Batman: The Complete Television Series [DVD] – All Episodes from the Classic 1960s

I remember re-runs of this show on TV in the late 70’s & early 80’s! All the villians & costumes were so colorful! “Bam!!! Ke-Pow!!!

Beautfiully put together set - full color high quality episode guide with photos and individual episode summaries - nice extra features/bonus disc & information. Overall a great boxset that is generously priced for such a great deal. Just have to make sure Amazon packs it properly so it doesn't come in a padded envelope smashed to pieces like every other DVD or CD I order from them does.

I bought this on Prime day because it was a good, cheap complete set on Blu-ray and this series is really emblematic of what TV was back then - - kind of silly content here and the series is played like it knows it.. the tongue is firmly planted in cheek, so don't expect a serious, pissed off Batman character kids - you have plenty of time for that later in life when basically nothing is fun or funny anymore. There's lots of on-screen talent on this series and I think it was a status symbol to play a 'Guest villain(or -ess). I have a little-kid fuzzy memory of the original series, which quite literally was a one-hit wonder that came in, skyrocketed, and then just as quickly wore out it's welcome. Fun viewing that you can take or leave without a lot of thought.

That's was what FCC Commissioner Minnow called television on the 55th anniversary of the FCC.This show might be based on a true story.The original premise is that Bruce Wayne's parents are killed by "criminals" and he makes it his duty to fight crime where he finds it ever since.This show takes a different tack.For more information on the original premise,you'll need to watch such shows as Hogan's Heroes and Crime Story.Many of the characters in Batman can be found in such shows.The character played by Dennis Farina in Crime Story is a reporter in one of the Batman episodes.This show is ahead of it's time for another reason because Bruce Wayne's parents,et al can't be killed until 16 years,234 days after the first episode air date when Ronald Wilson Reagan signs Executive Order 12,333 on December 2,1982.Besides the content,the packaging is very neat.A booklet is provided and there are some extras included which makes it obvious why this was a very popular show.I don't think many television sets were shot watching this show,but when they turned it into movies...well,that's a different story.

What can be said about Batman '66? People deride it as "campy" and dismiss it. Yes, Batman is all dark and gritty now, heck in the Zack Snyder universe, you could sand wood on batman's face. Back in the day, Batman was pretty dang silly. It's rumored that the character of Bruce Wayne (played by the esteemed Adam West) was modeled sort of on Hugh Hefner for the swinging bachelor vibe. Burt Ward played the role of Robin great, and from what I've heard from behind the scenes stuff, he was banged up beyond belief. It's fun, campy 60s action comedy. The funny part is, there has been a re-invigoration of the franchise in the '66 era. New DVD releases, the movie release, the comic line, classic action figures....It's funny, because this version is the one a lot of us grew up with. (Gen X and Boomers anyway) When we think Batman, we think Adam West and Burt Ward. I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys comedy, goofy fights, and just overall zaniness.