Batman: The Complete Series (1966-1968)

[solovoyager]

Originally Posted by solovoyager

I have 2 orders for this - one with Amazon at $175 and one with WBShop at $152 (the 20% off $190 deal back in July). Been waiting to see if the Amazon price will drop lower than the WBShop price I got it for, though I don't expect it to.

I don't want to be billed for both orders. Does anyone know how long I can safely wait to cancel my Amazon order before it gets shipped out (guaranteed delivery on Nov. 11 release day).

Originally Posted by cgurley

I am doing the exact same thing.

I cancelled my Amazon order yesterday. Amazon usually ships to me on Sunday, but I didn't want to take the chance that they might ship early this time. Plus I didn't think Amazon would match the $152 price.

Originally Posted by RBBrittain

I already cancelled my Amazon order as it's highly unlikely they'll drop any further; WBShop beat them even though they charge tax in my state and Amazon doesn't. To be safe, if you're gonna cancel I'd do it now; though most of the time Prime orders don't start shipping till Sunday, I've seen them start as early as Friday.

Thank you for the responses (and the others who responded too that I did not quote here). I cancelled my Amazon order a little while ago. Just didn't want to chance getting 2 Batman sets billed to me.

Looks like I'll be skipping football and watching this on Thanksgiving. Only thing missing will be my bowl of Quisp cereal I would eat while watching this in the early 70's as a kid. That and the antenna-dependent TV reception.

[GrouchoFan]

Originally Posted by takeshi666

"adam west naked"? "actual size package"? I'm not so hot over this whole thing anymore.

holy double entendre, batman!!

[GuruAskew]

Originally Posted by GrouchoFan

holy double entendre, batman!!

Let's keep the comedy out of this thread, k? Batman is serious business.

[hedliniv]

Any shipping confirmations yet?

I wonder when my Bull Moose order will arrive!!

[MikeZ.]

Originally Posted by hedliniv

Any shipping confirmations yet?

I wonder when my Bull Moose order will arrive!!

Have you noticed the Price Hike ? I've got an e mail in to Chris, asking if they'll honor the ordered price of $149.97 ?

EDIT : Yes !!! Honored at $149.97.

[gpn]

Originally Posted by MikeZ.

I think I was the only one alive for this back in 1966...

Ha ha, not the only one. I was pretty much a toddler, but I was alive back then and Batman is the earliest show I have memories of. The show would sometimes frighten me, especially episodes with the Mad Hatter, so my parents didn't want me to watch it anymore, but I found I could hide behind a piece of furniture in the hallway and be able to watch it without them knowing.

I still have a small Batman plate and mug I was given back then, my oldest possessions. (I wish I still had my utility belt though)

[Clark Kent]

I believe an original toy utility belt in the packaging commands several thousand these days. An unopened one would far exceed $10,000.

[jacksparrow900]

That box is too large for my shelf. I'm just going to buy the german blu ray

[jdw89]

Went down another cent!!

[dustybritches32]

Cannot wait until the 11th! Got mine pre-ordered a few days ago from Amazon.
I am a HUGE fan of this show, having grown up with re-runs in the 80's when I was a kid.
My personal favorite episode is "The Joker is Wild".

[hthomas20]

Here is an unboxing!

Unboxing of the 1966 Batman: the Complete Television Series Blu-Ray Boxed Set! - YouTube

[MaskedRider]

That looks so nice, that video makes me want it even more now!

[Scarface32]

Originally Posted by MikeZ.

Why are these people always so fat ?

Originally Posted by KaineKinetic

Are the cases DVD or BD sized, I couldn't really tell because that kid was too damned fat!

You people are terrible.

[MikeZ.]

Originally Posted by hthomas20

Here is an unboxing!

Post # 3259 posted 12 hours ago.

[MikeZ.]

Originally Posted by Scarface32

You people are terrible.

Cop asked me " why'd you hit that fat man with your car ? "
" I didn't have enough gas to go around him. "

Ba-dum-bum.

[jdw89]

Well I think I am gonna take the plunge!

[Essanay Paul]

Originally Posted by MikeZ.

I think I was the only one alive for this back in 1966...

I was alive and well when these were first broadcast. I even remember one episode that was interrupted with a news break. Batman & Robin were trapped in a room, a small door opened up and a hand was about to drop a bomb in the room when ABC interrupted the program!!! Every time I see this episode in re-runs I remember seeing the "An ABC Special Report" slide replacing the show.

Re: Packaging, I am disappointed to see in the big box they are overlapping discs inside their cases. You need two free hands to remove the lower disc. It actually looks very cheap, and easy to scratch the disc on top. With that big box they could have given each disc it's own holder. The box is big enough!

[MaskedRider]

Originally Posted by MikeZ.

Cop asked me " why'd you hit that fat man with your car ? "
" I didn't have enough gas to go around him. "

Ba-dum-bum.

I'm fat, but that's funny

[Essanay Paul]

Originally Posted by Midnight Rambler

Hardly.

Sadly, as ingenious as it was at the time, the show and its format would never work today. The instant gratification generations would never be able to deal with having to wait two whole days to find out whether or not Robin had been sawed in half.

I disagree, today's TV programs are full of continued story lines that require you to wain a whole week for a conclusion. And then there are the cliffhanger season finales. Seasons back then just ended, no cliffhanger.

Batman's format is more at home today than ever. And just look at the 'comedies' without laughtracks. "The Office", "Parks & Recreation", "Community", "30 Rock", "The Middle", "Modern Family". Batman '66 fits right in.

[jdw89]

Batman The Complete Television Series Unboxing - YouTube