Speaking of The Superfriends, last night CBS aired Return to the Batcave. Like last year's Surviving Gilligan's Island, the behind-the-scenes segments revealed fascinating glimpses into the creation of a cult TV phenomenon. Padding the thing out to two hours by adding a framing story where Adam West and Burt Ward chase down a stolen Batmobile, however, was an intensely bad idea executed poorly. West pretty much parodied himself and Burt Ward was mesmerizing-- he sounded exactly the same as he did 35 years ago, but was about triple the size. And when he talked, only his mouth moved-- it was like he was trapped inside a really bad fat suit. Too many Bat pastries at the ol' Bat craft services table. Frank Gorshin looked like he'd been pulled out of the grave, but Catwomen Lee Meriwether and Julie Newmar have still got it.
Posted by Peter at March 10, 2003 10:50 AM