Batman TV Series Premiered 60 Years Ago Today (cordcuttersnews.com)
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[1] https://cordcuttersnews.com/60-years-ago-today-the-1966-batman-tv-series-first-premiered/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(TV_series)
Holy Nostalgia Batman! (Score:3)
I think I'll break out the old boxed set this evening and have some campy fun. Penguin for Mayor! Pengy, the people's pick!
Ok, so I have a favorite character; stemming from the fact that Burgess Meredith is one of my all time favorite actors. In fact, the movie they shot between seasons 1 and 2 is where my screen name came from. Want to buy a diesel powered surplus pre-atomic submarine but you're a super villain? You'll need a clever alias, Mr. P. N. Gwen :D
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When my daughter was growing up, I used to watch Fairly Oddparents with her. One of my favorite characters was "Adam West", who was voiced by ... Adam West! In the Fairly Oddparents universe, Adam West was an elderly actor known for playing the role of "Catman" - and who had at best a tenuous grip on reality.
It's always fun when well-known actors are willing to make fun of themselves. (also in this camp - Jon Voight's and Raquel Welsh's appearances on Seinfeld ).
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> It's always fun when well-known actors are willing to make fun of themselves. (also in this camp - Jon Voight's and Raquel Welsh's appearances on Seinfeld).
On the other hand, it's sad when a perfectly 'fine' actor gets so badly typecast that all they can do for the rest of their career is make fun of themselves.
The Batman: The Animated Series episode 'Grey Ghost' was the only one that actually treated West and his Batman history with respect and dignity.
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Don't forget Adam West as Mayor Adam West on Family Guy....
They really let him have fun on that show especially towards the end.....
I miss him. RIP.
Sometimes... (Score:2)
> In fact, the movie they shot between seasons 1 and 2 is where my screen name came from. Want to buy a diesel powered surplus pre-atomic submarine but you're a super villain? You'll need a clever alias, Mr. P. N. Gwen :D
One of my favorite lines of all time comes from that movie:
"Sometimes, you just can't get rid of a bomb!"
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I love that line. In the DVD Commentary that I have, Adam West playfully quipped at that moment "Well, that about sums up my post-Batman career."
Obligatory Simpsons (Score:4, Funny)
[1]I didn't need molded plastic to improve my physique. Pure. West. [youtube.com]
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJdXMrFRDGk
Re: Obligatory Simpsons (Score:2)
Adam West as the mayor on Family Guy was equally hilarious, what a sense of humor.
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West had a great second act in voice work, truly the man was game for anything.
Read his bio, West got insane ass from the series (Score:2, Informative)
Banged insane amounts of women. Orgies, etc. Batman lived a life from a shitty campy TV show.
Re: Read his bio, West got insane ass from the ser (Score:4, Informative)
That is and was pretty common. Fame and money makes panties drop.
I was a stupid kid. (Score:4, Interesting)
I didn't realize until rewatching recently on YouTube that when they were climbing up the side of a building on a rope, they were really walking up a slight slope with a tilted camera, and that the scenes of people poking their head out of windows and talking to them were meant to be pure comedy! The Batman series really made fun of itself a lot. In the 70's, we did meet Commissioner Gordon in a Denny's in San Diego...
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I met Burt Ward at a car show in Memphis in the late 70's.
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I was six years old and took the show very seriously.
Once I forgot to watch it and wept bitter tears.
Holy Ambiguously Gay Duo Batman! (Score:2)
Man I miss those days. (POW! , BANG!, BLAPT!)
"Holy Astringent Plum-Like Fruit!" (google it)
Julie Newmar (Score:3)
Need I say more? Meooowww
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Yep...Julie absolutely WAS Catwoman....
Others were mere pretenders.....
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While I agree Julie owned the role, I can't have you dissing Eartha Kitt.
Biff! (Score:2)
60 years hits hard. Like POW!!! .
Really a rather unique show! (Score:2)
I'm 65 1/2, and so well recall the TV series from when I was a kid. My friend Nick and I were both big fans of Batman: being about six (and Nick seven) years old, neither one of us had a clue that the show was kind of a parody. We took it extremely seriously, and would play Batman and Robin by using safety pins to tie dish towels around our necks as capes. We would plink on the piano to simulate Commissioner Gordon calling, then pick up the microphone of my Dad’s reel to reel Dictaphone to talk to him
40 Epiisodes a year!? (Score:1)
Let's go back to that again. And they did it three years in a row when people didn't even have to ability to watch when they wanted to.
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That is still common for USA network tv shows. It is streaming that pegs a "season" at 8 episodes. The big difference is a "season" in streaming tends to be a long story, as opposed to network TV tends to be standalone episodes with possible overarching plot across it.
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> That is still common for USA network tv shows. It is streaming that pegs a "season" at 8 episodes. The big difference is a "season" in streaming tends to be a long story, as opposed to network TV tends to be standalone episodes with possible overarching plot across it.
Syndication played a role in that, as local networks would air whatever episode whenever, so long story arcs would not work. In addition, they would cut the run time for more commercials.
Everybody in Hollywood wanted on the show (Score:2)
The guest villains and guest stars on that show were insane: Frank Gorshin, Cesar Romero, Eartha Kitt, Burgess Meredith, Sammy Davis, Jr., Vincent Price. It goes on and on. Of course, no one under 50 knows who any of them are these days but they were big at that time.
Re: Everybody in Hollywood wanted on the show (Score:1)
And my fave, Victor Bouno as King Tut
And I turn age 69 this year (Score:4, Funny)
Boy do I feel old.
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LOL! I feel ya! Nevertheless, Batman and the OG Star Trek are still some of my all time favorite shows that I can watch on repeat indefinitely. Sooooo much fun
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69? Nice!
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I am but a wee lad of 62, and we didn't get ABC at the time, so I only saw Batman much later, on afternoon reruns.
And in black and white.
My first real memory of the show was the movie they made in '66.
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WHAP!
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Boy do I feel old.
Imagine how old I feel; I'll be turning 77 this Autumn.