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The Parallax View is a 1974 American political thriller film produced and directed by Alan J. Pakula, and starring Warren Beatty, Hume Cronyn, William Daniels and Paula Prentiss. The screenplay by David Giler and Lorenzo Semple Jr. was based on the 1970 novel[1] by Loren Singer. The story concerns a reporter's investigation into a secretive organization, the Parallax Corporation, whose primary focus is political assassination.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Parallax_View

In which the Mister and Monsters join me in reviewing FLASH GORDON (1980) courtesy of Uncle Jay (Thanks Uncle Jay!!!) but also to buy/rent from Prime Video.  With a screenplay by Lorenzo Semple Jr. and Michael Allin, based on characters created by Alex Raymond; the film is directed by Mike Hodges.  This story follows Flash (Sam J Jones) and Dale (Melody Anderson) who are kidnapped by crazy Dr, Zarkov (Topol) and go into space to face off with Ming the Merciless (Max Von Sydow) who is hellbent on destroying Earth. The film still holds up (YAY!) and clocks in at 1 h 51 m and is rated PG.  Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.More info on the film can be found here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(film)Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jokagoge/support

GGACP celebrates the birthday of TV's original Boy Wonder, Burt Ward (b. July 6) by revisiting this 2016 interview to mark the 50th anniversary of ABC's "Batman" series. In this episode, Burt shares fond memories of co-star/mentor Adam West, Frank Gorshin, Vincent Price (and yes, Cesar Romero). Also, Burt spars with Bruce Lee, Adam makes like Moses, Shelley Winters plies her charms and Ol' Blue Eyes lobbies for the role of The Joker. PLUS: Remembering Lesley Gore! The genius of Lorenzo Semple Jr! Hanna-Barbera's "Legends of the Superheroes"! Batman meets "The Ghost of Frankenstein"! And Burt and Adam go to a nudist colony!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the height of Batmania in the first half of 1966, nearly every press outlet found it necessary to do a feature story on the phenomenon. But many in the media were not terribly impressed by Batman, so these articles tend to look down their noses at the show. One such example is “Has TV Gone Batty?”, an article by John Skow in the May 7, 1966, issue of The Saturday Evening Post. Aside from the snark, and misinformed discussion of camp, the article gives us some interesting insights into the shooting of the show and the thoughts of Adam West, William Dozier, Lorenzo Semple Jr, and others involved in making it. This time, we dig into this article. PLUS: the Guy with an Amazing Hat version of the theme, more from Adam West's July 24, 1997, appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and your mail responding to several of our recent episodes! #200: "Batman: The Movie": The Novel #201: Chip Kidd's Book of Bat-Merch

INTERVIEW BEGINS AT: 23:00 POW ZAP BIFF In 1966 Lorenzo Semple Jr. and William Dozier gambled on bringing a comic book hero to America's living rooms, not once, but TWICE a week, and soon BATMANIA took over the world. over the next 3 years and 120 episodes we were introduced to what "pop culture" is really all about. Kids fell in love with the action and adventure, adults loved the campy and off beat humor, and grown men in particular LOVED the costumes (especially of amazonesque Julie Newmar as Catwoman and Yvonne Craigs Batgirl) Today, over 55 years later Batman is still king, not only in it's countless films and animated shows, but the one and only real Batman (in my opnion) Adam West still lives on across streaming platforms and DVD/Blu ray alike, and every generation falls in love with the Caped Crusader and his faithfull sidekick Robin Today, we are pleased to be joined by Darrin (FizzFop1) McDonald, a comic book historian and youtube star and the Actor, Wrestling Manager/historian and Bat Superfan Nikita Breznikov to take a headfirst deep nerd dive into the iconic 1966-1968 Batman TV Show...... So, to the batcave.... So kick back, enjoy and please rate and share the show..let's keep the audience growing. Thank you all And hey, check out our Merch Store for Shirts. Hoodies, Coffee Mugs, Stickers, Magnets and a whole host of other items https://www.teepublic.com/user/tahistory All of our episodes are listed as explicit due to language and some topics, such as historical crime, that may not be suitable for all listeners.-Opening and closing theme is Random Sanity by British composer DeeZee

