The Batman (1966) Appreciation Thread

[Mister J]

It's about damn time.

 

[antsman41]

Is this just DVD or Blu too?

 

[AnneFan]

Is this just DVD or Blu too?

We don't know yet. Fingers and toes crossed it's Blu as well.

 

[Man in the Suit]

Hollywood Reporter says Blu-ray, but I don't know if it's true since WB hasn't released details.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/1960s-batman-tv-show-finally-671311

I hope it's on Blu. The '60s colors will be fantastic.

 

[antsman41]

Oh yeah... blu would be so darn pretty for this show.

 

[AnneFan]

The movie looks stunning on the format. Seeing the episodes like this would be a real eye opener.

 

[vantheman77]

What better way to celebrate Batman's 75th anniversary with the long-overdue release of the 1966 Batman series. I expect this to sell out when it gets released later this year.

 

[The Caped Knight]

This is the moment we've all been waiting for, folks!

http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Batman-DVDs-Planned/19353

HOLY Excitement BATMAN! t:

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

I haven't seen this show since I was four or five years old. Always wanted to see it again...

Maybe it's just a sick joke!

 

[TX85]

Oh hell to the yeah,Can't f'n wait!!

 

[Dave McFly]

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[Kane52630]

I hope it is on blu ray and if the 66 movie is any indication, it will look absolutely stunning.

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

Maybe I'll buy a blu-ray player just for the series

 

[3dman27]

It's about damn time. I've been waiting for this forever, day one purchase for me.

all I can say is" holy full circle" the tv show that got me interested in the super-hero genre is coming to DVD at last

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

all I can say is" holy full circle" the tv show that got me interested in the super-hero genre is coming to DVD at last

 

[Two-Face]

Good news, it's about time. I'm not big fan of it I do like the show but for those who are big fans do deserve it on DVD/Blu-ray.

 

[3dman27]

I haven't seen this show since I was four or five years old. Always wanted to see it again...

Maybe it's just a sick joke!

it comes on ME-TV as part of thieir"sci fi Saturday night from 7 P M To 8 PM

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

it comes on ME-TV as part of thieir"sci fi Saturday night from 7 P M To 8 PM

We don't have that channel in my country it hasn't been aired since 1991-1992 or something

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

It's funny that some people (child psychiatrists etc) in my country actually complained that it was too violent for children. They tried to stop it.

 

[signalman]

Hope they include the BATGIRL pilot short as a Bonus.

 

[Young Superman]

For those who doub Adam West could have pulled of a more serious, slightly darker version of Batman, watch episode 4 of The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians. I know it's a cartoon, but it still proves he had the acting chops to pull it off. Not that I don't love West campy take on Batman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_sZc2SkH1g

 

[Kane52630]

I got that set on dvd a few months back, I still need to sit down and watch them all.

 

[Gabe99]

More information on the box set will be released soon, according to Warner Bros.

BATMAN vs. GODZILLA

As a child of the seventies, I grew up watching Batman reruns and Godzilla Saturday matinees on television, but even with my fervent imagination I never dreamed of a crossover between the two. The studios that held the rights to the characters, on the other hand, considered that very thing back before I was even born, each of them envisioning the combo as a sequel to their own successful sixties-era movies.

Toho Studios, following the financial success of 1962's King Kong vs. Godzilla, was eager to pit their giant radioactive dinosaur against another American icon, and set their sights on the Caped Crusader. So in 1965, Godzilla series screenwriter Shinichi Sekizawa wrote a proposal for Batman vs. Godzilla.

Inventory of the William Dozier Papers, 1941-1977

http://martingrams.blogspot.com/2011/05/batman-tv-series.html

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

Batman vs Godzilla? Wonder how that would have been... A giant Batman against Godzilla, or a regular-sized Batman?

 

[AnneFan]

More information on the box set will be released soon, according to Warner Bros.