Last Wednesday, we looked at
Superman, so this week let's peek at
Batman...
First, the 1943 serial (which predated the live-action Superman serials)...
Note: this is the trailer from the 1965 re-release which identifies the
first serial,
Batman, by the title of the
second serial,
Batman and Robin!
Then, the trailer for the 1966
Batman movie produced between the first and second seasons of the tv show!
And, if you're wondering why they did it
that way, intead of doing the movie
first,
then the tv series...
1) Many American households still didn't have color tvs in 1966, so they saw the show in b/w, even though it was broadcast in color!
The movie was the
first time many fans saw the live-action heroes in color!
2) The bigger budget enabled the producers to build and film a number of additional vehicles and props including the BatCopter, BatBoat, and BatCycle, and a larger Batcave set, which were then reused for the remainder of the tv series' run!
In 1989 Tim Burton brought a kool gothic feel to
Batman..
...which Joel Schumacher destroyed in
Batman & Robin!
and Christopher Nolan restored in the reboot,
Batman Begins...
..and continued in
Dark Knight!
Bonus: though it's not live-action, here's "The Dark Knight Returns" from the 1990s animated series...
...because Michael Ironside as a middle-aged
Batman is just too good to miss!