Stanford Sherman's Hizzoner the Penguin is a bit hard to reckon with. Satire on Batman is not in line with Lorenzo Semple Jr's vision for the show, and the 1966 political references date this arc much more than many others. And yet, it has some brilliantly funny moments. This time, we take a look at Sherman's treatment, first draft, and final script for Hizzoner to learn about the development of the story, possible reasons why Sherman was unhappy with the result, and previously unnoticed moments that suddenly stand out - for good and ill. Also, Scotty McKay's Here Comes Batman (a song that's also related to the show by three degrees of separation), Adam West on The Merv Griffin Show, and your reaction to our episode on Assistant Director Reuben Watt. "Hizzoner the Penguin" scripts: Treatment First draft Final Discuss the scripts on the '66 Message Board Here Comes Batman clip from the movie Creature of Destruction The full record of Here Comes Batman

What was the cultural environment in the US in 1965, as Batman was being developed? What were the events that led up to the decision that William Dozier would indeed make a Batman show? If TV in the ‘60s was thinking about what it could do better than movies, what's the answer to that question, and did it show up on Batman? What were some of the rules that Lorenzo Semple Jr made regarding how Batman and Robin should be written? This time, we look at what was going on in 1965 and the discussions that led up to ABC and Greenway's agreement to make Batman. PLUS: Marin Drake's metal version of the Batman theme, Maxwell Smart encounters a very familiar Frenchman in Holy Deja Vu, more from Adam and Burt about the making of Batman the Movie, and your response to our episode 170 discussion about Batman on 1970s Power Records. Memo from Dozier to Semple 4/20/1965: The topic of the Madrid meeting (thank you Mr. Glee) Bruce Lee letters (thank you Ben Bentley) 8/10/1965: More info on Number One Son? 2/16/1966: Green Hornet in the works Bat Message Board thread - episode 170 Contribute to the Dan E. Kool's Visonic Dome Kickstarter page!  

In 1966, William Dozier's Greenway Productions was riding high, seemingly on the verge of building a TV empire built on superheroes: first Batman, then the Green Hornet. Why not keep going in that direction? An entire pilot episode of Dick Tracy was made, starring Ray MacDonnell, and all signs point to Dozier having confidence that the show would be bought by NBC - but it wasn't. Meanwhile, Greenway also made a test film for Wonder Woman, starring Ellie Wood Walker, with a script that would have been more more appropriate for a MAD parody. While Dozier's Wonder Woman experiment was NOT a success, the question lingers: Why wasn't Dick Tracy picked up? We suggest some answers as we discuss both films in this episode. Also, we head down to the Bat Research Lab to try to figure out what Lorenzo Semple Jr.'s Mr. Zero idea was all about; Burt Ward talks about “holys” and ad libs, a dog sings the Batman theme, and we read your mail about our “Mr. Freeze(s)” episode. Mr. Zero test scene script Dick Tracy TV Format document Dick Tracy pilot Jaime Weinman discuss the pilot in Maclean's TV Obscurities on the Tracy pilot Lon Chaney Jr. made up as Pruneface by makeup legend John Chambers (scroll down a bit) The Dick Tracy TV-tie-in pinball machine Wonder Woman test scene script Wonder Woman test scene Hollywood Reporter on the WW pilot Rebeat magazine on the Dozierverse Thanks to Mr. Glee for the following articles (click to enlarge): July 17, 1966: Signs of a budding Dozierverse, by Dean Gysel June 9, 1965: NBC already looking into Dick Tracy (Variety) November 17, 1965: NBC ready with Dick Tracy, whether Batman succeeds or not (Variety) Batman test screenings: West & Ward vs. Waggoner & Deyell

For whatever reason, Batman’s producers decided that they would not do Peter Rabe’s Two-Face script (see last episode) as it was written. Instead, Lorenzo Semple Jr. adapted it into The Joker’s Last Laugh, keeping just enough of the story that Rabe got a “story” credit. This time we look at Semple’s first draft of that episode, which retains some aspects of Rabe that didn’t make it to the broadcast version, and a few other things that we kind of wish had made the final. Also, the William Cheung piano version of the theme, William Dozier on casting the villains, and your comments on the two scripts we just discussed, as well as our discussion of “Return to the Batcave” in episode 156!

