#173 Batman ’65: Developing the Idea

To The Batpoles! Batman 1966

What was the cultural environment in the US in 1965, as Batman was being developed? What were the events that led up to the decision that William Dozier would indeed make a Batman show? If TV in the ‘60s was thinking about what it could do better than movies, what’s the answer to that question, and did it show up on Batman? What were some of the rules that Lorenzo Semple Jr made regarding how Batman and Robin should be written? This time, we look at what was going on in 1965 and the discussions that led up to ABC and Greenway’s agreement to make Batman.

PLUS: Marin Drake’s metal version of the Batman theme, Maxwell Smart encounters a very familiar Frenchman in Holy Deja Vu, more from Adam and Burt about the making of Batman the Movie, and your response to our episode 170 discussion about Batman on 1970s Power Records.

Memo from Dozier to Semple 4/20/1965: The topic of the Madrid meeting (thank you Mr. Glee)

Bruce Lee letters (thank you Ben Bentley)

• 8/10/1965: More info on Number One Son?
• 2/16/1966: Green Hornet in the works

Bat Message Board thread - episode 170

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