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by Tim and Paul
Like many who grew up in the '60s and '70s (and perhaps even '80s and later), Tim and Paul had the course of their lives changed by the 1966 Batman TV show, from the types of play they did growing up to their present-day interests. In this series, they discuss the show's allure and its failures, the arc of the show from satire to sitcom, its influences (the '40s serials and the comic books themselves) and the things it, in turn, influenced.SUPPORT "To the Batpoles!" and DeconstructingComics.com via Patreon!
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- 1 weeks ago2 min
BAT BITS #45 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Minstrel Script pt 3: That Nice Young Man
On the latest Bat Bits, we conclude our look at the first draft script for "The Minstrel's Shakedown", which gives us catering staff in confederate military uniforms! We figure out why they were there, and it's pretty clear why they didn't make the final. Plus the Gilbert and Sullivan song Minstrel didn't sing, and more. Subscribe to our Patreon for $2 a month to hear our discussion of the script, and see that script for yourself, in our bi-weekly examination of Batman 66 on BAT BITS, or, for $4 a month, get that AND our monthly show Silver Age Batman, in which Paul or another in our stable of co-hosts joins Tim to examine individual Batman stories from the 1950s and '60s. In the latest episode, Tim and Emmet discuss the wacky story "Batman in the Future" from BATMAN 59! Sign up today!
- 3 weeks ago4 min
BAT BITS #44 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "Minstrel" Script pt 2: The Minstrel's Microwave
More discoveries about the first draft of "The Minstrel's Shakedown" on the latest Bat Bits. There's no barbecue spit; the death trap is a completely different method of cooking the Dynamic Duo! The incomprehensible scene that was added to fill in for all the superfluous bits that were cut! And another example of the frequent Bat-problem of writers putting things in their scripts that were beyond the producers' budget! Subscribe to our Patreon for $2 a month to hear our discussion of the script, and see that script for yourself, in our bi-weekly examination of Batman 66 on BAT BITS, or, for $4 a month, get that AND our monthly show Silver Age Batman, in which Paul or another in our stable of co-hosts joins Tim to examine individual Batman stories from the 1950s and '60s. In the latest episode, Tim and Emmet discuss the wacky story "Batman in the Future" from BATMAN 59! Sign up today!
- Oct 8, 20263 min
BAT BITS #43 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "The Minstrel's Shakedown" script pt 1: A Creative Spark
This time we begin a look at the first draft script for "The Minstrel's Shakedown" from season 2. We discovered a hidden cameo in this episode — no, not Phyllis Diller, but we also see how her scene was originally written when it wasn't a celebrity cameo. Also, we discover who was second choice to play the Minstrel if Van Johnson hadn't taken the role, the filler scenes that aren't in the script, and more. Subscribe to our Patreon for $2 a month to hear our discussion of the script, and see that script for yourself, in our bi-weekly examination of Batman 66 on BAT BITS, or, for $4 a month, get that AND our monthly show Silver Age Batman, in which Paul or another in our stable of co-hosts joins Tim to examine individual Batman stories from the 1950s and '60s. In the latest episode, Tim and Patrick discuss "Two-Face Strikes Again" from Batman 81! Sign up today!
- Sep 24, 20263 min
BAT BITS #42 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "Starring Adam West": How do we think of Adam?
Starring Adam West is a documentary film from 2013. It gives us the story of his life and career, including his career comeback and the fight (by his daughter and a DJ) to get him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We have thoughts on the film, and also thoughts brought about by the film: While some fans seen in the film call Adam a "role model" or "idol", perhaps our view of him was a bit different… Subscribe to our Patreon for $2 a month to hear our discussion of the treatment in our bi-weekly examination of Batman 66 on BAT BITS, or, for $4 a month, get that AND our monthly show Silver Age Batman, in which Paul or another in our stable of co-hosts joins Tim to examine individual Batman stories from the 1950s and '60s. In the latest episode, Tim and Patrick discuss another "Two-Face Strikes Again" from Batman 81! Sign up today!
