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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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BAT BITS #38 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "The Ring of Wax" script, pt 3

Jul 30, 2026

On the latest Bat Bits, we finish our look at the draft of “The Ring of Wax” by Jack Paritz and Bob Rodgers, featuring a nonexistent fountain, a gun that doesn’t make it to the final, the return of a familiar building, and more!

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BAT BITS #37 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "The Ring of Wax" script, pt 2

Jul 16, 2026

On the latest Bat Bits, we continue walking through the draft of “The Ring of Wax”/"Give 'Em the Axe" by Jack Paritz and Bob Rodgers, featuring the final mention of the Batmobile’s security system, a significant change following the deathtrap, a swap of one antifeminist comment for another, and more!

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BAT BITS #36 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "The Ring of Wax" script pt 1

Jul 2, 2026

Bat Bits: Ring of Wax pt 1

It’s been quite a while since we’ve taken a look at “The Ring of Wax”/“Give ‘em the Axe”, but it’s finally this arc’s turn for an examination of its first completed draft script. How well did Jack Paritz and Bob Rodgers do at sticking to Semplian ideas of Batman? Where did they not go into enough...

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