Like Justice League?

[AlwaysPissedOff 0]

Jeebus Christ... I could barely identify half the people on that list from repeated viewings.

[Vyce 0]

I'd love to see a JSA episode.

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

I'd love to see a JSA episode.

The Justice Guild of America was loosely based on the JSA.

[Kurt Angle Mark 0]

what are the chances of Spectre ever being on the show?

Don't know

 

However some are claiming he was in the overhead group shot in the first episode. I think I know which guy they are talking about (has green cape and colors similar to Spectre's),but the character was too small for me to say that it was him

[Guest JMA]

I'd love to see a JSA episode.

The Justice Guild of America was loosely based on the JSA.

I'd like to see them eventually come back in a "Crisis" type storyline. Of course, that's not very likely to happen -- but it would be cool.

[Kurt Angle Mark 0]

Cartoon Network has changed the episode order

 

 

AUGUST 7TH:"FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING"

 

Batman and Wonder Woman visit the Fortress of Solitude on Superman's birthday, only to find him trapped by Mongul.

 

AUGUST 14TH:"KIDS' STUFF"

 

Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern are transformed into 8-year-olds in a desperate attempt to save the world from the magic of Mordred.

 

AUGUST 21ST:"HAWK AND DOVE"

 

Wonder Woman teams up with two super-powered brothers, one warlike, the other a pacifist, to stop Ares' plans to escalate a European civil war into World War III.

 

AUGUST 28TH:"THIS LITTLE PIGGY"

 

It's musical mayhem when Batman and Zatanna join forces to save a teammate from a fate worse than death.

 

SEPTEMBER 4TH: "FEARFUL SYMMETRY"

 

Supergirl discovers that a series of nightmares she's been having about being an assassin may be far more than just a bad dream.

[Kurt Angle Mark 0]

Here is an article on this week's episode from Comicscontinuum.com

 

Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons will receive credits in the upcoming Justice League Unlimited episode, "For the Man Who Has Everything."

 

Moore and Gibbons created the comics story from which the episode is based. The story first appeared in Superman Annual #11 in 1985 and has been reprinted subsequently. 

 

Producer Bruce Timm recently explained how the episode developed.

 

"That actually came about when we were sittng down plotting the season, it came up in the conversation that in the first two seasons we never did a show that involved just the big three," Timm said. "And we were like, 'Yeah, I guess we should rectify that situation.'

 

"And it was Dwayne (McDuffie, story editor/producer) who said that the best big three story of all time was 'For the Man Who Has Everything.' And we said, 'OK, let's do that.'"

 

Timm said he talked to Moore about doing the episode.

 

"I wasn't going to do the show if he wasn't comfortable with us doing it," Timm said. "And he said, 'Oh yes, I would be honored if you would adapt that for your show.'

 

"So that was great. And hopefully, he'll still feel that way once the show's done. I think he'll like it."

 

The episode features Mongul, who also appeared in the two-part "War World" episode of Justice League. In "For the Man Who Has Everything," Batman and Wonder Woman surprise Superman at the Fortress of Solitude, in order to bring the Man of Steel his birthday present. But when they arrive, he has been immobilized by a special "gift" that Mongul has delivered to him.

 

"It's a really intense episode," Timm said. "Mongul is definitely more scary than in the episode 'War World.'"

 

Mongul is again voiced by Eric Roberts, whom Timm said brought to life through an offbeat performance in "War World."

 

"Honestly, Eric Roberts kind of made us nervous a little bit because he had so many different ideas on how to play this character and we recorded every single one of them,í Timm said on a recent Justice League: Paradise Lost DVD. ìHe's not consistent through the episode -- he doesn't sound like the same guy from the beginning to the end. There are times when he's real suave, and there are other times where he's really brutish, and we thought, 'Man, we don't know if this is going to cut together -- if this is going to make a consistent character -- or what.'

 

"Fortunately, the storyboard artists really focused in on the acting that he had provided in the vocal tracks and played up all these different facets of his personality in the show. So, when we got the show back, we thought, 'Wow, this is great, this is better than if he was just the mean bad guy.' I mean, he's vain, he's arrogant, he's petty. I think that makes him an interesting character and, fortunately, that's exactly what Eric brought out in his performance."

 

"For the Man Who Has Everything" is scheduled to air on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. (ET). Look for more Justice League news soon here in The Continuum.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

Hmm...interesting.

