"In the form of… water!"

While the Super Friends certainly had its campiness (remember the Wonder Twins and Gleep?), the newest incarnation managed to avoid that pitfall. And we can all thank Bruce Timm for that.

Bruce Timm is the creative genius behind the Batman Animated series, the Superman animated series, the Justice League and the Justice League Unlimited animated series. For 15 years Bruce Timm has been pouring himself into these series for the WB network (and currently the Cartoon Network), and it looks like he’s ready to move on. The last episode will air the second week of April.

Just when the series started to round out into what we (the fans) always wanted to see: the Justice League going head to head with the Legion of Doom, but then the ride is over. It seems that Bruce Timm is physically exhausted (who wouldn’t be) and is ready to take his path into a different direction.

My wife and I just became hooked on the TV show “Lost”. My mother watches it and wanted the first season DVD set for Christmas. So we got it for her and a few weeks ago we borrowed it so we could see what all the hoopla was about. We finished the whole set within a week, and now are trying to get caught up on the second season. Consider us hooked.

So here’s the thing: in the credits for the first season, on some episodes, I noticed a familiar name for the story editor credit: Paul Dini. After a little asking around, it was confirmed for me that this is indeed the same Paul Dini that teamed with Bruce Timm for the Batman, Superman, and Justice League series. (Make note that Time-Warner owns Warner Bothers which own DC Comics. “Lost” airs on ABC which is owned by Disney.)

Anyway, while watching an episode where Locke’s bad-assedness was taking center stage, it occured to me that his character has the no-nonsense and always-prepared mentality that Batman does. And then the lightbulb clicked on above my head! Most of the main characters for Lost seem to have the same dynamics of the main characters of the Justice League! Okay, stay with me… here’s the breakdown:

Superman - Jack
Batman - Locke
Wonder Woman (or Hawkgirl) - Kate
Green Lantern - Sayid
Flash - Hurley (or Charlie on some episodes)

I can’t really line up the Martian Manhunter nor Sawyer because, well, it’s not an exact line up. Regardless, those key characters are very similar in the group dynamic of their respective shows. The way they interact with each other, the way they disagree with each other, and the way the other characters approach them. It’s a successful dynamic, and it makes the fanboy inside me giddy.

Oh yeah, and I think the Others are pirates.