title: Calling Super Method in Javascript Backbone Class
body: <p>I have a base class that extends a Backbone.View. I want to be able to call the super's 'initialize' after overriding the 'initialize' on a sub class. How can I accomplish calling the super of an extended class in javascript in the most robust and clearest way?</p>
  
  <p>I have seen this (<a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8596861/super-in-backbone">Super in Backbone</a>), is there a clearer way to accomplish this without having to know who the super class is before hand? </p>
  
  <pre><code>App.Views.BaseView = Backbone.View.extend({
      initialize: function(templateContext){
          this.super_called = true;
      }
  });
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>For all of my sub views, I want to take advantage of the already written initialize function.</p>
  
  <pre><code>App.Views.ChildViewWorks = App.Views.extend({});
  var newView = new App.Views.ChildViewWorks();
  alert(newView.super_called); // print true
  
  App.Views.ChildViewDoesNotWork = App.Views.extend({
      initialize: function(templateContext){
          this.super_called = false;
          //what line of code can I add here to call the super initialize()?
      }   
  });
  var newViewWrong = new App.Views.ChildViewDoesNotWork();
  alert(newViewWrong.super_called); //now equal to false because I have not called the super.
  </code></pre>