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Batman
TV Series (1966 - 1968)
Batman is a 1960s American television series. Based on the comic book character Batman, it aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) for 2½ seasons from January 12, 1966 to March 14, 1968. Because the series had two weekly installments for most of its tenure, it contained the same number of episodes as a four and a half year or even a five y
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TV Movie: Return to the Batcave: The Mis… Aired: Mar. 09, 2003Adam West and Burt Ward are back together again and stumble upon a plot to steal the batmobile from a charity auction. Along the was they remember … [continue reading]
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- The role of Mayor Linseed, played by actor Byron Keith in 10 episodes of the series, was a play on the name of John V. Lindsay (II), who was the mayor of New York City (i.e., the real Gotham…
[show]The role of Mayor Linseed, played by actor Byron Keith in 10 episodes of the series, was a play on the name of John V. Lindsay (II), who was the mayor of New York City (i.e., the real Gotham City) during the time this show was on the air.
[hide] - Three major villains from the comic book were never used in the television show: Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, and Two-Face, although the latter was almost used. He was considered for the show…
[show]Three major villains from the comic book were never used in the television show: Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, and Two-Face, although the latter was almost used. He was considered for the show before its cancellation. The theme of the character was to be a TV commentator who has a TV tube blow up in his face (as the character's original origin - Gotham D.A. Harvey Dent has a vial of acid hurled at his face in court by volatile mob boss Salvatore 'The Boss' Maroni during his trial - would have been too gruesome for television at the time). Ultimately, the character did not appear on the series. Eventually, all of them would see live-action incarnations: Ivy in Batman & Robin; Scarecrow in Batman Begins; and Two-Face in Batman Forever and The Dark Knight.
[hide] - In all the scenes of the villains' hideouts, the camera filmed at an angle, almost "crooked" (the shot is known as "canted"). This was because all the villains were also…
[show]In all the scenes of the villains' hideouts, the camera filmed at an angle, almost "crooked" (the shot is known as "canted"). This was because all the villains were also crooked.
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