In 2003, CBS broadcast the special Return to the Batcave, featuring Adam West and Burt Ward walking through a search for the stolen Batmobile as they reminisced about their time making Batman. The reminiscence was hampered a bit by the show still being tied up in rights issues; only clips from Batman: The Movie were included, not from the TV series itself. This time, we delve into the good and the bat-awful of this special. Also: J-Flexx's Bat Rap, your response to our interview with Greg Patterson in Episode 153, and the announcement of our listener survey and of the next scripts we’re going to discuss! Two-Face by Peter Rabe The Joker's Last Laugh by Lorenzo Semple Jr.

This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan put on their codpieces and fret over the innocence of teenage girls around David Bowie. Don't get us wrong, we love this movie, but why does this charming children's tale have a character named after the part of the anatomy responsible for transporting sperm? And why do so many sequences resemble sperm? And if all of these things are symbols for sperm, what does the Bog of Eternal Stench represent? We shudder to think… Labyrinth (1986) d. Jim Henson w. Terry Jones Starring David Bowie Jennifer Connelly Brian Henson Shari Weiser Brian Froud hundreds of puppeteers Teenage Sarah journeys through a maze to recover her baby brother from a goblin king in this '80s coming-of-age fairy tale. Things discussed in the show: The Little Mermaid (Disney, Ursula, Ron Clements, John Musker, Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Rene Auberjonois) Babylon Berlin - Season 3 (Art deco, morphine abuse, noir, Henk Handloegten, Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries, Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Leonie Benesch) Dark (Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese, Louis Hofmann, Karoline Eichhorn, Lisa Vicari) Mrs. Doubtfire (Chris Columbus, Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan) Zoomer attention spans The Devil all the Time (Antonio Campos, Donald Ray Pollock, Bill Skarsgård, Tom Holland) Saw (James Wan, Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover) Irreversible (Gaspar Noé, Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, Albert Dupontel) Children of the Corn Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, Terence Winter, Jordan Belfort, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie) The Irishman (Martin Scorsese, Steven Zaillian, Charles Brandt, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin) Tenet (Christopher Nolan, John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki) Midsommar (Ari Aster, Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, Vilhelm Blomgren, William Jackson Harper) Covid 19 talk The Crying Game (Neil Jordan, Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson, Forest Whitaker) Saved By the Bell (Sam Bobrick, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond, Lark Voorhies, Dennis Haskins, Tiffani Thiessen, Elizabeth Berkley) The Social Dilemma (Jeff Orlowski, Davis Coombe, Vickie Curtis, Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson) Rabbit Hole podcast (Kevin Roose) The Matrix (Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano) The Terminator & Skynet (James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton) Reply All QAnon episode #166 "Country of Liars" PEN15 (Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman) Fraggle Rock and the social contract between Fraggle and Dozer (Jim Henson, Karen Prell, Gerard Parkes, Kathryn Mullen) Flash Gordon (Mike Hodges, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Michael Allin, Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Queen) Flesh Gordon (Michael Benveniste, Howard Ziehm, Jason Williams, Suzanne Fields, Joseph Hudgins) Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheetleaders (Howard Ziehm, Vince Murdocco, Robyn Kelly, Tony Travis) The Muppet Show (Jim Henson, Jack Burns, Frank Oz, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz) Mia Sara Return to Oz was directed by Walter Murch (Gill Dennis, Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Brian Henson) The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer, Christopher McQuarrie, Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri) Where the Wild Things Are (Maurice Sendak) The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum) The Phantom of the Opera Evita (Tim Rice, Alan Parker, Madonna, Jonathan Pryce, Antonio Banderas) H.P. Lovecraft / The King in Yellow by Robert William Chambers & Carcosa True Detective season one (Nic Pizzolatto, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, Tory Kittles) Teenage girls protecting their virginity at all costs Matthew 18:3 - “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." The Bog of Eternal Stench The maiden, the mother & the crone Michael Jackson was up for the role of the Goblin King Phil Collins Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, Frederic Raphael, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Todd Field) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel, Marilyn Burns, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger) The helping hands Surrealist film Beauty and the Beast (1946) (Jean Cocteau, René Clément, Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély) Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta Stevie Nicks' fashion The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders of Mars Iggy Pop and The Stooges / Steve's theory that Bowie ruined Iggy Pop Velvet Goldmine (Todd Haynes, James Lyons, Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Christian Bale) Pinocchio Grimms' Fairy Tales The Hero's Journey (Joseph Campbell) Dungeon's and Dragons Xenomorph M.C. Escher Crossroads demons and Robert Johnson The Dark Crystal (Jim Henson, Frank Oz, David Odell, Kathryn Mullen) Next Week: Leprechaun

