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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 ago3 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!
- 3 weeks ago53 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!
- Jul 16, 20263 min
BAT BITS #37 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "The Ring of Wax" script, pt 2
On the latest Bat Bits, we continue walking through the draft of "The Ring of Wax"/"Give 'Em the Axe" by Jack Paritz and Bob Rodgers, featuring the final mention of the Batmobile's security system, a significant change following the deathtrap, a swap of one antifeminist comment for another, 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 upcoming episode of Silver Age Batman to be published on Patreon July 25, 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 2, 20262 min
BAT BITS #36 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "The Ring of Wax" script pt 1
It's been quite a while since we've taken a look at "The Ring of Wax"/"Give 'em the Axe", but it's finally this arc's turn for an examination of its first completed draft script. How well did Jack Paritz and Bob Rodgers do at sticking to Semplian ideas of Batman? Where did they not go into enough detail to get their story across? And what do we notice about a certain Gotham City politician? We begin our multi-part look at this script, which you can see for yourself on our Patreon page! Subscribe to our Patreon for $2 a month for bi-weekly examinations 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 — most recently, Tim and Emmet discussed "The Man Behind the Red Hood" from DETECTIVE COMICS 168! So slide down your Batpole and join today!
- Jun 18, 20262 min
BAT BITS #35 NOW LIVE: Women in Season Three: Olga, Batgirl, and Male Chauvinists
Here is an audio promo of our latest episode! Nancy Northcott joins us once again to discuss women on Batman. This time, we're focusing on the Egghead/Olga team-up episodes. Are they as full of sexism as we'd expected from a 1967 TV show? What do we make of the leggy babe technician at the Radium Center? Is crime fighting "better left to the men"? What's implied by Batgirl's "Sixth sense"? And other general observations about "The Ogg and I", "How to Hatch a Dinosaur," and "The Ogg Couple." Subscribe to our Patreon for $2 a month for bi-weekly examinations 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 — most recently, Tim and Patrick discussed "The Vanished Batman" from BATMAN 101! So slide down your Batpole and join today!
- Jun 4, 202650 min
BAT BITS #34 (FREE EPISODE): Walla Walla Celebrates Adam West!
It goes without saying that Batman '66 wouldn't be Batman '66 without Adam West. Never mind Keaton and the others; Adam's our Batman! Adam's hometown of Walla Walla, Washington, celebrates Adam's legacy on and around his birthday of September 19, dubbed "Adam West Day". In this e pisode, Brian Marsmaker from the Adam West Day planning committee and Adam West Day founder Jonathan Grant join us to talk about this year's festivities, the origins of the annual event, Adam's early life in Walla Walla, and their own favorite Batman episodes and villains. Plus, match your Bat-knowledge against our guests' in Tim's Bat-Quiz! Join our Patreon for $2/month to hear this episode with no ads, and to hear all our past and future episodes!
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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