Rating: 
Summary: Great!
Review: If your a fan of the Batman TV show as I am you will enjoy this book by the only Batman that matters, Adam West. I have waited 20 years for this book and really enjoyed reading all about the show, from casting to cancellation. West talks about his life, co-stars, costumes, and the extraordinary bat-vehicles. As nice as this book is it does have a disappointing aspect, there are only B/W photos and they are used more than once. This book however, is a must for ALL bat fans. Also, check out the release of the 1966 movie on video. It's the best bat-film by far!!!
Rating: 
Summary: A book that should have been written earlier!!
Review: It is enjoyable for me to read the story of my childhood hero. I watched the reruns of the show during the 1970's. Adam gives us a behind the scenes look of Batman, info about the guest villians, and how playing Batman has affected him. This like Burt Ward's book and Yvonne Craig's are a must for batfans & the batmania collector.
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Summary: this guy know his status on the show
Review: The original actor of the popular tv show back in the 60s knows what it was like. I read this book twice. what a book.
Rating: 
Summary: More Like "Blunder From The Batcave"
Review: This book is nothing but self serving tripe, not to mention lots of shameless plays at public sympathy for a man who thinks his mark in society is much more meaningfull than it truly is. Adam West promises in the preface to tell everyone about the behind-the-scenes schenanigans on the set of "Batman", but we are only treated to a few chapters dealing with Batman at all! Also in the preface, West claims it is not his intent to write a book about himself, claiming to many fading stars have done that in the past, and he in no way wants any part of it. Guess what? This book is 80% "The Life of Adam West Before and After Batman"...I am usually not so harsh on an author, but this book is NOT what it is marketed to be. It is the story of Adam's West life, and although I did find out some interesting thing's about West (he was on the TV show "The Detectives", for instance), NONE of it was what the book was supposed to be about...Batman! To top off a bad book, West dedicates the last chapter complaining about the Micheal Keaton "Batman", even going so far as to suggest that he is positive many fans out there would love to see him reprise the role he made famous in the '60s on television. It's this type of deliusion that is consistent through out the book...West even suggests that for a brief time, he was considered for the role of James Bond. PLEASE! My only regret is that I'm not able to give 0 stars...
Rating:
Summary: More Like "Blunder From The Batcave"
Review: This book is nothing but self serving tripe, not to mention lots of shameless plays at public sympathy for a man who thinks his mark in society is much more meaningfull than it truly is. Adam West promises in the preface to tell everyone about the behind-the-scenes schenanigans on the set of "Batman", but we are only treated to a few chapters dealing with Batman at all! Also in the preface, West claims it is not his intent to write a book about himself, claiming to many fading stars have done that in the past, and he in no way wants any part of it. Guess what? This book is 80% "The Life of Adam West Before and After Batman"...I am usually not so harsh on an author, but this book is NOT what it is marketed to be. It is the story of Adam's West life, and although I did find out some interesting thing's about West (he was on the TV show "The Detectives", for instance), NONE of it was what the book was supposed to be about...Batman! To top off a bad book, West dedicates the last chapter complaining about the Micheal Keaton "Batman", even going so far as to suggest that he is positive many fans out there would love to see him reprise the role he made famous in the '60s on television. It's this type of deliusion that is consistent through out the book...West even suggests that for a brief time, he was considered for the role of James Bond. PLEASE! My only regret is that I'm not able to give 0 stars...
Rating:
Summary: Fun, if you remember the show
Review: This story of Batmania varies considerably from Burt Ward's account, but West's book is a fast, easy read filled with some nice photos. Disappointments include few insights into the famous special guests (West was too busy doing the show to socialize much).His pre Batman experiences are entertaining as well (Remember, West did a 3 stooges movie).Overall, an average accounting of a fad television series--enjoyable to those who loved the show, but not meant for those who didn't
Rating:
Summary: Pleasant reading for late boomers but limited insight.
Review: Those of us who were kids growing up during the first Batman "craze" in 1966 are happy that Adam West has decided to take his cowl off and speak. West's loyalty and devotion to the character despite justified reservations about how it might have typecast him and limited opportunities elsewhere is heartening as is his affirmation that he would do it all over again if given the choice. Though West knew that he was doing comedy (it is a revelation that Neil Hamilton, who played Commissioner Gordon on the show, never realized this), he actually appears to have taken his character TOO seriously. His discussions of the TV character and of the TV episodes, particularly as these relate to the Batman comic strips are very thoughtful and analytical. I especially loved his treatment of the issue of "camp". Typical of much of what comes from Hollywood, the book also suffers from a surfeit of political correctness. "Conservatives" were obsessed with the possibility that Batman and Robin were gay? While West rightly recognizes that the show had lost its energy in its third and last season, his vocabulary won't allow him to discover why. He says only that he didn't mind sharing the spotlight with Yvonne Craig's Batgirl, but the lack of an additional superhero was not why the show was losing its steam... I also would have liked to learn more about the supporting cast, but the book is short on insight there too, though Hamilton's unshakable belief that he was doing serious drama is amusing. His character HAD to be played on the level in order for the humor to work, and his notion that he was doing serious drama is no doubt why he did it so well. West explains that he was too busy to socialize to know the other participants very well. There's only one well-known person that West "slams" in the book, and I will leave it to the reader to find out who that was. There are also some good "on the set" war stories and some fascinating descriptions on the devotion that went into making the show, including the special effects and the world-famous Batcave. The subject matter and West's devotion to it prevail to make this an overall worthwhile book, especially to those of us who witnessed the Creation from TV land.
Rating:
Summary: Pleasant reading for late boomers but limited insight.
Review: Those of us who were kids growing up during the first Batman "craze" in 1966 are happy that Adam West has decided to take his cowl off and speak. West's loyalty and devotion to the character despite justified reservations about how it might have typecast him and limited opportunities elsewhere is heartening as is his affirmation that he would do it all over again if given the choice. Though West knew that he was doing comedy (it is a revelation that Neil Hamilton, who played Commissioner Gordon on the show, never realized this), he actually appears to have taken his character TOO seriously. His discussions of the TV character and of the TV episodes, particularly as these relate to the Batman comic strips are very thoughtful and analytical. I especially loved his treatment of the issue of "camp". Typical of much of what comes from Hollywood, the book also suffers from a surfeit of political correctness. "Conservatives" were obsessed with the possibility that Batman and Robin were gay? While West rightly recognizes that the show had lost its energy in its third and last season, his vocabulary won't allow him to discover why. He says only that he didn't mind sharing the spotlight with Yvonne Craig's Batgirl, but the lack of an additional superhero was not why the show was losing its steam... I also would have liked to learn more about the supporting cast, but the book is short on insight there too, though Hamilton's unshakable belief that he was doing serious drama is amusing. His character HAD to be played on the level in order for the humor to work, and his notion that he was doing serious drama is no doubt why he did it so well. West explains that he was too busy to socialize to know the other participants very well. There's only one well-known person that West "slams" in the book, and I will leave it to the reader to find out who that was. There are also some good "on the set" war stories and some fascinating descriptions on the devotion that went into making the show, including the special effects and the world-famous Batcave. The subject matter and West's devotion to it prevail to make this an overall worthwhile book, especially to those of us who witnessed the Creation from TV land.
Rating:
Summary: Great writing about this guy's life!
Review: Wow, what a auto-biography!Holy nightmare Adam, well writen!
Rating:
Summary: Great writing about this guy's life!
Review: Wow, what a auto-biography!Holy nightmare Adam, well writen!
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