“We’ve had some dark times”: DC Legend Tim Daly’s Words Prove We Need a Superman: The Animated Series Revival

Tim Daly talked to ScreenRant about voicing Superman, who is making a comeback with the remaster of Superman: The Animated Series. Daly opened up about a host of things, but chief among them was the topic of why we need the series to come back, and why it needs the same treatment as X-Men: The Animated Series.

Superman: The Animated Series is unlike the shows that audiences have gotten used to nowadays. With a slew of films and shows looking to depict an increasingly violent and “realistic” superhero universe, Daly revealed why the world could use a show like Superman: The Animated Series right about now.

Tom Daly was not surprised at the Superman: The Animated Series revival

Superman: The Animated Series has come at a time when the world needs it most, Tom Daly believes. Speaking with ScreenRant, the voice actor opened up about how he was not surprised that the revival happened. He said:

“I think it’s awesome and I’m really not surprised. Superman: The Animated Series and Superman in general deserves to be revisited a lot. I think it’s a good time for Superman to be in the public consciousness because we’ve had some dark times, and he’s just good and trying to help the human race. He doesn’t have a grudge, he’s not vengeful, he’s just trying to help humanity be better.”

Superman’s presence in the cultural zeitgeist has always inspired hope among those who consume media with him in it. The fact that recent years have seen a rise in depictions of ‘evil’ Supermen, or at least ones that are very flawed and don’t see themselves above misusing their powers. However, Superman in The Animated Series still stands as one of the shining examples of what a hero could be, and the amount of good a being with unlimited power will be able to do.

James Gunn’s Superman might follow a similar treatment of the character

Superman was depicted in a less-than-ideal light in Zack Snyder‘s interpretation of the character, one that stripped the character of the hope that he represented. The character, under James Gunn, with David Corneswet essaying the role, will probably try to return the character to form by depicting Superman as the symbol of hope and a better tomorrow, as is expected of the Man of Steel.

With the rise of R-rated, hyperviolent superhero movies and television shows, Superman from the new and improved DCU could be a breath of fresh air for the genre, something that seems to be altogether lost in modern media, where the trend leans towards shows and films like The Boys, Invincible, and Deadpool, which while being great works of superhero fiction, do not measure up to characters and concepts like that of classic Superman.