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‘Batman’ star Adam West dies at 88
http://pagesix.com ^ | 06/10/2017 | Brian Lowry

Posted on 06/10/2017 9:08:44 AM PDT by heterosupremacist

Adam West — an actor defined and also constrained by his role in the 1960s series “Batman” — died Friday night in Los Angeles. He was 88. A rep said that he died after a short battle with leukemia.

“Our dad always saw himself as The Bright Knight, and aspired to make a positive impact on his fans’ lives. He was and always will be our hero,” his family said in a statement.

With its “Wham! Pow!” onscreen exclamations, flamboyant villains and cheeky tone, “Batman” became a surprise hit with its premiere on ABC in 1966, a virtual symbol of ’60s kitsch. Yet West’s portrayal of the superhero and his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, ultimately made it hard for him to get other roles, and while he continued to work throughout his career, options remained limited because of his association with the character.

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To: 4yearlurker; All

I had a Batman puzzle game.


41 posted on 06/10/2017 9:40:42 AM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever!)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
I remember running down the street making pretend I was Batman and running into a tree because I couldn’t see where i was going,

One of my childhood favorites as well. I pretended I was Robin.

42 posted on 06/10/2017 9:41:02 AM PDT by Not A Snowbird (SandyInPeoria just doesn't sound right... yet here I am.)
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To: heterosupremacist

Best “Batman” ever! We used to watch his show every afternoon when we came home from school.

My daughter just met him and Burt Ward at a Comic-Con in Dallas in April. She said he and Ward did a Q&A also, and both were very funny and nice.

He didn’t make any mention of being ill.


43 posted on 06/10/2017 9:43:00 AM PDT by Texas56
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To: 4yearlurker

I collected all 36 of them! The one that took a bunch of nickles to find was the Riddler! Ah, 1966...


44 posted on 06/10/2017 9:43:07 AM PDT by W. (String up the whiners!)
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To: Vaquero

You had to be there in the 1960s to get it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jgE-lrfZ3k


45 posted on 06/10/2017 9:43:38 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: heterosupremacist

Rest in peace.

Good night old chum.


46 posted on 06/10/2017 9:44:15 AM PDT by Weaponier (FREE TEXAS!)
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To: onedoug; windcliff

Ping


47 posted on 06/10/2017 9:44:47 AM PDT by stylecouncilor ("The future ain't what it used to be." Yogi Berra)
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To: heterosupremacist
One of my favorite bits...

The Batusi

48 posted on 06/10/2017 9:45:22 AM PDT by mewzilla (Was Obama surveilling John Roberts? Might explain a lot.)
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To: Flick Lives

One of the neighbor little kids would go CRAZY when he heard the opening tune.

Myself, I remember whenever the ending theme song to Gunsmoke was playing, I would run and put on my leather vest and stand at attention in front of the TV. My parents/siblings thought I was strange.

Batman Trivia - any time the “bad guys” are shown in their lair, the camera angle is not straight. It’s crooked. Because, of course - they are crooks!


49 posted on 06/10/2017 9:45:56 AM PDT by Freedom4US
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To: willk

“Never liked any of the Batman movies. Too dark and missed Adam in the role”

The original Batman comics WERE dark.
He was The Dark Knight.
They had to lighten it up for tv or it would have never been shown.

Too bad Adam West was typecast by the character. I always thought he was a pretty good actor.


50 posted on 06/10/2017 9:46:04 AM PDT by oldvirginian (Government is at best a necessary evil, at worst a millstone around the neck of the citizenry.)
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To: 4yearlurker

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/97/58/22/975822e2c4fed37d5ac04f54738db176.jpg

I had that toy.


51 posted on 06/10/2017 9:49:26 AM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever!)
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To: heterosupremacist

When I visited Sun Valley, Idaho, they told me to look up Adam West in the Sun Valley phonebook. And I can verify that this is how it really was.

http://io9.gizmodo.com/5956941/what-happens-when-you-look-up-adam-west-in-the-phone-book


52 posted on 06/10/2017 9:51:30 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: a fool in paradise

Yes but nobody beats Wally Wingert.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdVJWyoncdU


53 posted on 06/10/2017 9:55:16 AM PDT by MrEdd (MrEdd)
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To: heterosupremacist

When I was pledging my fraternity one of the more popular pledge line questions was:

“Who were the baddest and the bat-est Betas?”

The answer was George Peppard and Adam West.

Rest in peace, brother.

Forever in -kai-


54 posted on 06/10/2017 10:06:38 AM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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when Adam West entered a room Chuck Norris would tremble


55 posted on 06/10/2017 10:08:31 AM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: heterosupremacist

I still remember this exchange between Batman and the Penguin (or maybe the Riddler) on the old series:

Penguin: Your mother wears army boots!

Batman: Yes, she did. And she found them quite comfortable!


56 posted on 06/10/2017 10:14:22 AM PDT by Drawsing (Fools show their annoyance at once, the prudent man overlooks an insult. Proverbs 12:16)
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To: wally_bert

Nobody messes with Adam We. :)


57 posted on 06/10/2017 10:22:56 AM PDT by Raymann
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To: heterosupremacist

He was the best Batman ever. That show kept true to the campy nature of the original comics. The new stuff has turned to the dark side.


58 posted on 06/10/2017 10:23:19 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: heterosupremacist

Imagine assembling a cast of typecast actors such as Batman, Jethro, Gilligan, etc.


59 posted on 06/10/2017 10:25:50 AM PDT by fso301
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To: stylecouncilor

Picked up an earlier thread.

Recall his great line to Audra on Big Valley: “I thought you were pure.”


60 posted on 06/10/2017 10:32:11 AM PDT by onedoug
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