- Sep 10, 20263 min
BAT BITS #41 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "Doom-Trap": The Charles Hoffman Treatment
While we had previously thought there was no existing early version of Lorenzo Semple's script for "Zelda the Great"/"A Death Worse than Fate", an alert listener has sent us a… well, related treatment. It's by Charles Hoffman and is based on "Batman's Inescapable Doom-Trap" from Detective Comics 346, retaining Carnado as the magician, rather than Zelda. The treatment varies from the comics story, but in different ways from "Zelda". This time, we examine the treatment and compare it to the comics story and the TV version. Subscribe to our Patreon for $2 a month to hear our discussion of the treatment in our bi-weekly examination of Batman 66 on BAT BITS! Or, for $4 a month, get that AND our monthly show Silver Age Batman, in which Paul or another in our stable of co-hosts joins Tim to examine individual Batman stories from the 1950s and '60s. In the latest episode, Tim and Kumar discuss "The Double Crimes of Two-Face" from Detective Comics 187. And coming on September 19, Patrick joins Tim to discuss another Harvey Dent story, "Two-Face Strikes Again" from Batman 81! Sign up today!
- Aug 27, 202653 min
BAT BITS #40 (FREE) Mark Racop talks Fiberglass Freaks Batman Museum!
This time we present an interview with Mark Racop, founder of Fiberglass Freaks in Logansport, Indiana, the world's only licensed creators of accurate 1966 Batmobiles! He has also created the Fiberglass Freaks Batman Museum, a repository of Bat-pop culture, with lovingly recreated sets from the show and displays that are constantly changing, with still many plans for future upgrades. This is a free episode with ads. To listen ad-free AND get an additional 7 minutes of the interview, go to patreon.com/deconcomics, where you can hear this and every Bat Bits episode for the low, low price of two bucks a month! The additional interview portion that's only in the Patreon version includes discussion of the museum's recreation of the Batcave's atomic pile, the effect of Batman 66 on the comics industry, and the Burroughs 205, the flashing-lights computer seen in the Batcave and in many other TV shows and movies. It was a real computer! It looks cool, but what did it actually do? Join us at patreon.com/deconcomics to hear the full interview!
- Aug 13, 20263 min
BAT BITS #39 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "Blankman" and Batman '66
Blankman is a 1994 movie about two brothers who grow up loving BATMAN '66. We know the feeling. When they grow up, circumstances lead the nerdier brother to style himself as a superhero. It's a comedy — sometimes. The tone of the movie veers too dark in spots to keep it feeling comedic. Is it a terrible movie? Is it a classic? Tim and Paul have watched it and, in the latest Bat Bits, they give their Bat-take on it. Listen to the MP3 for a short clip of the show! Subscribe to our Patreon for $2 a month to hear our discussion of the movie in our bi-weekly examination of Batman 66 on BAT BITS, or, for $4 a month, get that AND our monthly show Silver Age Batman, in which Paul or another in our stable of co-hosts joins Tim to examine individual Batman stories from the 1950s and '60s. In the latest episode, Tim and Paul discuss "The Ice Crimes of Mr Zero" from Batman 121, which was the basis for the Batman 66 episodes "Instant Freeze" and "Mice like Cheese"! Holy treasure trove of Bat info! Sign up today!
- Jul 30, 20262 min
BAT BITS #38 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "The Ring of Wax" script, pt 3
On the latest Bat Bits, we finish our look at the draft of "The Ring of Wax" by Jack Paritz and Bob Rodgers, featuring a nonexistent fountain, a gun that doesn't make it to the final, the return of a familiar building, and more! Subscribe to our Patreon for $2 a month to see the script and hear our discussion of it in our bi-weekly examination of Batman 66 on BAT BITS, or, for $4 a month, get that AND our monthly discussion of Silver Age Batman comics, as Paul or another in our stable of co-hosts joins Tim to examine individual Batman stories from the 1950s and '60s. In the latest episode, Tim and Paul discuss "The Ice Crimes of Mr Zero" from Batman 121, which was the basis for the Batman 66 episodes "Instant Freeze" and "Mice like Cheese"! Holy treasure trove of Bat info! Sign up today!
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About To The Batpoles! Batman 1966
Like many who grew up in the '60s and '70s (and perhaps even '80s and later), Tim and Paul had the course of their lives changed by the 1966 Batman TV show, from the types of play they did growing up to their present-day interests. In this series, they discuss the show's allure and its failures, the arc of the show from satire to sitcom, its influences (the '40s serials and the comic books themselves) and the things it, in turn, influenced.SUPPORT "To the Batpoles!" and DeconstructingComics.com via Patreon!
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