Any idea if this will affect the release of the sets?
No, Time Warner is NOT being purchased. The company in the article is Time-Warner Cable, which is a separate publicly traded company and it's possible sale has no bearing on Time Warner at all. And I say "possible sale" because it is far from definite that the sale will happen as the Justice Department must investigate the merger with Comcast before it is allowed. There are a great many reasons to not permit it.
In any case, this will not affect the release of Batman on DVD/Blu-ray, or DC Comics, or Warner Bros. films, or anything that is under the Time Warner umbrella.
For a 1/2 series, generally 8 episodes will be on one disc. (The 4 episode per disc were because they were bootlegs with single layer discs)
At 120 episodes figure about 15 discs give or take. Audio only bonus features won't take up much room but extra discs may be required for video bonus features although their length and whether or not they are in HD will determine space requirements.
Working on 8 episodes per disc and less episodes where a second parter would wind up on the next disc, I figure 17 discs. The discs with less than 8 episodes would be a great place for extras.
SEASON 1
Disc 1
1. Hi Diddle Riddle
2. Smack in the Middle
3. Fine Feathered Finks
4. The Penguin's a Jinx
5. The Joker is Wild
6. Batman is Riled
7. Instant Freeze
8. Rats Like Cheese
Disc 2
9. Zelda the Great
10. A Death Worse Than Fate
11. A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away
12. When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play
13. The Thirteenth Hat
14. Batman Stands Pat
15. The Joker Goes to School
16. He Meets His Match, The Grisly Ghoul
Disc 3
17. True or False-Face
18. Holy Rat Race
19. The Purr-Fect Crime
20. Better Luck Next Time
21. The Penguin Goes Straight
22. Not Yet, He Ain't
23. The Ring of Wax
24. Give em the Axe
Disc 4
25. The Joker Trumps an Ace
26. Batman Sets the Pace
27. The Curse of Tut
28. The Pharoah's in a Rut
29. The Bookworm Turns
30. While Gotham City Burns
31. Death in Slow Motion
32. The Riddler's False Notion
Disc 5
33. Fine Finny Fiends
34. Batman Makes the Scenes
Bonus Features
SEASON 2
Disc 6
35. Shoot a Crooked Arrow
36. Walk the Straight and Narrow
37. Hot Off the Griddle
38. The Cat and the Fiddle
39. The Minstrel's Shakedown
40. Barbecued Batman?
41. The Spell of Tut
42. Tut's Case is Shut
Disc 7
43. The Greatest Mother of Them All
44. Ma Parker
45. The Clock King's Crazy Crimes
46. The Clock King Gets Crowned
47. An Egg Grows in Gotham
48. The Yegg Foes in Gotham
49. The Devil's Fingers
50. The Dead Ringers
Disc 8
51. Hizzonner the Penguin
52. Dizzonner the Penguin
53. Green Ice
54. Deep Freeze
55. The Impractical Joker
56. The Joker's Provokers
57. Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
58. Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds
Disc 9
59. Come Back, Shame
60. It's the Way You Play the Game
61. The Penguin's Nest
62. The Bird's Last Jest
63. The Cat's Meow
64. The Bat's Kow Tow
65. The Puzzles Are Coming
66. The Duo is Slumming
Disc 10
67. The Sandman Cometh
68. The Catwoman Goeth
69. The Contaminated Cowl
70. The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul
71. The Zodiac Crimes
72. The Joker's Hard Times
73. The Penguin Declines
Bonus features
Disc 11
74. That Darn Catwoman
75. Scat, Darn Catwoman
76. Penguin is a Girl's Best Friend
77. Penguin Sets a Trend
78. Penguin's Disastrous End
79. Batman's Anniversary
80. A Riddling Controversy
Bonus features
Disc 12
81. The Joker's Last Laugh
82. The Joker's Epitaph
83. Catwoman Goes to College
84. Batman Displays His Knowledge
85. A Piece of the Action
86. Batman's Satisfaction
87. King Tut's Coup
88. Batman's Waterloo
Disc 13
89. Black Widow Strikes Again
90. Caught in the Spider's Den
91. Pop Goes the Joker
92. Flop Goes the Joker
93. Ice Spy
94. The Duo Defy
Bonus features
SEASON 3
Disc 14
95. Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin
96. Ring Around the Riddler
97. The Wail of the Siren
98. The Sport of Penguins
99. A Horse of Another Color
100. The Unkindest Tut of All
101. Louie the Lilac
Bonus features
Disc 15
102. The Ogg and I
103. How to Hatch a Dinosaur
104. Surf's Up! Joker Under!
105. The Londinium Larcenies
106. The Foggiest Notion
107. The Bloody Tower
108. Catwoman's Dressed to Kill
109. The Ogg Couple
Disc 16
110. The Funny Feline Felonies
111. The Joke's on Catwoman
112. Louie's Lethal Lilac Time
113. Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club
114. Penguin's Clean Sweep
115. The Great Escape
116. The Great Train Robbery
117. I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle
Disc 17
118. The Joker's Flying Saucer
119. The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra
120. Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires
Bonus features
Do we want bonus features, yep! Do we have Adam and Burt doing commentary, confirmed! The MOST important question is, will all 120 episodes be UNCUT? Are ALL rights issues cleared to make this the case? We as consumers need this clarified. Thank you for your time...
marvelbloodhound wrote:Do we have Adam and Burt doing commentary, confirmed!
In the most recent interview with Burt Ward, he states that Mr. West and himself were brought in separately to do interviews, but no commentary. I might be misunderstanding what he said (and commentaries could still be done) but it sounds more like they were just interviewed for a typical DVD featurette. I certainly want commentaries, but at the same time I wonder if they are going to be wanting to spend a lot of money producing the set.
He flies and fights-BATMAN!
Purity and virtue-BATMAN!
Cowards run away!
Batman saves the day!
Also, Boy Wonder Robin.
Batman and Robin-caped crusaders at night!
BIFF! POW! BAM! BATMAN!
Phil B wrote:Working on 8 episodes per disc and less episodes where a second parter would wind up on the next disc, I figure 17 discs. The discs with less than 8 episodes would be a great place for extras.
