This is the second of two parts that look at Superman in the movies. Troy and David look at the movies, from the George Reeves Mole Men to Zach Snyder’s Justice League.

Troy and David also do their DREAM CAST and SCHRODINGER’S CAST for Superman – the 1978 film, looking at these 6 roles:

Batman from 1966. Troy and David look at the series in a 3-part episode. The first two episodes look at the TV series, and the third episode looks at the movie

This is part 1.

The series starred Adam West as Bruce Wayne/Batman, and Burt Ward as Dick Grayson/Robin. other regulars in the series were:

Alan Napier as Alfred
Neil Hamilton as Commissioner Gordon
Stafford Repp as Chief O’Hara
Madge Blake as Harriet Cooper
Yvonne Craig as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl

There were villains, most of whom were played by actors and actresses that people knew at the time, all were celebrities, to some extent. Here is a list of some (not all) of those super villains:

SUPER VILLAINS

Cesar Romero as The Joker
Burgess Meredith as The Penguin
Frank Gorshin (Seasons 1–3) as The Riddler
John Astin (Season 2) as The Riddler
Lee Meriwether (Movie) as The Catwoman
Julie Newmar (Seasons 1–2) as The Catwoman
Eartha Kitt (Season 3) as The Catwoman
Victor Buono as Professor William McElroy/King Tut
George Sanders (Season 1) as Dr. Art Schivel/Mr. Freeze
Otto Preminger (season 2) as Dr. Art Schivel/Mr. Freeze
Eli Wallach (Season 2) as Dr. Art Schivel/Mr. Freeze
David Wayne as Jervis Tetch/Mad Hatter
Vincent Price as Egghead
Carolyn Jones as Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
Cliff Robertson as Shame
Anne Baxter as Olga, Queen of the Cossacks
Milton Berle as Louie the Lilac

BATCLIMB WINDOW CAMEOS

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1. Jerry Lewis – Appeared in “The Bookworm Turns” (April 20, 1966)
2. Dick Clark – Appeared in “Shoot a Crooked Arrow” (September 7, 1966)
3. Van Williams and Bruce Lee as Green Hornet and Kato – Appeared in “The Spell of Tut” (September 28, 1966)
4. Sammy Davis Jr. – Appeared in “The Clock King’s Crazy Crimes” (October 12, 1966)
5. Bill Dana as José Jiménez – Appeared in “The Yegg Foes in Gotham” (October 20, 1966)
6. Howard Duff as Sam Stone – Appeared in “The Impractical Joker” (November 16, 1966)
7. Werner Klemperer as Colonel Klink – Appeared in “It’s How You Play the Game” (December 1, 1966)
8. Ted Cassidy as Lurch – Appeared in “The Penguin’s Nest” (December 7, 1966)
9. Don Ho – Appeared in “The Bat’s Kow Tow” (December 15, 1966)
10. Andy Devine as Santa Claus – Appeared in “The Duo is Slumming” (December 22, 1966)
11. Art Linkletter – Appeared in “Catwoman Goes to College” (February 22, 1967)
12. Edward G. Robinson – Appeared in “Batman’s Satisfaction” (March 2, 1967)
13. Suzy Knickerbocker (pen name of Aileen Mehle) – Appeared in “King Tut’s Coup” (March 8, 1967)
14. Cyril Lord as the Carpet King – Appeared in “Ice Spy” (March 29, 1967)

Monsters have been with us for a long, long time.
Some of them are very big.

Troy Harkin and David Clink will look at monster films, from some of the earliest to very recent ones, looking at the largest creatures that have stayed in our collective imaginations, while they spend some time at the cottage, enjoying the lake, and some beer.

And who will win, as the greatest of them all?

And who would win in a fight?
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Godzilla
or
King Kong?
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The woman from Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
or
the rabbits in Night of the Lepus?
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Aragog, the spider in The Chamber of Secrets [Harry Potter]
or
Shelob. the spider in The Two Towers [Lord of the Rings]?
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Troy and David do not ponder these questions.

But they do fend off forest critters as they pontificate about the giants from film, while downing some brewskies.

On Writing is a classic book (published just 20+ years ago, in 2000) by Stephen King. It is part memoir, part writing instruction, part how King did what he did, and does what he does.

What does Stephen King say

about writing?
about what it takes to be a writer?
about what you need to do to be a writer?

Listen, and find out!

Here are four quotes from the book:

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If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot. There’s no way around these two things that I’m aware of, no shortcut.

Stories are relics, part of an undiscovered pre-existing world.

The job boils down to two things: paying attention to how the real people around you behave and then telling the truth about what you see.

In the spring of my senior year at Lisbon High—1966, this would’ve been—I got a scribbled comment that changed the way I rewrote my fiction once and forever. Jotted below the machine-generated signature of the editor was this mot: “Not bad, but puffy. You need to revise for length. Formula: 2nd Draft = 1st Draft – 10%. Good luck.”

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Troy Harkin and David Clink will talk about the book: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.

Our special guest is our first return guest, Bev Vincent. Bev was our guest for Season 1 Episode 7, where we talked about The Dead Zone. See author photo and bio below.

Bev Vincent is the author of The Road to the Dark Tower and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, as well as over 100 short stories, including appearances in Ellery Queen’s, Alfred Hitchcock’s and Black Cat Mystery Magazines, and Cemetery Dance.

His work has been published in 20 languages and nominated for the Stoker (twice), Edgar, Ignotus and ITW Thriller Awards.

In 2018, he co-edited the anthology Flight or Fright with Stephen King.

Recent works include the novellas “The Ogilvy Affair” and “The Dead of Winter,” the latter found in Dissonant Harmonies with Brian Keene. 

To learn more, visit bevvincent.com

The Prisoner series from 1967-68, is the topic of this episode.

The Prisoner series ran 17 episodes, and is considered one of the greatest series of all time. Its star, Patrick McGoohan, came up with the concept: a secret agent, not unlike John Drake, the character McGoohan played in “Danger Man” (1960 – 1968) retires, and those in charge want to know why he retired. He is drugged and wakes up in a place known as “The Village” and he is assigned a number: No. 6. He wants to escape, but can he?

Troy Harkin and David Clink will do a deep dive on The Prisoner, with special guest Mark Askwith (see author bio below).

Mark Askwith

Mark Askwith is a writer, Producer, and interviewer.

He is one of the Founding Producers of SPACE, Canada’s National Science Fiction and Fantasy Channel, where he co-created in-house shows including InnerSpace. He produced dozens of movie and television specials, including The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special; Watchmen; and, Orphan Black.

Prior to SPACE he was the creator of the award-winning Prisoners of Gravity, a consultant on the Genie Award-winning documentary Comic Book Confidential, and the manager of the Silver Snail.

His comic book stories have been published by Caliber Press, Spiderbaby Grafix, DC Comics, and Image Comics. Mark co-plotted and dialogued DC’s authorized sequel to The Prisoner.