# Adam West died. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 10, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594 "2017-06-10T15:42:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/101 "2017-06-16T00:49:52Z")
> [@D.E.S.K.Top668](#): > > I think Adam West was meant to be a B or C List “supporting actor.” However, destiny interceded and he was given the role that ONLY he could pull off. **FUN FACT:** Lyle Waggoner of _ **The Carol Burnett Show** _ fame was also considered for the role: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/c-BHYo4U0M4/hqdefault.jpg "Lyle Waggoner & Peter Deyell vs Adam West & Burt Ward - Batman Screen Tests (RARE) (2 of 3)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-BHYo4U0M4) ---
**Author:** ![dzeiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dzeiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzeiger)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/102 "2017-06-16T01:16:17Z")
If you ever have a chance to catch the film “American Vampire,” it’s worth a watch assuming you’re OK with bad films that know they’re bad and have fun with it. Adam West is the Big Kahuna, legendary Vampire Hunter/Championship Surfer Dude. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/103 "2017-06-16T01:33:36Z")
Adam West tribute Saturday on ME TV… ---
**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:** [June 16, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/104 "2017-06-16T03:03:23Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Adam West tribute Saturday on ME TV… Good. I’m gonna look for that. I knew they’d have something planned. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/105 "2017-06-16T11:33:54Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > With an asterisk - it will be projected onto the side of City Hall, as opposed to in the sky. Then again, spotlights in the sky don’t work as intended unless they’re shined off of clouds, and the forecast for pretty much all of California is for sunny and warmer than usual temperatures. Life imitates art: > **[Bat Signal Shines In Honor Of Adam West](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bat-signal-adam-west-city-hall-los-angeles_n_59438108e4b0f15cd5ba5b9c?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009)** > > "There will never be a Batman like Adam West and there will never be another Adam West." [http://batmanimagesgallery.com/art/frank\_miller\_Batman\_Gallery\_pg07.jpg](http://batmanimagesgallery.com/art/frank_miller_Batman_Gallery_pg07.jpg) > **[Frank Miller "The Dark Knight REturns" bat-signal - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=9Y14D6iL&id=EE51FAB862CE115C06E50681DB031FB959A42108&thid=OIP.9Y14D6iLAjuEFu57F5oM7wCyEs&q=%2BFrank%2BMiller%2B%22The%2BDark%2BKnight%2BREturns%22%2Bbat-signal&simid=607993738008920471&selectedIndex=21&ajaxhist=0)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/106 "2017-06-16T11:47:41Z")
> [@madsircool](#): > > Adam West tribute Saturday on ME TV… **Family Guy** is also doing a tribute this Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/107 "2017-06-16T13:37:39Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Life imitates art: > > [Bat Signal Shines Bright In Los Angeles In Honor Of Adam West | HuffPost Entertainment](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bat-signal-adam-west-city-hall-los-angeles_us_59438108e4b0f15cd5ba5b9c?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009) That was wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/108 "2017-06-16T22:29:42Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Funny; when I was in fifth and sixth grade, I never thought of West’s \*\*\*Batman \*\*\*as a comedy. To me, it was deadly serious, scientifically accurate, true-to-life detective work. > > Lord, how my view has changed! :smack: > > (I still can’t see it as a comedy, though. Over-the-top camp, yes. But comedic? No!) Ha, when I was a kid West’s delivery got me thinking this was indeed all above board serious stuff. I have to thank our Grandfather for taping all those episodes for us back in the 80s, also for introducing us to Columbo too. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/109 "2017-06-17T02:05:20Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Good. I’m gonna look for that. I knew they’d have something planned. Starting at 10 AM (9 Central) Adam’s appearances in Maverick 12:00 - The Big Valley 1:00 - Gunsmoke 2:00 - Bonanza 5:00 - The Rifleman 12:00 - Batman 1:00 - The Outer Limits ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/110 "2017-06-17T13:05:19Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > I adored his campy performance as Doc Savage, and will always treasure the closing line, “Mona, you’re a brick.” > > He was funny, and a very good interview-show guest, too: as interesting as himself as he was in character. ? I thought it was Ron Ely that played Doc Savage? ---
**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:** [June 17, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/111 "2017-06-17T13:43:29Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > ? I thought it was Ron Ely that played Doc Savage? Posts #38 and #60. > [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Ummm–that was Ron Ely, as Doc. > He also played Tarzan, on TV. > [@Trinopus](#): > > Son of a gun! I’m very sorry; I could have sworn I remembered seeing Adam West performing that role. > > Well…it had some similarities, anyway: the same overall friendly goofiness. Adam West would have played it much the same way. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/112 "2017-06-17T21:21:20Z")
Voodoo Island is airing right now on Comet TV. Its campy but fun. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/113 "2017-06-19T09:29:22Z")
Over in one of those “If you won a bazillion dollars what would you do with it” threads I mentioned that I would stage a production of “Waiting for Godot” starring William Shatner and Adam West. Now not only is that dream crushed, but I don’t even have the bazillion dollars to console me. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/114 "2017-06-19T10:51:13Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Over in one of those “If you won a bazillion dollars what would you do with it” threads I mentioned that I would stage a production of “Waiting for Godot” starring William Shatner and Adam West. > > Now not only is that dream crushed, but I don’t even have the bazillion dollars to console me. I’m assuming your choice of casting is based on this epic work? :dubious: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I4yObXTbySI/hqdefault.jpg "Bareback beefcake: William Shatner as Alexander the Great!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4yObXTbySI) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/115 "2017-06-19T11:14:47Z")
[quote=“terentii, post:114, topic:788594”] I’m assuming your choice of casting is based on this epic work? :dubious: [/QUOTE] No, I just thought that two natural overactors playing Beckett as straight as possible would really bring out the comedy intrinsic to the characters and their dialogue. I also wanted Brian Blessed as Pozzo and either Roberto Benigni or Bill Irwin as Lucky because seriously, why wouldn’t you? ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594/116 "2017-06-19T15:14:25Z")
Wouldn’t Adam West be an under-actor? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-west-died/788594.md?page=5)