# 1966 Television: "Batman" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 22, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008 "2010-10-22T14:41:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JoelUpchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/21 "2010-10-24T18:51:30Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Well, I’ve had DVD’s of such shows that froze in my DVD player and made pixelated “snow.” I am very leery of such burned discs, as they are burned onto blank DVD-R’s that you can get 100 of for $20 at Wal-Mart. I reiterate, crappy quality. YMMV, of course. I’m not against getting DVD’s that are dubbed from broadcasts, but if they don’t play in my machine without freezing, why bother? And it’s not my DVD player. I’ve played them on two different ones and had the exact same problems viewing them. I’ve learned the hard way to never buy anything but Verbatim and never burn them faster than 8x. I just make sure I buy a 100 pack whenever they go on sale at NewEgg ($20 and free shipping). At 20 cents a disk, it isn’t worth the hassle of buying anything else. I’ve heard that Taiyo Yuden are also excellent, but I’ve heard of some problems with counterfeits. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/22 "2010-10-24T19:01:58Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > “The Berne Act”? Sounds like a cheap knockoff of The \*\*Bourne \*\*Act. Because the latter is a Federal statute, it controls legally. You know, because of the \*Supremacy \*clause. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/23 "2010-10-25T10:55:04Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > No, it had to be Riddler: > > “Riddle me this, Batman. What do you get when a group of arson victims gather to talk about their experiences?” A weinie roast? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/24 "2010-10-25T17:20:22Z")
Not a weinie roast. Here’s a hint: what is being discussed in the thread? ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/25 "2010-10-25T17:57:12Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Not a weinie roast. Here’s a hint: what is being discussed in the thread? Burned discs? Now you know why I am noot a crimefighter. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/26 "2010-10-25T18:42:50Z")
Okay, I’ll give the answer. Q: What do you get when a group of arson victims gather to talk about their experiences? A: A Burn Convention! A pun on “Berne,” of course. Having deduced this, Batman would immediately consult the Bat Library for all he could find on international copyright law. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/27 "2010-10-25T18:59:36Z")
You fiend! ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/28 "2010-10-25T19:11:23Z")
Holy international law, Batman! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/29 "2010-10-27T12:38:38Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Take your pick: > > a) Don’t own a DVD recording device > b) Don’t have cable > c) Show you want is not (or is no longer) part of the regular cable rotation, at least not on channels you get > d) Repeats are not reliably aired in broadcast order, may never end up seeing entire series My point was that, if you’re already going to not honor the copyright, you might as well get it for free online. If there’s a bittorrent of it, there’s very likely a streaming version. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/30 "2010-10-27T16:01:58Z")
Most people’s better entertainment setups are on their TV, not their computer. That may change in the future, even the near future, but at the moment, you can’t compare the ambience of sitting on the couch in front of a large television set with that of sitting in a desk chair looking at computer screen. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/31 "2010-10-27T16:30:23Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > Holy international law, Batman! Steady on, old chum. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/32 "2010-10-27T17:41:01Z")
> [@JoelUpchurch](#): > > I’ve learned the hard way to never buy anything but Verbatim and never burn them faster than 8x. I just make sure I buy a 100 pack whenever they go on sale at NewEgg ($20 and free shipping). At 20 cents a disk, it isn’t worth the hassle of buying anything else. > > I’ve heard that Taiyo Yuden are also excellent, but I’ve heard of some problems with counterfeits. Good advice, but when I buy a DVD of a program, I have no control over and no way of knowing what brand of DVD-R’s they use. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/33 "2010-10-27T17:55:49Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > There are conflicting reasons for the non-release of Batman on home video. One of these may indeed be disagreement between Fox and Warner brothers. Also, DC Comics may not wish to dilute the current image of Batman as the Dark Knight. They wish to disassociate themselves with Batman’s campy 60’s image. Somebody needs to tell DC Comics that they can bite me. Adam West and Burt Ward were the only actors who got that concept right. ---
**Author:** ![BlinkingDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/34 "2010-10-27T18:34:12Z")
Holy burning underwear Batman! ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008/35 "2010-10-27T18:41:31Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Somebody needs to tell DC Comics that they can bite me. Adam West and Burt Ward were the only actors who got that concept right. Amen! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1966-television-batman/558008.md?page=1)