Crikey — the "Batman" TV show premiered 50 years ago today.
It's a show I've had a long love/hate relationship with. I loved the puns, and the zany plots, and the guest actors, and the campy earnestness.
On the other hand, that campy style dominated public perception of comic book characters for decades, and it's still a rare mainstream media article about comics that doesn't include (often in its headline) "Biff! Pow!" (etc.).
Perhaps the current Golden Era of Comic Book TV and Movies will finally put paid to that, and we can just enjoy the zaniness of the show for what it was in its moment of history.
‘Batman’ TV show marks its 50th anniversary – CNN.com
On January 12, 1966, ABC premiered the TV series “Batman,” a very campy take on the comic book character. It was, almost literally, an overnight success.
