Batman TV series on Blu-ray

[Jinzo Ningen]

Picked this up this past weekend at Costco for $174. Fantastic set! The show just looks abso-freakin'-lutely amazing. The level of detail is startling and the colors pop off the screen, so vivid (almost too much so) that they even look like a primary-color comicbook pallette. You can count the threads on the Penguins suit and see the fuzz in the texture of his gloves. Unreal details emerge with this Blu-ray release! I haven't delved into the video extras yet, but if you're a hardcore BatFan then this set is a wonderful treasure to enjoy. I am forcing myself to not binge watch; only doing a couple of episodes a week. The scrapbook thing is nice but nothing to rave about, as are the trading cards. The Hotwheels Batmobile is neat. Speaking of which... after getting to see it in action again after all these years, in glorious 1080 HD, I can confidently say that Adam West's Batman has THE coolest Batmobile out of all the other incarnations. It is just so badass.

It only took 20+ years, but the wait was well worth it! Yay!!!!

[The Shadow]

I believe the trading cards are actually a reproduced from a set of cards originally sold in the late 60s, which makes then neater extra than just a set of cards made just for the set.

[Shokara]

Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox have just announced an "Unlimited" BD set for the complete series (all 13 discs, but without the Batmobile Hot Wheels car, the Adam West scrapbook, or the cards) in a more shelf friendly packaging. It's available for pre-order on Amazon and is slated for Dec. 16th.

[klen7]

That was quicker than expected

[lhb412]

Well, considering the fact that the price is only $30 less I'm glad I went with the limited edition. The box is a lot of fun.

[canofhumdingers]

Anybody got a link to it on amazon? I can't seem to find it.

[Henry88]

http://www.amazon.com/Batman-Complete-T ... ref=sr_1_2

[canofhumdingers]

I appreciate it but I guess I should've been more specific. I meant a link to the newly announced no-frills, just-the-discs versions that's supposed to be a bit cheaper.

[Shokara]

Here you go.

[Henry88]

215$ so much for being cheaper.

[gojiman]

You can get it on installments on batmanondvd.com. Click on the circle where it says Complete Collection available. It comes with a different box and doodads than the other one. When you check out a few popups will appear, so if you are not interested click on 'No Thanks'. Five payments of $34.99 with the tax also on the first payment.

Also there is a glitch on the episode 'Marsha's Scheme of Diamonds' where the tag scene is missing. Warners is already looking at the issue.

Brad

[XvGojira]

[Jinzo Ningen]

I'm going with XvGojira on this, too. The MSRP was almost $100 more than what I paid at Costco and what Amazon was selling it for the day it released ($175). Do the math and I'd guess it would be around $150 for the barebones Blu set, which is actually quite reasonable, IMHO.

Any way you slice it, it is an awesome release, worthy of every fan of the show. There are instances of film defects, some occasional dirt, etc., but I mean OCCASIONALLY. Compared to the bootleg garbage that was all that was available up until now, it is lightyears beyond. There's a split-screen comparison showing the remastering work included with the set, and I've watched it online, too, and it is pretty incredible. If only ALL older shows got this sort of clean up.