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This show is awesome. Not just as a cartoon, but as a TV show in general. Unlike like its predecessor, Superfriends, Justice League is a more accurate description of the DC Universe and the characters in it. One of the show's best qualities is that many of DC's best, brightest and unsung heroes and villains are represented in it, not just the really popular ones. I give credit to this show for introducing me to some of the Flash's toughest villains (Mirror Master, Captain Cold, Captain Boomerang, Trickster and Gorilla Grodd). Another great quality of the show is that it's for everyone. As a cartoon, you might think that this show is only for kids. But these characters are so iconic and the stories are so well written and action-packed, that you don't need to be a kid to appreciate it.

My Rating: 10/10

I watched it when I was 11-12 years old. Now I'm 28 and it continues to be the best heroes series out there. Two seasons of pure joy! :)

I just started watching this cartoon and i think it is the best show i have ever seen. And now i find out that its been on for years and there is no more. Some of these episodes should be up for awards. No joke. I'm trying to think where i've been in the last 4 or 5 years. The episode Destroyer had the best writing for a cartoon. They put so much in a 30min show. And Justice League Unlimted puts some serious emotion in the writing, like when Superman goes off on on Darkside. That whole thing he says That man wont quit as long as he can still draw a breath, none of my teammate will.Me I have a different problem. I feel like I live in a world made of cardboard. Always taken constant care not to break something to break someone. Never allowing my self to lose control even for a moment because someone could die. but you can take it can't you big man. What we have here is rare opportunity for me to cut loose and show you just how powerful I really am...... That is the best thing ever in a cartoon.

For those of us raised on George Reeves, Christopher Reeve, or "Batman: The Animated Series," "Justice League" (or its latest incarnation, "Justice League Unlimited") is a god-send. It is a show that combines superhero daring-do with some witty dialog, intriguing story lines, and superb character interaction that is much more "adult" than most of the fare on Cartoon Network's prime time lineup.

Now in its fifth (and final) year, "Justice League," though often pitting the superheroes against invading aliens or super-villains bent on world destruction, has taken some departures from the typical cartoon by presenting some interesting romantic relationships between principal characters: the not-so-subtle romance between Green Lantern and Hawkgirl and the implied attraction between Wonder Woman and Batman. There has also been some rift between the heroes, on occasion between Batman and Superman. Like Superman, the Martian Manhunter has to deal with the loss of his home world and the death of his beloved and children. The Flash is along as the comic relief, as a superhero with a strong libido, always on the "hunt" for a female conquest.

The writers get to show more of the human side of those that are considered "super". Even Superman got to show a little emotion when confronted with longtime enemy Darkseid" in the two-parter "Twilight". The Man of Steel would've murdered the villain if Batman had not intervened. In an episode about a parallel universe, the Superman of that world even did away with Lex Luthor.

The show has a stellar cast of actors supplying the major characters' voices with a roster of guest talent (CCH Pounder, Michael Ironside, Robert Picardo, Hector Elizondo, Mark Hamill, Clancy Brown, and others) that is second to none.

The show, though not a ratings juggernaut (due to frequent changes in airing times), is a treat for the boomer generation and is a welcome addition to the mythos that DC Comics created over six decades ago.

I have been a Justice League fan since its premier on Cartoon Network. I considered it vastly superior to "Superfriends" and the episode plots are well written.

One of my favorites is the episode with King Aquaman wherein all the Justice League members cannot do anything to persuade the would be assassin to confess and then Batman who possesses no super powers somehow gets the perpetrator to spill the beans. I thought that was simply awesome.

My other favorite episode was when the League faced somewhat counterparts from a comic book world. Once again well written and thought provoking. The episode with the android who (no matter what the Justice League did) was no match for them really was great. I commend all the writers of the show for their creative style and talent and I want this show to go on forever.

DC Animation is one of the best animation companies today. They consistently do the best Superhero toons, leaving all others in the dust. Great voices and stories, this is well worth watching again and again. It got even better when it became Unlimited.

This was in my opinion best tv series in the entire DCAU Which spanned during 1992 -2006 ,It was full of adventure,action,great storytelling and suprisingly romance ,which I guess make this show a masterpiece among other animated tv series.Whtever Animation was impressive,cast was great,stories were wonderful.I mean the Finale of the show kept me in edge of my seat,it was one of the greatest episode I had seen in tv.If you haven't already checked this amazing show Please watch This tv series deserves Your valuble time for sure.

I have a real interest in superheroes and in animation, with both together this had all the ingredients to be at least a good show. And it was, no more than that, it is a brilliant show, and one of the best superhero series ever made. Personally I think Batman:The Animated Series just beats it, but Justice League is without a doubt one of the most original, ambitious and deep animated shows out there.

The production values are really detailed and rich. You can never go wrong with sophisticated colours, sharp and decisive character features, epic scope and crisp backgrounds, in all four of these areas Justice League succeeds. The music is consistently superb, haunting, rousing and dark, with a main theme that sticks in the mind for a long time.

