Jan 29, 2026
This time, we continue our discussion of the draft script for the show’s second Riddler story, “A Riddle A Day Keeps the Riddler Away”! We touch on how Fred DeGorter wrote the Riddler vs how the lines were re-written, Robin inadvertently insulting Batman, and more, including a certain establishing shot that we...
Dec 18, 2025
We’re back with a one-off episode to share several exciting pieces of news!
First, Lorenzo Semple’s Batnotes memo (also known as “Bat Poop”), sent to prospective Batman writers, outlines Semple’s concept of the show. It was thought by many to be lost, but now it has resurfaced! This time we share the seven...
Nov 13, 2025
On the latest Bat Bits, we discuss Lorenzo Semple Jr’s guidelines regarding Batman’s arsenel: The Batmobile, the Batcave, and all his various devices. We discuss reasons to label everything in the Batcave and Batman’s general resourcefulness. Whatever he needs is always there when he needs it!
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Aug 7, 2025
On the latest Bat Bits, we begin an examination of Sheldon Stark's final script for Fine Finny Fiends. Somewhat inexplicably, this arc’s theme is fish rather than birds. Maybe because penguins eat fish? Tim and Paul find some additional fish references that got cut, and some of them with good reason. Or maybe not?...
Jul 24, 2025
On the latest Bat Bits, we wander out into the wider Dozierverse to look at the correspondence between William Dozier, producer of Batman and The Green Hornet, and Bruce Lee, whom Dozier tried several times to find a vehicle for before landing on the role of Kato. We get some of Bruce’s feelings about his 1965 screen...