BATMAN (1943) and THE ADVENTURES OF BATMAN AND ROBIN (1949) were serials that played in theaters.

I already tried to make that case:

I was rebuked.

honestly it doesn't matter guys, the focus is on the character. Besides, does anyone think about the serials? You think about Michael Keaton, Christian Bale, etc.

Honestly, it does matter. Whether you think about the serials is irrelevant; what matters is, they existed and are part of the character's cinematic history. Those two serials were all anyone had until '66, meaning they were Batman for an entire generation. Believe it or not, things that happened without your notice or care matter.

A serial isn't a movie, and the key word in the OP is "feature"

That was how I read it as well. To me "feature" implies "feature-length film". Serials were more akin to cartoon shorts, in that they were were usually shown before the feature presentation.

But be that as it may, it seems a bit pedantic to be that concerned about whether the entry in this list indicates 1966 or 1943 as part of the cinematic "range" of the Batman character. This is just a fun diversion, not a scholarly treatise.

Suggestion: how about making the time limit for each pick 12 hrs instead 24?

I would vote against this. There are a lot of reasons, but most selfishly, I'm in the midst of a pretty bad Crohn's flare. The only reason I'm online at all right now is that the steroids have kicked in and I'm awake at this moment. Twelve hours just isn't long enough to protect my turn right now.

Suprmallet
1. Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski, 1998)

KillerCannibal
1. R.J. MacReady (Kurt Russell, The Thing, 1982)

sauce07
1. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver, Alien franchise, 1979-97)

Osiris3657
1. The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood, Dollars Trilogy, 1964-66)

Tarantino
1. Batman (various actors, Batman franchise, 1966-2008)

Mountain Biker
1. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator franchise, 1984-2003)

Fist of Doom
1. Darth Vader (David Prowse/Hayden Christensen and James Earl Jones, Star Wars franchise, 1977-2005)

cardsfan111
1. Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones franchise, 1981-2008)

cleaver
1. Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando & Robert De Niro, The Godfather I & II, 1972 & 1974)

wishbone
1. Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt, Fight Club, 1999)

MinLShaw
1. James Bond (multiple actors, James Bond franchise, 1962-present)

adrenaline78
1. Hannibal Lecter (multiple actors, Hannibal franchise, 1986-2007)

orangecrush
1. John McClane (Bruce Willis, Die Hard franchise, 1988-2007)
2. Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons Movie, 2007)

RoboDad
1. Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, 2003-present)
2. Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen, Toy Story franchise, 1995-2010)

Bobby Shalom
1. Travis Bickle (Robert DeNiro, Taxi Driver, 1976)
2. Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford, Blade Runner, 1982)

Groucho
1. Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx, Duck Soup, 1933)
2. Frau Blucher (Cloris Leachman, Young Frankenstein, 1974)

Trust me I would love for the draft to speed up, but 24 hours is reasonable.

If we were really wanting to speed things along, we'd agree on one time for all of us to be online and wrap this thing up.

Seriously, 12 hours would be pushing it. You've got folks who work 12 hour shifts with no DVD Talk access or who would be sleeping during most of their 12 hour window.

2. Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford, Blade Runner, 1982)

2. Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen, Toy Story franchise, 1995-2010)

Agree. 24 is more than reasonable.

Homer Simpson

Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (Bruce Campbell, Evil Dead Franchise, 1981-1992)

2. Count Dracula (Various Actors, Various Films & Franchises, 1923-present)
"To die, to be really dead...that must be glorious!"

2. Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962)

The Joker (Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill, Cesar Romero, Batman franchise, 1966-2008)

My 2nd pick: Superman (various actors, 1978-2006)

I don't give a ten-penny fuck about your moral conundrum, you meat-headed shit-sack...



Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York, 2002)

Don't forget about Superman and the Mole Men starring George Reeves, which saw a theatrical release in 1951!

Suprmallet
1. Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski, 1998)

KillerCannibal
1. R.J. MacReady (Kurt Russell, The Thing, 1982)

sauce07
1. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver, Alien franchise, 1979-97)

Osiris3657
1. The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood, Dollars Trilogy, 1964-66)

Tarantino
1. Batman (various actors, Batman franchise, 1966-2008)

Mountain Biker
1. The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator franchise, 1984-2003)
2. Sam Quint (Robert Shaw, Jaws, 1975)


Fist of Doom
1. Darth Vader (David Prowse/Hayden Christensen and James Earl Jones, Star Wars franchise, 1977-2005)
2. Bill the Butcher (Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York, 2002)

cardsfan111
1. Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. (Harrison Ford, Indiana Jones franchise, 1981-2008)
2. Superman (various actors, Superman franchise, 1951-2006)

cleaver
1. Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando & Robert De Niro, The Godfather I & II, 1972 & 1974)
2. The Joker (Heath Ledger, Jack Nicholson, Mark Hamill, Cesar Romero, Batman franchise, 1966-2008)

wishbone
1. Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt, Fight Club, 1999)
2. Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962)

MinLShaw
1. James Bond (various actors, James Bond franchise, 1962-present)
2. Count Dracula (various actors, various films & franchises, 1923-present)

adrenaline78
1. Hannibal Lecter (various actors, Hannibal franchise, 1986-2007)
2. Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams (Bruce Campbell, Evil Dead Franchise, 1981-1992)

orangecrush
1. John McClane (Bruce Willis, Die Hard franchise, 1988-2007)
2. Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta, The Simpsons Movie, 2007)

RoboDad
1. Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, 2003-present)
2. Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen, Toy Story franchise, 1995-2010)

Bobby Shalom
1. Travis Bickle (Robert DeNiro, Taxi Driver, 1976)
2. Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford, Blade Runner, 1982)

Groucho
1. Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx, Duck Soup, 1933)
2. Frau Blucher (Cloris Leachman, Young Frankenstein, 1974)

I had a hunch I was probably leaving something out...thanks!

I'm not talkin' 'bout pleasure boatin' or day sailin'. I'm talkin' 'bout workin' for a livin'. I'm talkin' 'bout sharkin'!
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Quint - Jaws (1975)