Batman '66: FINALLY COMING TO HOME VIDEO (legitimately)

[Bgnyc007]

I have never owned a Blu-Ray setup. Can you play a regular dvd on a Blu-Ray player?

Yes you can!

 

[Jameson Rook]

I actually have bought nothing but Blu-Rays since I purchased my PS3. Even though I can't tell the difference on my TV, it was one of those "plan for the future" type deals. I do have to get Returns and Return of the Joker, though. I have the 20th anniversary edition of 89, but I was never find enough of the others to upgrade my anthology set to Blu. They've got those "four film favorites" discs, now, though, and the anthology's always cheap, so, maybe I might get one of those, but, if I get the 25th anniversary edition of 89 and the Blu-Ray anthology, that means I'll own like 5 copies of 89 Batman. Or I'll just go but the separate discs, but it's basically whatever's the cheapest option.

I'd recommend the Anthology set as it comes with Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. For what it's worth, those two movies looks and sounds great on blu.

I have never owned a Blu-Ray setup. Can you play a regular dvd on a Blu-Ray player?

Yes and usually with proper upscaling too!

 

[a2themonster]

id go for it…i love blu ray..got the surround sound, led 3d tv, ps3, ps4, you name it. every bat flick and collectors edition in blu, can't wait to add this to the list..i used to watch reruns as a kid and got hooked up on this show…I know every word to the 66 movie and I'm 27…even started adding a few of the animated flicks on blu ray..well worth it and the picture can't/won't get better so I've convinced myself its a good investment

 

[a2themonster]

wasn't sure if this was posted or not...

 

[Natrix]

Preorder is up on Amazon....$188.98.

Retail is listed as $269.97.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/Batman-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/ref=%26%2574%2561g%3d%2562l%2575r%2561y%252d012%252d20?SubscriptionId=AKIAIY4YSQJMFDJATNBA&tag=bluray-012-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00LT1JHLW&ASIN=B00LT1JHLW&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

[batfan08]

Thanks, brother! Ordered!

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Not a real great cover photo.

 

[batfan08]

Well, it could be a placeholder until SDCC. They did say that's where the packaging would be unveiled.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Preorder is up on Amazon....$188.98.

Retail is listed as $269.97.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/Batman-The-Complete-Series-Blu-ray/ref=%26%2574%2561g%3d%2562l%2575r%2561y%252d012%252d20?SubscriptionId=AKIAIY4YSQJMFDJATNBA&tag=bluray-012-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00LT1JHLW&ASIN=B00LT1JHLW&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Finally!

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Well, it could be a placeholder until SDCC. They did say that's where the packaging would be unveiled.

Oh, righteo then!!

 

[Bgnyc007]

Here it is official

 

[batfan08]

Looks great, but I'm way more interested in what special features they announced.

 

[batfan08]

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially detailed the Blu-ray release of Batman: The Complete TV Series. The 13-disc Limited Edition box set features all 120 original broadcast episodes presented in 1.33:1 1080p and fully remastered in HD, along with more than three hours of new extras. The Complete TV Series arrives on Blu-ray on November 11th.

Synopsis: Batman: The Complete Television Series features all three classic seasons of the fan-favorite show spanning all 120 episodes -- completely remastered -- as well as more than three hours of never-before-seen enhanced content including interviews with both Adam West (as Batman) and Burt Ward (as Robin). In addition to favorites West and Ward, the series featured a long list of notable guest stars and cameo appearances over the course of three seasons including Julie Newmar, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Liberace, Vincent Price, Burgess Meredith, Bruce Lee, Art Carney, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis Jr. and many more.

"Fans around the world have been clamoring for this release for decades," said Rosemary Markson, WBHEG Senior Vice President, TV Brand Management and Retail Marketing "Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is beyond thrilled to make the caped crusader's fans' wishes come true by releasing Batman: The Complete Television Series to Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD for the very first time since the original 1960s program. Coinciding with the 75th Anniversary of Batman's comic book debut, this is the ultimate holiday gift."

