The Dark Knight Adam West Not Excited for TDK

[ih8nyy]

Change the name of the Tusi!

Whatever, he is probably suffering from dementia at this point.

 

[Mister J]

Only in the world of fandom can someone be thoroughly vilified for being noncommittal on a source of anticipation for others.

Was the following tidbit simply overlooked in the rush to grab the torches and pitchforks?:

He certainly has no ill will toward the movie franchise, but admits it's a very different story nowadays.

All West stated was that the modern incarnation of the character, in live-action, is darker and more reliant on special effects. That's rather obvious. Then, he briefly reflected on the enjoyment he had working on the old series, the tone of which was directly lifted from the tone of the comics at the time. There's not a crossed word about Nolan, Bale, Batman or anything related in his statement whatsoever, but apparently he's to be condemned to be an delusional and irrelevant old man by some for not doing cartwheels over the current franchise. There wasn't anything remotely disrespectful or indicative of jealously in that piece. Good Lord, people.

 

[honest george]

I know most comic book guys hate the old show, but it was the reason Batman was in the popular American vocabulary. A different version for a different time but so were Batman comics that had the dynamic duo turning into martians.

You can't blame West for that.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

Only in the world of fandom can someone be thoroughly vilified for being noncommittal on a source of anticipation for others.

Was the following tidbit simply overlooked in the rush to grab the torches and pitchforks?:

All West stated was that the modern incarnation of the character, in live-action, is darker and more reliant on special effects. That's rather obvious. Then, he briefly reflected on the enjoyment he had working on the old series, the tone of which was directly lifted from the tone of the comics at the time. There's not a crossed word about Nolan, Bale, Batman or anything related in his statement whatsoever, but apparently he's to be condemned to be an delusional and irrelevant old man by some for not doing cartwheels over the current franchise. There wasn't anything remotely disrespectful or indicative of jealously in that piece. Good Lord, people.

THANK YOU!

What many people in this thread need to realize is that West did many wonderful things for this character. If it wasn't for his show we may not even have the character as we know it today.

The 66 show saved the batman books from cancellation.

 

[Franklin Richards]

Adam West's name will remain in the popular lexicon long after Bale has gone to the land of Ex-Batmans alongside Kilmer and Clooney.

 

[NinjaTurtleFan]

For Adam, he wants to be remembered for that iconic role, but he has got to realize at the time both on TV and the comics, it was goofy, it was campy silly over-the-top with it's colors, sets, villains, and line delivery.

Then, when Burton got ahold of it he decided to keep some camp but make it dark, gothic, sinister, but still retain some fun.

Then, Schumacher gets ahold of it and it goes back to being really campy and gets into erocticism over rubber and latex; plus it got into the whole stupid stereotyping of making the Batman series as being possible homosexual or bisexual.

But now Nolan has gotten ahold of it and has thrown out all of the camp, kept it grounded and simple; kept it real but with some fantasy thrown in though not alot and it's working. And for the most part, he tries to stay as close to the comics as possible compared to the other movies and the 60's show.

I think West himself, while still cool, has in someways become like his character-self on "Family Guy" a shell of a man/actor who got by from one role and one role only.

But maybe that's the whole problem, we've seen it in almost any fan-hardy film, where an actor is only remembered by that one role and it costs them getting other roles. Keaton we hardly ever see anymore unless he wants to come out and do something. Anyone who was in a 'Star Wars' film, such as Anthony Daniels will always be bogged down to return to that character or just be known for that character and cannot move on or get another role.

 

[Shoemeister]

"....NOBODY messes with Adam WEEEE!"

My thoughts exactly.

 

[DaRkVeNgeanCe]

Its funny because in 1988 West tried to convince the producers at Warners to let him star as Batman, they offered him a cameo role as Bruce's father in the death scene but he turned it down.

 

[P.F. Geraci]

I wasn't bashing him...just simply stating that they all looked like they were on an eight ball of coke...and on their way to a swinger martini party...probably with pajamas.

P.S. Did you know they gave Burt Ward pills to make his junk temporarily shrink for a couple hours while filming cause parents were complaining that you could see the outline of his package? God how the world has changed.

 

[the_monk]

You guys are too sensitive.

 

[redhawk23]

How do you get that Nolan is anti-CGI when the bats from the 1st film and Two face from the 2nd uses CGI?

