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Post by willywonka666 on Feb 10, 2013 11:44:24 GMT -5
Thanks! I was unaware of these
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 12:11:38 GMT -5
Aren't the random celebrity cameos during the "Bat-Climb" scenes another reason why the series hasn't seen a DVD release?
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Post by willywonka666 on Feb 10, 2013 12:17:51 GMT -5
Aren't the random celebrity cameos during the "Bat-Climb" scenes another reason why the series hasn't seen a DVD release? Well it didn't stop Police Squad!'s "special guests who were celebs that got killed in the opening credits, not to mention the different celebs that showed up for info at the shoe shine stand
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Feb 10, 2013 14:25:41 GMT -5
To me this show is a lot more subversive than it's given credit for. Just watch the Hizzonner the Penguin/Dizzoner the Penguin two-parter. In it The Penguin runs for mayor of Gotham City and given his surge in popularity through Vaudevillian trickery the only way to stop him is for Batman to run for mayor with the incumbent mayor running as Lt. Mayor (with the agreement being that Batman will step down upon his election so the now Lt. Mayor can get another term as mayor) what's great about this episode is Batman's absolute trust in the voting populace's intelligence and moral decency, but it's so over the top in a tongue in cheek kinda way. Also, the final fight in part 2 happens in the Gotham City Convention Center. So there is a lot of references from two GCTV commentators about "fighting on the convention floor". Here's the thing, these episodes aired November 2-3, 1966 two years before the very contentious (both inside the convention hall and on the streets) 1968 DNC convention in Chicago.
Robin's spiel at the press conference in the Batman movie is another great example of this series being a great piece of subversive satire with his emphatic "Respect the police!" Also after Batman has his whole "Some days you can't get rid of a bomb!" debacle where he takes it from the villain's lair which is above a bar full of drunken sailors and Robin asks Batman why he would go through the trouble to save "a bunch of drunks" which causes Batman to tell Robin that no one no matter how far gone is beyond redemption. Which I just love that Robin is such a goody-two shoes that it almost reaches malevolent proportions.
People (I'm looking at you Frederic Wertham!) have pointed out the homoerotic undertones of Batman and Robin's relationship. But in this series I think the real homoerotic undertones lie in Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara's infatuation with The Dynamic Duo whenever Batman and Robin leave the commissioner's office and Jim Gordon and Chief O'Hara marvel at how great and wonderful the caped crusaders are. That said, in the first two-parter episode of the show has The Riddler threatens to reveal Batman and Robin's identities which causes Dick to worry that "Now Aunt Harriet will know what we've been doing on our 'fishing trips'!"
I love how when Batman openly works hand in glove with the GCPD as a deputized officer (such as in the 1960's TV show) he is referred to as simply "Batman". But when he's a vigilante who works with Jim Gordon in secret he is referred to as "The Batman" creating a sense of distance. Kinda like how you'd say "The Boston Strangler" but you'd never refer to Albert DeSalvo as merely "Boston Strangler" because removing the "the" gives a sense of familiarity, like he's your buddy.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Feb 10, 2013 21:35:24 GMT -5
Funnily enough the NZ version of comedy central has started to show it today.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 21:39:13 GMT -5
Totally buying these.
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Feb 10, 2013 22:07:21 GMT -5
the day they release this on dvd will be the greatest, no more f***ing around with bootleg shitty quality discs and illegal downloads
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2013 22:46:54 GMT -5
the day they release this on dvd will be the greatest, no more f***ing around with bootleg s***ty quality discs and illegal downloads Or syndication cutting about three to five minutes out of every episode to make room for commercials.
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Post by The Sam on Feb 10, 2013 23:06:35 GMT -5
It's on Fox Classics here in Australia and I try to catch it whenever I can.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2013 10:31:26 GMT -5
Aren't the random celebrity cameos during the "Bat-Climb" scenes another reason why the series hasn't seen a DVD release? Well it didn't stop Police Squad!'s "special guests who were celebs that got killed in the opening credits, not to mention the different celebs that showed up for info at the shoe shine stand I've always heard that one of the biggest issues with this is when the cameos were actors portraying characters from other shows, like Ted Cassidy appearing as Lurch from the Addams Family. the day they release this on dvd will be the greatest, no more f***ing around with bootleg s***ty quality discs and illegal downloads This is one of the few shows where they could put out whatever ridiculously over-priced box set they could come up with, and I would fork over the cash with a smile on my face.
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