You can be a clone and still be your own person. Hell, just watch The Clones Wars. All of the clone troopers had different personalities. "Indeed. Another example is the Matriarch. Her AI matrix is a direct imprint of my own brain."
I liked The Batman better, but some of the episodes of Brave and the Bold were pretty interesting and fun. Hey you need to steer the LtP at PT in a better direction.
I didn't care for The Batman. The character design was a little too weird. Especially the Joker. Why the hell did they turn him into a Rastafarian?
While some of the designs were miss, but I enjoyed the show overall. I'll admit I wasn't happy about it at first, but after I gave it a try I really enjoyed it. I say it's my favorite Batman Cartoon so far.
I don't know TAS was an okay start, but I think The Batman was a good step up. TAS went Downhill before it ended and The Batman went up before it ended.