60's Batman T.V. Show
07-29-08, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by cinemaman
it's on it's way??
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Here's one quick little DVD news tidbit worth noting: We've heard from reliable sources that Adam West is now working on special features for the 1960s TV version of Batman. So it looks as if Fox and Warner may have finally made peace over the series' long-awaited DVD release. Fingers crossed.
From thedigitalbits
Here's one quick little DVD news tidbit worth noting: We've heard from reliable sources that Adam West is now working on special features for the 1960s TV version of Batman. So it looks as if Fox and Warner may have finally made peace over the series' long-awaited DVD release. Fingers crossed.
07-29-08, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by rw2516
False Alarm. West is working on his own "Batman Diaries" dvd. It's the complete series without any of the episodes.
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Bat...-Diaries/10197
07-29-08, 07:36 PM
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Alright, enough of this nonsense. I say we hire Jimmy Carter to sit down with a representative from Fox and Warner Bros. and get this done!
07-29-08, 07:43 PM
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Yeah, but from what I hear, it's not just those two. Those guys, respectively, have rights to the episodes, and to the characters (and it's NOT Warner Bros. and never has been; it specifically is DC Comics). But what about rights to the music? The talent (including guest appearances...like when Green Hornet and Cato shows up, or when some well-known - at the time, anyway - celebrity sticks their head out a window during a bat-rope climb)? What about the design of unique props, like the Batmobile?
The pie needs to be divided up by more than 2 parties, which is the REAL negotiation hold-up.
The pie needs to be divided up by more than 2 parties, which is the REAL negotiation hold-up.
07-29-08, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by David Lambert
Yeah, but from what I hear, it's not just those two. Those guys, respectively, have rights to the episodes, and to the characters (and it's NOT Warner Bros. and never has been; it specifically is DC Comics). But what about rights to the music? The talent (including guest appearances...like when Green Hornet and Cato shows up, or when some well-known - at the time, anyway - celebrity sticks their head out a window during a bat-rope climb)? What about the design of unique props, like the Batmobile?
The pie needs to be divided up by more than 2 parties, which is the REAL negotiation hold-up.
The pie needs to be divided up by more than 2 parties, which is the REAL negotiation hold-up.
07-29-08, 08:38 PM
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Ally McBeal has music issues in R1 but still gets released elsewhere so I don't understand how some shows do get the green light while others are tied up in red tape.
07-29-08, 10:24 PM
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The pie should be divided in proportion to the amount of artistic creativity contributed. This can be achieved by using guidelines in negoitiations from other shows.
Having backstage revelations by Adam West for each episode would nicely compliment the dvd of the entire series. Having Adam West be an ambassador and promoter of a DVD release, theres no doubt in my mind that it would sell like hotcakes.
Having backstage revelations by Adam West for each episode would nicely compliment the dvd of the entire series. Having Adam West be an ambassador and promoter of a DVD release, theres no doubt in my mind that it would sell like hotcakes.
07-29-08, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by David Lambert
The talent (including guest appearances...like when Green Hornet and Cato shows up, or when some well-known - at the time, anyway - celebrity sticks their head out a window during a bat-rope climb)? What about the design of unique props, like the Batmobile?
The pie needs to be divided up by more than 2 parties, which is the REAL negotiation hold-up.
The pie needs to be divided up by more than 2 parties, which is the REAL negotiation hold-up.
07-29-08, 11:16 PM
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Do walk-on actors, no matter how famous, typically retain any say about how a series is distributed?
07-30-08, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dvd-4-life
Ally McBeal has music issues in R1 but still gets released elsewhere so I don't understand how some shows do get the green light while others are tied up in red tape.
But I love my copies of Ally McBeal. And the Bionic shows.
09-22-08, 11:55 PM
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There's an interesting item in Rich Johnston's Lying in the Gutters column about Fox and Warner possibly, maybe, only a rumor, reaching a deal to release the 60's Batman show: http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=18162
The key would apparently be Fox's rights to the Watchmen film.
The key would apparently be Fox's rights to the Watchmen film.
09-23-08, 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ComicBookResources.com
WHO WATCHES THE BATMAN DVDS?
So, how are the "Watchmen" movie legal shenanigans going to shake themselves out? Let Lying In The Gutters give you the exclusive.
Currently the situation has Fox filing suit against Warners and other connected companies over the rights to produce and distribute the upcoming "Watchmen" movie, based on contracts signed a considerable while ago. And it appears that they have a very good case indeed.
But do Fox really want to make a “Watchmen” film of their own? Do they want the money from the Warners “Watchmen” film? Do they want a cut? A payoff? Or just holding up a rival?
