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The second season of Batman Beyond didn't take much effort to research. Here's what's available.

There is a season 2 TVD set and a box set of the entire series. There are no high-def options. You can also buy the 3 seasons as a bundle. A few of these episodes are offered on the double-feature releases that were out before the full seasons were. See the season 1 buying guide for more details on those.

The regular Season 2 TVD set is 4 DVD's.

Video:

1.33: This is the TV standard ratio. It's far from perfect, but it's clear and looks good except for some noticeable grain and some flecks of trash.

Audio:

2.0 Dolby: The digital stereo surround sound is clear and strong. There's a pleasant bass rumble and enough fill in the rear channels to not feel like everything is coming from up front.

Packaging:

The 4 DVD's are stacked in 2 trays. Why do they continue to use this design when so many consumers have complained about it? I’m glad to know I’m not the only one that hates it.

The box contains some colorful artwork but some of it is from season 1 rather than 2. The only reason that matters is that it just goes to show that there wasn't much care put into the set. They just wanted to get it on the shelves. Le sigh....

The inside flap offers an episode list with details on the extras.

Disc 4 plays some preview trailers before the main menu which is highly annoying.

The interface features some flashy graphics and music but really aren't anything particularly creative. There is no animation like the first set.

Extras:

-Commentaries: There are 2 episode commentaries. I'll talk about them more in the section below.

-Behind the Scenes: This feature is a panel discussion with the producers. It is amusing and interesting. It talks about the story changes, the direction of the series, and the dark episodes.

-Previews: Check out some other shows.

-Web addresses: A page that lets you know where to go on the internet.

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Box Set:

If I had known they were going to release the complete series as a box set I would have waited on it rather than buying the seasons individually. The box set has some extra extras with it which appears to be roughly an hour and a half of documentaries, some behind the scenes videos, and an art book. Otherwise you get everything I mentioned above except for different packaging.

Final Thoughts:

While the behind the scenes feature and at least one of the episode commentaries are interesting the package as a whole feels banged out without much attention to detail. Chapter divisions if nothing else would have been nice, and some additional extras would make me feel like the set was more of a bargain. If you already had the double-feature DVD's then you have a few of these episodes, but unlike season 1 most of this content is available for the first time in the season 2 release. Go for the box set if you don't have any of the seasons yet.

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Episodes:

There are 26 episodes at about 21 minutes each (give or take 30 seconds) except for the last one which is closer to 20 minutes.

There are no chapter stops. If you want to skip the opening instead of watching it each and every time you have to scan through it like a VHS tape.

A play all feature allows the viewing of all episodes as one long presentation.

1) Splicers

-Commentary: The producers and Will Friedle (Terry) provide some interesting remarks.

19) The Eggbaby

-Commentary: This one has more quiet moments than the others, but it is still pretty interesting.