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Post by rberman on Dec 12, 2019 14:12:28 GMT -5
Tiny Titans? So cute! My seven year old is learning a whole lot of DC lore from Tiny Titans and Teen Titans Go!
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Post by foxley on Dec 12, 2019 15:05:23 GMT -5
There was a script written for Two-Face intended for Season 4. They were negotiating with Clint Eastwood(!) to play the part when the show got axed. Cei-U! "Go ahead, make my bat-day!" For the curious, Batman '66 did a one-shot adaptation of this script titled Batman '66: The Lost Episode.
Edit: Oh, and that script was by Harlan Ellison!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2019 15:19:07 GMT -5
I guess we have to think of them as being akin to James Bond: different faces due to different actors, but same characters.
But that can be problematic. Roger Moore or Sean Connery (to name two), they feel like the same character. Can't say that Julie Newmar's Catwoman appeared to be Lee Meriwether's Catwoman, nor Earth Kitt's Catwoman. Seem like very different characters.
Not a perfect comparison, but it's like how I can't believe in Kevin Spacey and Gene Hackman being the same Luthor - or Brandon Routh and Christopher Reeve being the same Superman. Same costumes/attire and names, but don't feel like the same character.
Incidentally, in the pre-IMDb age, I was disappointed that Man-Bat or Ra's al Ghul didn't get to appear in the series, but, of course, as an adult I learnt that they didn't even appear in the comics until a few years after the show had ended.
Fun fact: spellcheck tried to change Meriwether to thermometer.
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Post by badwolf on Dec 12, 2019 16:26:45 GMT -5
Just imagine different artists drew them.
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Post by Calidore on Dec 12, 2019 20:19:47 GMT -5
If you can find a copy (it's out of print I believe, I had a copy at university in the late 80s around the time of the first Batman movie but it didn't survive the college experience), I'd recommend this book: it was a pretty comprehensive guide to the TV show with a detailed episode guide and lots of behind the scenes essays and such. I own this book and can second the recommendation. He even has stuff like an alphabetical list of all the fight sound effects and (IIRC) all the bat-gadgets, among other things. I believe the cliffhangers from season 1 and 2 were when the show aired twice a week, but in season 3 it only aired once a week, so they adjusted the format, but my memory could be faulty on that. They did change the format a bit, but there were still several two-part stories, plus one three-parter set in England.
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Dec 12, 2019 20:40:34 GMT -5
The Internet has made Eisner's 1986 book superfluous. A better resource is Batman: A Celebration of the Classic TV Series by Bob Garcia and Joe Desris, published in 2016. It's an oversized hardcover chock full of great behind-the-scenes photos and production art, an in-depth history of the making of the series, and an assortment of other tidbits (such as a list of each of Robin's "Holy--!" exclamations).
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2019 21:13:50 GMT -5
The Internet has made Eisner's 1986 book superfluous. A better resource is Batman: A Celebration of the Classic TV Series by Bob Garcia and Joe Desris, published in 2016. It's an oversized hardcover chock full of great behind-the-scenes photos and production art, an in-depth history of the making of the series, and an assortment of other tidbits (such as a list of each of Robin's "Holy--!" exclamations). Thanks for pointing this out ... and I need to get this too.
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Post by hondobrode on Dec 13, 2019 0:22:11 GMT -5
Ka-Zar
I've always said it as KAY-zar but I've heard it as kuh-ZAR too.
Anyone know the proper pronunciation here ?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2019 0:26:19 GMT -5
Ka-Zar I've always said it as KAY-zar but I've heard it as kuh-ZAR too. Anyone know the proper pronunciation here ? Didn't we have a whole thread on pronunciation of hero names that featured a discussion of how to pronounce Ka-Zar a while back? -M
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Post by beccabear67 on Dec 13, 2019 0:27:14 GMT -5
Ka-Zar I've always said it as KAY-zar but I've heard it as kuh-ZAR too. Anyone know the proper pronunciation here ? It's supposed to be KAY-zar. I know because I didn't pronounce it that way and felt abashed when I read the way they'd intended in an issue of the comic once. I had always said KAH-zar.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2019 0:29:45 GMT -5
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Post by codystarbuck on Dec 14, 2019 1:50:55 GMT -5
It's pronounced Throatwobbler mangrove.
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Post by kirby101 on Dec 14, 2019 9:06:21 GMT -5
It's pronounced Throatwobbler mangrove. But spelled Luxury Yacht.
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Post by Mister Spaceman on Dec 17, 2019 11:58:47 GMT -5
I'm trying to verify the first time this "Superman Family" illustration by Curt Swan was published. I believe it was as the back cover of Superman Annual #6 (Winter 1962-63). If it appeared before this, please let me know.
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Post by MDG on Dec 17, 2019 12:28:08 GMT -5
^^^^ I first saw it as the back cover of the comic that came with this:
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