Gordon is the supposed to be the stereotypical good cop in a bad world. A cop with a code of ethics that date back to a simpler time. His action scenes would only require a .38 and a fist. Also the guy with an office bottle.

That never happens. We get the hysterically inept 60's version, Burton's hatted Commissioner, and Gary Oldman being a tired exasperated cop.

What needs to be done is an episodic Batman film. TAS nailed the idea with their 25-30 minute episodes which resemble the flow of a comic.

There was a Batman before the graphic novel people.