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The original Dark Knight, says good night....witty headline translation: Adam West "campy Batman" has died.

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June 10, 2017, 11:33 AM
Ronin1069
The original Dark Knight, says good night....witty headline translation: Adam West "campy Batman" has died.
Always liked Adam West. Rest in Peace, Batman.

http://www.startribune.com/ada...ies-at-88/427651593/

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June 10, 2017, 11:38 AM
TigerDore
I was a little boy when that series began. It was my first appointment TV show. Adam West was great and, by all accounts I have ever read, a truly good man.
June 10, 2017, 11:40 AM
ugeesta
Holy Unexpected Death Batman.

Rest In Peace Mr. West. Thank your for being part of my childhood.




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June 10, 2017, 11:40 AM
nhtagmember
one of the first tv series shows I remember watching as a kid

RIP Batman

thanks for the entertainment



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June 10, 2017, 11:41 AM
erj_pilot
Wow!! More sad news!!! Frown What will Family Guy do now???

RIP, Mr. West/Wayne



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June 10, 2017, 11:50 AM
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June 10, 2017, 11:52 AM
cjevans
RIP Adam ...

Cheesh - I had an autograph session with him and Burt at the Seattle Comicon just a few years ago.

What a nice, personable, funny guy ... they all are of the era ...

Shit, Batman won't be the same now ...



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June 10, 2017, 12:04 PM
newtoSig765
quote:
Originally posted by cjevans:

...What a nice, personable, funny guy...

That was my impression of him, too. He enjoyed being the camp superhero, for sure, but I think he enjoyed the "camp" even more than the "superhero."

I tried to find a TV ad he did in the 1980's (?) in which he was in an insane asylum, but no sign of it on Youtube. I don't even remember the product, but I remember his humorous take on himself.


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June 10, 2017, 12:06 PM
depusm12
Wow another great one ripped from us. R.I.P. Caped Crusader. Thanks for all the fond memories
Mr. West. Tell the Joker, Penguin, and Catwoman
hello for us all we miss you.

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June 10, 2017, 12:07 PM
P-220
R.I.P. Batman.

Thank you for the memories.


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June 10, 2017, 12:07 PM
Orive 8
Rest in Peace Mr. West,
One of my favorite TV shows when I was a kid - loved it. To this day, Adam West is THE BATMAN!


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June 10, 2017, 12:13 PM
46and2
Such a great voice. RIP, Batman.
June 10, 2017, 12:18 PM
craglawnmanor
Say it isn't so!

I grew up watching Batman! A prime time show in the 60's!
I've always told my children that Adam West was the true Batman, and he's the only one I've ever enjoyed watching.


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June 10, 2017, 12:22 PM
Haveme1or2
I saw him in a western yesterday.
Terrible actor compared to today's but still part of my childhood wonderment.
RIP Batman
June 10, 2017, 12:36 PM
StarTraveler
That's sad. I start most Saturday mornings (like today) with Batman on H&I. My older daughter is hooked on it now and enjoys it as much as I do.

Rest in peace, Mr. West.


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June 10, 2017, 01:48 PM
soflaac
Batman was one of my favorite shows to watch when I was a kid. R.I.P. Adam West, always seemed like a good character guy when I saw him interviewed after the show ended.

My 19-year old saw the news first, he announced it in the house, daughter said "Who was that?"

Son answered "TV's Adam West, Catman! Fairy Godparents!!" Smile



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June 10, 2017, 01:54 PM
WaterburyBob
Very sad. I loved watching Batman in the 60's when I was a kid.
There wasn't anything 'dark' about Adam West's 'Dark Knight'.



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June 10, 2017, 02:35 PM
rscalzo
He did a few low level scifi conventions in our two. Best sight was a bunch of them all at the bar drunk going back and forth. Rare to see Batman arguing with Grandpa from the Monsters.


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June 10, 2017, 02:41 PM
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Holy Spandex Batman.


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June 10, 2017, 02:48 PM
mrbill345
quote:
All I had on my bat-suit was 100% grade-A West.


RIP



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