Adam West and Burt Ward, the caped crusaders of the classic 1960s Batman TV series, reunited at EW’s Comic-Con lounge ahead of their appearance at the Hub’s SDCC panel on Friday evening.
In addition to Batman (West) and Robin (Ward), Julie Newmar – the first of three actresses to play Catwoman – also joined in on the superhero reunion and the trio talked about a slew of topics from the evolution of the iconic Batman story to some of the humorous moments that occurred during their days of filming.
“It’s just a different ball game, that’s all — not that i wouldn’t love to play the Dark Knight’s father,” said West of the new series of Batman blockbusters .
Regarding painfully funny scenes, Ward discussed how he was injured while filming the series’ famous scene when the Batmobile comes roaring out of the Batcave exit and hangs a sharp left.
“On one of the takes, my door flew open; I grabbed the gear shift and broke my pinkie finger,” Ward revealed. “They said, ‘We have to get you to the hospital — but we have to get the shot first.”
Despite the discomforts that may have occasionally crept up during the now 45-year-old series’ filming, all three of the Batman alumn’s agreed it was the most enjoyable project that they have ever worked on.
“It was such a harmless show, and it was so much fun — absurd,” West offered. “I enjoy it so much more than any other series or movie I’ve done since.”
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