 

Apparently, they show clips from the episode you're about to watch throughout the opening of JLU.

 

Kinda neat...though that means it changes up each episode.

[Guest JMA]

Tonight's episode was FANTASTIC. "For the Man Who Has Everything" is one of my favorite Superman stories and it was adapted to JLU very nicely. It's nice to see Mongul as a merciless bastard again and not a lackey.

[AndrewTS 0]

I actually remember checking out FTMWHE in one of the reprints. Loved it, and was totally marking out when I realized it was going to be the same. Two questions though: wasn't Supes' fantasy slightly different, and did they show what Mongul was fantasizing in the comic?

 

It also reminds me of the very similar Batman: The Animated Series episode where Bruce found himself in a very similar situation--but rather than reliving when his parents were killed with a different result, he was zapped right back into his "ideal" life.

 

(Ep name escapes me, don't have that episode guide link on this computer...but it seems it was inspired by that story)

[Guest JMA]

I actually remember checking out FTMWHE in one of the reprints. Loved it, and was totally marking out when I realized it was going to be the same. Two questions though: wasn't Supes' fantasy slightly different, and did they show what Mongul was fantasizing in the comic?

Yes, Superman's fantasy was slightly different. For one thing, he didn't retire to a farm. There are a few other things that are different, but I don't want to spoil the story for those who haven't read it.

 

As for Mongul's fantasy; yes, they did show what he was fantasizing about.

[AndrewTS 0]

I actually remember checking out FTMWHE in one of the reprints.  Loved it, and was totally marking out when I realized it was going to be the same.  Two questions though:  wasn't Supes' fantasy slightly different, and did they show what Mongul was fantasizing in the comic?

Yes, Superman's fantasy was slightly different. For one thing, he didn't retire to a farm. There are a few other things that are different, but I don't want to spoil the story for those who haven't read it.

 

As for Mongul's fantasy; yes, they did show what he was fantasizing about.

Rockin'. I actually remembered that. Now I need to try to find a trade paperback with that one in it, since I lost the original.

[Kurt Angle Mark 0]

I actually remember checking out FTMWHE in one of the reprints.  Loved it, and was totally marking out when I realized it was going to be the same.  Two questions though:  wasn't Supes' fantasy slightly different, and did they show what Mongul was fantasizing in the comic?

Yes, Superman's fantasy was slightly different. For one thing, he didn't retire to a farm. There are a few other things that are different, but I don't want to spoil the story for those who haven't read it.

 

As for Mongul's fantasy; yes, they did show what he was fantasizing about.

Rockin'. I actually remembered that. Now I need to try to find a trade paperback with that one in it, since I lost the original.

"Across the Universe: The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore" is the book where you will find this story. It collects every DC Universe story Moore wrote, except for "Batman: The Killing Joke" and "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" since they are sold separately.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

By the way...I feel Batman's ending comment was very evil, even for Batman.

 

Just a note.

[Guest SP-1]

I forgot about it.

 

When does this repeat?

[ChrisMWaters 0]

I forgot about it.

 

When does this repeat?

Tomorrow night and Next Saturday morning at 11:30 AM.

[Kurt Angle Mark 0]

I forgot about it. 

 

When does this repeat?

Tomorrow night and Next Saturday morning at 11:30 AM.

Tomorrow at 5:00 pm ET/PT to be exact

[Guest TheZsaszHorsemen]

By the way...I feel Batman's ending comment was very evil, even for Batman.

 

Just a note.

What was it?

 

Oh and the Batman story you were thinking of Andrew was PERCHANCE TO DREAM. One of the best eps in the series and easily the best Mad Hatter story of all time.

[Guest JMA]

By the way...I feel Batman's ending comment was very evil, even for Batman.

 

Just a note.

What was it?

When Wonder Woman inquired as to what Mongul was dreaming about, Batman replied, "Whatever it is...it's too good for him." The comment actually has a double-meaning.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

By the way...I feel Batman's ending comment was very evil, even for Batman.

 

Just a note.

What was it?

When either Superman or Wonder Woman were wondering out loud what Mongul could be fantasizing about when he had the Black Mercy on him, Batman said this:

 

"Whatever it is, it's too good for him."

[Kurt Angle Mark 0]

Now for my comments

 

This was an AMAZING episode, that did Alan Moore's story justice.

