RIP Adam West

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As hokey as the 60s Batman show was it is a big part of Batman's legacy in pop culture. Adam West will always be remembered for making the most of the role.
 
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The best part about him is that he knew everyone made fun of his Batman role but he embraced it and made a career of it.
 
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burntorangeVOLffle said:
As hokey as the 60s Batman show was it is a big part of Batman's legacy in pop culture. Adam West will always be remembered for making the most of the role.
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Growing up I didn't understand that the Batman show was supposed to be funny. I liked it as a little kid and as I got older and realized how dumb it was I adopted the assumption that TV was so bad that adults used to think it was cool. It blew my mind recently when I read that they purposefully made it hokey. Why?

Either way, Adam West is a legend.

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n_huffhines said:
Growing up I didn't understand that the Batman show was supposed to be funny. I liked it as a little kid and as I got older and realized how dumb it was I adopted the assumption that TV was so bad that adults used to think it was cool. It blew my mind recently when I read that they purposefully made it hokey. Why?

Either way, Adam West is a legend.

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DC Comics called the 60's tv series a mockery at the time. They believed it's purpose was to make fun of it. In a typical scene, Batman would walk into a crowded restaurant in full costume and tell the host, "Can I have a table in the corner so as not to attract attention?" It was campy as hell but the way West deadpanned his lines still made it kinda funny.
 
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I liked seeing all the guest star villians in the original Batman shows -- I wish I still had all my Batman cards from that era
 
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n_huffhines said:
Growing up I didn't understand that the Batman show was supposed to be funny. I liked it as a little kid and as I got older and realized how dumb it was I adopted the assumption that TV was so bad that adults used to think it was cool. It blew my mind recently when I read that they purposefully made it hokey. Why?

Either way, Adam West is a legend.

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Lol.... dude you have no idea how funny this is to me.... I had that same discovery
 
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