Tag: Adam West
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The Dcu’s Version of ‘The Office’ Never Successfully Took Off
In hindsight, the 2010s unquestionably became a golden age for DC Comics adaptations on television. Previous decades had seen plenty of prolific DC TV shows emerge into the pop culture zeitgeist, namely the Adam West Batman show or Smallville. But the with introduction of the Arrowverse programs, not to mention other small-screen entities like Gotham,…
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One of the Best Superhero Films Was Made During a Writer’s Strike
In 1988, the Writers Guild of America spent 153 days on strike. Also in 1988, making a Batman movie was a risk, let alone one overseen by Tim Burton and starring Michael Keaton. Studios hemmed, hawed, and balked at the idea of a moody Caped Crusader, preferring the camptastic television series from the 1960s starring…