Nice fail dude.

first of all have you ever tried to train a flock of bats?

also think about it, crazy tank batmobile: real
exploding buildings:real
goofy shoulder steerng batpod: real

 

[P.F. Geraci]

Yeah Nolan's not like strictly anti-CGI, he just prefers to use as much practical stunts and stuff as possible. I remember Aaron Eckhart saying they barely used any CGI. And in Batman Begins, I think they said some of those bats were real and they made composites of them and multiplied them on screen.

 

[Nirvana]

Poor Adam, his lose

 

[P.B.&Chocolate]

I like the 60's Batman for what it was . I like the modern Batman for what it is . Batman will be what he needs to be to fit his time.

 

[Man Who Laughed]

I'm a little irked that about Adam We's comments on the franchise. But slightly more so that the article calls him the "Original Batman." There is no original Batman, only actors which channel the character from the page to the screen.

 

[Van Petrol]

Heh...he's probably p'eed because they never asked him to play Batman again.

 

[Matt.S99]

I dont blame West. The funny and silly Batman is probably the only one he knows and/or likes. So i dont blame him for not being exited for TDK. But oh well, i still am

 

[Killing Joke926]

Meh I'm not gonna take this seriously; West has alwasy been an olde and senile man who made the mistake of not taking BatMan to it's original darker roots. Only something Bale achieved achieved that West didn't; commmon', who's side are you guys really gonna take?

 

[Joker]

Adam West is a comedic genius, and who cares if he isnt excited for a movie?

 

[CrimsonDeath]

Don't know about most of you, but when I was four or five I loved the primetime reruns of Adam's show where I lived. That's what probably got me hooked into Batman in the first place. Even though that show is now to me silly as hell, and sometimes painful to watch, I am thankful for that show.

Then I got into the cartoons, then the 89 movie, which was awesome to me, then the comics. Now the best movie yet is a month away.... yet even though I would have loved Batman without watching that show, I am grateful nonetheless for the fun I had watching it when I could enjoy it.

So I will give West a break for fondly remembering his show and acknowledging that it was a completely different animal than TDK.

 

[I-T-B]

Only in the world of fandom can someone be thoroughly vilified for being noncommittal on a source of anticipation for others.

Was the following tidbit simply overlooked in the rush to grab the torches and pitchforks?:

All West stated was that the modern incarnation of the character, in live-action, is darker and more reliant on special effects. That's rather obvious. Then, he briefly reflected on the enjoyment he had working on the old series, the tone of which was directly lifted from the tone of the comics at the time. There's not a crossed word about Nolan, Bale, Batman or anything related in his statement whatsoever, but apparently he's to be condemned to be an delusional and irrelevant old man by some for not doing cartwheels over the current franchise. There wasn't anything remotely disrespectful or indicative of jealously in that piece. Good Lord, people.

Genius.

 

[Tag279]

I wish they'd stop asking him this because he always gives the same damn answer we didn't do it like this and that, blah, blah, blah. His way of Batman has been done on screen and it was horrid.

Keaton though, they can ask, interested in what he has to say.

HEs just being jealous about it!!

Both of you are right. And I might add that Christian Bale is much better fighter and in better shape

 

[Tag279]

I'm a little irked that about Adam We's comments on the franchise. But slightly more so that the article calls him the "Original Batman." There is no original Batman, only actors which channel the character from the page to the screen.

And you know something else guys Adam West was not the first to portray Batman. Remember the 1949 serials?

Batman and Robin was a 15-chapter serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures.
Robert Lowery played Batman, while Johnny Duncan played Robin. Supporting players included Jane Adams as Vicki Vale and veteran character actor Lyle Talbot as Commissioner Gordon.

 

[Spidey-Sean]

All of the older generations don't try to look into the character past what they know. Most are oblivious to the comics. Many still think that the next "Batman movie" will be canon with the others that were made.

Even Jack Nicholson didn't know that the series was rebooted with Begins and thought they were just making more movies with Batman in them (felt he should have been asked to be the Joker, didn't realize these were two different universes).

Old people don't know very much about new trends in pop culture. It's always been like that.

 

[I-T-B]

And you know something else guys Adam West was not the first TV Batman. Remember the 1949 serials?

Batman and Robin was a 15-chapter serial released in 1949 by Columbia Pictures.
Robert Lowery played Batman, while Johnny Duncan played Robin. Supporting players included Jane Adams as Vicki Vale and veteran character actor Lyle Talbot as Commissioner Gordon.

Hey smarty pants, a 15 chapter serial in 1949 would have been shown in theaters, not on television. Television wasn't popularized until the 1950's. Adam West WAS the first TV Batman, if not the first actor to portray the character. And he's CERTAINLY the first actor to FAMOUSLY portray the Dark Knight.