To The Batpoles! Batman 1966 Podcast
1) BAT BITS #24 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Advice to Bat-writers in 1965, pt 5
This time we wrap up our discussion of Lorenzo Semple Jr's  BATNOTES memo for prospective BATMAN 66 writers. These last few pages of the memo cover the show's running characters, including a surprisin...Show More
2) BAT BITS #23 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Advice to Bat-writers in 1965, pt 3
On the latest Bat Bits, we discuss Lorenzo Semple Jr's guidelines regarding Batman's arsenel: The Batmobile, the Batcave, and all his various devices. We discuss reasons to label everything in the Bat...Show More
3) BAT BITS #22 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Advice to Bat-writers in 1965, pt 3
Why Batman doesn't carry a gun, and focuses on reforming crooks. How to write Bruce Wayne (square, not stupid!) Keeping the camp incidental to the show; he only goes to the disco because that's where ...Show More
4) BAT BITS #21 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Advice to Bat-writers in 1965, pt 2
Lorenzo Semple’s 14-page “Batnotes” memo to prospective Bat-writers lays out the basic things he wanted a writer to understand before attempting a Batman script. In our second episode digging into thi...Show More
5) BAT BITS #20 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Advice to Bat-writers in 1965, pt 1
We had heard before that it existed, and we’ve finally found it: Lorenzo Semple’s 14-page “Batnotes” memo to prospective Bat-writers about “a few simple rules and concepts” about what should or should...Show More
6) BAT BITS #19 NOW LIVE on Patreon: TV GUIDE's take on Yvonne
In 1967, Yvonne Craig was added to the Batman cast as Batgirl, in an effort to boost the ratings. It wouldn’t fly today, but Batman’s producers and the media were pretty up-front, and a bit crude, abo...Show More
7) BAT BITS #18 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Semple sets the Bat-template
Lorenzo Semple, Jr., is the writer entrusted by producer William Dozier with getting the writing side of Batman off the ground. This time, we take a look at a letter from Semple to Dozier, in which he...Show More
8) BAT BITS #17 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "Fine Finny Fiends" final script pt 2: In tune on the Neptune
On the latest BAT BITS, we conclude our examination of Sheldon Stark’s final script for Fine Finny Fiends, including a scene setting relocated for lack of the right set, what Finella was supposed to b...Show More
9) BAT BITS #16 NOW LIVE on Patreon: "Fine Finny Fiends" final script pt 1: Something Fishy
On the latest Bat Bits, we begin an examination of Sheldon Stark's final script for Fine Finny Fiends. Somewhat inexplicably, this arc’s theme is fish rather than birds. Maybe because penguins eat fis...Show More
10) BAT BITS #15 now LIVE on Patreon: Letters from Bruce Lee
On the latest Bat Bits, we wander out into the wider Dozierverse to look at the correspondence between William Dozier, producer of Batman and The Green Hornet, and Bruce Lee, whom Dozier tried several...Show More