Review of official Batman tv series DVD Set

[Batman42]

hi

can I put a review on here of the official Batman tv series dvd set?

Regards Andrew Beet
UK

[John Mack]

I would love to hear your thoughts. Get writing!

John

[Batman42]

hi here is my review of the official Batman TV Series DVD Set that was released in 2014. I have the region 2 set which was only available in hmv stores here in the uk. I will review this set by starting by reviewing the first season

First Season

as with the episodes some I remember and some I don't I did watch them when they were repeated by various channels here in the UK eg ITV, Channel 4 and ITV 4. Love all the episodes of season 1. I like the mr freeze ones and the joker is wild and batman is riled if memory serves me correctly that is the one where Batman and Robin jump out of the framed picture of themselves if some one can correct me on that one it would be much appreciated. I have to admit this set only took me a month and one day to watch as it is a series I have been waiting to be released onto dvd/blu ray. also love the bookworm ones as well because I do remember TV-AM here in the UK in 1988 would show them in the mornings unfortunately I could only watch the first part then I would have to leave for school so I would miss the second part but I did get to watch them when they were repeated. as with this set Warner Bros have remastered these episodes to a very high standard when watching the episodes you wouldn't think they were made way back in the mid 1960s.

onto Season 2

it's the same with the first season some episodes I remember watching and some I don't love all the episodes of season 2 I really do love the cliffhangers and the fight scenes I love when the villain would get his henchmen to bash Batman And Robin there would be a fight scene and then you'd get whatever predicament Batman and Robin were put into and you'd think how are they going to get out of that? as with the first season warner bros have done a brilliant job of remastering these episodes no scratches or nothing. the episode I remember watching was the ma parker one with the bomb in the batmobile and if it hits 60 mph the bomb will go off. the one with the archer I didn't remember watching and I knew about the John Astin as the riddler one. the catwoman episode hot off the griddle I remembered watching. I remember when the floor starts to get hot and batman and robin have to jump about.

now Season 3
as we all know this was the season where Batgirl was introduced (i'm glad the batgirl network presentation is on the special features disc) the episodes have been remastered as well to the high standards of seasons 1 and 2 I only liked some of the episodes mainly the 2 parters which there weren't many of. the other episodes I liked were the surfing one and the boxing one with the riddler and the Joker's flying saucer one.

Special Features Disc

the special features were really good can't fault them at all love the round table discussion and the one where Adam West goes through his scripts of the first two episodes and the memorabilia featurette. and I liked the bat rarities as well. so my overall opinion of the set I love it and I am so glad I have it in my dvd collection even now i'm rewatching the episodes.

Andrew
UK

as of june 2015 I now have the blu ray set

[Jim K, Bat fan]

Thanks for the review, Andrew, and welcome to the board!

[Batman42]

thank you glad there is a message board about the 1966 series.

Andrew
UK

[High C]

the special features were really good can't fault them at all love the round table discussion and the one where Adam West goes through his scripts of the first two episodes and the memorabilia featurette. and I liked the bat rarities as well.

Bat rarities were great, wish there could have been more. Liked Adam going through the scripts, but disliked the round table. Have no plans to watch the memorabilia thing, ever.

As I've said before, WB dropped the ball on the extras for the most part. Not interviewing pilot director Robert Butler was a major omission. Some promo and wardrobe test photos from the Fox vault also would have been nice, but I imagine Warner would have had to pay for those. Sigh.

[STEPhonIT]

Does anyone know if the dvd sets have similar issues with the Blu ray sets?

[Batman42]

not as far as I know.
Andrew

[Batman42]

also in my review I mentioned something about Batman and Robin jumping out of a picture of themselves I found out what episode it is it's episode 12 of season 1 when the rat's away the mice will play I watched it last night.

Andrew

[Batman42]

as of August 2016 i've got to buy the blu ray set again as discs 3 and 6 don't play on my blu ray player and yet all the other discs in seasons 1,2,3 play absolutely fine. i must admit i hate the packaging and the way you have get the discs out to watch them

Andrew UK

[Mark Racop]

[/quote]
Bat rarities were great, wish there could have been more. Liked Adam going through the scripts, but disliked the round table. Have no plans to watch the memorabilia thing, ever. [/quote]

Ouch! Please reconsider watching "Holy Memorabilia" at least once. You might recognize someone in that segment.

[Golddragon71]

I wish the roundtable had more of the original stars than just West (Ward, Newmar, and Craig (this was filmed well before she passed away))

[Batman42]

i like the holy memorabilia featurette

Regards Andrew

[Batman42]

also two other episodes i like from season 2 are the penguin's nest and the penguin's last jest. love it when Penguin does everything he can to get arrested by the police or Batman. i also like the fight at the end of the 2nd episode in wayne manor. i still love the scene when one of penguin's henchmen hits penguin by accident and then Robin hits him right in the face.

Andrew UK
PS I've bought the series again on DVD

[Batman42]

hi

i now have both versions of the tv series why you ask? just in case any of the blu ray discs don't play i have the dvd set to fall back on

Andrew UK