tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316366186649546090.post8093855410719032531..comments2024-03-28T09:21:54.116-07:00Comments on To the Batpoles!: 74 & 75: That Darn Catwoman/Scat! Darn CatwomanJohn Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15830334036783163702noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316366186649546090.post-1457356215512347192015-09-05T19:45:16.875-07:002015-09-05T19:45:16.875-07:00Batman was crying at the end? I thought he was hea...Batman was crying at the end? I thought he was heavily sniffing that article of clothing Catwoman left behind!Ubiquitoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116003589559545430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316366186649546090.post-36172381626622946402013-06-11T16:12:58.270-07:002013-06-11T16:12:58.270-07:00I understand why these shows had to opt for camp; ...I understand why these shows had to opt for camp; there was simply no money and Batman would inevitably look ridiculous if treated seriously. The first season, and up to a point the first episodes of season two, somehow kept the balance between camp and adventure. After the first Joker season two episode, however, it all goes downhill. There's a few good ideas (Penguin for mayor, Aunt Harriet in love with Liberace) but everything else is mostly forgettable. This episode is where the series hits rock bottom and the show never recuperated. It has songs literally stopping the action. A treacherous Robin is not even a new idea by then, it was used literally yesterday in the show's timeline, and does not merit a whole two-episode arch. The idea Batman knows Robin is drugged and still walks in without a plan makes him an utter and unconditional fool, even before he would rather let himself be beaten up rather than, forget fighting back against the kid but at least immobilize Robin - what is the utility belt for, anyway? - to capture him and save him, then stop Catwoman- which is what eventually does in part two, so what was the delay all about? And don't get me started on Catwoman's plan: To buy a blueprint from an old guy to rob more money. Isn't she a criminal? Can't she just rob the old guy -- and the whole idea of the 'criminal's home' - geez - this is no longer camp but brain-dead attempt at comedy; it wouldn't be funny even in the worst sitcom. The humor in this episode tries to wink at the audience at the criticism the show had gotten from the mainstream press, forgetting that the whole campy approach is a wink at the audience already. As I've said, this show never quite recovered. Season three was marginally better, shabby production budget and all, because the Batgirl character was yet to be portrayed as a moron; you almost wish Batman and Robin would take a walk and leave the whole shabby season to the curvaceous Yvonne Craig, a sense of desperation that should've forewarned everyone the end was near.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4316366186649546090.post-18399383894123750472011-11-02T18:03:25.892-07:002011-11-02T18:03:25.892-07:00A pretty good show all around, but the last extend...A pretty good show all around, but the last extended sequence between West and Newmar is one of the best moments in the entire series. When you covered the earlier Catwoman episodes and everyone expressed a preference for the first episode, my dissent sprang from the closing scenes in this story and the Chad and Jeremy one; the romantic interest gives both actors so much more to play than they usually have. And they are very comfortable playing comedy together...how has no one starred them in a revival of Private Lives yet?LJSnoreply@blogger.com