{"id":135023,"date":"2017-10-09T15:55:29","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T21:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=135023"},"modified":"2017-10-09T16:27:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T22:27:52","slug":"batman-animated-series-coming-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2017\/10\/09\/batman-animated-series-coming-blu-ray.html","title":{"rendered":"“Batman: The Animated Series” is coming to Blu-Ray"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welp, that’s going on the Christmas list … in 2018. There’s discussion in the comments about what the Blu-Ray release will improve from the DVD box sets — the picture should be crisper, and the sound quality likely better. For me the big bonus is freeing up about three inches of video shelf space.<\/p>\n

I just posted the other day<\/a> about some of the history behind BTAS. The article quoted there, plus this announcement, are part of the 25th Anniversary (!) of the show, which was a ground-breaking super-hero animation effort in style and substance. Glad to see it’s going to be getting a more convenient format with better quality.<\/p>\n


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\nAt Long Last, Batman: The Animated Series Is Coming to Blu-Ray<\/a><\/span>
\nBatman: The Animated Series turned 25 this past September, and while it\u2019s one of the most beloved animated shows of the past three decades, it\u2019s been confined to DVD box sets for years. That\u2019s about to change, because the animated Dark Knight is finally coming to HD.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Welp, that’s going on the Christmas list … in 2018. There’s discussion in the comments about what the Blu-Ray release will improve from the DVD box sets — the picture should be crisper, and the sound quality likely better. For me the big bonus is freeing up about three inches of video shelf space. 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