ETEWAF

ETEWAF: From WIRED a couple of months ago. I have run out of interest. Everybody seems to have eaten Quake and Quisp with Wanda Jackson and Hasil Adkins while wearing their soupy Sales Fan Club Badge, nowadays.

I go do now.

Yes- YES there's an ad at the beginning of the clip I CAN'T HELP THAT. Hit mute or something.

I find that this is always a real pick-me-up, Dave's "I Can't Read":



Yes I'm all curmudgeon-y today.

When is a bat, not a bat? When it's Lyle Waggoner!

WOW! Lyle Waggoner looks really good as Batman and probably would have been the better choice. The producers went with Adam West because he was so awkward and bizarre (even in real life) and they wanted the series to be ultra-campy. Lyle definitely made it more serious. Peter Deyell makes for a terrible Robin. Check out the screen test footage below. 
Lyle Waggoner & Peter Deyell test for Batman TV series

BAT-BONUS: The footage has been re-cut to include Burt Ward's voice and image. Check it out HERE. It's pretty good! 

Batman face painting

face painting