Batman: The Complete Television Series [DVD] [1966]

Baby boomer's revenge: when the 'Batman' TV series first aired on UK screens back in 1966, being seven years old, of course I wanted to watch it. When I asked my dad if we could tune in, his response was "I'm not watching that bl##dy American rubbish!" So, I only got to see a few episodes, when he wasn't in, or he there wasn't anything else on the other side. They repeated the series in the mid-seventies, and I got to see more of them then. In truth, when I was young, I didn't like the series; I was a Marvel comics fan, and much preferred Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and The Incredible Hulk. Anyway, fifty-two years later, I shelled out for the Complete TV series on DVD, and like a child, I gorge myself on the contents. Back in the sixties, the series was broadcast in black and white in the UK; the vivid, day-glo colours and the fantastic, straight-faced acting of Adam West , against the over-the-top acting of the villains- which range from the manic cackling of the brilliant Frank Gorshin's Riddler, Cesar Romero's The Joker, the wonderful George Sanders in 'schweinhund' German mode as Mr Freeze, and the sexy Julie Newmar as Catwoman make for a very amusing and entertaining watch. There's also performances by not-so-famous (to UK audiences, at least) such as David Wayne as The Mad Hatter, Victor Buono as King Tut, Milton Berle as Louie the Lilac, and Malachi Throne (great name!) as False Face add to the overall feel of sixties wackiness on display here. Over half a century later, the show has charm in abundance, and the humour has worn well. The bright colours are reminiscent of those of the comics, and its refreshing to watch compared to the grimness of 'The Dark Knight' series of recent years.

Great! Great! Great! Great iconic sixties series! Adam west will always be the best batman ever! A great batman box set! Full of extras, and all 120 episodes of the series in glorious colour and vision! Plus a booklet which features an episode guide of every episode! What possibly more could a batman fan want? Its so great to see this great series again, and all the terrific villains, everyone has their favourite, and mine is Catwoman, and my favourite actress to play her is Eartha kitt, who really did ooze feline powress. But Julie newmar is also great. Its just all fabulous slapstick fun! And the fight scenes with the villains are just classic! All that pow, clunk and zapp! The picture quality is so impressive! So sharp and clear! Seeing the batmobile driving through Gotham city in fabulous colour and sharp picture quality is breathtaking! Also its such an iconic scene! This is a must have for batman fans! Do not delay! Buy today! You will be thrilled to bits! The 1966 movie is also superb! The original sixties batman and robin! No one can ever do it better, and rip Adam west, our true, classic batman! X

I loved it as a child and I love it now. Every single episode, lots of extras and fantastic quality. 120 episodes and 18 discs for less than £50! I'm sure anyone who grew up with this version of Batman will love to see it again. It now seems more of a spoof than it did at the time (although that may just be me getting older) but it is none the worse for that and, as such, has worn really well. whether it will appeal to people who have grown up with a more grim-faced conflicted character I do not know. I would say give it a chance, any good literary character is open to different interpretations and a splendid time is guaranteed for all.

Loved the series in the 1960s and the recent death of Adam West brought back reminders. Had previously been put off buying this as it was so expensive, however it now an affordable luxury and brings many hours of happy memories. Sound and picture superb, nice booklet accompanying the discs and great to watch the gorgeous Julie Newmar again as the deadly Catwoman! "Whats the matter Alfred?" "Sir, it's the Batphone" dinner dinner dinner dinner, dinner dinner dinner dinner Batman....

Great to finally get this weirdly wonderful show on dvd. It was a long wait. I gather there were rights problems due to all the celebrities who pop out of windows to chat with Batman and Robin while they climb the walls of Gotham City. Watching this show as a kid, I was hooked on the excitement and just delighted that a couple of superheroes were appearing on tv. I was (and still am) a huge fan of superheroes. They were wonderful adventures for kids, full of colour and action, accompanied by those on-screen ZAPs and POWs that really helped capture the feel of a 60s comic book come to life. As the leads, Adam West and Burt Ward were excellent, dealing with all the craziness with just the right amount of gravitas. The supporting cast are all equally good. And then there are the villains. What a dastardly crew! What a cast list of unlikely stars to play them. Cesar Romero's cackling Joker, Eli Wallach, George Sanders and Otto Preminger (?!) all playing Mr. Freeze, Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt as Catwoman ... and so it went on. You never knew which Hollywood luminary was going to turn up next. Watching re-runs a few years later, I realised that the whole show was chock-full of gloriously camp humour, especially the episodes written by the great Lorenzo Semple Jr. I could not believe how funny it was. How had I not spotted that the first time round? One of the funniest elements of the show has to be Robin's 'holy' phrases, my personal favourite being "Holy priceless collection of Etruscan snoods." Priceless indeed, old chum! Pleasingly, when I taped some of the re-runs and showed them to my own children, their experience exactly matched mine. They were completely caught up in them as dramas when they were young, then caught more and more of the humour as they grew. Not many shows from that era have the kind of staying power of Batman. The eye-boggling garishness of the sets and costumes, the pitch-perfect delivery of such cleverly written dialogue, the arch humour, all combine to make this a treat for Batfans of all ages. So it's "Atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed, ready to move out."

I can't tell you how long I have waited for the original series to come out on dvd for my brother who has cerebral palsy. My brother is so laid back he is almost horizontal, nothing excites him, but he almost cried when I produced these for him. He most favourite series ever, he watched them first time round and loved them, and has watched these relentlessly since.

The quality of the packaging and imaging is fantastic. I was a massive fan of the dynamic duo in the 60’s and 70’s, the box set brought all the magic back. Really pleased with the purchase, if you love the original series you will love the remastered version presented here in this box set. Picture quality is great and the extras give a great Package. Purchase and enjoy, to the Bat mobile 👍

after talking about this with a friend at work, I had no hesitation in ordering this as I really love all the old 60's 70's 80's tv shows that I grew up with as a kid, remember those days like it were yesterday !! placed the order for this on Saturday and chose the option for free delivery and "HOLY SMOKES BATMAN !! " it arrived by courier 2 days later on Monday afternoon !!! I was gobsmacked to say the least, especially when the delivery estimate showed as Weds to Friday the same week !! just goes to show that you don't really need to pay the extra cost for superfast delivery !!

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Great set but be aware you will need a multi-region dvd player to use play it.