Currently showing here in the UK on late-night BBC4 (the BBC's cable arts channel), 40+ years on from its' original scheduling, this classic 1960s show is looking mighty fine. When I used to tune in to Batman, at 5.15 on weekday afternoons, back in the early '70s, I was intrigued by its' loopiness, and I've been enjoying the reruns now I'm a forty-something. It actually works much better for me this time around because now I get the in-jokes. And believe me there are gags and nods to cinema influences a-plenty. Campy to the hilt, OTT, ridiculous, just plain silly ... of course it is, it's all of those things and more! You get to wondering how much was played for laughs. Quite a lot, I reckon. But just enough to make it work. Great fun. Recommended.
