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Adam West
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6 on Adam West's voice to be featured on BatwheelsAdam West will be joining the cast of Batwheels for a special episode to debut this September. New episodes of Batwheels are due to begin premiere on Sept. 11 at 7:45am. Fans may want to pay particular attention to an episode coming on Sept. 15 entitled "To the Batmobile." Adam West's voice will feature as…
Last week, we talked about a one-off episode that showed Batman fighting a villain whose complicated and tragic family dynamic was a bigger part of the story than his gimmicky invisibility suit. This week, we're talking about one of my all-time favorite episodes of Batman: The Animated Series: "Beware the Gray Ghost." It's a meta…
Family Guy paid tribute to the passing of Adam West in its season 17 finale by renaming the town's high school after him. Running jokes in the series had included Adam West playing 'Mayor Adam West,' which was a fictionalized version of himself. Meanwhile, the high school had been named James Woods High Scool. With…
Adam West provided some voiceover work for DC Comics comedy Powerless earlier this year, but he also had a guest role on one of the unaired episodes of the show, which NBC officially cancelled last month. After the sad news of West's passing last weekend, DC Comics has released his unaired episode of Powerless to…
Last night the city of Los Angeles, California hosted a special tribute to the late Adam West. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Police Department Chief Charlie Beck were on hand to light up a Batsignal at City Hall, and Adam West's Robin, Burt Ward, was also there to say a few words. Check out…
Adam West may be gone, but he will never be forgotten. Indeed, the man was a legend of pop culture, and the definitive Batman for at least one generation. Tomorrow, June 15, the city of Los Angeles will pay tribute to the late Caped Crusader with a ceremonial lighting of the Batsignal. Check out all…
This morning the unfortunately news broke that legendary Batman TV actor Adam West died last night after a battle with leukemia. Many celebrities in Hollywood have taken to social media to pay their respects to Mr. West, and I wanted to highlight some of them here. Fellow Batman actors like Ben Affleck, Val Kilmer, and…
This one hurts. TV's Batman, Adam West, has passed away from leukemia at the age of 88, it's been reported. Originally appearing as the Caped Crusader alongside Burt Ward's Robin in the 1960s Batman television series, West had a long career on film and television. It's his performance as the straightfaced Batman in the tongue-in-cheek…
Adam West recently returned as Batman in the animated movie Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, and during a promotional interview ComicBook.com asked if he'd like a cameo in Ben Affleck's upcoming Batman movie. He's all for it, and even has a specific scenario in mind. "Absolutely," West replied. "You know what I'd love to…
Hot off their record breaking partnership on Batman: The Killing Joke, Warner Bros. and Fathom Events are teaming up again for another one-night-only screening. This time, it's for Adam West's new animated movie Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders. The one-night-only event will take place on Monday, October 10th at 2:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m…
Superman has strength, speed, and flight. Green Lantern has his power ring. The Flash is the fastest man alive. Batman, as the old joke goes, has the greatest superpower of all: money. As with any joke there is at least a bit of truth to that statement, and as with any joke the truth goes…
Fifty years ago, on a cool (presumably), sunny (in places) day like today, Batman premiered on television screens across the nation. The series, with its bright Pop Art colors and tongue-in-cheek humor, rescued Batman from no uncertain obscurity and shaped the public's perception of the character for years to come. And rescue from obscurity it did, as…
Adam West and Burt Ward will reprise their roles as Batman and Robin! The actors announced the news at the Mad Monster Party in Charlotte, North Carolina this past weekend. West and Ward will lend their voices to Batman and Robin for a full-length animated movie to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1966 Batman…
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Batman: The Complete Television Series is available today for the first time ever on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD! The limited edition box set is on sale at Amazon for nearly $100 off. You can learn more about it here. To celebrate, Warner Bros. has released four all-new video clips featuring Adam West discussing the show's effect on pop culture, the details…
Check out an all-new video clip that features Adam West discussing his favorite episode from the 120-episode 1966 Batman TV series, along with a short, famous scene of Batman/Adam West creating the dance craze, the Batusi (alongside Jill St. John). Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings Batman: The Complete Television Series to Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD…
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Flicks And The City participated in a lengthy roundtable interview with Adam West last weekend at Comic-Con. The TV Batman actor talked about everything from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to even the possibility of playing a villain on Gotham... just wait until you hear which Batman villain he'd like to play! West also talks…
Earlier this week Warner Bros. announced 6 pre-order bonuses for LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham but now we know who will be voicing the Dark Knight. Troy Baker, known best to Batman fans as Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins, will voice Batman in LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham. Baker has previously voiced Batman in LEGO…
My personal Bat-collection just got a whole lot sweeter. In fact, I'm going to go ahead and say that my latest Batman acquisition is one of the top 5 coolest things in my gallery and as a guy who writes for a Batman-themed website, you better believe that those shelves display an extensive array of…
Last Friday San Francisco, California was transformed into Gotham City. Thanks to the Make-A-Wish foundation, Miles Scott, a five year old leukemia patient, had his dream come true and was Batman for the day -- or Batkid, as the public calls him. Young Miles got to save a girl from the Riddler, battle the Penguin,…
IGN recently interviewed the original Batman on film, Adam West, to get his thoughts on being inducted in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The website also asked West a few questions about The Dark Knight Rises: IGN: Christopher Nolan's new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, is coming out in a few months. There's been rumors…
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