To The Batpoles! Batman 1966 Podcast
1) 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
2) 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
3) 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
4) 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
5) BAT BITS #14 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Bookworm final script: The Bullets Don't Fly
While Rik Vollaerts’ early draft of The Bookworm Turns was very different from what was broadcast, surely the final script is exactly what we saw? But no, that’s never true; some changes always occur ...Show More
6) BAT BITS #13 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Bookworm script pt 4: Why was fake Gordon fake-shot?
A lingering question from the Bookworm arc of Batman, as broadcast, is: Why was a Commissioner Gordon impersonator seemingly shot at the opening of the bridge? As we conclude our look at the draft ver...Show More
7) BAT BITS #12 NOW LIVE on PATREON: Bookworm Script pt 2: Bat-Magnetism
On the latest episode of Bat Bits, Paul and I move into the second half of the early draft of Rik Vollaerts’ script “The Bookworm Turns”! We can see the vague outlines of this script in the broadcast ...Show More
8) BAT BITS #11 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Bookworm script part 2 - how NOT to write a deathtrap
Now live on Patreon - part two of our look at the draft Bookworm script, featuring an overlong, over-complicated deathtrap scene! Join us on Patreon to hear our discussion and follow along with the sc...Show More
9) BAT BITS #10 NOW LIVE on Patreon: The EARLY Bookworm script, part one!
On the latest Bat Bits, we begin a multi-part look at an early draft of The Bookworm Turns! It contains some concepts seen in the broadcast version that may ring a bell, but there’s no Big Benjamin be...Show More
10) BAT BITS #09 NOW LIVE on Patreon: Begorra! Mercy Alive! We got AMAZING YouTube comments!
At last, we're back! This time we talk about a couple fantastic YouTube comments we received from people with close connections to two Bat-regulars, Stafford Repp and Madge Blake! Join us on Patreon f...Show More