In "Three Days of the Condor" released in 1975 Joe Turner played by Robert Redford finds himself in a nightmare of murder, double crosses, a secret plan for involvement in a foreign country to protect oil supplies and a cynical view of democratic processes. Director Sydney Pollack, Producer Stanley Schneider and the screenwriting team of Lorenzo Semple Jr. and David Rayfiel have created a convoluted mystery that captures aspects of the 1970's political scene.Faye Dunaway plays Kathy Hale who is forcefully recruited to help Joe Turner, Cliff Robertson as Higgins is pushed and pulled between opposing groups within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Max von Sydow as Joubert is every bit as cunning as the Jackal in "The Day of the Jackal" (Episode 156) and John Houseman as a CIA heavy hitter who means business. Hank Garrett as the Mailman brings new meaning to mail delivery. Dave Grusin's musical score fits the film's mood. Listen in to a fast paced espionage caper.

In this remake of the 1933 classic of the same name, Petrox, a gasoline corporation, sends an expedition to an uncharted island near Micronesia obscured by perpetual fog to find out if there’s oil there. Stowing away is Jack Prescott (Jeff Bridges), a paleontologist from Princeton University curious if the reports of a giant primate residing on there are true. they pick up another unexpected passenger in Dwan (Jessica Lange), an aspiring American actress adrift in a lifeboat. What they find instead of useable oil is a gorilla six times the size of a normal ape, who is the god to which the native villagers sacrifice women, of which Dwan becomes the next in line. Kong takes a liking to Dwan but gets captured by the Petrox people who take him back to the United States to gain publicity. Problems arise when the ape escapes and begins destroying the city searching for Dwan. Charles Grodin Costars. John Guillerman directs this Dino De Laurentiis production fro a Lorenzo Semple Jr. Script.

Hey Batfans! Want details on what kept the show out of home video for so long? Want to know where the building called Gotham Plaza was, and what other shows that same structure was used for? Wondering about the background on the missing narration at the start of Hi Diddle Riddle? Have questions about the history of the all-seeing, all-knowing 66 Batman message board? There's only ONE MAN (OK, maybe two men) we can call: Scott Sebring! He joins us this time to discuss all this and more. "We do know when we need him… and we need him now!" Then Tim presents a Bat Research Lab study that reveals a Joker episode that Lorenzo Semple Jr. rewrote to feature the Penguin! Which script was it, and which version was used on the show? Also, Scott's 2004 Queen parody Batman Rhapsody (a musical retelling of why, up to that point, Batman wasn't on home video), and your mail about episode 130 "Reading Fan Letters in the Wayne Living Room" (mostly from the message board thread!) Lorenzo Semple's memo about replacing Joker with Penguin The rewritten script Fact Toothpaste ad featuring Alan Napier When the Justice League Essentially Added Edd "Kookie" Byrnes to the Team Byrnes also had a hit song with Connie Stevens Photographic proof that Snapper Carr's name was misspelled in Bill Adler's Funniest Fan Letters to Batman

Kong! The king himself! The Eighth Wonder of the World! And the subject of this episode of Adapt or Perish. For this episode, we watched and discussed: King Kong, the original movie from 1933, directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, written by James Creelman and Ruth Rose, and starring Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray, and Bruce Cabot. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon. The Dino De Laurentiis-produced 1976 remake, directed by John Guillermin, written by Lorenzo Semple Jr., and starring Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, and Jessica Lange. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon. Peter Jackson’s 2005 remake, directed by Jackson, written by Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens, and starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, and Andy Serkis. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon. 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, written by Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein, and Derek Connolly, and starring Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman, and John C. Reilly. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon. Footnotes: Visual effects pioneer Willis O’Brien Adapt or Perish episode 39: Godzilla King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) Special makeup effects creator Rick Baker Godzilla (1998), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and Planet of the Apes (2001) Jurassic Park (1993) The Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore Godzilla (2014) and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Honest Trailers - Kong: Skull Island w/ Jordan Vogt-Roberts on YouTube Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars from the Thrilling Adventure Hour podcast You can follow Adapt or Perish on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and you can find us and all of our show notes online at adaptorperishcast.com. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can email us at adaptorperishcast@gmail.com or tweet using #adaptcast.

