also sports some bonus features: Commentary on "Read my Lips" by Producer, Bruce Timm; Writer, Paul Dini; Director, Boyd Kirkland; Writer, Michael Reaves; and Composer, Shirley Walker Video Commentary on "House and Garden" by Producer, Bruce Timm; Writer, Paul Dini; Director, Boyd Kirkland; and Moderator, Jason Hillhouse Commentary on "Harlequinade" by Producer Bruce Timm; Writer, Paul Dini; and Composer, Shirley Walker Gotham's New Knight - Featurette on Batgirl as Batman's Newest Ally Here's a look at the cover art:

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Batman: The Animated Series - More Batman:TAS swings into action just before Batman Begins