A classic cartoon that deserves every single song of praise it gets from critics and fans being one of the finest superhero television shows, and finest shows of the 2000s, period. Justice League blew our collective minds when it debuted in 2003: the first true multi- character Crossover on television to matter since the X-Men TV series, and it had Batman and Superman as series regulars alongside the likes of Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Hawk Girl and the animated debut of Martian Manhunter.When Bruce Timm did Batman: The Animated Series in the 90s he always dreamed of the ultimate crossover featuring all the DC Superheroes the public have come to know and love.And with the advent of digital traditional animation and Cartoon Network's presence on cable TV. Justice League became an instant classic the moment it graced the small screens of the world and blew millions of children's minds out of the water.Justice League is still amazing, it's voice-acting and writing is still incomparable to most modern toons still on the air today, and if only Marvel's equivalent show Avengers: Earths Nightiest Heroes didn't get cancelled prematurely, then there wouldn't be such a gap in DC and MARVEL's animated competition.Anyway, Justice League is the ideal adaptation of one of the greatest crossover teams ever assembled in the world of television. Give it a watch if you're one of the few hundreds of people who haven't at least heard of it already.

I have no doubt that the first two series of Justice League are the greatest animated superhero series ever. Sure the title sequence, with the cliché-ridden slo-mo walk towards the camera, is pompous and embarrassing, but that is a rare slip in good taste. The wise decision to have most story lines extend over two or more episodes leads depth in writing, characterization and construction which is rare in the format. This is especially true in the hands of the series best writer, Dwayne McDuffie, but the standard is high throughout and so well edited that the characterization remains completely consistent from start to finish. For instance, the Green Lantern/Hawkgirl sexual tension appears early on before blossoming into a full blown love affair in series two. In a weaker series (ie almost any other) this would only appear when necessary then be forgotten about.Some of the two parters are among the best ever Justice League stories. "Legends" with its nostalgic invocation of the silver age (I share Jon Stewart's sadness over the loss of its innocence), "The Terror Beyond" a profound, by any standards, examination of faith and "A better world" perhaps the most important story of all, are among my favorites. Near the end of season two a certain weakness begins to appear. First the only standalone episode: "Comfort and Joy" in series 2, a schmaltzy Christmas story which undermines the serious intent of the rest of the series. Then the 3 part Star-Crossed, a well enough executed, if longwinded series which sadly could not escape its ludicrous and derivative (from the Hitch-hiker's Guide) that Earth had to be demolished to make way for an insterstellar bypass. Oh Brother! At the time, these seemed like a unusual misfires, but alas, it was a sign of things to come...With season 3. and the pointless addition of "unlimited" (a sure sign of gimmickry) to the title, the same standard is no longer applied.Some of the reasons for the deterioration are as follows.1. The excess of characters, many of whom are never named and including a vast amount of civilian staff (surely a liability?) Also presumably the civilians would have to be paid while the superheroes work for free? Wouldn't that cause resentment?2. A focus on too many largely second rate superheroes to the detriment of more interesting major ones (there's a reason why Superman and Batman are big stars)3. The reduction of ambition to mainly single episodes. 4. The best episodes are all spin-offs from much better episodes in the first two seasons. A Better World proved to be particularly rich vein in this regard.5. All the female characters are ultra-aggressive. This worked well enough with Hawkgirl since being gung-ho was part of her personality but when she's gone, we have the equally violent Vixen, Black Canary and Huntress, even the sweet natured Supergirl for goodness sake! It is also interesting that these super chicks who all look like fashion models go in all guns blazing but I don't remember ever seeing a scratch on them afterwards in contrast to the male characters.6. Perhaps because of the high testosterone females there is an unnatural focus of female rivalry in JLU. Hawkgirl and Wonderwoman have issues. So do Hawkgirl and Vixen. So do Huntress and Black Canary. So do Supergirl and Galatea. Funnily enough the men seem to rub together a lot better.7. There's also an inordinate amount of unconvincing romance. In the first two seasons the relationship between Hawkgirl and Green Lantern developed naturally over time. In season 3 an unexplained relationship between GL and Vixen appears in order to set up a love triangle. Then we have Batman/Wonder woman, Green Arrow/Black Canary, Huntress/Question. One almost expected Superman and Amanda Waller to become an item.Rating Justice League: 9 Justice League Unlimited 5 Overall 7

To be honest, I accidentally feel backwards into this series. My cable network added a channel (boomerang) in which this show still runs.I'm a huge Batman The animated series fan, and always have been. The animation was well done, the story lines were intense, and the voice-overs were perfectly matched. It was a sad day when Batman TAS ended.The first episode I saw was "Twilight". If you've seen the show, you know it's one of the best, fully developed episodes of season 2. I was glued to the television for the whole running time.This show, without spoiling it for the fans that have yet to taste what a great show this is, is top notch. I've watched every episode of Justice League, and also JLU. The worst part about this series is when it ended. Bruce Timm and Paul Dini are geniuses.If you liked The Dark Knight, especially the intense plot development, you'll like this series. Easy enough for children, but the essence of it, and its dialogue is geared towards adults.This series is better than most Superhero Movies and you don't need much background on the comics.I would also recommend, if you would like to hear more tangents of Superman, and Batman, and get some background on villains and story lines in upcoming movies - don't wait and get your hands on a copy of this series. You won't be disappointed.

Overall Justice league was a really good TV show but the connections that it had with Superman The Animated Series didn't really match some of the plot lines. For example In "Apocalypse Now Part 2" of the Superman The Animated Series Forger is actually part of the New Gods but In Justice League Episode Season 2 premiere "Twilight Part 1" he is referred as a bug by Orion. That pretty much didn't make any sense to me. Another one was how did Wonder Woman get her invisible jet which was use in the episode "For The Man who Has everything". Shouldn't there be a movie in the middle that takes between Justice league and justice League Unlimited that explains how she acquires her jet. The movie should have been "Justice League Worlds Collide" where the story would explain that the Justice League would go up against Crime Syndicate of America. In this movie Hawkgirl is suppose be absent because of her role in the Thanagarian Invasion and also the the Season 2 episode "A Better World" was suppose to be a crime syndicate story rather than the Justice Lords.