The Dark Knight Rises You Have My Permission To Lounge - Part 8

[shauner111]

Don't get defensive Joker lol.

 

[The Joker]

It wasn't meant to sound defensive. Sorry if it did.

 

[shauner111]

I didn't mean "you don't know what you're saying...what you REALLY meant was.." It's just an expression. I always felt like that scene was fun but way too goofy for my taste because his Bruce and Batman sound exactly the same to my ears. I mean there's a slight difference but it's like if I changed the pitch of my voice slightly, it would still sound like ME. But the show was never about taking anything seriously.

West was and is a legend. No denying that. He made me laugh. But he wasn't "my" batman. The tone, writing and performances never appealed to me. It's just not the kind of television I watch or how I like my Batman characters. But rest in peace anyway because he changed a lot of lives and seemed like a good dude.

 

[Shikamaru]

I saw some of the 60s show as a kid and enjoyed it. West wasn't exactly my Batman either, but I have mountains of respect for the man.

We should keep in mind West was the actor who saved Batman from cancellation. There was a time when DC was considering cancelling his comics since they weren't selling well (oh my, how times have changed ). The success of the 60s show brought him back to the spotlight and the rest is history. I can't think who of any other actor that had that big an impact on their character - not even Reeve.

 

[Pfeiffer-Pfan]

I'm a 90's baby. I have many different Batmen.

West (Re-runs and the movie on VHS)
Keaton (Two movies on VHS)
Kilmer (First Batman movie seen at the cinema)
Clooney

and of course, Conroy (probably the one I connected with the most, if I'm really honest).

There is no definitive Batman to me, but my trio is definitely West, Keaton and Conroy.

 

[BatLobster]

Adam West was never my Batman, but my god was he a master of deadpan humor and I've always appreciated him for that. My father was a diehard fan of the 60s show, so in one way that's how I was introduced to Batman but at the same time my dad couldn't stand the idea of Keaton as Batman, so it always felt like we each loved two entirely different versions of the character that had nothing to do with one another. However, through force feeding me a bunch of episodes of the 60s show that he had taped on VHS over the years, eventually I did warm to the sheer absurd humor of the 60s show.

It's cool that he lived to see pop culture come around on his version of the character, and even reprise the role. I was away for my bachelor party when the I heard the news, so that was kind of a sad note for me on an otherwise great night for me. Ultimately though, he lived a full life and by all accounts was a good-natured, well-liked human being. And he was Batman. For a certain generation, the only Batman that mattered. Can't ask for too much more than that.

RIP Light Knight.

 

[Kane52630]

That Return of the Caped Crusaders movie was pretty damn good.

 

[Ryan]

Growing up I searched everywhere to find any scrap of the iconic 60's Batman tv show I could find. Viewmaster reels, colouring books, record albums, the old toys that I think mego used to make. I used to even eat lunch at my friend's house in the summer because he had cable tv and the reruns would play during the afternoon. West was Batman for me as a kid. As an adult I found a new appreciate for the humour and camp that the series had. I never really experienced that type of connection with any comic book character adaptation until the Nolan films came along.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

I love how his show did not shy from using villains from the comicbooks, it was full scale comicbook and proud.

 

[The Joker]

I love how his show did not shy from using villains from the comicbooks, it was full scale comicbook and proud.

It's largely thanks to that show that villains like Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, and especially the Riddler (who became an A-list villain thanks to Gorshin) became household names. Batman, too, for that matter.

 

[The Batman]

I love how his show did not shy from using villains from the comicbooks, it was full scale comicbook and proud.

Yup. Which is impressive when you compare Batman '66 to other classic superhero shows like Adventures of Superman, Wonder Woman, or Incredible Hulk.

 

[JackWhite]

I watched the 60's show in syndicated reruns as a kid. But then again, I watched anything and everything Batman growing up. My dad was a big fan of the 60's show. I remember him being taken aback by the trailers for TDK in 2008. He's like "wow, this is Batman....to the next level."

 

[Osiris-Rex]

It's largely thanks to that show that villains like Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, and especially the Riddler (who became an A-list villain thanks to Gorshin) became household names. Batman, too, for that matter.

His show certainly rescued Catwoman from oblivion anyway. All the other characters showed up from time to time in the comics books. But Catwoman's last appearance prior to the show was in 1954.
And she didn't show up again in the comic books until November 1966 in "Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane" #70. And didn't show up in a Batman comic book until December of 1967 in "Batman" #197
Now Catwoman is one of the top female characters in the DC universe and an important player in the new Rebirth Batman comic books.

 

[The Batman]

I feel like Two Face would definitely be a bigger household name had he actually shown up on the 60's TV show.

 

[Awest66]

Adam West's contribution to Batman's current pop culture monopoly can never be understated. While my introduction to the character was the Animated Series, I dug the hell out of watching reruns of the show on the TVLand channel as I grew up.

Once the entire series became available on DVD, That became a priority purchase for me.

 

[Shikamaru]

I remember three years ago, my friend and I met Adam West at a convention. My friend got in an argument with one of the workers there on why we couldn't take pictures of him.

"Why can't we take pictures? Will it age him?"

Everyone in line cracked of laughter . Guess he was onto something.

 

[Osiris-Rex]

I feel like Two Face would definitely be a bigger household name had he actually shown up on the 60's TV show.

Him and Scarecrow. I guess they couldn't figure out a way to make him look villainous but not freak out the little kids watching. Even Joker was cute and cuddly and he was about the scariest one on there.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

It's largely thanks to that show that villains like Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, and especially the Riddler (who became an A-list villain thanks to Gorshin) became household names. Batman, too, for that matter.

I admire their effort.

Yup. Which is impressive when you compare Batman '66 to other classic superhero shows like Adventures of Superman, Wonder Woman, or Incredible Hulk.

Personally, I wouldn't place Hulk on that list, the producer wanted to distance his work from the comics so much, that all the connections are tiny points mentioned in the intro. The most it's been connected to comics is with two of the TV movies, the Daredevil one even more than the Thor one.

 

[The Batman]

Personally, I wouldn't place Hulk on that list, the producer wanted to distance his work from the comics so much, that all the connections are tiny points mentioned in the intro. The most it's been connected to comics is with two of the TV movies, the Daredevil one even more than the Thor one.

Which is exactly why I put Hulk on the list to begin with, and why I agreed with your initial point. Like you said, B66 was full scale comic book, and it was so in a way most classic superhero shows weren't.

 

[Ivan Drago]

I feel like Two Face would definitely be a bigger household name had he actually shown up on the 60's TV show.

Him being in The Dark Knight made up for it.

 

[BatLobster]

So Danny Elfman is returning to the Bat-franchise in a sense by coming on board for Justice League. Interesting.

 

[The Batman]

Him being in The Dark Knight made up for it.

Not really. Him being a secondary villain, in a film where Heath Ledger's performance overshadowed everyone elses, didn't make him a household name in the way being the lead villain on an episode of B66 would've.

 

[shauner111]

Imagine if he scores The Batman?

 

[I Am The Knight]

So "Junkie" is out of JL for "reasons" and now we have Danny Elfman...While Whedon works his magic to who knows what extent. I wonder how different this film is going to be from Snyder's true vision.

 

[Kane52630]

Hopefully a lot.