Even more impressive is the depth, story lines and the writing. The writing is brilliant, there are moments of humour but it does always have a focused tone, and it is all sophisticated and taut, a major step up with sappy one liners and clichés that some characters are made to utter in some shows now. I was so impressed with the story lines, even for an animated these story lines are quite deep and complex, but they never cease to be gripping and compelling. Plus the characters have so much depth to them. They aren't boring, useless or clichéd, they all have unique personalities, a purpose and are always well incorporated into the stories.

I have always loved Batman, Superman, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman, and they are amazing characters here. I was also surprised at how much depth there was to J'onn J'onzz and in a good way, and the villains are interesting too and actually have motives that don't come across as absurd. The voice acting is outstanding too, Kevin Conroy IS Batman in my eyes especially. Overall, this show is fantastic, and I am actually running out of words to describe how truly good Justice League is other than to say if you love superheroes, characters and stories with depth and animation, this is a must see! 10/10 Bethany Cox

I, for one, was a committed fan of this show. I even collected the seasons, and I hope they come up with a new series picking up where the last episode ended.

Why a 7 out of 10 rating?

1)Batman - Was obviously the writers favorite, maybe based on the fact that he was the only one without superhuman abilities at first. 2) Wonderwoman - Was half of the time a warrior born, and the other half a cheerleader going ga-ga over Batman 3) Superman - Seemed to always need Batman to tell him how to tie his shoes. Also his animated artwork could have been way better.

Other than that, good action, voice actors were excellent, a good line of villains as well.

I only started watching this when it appeared on Netflix but despite being over twenty years old it doesn't seem particularly dated.

I'm no DC geek but from watching the movies and reading comics when I was a kid I don't recall Wonder Woman being able to fly?

Superman also isn't so super, practically everything hurts him and he can't breathe underwater or in space. The Flash isn't particularly fast, in one episode he can barely keep up with a truck in traffic and it's hard to see the point of Hawkgirl at all.

Batman is really the only main character who seems to fit with the character in other media.

Overall though it's definitely watchable.

YTV in Canada has been re-running "Superfriends", the Wonder Twin era crap, at 1am (PST). I decided to watch it for old times sake and was wondering why no one had taken the time to do it right - the "Batman:TAS" approach? Suffering from insomnia, and not wanting to watch "Thunderbirds" I surfed for a half hour and went back to YTV to see what they had on next and I was NOT disappointed.

"Justice League" is what I always wanted "The Superfriends" to be. No lousy sidekicks, no space monkey, no ludicrous plots involving Martian brain creatures. It was like watching the comic book. I like the way they have presented the characters and the fact that there is tension - they maybe friends, but those relationships get strained. A powered down Superman, excellent had to be done. A stand-offish Batman, perfect. Jon J'onzz? Yeah... great character, perfectly voiced too!

However, I was happy to see that used the John Stewart GL- the DC universe's karmic kicking bag - and the Wally West Flash instead of using Hal Jordan and Barry Allen. Hal and Barry (especially Barry) were just too perfect too much of the time. I like them and they always have a special place in my comic book memories, but Stewart and West (as flawed heros) are better characters. In fact, I'd like to see them with their own shows someday. Wally West is a great character if you go in depth, rather than just leaving him as comic relief.

I hope Warner Brothers keeps this up, superlative job!

I am an extremely big batman fan, and as such watched the "Batman the Animated series" avidly. When i heard Bruce Timm was going to make a Justice League cartoon show, I was actually worried. Batman is a strong character in the comics, but usually is translated as a weaker sub-character when mixed with superheroes of the superman/wonder woman caliber. When i saw the first episode, i was firmly gripped by the storyline and was actually worried when they said Batman died, i had never been so attached to a cartoon. When he was found to be alive i openly screamed in joy. I find it astounding that the writers were able to write story lines that not only captivate children and adults, but also shows the little nuance's and complexities of the characters; that they are able to represent both Batman and Superman as partners and equals was something that took years to do in the comics. The writing for this series is superb to say the least, and the animation is very good. I can't wait to see what the creative team comes up with now that the show is over.

I can't help but compare this show to batman...they came out at around the same time...both very very fantastic shows...

the animation is superb...the graphics and visuals are phenomenal...it looks fantastic...very easy on the eye...soo easy to watch...

the story is interesting...the plot is sublime...it was directed at kids...but it is soo mature in the way it is told...again I'll compare it to batman...the events of story are compelling...not too childish not too watered-down not too dumb-down...most of the other shows like these make this mistake...this is done just right...

there's really very few things wrong with this show...maybe coz it was directed at kids...it can't be as mature and strong as it could be...

the writers really told the stories of these heroes in a way that did them justice...in a captivating believable way...very well done...

Mind you, they're both excellent. I have JLU as a 9 and this is a 10. My reasoning is that once this show got it's stride (and stops nerfing Superman), it's just some of the best character writing I've ever seen in a show. Basically every story being a multiparter allows it to take it's time to build out the stakes and character motivations.

