Mar 2, 2017
Ever since the ’66 series was finally released on home video,
the bat-gods have continued to favor us with cool new stuff
featuring Adam West as Batman. Now here comes the
big, colorful, and informative Batman: A Celebration of the
Classic TV Series, by Bob Garcia and Joe
Desris, filled not just with production stills and
backstage shots, but a great writeup built on interviews with cast
and crew - many of them done for Cinefantastique
25 years ago with folks who are no longer with us.
In this episode, Tim and Paul dig into this book, asking questions
like, what does this book tell us about how the show was conceived
and made? Does the writeup seem to spin a bit positive? Does all
the backstage info augment our bat-dreams, or spoil them?
PLUS: Bat-mail on the nature of camp and on a certain cameo appearance in Batman '43, and the Brian Setzer Orchestra's version of the Batman theme!
Bob Kane, newsboy!
Got the book and trying to read through it bit by bit, so far it's bat interesting, can't wait to read more.