Saturday, July 26, 2014

07.26.2014 - BATMAN: THE COMPLETE 1966 TELEVISION SERIES ON BLU-RAY AND DVD!

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FANBOYS AND FANGIRLS REJOICE! AS WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT RELEASES BATMAN: THE COMPLETE TELEVISION SERIES ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME NOVEMBER 11, 2014

The Long-Awaited 1960’s TV Series Features All 120 Original Broadcast Episodes Completely Remastered

Includes Over Three Hours of Never-Before-Seen Enhanced Content
Including Interviews With Adam West and Burt Ward

Burbank, CA (July 24, 2014)  --  For the very first time, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) is releasing the fan-favorite original 1960’s Batman TV Series starring Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin. On November 11, 2014, just in time for the holiday season, Batman: The Complete Television Series Limited Edition will hit shelves on Blu-Ray ($269.97 SRP). Batman: The Complete Television Series DVD ($199.70 SRP) and Batman: The Complete First Season ($39.98 SRP) will also be available.  Additionally, The Complete Series will be released for purchase on Digital HD.   This highly collectable set is one fans won’t want to miss!

Batman: The Complete Television Series features all three classic seasons of the fan-favorite show spanning all 120 original broadcast episodes – completely remastered – as well as more than three hours of never-before-seen enhanced content including interviews with both Adam West (as Batman) and Burt Ward (as Robin). In addition to favorites West and Ward, the series featured a long list of notable guest stars and cameo appearances over the course of three seasons including Julie Newmar, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Liberace, Vincent Price, Burgess Meredith, Bruce Lee, Art Carney, Milton Berle, Sammy Davis Jr. and many more!

Bringing the series’ vivid colors to life in stunning high definition, the Blu-ray Limited Edition
will be individually numbered, making the set a true must-have for both fans and collectors alike. The set will include sought-after premiums including:
·      An exclusive Hot Wheels® Replica Batmobile
·      Adam West Scrapbook – featuring never-before-seen photos from Adam’s own archives
·      44 Vintage Trading Cards
·      Ultraviolet Digital Copy of all 120 episodes
·      Episode guide – includes synopsis of all episodes, photos from the series and a personal letter from Adam West to the fans

“Fans around the world have been clamoring for this release for decades,” said Rosemary Markson, WBHEG Senior Vice President, TV Brand Management and Retail Marketing  “Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is beyond thrilled to make the caped crusader’s fans’ wishes come true by releasing Batman: The Complete Television Series to Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD for the very first time since the original 1960s program. Coinciding with the 75th Anniversary of Batman’s comic book debut, this is the ultimate holiday gift.”

Batman: The Complete Television Series also features more than three hours of all-new enhanced content:

Special Features include: 
Hanging with Batman – A true slice of life in the words of Adam West.
  
Holy Memorabilia Batman! – A journey into the most sought-after collectibles through the eyes of three extraordinary collectors.

Batmania Born! - Building the World of Batman – Explore the art and design behind the fiction.

Bats of the Round Table –  A candid conversation with Adam West and his celebrity friends, chatting all things Bat ’66.

Inventing Batman in the words of Adam West (episode 1 &2) -  A rare treat for the fans as Adam discusses his script notes on bringing Batman to life in the first and second episodes. 

Na Na Na Batman! — Hollywood favorite’s stars and producers recount their favorite Batman memories.



