tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post914211846258204161..comments2024-03-27T19:04:14.544-05:00Comments on The Absorbascon: Adam West, in memoriamScipiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16217376618860561999noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-28910149416459372802017-10-11T09:33:51.551-05:002017-10-11T09:33:51.551-05:00Batman on television led me to comics. A lifetime ...Batman on television led me to comics. A lifetime later, I owe Adam West an unpayable "thank you".Ted Nicholsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-56384743026561078472017-06-15T12:48:12.079-05:002017-06-15T12:48:12.079-05:00Spot on, Scipio. Adam West took an inherently absu...Spot on, Scipio. Adam West took an inherently absurd role, played it perfectly, with that earnestness and charm that imbued it with perfect comedy. That's not an easy thing to do. <br /><br />He was my first Batman too. SallyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592635194271250605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-21370824010098871532017-06-15T03:00:25.297-05:002017-06-15T03:00:25.297-05:00My favorite thing about Adam West is that he made ...My favorite thing about Adam West is that he made it through to the other side. I must explain. First he did "Batman" and then his career tanked, and Adam West was a joke. But then a couple things happened. One was, Adam West managed to get a few roles where he played exaggerated versions of himself, and that was a way to reinvent himself. But the bigger thing, I think, is the Internet happened, which allows celebrities to stay in contact with the public and be treated with love and respect instead of snide dismissal.<br /><br />My point: Adam West made it through to the other side, where he could see how genuinely beloved he was. That may not have made him any richer, but I bet it helped make his long strange career worthwhile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-2224030060215699262017-06-14T21:53:09.349-05:002017-06-14T21:53:09.349-05:00I did not know that there was such a thing as Batm...I did not know that there was such a thing as Batman comic books- I only knew the Adam West show. Finding a Batman that could be read every month- even though it was different (by then David Reed and Irv Novick)- started me on comics. It has cost me countless hours and tens of thousands of dollars- and I could not be more grateful. Thank you Adam West. You were the first- and will always be my favorite. Nothing brings back childhood memories like your show. JVLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-7183350959517200672017-06-14T15:18:57.171-05:002017-06-14T15:18:57.171-05:00I feel a loss in a way I can't entirely explai...I feel a loss in a way I can't entirely explain, but I think you hit most of the main reasons, Scipio. I watched the show as a kid and I proudly bought the Blu-Ray set as an adult, and I wish that so much time didn't pass between those two events. I think Mr. West deserved a lot more credit than he got for Batman (at least until recently), and I think if the show had been available earlier, he'd have gotten that credit sooner. Ultimately, he wasn't my favorite Batman, but he was my first Batman, and that's pretty special. Bryan Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04358102127982954750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-79595530968112451382017-06-14T14:22:00.737-05:002017-06-14T14:22:00.737-05:00Mr. West was in many ways my favorite Batman. I ag...Mr. West was in many ways my favorite Batman. I agree with your assessment of his portrayal and why it worked for me as a little kid in the 60s and still does. Thanks Scipio!<br /><br />Tom Pricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11737441.post-37722522769002959532017-06-14T10:03:08.074-05:002017-06-14T10:03:08.074-05:00Very well said, Scip. I shall miss the earnest com...Very well said, Scip. I shall miss the earnest commitment he brought to the character. It was what catapulted Batman from Caped Crusader to Comic Book Icon and he'll forever be "my" Batman because of it. CobraMisfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254323816960257073noreply@blogger.com