The 13-disc Blu-ray release of Batman: The Complete TV Series includes a Hot Wheels Replica Batmobile, a collectible book ("The Adam West Scrapbook"), 44 vintage trading cards, and the following supplemental content:
Hanging with Batman – A true slice of life in the words of Adam West.
Holy Memorabilia Batman! – A journey into the most sought after collectables through the eyes of three extraordinary collectors.
Batmania Born! – Building the World of Batman – Explore the art and design behind the fiction.
Bats of the Round Table – A candid conversation with Adam West and his celebrity friends, chatting all things Bat '66.
Inventing Batman, in the Words of Adam West (Episodes 1 & 2) – A rare treat for the fans as Adam discusses his script notes on bringing Batman to life in the first and second episodes.
Na Na Na Batman! – Hollywood favorites stars and producers recount their favorite Batman memories.
UltraViolet Digital Copy
The 120 original broadcast episodes include:
Discs 1-3: Season 1

1. Hi Diddle Riddle
2. Smack in the Middle
3. Fine Feathered Finks
4. The Penguin's A Jinx
5. The Joker is Wild
6. Batman is Riled
7. Instant Freeze
8. Rats Like Cheese
9. Zelda The Great
10. A Death Worse Than Fate
11. A Riddle A Day Keeps the Riddler Away
12. When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play
13. The Thirteenth Hat
14. Batman Stands Pat
15. The Joker Goes To School
16. He Meets His Match, The Grisly Ghoul
17. True or False Face
18. Holy Rat Race
19. The Purr-Fect Crime
20. Better Luck Next Time
21. The Penguin Goes Straight
22. Not Yet, He Ain't
23. The Ring Of Wax
24. Give 'Em The Axe
25. The Joker Trumps An Ace
26. Batman Sets The Pace
27. The Curse of Tut
28. The Pharaoh's In a Rut
29. The Bookworm Turns
30. While Gotham City Burns
31. Death in Slow Motion
32. The Riddler's Flase Notion
33. Fine Finny Fiends
34. Batman Makes The Scenes


Discs 4-9: Season 2

1. Shoot A Crooked Arrow
2. Walk The Straight and Narrow
3. Hot Off The Griddle
4. The Cat and the Fiddle
5. The Minstrel's Shakedown
6. Barbecued Batman?
7. The Spell of Tut
8. Tut's Case is Shut
9. The Greatest Mother of Them All
10. Ma Parker
11. The Clock King's Crazy Crimes
12. The Clock King Gets Crowned
13. An Egg Grows in Gotham
14. The Yegg Foes in Gotham
15. The Devil's Fingers
16. The Dead Ringers
17. Hizzonner The Penguin
18. Dizzoner the Penguin
19. Green Ice
20. Deep Freeze
21. The Impractical Joker
22. The Joker's Provokers
23. Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
24. Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds
25. Come Back, Shame
26. It's How You Play The Game
27. The Penguin's Nest
28. The Bird's Last Jest
29. The Cat's Meow
30. The Bat's Kow Tow
31. The Puzzles Are Coming
32. The Duo Is Slumming
33. The Sandman Cometh
34. The Catwoman Goeth
35. The Contaminated Cowl
36. The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul
37. The Zodiac Crimes
38. The Joker's Hard Times
39. The Penguin Declines
40. That Darn Catwoman
41. Scat! Darn Catwoman
42. Penguin is a Girl's Best Friend
43. Penguin Sets a Trend
44. Penguin's Disastrous End
45. Batman's Anniversary
46. A Riddling Controversy
47. The Joker's Last Laugh
48. The Joker's Epitaph
49. Catwoman Goes to College
50. Batman Displays His Knowledge
51. A Piece of The Action
52. Batman's Satisfaction
53. Kin Tut's Coup
54. Batman's Waterloo
55. Black Widow Strikes Again
56. Caught in the Spider's Den
57. Pop Goes The Joker
58. Flop Goes the Joker
59. Ice Spy
60. The Duo Defy


Discs 10-12: Season 3

1. Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin
2. Ring Around The Riddler
3. The Wail of The Siren
4. The Sport of Penguins
5. A Horse of Another Color
6. The Unkindest Tut of All
7. Louie, The Lilac
8. The Ogg and I
9. How To Hatch a Dinosaur
10. Surf's Up! Joker's Under!
11. The Londinium Larcenies
12. The Foggiest Notion
13. The Bloody Tower
14. Catwoman's Dressed to Kill
15. The Ogg Couple
16. The Funny Feline Felonies
17. The Joke's On Catwoman
18. Louie's Lethal Lilac Time
19. Nora Clavicle and the Ladies' Crime Club
20. Penguin's Clean Sweep
21. The Great Escape
22. The Great Train Robbery
23. I'll Be A Mummy's Uncle
24. The Joker's Flying Saucer
25. The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra
26. Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires


Disc 13: Bonus Content

Also available:

Batman – The Complete Television Series DVD set (18 discs, $199.70 SRP):
TV’s iconic Dynamic Duo has been captured, along with a legion of abominable archenemies in a POW-erful collection. Featuring ALL 120 original broadcast episodes, ever popular guest stars like Julie Newmar and Cesar Romero, complete episode guide – and exploding with over 3 hours of all new extras – you can bring home all the crime fighting action that won generations of fans!