A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust. Director: Sydney Pollack Writers: James Grady (novel), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay) Stars: Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson Likes: Cinematography, Editing, Faye Dunaway Dislikes: Disjointed Script, Rushed Plot What to Watch for: Elevator Scene with Redford and Von Sydow MY Rating: Meh... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ride-home-reviews/support

3 Days of the Condor   Adrienne Barbeau was born in Sacramento, California, and caught the showbiz bug while entertaining troops on Army bases in Southeast Asia as part of the San Jose Civic Light Opera. She moved to New York City in the 1960s and made her Broadway debut co-starring in Fiddler on the Roof with Bette Midler. She went on to star in more than 25 musicals and plays, originating the role of Rizzo in the Broadway production of Grease, for which she was nominated for a Tony. From 1972 to 1978, Adrienne starred in the sitcom Maude as Carol, the daughter of Bea Arthur’s character. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for that role. She also made appearances in numerous TV shows, movies of the week and game shows. In 1980 Adrienne starred in her first theatrical film, John Carpenter’s The Fog, as radio deejay Stevie Wayne. That film established her as a genre film star. She went on to star in sci fi and horror classics such as Escape from New York, Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing, and the Steven King adaptation Creep Show. She’s also starred in comedies like Canonball Run and Back to School and Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death. She’s never stopped working and we’re thrilled to have her on the show with guest host Katie Walsh. Adrienne chose to talk about 3 Days of the Condor, based on the 1974 novel Six Days of the Condor by James Grady. Sidney Pollack directed the 1975 film, which was written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. and David Rayfiel. If you haven't seen it yet, go watch 3 Days of the Condor. For those of you with library cards, you can stream it for free on Kanopy. With Katie Walsh and Adrienne Barbeau. You can let us know what you think of Switchblade Sisters on Twitter or Facebook. Or email us at switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org. Produced by Casey O'Brien and Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org.

Alan J. Pakula's, The Parallax View (1974) stars Warren Beatty as reporter Joe Frady. After a mysterious series of deaths, Frady gets embroiled in an investigation that leads him to The Parallax Corporation, a shady company that finds and recruits sociopaths in order to use them as assassins.Interviews this episode include actor William Daniels and his wife Bonnie Bartlett, author Barna Donovan (Conspiracy Films: A Tour of Dark Places in the American Conscious), and filmmaker Shane O'Sullivan (RFK Must Die).Jess Byard and Chris Stachiw join Mike to discuss the Loren Singer book, the Lorenzo Semple Jr. script, the David Giler rewrite and the eventual final product.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan J. Pakula's, The Parallax View (1974) stars Warren Beatty as reporter Joe Frady. After a mysterious series of deaths, Frady gets embroiled in an investigation that leads him to The Parallax Corporation, a shady company that finds and recruits sociopaths in order to use them as assassins.Interviews this episode include actor William Daniels and his wife Bonnie Bartlett, author Barna Donovan (Conspiracy Films: A Tour of Dark Places in the American Conscious), and filmmaker Shane O'Sullivan (RFK Must Die).Jess Byard and Chris Stachiw join Mike to discuss the Loren Singer book, the Lorenzo Semple Jr. script, the David Giler rewrite and the eventual final product.

Alan J. Pakula's, The Parallax View (1974) stars Warren Beatty as reporter Joe Frady. After a mysterious series of deaths, Frady gets embroiled in an investigation that leads him to The Parallax Corporation, a shady company that finds and recruits sociopaths in order to use them as assassins.Interviews this episode include actor William Daniels and his wife Bonnie Bartlett, author Barna Donovan (Conspiracy Films: A Tour of Dark Places in the American Conscious), and filmmaker Shane O'Sullivan (RFK Must Die).Jess Byard and Chris Stachiw join Mike to discuss the Loren Singer book, the Lorenzo Semple Jr. script, the David Giler rewrite and the eventual final product.