SEASON 1
Disc 1
1. Hi Diddle Riddle
2. Smack in the Middle
3. Fine Feathered Finks
4. The Penguin's a Jinx
5. The Joker is Wild
6. Batman is Riled
7. Instant Freeze
8. Rats Like Cheese
Disc 2
9. Zelda the Great
10. A Death Worse Than Fate
11. A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away
12. When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play
13. The Thirteenth Hat
14. Batman Stands Pat
15. The Joker Goes to School
16. He Meets His Match, The Grisly Ghoul
Disc 3
17. True or False-Face
18. Holy Rat Race
19. The Purr-Fect Crime
20. Better Luck Next Time
21. The Penguin Goes Straight
22. Not Yet, He Ain't
23. The Ring of Wax
24. Give em the Axe
Disc 4
25. The Joker Trumps an Ace
26. Batman Sets the Pace
27. The Curse of Tut
28. The Pharoah's in a Rut
29. The Bookworm Turns
30. While Gotham City Burns
31. Death in Slow Motion
32. The Riddler's False Notion
Disc 5
33. Fine Finny Fiends
34. Batman Makes the Scenes
Bonus Features
SEASON 2
Disc 6
35. Shoot a Crooked Arrow
36. Walk the Straight and Narrow
37. Hot Off the Griddle
38. The Cat and the Fiddle
39. The Minstrel's Shakedown
40. Barbecued Batman?
41. The Spell of Tut
42. Tut's Case is Shut
Disc 7
43. The Greatest Mother of Them All
44. Ma Parker
45. The Clock King's Crazy Crimes
46. The Clock King Gets Crowned
47. An Egg Grows in Gotham
48. The Yegg Foes in Gotham
49. The Devil's Fingers
50. The Dead Ringers
Disc 8
51. Hizzonner the Penguin
52. Dizzonner the Penguin
53. Green Ice
54. Deep Freeze
55. The Impractical Joker
56. The Joker's Provokers
57. Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
58. Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds
Disc 9
59. Come Back, Shame
60. It's the Way You Play the Game
61. The Penguin's Nest
62. The Bird's Last Jest
63. The Cat's Meow
64. The Bat's Kow Tow
65. The Puzzles Are Coming
66. The Duo is Slumming
Disc 10
67. The Sandman Cometh
68. The Catwoman Goeth
69. The Contaminated Cowl
70. The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul
71. The Zodiac Crimes
72. The Joker's Hard Times
73. The Penguin Declines
Bonus features
Disc 11
74. That Darn Catwoman
75. Scat, Darn Catwoman
76. Penguin is a Girl's Best Friend
77. Penguin Sets a Trend
78. Penguin's Disastrous End
79. Batman's Anniversary
80. A Riddling Controversy
Bonus features
Disc 12
81. The Joker's Last Laugh
82. The Joker's Epitaph
83. Catwoman Goes to College
84. Batman Displays His Knowledge
85. A Piece of the Action
86. Batman's Satisfaction
87. King Tut's Coup
88. Batman's Waterloo
Disc 13
89. Black Widow Strikes Again
90. Caught in the Spider's Den
91. Pop Goes the Joker
92. Flop Goes the Joker
93. Ice Spy
94. The Duo Defy
Bonus features
SEASON 3
Disc 14
95. Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin
96. Ring Around the Riddler
97. The Wail of the Siren
98. The Sport of Penguins
99. A Horse of Another Color
100. The Unkindest Tut of All
101. Louie the Lilac
Bonus features
Disc 15
102. The Ogg and I
103. How to Hatch a Dinosaur
104. Surf's Up! Joker Under!
105. The Londinium Larcenies
106. The Foggiest Notion
107. The Bloody Tower
108. Catwoman's Dressed to Kill
109. The Ogg Couple
Disc 16
110. The Funny Feline Felonies
111. The Joke's on Catwoman
112. Louie's Lethal Lilac Time
113. Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club