Season 1:
Disc 1:
HI DIDDLE RIDDLE
SMACK IN THE MIDDLE
FINE FEATHERED FINKS
THE PENGUIN’S A JINX
THE JOKER IS WILD
BATMAN IS RILED
INSTANT FREEZE
RATS LIKE CHEESE

Disc 2:
ZELDA THE GREAT
A DEATH WORSE THAN FATE
A RIDDLE A DAY KEEPS THE RIDDLER AWAY
WHEN THE RAT’S AWAY THE MICE WILL PLAY
THE THIRTEENTH HAT
BATMAN STANDS PAT
THE JOKER GOES TO SCHOOL
HE MEETS HIS MATCH, THE GRISLY GHOUL

Disc 3:
TRUE OR FALSE FACE
HOLY RAT RACE
THE PURR-FECT CRIME
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
THE PENGUIN GOES STRAIGHT
NOT YET, HE AIN’T
THE RING OF WAX
GIVE ‘EM THE AXE

Disc 4:
THE JOKER TRUMPS AN ACE
BATMAN SETS THE PACE
THE CURSE OF TUT
THE PHARAOH’S IN A RUT
THE BOOKWORM TURNS
WHILE GOTHAM CITY BURNS
DEATH IN SLOW MOTION
THE RIDDLER’S FALSE NOTION

Disc 5:
FINE FINNY FIENDS
BATMAN MAKES THE SCENES

Season 2:
Disc 1:
SHOOT A CROOKED ARROW
WALK THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW
HOT OFF THE GRIDDLE
THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE
THE MINSTREL’S SHAKEDOWN
BARBECUED BATMAN?
THE SPELL OF TUT
TUT’S CASE IS SHUT

Disc 2:
THE GREATEST MOTHER OF THEM ALL
MA PARKER
THE CLOCK KING’S CRAZY CRIMES
THE CLOCK KING GETS CROWNED
AN EGG GROWS IN GOTHAM
THE YEGG FOES IN GOTHAM
THE DEVIL’S FINGERS
THE DEAD RINGERS

Disc 3:
HIZZONNER THE PENGUIN
DIZZONER THE PENGUIN
GREEN ICE
DEEP FREEZE
THE IMPRACTICAL JOKER
THE JOKER’S PROVOKERS
MARSHA, QUEEN OF DIAMONDS
MARSHA’S SCHEME OF DIAMONDS

Disc 4:
COME BACK, SHAME
IT’S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME
THE PENGUIN’S NEST
THE BIRD’S LAST JEST
THE CAT’S MEOW
THE BAT’S KOW TOW

Disc 5:
THE PUZZLES ARE COMING
THE DUO IS SLUMMING
THE SANDMAN COMETH
THE CATWOMAN GOETH
THE CONTAMINATED COWL
THE MAD HATTER RUNS AFOUL
THE ZODIAC CRIMES
THE JOKER’S HARD TIMES

Disc 6:
THE PENGUIN DECLINES
THAT DARN CATWOMAN
SCAT! DARN CATWOMAN
PENGUIN IS A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND
PENGUIN SETS A TREND
PENGUIN’S DISASTROUS END
BATMAN’S ANNIVERSARY
A RIDDLING CONTROVERSY

Disc 7:
THE JOKER’S LAST LAUGH
THE JOKER’S EPITAPH
CATWOMAN GOES TO COLLEGE
BATMAN DISPLAYS HIS KNOWLEDGE
A PIECE OF THE ACTION
BATMAN’S SATISFACTION
KING TUT’S COUP
BATMAN’S WATERLOO

Disc 8:
BLACK WIDOW STRIKES AGAIN
CAUGHT IN THE SPIDER’S DEN
POP GOES THE JOKER
FLOP GOES THE JOKER
ICE SPY
THE DUO DEFY

Season 3:
Disc 1:
ENTER BATGIRL, EXIT PENGUIN
RING AROUND THE RIDDLER
THE WAIL OF THE SIREN
THE SPORT OF PENGUINS
A HORSE OF ANOTHER COLOR
THE UNKINDEST TUT OF ALL
LOUIE, THE LILAC
THE OGG AND I

Disc 2:
HOW TO HATCH A DINOSAUR
SURF’S UP! JOKER’S UNDER!
THE LONDINIUM LARCENIES
THE FOGGIEST NOTION
THE BLOODY TOWER
CATWOMAN’S DRESSED TO KILL
THE OGG COUPLE
THE FUNNY FELINE FELONIES

