OT: Why does the DCAU still get so much love?

When it was at its best the DCAU raised the bar for animated programming marketed for adolescent viewers and actually added to the existing DC universe mythology. Not too many animated programs off of the top of my head carry the same grit, edge, artistic realism, and intensity of Batman: The Animated Series, especially coming from the United States. No, the DCAU as a whole was definitely not perfect - I feel Bane was severely underused, they jumped the shark with Mr. Freeze after Sub Zero, they could've done a lot more with Doomsday, wish Jason Todd had showed up, and I have mixed thoughts on Terry McGinnis actually being a clone of Bruce Wayne the whole time - but when things were good, they were really, really good and you can forgive the shortcomings.