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Justice League Unlimited
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Genre Animated television series
Running time 21–23 minutes per episode
Starring Carl Lumbly
Michael Rosenbaum
Kevin Conroy
Phil LaMarr
Susan Eisenberg
George Newbern
Maria Canals
Country of origin Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Original channel Cartoon Network
Original run July 31, 2004–May 13, 2006
No. of episodes 39

Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) was an American animated television series produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics universe, and specifically based on the Justice League superhero team, it is a direct sequel to the previous Justice League animated series. JLU debuted on July 31, 2004 at 8:30 p.m. EST/PST on Toonami and ended with the episode aired May 13, 2006 at 10:30 p.m. EST/PST.

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[edit] Overview

The series is a continuation of its predecessor, taking up soon after Justice League ended. It is sometimes considered to be the same series as the original; the first season of Justice League Unlimited is referred to by the producers as the third season of Justice League. However, seasons referred to below treat Justice League Unlimited as a separate series.

It features a greatly-expanded League, in which the characters from the original series are joined by a number of superheroes (in the first episode, well over 50 characters appear), as well as a number of DC heroes who had made guest appearances in the first two seasons of Justice League.

Also unlike Justice League, which primarily consisted of two- or three-part stories with only light continuity between them, Justice League Unlimited features ongoing story arcs, the first involving the building conflict between the league and a secret government agency known as Project Cadmus. This plot line heavily builds upon events that occurred during the second season of Justice League, and has affected the plotlines of most of its episodes. It was resolved in a four-part story at the end of the second season of Justice League Unlimited. The third season story arc focuses on the Legion of Doom as the main villains, a loose-knit organization formed to combat the increased superhero coordination of the first two seasons.

Another aspect of the Cadmus storyline was it's tendency to incorporate elements from the past DCAU Shows (Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond and The Zeta Project).[1] Also, Divided We Fall was originally going to end with Superman revealing his secret identity to Lois at the end of the episode.[2]

Also, towards the end of the series, certain characters became off-limits to the show. Namely any character mainly associated with Batman (aside from Batman himself), and every Aquaman character. This was due to un-related animated series The Batman, and the pilot of a Smallville-like series for Aquaman which wasn't picked up. Many have seen the decisions to outlaw these characters odd, seeing as Smallville and Justice League Unlimited make use of several of Superman's supporting characters, namely Lex Luthor. However, this ruling would seem to apply to JLU's use of Lois Lane, as she did not have a speaking role once the character was added to the cast of Smallville. On the other hand, the sibling superheroes who are featured in the League, Hawk and Dove, are among the few Teen Titans who do not appear in the television series depiction of that superhero team. Conversely, Speedy was able to appear on JLU soon after Teen Titans ended, due to the length of the third season of JLU's production.

Although he is featured prominently in the opening credits, and was one of the original members of the league in the previous Justice League series, the character of The Flash appears only fleetingly in the third season, though he has a more substantive role in the fourth and fifth seasons.

Justice League Unlimited, similar to the second season of Justice League, is animated in widescreen. The show also features new theme music. It was the last Dini/Timm show in production, although there are currently two other, nonrelated animated series set in the DC universe: The Batman and Legion of Super Heroes. The two-part series finale was aired in the UK on February 8 and February 18 2006 and in the United States on May 6 and May 13 2006. Paul Dini, writer for the show, announced on January 25, 2006 via a reply to a blog entry that the show had been cancelled.

Dini himself had by now left the writing/scripting of Warner Brothers' animated series to become the writer of Detective Comics, the flagship Batman title.[citation needed]

[edit] Characters

Main article: Characters appearing in Justice League Unlimited
A Justice League Unlimited promotional image.

The seven founding members on Justice League Unlimited consist of the League's members during the original two Justice League seasons; these members continue to have greater authority and responsibility in the League.

Founding Members:

 

Other Prominent Members:

[edit] Episodes

See List of Justice League episodes#Justice League Unlimited episodes

[edit] Connection with Batman Beyond

The term "Justice League Unlimited" was used first in the two-part episode ("The Call") of the animated series Batman Beyond that aired more than a year before the first Justice League series began. Decades into the future of the DC Animated Universe, the Justice League still exists, and is referred to as the "Justice League Unlimited". This future League consists of Superman, a new Green Lantern, Big Barda, Warhawk, Aquagirl, and Micron. Like his predecessor, the new Batman becomes a part-time member of the League.

Justice League Unlimited's first season two-part finale ("The Once and Future Thing") again features the league of the future, with a reduced lineup. Villain David Clinton and the Jokerz killed most of the future members of the league, leaving only the original Batman (now the 80-year-old Bruce Wayne), the second Batman (Terry McGinnis), Warhawk and Static alive. This episode also features the revelation that Warhawk is the son of John Stewart and Shayera Hol. Some of these members appear again, along with the rest of the now-restored future heroes, in the season two finale, "Epilogue".

[edit] DVD releases

Season Releases

DVD NameRelease DateEp #Additional Information
Season OneOctober 24 200626Featurette: And Justice for All: The Process of Revamping the Series with New Characters and a New Creative Direction, Themes of Justice: Choose Your Favorite JLU Musical Theme Audio Tracks, Creators' Commentary on "This Little Piggy" and 'The Return".
Season TwoMarch 20 200713

Individual Releases

DVD NameRelease DateAdditional Information
Saving the WorldFebruary 15 2005Contains Season One episodes "Initiation", "Hawk and Dove", and "Kids' Stuff".
Joining ForcesSeptember 20 2005Contains Season One episodes "For the Man Who Has Everything", "The Greatest Story Never Told", and "The Return".

[edit] Voice cast

The Seven Founders

Heroes

Villains

Recurring/other characters

[edit] Trivia

Another aspect of the Cadmus storyline was it's tendency to incorporate elements from the past DCAU Shows (Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond and The Zeta Project).[3] Also, Divided We Fall was originally going to end with Superman revealing his secret identity to Lois at the end of the episode.[4]

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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