  In late in 1965, writer Peggy Shaw (a.k.a. Peggy O'Shea) submitted a Batman script called Fashions in Crime. It was based on a story of the same title from Batman 47 (1948), but naturally much expanded, and it shows signs that Shaw must have been reading Lorenzo Semple Jr.'s early Batman scripts (e.g. Hi Diddle Riddle and The Joker Goes to School). While parts of the script fit the tone of Batman '66, others would have been better suited to a Mickey Spillane novel. In this episode, Tim and Paul go through the script, and reveal a surprise ending — not to the story contained in the script, but to the story of the script itself! PLUS: The Washington Dead Cats version of the theme, and your mail! "Fashions in Crime", unfilmed script by Peggy Shaw, PDF "Fashions in Crime" thread on the '66 Batman message board "The Cat's Tale," unfilmed script by Stephen Kandel, PDF "The Cat's Tale," thread on the '66 Batman message board     Below, a couple of pages from the 1948 "Fashions in Crime" from Batman 47  

In 1966, after being the writer and script editor who got the '66 series off the ground, Lorenzo Semple Jr. yielded his chair to Charles Hoffman. What would a look at the draft of a season two Semple script reveal about how Hoffman edited Semple? That was the question Ben Bentley, a moderator of the '66 Batman Message Board (bow like Ewoks, everybody!), wondered, so when Tim was asking for suggestions of which Bat-scripts to scan in Laramie, Ben suggested The Penguin's Nest. In this episode, he joins Tim and Paul to discuss the draft, which reveals several Semple errors (most of which were caught) which reveal that Semple was (gasp) human, not a god walking among us! It also includes a surprising number of pies. Also discussed: the great Batcave detective-work scenes on display here that are largely missing from season three; the problem of unkillable factual inaccuracies in fan discussion of the show; and Ben's attempts at research into Semple's papers. PLUS: The Les Hou-Lops version of the theme, and your mail! "The Penguin's Nest" PDF script "The Penguin's Nest" thread on the '66 Batman message board "Louie the Lilac" draft script (entitled "Please Omit Tomatoes") PDF script "Please Omit Tomatoes" thread on the '66 Batman message board Cast interviews at the '66 movie premiere  

In 1965, Lorenzo Semple Jr. wrote the first scripts for the Batman series. Any Bat-fan knows that the Hi Diddle Riddle and Fine Feathered Finks arcs were the first to be written and first to be broadcast. What many of us didn't know was that The Joker Goes to School was also part of that set, received by Howie Horwitz just 20 days after Finks. In this episode, Tim and Paul look over that first draft for more hints to decisions made behind the scenes. Starring in that arc as Susie the Cheerleader was Donna Loren, perhaps best known for Beach Blanket Bingo, but also for singing on Shindig, advertising Dr. Pepper, and appearing on various other '60s shows. In this episode, Tim interviews her for her memories of shooting the School episodes, playing a bad girl for once, whether she actually liked Dr. Pepper, and more! Plus, the Bruce and the Robin Rockers version of the theme, and your mail on the Pop Goes the Joker script! "The Joker Goes to School" PDF script "The Joker Goes to School" thread on the '66 Batman message board "The Penguin's Nest" PDF script "The Penguin's Nest" thread on the '66 Batman message board  

This week: "The Bad and the Beautiful"! Lorenzo Semple Jr.! In praise of "Silent Movie"! Gilbert changes the subject (repeatedly)! And "Ed Wood" inspires "The Disaster Artist"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The Joker’s Last Laugh” arc is Lorenzo Semple Jr.’s last writing for “Batman”, a teleplay from a story written by crime novelist Peter Rabe. But that story originally featured Two-Face! (Read the treatment here. Thanks to High C for providing!) The Joker version contains at least one vestige of the Twofaceiness of the original story, and also shows Semple seeming to comment on the sitcom that the series had become. Other topics include: how we, too, were driven crazy by laugh tracks; the history of the Jokemobile; the Iggy Pop version of the Batman theme (NOTE: has a few f-bombs in it); and of course, your mail!  

