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Title: Back to the Batcave by Adam West, Jeff Rovin ISBN: 0-425-14370-8 Publisher: Berkley Trade Pub. Date: September, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.93 (14 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Fun, if you remember the show
Comment: This story of Batmania varies considerably from Burt Ward's account, but West's book is a fast, easy read filled with some nice photos. Disappointments include few insights into the famous special guests (West was too busy doing the show to socialize much).His pre Batman experiences are entertaining as well (Remember, West did a 3 stooges movie).Overall, an average accounting of a fad television series--enjoyable to those who loved the show, but not meant for those who didn't
Rating: 4
Summary: Pleasant reading for late boomers but limited insight.
Comment: Those of us who were kids growing up during the first Batman "craze" in 1966 are happy that Adam West has decided to take his cowl off and speak. West's loyalty and devotion to the character despite justified reservations about how it might have typecast him and limited opportunities elsewhere is heartening as is his affirmation that he would do it all over again if given the choice. Though West knew that he was doing comedy (it is a revelation that Neil Hamilton, who played Commissioner Gordon on the show, never realized this), he actually appears to have taken his character TOO seriously. His discussions of the TV character and of the TV episodes, particularly as these relate to the Batman comic strips are very thoughtful and analytical. I especially loved his treatment of the issue of "camp". Typical of much of what comes from Hollywood, the book also suffers from a surfeit of political correctness. "Conservatives" were obsessed with the possibility that Batman and Robin were gay? While West rightly recognizes that the show had lost its energy in its third and last season, his vocabulary won't allow him to discover why. He says only that he didn't mind sharing the spotlight with Yvonne Craig's Batgirl, but the lack of an additional superhero was not why the show was losing its steam... I also would have liked to learn more about the supporting cast, but the book is short on insight there too, though Hamilton's unshakable belief that he was doing serious drama is amusing. His character HAD to be played on the level in order for the humor to work, and his notion that he was doing serious drama is no doubt why he did it so well. West explains that he was too busy to socialize to know the other participants very well. There's only one well-known person that West "slams" in the book, and I will leave it to the reader to find out who that was. There are also some good "on the set" war stories and some fascinating descriptions on the devotion that went into making the show, including the special effects and the world-famous Batcave. The subject matter and West's devotion to it prevail to make this an overall worthwhile book, especially to those of us who witnessed the Creation from TV land.
Rating: 1
Summary: BAD PHOTOS
Comment: I LOVE the book about Adam West, but the photos inside it are NOT CLEAR. THEY ARE VERY, VERY BAD. I can barely see Adam's face and the others details . The first edition was very better. Sorry, Adam!
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Title: Boy Wonder: My Life in Tights by Burt Ward, Stanley Ralph Ross ISBN: 0964704803 Publisher: Martin Keating Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Official Batman Batbook by Joel Eisner ISBN: 0809250357 Publisher: NTC/Contemporary Publishing Pub. Date: June, 1986 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Hooterville Handbook: A Viewer's Guide to "Green Acres" by Stephen Cox ISBN: 0312088116 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: April, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Devil in the White City : Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson ISBN: 0609608444 Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 11 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: The Complete Far Side by Gary Larson, Steve Martin ISBN: 0740721135 Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Pub. Date: 21 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $135.00 |
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