Batman (2012 TV Series)

Batman is an American Superhero-Action Crime Drama Television Series, based off of the popular DC Comic's superhero, Batman, premiering on the CW Television Network on November 6, 2012. Featuring Daniel Gillies, Sean Pertwee, Haley Ramm, Billy Unger, Cameron Monaghan, and Ben McKenzie as the main cast, the series follows the life of billionaire CEO Bruce Wayne, after he returns to Gotham in order to save his city from crime and corruption as Gotham's hero, the Dark Knight.
When The Show Has Been Renewed For Season Five
== Plot ==
Ostensibly a crime series, the style of the show was in fact campy and tongue-in-cheek. It was a true situation comedy, in that situations were exaggerated and were generally played for laughs. This increased as the seasons progressed, with the addition of ever greater absurdity. The characters, however, always took the absurd situations extremely seriously – which added to the comedy. Both Main Characters had the Main Initial between names, B Batman, Bruce. R Robin, Timmy (Tim).
== Cast ==
=== New cast ===
* Daniel Gillies as Bruce Wayne/Batman, A millionaire whose parents were murdered by criminals, he now secretly uses his vast fortune to fight crime as Batman. Producer William Dozier cast Adam West in the role after seeing him perform as the James Bond-like spy Captain Q in a Nestlé Quik television ad. Lyle Waggoner had screen-tested for the role, though West ultimately won out because, it was said, he was the only person who could deliver the hilarious lines with a straight face.
* Billy Unger as Tim Drake/Robin, Batman's faithful (if overly eager) partner and "Boy Wonder", a high school student noted for his recurring interjections in the form of "Holy Batman!" (The series avoided referencing Robin's origins as Bruce Wayne's fellow "crime orphan", as whose legal guardian the courts appoint Bruce.)
* Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth, Batman's loyal butler and Batgirl's discreet confidant. He is the only person who knows the true identities of Bruce Wayne, Tim Drake and Stephanie Brown.
* Ben McKenzie as Commissioner Gordon, The Commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department and one of Batman's two major police contacts. He summons the Dynamic Duo via the Batphone or the Bat Signal.
* Aaron Stanford as Chief O'Hara, Gotham City's Chief of Police, and Batman's other major police contact. The character was created by Semple for the series, as someone for Gordon to talk to, and later briefly added to the comics.
* Meryl Streep as Harriet Cooper, Tim Drake's maternal aunt. She first appeared in the comics, two years before the series premiered, to give Bruce and Tim a reason to be secretive about their dual identities.
* Holland Roden as Barbara Gordon/Oracle, Commissioner Gordon's daughter, Gotham City librarian and crime fighting partner for Batman and Robin. Occasionally this threesome was nicknamed the "Terrific Trio" and his cousin Stephanie Brown
=== Recurring villains ===
* Cameron Monaghan as Jack Napier/The Joker, A green haired, purple suited clown with a maniacal laugh who leaves behind jokes as clues to his next crime.
* Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin
* Gina Gershon as Selina Kyle/Catwoman
* Bruce Willis as Professor William McElroy/King Tut, An Egyptologist with a split personality, who divides his time between being a university professor and a reincarnated version of the centuries old pharaoh.
* Nathan Darrow as Victor Fries/Mr. Freeze, A cool, cruel crook who must dwell in an environment 50 degrees below zero. His weapon of choice is a freeze ray gun.
* Benedict Samuel as Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter, A formally dressed baddie with a weakness for collecting hats.
* John Ducey as Egghead, A smug, bald headed genius whose crimes and speech patterns always involve eggs. ("Egg-zactly.")
* Martin Sheen as Shame, A none too bright cowpoke whose partners at various times include Okie Annie and Calamity Jan.
* Nicholas D'Agosto as Harvey Dent/Two-Face
* Cory Michael Smith as Edward Nygma/The Riddler
== Episodes ==
=== Season 1 ===
My name is Bruce Wayne. When Iwas merely 8 years old, my family was taken from me during a robbery, leaving me orphaned only to the care of an old friend. Once I camed to age I decided to travel arround the world and train alongside the world's greatest martial artist and fighters, preparing myself. Now that i'm ready, I decided to start my mission, but for it I have to be something else, a symbol, something that can inspire fear onto the supersticious and cowardly lot. I have to be the Batman
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