Maria Semple, author of the novel “Today Will be Different,” interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. Author of the best-selling novel “Where'd You Go, Bernadette,” Maria Semple's latest novel is a comic look at a day in the life of a wife and mother, dealing with the kinds of issues we all deal with, and trying to be better. Maria Semple has a long history in the entertainment field. Her father, Lorenzo Semple Jr. created the 1960's Batman TV series and wrote the screenplay for several films, including Three Days of the Condor and The Parallax View. Maria Semple took after her father, and was in the writers' room for several TV shows, including Ellen, Suddenly Susan (for which she was show runner), Beverly Hills 90210 and Arrested Development. “Today Will Be Different” is her third novel. The interview not only discusses this book and her career, but delves deeply into how a television show is created from the perspective of the writers' room, what it means to be an “executive producer,” and how each individual show and a season come together. Maria Semple website The post Maria Semple appeared first on KPFA.

Live by Night (2016) R | 2h 8min | Crime, Drama | 13 January 2017 (USA) A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the completion and the Klu Klux Klan. Director: Ben Affleck Writers: Ben Affleck (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (based on the novel by) Stars: Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson Sheena (1984) PG | 1h 57min | Adventure, Fantasy | 17 August 1984 (USA) Sheena's white parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe. When her foster mother is framed for the murder of a political leader, ... See full summary » Director: John Guillermin Writers: David Newman (screenplay), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay) Stars: Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott | The Big Short (2015) R | 2h 10min | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 23 December 2015 (USA) The Big Short Poster Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of foresight. Director: Adam McKay Writers: Charles Randolph (screenplay), Adam McKay (screenplay) Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling

Live by Night (2016) R | 2h 8min | Crime, Drama | 13 January 2017 (USA) A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the completion and the Klu Klux Klan. Director: Ben Affleck Writers: Ben Affleck (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (based on the novel by) Stars: Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson Sheena (1984) PG | 1h 57min | Adventure, Fantasy | 17 August 1984 (USA) Sheena's white parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe. When her foster mother is framed for the murder of a political leader, ... See full summary » Director: John Guillermin Writers: David Newman (screenplay), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay) Stars: Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott | The Big Short (2015) R | 2h 10min | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 23 December 2015 (USA) The Big Short Poster Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of foresight. Director: Adam McKay Writers: Charles Randolph (screenplay), Adam McKay (screenplay) Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling

50 years ago, ABC's "Batman" series debuted, launching "Batmania" and introducing the world to a 21-year-old actor named Burt Ward. Burt joins Gilbert and Frank for a look back at one of the most popular and enduring shows in TV history, sharing his memories of co-star/mentor Adam West, Frank Gorshin, Vincent Price and yes, Cesar Romero. Also, Burt spars with Bruce Lee, Adam makes like Moses, Shelley Winters works her charms and Ol' Blue Eyes lobbies for the role of The Joker. PLUS: Lesley Gore! Lorenzo Semple Jr! "Legends of the Superheroes"! Batman meets "The Ghost of Frankenstein"! And Burt and Adam go to a nudist colony! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does a Lorenzo Semple Jr. Batman script look like? What does it tell us about the contributions he made to the series? His influences in setting the tone for the series? The things he tried to set up that didn’t make it to the screen? In this episode, The Batcave Podcast’s John S. Drew joins Tim and Paul to look over Semple’s Scripts for Hi Diddle Riddle/Smack in the Middle and Fine Feathered Finks/The Penguin’s a Jinx and examine the evidence regarding Semple’s huge contributions to the series. ALSO: The “Homemade” version of the Hefti “Batman” theme, and your mail! Read the scripts at Knowitalljoe.com

It may be tough to appreciate for us 50 years later, but having Liberace on your show was a big deal in 1966. When he appeared on Batman, it reportedly led to the show’s best ratings ever. Of interest to Tim and Paul is how the show dealt with his alleged homosexuality, writer Lorenzo Semple Jr’s references to Liberace’s real-life backstory, and what his attempts at acting remind us of. His Bat-appearance was such a big deal that the Dynamic Duo themselves were shoved aside for the first 15 minutes, leading to the funniest Gotham City Police joke ever. Also in this arc: another reference to James Cagney’s The Public Enemy, weaponized music, a current events reference, Madge Blake’s moment of badass glory, and a trifecta of SCTV references! PLUS: We pay a visit to The Marketts, look into director Larry Peerce’s back catalog, and get some Bat-mail that clears up questions about where the show got the ideas for batpoles and Cat-Bat attraction!