Disc 3:
THE JOKE’S ON CATWOMAN
LOUIE’S LETHAL LILAC TIME
NORA CLAVICLE AND THE LADIES’ CRIME CLUB
PENGUIN’S CLEAN SWEEP
THE GREAT ESCAPE
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY
I’LL BE A MUMMY’S UNCLE
THE JOKER’S FLYING SAUCER

Disc 4:
THE ENTRANCING DR. CASSANDRA
MINERVA, MAYHEM AND MILLIONAIRES

Disc 5:
Bonus Content Disc

Special Features…OVER 3 Hours Of ALL NEW Extras:
Hanging with Batman – A true slice of life in the words of Adam West
Holy Memorabilia, Batman! – A journey into the most sought after collectables through the eyes of 3 extraordinary collectors
Batmania Born!: Building the World of Batman – Explore the art and design behind the fiction.
Bats of the Round Table – A candid conversation with Adam West and his celebrity friends, chatting all things Batman ’66.
Inventing Batman: in the words of Adam West (episode 1 & 2) – A rare treat for the fans as Adam discusses his script notes on bringing Batman to life in the first and second episodes
Na Na Na Batman! – Hollywood favorites stars and producers recount their favorite Batman memories

Batman – The Television Series: The Complete 1st Season (5 discs, $39.98 SRP):
Greeting Citizens! With perfectly pitched scripts and the iconic high-camp cleverness of “Pow!,” “Thwack!” and “Zap!” graphics, Batman leapt off the pages of the comics and into our living rooms to become one of the biggest hits in television history. The entire first season, complete with cliffhangers, Bat-gadgets and alter egos, is captured here, including an episode guide to all the pop culture and adventure. Witness the debut of diabolical foes, from the raucous Riddler to the persuasive Penguin to the calculating Catwoman, as they attempt to confound our Caped Crusaders, Batman (Adam West) and Robin (Burt Ward). Now completely re-mastered, all of the originality, crime fighting action, and arch-villainy of the premiere season are perfectly pixilated on DVD like never before – for those who were there, and a new generation of Bat-fans!

Disc 1:
HI DIDDLE RIDDLE
SMACK IN THE MIDDLE
FINE FEATHERED FINKS
THE PENGUIN’S A JINX
THE JOKER IS WILD
BATMAN IS RILED
INSTANT FREEZE
RATS LIKE CHEESE

Disc 2:
ZELDA THE GREAT
A DEATH WORSE THAN FATE
A RIDDLE A DAY KEEPS THE RIDDLER AWAY
WHEN THE RAT’S AWAY THE MICE WILL PLAY
THE THIRTEENTH HAT
BATMAN STANDS PAT
THE JOKER GOES TO SCHOOL
HE MEETS HIS MATCH, THE GRISLY GHOUL

Disc 3:
TRUE OR FALSE FACE
HOLY RAT RACE
THE PURR-FECT CRIME
BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME
THE PENGUIN GOES STRAIGHT
NOT YET, HE AIN’T
THE RING OF WAX
GIVE ‘EM THE AXE

Disc 4:
THE JOKER TRUMPS AN ACE
BATMAN SETS THE PACE
THE CURSE OF TUT
THE PHARAOH’S IN A RUT
THE BOOKWORM TURNS
WHILE GOTHAM CITY BURNS
DEATH IN SLOW MOTION
THE RIDDLER’S FALSE NOTION

Disc 5:
FINE FINNY FIENDS
BATMAN MAKES THE SCENES

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Thanks Batfan!!! you're a legend!!

The Blu-Ray set is expensive.. but looks well packed.

I was just going to get the DVD set.. not sure yet.

 

[batfan08]

No problem, brother!

Which one are you going for?

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

I just amended my post as you were posting.

I guess if there's three seasons (?) then getting the DVDs will get pricey. I'm assuming there'll be bonus material with each season; that's how it is with the Star Trek OG series on DVD.

The Blu-Ray set might be the better deal in the long run though, huh.

 

[batfan08]

They said the DVD Season sets are barebones.

 

[batfan08]

The thing that sold me on the Blu-Ray set wasn't the Batmobile, or the cards, or the scrapbook, it was the fact that Batman and Robin are climbing the spine.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

They said the DVD Season sets are barebones.

Really? What are those titles on disc 5?..

The thing that sold me on the Blu-Ray set wasn't the Batmobile, or the cards, or the scrapbook, it was the fact that Batman and Robin are climbing the spine.

Ah yes!

Is there a regular Blu-Ray set coming though, without the bells & whistles / giant box?

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

**** it.

I'll probably get that big old BR set anyway.