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Title: Farewell, Old Chum
Post by: Bort on June 10, 2017, 05:10:37 PM
Adam West (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-west-dead-batman-star-832264), objectively the best Batman.
Title: Re: Farewell, Old Chum
Post by: SKO on June 10, 2017, 07:07:35 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 10, 2017, 05:10:37 PM
Adam West (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-west-dead-batman-star-832264), objectively the best Batman.

Gonna watch the Beware the Gray Ghost episode of Batman TAS tonight
Title: Re: Farewell, Old Chum
Post by: Quality Start Machine on June 12, 2017, 08:26:04 AM
Quote from: Bort on June 10, 2017, 05:10:37 PM
Adam West (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-west-dead-batman-star-832264), objectively the best Batman.

Also objectively the coolest of the 60s camp show stars. He (and Burt Ward) always embraced the cheesiness, unlike Fred Gwynne or Tina Louise.

Speaking of Burt Ward, the record "Boy Wonder I Love You" (Produced by FZ) is a classic.
Title: Re: Farewell, Old Chum
Post by: Bort on June 13, 2017, 01:48:52 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 12, 2017, 08:26:04 AM
Quote from: Bort on June 10, 2017, 05:10:37 PM
Adam West (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-west-dead-batman-star-832264), objectively the best Batman.

Also objectively the coolest of the 60s camp show stars. He (and Burt Ward) always embraced the cheesiness, unlike Fred Gwynne or Tina Louise.

Speaking of Burt Ward, the record "Boy Wonder I Love You" (Produced by FZ) is a classic.

I always think of West as the anti-Shatner. Hammy, overblown performer, but he knew it and embraced it. To this day, I feel like Shatner still embraces his reputation through gritted teeth.
Title: Re: Farewell, Old Chum
Post by: Quality Start Machine on June 13, 2017, 02:12:42 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 13, 2017, 01:48:52 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 12, 2017, 08:26:04 AM
Quote from: Bort on June 10, 2017, 05:10:37 PM
Adam West (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-west-dead-batman-star-832264), objectively the best Batman.

Also objectively the coolest of the 60s camp show stars. He (and Burt Ward) always embraced the cheesiness, unlike Fred Gwynne or Tina Louise.

Speaking of Burt Ward, the record "Boy Wonder I Love You" (Produced by FZ) is a classic.

I always think of West as the anti-Shatner. Hammy, overblown performer, but he knew it and embraced it. To this day, I feel like Shatner still embraces his reputation through gritted teeth.

Shatner was 100% earnest when he did "Rocket Man". He don't think he finally got in on the joke until he was in one of Airplane movies.
Title: Re: Farewell, Old Chum
Post by: Chuck to Chuck on June 13, 2017, 04:23:28 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 13, 2017, 02:12:42 PM
Quote from: Bort on June 13, 2017, 01:48:52 PM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 12, 2017, 08:26:04 AM
Quote from: Bort on June 10, 2017, 05:10:37 PM
Adam West (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/adam-west-dead-batman-star-832264), objectively the best Batman.

Also objectively the coolest of the 60s camp show stars. He (and Burt Ward) always embraced the cheesiness, unlike Fred Gwynne or Tina Louise.

Speaking of Burt Ward, the record "Boy Wonder I Love You" (Produced by FZ) is a classic.

I always think of West as the anti-Shatner. Hammy, overblown performer, but he knew it and embraced it. To this day, I feel like Shatner still embraces his reputation through gritted teeth.

Shatner was 100% earnest when he did "Rocket Man". He don't think he finally got in on the joke until he was in one of Airplane movies.

Nah. He knew Airplane 2 was comedy, but he gave an interview to Dick Clark where he said it was a "manic" of Kirk. He never really got "in" on it until after Miss Congeniality and became Denny Crane.
Title: Re: Farewell, Old Chum
Post by: Quality Start Machine on June 14, 2017, 08:45:25 AM
Sounds like there was no shortage of batcaves (https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3776730/batman-legend-adam-west-led-a-secret-life-of-sex-and-booze-sleeping-with-up-to-eight-women-a-night/).
Title: Re: Farewell, Old Chum
Post by: thehawk on June 14, 2017, 09:56:41 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQ3HbB0c8Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQ3HbB0c8Y)


An pilot for a show written by Conan O'Brien and Robert Smigel starring West as a former TV detective who solves crimes in real life.  Well worth a watch.
Title: Re: Farewell, Old Chum
Post by: CBStew on June 14, 2017, 11:36:11 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 14, 2017, 08:45:25 AM
Sounds like there was no shortage of batcaves (https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3776730/batman-legend-adam-west-led-a-secret-life-of-sex-and-booze-sleeping-with-up-to-eight-women-a-night/).

If he was sleeping with 8 women a night I doubt that he had much time for sleeping.
Title: Re: Farewell, Old Chum
Post by: Saul Goodman on June 14, 2017, 01:18:28 PM
Quote from: CBStew on June 14, 2017, 11:36:11 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 14, 2017, 08:45:25 AM
Sounds like there was no shortage of batcaves (https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3776730/batman-legend-adam-west-led-a-secret-life-of-sex-and-booze-sleeping-with-up-to-eight-women-a-night/).

If he was sleeping with 8 women a night I doubt that he had much time for sleeping.


Did they have to take a number and sit in the waiting room until called?
Title: Re: Farewell, Old Chum
Post by: Bort on June 14, 2017, 01:36:52 PM
Quote from: Saul Goodman on June 14, 2017, 01:18:28 PM
Quote from: CBStew on June 14, 2017, 11:36:11 AM
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on June 14, 2017, 08:45:25 AM
Sounds like there was no shortage of batcaves (https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3776730/batman-legend-adam-west-led-a-secret-life-of-sex-and-booze-sleeping-with-up-to-eight-women-a-night/).

If he was sleeping with 8 women a night I doubt that he had much time for sleeping.


Did they have to take a number and sit in the waiting room until called?

Something something batpole.
Title: Re: Farewell, Old Chum
Post by: Quality Start Machine on June 14, 2017, 03:50:25 PM

Adam West being a greater cocksmith than Wilt Chamberlain is a legend I can live with.