Holy Blu-ray Batman! We May Be Heading to Hi-Def! - Blu-ray Forum

AaronSCH · 07-29-2008, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by The Digital Bits

Here's one quick little DVD news tidbit worth noting: We've heard from reliable sources that Adam West is now working on special features for the 1960s TV version of Batman. So it looks as if Fox and Warner may have finally made peace over the series' long-awaited DVD release. Fingers crossed.

This is the holy grail of television series for me. I hope it is true.

alexakajeff · 07-29-2008, 05:11 AM

This would be awesome!!!

DetroitSportsFan · 07-29-2008, 02:56 PM

I'm hoping this happens. This is one of my favorite TV shows.

arush5268d · 07-29-2008, 03:00 PM

Call me crazy...but I never got into the TV show. It always seemed to be too cheesy to me.

I am, by no means, saying that it's a bad show that - just not my style.

MerrickG · 07-29-2008, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by arush5268d

Call me crazy...but I never got into the TV show. It always seemed to be too cheesy to me.

I am, by no means, saying that it's a bad show that - just not my style.

You're not crazy. Many people apologetically hate this show

AliceT · 07-29-2008, 03:47 PM

The show is so awful that I love it! I used to watch it as a kid, well in re-runs, im not THAT old.

Lsalas76 · 07-29-2008, 03:51 PM

I used to watch this show in reruns as a kid during the 80s, and I liked it as a kid, but I don't think I can watch it again now.

Heart&Soul · 07-29-2008, 04:06 PM

I'd love to see this on Blu-ray.

NoQuestion · 07-29-2008, 04:14 PM

hopefully fox handles the encode for this when/if it comes to bluray.

donricouga · 07-29-2008, 04:17 PM

I'd love to see this again but i dunno if i'd pay too much. This thing is full of cheesiness. see references below

Sushisake · 07-29-2008, 04:22 PM

I have the whole series on DVD already. Probably will not buy the professionally released version.

bluskies · 07-29-2008, 04:22 PM

From what I have read, it is only scheduled at this time for standard DVD. I also have a feeling that since I have previously heard of the project called the complete Batman that it may well end up being one of those Time-Life projects. This is pure speculation on my part but if they do release it all at once, then I wouldn't be surprised to learn this is the way it will go. And if it does go Time-Life, then the chances of it being on Blu are probably nil.

Teazle · 07-29-2008, 04:28 PM

M I N E

I'd prefer this on DVD over Blu so the video is closer to the original broadcasts.

Stuart_Larkin · 07-29-2008, 04:46 PM

I hope this package will include a replica of the long underwear batman wore to defeat mr. freeze.

Scooby Blu · 07-29-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Teazle

M I N E

I'd prefer this on DVD over Blu so the video is closer to the original broadcasts.

Good point. Really good point. Will have to see the asking price for both when the time comes. Cheese in all it's glory !

The Don · 07-29-2008, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by donricouga

I'd love to see this again but i dunno if i'd pay too much. This thing is full of cheesiness. see references below

radagast · 07-29-2008, 05:02 PM

Especially if they release the episodes with Bruce Lee.

AaronSCH · 07-29-2008, 05:11 PM

Yes, Batman was cheesey and corny. But what a number of people seem to forget is that it was never meant to be taken seriously—it was supposed to be comedic. Even the comic books went through stages of silliness to serious. But there is no mistaking the contribution the series' creators made to the Batman mythos. I love it for the pure nostalgia and the throwback to a more innocent time. My hope is that Fox's recent release of "Batman: The Movie" on Blu-ray was a way of testing the waters. If they didn't feel there would be a demand for the series on high definition, why bother releasing the movie? Logic dictates that it is being considered and Warner has pretty much stated that they want to work towards all future releases being on both formats.

Teazle · 07-29-2008, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronSCH

Yes, Batman was cheesey and corny. But what a number of people seem to forget is that it was never meant to be taken seriously—it was supposed to be comedic.