None of the above. Sources tell me that Fox want the 1960s Batman TV series. Currently Fox own the TV footage, but Warner Bros own the characters and trademarks, via their ownership of DC Comics. The rights to a DVD release have been held up for a long time now, and this case looks like it may be the instrument to release them.
Oh, Fox will get a wodge of cash as well - many millions of dollars it seems. But it seems they also want the rights to release the Adam West-starring Batman on DVD, something long denied fans of the series. And Warners will get the “Watchmen” film, to release as planned.
There were comic fans who threatened Fox boycotts over what they saw as their scuppering of the Watchmen movie. Looks like they may soon have cause to thank Fox for this action.
So, how are the "Watchmen" movie legal shenanigans going to shake themselves out? Let Lying In The Gutters give you the exclusive.
Currently the situation has Fox filing suit against Warners and other connected companies over the rights to produce and distribute the upcoming "Watchmen" movie, based on contracts signed a considerable while ago. And it appears that they have a very good case indeed.
But do Fox really want to make a “Watchmen” film of their own? Do they want the money from the Warners “Watchmen” film? Do they want a cut? A payoff? Or just holding up a rival?
None of the above. Sources tell me that Fox want the 1960s Batman TV series. Currently Fox own the TV footage, but Warner Bros own the characters and trademarks, via their ownership of DC Comics. The rights to a DVD release have been held up for a long time now, and this case looks like it may be the instrument to release them.
Oh, Fox will get a wodge of cash as well - many millions of dollars it seems. But it seems they also want the rights to release the Adam West-starring Batman on DVD, something long denied fans of the series. And Warners will get the “Watchmen” film, to release as planned.
There were comic fans who threatened Fox boycotts over what they saw as their scuppering of the Watchmen movie. Looks like they may soon have cause to thank Fox for this action.
09-23-08, 12:31 PM
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http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Bat...Reported/10573
09-23-08, 02:26 PM
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Well, and there's more trouble to it than just the DC Comics rights to the show. Here's my most thorough write-up on the subject yet:
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Bat...Reported/10573
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Bat...Reported/10573
09-23-08, 02:29 PM
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I can understand potential licensing issues with the Green Hornet characters, and possibly the George Barris Batmobile design, but why would a celebrity cameo factor in? Do walk-on actors, no matter how famous, typically retain any say about how a series is distributed?
Add to that the complication that some of these cameos are *in character* from other shows (Hogan's Heroes, etc.).
I'm sure the negotiations for this must be an absolute bloody mess.
09-23-08, 03:30 PM
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What happened to all the music rights to Ally McBeal too allow it to be released elsewhere except for R 1 ? Would other regions be permitted to release Batman(60s tv) without all the red tape ? How does something differ from being released in Canada rather than the US ?
But let's say the music of Batman isn't a problem in the UK. Well, that doesn't mean that everything else goes away too, right?
All I know is that I REALLY enjoy my R2 Ally McBeal discs. And the 8th Doctor movie. And my son loves his Power Ranger season sets and Transformers: Robots In Disguise. Etc., etc.
09-23-08, 05:23 PM
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09-23-08, 05:24 PM
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So maybe we need to pass laws that once your paid for your work that's it.
No more getting paid for a job that you have been already been paid for years ago. The owner who produces the product takes all the risk so let that person benifit the rewards after the years pass.
No more getting paid for a job that you have been already been paid for years ago. The owner who produces the product takes all the risk so let that person benifit the rewards after the years pass.
09-23-08, 11:08 PM
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I hear you. Its on the very top of my wish list. Given the state of the economy, the wars, etc. etc. what better escape than to turn back the clock and enjoy 60's pop culture with a couple episodes of batman!
09-23-08, 11:55 PM
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So maybe we need to pass laws that once your paid for your work that's it.
No more getting paid for a job that you have been already been paid for years ago. The owner who produces the product takes all the risk so let that person benifit the rewards after the years pass.
No more getting paid for a job that you have been already been paid for years ago. The owner who produces the product takes all the risk so let that person benifit the rewards after the years pass.
Fox gets to make hundreds of millions of dollars but the folks who actually did the work for small change back in the 60s (and only contractually agreed to television airings) get nothing?
09-24-08, 02:28 AM
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Fans of Batman should check out The Man Who Laughs on You Tube in which Conrad Veidt played a character Gwynplaine who's face has been permanently deformed into a grin. Bob Kane who originally designed The Joker character has copied this character uncannily , and you can see the Joker as soon as you seen him unmasked!