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Set in the future after Bruce Wayne has retired the
cape and cowl but not from crime fighting "Batman Beyond"
has continued to be both an intriguing concept and fun series
for fans of the Dark Knight. Set fifty years in the future
the series allows the melding of the classic mythology to
a science fiction theme. The second season like the first
has a number of very cool special features. ***
Terry McGinnis the son of a scientist at Wayne/Powers
Industries takes on the Dark Knight's role with a new cutting
edge Bat suit. More importantly Wayne provides guidance
for Terry who initially is set upon revenge for the murder
of his father. His father discovered during the first season
that corporate raider Derek Powers who now owns what's left
of Wayne Industries has been using Bruce's old company to
manufacture a deadly nerve gas that he's been selling illegally
to criminals. Suddenly the trouble prone Terry has a mission
and a life again due to his interaction with Bruce Wayne.
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The second season was just as bold at taking risks as
the first. When the show was first premiered nearly seven
years ago it represented a pretty bold risk on the part
of Warner as they were extending and messing with the mythology
of the original character by doing this extension. We get
all 26 episodes on four discs. ---
Image & Sound:
The show looks pretty good given that it's nearly a
decade old. Warner has done a very good job of presented
the second season on four discs. Not surprisingly the second
season suffers from some of the same compression issues
as the first but overall the set looks pretty good. There
is occasional softness in the image in a couple of episodes
but again it's not a big distraction. ***
Audio for the show was originally presented in stereo
and we get the original soundtrack here. This show would
definitely benefit from a 5.1 presentation but I doubt that
any of the seasons will get the upgrade.
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