tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316366186649546090.post2079198322550396578..comments2024-03-28T09:21:54.116-07:00Comments on To the Batpoles!: The Batscholar on Episodes 19 & 20John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15830334036783163702noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316366186649546090.post-70684751959159306812012-01-07T19:26:29.047-08:002012-01-07T19:26:29.047-08:00The comments seen in the review portion of this si...The comments seen in the review portion of this site are the opinions of two guys who watched the episode prior to writing their reviews. As the author of the official book on the the tv series, I had personally interviewed the actors and others involved in the production of the series. Joey Tata was physically on the set when the tiger smelled blood, went berzerk and bit the cable. As for Julie's claim to being cast for the tenth episode when the show was a big success. The series was physcially in production in about six weeks prior to airdate. The show aired in January and the Catwoman episode was not filmed until after a few episodes had aired. It was last minute casting for the Catwoman part which is why it was done so fast. <br />As for Burt's memories. they like most of the stories in his book are either total lies or half truths. Both Adam and Julie have attested to it. Burt's book was self published because he coudl not get a regular pulbisher to take it. There are several obvious factual errors that could have easily been corrected but weren't. <br />In fact, many years ago both Julie and Burt were appearing at a convention together. Burt went on first and was telling his tiger story and the one about how fast the batmobile was travelling when he fell out. (the car had a maximum speed of about 40mph but barely could reach above 25mph the car was filmed and then the camera speeded up to make it appear faster than it was.Burt claimed hw fell out of the moving car at about 60mph. Anyway, I was visiting with Julie backstage while Burt was on, and we both heard him spinning his tales. It was almost time for Julie to go on, so she grabbed a microphone and from backstage she told the audience that Burt was lying to them about the car and the tigers. Burt got flusted and stormed off the stage. He got caught in his lies and couldn't take it. <br />As for Catwoman being in the dark, I was referring to the lighting of the episode, She spent more time in the shadows than in later episodes, <br />Setting the pace or setting the bar, to me it is about the samething. The love interest between Batman and Catwoman and their playful encounters is what I was refering to .BATSCHOLARnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316366186649546090.post-53555182621293198552012-01-07T18:28:59.039-08:002012-01-07T18:28:59.039-08:00The punctuation in this article is terrible. The ...The punctuation in this article is terrible. The "Review" page on this episode says the tiger looks like he was going to fall asleep, and here it says it was going crazy and chewed through an electrical cable. Which was it? I certainly have doubts about Julie's claim to being cast for the part of the 10th episode when her brother said the show was already a sensation at Harvard. So I call into question this article's impeachment of Robin's memory of the tigers, and mocking him for it.<br /><br />I don't think this episode "set the pace" for all the other Catwoman episodes, but it clearly set the bar. I have no idea what you mean by Catwoman was kept in the dark in this episode.<br /><br />I like the info you provide, as it enriches my enjoyment of watching the shows as an adult.CoCo99https://www.blogger.com/profile/06161802396680121283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316366186649546090.post-52681696976805858222011-09-21T17:44:03.828-07:002011-09-21T17:44:03.828-07:00While I enjoy a perverse delight in watching BM an...While I enjoy a perverse delight in watching BM and CW date over milkshakes, this remains for me the best of her episodes.<br /><br />— "To Julie Newmar, Thanks for Everything, Wong Foo"Clifton Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235906805725431093noreply@blogger.com