Batman '66 TV Series - Updated Press Release With All the Bat Details, Bat Bells & Whistles, and Bat Options

For those of you who have been waiting an eternity for the 1966 Batman TV Series to be released on DVD, Help is here! Next week we get the show we all love with multiple purchasing options for every Bat-Fan. Plus I couldn't more tickled contaminated cowl pink by the fact that the Adam West and Burt Ward screen tests and Batgirl presentation are indeed included with the release. Here's the latest from WB Entertainment.

Family Guy - "It's a Trap" DVD Trailer

I have absolutely loved the previous two Family Guy Star Wars Parodies, "Blue Harvest" and "Something, Something, Something Dark Side", and now "It's a Trap!" is coming out on DVD this week. I am sure my cool as heck wife is planning to have it under the tree this Christmas for me. I can't wait! "It's a Trap!" comes out on DVD December 21st.



Have you seen the other Star Wars parodies from Family Guy? Are planning on picking up a copy of "It's a Trap" this week?

Doctor Who Meets Star Wars Mashup

I thought this trailer mixing the original Star Wars Trilogy with Doctor Who was great. I especially like Obi-Wan falling off the tractor beam control station's ledge and Admiral Ackbar's flubbed lines, "It's a Map, It's a Plant, It's a Trap!" in the bloopers. Speaking of bloopers they are done just like the the Easter eggs you can find on the Star Wars DVDs with the Cantina theme playing in the back ground. Enjoy!

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Legends of the Super-Heroes Officially Coming to DVD Oct. 19, 2010

If you are a Batman fan like me, you probably have a bootleg copy the 1979 super campy Super Hero specials "Legends of the Super Heroes: The Challenge" and "Legends of the Super Heroes: The Roast." I don't know about you, but my copies aren't the greatest. But help is coming...On October 19 the live "somewhat" version of the Super Friends is officially released on DVD.

Here's what Warner Bros. had to say at this years New York Comic Con:

Heroes and villains of DC Comics square off in the two-part, live action, made-for-TV (with a laugh track!) smackdowns of Legends of the Super Heroes. The Challenge: Batman and Robin (Adam West and Burt Ward of the live-action Batman TV series) lead The Flash, Green Lantern and more JLA members against The Riddler (Frank Gorshin reprising his TV role), Mordu, Weather Wizard and other Doom-dealers. The Legion's ultimate gambit: trick the heroes into downing a diabolical depowering drink! The Roast: Poking fun beats swapping punches when celebrity host Ed McMahon emcees a rowdy rave-up. Who knew DC Super Heroes and villains packed as much verbal wit as physical grit when not locked in combat? These Legends will leave you laughing.

The DVD is going to be sold exclusively at WBShop.com and $19.95 for the 100 minute disc. Pre-order legends of the Super Heroes today.

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Watching the Super Friends Season One Volume One

I just finished watching the first half of the recent DVD release of the Super Friends that my loving wife picked up for me. This is the actual first season of the Hanna-Barbera TV series.

Other releases have claimed to be the first season, like The Challenge of the Super Friends. Technically, I guess it was the first and only season under that title, but I considered every incarnation a part of the regular run of the series.

The opening theme to this season of the Super Friends is one of my favorites. The Challenge of the Super Friends intro would be the other.


It had been awhile since I had seen these episodes, but I still remember the gist of the majority of the stories. I always liked Wendy and Marvin too. I wish they would have had an explanation of what had happened to them when Zan and Jayna took their place.



There were 16 episodes in the original run of the first season. The newest DVD set has only the first 8. I guess that means there will be a Volume 2.

The episodes include:

The Power Pirate
The Baffles Puzzle
Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C.
The Weather Maker
Dr, Pelogian's War
The Shamon "U"
Too Hot to Handle
The Androids

I never thought of the show as educational, but there many educational facts like the water mass of the earth sprinkled throughout the episodes.



If you loved this season as a kid, you'll at least like it for the nostalgia now. Funny thing is I was watching this with my 5 year old nephew and he asked me, Why is Batman wearing blue and gray? Damn I feel old.

Don't you wish they had actual villains from the comics in this season?

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Wonder Woman Season 2 DVD Set

Christmas was great this year as usual and like every year included something Super Hero or Star Wars related. One of my gifts this year was the season two of Wonder Woman TV series on DVD, provided by my wonderful wife.

Now some of you comic book fans out there might be saying, "You don't have season 2 of Wonder Woman, yet?" But yes it is true, up until now I only had season one, and really I don't have a definite answer to why that is.

I had always intended to buy all three seasons, but just never did. It could be that I just don't really have time to watch them. Another reason maybe that I was more of a fan of the first season of Wonder Woman than the other seasons. I guess I just liked the stories taking place during World War II and don't forget the first season included Debra Winger as Wonder Girl.

Over all the packaging for the DVD set is as well done as season one. The cover explains, What's Wonder Woman up to now? Flash Forward 35 Years from her stirring Season-One adventures defending America in World War II. Without missing a beat, Wonder Woman leaps from the big-band era to the disco decade, still miraculously young and still using wits, wiles and astonishing powers to fight evil.

Season Two (21 episodes following a feature length season premiere) introduces Wonder Woman to a new America of nuclear power and computers. Teamed with Steve Trevor, son of the dashing major she worked with during World War II. She takes the name Diana Prince and takes on all kinds of danger from terrorists, mad geniuses, crooks and even a diabolical rock star while working for America's Inter-Agency Defense Command. Wonder Woman, we're proud you're on our side.


The inside of the boxed set includes a complete episode guide with story synopsis, director, writer and original episode air date. There is even a documentary entitled "Revolutionizing a Classic: From Comic Book to Television, The Evolution of Wonder Woman From Page to Screen." I popped in the DVD Christmas morning and watched the episode "The Deadly Toys", which had references from Christmas in it, but the episode actually aired December 30, 1977. A week after Christmas. This episode also starred Batman alumni Frank Gorshin as a sinister toy maker. This episode also included a Dynasty like cat fight as Wonder Woman battled her robot copy.



I need to get season three and complete the collection as truly did watch show the religiously whenever it was on. Whomever gets cast as Wonder Woman, if a Wonder Woman movie ever gets made, is going to have some big boots to fill. Maybe they should just cast Lynda in the new movie. She still looks great.