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Static Shock (2000)
Good... not memorable
Static Shock is a good attempt at what WB kids was trying to do. Except they over shot it with making Static "coooool." All be it, Static is a teenager trying to be cool. Which does make the show appealing to a younger audience.
All in all the show did have it's moments that childhood television needs. Having episodes that dont sugar coat real issues like racism, bullying, and gun violence. Instead, Static deals with these episodes head on and doesn't look back.
The crossover episodes are always the ones I look forward too, which is kind of the reason I watch the show. Static is kind of a bland character and more of DC's way of trying to tell a Spider-man story.
Overall Static Shock is a decent show that unfortunately does not have the same impact the way the rest of the DCAU shows like Batman, Superman, or Justice League has. 2 or 3 episodes must be watched, but the rest can be skipped.
Batman & Robin (1997)
Decent movie, wrong franchise
This movie gets a lot of hate and even labeled as "the worst movie." However, if you take what was being done and why, you may be able to forgive Joel Schumacher. Batman & Robin do follow the tone that the franchise set. The cliche villain dialogue, lack of character development between Batman and Robin, the tilted camera angles. Sound familiar? It sounds like a Batman episode from 1967. Batman & Robin is a sequel to Batman in 1989, which is clearly a darker setting and tone than the television series set in the 60s. But, WB studios wanted to market Batman better with toys and appeal to a younger audience. Enter Batman Forever... flashy, campy, more action, less character development. Batman & Robin is a direct result of the market scene that WB tried and ultimately failed. Thankfully, we had the animated series to keep Batman the entire franchise from extinction. In essence, Batman & Robin does work as a movie if Adam West and Burt Ward were the respected duo. It wouldn't be a masterpiece, but more widely accented. Unfortunately, this Batman & Robin movie was 30 years too late for the party and we a got a movie we didnt want.