Batman: The Complete Series (1966-1968)

[tylergfoster]

I made a thread and it was moved. If it was confirmed for Blu, hopefully they can be merged.

[redrunner97]

I'm stoked for this I've been dying to see every episode instead of the handful of reruns that make the rounds on tv.

[Oscar Rothman]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

Hollywood Reporter says blu-ray and DVD...So I'm hoping they're right.

That's an assumption. There's no blu-ray confirmation yet.

[Travis]

Originally Posted by hthomas20

Julie Newmar in blu ray. What a great day!

Just watched Star Trek: Friday's Child on Blu last week!

[duggie walker]

This will have been an expensive project and it can't be relied on to sell terribly well with the general public. I'm not sure we can count on a Blu-ray release. WB might test the waters on DVD before going HD on it.

Obviously, I hope I'm completely wrong on that.

Still terrific news, however it comes about.

[scottc1992]

I wonder if it will come out via Warner Archives?

[octagon]

Originally Posted by Oscar Rothman

That's an assumption. There's no blu-ray confirmation yet.

That's probably why he's still hoping and not yet celebrating.

[JimDiGriz]

Very good news.

UK TV has been repeating the whole series end to end for a while now so I recorded all of them and edited the adverts out. The result looks a lot better than the US TV broadcast ones my brother 'obtained' - must be down to the PAL format over NTSC?

I cant see DVD's looking much better than what Ive got to be honest. Blu's is a different thing altogether of course - the Batman movie (1966) looks great on blu!

[UniSol GR77]

Do not WORRY. WARNER transfers everything at 4K for preservation purposes. They revealed this to me. They will do the same for the TV series.

[danielshock]

I loved this show in re-runs when I was kid in the 70's. My 3rd grade life revolved around this show! I am so excited!!!

[klauswhereareyou]

Hoping for blu ray, but anything that isn't a bootleg or a Youtube video would be nice at this point.

[KRW1]

Warners, who released Friends on bluray and are releasing some top notch blurays this year are going to release one of the most anticipated TV series of all time on DVD only.

Yeah, OK.

(That's sarcasm. Of course there'll be a bluray)

[WorkShed]

I love seeing older shows like this on Blu-ray! It still blows my mind that some current shows (Parks & Rec, Community, Young Justice, New Girl) are DVD only.

[Batmon77]

How much do yall speculate this costing. in a Bluray set?

Three Seasons....One hour episodes(minus commercials).
Maybe various associated specials, interviews, commentaries and hopefully great packaging.
$100?

20 per season = 60 + extras.....Deluxe or Barebones packaging or both versions.
Naked box version or Deluxe version w/ bells and whistles.

[klauswhereareyou]

I forsee a $200-250 MSRP, probably going for 179.99 when intially released, then going for more, then at some point (maybe a year or so later) going for around $100 during some kind of sale. A price point more in line with the Star Trek original series release.

[Batmon77]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

A price point more in line with the Star Trek original series release.

That makes total sense.

[G:Box]

Take my money now.

[duggie walker]

Originally Posted by KRW1

Warners, who released Friends on bluray and are releasing some top notch blurays this year are going to release one of the most anticipated TV series of all time on DVD only.

Yeah, OK.

(That's sarcasm. Of course there'll be a bluray)

FRIENDS isn't the best comparison really. It's a much more popular show than BATMAN, despite what one might think from reading forums like this. And Warner haven't exactly shown unshakeable faith in Blu-ray over the past few years, have they?

They must have had to pay off Fox. Would they also make 4k scans of an old TV show that basically takes the piss out of their most lucrative brand? And then sell it in a massive 20 disc box-set that might cost nearly $300? I'm not so sure.

Again - I hope you're right but I'm not looking forward to the disappointment if it goes the other way.

[GuruAskew]

Originally Posted by Kanon

I always thiought the problem was that Warner was holding the home video release to avoid any association to the succesful film franchise. Also, that Fox had the rights to the TV show (can't seem to remember if there was something that recently made Fox give the rights to Warner or something like that)

None of this stuff was never confirmed and those same theories pretty much fell apart as soon as you investigated them.

DC isn't ashamed of this series and has been fine releasing much more embarassing things featuring the character. They also aren't out to stop companies like Sony (who owns the much more-embarassing Batman serials) Fox (Batman: The Movie) and MGM (who owns the Swamp Thing film) from releasing films featuring their characters. If Fox did own it DC or Warner wouldn't be in much position to stop a release nor would they be inclined to.

All you need to know about what has prevented this release up to this point is that the same producers also produced Green Hornet and that has never been released on DVD either. Its not Warner or DC or Fox that has held this up.

[starman15317]

Even if it's just DVD, I can't wait! I'm sure it will be on Blu though.