And not even a cool, respectable sort of Batman, like the one in "Batman Begins," or even the quirky-hip Michael Keaton Caped Crusader in the first big-budget movie version (best moment — when he answers the crook who demands to know who he is with an edgy "I’m Batman!" that lets you know our hero’s wound JUST a bit too tight).
I’m talking Adam West here.
The thing that’s got me feeling this way is that I’m in the middle of candidate interviews for the June primaries — legislative, county council, etc. — and the same characters keep cropping up.
And no, this is not a plea for term limits. It’s the challengers, some of whom are perfectly normal people, but some of whom have these, um, idiosyncrasies that stick out a mile, and they keep coming back, no matter how many times they’ve been defeated. It’s like:
It’s you! the Joker! Again!…
… or the Riddler or the Penguin or Catwoman or whoever. No, wait, Robin, not that Catwoman — let’s bring in Julie Newmar!
On the one hand, it’s sort of comforting and homey. On the other hand, you keep thinking NEW people will crop up to challenge these candidates. And they do. But then, as soon as your guard is down — "YOU! Again!"
Oh, and by the way — if you’re a candidate who’s run before who’s about to come in for an interview — this post is NOT about you.
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You look more like Alfred (Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth, that is, Bruce Wayne’s life-saving butler, a man who knows his place and, once upon a time, practically begged to be in it).
As they say, though, looks can be deceiving.
The guy who played Batman in Batman Begins was about as far from cool as they come. You could tell he must have screamed until he was horse to try to toughen up his voice so he’d sound like Clint Eastwood. His little pinhead barely fit in the costume. As Bruce Wayne, I believe Screech from Saved By The Bell could have taken him.
Maybe Brad is the type who dresses in tights when his wife is away.
Maybe this is his alter ego – faster than a speeding Lt Governor, able to leap platitudes in a single line, more powerful than a babbling right wing talking head – it’s Editorial Man!
You remind me of the Batman in the cheezy, late sixties Batman series. You know – the one where he and Robin supposedly creep up a vertical wall of a skyscraper which is really just the camera turned on its’ side and Batmans’ cape tied straight out behind him with strings.
I especially liked it when they got in fights with the bad guys and there were these bogus graphics every time someone threw a punch like “BIFF!” and “POW!!” “SKERPLOP!”
Aaahh…the good old days. When gas was 70 cents a gallon and we weren’t having a national identity crisis in which no one could seem to see we needed to develop ands extract our own oil. KAPOWEE! David
That’s what I’m talking about, David — follow the links above, and you’ll find Batman video circa 1966.
I know Batman. I served with him in the Justice League, and you, dear editor, are no Batman.
You appear to be barely tall enough for the role of Robin.