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Like many who grew up in the '60s and '70s (and perhaps even '80s and later), Tim and Paul had the course of their lives changed by the 1966 Batman TV show, from the types of play they did growing up to their present-day interests.

In this series, they discuss the show's allure and its failures, the arc of the show from satire to sitcom, its influences (the '40s serials and the comic books themselves) and the things it, in turn, influenced.

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#057 Batman’s Anniversary… and our own!

Mar 30, 2017

John Astin as the Riddler

We’re celebrating two years! Batman is celebrating… well, we’re not sure how many. But there’s a new Riddler in town, and he’s got a mustache!

The question mark on the Riddler’s costume is appropriate, given how many questions are raised by this arc:

  • John Astin isn’t necessarily inferior to Frank...

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#056 "Batman" Jumps the Lizard

Mar 16, 2017

Mortimer. A fricking hand puppet.

On this week’s episode of “Bewitched”… wait, this is “Batman”?? What has become of our beloved played-serious-for-humor show? The tone now feels like a full-on sitcom, and the Dynamic Duo have been reduced to Penguin’s playthings, on the excuse that they have to “keep an eye on him” but can’t arrest...

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#055 The Bat-Coffee Table Book

Mar 2, 2017

The Bat-Coffee Table Book

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...

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