# TV Batman- in SPAACE!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 8, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956 "2016-10-08T17:09:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/1 "2016-10-08T17:09:32Z")
Clearly Bruce Wayne was a scientific genius before his time, whose talents were largely wasted in twentieth century Gotham against a host of B-list villains. So what if you took the 60s television show, replaced Star Trek TOS (or Lost In Space) with it, and had **Batman _in SPAACE!_**? For example, The Caped Crusader and the Boy Wonder would fly around the galaxy in their Batship, beam down to planets using the Batporter (or take the Batshuttle), save the day by configuring the emitter array to generate a beam of Bat particles, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/2 "2016-10-08T17:45:17Z")
Well, the Justice League of America has a satellite headquarters, and a teleportation device to pop there and back…so DC has already done much of what you suggest! I believe that Green Lantern has taken Batman off into deep space for adventures and missions far, far away. (I consider this a little silly; Batman’s skill-set is pretty limited, and very tightly focused on Gotham City. But he is the World’s Greatest Detective, so if you’ve got a mystery on a distant world, he might solve it for you.) ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/3 "2016-10-08T17:48:12Z")
On a vaguely related note, the animated film _Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders_ will be on limited release on Monday, October 10th. Check your local listings. It looks like an animated adaptation of the 1960s TV show, with original cast members Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar lending their voices. Bryan-Bob says check it out. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/4 "2016-10-08T22:13:59Z")
How does it rate on the three B’s? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/5 "2016-10-08T22:27:36Z")
I ha’n’t see it yet. ---
**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 8, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/6 "2016-10-08T22:31:45Z")
It will be released on Blu Ray/digital download this month and on DVD in November if you miss it in the theaters. I’ve seen a couple of clips from it and I’m stoked. By the way, there will be a sequel and [spoiler] William Shatner has been announced to play Harvey Dent/Two-Face. [https://www.google.com/amp/comicbook.com/amp/2016/10/07/nycc-william-shatner-will-voice-two-face-in-batman-return-of-the/?client=lightning[/spoiler]](https://www.google.com/amp/comicbook.com/amp/2016/10/07/nycc-william-shatner-will-voice-two-face-in-batman-return-of-the/?client=lightning%5B/spoiler%5D) ---
**Author:** ![Reno\_Nevada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Reno\_Nevada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reno_Nevada)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/7 "2016-10-10T02:54:00Z")
If you want to see Batman- in SPAACE you can look up the animated Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Based more on the silver age Batman, it does feature several adventures where Batman is flying the Batship out to fight evil in SPAAACE! Also, it is awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/8 "2016-10-10T17:39:45Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > I believe that Green Lantern has taken Batman off into deep space for adventures and missions far, far away. (I consider this a little silly; Batman’s skill-set is pretty limited, and very tightly focused on Gotham City. But he is the World’s Greatest Detective, so if you’ve got a mystery on a distant world, he might solve it for you.) One of my favorite _Brave and the Bold_ stories (the comic book, not the TV cartoon) was [#173 from 1981](http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Brave_and_the_Bold_Vol_1_173), in which the Guardians of the Universe (Green Lantern’s bald, blue-skinned bosses) summoned Batman to solve a mystery for them. It seems that there was one too many members on their council, and since (at the time this story was written) they were all physically identical and had no individual names, they needed a detective to determine which one of them was the impostor. ---
**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 10, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/9 "2016-10-10T17:50:07Z")
Reportedly, Batman and Robin go into space in the new _Return of the Caped Crusaders_ movie, premiering today. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/10 "2016-10-10T17:53:23Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > It will be released on Blu Ray/digital download this month and on DVD in November if you miss it in the theaters. I’ve seen a couple of clips from it and I’m stoked. > > By the way, there will be a sequel and > > [spoiler] William Shatner has been announced to play Harvey Dent/Two-Face. > > [NYCC William Shatner Will Voice Two-Face in Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders Sequel](https://www.google.com/amp/comicbook.com/amp/2016/10/07/nycc-william-shatner-will-voice-two-face-in-batman-return-of-the/?client=lightning%5B/spoiler%5D) Awesome news regarding the casting! I really hope they include the giant coin that Batman had in the Batcave. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/11 "2016-10-10T18:05:10Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > Awesome news regarding the casting! I really hope they include the giant coin that Batman had in the Batcave. [Wrong villain for that](http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Giant_Penny). ---
**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 10, 2016, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/12 "2016-10-10T18:17:26Z")
I’m not going to spoiler this anymore because most people probably have heard about Shatner being in the sequel by now. Shatner and West co-starred in an unsold TV pilot called _Alexander the Great_ in 1964. It aired in 1968 to capitalize on the success of the two actors. The complete pilot episode is on YouTube. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I4yObXTbySI/hqdefault.jpg "Bareback beefcake: William Shatner as Alexander the Great!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4yObXTbySI) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/13 "2016-10-10T18:40:53Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > [Wrong villain for that](http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Giant_Penny). Huh. Learn something new every day. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/14 "2016-10-10T22:14:36Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > Huh. Learn something new every day. Indeed. I’ve been seeing that damn thing in Batman comics for decades, never knew where it came from. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/15 "2016-10-11T17:11:03Z")
Anyway, _Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders_ was a hoot, and I recommend it to fans of the show and Batman in general. ---
**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 11, 2016, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/16 "2016-10-11T17:30:47Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > [Wrong villain for that](http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Giant_Penny). Not entirely, though. > [@](#): > > The giant penny was a staple backdrop piece in the Batcave in Batman: The Animated Series. The penny was once a deathrap tool utilized by Two-Face. On one adventure, Two-Face and the “Two-Ton Gang” captured Batman and tied him down to the giant penny. The penny rested on an over-sized coin-flipping machine. Two-Face boasted that if the coin landed on its bad side, then the Batman would be crushed, but even if it landed on its clean side, the impact would break every bone in Batman’s body. Two-Face activated the flipping device and the penny sailed through the air. Fortunately, Batman had managed to pilfer Two-Face’s lucky coin and used the jagged edges to cut through his ropes. The heavy penny instead landed on two of the villain’s fleeing henchmen. ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/17 "2016-10-12T21:34:26Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Not entirely, though. I never saw that episode of the animated series, but in the original comic book story (in _Batman_ #81, February 1954), it was a giant silver dollar that Two-Face tied Batman to, not the giant penny. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-batman-in-spaace/767956/18 "2016-10-12T22:06:57Z")
> [@Cartoonacy](#): > > I never saw that episode of the animated series, but in the original comic book story (in _Batman_ #81, February 1954), it was a giant silver dollar that Two-Face tied Batman to, not the giant penny. As I recall, in the comic, Batman _and_ Robin were tied to one side of the giant coin, which was going to be flipped onto a set of large steel spikes. Robin recognized early on that their weight would bias the coin, making the flip unfair. The duo hastily rigged their portable radios to create a repulsive magnetic field (!) so the giant coin landed with them _away_ from the spikes, which cut the ropes binding them, allowing them to escape and overpower Two-Face’s gang.