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‘Batman’ star Adam West dies at 88
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| 06/10/2017
| Brian Lowry
Posted on 06/10/2017 9:08:44 AM PDT by heterosupremacist
Adam West an actor defined and also constrained by his role in the 1960s series Batman died Friday night in Los Angeles. He was 88. A rep said that he died after a short battle with leukemia.
Our dad always saw himself as The Bright Knight, and aspired to make a positive impact on his fans lives. He was and always will be our hero, his family said in a statement.
With its Wham! Pow! onscreen exclamations, flamboyant villains and cheeky tone, Batman became a surprise hit with its premiere on ABC in 1966, a virtual symbol of 60s kitsch. Yet Wests portrayal of the superhero and his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, ultimately made it hard for him to get other roles, and while he continued to work throughout his career, options remained limited because of his association with the character.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: adamwest; batman; four; hollywood; obituary; rip
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To: heterosupremacist
Daaamn,noooooooo!!! That was my favorite show when I was a kid growing up in the 1960s. I still remember watching it on black and white TV in Queens New York city. My mom even bought me a batman costume and I remember running down the street making pretend I was Batman and running into a tree because I couldn’t see where i was going, I must have been like 5. I even remember people saying “Oh look it’s Batman” LOL! Damn, I loved that show. I still remember being almost in a frenzy at the opening song with the cartoon of them running then POW!
To: heterosupremacist
Screw all the others. Adam West WAS Batman. RIP caped crusader.
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:13:24 AM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(Government can make you feel so small and mean.-John Steinbeck)
To: heterosupremacist
“To the Bat Grave”
(sorry, poor taste I know)
Loved the show. Still cracks me up when I catch the old episodes and movies.
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:14:54 AM PDT
by
digger48
To: heterosupremacist
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:16:37 AM PDT
by
Pollster1
("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
To: All
Who remembers the Batman cards when the show was popular. One side had a scene from the show and the other side you put together like a puzzle that made the Batman show bat insignia.
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:16:48 AM PDT
by
4yearlurker
(Government can make you feel so small and mean.-John Steinbeck)
To: 4yearlurker
To: heterosupremacist
And inventor of the bat dance....
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:16:54 AM PDT
by
No!
To: heterosupremacist
To: heterosupremacist
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:19:00 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: Pollster1
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:19:35 AM PDT
by
moovova
To: No!
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:20:09 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: GrandJediMasterYoda
That reminds me, as a kid I wished that the other cartoons on tv LOOKED like the opening credits of Batman.
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:20:48 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
To: heterosupremacist
Rest in peace Mayor Adam We.
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:20:51 AM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: heterosupremacist
RIP. One of my favorite childhood TV shows
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:21:00 AM PDT
by
SecAmndmt
(Arm yourselves!)
To: GrandJediMasterYoda
Never liked any of the Batman movies. Too dark and missed Adam in the role
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:21:21 AM PDT
by
willk
(everyone)
To: digger48
“To the Batgrave.”
Quite the contrary. Well said.
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:21:40 AM PDT
by
Luke21
To: heterosupremacist
R.I.P.
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:21:57 AM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: heterosupremacist
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:21:59 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
To: heterosupremacist
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posted on
06/10/2017 9:23:10 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
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