Another day and we have another sad passing of a much loved actor. Adam West's Batman was the first version I ever saw. Channel 4 was rerunning the 1966 series in the early 90s and it was the first superhero show I ever really saw and the one that first got me interested in the genre. Tastes change a as you get older. Some fans give the impression that you are not supposed to like the 'camp' Batman. In the late 2000s I revisited the series and found that it was really good. The show was absurd but the people making it were aware of that. Adam West was great because played the role utterly serious which just made the absurd situations funnier. As a child, you took the show seriously like the characters did. When you were older, you could see the funnier side. Adam West did make a welcome return to the Batman universe in my other favourite version of the character, the 1992 animated series. There he played a character called the Gray Ghost, a superhero loved by the current Bruce Wayne. It was a great tribute to this actor and Adam was brilliant in it. His Family Guy appearance was also great. So long, Adam West, you were brilliant.
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