Season 1
1.     Hi Diddle Riddle
2.     Smack in the Middle
3.     Fine Feathered Finks
4.     The Penguin’s A Jinx
5.     The Joker is Wild
6.     Batman is Riled
7.     Instant Freeze
8.     Rats Like Cheese
9.     Zelda The Great
10.  A Death Worse Than Fate
11.  A Riddle A Day Keeps the Riddler Away
12.  When the Rat’s Away the Mice Will Play
13.  The Thirteenth Hat
14.  Batman Stands Pat
15.  The Joker Goes To School
16.  He Meets His Match, The Grisly Ghoul
17.  True or False Face
18.  Holy Rat Race
19.  The Purr-Fect Crime
20.  Better Luck Next Time
21.  The Penguin Goes Straight
22.  Not Yet, He Ain’t
23.  The Ring Of Wax
24.  Give ‘Em The Axe
25.  The Joker Trumps An Ace
26.  Batman Sets The Pace
27.  The Curse of Tut
28.  The Pharaoh’s In a Rut
29.  The Bookworm Turns
30.  While Gotham City Burns
31.  Death in Slow Motion
32.  The Riddler’s Flase Notion
33.  Fine Finny Fiends
34.  Batman Makes The Scenes

Season 2
1.     Shoot A Crooked Arrow
2.     Walk The Straight and Narrow
3.     Hot Off The Griddle
4.     The Cat and the Fiddle
5.     The Minstrel’s Shakedown
6.     Barbecued Batman?
7.     The Spell of Tut
8.     Tut’s Case is Shut
9.     The Greatest Mother of Them All
10.  MA Parker
11.  The Clock King’s Crazy Crimes
12.  The Clock King Gets Crowned
13.  An Egg Grows in Gotham
14.  The Yegg Foes in Gotham
15.  The Devil’s Fingers
16.  The Dead Ringers
17.  Hizzonner The Penguin
18.  Dizzoner the Penguin
19.  Green Ice
20.  Deep Freeze
21.  The Impractical Joker
22.  The Joker’s Provokers
23.  Marsha, Queen of Diamonds
24.  Marsha’s Scheme of Diamonds
25.  Come Back, Shame
26.  It’s How You Play The Game
27.  The Penguin’s Nest
28.  The Bird’s Last Jest
29.  The Cat’s Meow
30.  The Bat’s Kow Tow
31.  The Puzzles Are Coming
32.  The Duo Is Slumming
33.  The Sandman Cometh
34.  The Catwoman Goeth
35.  The Contaminated Cowl
36.  The Mad Hatter Runs Afoul
37.  The Zodiac Crimes
38.  The Joker’s Hard Times
39.  The Penguin Declines
40.  That Darn Catwoman
41.  Scat! Darn Catwoman
42.  Penguin is a Girl’s Best Friend
43.  Penguin Sets a Trend
44.  Penguin’s Disastrous End
45.  Batman’s Anniversary
46.  A Riddling Controversy
47.  The Joker’s Last Laugh
48.  The Joker’s Epitaph
49.  Catwoman Goes to College
50.  Batman Displays His Knowledge
51.  A Piece of The Action
52.  Batman’s Satisfaction
53.  Kin Tut’s Coup
54.  Batman’s Waterloo
55.  Black Widow Strikes Again
56.  Caught in the Spider’s Den
57.  Pop Goes The Joker
58.  Flop Goes the Joker
59.  Ice Spy
60.  The Duo Defy

Season 3
1.     Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin
2.     Ring Around The Riddler
3.     The Wail of The Siren
4.     The Sport of Penguins
5.     A Horse of Another Color
6.     The Unkindest Tut of All
7.     Louie, The Lilac
8.     The Ogg and I
9.     How To Hatch a Dinosaur
10.  Surf’s Up! Joker’s Under!
11.  The Londinium Larcenies
12.  The Foggiest Notion
13.  The Bloody Tower
14.  Catwoman’s Dressed to Kill
15.  The Ogg Couple
16.  The Funny Feline Felonies
17.  The Joke’s On Catwoman
18.  Louie’s Lethal Lilac Time
19.  Nora Clavicle and the Ladies’ Crime Club
20.  Penguin’s Clean Sweep
21.  The Great Escape
22.  The Great Train Robbery
23.  I’ll Be A Mummy’s Uncle
24.  The Joker’s Flying Saucer
25.  The Entrancing Dr. Cassandra
26.  Minerva, Mayhem and Millionaires
 
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