 

Loved seeing the invisible plane and Krypto.

 

Thought that it was cool that his dream home is a farm on Krypton and that his dream woman is a hybrid of Lois and Lana.

[EdwardKnoxII 0]

Did anybody else notice that Wonder Woman gave Mongul a German Suplex of all things? And then Mongul no sold it and got right back up.

[Guest JMA]

Did anybody else notice that Wonder Woman gave Mongul a German Suplex of all things? And then Mongul no sold it and got right back up.

I loved that part. I thought Wonder Woman was portrayed extremely well in this episode.

[ChrisMWaters 0]

Did anybody else notice that Wonder Woman gave Mongul a German Suplex of all things? And then Mongul no sold it and got right back up.

I loved that part. I thought Wonder Woman was portrayed extremely well in this episode.

Too bad she got her ass handed to her pretty badly.

 

On the bright side though, she showed her toughness.

[AndrewTS 0]

By the way...I feel Batman's ending comment was very evil, even for Batman.

 

Just a note.

What was it?

 

Oh and the Batman story you were thinking of Andrew was PERCHANCE TO DREAM. One of the best eps in the series and easily the best Mad Hatter story of all time.

Thanks. Yes indeed it was awesome--glad it should be on the next DVD set.

 

Can't find that Alan Moore online so going to have to special order it. Is it just me or does anyone else's book stores have a ton of Marvel stuff and little DC (in the trade paperback, graphic novels, etc section)?

[Kurt Angle Mark 0]

Here is an article on the next JLU episode "Hawk and Dove"

 

Fred Savage and Jason Hervey are brothers again this week. The two, who starred in the ABC coming-of-age series The Wonder Years, are paired again in Cartoon Network's Justice League Unlimited as Hawk and Dove. 

 

The episode, approriately titled "Hawk and Dove," premieres Saturday at 8:30 p.m. (ET) on Cartoon Network.

 

Andrea Romano, voice director for Justice League Unlimited, explained how this unique casting took place.

 

"I had worked with Fred Savage for many years now," Romano told The Continuum. "I think he's just a terrific talent and a very good voiceover actor. And when we got the casting for this episode, the producers came to me, Bruce Timm, and said, 'Wouldn't it be fun to get Fred Savage and then have Jason Hervey to play his brother?' since they played brothers on The Wonder Years.

 

"Since I had a working relationship with Fred Savage, that was not a problem. That was really quite simple to call the agent and book him, and he's quite happy to do the work.

 

"Jason Hervey was a bit harder to track down. He doesn't live in Los Angeles anymore, somewhere out of state. We tracked him down and found his agent, who also happens to be his mother we came to find out, and broke it down and explained that it was a Justice League episode with two super-hero brothers, Hawk and Dove, and that we did have Fred Savage on board already. We asked if Jason would be willing to come into town and play the brother. After she spoke with him, she said he would be very enthusiastic to come in and play."

 

Romano, who prefers to voice record ensemble, was able to get Savage and Hervey in the studio at the same time for "Hawk and Dove."

 

"It was such a joy to see them together. I don't know how long it had been since they had physical contact," Romano said. "It was quite a lovely story to see them together."

 

The final voices weren't what you would expect. Savage provided the voice of Hawk, and Hervey did the voice of Dove.

 

"When I initially cast it and I spoke to the producers on how we were going to cast it, our first thought was to have Fred Savage play Don/Dove, the calmer, more peace-loving character, and have Jason play Hank/Hawk, the more aggressive of the two," Romano said. "Simply because that was the way they existed in The Wonder Years series; Jason's character was always the more aggressive, obnoxious character and Fred was the more agreeable guy.

 

"Once we did the rehearsal, basically strictly on how their voices printed, it didn't sound quite right. So just for the heck of it, we said, 'You know what, let's rehearse again, switching characters.' So we did. And it worked much better that way."

[Guest SP-1]

That's awesome. I'll have to check that episode out.

[brokentusk16 0]

Can't find that Alan Moore online so going to have to special order it. Is it just me or does anyone else's book stores have a ton of Marvel stuff and little DC (in the trade paperback, graphic novels, etc section)?

I think it's because Marvel just prints a ton of trade paperback's per printing. The sad news is that they could go out of print in six months to a year.

[Guest syncer55]

Thanks for the info. Sounds interesting. I have to check it out sometime.