Contemplating the darkish and foreboding model of “Batman: TAS” and the truth that Langstrom’s horrifying Man-Bat transformation was given a go, it is type of loopy to suppose {that a} vampire storyline was dominated out earlier than it had even began. It will have match the tone of the present properly, and will simply have been one in all the very best episodes of “Batman: TAS”. Alas, the Fox censors had been clearly eager to not have one other one in all their exhibits banned.
Over on the Marvel aspect, John Semper Jr. did handle to get a vampire episode of “Spider-Man: TAS” previous the censors, which has turn out to be some extent of satisfaction for him. In episode 6 of season 2, Morbius exhibits up, however solely due to some compromises that had been made — particularly, that the villain would solely drain individuals’s blood by means of suction cups on his fingers. In an interview, Semper defined:
“It was so profitable that we determined to stretch it for 2 extra episodes. I’ve a superb relationship with Broadcast Requirements and Practices, in that I acknowledge that what they’re attempting to do is necessary, and philosophically I’m not against what they’re attempting to do. I believe there have been writers on ‘Batman’ who determined that they had been going to wage warfare in opposition to Broadcast Requirements and Practices. I believe that is an unproductive perspective.”
Photographs fired! In the meantime, Timm remained unfazed by the entire thing, telling ScienceFiction.com: “[“Spider-Man: TAS”] did that basically lame one proper? He had like suction cups on his fingers? In order that was high-quality. Like if I wasn’t going to do it correctly, I wasn’t going to do it.”
Ouch! If nothing else, at the least the Fox censors helped stoke essentially the most amusingly lame rivalry in leisure historical past by getting Semper and Timm all riled up.
