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- Thu Nov 23, 2023 6:33 am
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: TO THE BATPOLES #210: The Sandman Cometh Alone (part 2)
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TO THE BATPOLES #210: The Sandman Cometh Alone (part 2)
https://assets.libsyn.com/show/65262/SandmanNoodles.jpg We conclude our look at Ellis St. Joseph’s original Sandman script with the sleepwalker-filled second part of the arc, originally titled “A Stitch in Time.” We discuss our impressions of the script, the episode we got instead, and which one we...
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 5:13 am
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: TO THE BATPOLES #209: The Sandman Cometh Alone (part 1)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14609
TO THE BATPOLES #209: The Sandman Cometh Alone (part 1)
https://assets.libsyn.com/show/65262/Sandman.jpg Midway through Season Two, Julie Newmar appeared along with Michael Rennie as guest villains Catwoman and Sandman in The Sandman Cometh. But originally, this script by Ellis St. Joseph featured only the Sandman, with Robert Morely picked to play the ...
- Wed Nov 01, 2023 6:04 pm
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: SCRIPT: "The Sandman Cometh", first draft
- Replies: 15
- Views: 65387
Re: SCRIPT: "The Sandman Cometh", first draft
Paul and I are both pressed for time, but we're planning to at least record part of this episode on Thursday morning, Nov 2, US time. Glad to see we have so many comments this time!
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 11:54 pm
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: SCRIPT: "The Sandman Cometh", first draft
- Replies: 15
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SCRIPT: "The Sandman Cometh", first draft
https://deconstructingcomics.com/Batpoles/Sandman.jpg Next month's TO THE BATPOLES podcast episode will look at Ellis St. Joseph's first draft of "The Sandman Cometh", complete with no Catwoman whatsoever! Check out the script, and comment here for possible inclusion in the episode. Will ...
- Thu Aug 17, 2023 5:08 am
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: TO THE BATPOLES #207: The Bat-bible, and Buck Henry’s rejection of camp
- Replies: 2
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TO THE BATPOLES #207: The Bat-bible, and Buck Henry’s rejection of camp
https://assets.libsyn.com/show/65262/Henry-Semple.jpg In television, a show’s “bible” is a collection of the rules for the world of a particular show, to keep writers on track with their scripts. The makeshift bible that Lorenzo Semple, Jr., wrote for Batman is lost to history, but what might have ...
- Thu Jul 20, 2023 5:17 am
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: TO THE BATPOLES #206: Neil Hamilton: From silent film star to Gotham’s top cop
- Replies: 2
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TO THE BATPOLES #206: Neil Hamilton: From silent film star to Gotham’s top cop
https://assets.libsyn.com/show/65262/Two_Neils.jpg He’s best remembered as the Gotham City Police Department’s Commissioner Gordon, the Dynamic Duo’s #1 cheerleader. But Neil Hamilton had a long Hollywood career decades before Batman, dating back to the silent film era. This time, we talk about the...
- Wed Jul 05, 2023 4:29 pm
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: Semple's Batman "bible": research problem
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5661
Re: Semple's Batman "bible": research problem
Somewhere around the house I have a copy of the February 2004 commemorative issue of Cinefantastique , which includes an episode guide, profiles of or interviews with many of the show's creators, and a reference to the Bat-Poop bible. I can't lay hand on the magazine just now, but I found the follo...
- Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:58 pm
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: Semple's Batman "bible": research problem
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5661
Re: Semple's Batman "bible": research problem
I wonder who wrote the press release of Semple's death. Apparently that person knew something about it. Example (paragraph 7): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/lorenzo-semple-jr-dead-creator-675354/ I saw several other obits from the time that mentioned the exact same factoid abou...
- Tue Jul 04, 2023 2:33 pm
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: Semple's Batman "bible": research problem
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5661
Re: Semple's Batman "bible": research problem
Hunh. Interesting. A number of the obits of Semple mentioned it (likely all drawing from the same press release) and said one of the rules he mentioned was that Batman was never to break the law, including parking in a no-parking zone (but apparently the safe robbery in THE PENGUIN GOES STRAIGHT was...
- Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:17 am
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: Semple's Batman "bible": research problem
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5661
Semple's Batman "bible": research problem
Lorenzo Semple Jr is supposed to have written a letter at some early stage of the show that was passed on to other writers as the "bible" for the series. I've looked through all the documents shared with us by various people (including some on this board) and I can't locate it. So I want t...
- Thu Jun 22, 2023 5:42 am
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: TO THE BATPOLES #205: Batman - Star Trek ACT-OFF, pt. 2
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5222
TO THE BATPOLES #205: Batman - Star Trek ACT-OFF, pt. 2
https://assets.libsyn.com/show/65262/Batman-StarTrekACTOFF02.jpg We’re joined again by our childhood friend Kyle for the second installment of our comparison of actors who appeared on both Batman and Star Trek. On which show did Grace Lee Whitney (King Tut moll Neila vs. Yeoman Janice Rand), Lee Me...
- Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:11 am
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: Bat-Shield Mystery Solved?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3220
Re: Bat-Shield Mystery Solved?
Nice work! Where's the "like" button on this thing...
- Fri May 26, 2023 10:39 pm
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: TO THE BATPOLES #203: “Has TV gone batty?” Snarky press coverage from 1966
- Replies: 7
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Re: TO THE BATPOLES #203: “Has TV gone batty?” Snarky press coverage from 1966
I'm interested in Humphrey's characterization of "sophisticates." I would guess he considered himself one. Seems as though a lot of journalists of the time thought of themselves that way. Not an unknown quality in the field today, either, but seems to have been worse in the era when it was...
- Thu May 25, 2023 5:19 am
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: TO THE BATPOLES #204: “Rembrandt III”: Watching paint dry
- Replies: 4
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TO THE BATPOLES #204: “Rembrandt III”: Watching paint dry
https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/65262/rembrandtandbatman.jpg TO THE BATPOLES: We discuss "Rembrandt the Third Meets his Master," a rejected Batman '66 script treatment by Yale Udoff. While some parts are spot-on, a vain, goofy Batman and armed-to-the-teeth Alfred are pretty far off ...
- Wed May 17, 2023 8:54 pm
- Forum: Bat Board
- Topic: TREATMENT by Yale Udoff: "Rembrandt the Third Meets His Master"
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1230
Re: TREATMENT by Yale Udoff: "Rembrandt the Third Meets His Master"
I was mistaken on the deadline. We're recording on the 19th. So you have an additional day.