Lot de consolation pour les fans de super-héros avec la sortie d’une version restaurée du film de Leslie H. Martinson, dit Batman 66. Une séquence nostalgie assurée par Stéphane Moïssakis, au micro de Thomas Rozec.RÉFÉRENCES CITÉES DANS L'ÉMISSIONBatman (Leslie H. Martinson, 1966), Adam West, Burt Ward, Cesar Romero, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin, Batman (Tim Burton, 1989), Batman Forever (Joel Schumacher, 1995), Batman & Robin (Joel Schumacher, 1997), Lorenzo Semple Jr., Les Trois Jours du COndor ( Three Days of the Condor - Sydney Pollack, 1975), À Cause d'un Assassinat (The Parallax View - Alan J. Pakula, 1975), Raymond Chandler, RockyRETROUVEZ NOCINÉ PARTOUT SUR LES INTERNETSsoundcloud.com/nocine/ www.facebook.com/NoCinePodCast twitter.com/No_Cinewww.dailymotion.com/nocine www.youtube.com/channel/UC38YBAhVBEDRmXSe1uCyNxg www.mixcloud.com/NoCine/ www.deezer.com/show/7806 www.stitcher.com/podcast/nocine www.vodkaster.com/nocineCRÉDITSEnregistré le 24 mars 2016 au Tank à Paris (11ème). Moyens techniques : Le Tank. Production : Joël Ronez - Iris Ollivault / TempsMachine.NET. Réalisation : Jules Krot. Générique : "Soupir Articulé", Abstrackt Keal Agram (Tanguy Destable et Lionel Pierres). Image : 13 Hours. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Having finished Season One, this episode we take a breather and consider what we've learned. Firstly, just because a show is successful doesn't mean it has money to throw around. We explore such aspects as Joker's laugh, the lack of continuity in '60s TV shows, and the interesting camera work sometimes employed on the series -- deep shots such as Penguin watching the Duo from afar. We do all this through the lens of a 2008 interview of show co-creator Lorenzo Semple Jr. - what it tells us about his approach to the series, and why the show burnt itself out. Also, what we're looking forward to in Season Two, and a look in the Bat-Mailbag!

In this issue, we pick our favourite books of 2014 from Australia and around the world. If you don’t hear your favourite book mentioned, it’s ok. It just means you’re wrong. THEN we list our favourite events, films and television shows from what we’ve been reading and watching. ALSO we look ahead to shiny hats … Continue reading

Don't say the name three times if you value your carpet or your sanity as we talk about Frankie's Tiki Room, Titanfall vs. Earth Defense Force, the return of the cupcake ATM, Wu Tang art, Gamestop tries...something, Top Gun 2, Senator prefers sales of real guns to pixelated ones, Rowling "megamovies", Lorenzo Semple Jr., Fantastic(?) Four, the joy of Chiklis, Pink Panther, the Star Wars bet, new head for Microsoft, and the Oculus Rift switch. Beware the Geek Shock, where you never know when you may be balling on a night hag.

In this episode of The Forgotten Flix Podcast, we’re talking about that savior of the universe himself, Flash (AH-HAH!) Gordon (1980)! Directed by: Mike Hodges Screenplay by: Lorenzo Semple Jr. and Michael Allin Starring: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Timothy Dalton, Max von Sydow, Ornella Muti, and Brian Blessed Background Info (from Wikipedia): Flash Gordon is a 1980 British-American science fiction film, based on the comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond. The…Read more →

Live by Night (2016) R | 2h 8min | Crime, Drama | 13 January 2017 (USA) A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the completion and the Klu Klux Klan. Director: Ben Affleck Writers: Ben Affleck (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (based on the novel by) Stars: Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson Sheena (1984) PG | 1h 57min | Adventure, Fantasy | 17 August 1984 (USA) Sheena's white parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe. When her foster mother is framed for the murder of a political leader, ... See full summary » Director: John Guillermin Writers: David Newman (screenplay), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay) Stars: Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott | The Big Short (2015) R | 2h 10min | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 23 December 2015 (USA) The Big Short Poster Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of foresight. Director: Adam McKay Writers: Charles Randolph (screenplay), Adam McKay (screenplay) Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling