User:Mheesch/The Joker Blogs

The Joker Blogs (abbreviated as TJB) is a fan series created by Scott McClure and Andrew DeVary and set in the "Nolanverse" Batman universe created in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Picking up directly after the events of the latter, it explores The Joker's escapades as he begins treatment at Arkham Asylum under the watchful eye of Dr. Harleen Quinzell.

Plot
Picking up directly after the events of The Dark Knight, The Joker Blogs follows the Joker as he begins therapy at Arkham Asylum with his doctor, Harleen Quinzell.

Cast

 * Scott McClure as The Joker
 * Kira Westberg as Dr. Harleen Quinzel/Dr. Harleen Quinzel
 * Steven Molony as Dr. Jeremiah Arkham
 * Paul Vonasek as Hugo Strange
 * Andrew DeVary as Theodore "Ted" Baer
 * Torrey Halverson as Jonathan Crane
 * Steve Gibbs as Lyle Bolton

Scott McClure also played Thomas Elliot in the final three episodes. He is set to play this role again in series two.

Production
At the premiere for The Dark Knight in 2008, film-maker Scott McClure dressed as The Joker. Many friends remarked that he did a remarkable impression of the late Heath Ledger's take on the iconic character. Listening to their words, McClure decided to create a YouTube video about Joker starting treatement. The result was Therapy Begins, a pilot for the series that was released on 21st October 2008. The success of this video prompted McClure and his friends to create a series, and a second episode, Arkham Bound, was released on the 14th December 2008. A further six episodes were made leading up to the mid-series finale, entitled BRB, which was released on the 18th July 2009. The series returned on the 17th October 2009, with the episode Two Cops, a Clown, and a Police Department. McClure and the team had moved the Joker out of the Arkham setting, and had the character on a psycopathic road trip across Gotham in order to stop the wedding of Dr. Quinzell. By now the series had become a monumental success, and by the time of the series finale - Home Sweet Home, which was released on the 18th July 2010 - the series had become a fan favourite, even inspiring several copy-cat webseries.

On July 18th 2011, it was announced that a second series was in development. A teaser trailer was released, showing a heart-broken Dr. Quinzell sitting in a trashed room as Joker sits in Arkham Asylum. It was revealed that a miniseries - entitled The Joker Blogs - Further Evidence - would be released to fill the gap left between the two series. There are six episodes (He Can't Because He's Dead, Pull the Plug, Phantom Pains, Under Lock-Up and Key, The Doctor Is In and Therapy Ends) that have been released.

On July 3rd 2012, the first official set photos were released, showing McClure, Torrey Halverson and Steven Molony filming a scene involving "Looking Glass Pharmaceuticals".

Series II premiered with the episode 'Fall Of The House Of Arkham followed by a hiatus, and then the episodes Board Games, Near-Death Experience, Technical Difficulties and Axes And Allies.'' As of February 15th 2015, no further episodes have been released.