114. Penguin's Clean Sweep
115. The Great Escape
116. The Great Train Robbery
117. I'll Be a Mummy's Uncle
Disc 17
118. The Joker's Flying Saucer
119. The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra
120. Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires
Bonus features
It's interesting that your following the chronology of episodes from most of the bootleg copies, not to pick on you(hell, I could be wrong) but I always thought that "Clock King" followed the "king Tut" episode. I think you have Clock King and Ma Parker reversed.
Now this is more of a question than a statement. Am I wrong or didn't the "Penguin's nest" ep. come before the Shame episode? Are these episodes also reversed?
To spice things up they should invite some super fans and West/Ward would ask them some questions instead of repeating stories fans have heard many times before :
"how long you been a fan ?"
"what's your fav episode ?"
"who's your fav supporting actor ?"
"who's your fav moll and why ?"
"which episode do you hate ?"
"really , that's an interesting theory......I've never thought about it like that before...this episode is better than I remembered"
Mr.Freeze wrote:To spice things up they should invite some super fans and West/Ward would ask them some questions instead of repeating stories fans have heard many times before :
"how long you been a fan ?"
"what's your fav episode ?"
"who's your fav supporting actor ?"
"who's your fav moll and why ?"
"which episode do you hate ?"
"really , that's an interesting theory......I've never thought about it like that before...this episode is better than I remembered"
etc etc......it's not gonna happen , though.
I'd rather have Adam and Burt asked questions by someone to jog their memories, then maybe we'd get new stories.
'I thought Siren was perfect for Joan.'--Stanley Ralph Ross, writer of 'The Wail of the Siren'
My hobbies include gazing at the Siren and doing her bidding, evil or otherwise.
'She had a devastating, hypnotic effect on all the men.'--A schoolmate describing Joan Collins at age 17
I know we're all excited for this big release, but I think a 15, 16, or 17 disc set is going to call for a huge box, and in that box, there should be room for collectible extras, like maybe a card set, a diecast figure or a Batmobile, something that every fan of the show will want to keep on their shelf. We have the 2nd or 3rd reincarnations of Nolan's box sets with collectible extras, why not this set? If we shell out $100 or more, throwing in something that might cost the manufacturer 1/10th of a cent is small change for them. And if we know there are bonus items in the packaging, collectors are likely to buy one set to open, and one set for keepers......
"Atomic batteries to power...Turbines to speed...."
"Roger...ready to move out!"
I personally will not pay more than 30 bucks per season for DVDs. If they are more than that, I will be getting used copies from amazon...
The reason I can wait is that I am pretty happy with my TVLand and Masters bootleg sets. They look great on my CRT 31 Inch TV, so the new set better be well priced for me to buy it and replace my bootlegs.
With no news at all about a release date, I wondering if it will happen in 2014...?? Im guessing no it will not...
