Justice League Rocks!

Changing to a later time slot and targeting adults makes for better stories

Published on November 3, 2003 By Calor In Movies & TV & Books

Did anybody see the episode of Justice League last weekend? It now airs at 10pm EST on Cartoon Network. It is not a kiddie show any more that is certain.

This past episode, "A better world", had Superman lobotomizing enemies (when they were lucky) and killing them when they were not so lucky. Of course, this was all an alternative dimension version of the Justice League we saw but the very fact that they showed the JLA taking the gloves off is a far cry from the typical animated fare where nobody ever gets hurt. There were even sexual innuendo. I think it's wonderful that Cartoon Network has finally figured out the target audience for these things. Generation Y/X and older. Not little kids. This change to the show's philosophy has opened up much more interesting plots. There have been occasionally throw backs such as the episode where a time travel change causes the Nazi's to win World War II and the show refused to show the swastika (instead it has a different symbol). However, as a whole, the show has really become a must-see fare.

Comments

russellmz

on Nov 03, 2003

i saw most of it. pretty good, although i missed the first half/episode. i didn't like how they automatically assumed that since they were not willing to kill that they weren't going to win. ie, evil will always triumph, because good is dumb. but overall i liked it. if they are making it less for kiddies then that is good news.

i didn't really like the first season that much. but usually, alternate universes make for good episodes. like in that past episode where they meet the justice guild, a justice league-esque throwback to the 50s. flash: "when they did that 'rollcall!', i nearly bust a gut." that was a little more grownup than most of the other episodes. i nearly died laughing when the leader of the justice guild told the green lantern (a black guy) "you're a credit to your people!" GL: "um, thanks." or the weaknesses of some of the heroes: "my powers have no effect on aluminum!"

the fact they made the justice league have a cool line at the end made it all the more obvious it was a homage rather than a parody: "we died once to save this world. we can do it again."

that episode was the best one from the first season, and not coincidently, was probably most geared to adults. (it was even dedicated to someone who had died in real life)

King Punjabi

on Nov 06, 2003

nice pic

joetheblow

on Nov 07, 2003

I didn't know they were still making more episodes. They usually stop after 2 seasons. I would enjoy and adult Justice League.

Not to mention all the other Adult cartoons on after 11pm on Adult Swim. Funny!!

Fooly Cooly is rediculiously funny, Teen Hunger Force, Sea Lab 2020/1, The Family Guy, Futurama, Big O and others.

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