I'll go one further. There used to be a subgenre called "cornball humour", featuring egregious puns, deliberately groanworthy gags and so on. Batman is part of this obsolete comic mode. (Another example: early MAD magazine.) The audience isn't always meant to laugh -- some of it is deliberately painful or overused, like the routines in a pantomime, in the music hall etc.

AliceT · 07-29-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by donricouga

I'd love to see this again but i dunno if i'd pay too much. This thing is full of cheesiness. see references below

Surfing Joker rocks!

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07-29-2008, 05:11 AM	#2
alexakajeff Banned Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray reviews:2	This would be awesome!!!

07-29-2008, 02:56 PM	#3
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	I'm hoping this happens. This is one of my favorite TV shows.

07-29-2008, 03:00 PM	#4
arush5268d Banned Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:85	Call me crazy...but I never got into the TV show. It always seemed to be too cheesy to me. I am, by no means, saying that it's a bad show that - just not my style.

07-29-2008, 03:47 PM	#6
AliceT Banned Member since:Mar 2008 Location:PSN ID- damreg1022	The show is so awful that I love it! I used to watch it as a kid, well in re-runs, im not THAT old.

07-29-2008, 03:51 PM	#7
Lsalas76 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:USA 4K collection:391 Blu-ray collection:831 DVD collection:29 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:225	I used to watch this show in reruns as a kid during the 80s, and I liked it as a kid, but I don't think I can watch it again now.

07-29-2008, 04:06 PM	#8
Heart&Soul Senior Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Oregon 4K collection:167 Blu-ray collection:725 Blu-ray reviews:50	I'd love to see this on Blu-ray.

07-29-2008, 04:14 PM	#9
NoQuestion Power Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Indiana Blu-ray collection:568 Blu-ray reviews:3	hopefully fox handles the encode for this when/if it comes to bluray.

07-29-2008, 04:17 PM	#10
donricouga Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Atlanta, GA Blu-ray collection:138 Blu-ray reviews: 9 Trading Score:1	I'd love to see this again but i dunno if i'd pay too much. This thing is full of cheesiness. see references below

07-29-2008, 04:22 PM	#11
Sushisake Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Blu-ray collection:1806 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:3	I have the whole series on DVD already. Probably will not buy the professionally released version.

07-29-2008, 04:22 PM	#12
bluskies Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 4K collection:287 Blu-ray collection:1848 DVD collection:235 Blu-ray reviews: 73	From what I have read, it is only scheduled at this time for standard DVD. I also have a feeling that since I have previously heard of the project called the complete Batman that it may well end up being one of those Time-Life projects. This is pure speculation on my part but if they do release it all at once, then I wouldn't be surprised to learn this is the way it will go. And if it does go Time-Life, then the chances of it being on Blu are probably nil.

07-29-2008, 04:28 PM	#13
Teazle Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada Blu-ray reviews:1	M I N E I'd prefer this on DVD over Blu so the video is closer to the original broadcasts.

07-29-2008, 04:46 PM	#14
Stuart_Larkin Senior Member Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray collection:521 DVD collection:4	I hope this package will include a replica of the long underwear batman wore to defeat mr. freeze.

07-29-2008, 05:02 PM	#17
radagast Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Location:Indianapolis	Especially if they release the episodes with Bruce Lee.

07-29-2008, 05:11 PM	#18
AaronSCH Banned Member since:Sep 2007 Trading Score:1	Yes, Batman was cheesey and corny. But what a number of people seem to forget is that it was never meant to be taken seriously—it was supposed to be comedic. Even the comic books went through stages of silliness to serious. But there is no mistaking the contribution the series' creators made to the Batman mythos. I love it for the pure nostalgia and the throwback to a more innocent time. My hope is that Fox's recent release of "Batman: The Movie" on Blu-ray was a way of testing the waters. If they didn't feel there would be a demand for the series on high definition, why bother releasing the movie? Logic dictates that it is being considered and Warner has pretty much stated that they want to work towards all future releases being on both formats.

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