What made this show, and all of Bruce Timm's DCAU is that it's not a superhero show with some good character writing. It's a character show about Superheroes and using world ending threats to tell these stories at high stakes levels.

This is a show that deals with grief, loss, heroism, ideology, faith, race, gender roles, morality, patriotism, individuality, family, xenophobia, romance, politics, etc all in very mature and in depth ways, while also having our favorite super heroes kicking butt.

And it's only a kids show in the sense that there's nothing overtly uncensored for kids (though I think this and JLU having less censorship than the 90s shows does help it expand the storylines comparitively) and that it's never edgy (which I think helps make it timeless).

I honestly have trouble finding many other shows this mature made for adults while also being as upbeat and fun. It never panders to anyone, it respects its audience's intelligence regardless of age.

Yes there are some less interesting storylines in the first season, but the amount of classic thought provoking high intensity stories are so much I can forgive the less memorable ones. And it's never bad, even at it's worst, it's always good. But the bar is set so high that anything less than brilliance is noticable.

Also Batman isn't OP in this one. He gets jobbed way more often than people remember and needs the superpowers teammates to help him out a lot.

Few shows have a reach that continues to generate new content 20 years after their first airing and 15 years after its sequel ended. This is one of those shows. Lots of snark, fun, adventure and great superheroics put to the test. The storylines are excellent, the Universe thought-out beforehand so that there are few continuity glitches (and certainly almost none that catch your eye right away) and the characters are still true to their published selves. This should have been the template for the DCEU.

I remembered watching Justice League back in the day. I wasn't more than 10 years old when I first saw it on the small screen, but even though so many years passed and I didn't have much to do with it or other superhero shows it still holds up and more to this day.

First of all, the title sequence is one of the most catchy tunes ever to introduce a TV-show and it will stick in your head for days. It really sets up the grand scale of the show and really has this epic and heroic feel to it which has you invested from the start. The CGI characters though look terribly dated, but you can't really blame something for being released when it was quite new.

These storylines have a real depth to them which is easier with the fewer characters from the DC Comics, but I think it was the best start to what later would become Justice League Unlimited which is an amazing show as well.

Justice League's first season was really good at introducing each of the well known DC heroes in different situations wether it be an origin story like with J'onn J'onnz or an exploration of their homes and reasons for their mission like with Wonder Woman and Green Lantern. Season 2 focused more on the team and their fights against super villains, but it somehow managed to take the complexity of their characters up one more level which leads us to many amazing fights and great dilemmas between them.

Justice League is an amazing show I recommend to anyone who likes engaging storytelling with enough unpredictability to keep ones interest through every two-parter or occasional three-parter.

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.

Do I enjoy this show? Yes. It is the first cartoon like it that I have watched (in that it has many super heroes), so I can't compare it to something like Super Friends. However, when I started watching the show, perhaps I had the wrong expectation. After all, it is a kids show and a cartoon. I had grown somewhat used to the blockbuster movies such as Iron Man, Dark Knight, etc, that gave superheroes SOME level of consistency. To me, that is really the only thing that a superhero really needs: consistency.

In this show, consistency is regularly thrown out of the window. The formula seems to be this...yes they are all super heroes, yes they all have super powers, but the second that becomes inconvenient for the plot they become weak. Almost every story pretty much revolves around...wow they got really beat down, how will they win!?...and resolves in...oh, exactly what they have been doing, but somehow their punches and strategy just figured things out this time around. That makes the show frustrating for me. Too often was I like, oh come on Superman (based on previous episodes) should easily be able to handle this..but he doesn't. Then at the end, he does without any explanation except you can assume he tried harder or something.

Another irritating point is the fact that not all the super heroes are in every episode. I understand for plot development, there has to be more of a focus on some of them each episode, but the episodes where others just don't show up are annoying. This isn't SNL, this isn't a huge collaboration of people showing up for a live show.... were the animators that drew that cartoon sick that day? Were the voice actors not available to record so they left them out? There were too many times where I thought...man, you know who would be perfect for this situation? Green Lantern or Superman. Where are they? Who knows. End of the world scenario all the time, but they seem to be off taking a nap.

All in all it's a good cartoon, but it is still a cartoon. It is very formulaic, and can get annoying in that respect. If you ever think about it logically, you'll get annoyed. Of course suspension of disbelief is necessary, but that suspension gets tough for me when these fictional super heroes are inconsistent with their own powers in the same episode or over many episodes. I would still recommend it to people, but only if it's casually on TV.

I like the show for the most part. They get most of the characters right but it seems they made Jon Stewart a little to brooding and moody. He's worse than Batman in this series. Other than that and the fact that they make Superman look weak throughout the series I enjoyed it. I was happy they included Hawk Woman and Martian Man hunter. I know they only did it for toy sales but it was a good change of pace.

They have the worst heroes like John Stewart and hawkgirl and that kid called wally west Aka the flash is just so dumb I hated that show forever