Word: batmanic
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...Batman...
...portrayed on television in the 1960s, the comic-book superhero Batman was the ultimate stuffed shirt, a crimefighter so morally upright that he would wait for a red light to change before following criminals across the street. In a bizarre world of Penguins and Riddlers, Batman was the perfect straight-man. He never realized how fundamentally weird Gotham city was, and that's why the show was funny...
...Batman of old didn't try to be action or drama; it was camp, pure and simple, and it attracted a huge cult following because it was so ridiculous...
...comic book fans have long harbored a grudge against the TV portrayal of Batman. This isn't right, they said. Batman ought to be a Serious Psychological Drama...
...been up late into the night helping to reassemble the pieces of the biggest deal of his life, but he was feeling particularly ebullient at noon the next day. As he met with reporters last Friday, the chairman of Warner Communications playfully handed out black-and-yellow Batman lapel pins, a promotional item for his studio's big summer film. Shunning a chair, the executive casually plopped himself down on the floor and began extolling the deal he hoped to see through. Said he: "There could not be a better fit in the world...