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by bat-rss
Thu May 04, 2023 11:49 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: TO THE BATPOLES #203: “Has TV gone batty?” Snarky press coverage from 1966
Replies: 7
Views: 2722

Re: TO THE BATPOLES #203: “Has TV gone batty?” Snarky press coverage from 1966

I didn't get around to mentioning it on the podcast, but it reminds me of how the press at the time regarded the Beatles, especially in the Beatlemania era. The Fab Four got a ton of snark sent their way.
by bat-rss
Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:45 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Script: THE OGG COUPLE 3-parter
Replies: 15
Views: 18516

Re: Script: THE OGG COUPLE 3-parter

Very cool! I think I remember noticing that "Batushka" was not in the script, but I would never have picked up on "malenky"!
by bat-rss
Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:42 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Do we know all the BATMAN shooting dates?
Replies: 16
Views: 4077

Re: Do we know all the BATMAN shooting dates?

Your research has already facilitated a couple of audio footnotes in the latest TO THE BATPOLES!
by bat-rss
Thu Apr 27, 2023 5:23 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: TO THE BATPOLES #203: “Has TV gone batty?” Snarky press coverage from 1966
Replies: 7
Views: 2722

TO THE BATPOLES #203: “Has TV gone batty?” Snarky press coverage from 1966

https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/65262/SnarkyPressCoverage.jpg At the height of Batmania in the first half of 1966, nearly every press outlet found it necessary to do a feature story on the phenomenon. But many in the media were not terribly impressed by Batman, so these articles tend to look ...
by bat-rss
Sat Apr 22, 2023 9:58 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Do we know all the BATMAN shooting dates?
Replies: 16
Views: 4077

Re: Do we know all the BATMAN shooting dates?

It's much appreciated!
by bat-rss
Wed Apr 19, 2023 11:07 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Do we know all the BATMAN shooting dates?
Replies: 16
Views: 4077

Re: Do we know all the BATMAN shooting dates?

That's great! I'm still in search of time to watch the video, but I will!
by bat-rss
Sat Apr 15, 2023 9:00 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Was the "Joker's Wild" prison escape from the comics?
Replies: 14
Views: 4022

Re: Was the "Joker's Wild" prison escape from the comics?

Maybe it was inspired by the idea of using the phrase "springing out of jail" as a literal, "The Devil, he Sprung himself!" added to the script and method of escape. It plays out more to the campy pun humor along with the budget of the show (just use an off camera sound effect a...
by bat-rss
Sat Apr 15, 2023 8:36 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Do we know all the BATMAN shooting dates?
Replies: 16
Views: 4077

Re: Do we know all the BATMAN shooting dates?

Excellent!

Very interesting video, too.

Thanks!
by bat-rss
Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:12 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Do we know all the BATMAN shooting dates?
Replies: 16
Views: 4077

Do we know all the BATMAN shooting dates?

Although I was sure this topic must have been discussed at length on the board before, a search turned up nothing about the dates when each episode was shot. Just wondering if anyone has researched this and compiled a list of dates.
by bat-rss
Fri Apr 14, 2023 9:55 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Was the "Joker's Wild" prison escape from the comics?
Replies: 14
Views: 4022

Re: Was the "Joker's Wild" prison escape from the comics?

Going back to listen to the 134th episode of TO THE BATPOLES, our discussion of the early scripts for THE JOKER'S WILD, I'm reminded the Robert Dozier had originally written this scene with a THE ZODIAC CRIMES-style helicopter with a rope ladder as Joker's method of escape. Paul and I guessed it was...
by bat-rss
Sat Apr 08, 2023 7:03 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Was the "Joker's Wild" prison escape from the comics?
Replies: 14
Views: 4022

Re: Was the "Joker's Wild" prison escape from the comics?

Wow, Andy, didn't realize you'd worked at DC! Interesting about the photocopies. Mr Glee, thanks, I knew I had read SOMEWHERE that some comics were passed along to Dozier, but I couldn't remember where. I looked at the Cinefantastique Batman issue, but it just said that Dozier said he bought some co...
by bat-rss
Thu Apr 06, 2023 1:48 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Was the "Joker's Wild" prison escape from the comics?
Replies: 14
Views: 4022

Re: Was the "Joker's Wild" prison escape from the comics?

I don't think there's much to suggest the TV brain trust dug into the annals of bat comics for inspiration. Most of what they got, they found on newsstands, and the comics from that period have been widely reprinted. So, I personally doubt we'll uncover a similar jailbreak in an obscure back issue....
by bat-rss
Wed Apr 05, 2023 4:30 am
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Was the "Joker's Wild" prison escape from the comics?
Replies: 14
Views: 4022

Re: Was the "Joker's Wild" prison escape from the comics?

Therin of Andor wrote: Wed Apr 05, 2023 4:00 am Mmmmm. Just saw in Wikipedia that The Joker's henchwoman, Queenie, originated in the comic books in the 1940s. In that story, as the Joker's cohort, she learned Bruce Wayne was Batman but was killed, taking the information with her.
Interesting! Didn't know Queenie was from the comics.
by bat-rss
Tue Apr 04, 2023 9:55 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: Was the "Joker's Wild" prison escape from the comics?
Replies: 14
Views: 4022

Was the "Joker's Wild" prison escape from the comics?

We know that much of "The Joker's Wild"/"Batman is Riled" was based on "The Joker's Utility Belt" in Batman issue 73 (1952). But the "spring" prison escape is not in that story, and I feel as if somewhere (a search of the board turned up nothing) I heard that ...
by bat-rss
Tue Apr 04, 2023 7:08 pm
Forum: Bat Board
Topic: TO THE BATPOLES #201: Chip Kidd’s Book of Bat-Merch
Replies: 4
Views: 1969

Re: TO THE BATPOLES #201: Chip Kidd’s Book of Bat-Merch

Wow, Hornet, thanks for the tour! That Simms Batmobile is definitely the one we had.